title: Developing a succession plan: the North Bronx Healthcare Network.
abstract: After 3 years of reorganizing a nursing department, surviving 2 very successful Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) visits, developing an outcomes-based leadership program for head nurses, and assisting a large health care network navigate change, a nurse executive stops to think about succession planning. The challenge to develop a plan includes her own history, others' definitions, and finally developing her own definition and plan. Included are the complications of planning within a network that includes long-term and loyal employees. Finally, the steps to achieving that plan are outlined with the goal of having the nursing department continue to flourish and survive in a diverse network system.
authors.affiliation: North Bronx Healthcare Network, Jacobi Medical Center & North Central Bronx Hospital, 1400 Pelham Parkway, Bronx, NY 10469, USA.
authors.forename: Denise C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D005544:Forecasting; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009519:New York City; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*