title: Reorganized, re-energized. Some for-profit chains are shaking up their organization charts as well as their strategic plans to better cope with competition.
abstract: Some for-profit hospital chains have decided to take a new tack to stay competitive by reorganizing their goals and management structures. Darren Lehrich, left, a healthcare services stock analyst, points to recent executive staffing changes at Health Management Associates as a good example of a sweeping industry trend. "They've created (more) divisional structures than before," he says.
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galloro
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States