title: Governance--key and essential for survival.
authors.affiliation: Kameda Medical Center, 929 Higashi Cho, Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan 296-8602. johnwocher@kameda.jp
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wocher
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D007564:Japan; D007857:Leadership; D024382:Professional Role