title: Putting patients first. A conversation with Benjamin Chu, M.D., the new chair-elect of the AHA.
abstract: The son of immigrants, Benjamin Chu, M.D., has followed an unusual life path from New York's Chinatown to Southern California, where he is now an executive with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan. Dismayed by the daunting challenges facing health care, the AHA chair-elect became a strong believer that the system can and must change, always keeping the focus firmly on the patient.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weinstock
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States