Developing a streamlined Hospital Board of Trustees is hard work. Hospitals are increasingly more complicated business organizations, thus making the governance job more complex and time consuming. In addition, community Board members often experience difficulty finding the time necessary to carry out their responsibilities.

A Hospital Board needs to be mission focused, structured for effective operations, and prepared to discharge its fiduciary responsibility. We work closely with Boards and senior management to accomplish these objectives by:

• Clearly defining the roles, duties and responsibilities of the Board, its officers and committees in effectively steering the organization toward the successful accomplishment of its mission
• Ensuring that all Board committees serve a useful function
• Making certain that the Board and its committees are right sized, meet on a scheduled basis, and are appropriately comprised for maximum effectiveness
• Checking that the Board is in compliance with existing and anticipated federal, state and local legislation (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
• Incorporating best practices from other institutions into the Board structure on an as-needed basis
• Identifying skills and performance expectations for Board members
• Clearly differentiating between Board and management responsibilities

In evaluating governance arrangements we strive to assure that our recommendations are in keeping with current governance trends and best governance practices. We are also available to facilitate the implementation of our recommendations on an as-needed basis.

Contact us today to discuss how we can serve you in taking your governance structure and function to the next level.