Hospital CEOs view their careers: implications for selection, training, and placement

A recent survey of hospital CEOs revealed that they seem content with their careers but apprehensive about the future, due particularly to their projections regarding contextual issues in the industry. Hospital CEOs believe that the industry will experience increased financial pressures and regulations and, as a result, anticipate the need to develop new skills. Their views on several career-related topics are compared, and the implications for selecting, training, and placing CEOs are discussed.