While the national hospital CEO turnover rate was 17 percent in 2012, up from 16 percent in 2011, many states have rates well below the average, according to a recent report by the American College of Healthcare Executives.
The following are the states with the lowest CEO turnover rates in 2012, based on data of CEO changes reported to the American Hospital Association:
1. Delaware: 0 percent
2. Connecticut: 4 percent
3. Maryland: 5 percent
4. South Dakota: 6 percent
5. Vermont: 8 percent
6. New Hampshire: 8 percent
7. Maine: 9 percent
8. Wyoming: 11 percent
9. Wisconsin: 11 percent
10. Oregon: 11 percent
11. Iowa: 12 percent
12. West Virginia: 12 percent
13. Indiana: 13 percent
14. New York: 13 percent
15. Missouri: 13 percent
16. Illinois: 14 percent*
17. Georgia: 14 percent
* This state had more than 23 turnovers, so ACHE adjusted the rates downward to account for interim and acting CEOs who held their positions for a short time.
The data includes CEO changes from short-term, general medical/surgical, non-federal hospitals.
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The following are the states with the lowest CEO turnover rates in 2012, based on data of CEO changes reported to the American Hospital Association:
1. Delaware: 0 percent
2. Connecticut: 4 percent
3. Maryland: 5 percent
4. South Dakota: 6 percent
5. Vermont: 8 percent
6. New Hampshire: 8 percent
7. Maine: 9 percent
8. Wyoming: 11 percent
9. Wisconsin: 11 percent
10. Oregon: 11 percent
11. Iowa: 12 percent
12. West Virginia: 12 percent
13. Indiana: 13 percent
14. New York: 13 percent
15. Missouri: 13 percent
16. Illinois: 14 percent*
17. Georgia: 14 percent
* This state had more than 23 turnovers, so ACHE adjusted the rates downward to account for interim and acting CEOs who held their positions for a short time.
The data includes CEO changes from short-term, general medical/surgical, non-federal hospitals.
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