The rise of social media has given hospital and health system executives several avenues to reach patients, community members at the Internet audience at large.
Facebook and Twitter are two of the most popular social media tools. Many healthcare executives have become active in the Twittersphere, in particular, as the 140-character sounding boards allow millions to digest thoughts and articles in brevity.
However, before Facebook and Twitter came along, blogs were the hot social media and gave anyone the opportunity to discuss topics at any length. To varying degrees, they still are popular through Tumblr and other channels. Paul Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, has mastered the medium through his blog, "Not Running A Hospital." Nick Jacobs, former president of Windber (Pa.) Medical Center, also was a pioneer for blogging hospital executives.
Here are 16 current hospital and health system CEOs who have their own blogs.
David Abelson, MD. CEO of Park Nicollet Health Services in St. Louis Park, Minn.
Rob Colones. President and CEO of McLeod Health in Florence, S.C.
Jim Connolly. President and CEO of Ellis Medicine in Schenectady, N.Y.
Dave Dobosenski. CEO of St. Croix Regional Medical Center in Webster, Wis.
Scott Kashman. Current Chief Administrative Officer of Lee Memorial Health System in Ft. Myers, Fla., and former CEO of St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Sam Kaufman. CEO of Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas.
Vivian Lee, MD, PhD. CEO of University of Utah Health Care in Salt Lake City.
Tim McManus. CEO of Chippenham Hospital and Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, Va.
Gary Passama. President and CEO of NorthBay Healthcare in Fairfield, Calif.
David Pate, MD, JD. President and CEO of St. Luke's Health System in Boise, Idaho.
Ora Pescovitz, MD. CEO of University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.
John Popovich Jr., MD. President and CEO of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
William Roper, MD. CEO of UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Anna Roth, RN. CEO of Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, Calif.
Kathryn Ruscitto. President and CEO of St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y.
Knox Singleton. CEO of Inova Health System in Falls Church, Va.
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