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Hospitals work hard to handle departure of executives, managers.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 22-SEP-03 		Format: Online - approximately 1049 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Hospitals work hard to handle departure of executives, managers.(Health Care Mississippi)

Article Excerpt
Earlier this month, North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) CEO Jeffrey Barber resigned abruptly, spurring speculation that something was amiss at the state's largest hospital and primary health care system in Northeast Mississippi.

"Rumor control is important because anytime a change of this magnitude happens in an organization this size, there is at least a rumor a day," said NMMC interim CEO Gerald Wages. "It's important to listen, to know what those rumors are and to respond to them because 99.9% have no basis in fact. The quicker we respond to those rumors, the quicker we're going to get through this process and get back to feeling comfortable in our jobs."

The sudden departure of chief executives and key managers in hospitals has long-reaching effects, said George McGee, M.D., president of the Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA).

"At any particular time, you've got a number of issues that the hospital and its physicians and medical staff are...

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