Jeffrey Hughes, Chief Strategy Officer, WDH (abridged)

Today's guest is Jeff Hughes, the Chief Strategy Officer for Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (WDH) in Dover, New Hampshire. In this podcast, Jeff talks about his career in planning and strategy in a wide variety of healthcare organizations from community hospitals to teaching hospitals to health systems and even a medical school. Wentworth-Douglass has recently gone through the process of becoming an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital, and Jeff talks about the lengthy process WDH went through to decide on this strategy. The podcast is a fascinating insight into the reasoning behind the industry-wide trend in consolidation. This is the abridged version of the interview. To hear Jeff talk about his career leading up to his role at WDH, please check out the full length version of the podcast.For more information, please see our website, http://healthleaderforge.org This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthleaderforge.substack.com