Re: hospital restructuring Reply!

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Well Maureen let me start by saying that there is light at the end of the

tunnel and it is not an oncoming train! For roughly the first year of my

new responsibility I worked 60 or more hours/week with most of that time

devoted to Rehab. There were also weekend issues which added more hours.

However, I instituted an on call system (I participate in the rotation)

which took care of the weekend issues. During the week has decreased to a

normal workweek of about 50 hours (I also oversee the Lab). As I mentor

the supervisors so that they handle more problems independently, my

workload has changed to deal with major concerns for the department. This

is the key to keeping your head above water - DELEGATION! In the

beginning, there are so many needs to address; e.g., policies, procedures,

interdepartmental and interdisciplinary issues (getting them to work

together and helping everyone to understand that (forgive me!) PT is not in

charge of everything). It can be overwhelming - but not impossible.

Repeat to yourself daily that you can only handle a certain amount at a

time - prioritize and do not let anyone make you feel guilty.

Good Luck! If you want to chat directly my e-mail is jeaneslab@....

Lucille Byrne

Administrative Director Pathology/Rehabilitation

Jeanes Hospital

Temple University Health System

Philadelphia, Penna. 19111

hospital restructuring

Hello,

I am a physical therapy manager in a health network which includes a

200+

bed hospital, in a suburb of Chicago. Our department of 30+

professional

staff provides care in a number of settings (acute care,

occupational

health

sites, outpatient satellites, school and DD facility contracts,

etc.)

Hospital administration is considering restructuring from a

discipline-based

leadership structure to a product-line leadership structure. This

would

entail PT, OT and Speech clinicians potentially reporting to

supervisors

and

a manager outside their discipline.

Can you give me some information about resources, including contact

persons

at other facilities who have successfully implemented such a

product-line

management model? I would love to be able to learn from others'

experiences.

Thanks so much, in advance, for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Maureen Windmoeller, PT

MacNeal Health Network

Berwyn, Illinois

Email: mwindmoe@...

Phone:

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