Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) has been providing affordable and effective services to healthcare organizations since 1979. RWHC is owned and operated by forty rural acute, general medical-surgical hospitals. The Cooperative's emphasis on developing a collaborative network among both freestanding and system affiliated rural hospitals distinguishes it from alternative approaches. RWHC offers a variety of programs and services to its members as well as to other clients across the nation.
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: This is my last leadership blog post* as I come to what I’ve been calling my “graduation” instead of retirement the end of this month. After a 44-year career that was more than I could have hoped for, it seems like a good time to make my closing argument for how to be a great leader.
This issue includes: For Your 2024 Post-Election Hangover, Tips to Avoid Personal Partisan Gridlock, One Theory Why We Disagree, “Quality Hospital Care is an Economic Asset”, Leadership Insights: “Merging Cultures”, 33rd Annual $2,500 Monato Essay Prize Competition is Open, Support RWHC Healthy Wisconsin Foundation, National Rural Health Foundation–Donate to Advocacy Development, Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs, Rural Eye on Health Cartoons
REFUELING YOUR HEART: Burnout. Compassion fatigue. Stress and anxiety. Feeling overwhelmed. Regardless of words used to describe the feeling, the expression holds similar meaning: the light once held for the excitement and passion of the work is being snuffed out. Whether short-term or lasting in duration, it can be a dark and lonely place to exist. If you’ve ever been in total darkness, you know how amazing the light of one candle can be. I’d like to suggest that when you feel as though you’...
The RWHC is a great resource to our organization. As a Member we have access to the most current information regarding the countless changes in our industry and are better positioned to anticipate and respond to them.
The best part of the RWHC Leadership Residency was to discuss with other leaders our experiences in difficult situations. The opportunity to discuss what was learned in that situation, what went well and what they would change was priceless.
We have enjoyed working with RWHC for many years. We depend on their accurate and timely work to ensure we are in compliance with our credentialing standards. We particularly like that RWHC’s secure website allows access at any time to monitor file development so we can plan our approval process.
Phone:
+1 608-643-2343
Email address:
office@RWHC.com
Address:
880 Independence Ln Sauk City, WI 53583
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