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friendly_iconoclast

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18. The nerve of some people- expecting mere *employees* to endanger Partners expansion plans:
Sun Apr 5, 2020, 05:00 PM
Apr 2020
https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2020/01/13/partners-healthcare-expects-to-spend-6-1b-in-next.html

Partners HealthCare expects to spend $6.1B in next five years on expansions

...Partners plans to spend $6.1 billion from fiscal 2020 through fiscal 2024 to stay at the top of the health care food chain, according to the presentation. Spending, in both committed projects and new initiatives, could ultimately be higher, with another $675 million available for the organization...

...In fiscal 2019 alone, revenue from innovation totaled $349 million — a 139% increase from fiscal 2018. Apart from general upticks, the health system saw a large bump in fiscal 2019 from the sale of an orthopedic device to Zimmer Biomet (NYSE: ZBH), an Indiana-based medical device company, for $47 million.

At the same time, the organization has saved millions of dollars since fiscal 2017. From fiscal 2017 through fiscal 2019, Partners had saved $424 million through a variety of expense management techniques, including supply chain efficiencies, workflow improvements, a buyout of Brigham employees and other operational efficiencies. The organization hopes to save another $76 million in fiscal 2020.

That strategy has allowed Partners to embark on the next five years on solid footing. The health system’s operating income has been trending upward for the past three years, culminating in $485 million in operating income reported in fiscal 2019....


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it's working just fine... stillcool Apr 2020 #1
+1. The gaps are so stark right now. BeckyDem Apr 2020 #2
Criminal. smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #3
More Reich BS. Non-Profit Partners has 74,000+ employees. It's a big system that will likely Hoyt Apr 2020 #4
Its not BS and its also not from Robert. Maybe you're not aware some are writing their wills. BeckyDem Apr 2020 #6
Profits that will be plowed back into the health system. I'm OK with that. Hoyt Apr 2020 #8
I'm sure you are. BeckyDem Apr 2020 #10
Sociopaths expect other people to 'take one for the team'-never themselves friendly_iconoclast Apr 2020 #19
Yes, I'm afraid so. BeckyDem Apr 2020 #20
See my replies #22 and #24 below for further thoughts along these lines friendly_iconoclast Apr 2020 #25
So if it's BS.... mwooldri Apr 2020 #11
Well, first the CEO of NHS is a government employee. Second, have you looked at the qualifications Hoyt Apr 2020 #14
The nerve of some people- expecting mere *employees* to endanger Partners expansion plans: friendly_iconoclast Apr 2020 #18
As long as they continue treating uninsured and Medicaid patients with best care, Hoyt Apr 2020 #21
Defending Partners actions in this case is, at best, 'system justification'... friendly_iconoclast Apr 2020 #22
Just so you know, Partners transfers uninsured patients to Boston Medical Center... friendly_iconoclast Apr 2020 #24
Thank you. +1 BeckyDem Apr 2020 #26
You're welcome. Blatant shilling and arguments from authority need to be confronted... friendly_iconoclast Apr 2020 #27
Agreed, especially now. BeckyDem Apr 2020 #28
Not BS. zentrum Apr 2020 #15
+1. BeckyDem Apr 2020 #16
K&R SheltieLover Apr 2020 #5
I think so. BeckyDem Apr 2020 #7
👍 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #17
That CEO should be fired rockfordfile Apr 2020 #9
She'll just get replaced with another one who will make things worse. Initech Apr 2020 #12
She exemplifies the reason US healthcare costs twice per capita Canada's and worse results. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #13
Sickening n/t OhioChick Apr 2020 #23
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