CHW's unforeseen challenges; Daughters defection would take profits, but top executive stays bullish.(Catholic Healthcare West and Daughters of Charity)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Modern Healthcare, May, 2001 by Bellandi, Deanna

Lloyd Dean's first year as top executive at Catholic Healthcare West has been like that of a new manager of a baseball team who discovers midseason that some of his best hitters want to be traded.

As Dean marks his first anniversary next month as president and chief executive officer, the San Francisco-based system is in danger of losing some of its moneymaking hospitals.

``There are some challenges that I did not foresee, but I'm up to the challenges,'' Dean said.

One of CHW's religious sponsors, the Daughters of Charity, West Province, in Los Altos, Calif., has said it wants to leave 48-hospital CHW and create a new healthcare system with its seven California hospitals (May 21, p. 6).

If the Daughters does defect, it will cost CHW...

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