Ep. 027: Lessons from the $8 Billion Healthcare System's Collapse
Bred To Lead · Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs
Jan 15, 2025 · 40 min
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STEWARD HAD PLENTY OF PLANS. WHAT IT LACKED WAS FUTURE FOCUS
In May 2024, Steward Health Care, one of the largest private hospital systems in the country, filed for bankruptcy. Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs breaks down how a model built on turning around struggling hospitals failed at the very operational excellence it promised, and what every leader can learn from the difference between planning for the future and leading from it.
IN THIS EPISODE
• Three failures: confusing expansion with evolution, financial engineering over operations, and no sustainable organization
• The now game, the next…
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