Physician Exodus: Strategic Responses for Corporate Hospitals

This book examines the rising challenge of physician attrition in corporate hospitals and offers a practical, strategic framework for leaders to stem the tide. Combining current industry data, case studies from multi-hospital systems, and insights from executive interviews, it analyzes root causes-burnout, misaligned incentives, career-path gaps, administrative burden, and cultural disconnects-and shows how these factors interact with market pressures such as private equity investment, regulatory change, and evolving patient expectations. The book presents targeted responses across four pillars: leadership and culture, talent management and career design, operational redesign to reduce clinician burden, and governance and financial models that align incentives. Each chapter closes with evidence-based playbooks, quick-win interventions, and measurable KPIs so hospital CEOs, medical directors, HR leaders, and board members can implement solutions immediately and evaluate impact over time.

Pages: 176, Paperback, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing