This book will help you see the range of work options that are available
to health services executives. It will also help you see that careers
in this field take many different directions and many different paths.
Most of all, we hope that this book will help you see the incredibly
important role that healthcare executives play in health services delivery
in the United States. While these executives may often be hiddenand work behind the scenes, they have a tremendous effect on the availability,
accessibility, and quality of health services in our communities.
They help to provide an environment in which physicians, nurses, and
other caregivers can practice effectively and efficiently, and they help
provide safe, comfortable, and compassionate places for people to
receive health services when needed. Although they are concerned
about the business side of healthcare, ultimately they are concerned
about the health of people in the communities they serve.