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Salinas' Natividad Medical Center Posts Record Profits

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Article Archive:

05/19/2008		» Natividad on Stable Footing
12/10/2007		» New Diabetes Center Opens
09/01/2007		» Back in Black
09/01/2007		» Residency program produces top doctors
08/05/2007		» Natividad being Nursed Back to Health
08/03/2007		» Natividad Hospital Is On the Right Track

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Back in Black

Sweeping changes have made this struggling safety net hospital solvent in just 12 months. William Foley describes how it's being done.

The first question that comes to mind when speaking with Natividad Medical Center’s interim CEO William Foley's, "How did you do it!"

For the first time in more than 20 years, and one of only a handful of times in its 111-year history, the Monterey County, California-owned hospi¬tal achieved positive net cash flow prior to the regular county subsidy. The accomplishment takes on greater significance when you take a look at Natividad’s recent fiscal track record: In FY 06, the hospital lost roughly $25 million and required a $21.5 million subsidy from the county just to balance the hospital’s cash flow.

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