Case Study
Cook Children’s Health Care System is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization
Cook Children’s Health Care System is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization
Cook Children’s Health Care System is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization comprised of eight entities – a Medical Center, Physician Network, Home Health company, Northeast Hospital, Pediatric Surgery Center, Health Plan, Health Services Inc., and Health Foundation. Cook Children’s is one of the country’s leading integrated pediatric health care systems. The challenge to HealthSearch Partners: find a Chief Financial Officer that understands how to work within a children’s hospital system. Rick Merrill, President and Chief Executive Officer, further explained the characteristics of the person needed to fill the CFO position. He explained: “Working at a children’s hospital requires a person who is called. It is beyond a commitment – an intangible