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Abstract
The guest in this episode of The Health Leader Forge is Patricia "Patsy" Aprile, FACHE, the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford, Maine. Patsy started her career on the clinical side as a medical technologist, working her way up through leadership positions in the laboratory, then clinical operations.
In this podcast she talks about her experiences in a variety of organizations, including her time as CEO of Goodall Hospital during its merger with Southern Maine Health Care, as well as her role today. Patsy offers insights on leadership and organizational culture, both in the context of leading through a merger as well as how she leads for operational excellence today. Patsy also talks about her service as the American College of Health Care Executives Regent for the state of Maine, and concludes with advice for early careerists.
Journal Title
The Health Leader Forge
Publication Date
2-15-2016
Publisher
Co-produced by University of New Hampshire College of Health and Human Services (UNH CHHS) and Northern New England Association of Healthcare Executives (NNEAHE).
Document Type
Podcast
Recommended Citation
Aprile, P. "Patricia "Patsy" Aprile, Senior VP and COO, Southern Maine Health Care." Interview by Mark Bonica. Podcast. Health Leader Forge, 15 Feb. 2016. Web. https://soundcloud.com/healthleaderforge/patricia-patsy-aprile-senior-vp-and-coo-of-southern-maine-health-care