The right thing to do: an ethical framework helps trustees lead the way

Larson, L.

Trustee the Journal for Hospital Governing Boards 52(8): 8-13

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 0041-3674
PMID: 10623288
Document Number: 503086
Organizational ethics provides a process to consciously and consistently incorporate the hospital's values and the good of patients into all decisions. That responsibility falls squarely on the board. "Trustees are standing in two worlds," says Robert Potter. "One foot is in the hospital and one foot is in the community. No other group of people can fairly balance the interests of both."

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