Published: Mon, 23 Mar 2009
Description: (NECN) - Every week on CEO Corner we go one on one with New England's top CEO's to learn the secrets to their success. This week, Maryanne Kane is joined by Elaine Ullian, CEO of Boston Medical Center. In this segment Ullian shares h...
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" Welcome back again this evening TCU -- area and came here with healing Julian who is the CEO of Boston medical senator. -- really there's so much -- going on this recession is so deep you're seeing so much is so much pressure. On hospital's bottom lines someone doing your goals -- challenges your opportunities for this year. Com before -- the position NFL beyond for this year it's really sort of to get through this year and speaking quite candidly and work with the governor and the legislature to see how -- After that the federal Medicaid money. Can be restored to Boston Medical Center and other health centers and institutions to care for the poor so we can bridge the gap. I think for longer term I'm hopeful that we can take the Massachusetts experiment in health care reform. Make it there may get successful and really replicated nationally -- how dire. Truly is the circumstances right now I mean you know you're waiting for money your sort of like in between. And then what are you seeing coming through your doors I just wondered if you didn't you don't get the money. What happens so often don't get the money we can't stay open it's that simple we are not going to sacrifice our patience for the quality of care. Com as my board won't do that are not going to put anybody in an unsafe situation. So our commitment is to do whatever we can with the governor and wins. President Obama whoever needs so that we can get the money we need to take care -- the patient you have standout programs for the poor for a -- green shirt. Your food pantry on your interpreter service are you having to cut there we allow our food pantry is totally funded by Philanthropic support fortunately. Our intrepid as we did 200000. Units of interpreter services last year. That we did have to cut and it's just these patients are waiting longer for the interpreter there waiting longer term appointment. It's a terrible thing but it's what we had to distance truly Madison on the cutting line and cutting edge. Right up there in the community thank you so much for being my guests on -- pleasure talking too much -- he's just like to thank our viewers we hope that you have very good."