Glenn fosdick biography

Fosdick is president and CEO of The Nebraska Medical Center, a 624-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Nebraska with 6,000 employees, including more than 1,000 physicians.

When he first came to Nebraska in 2001, after senior management positions at Hurley Medical Center in Michigan and Buffalo General Hospital, the center was facing significant challenges.

They had only eight days of cash reserves on hand and were third in market share for the area.

Ten years later, the hospital has improved to first in market share and its bond rating is Aa3, the best in the state. Fosdick led the way.

“The job of the CEO is to define the vision and then get the organization to go there,” Fosdick says.

“At Nebraska Medical Center, we decided to focus on what we do best, and do those things very well, with the highest level of safety and quality.”

The hospital focused on four specialty areas, in