D
an F. Ausman is the new president and chief
executive ocer at Methodist Hospital. Aus-
man replaced Dennis Lee, who retired after 20 years
with the hospital.
New leadership, same mission
“Dan’s appointment as president and CEO of Methodist Hospi-
tal assures that the mission and values of Methodist Hospital will
continue,” says Michael Hoover, chairman of the hospital’s board
of directors. “He is an extremely talented leader with exceptional
credentials and experience.
“Under Dan’s leadership, we can be certain that Methodist Hospi-
tal will continue to focus on exceptional patient experiences and
meeting the needs of our community,” Hoover says. “I am excited to
welcome Dan and to have his leadership for ‘e Next Generation of
Care.’”
Ausman was previously with Abrazo Health Care in Phoenix, where
he was president from 2006 until 2011. e second-largest health
care system in Arizona, Abrazo has net revenues of $1.5 billion, with
5,000 employees, 3,000 aliated physicians, six acute-care hospitals
totaling 1,060 beds and two health plans.
“I am excited to be joining Methodist Hospital as its new president
and CEO and look forward to building upon the great history and
culture of this excellent organization,” Ausman says.
Under Ausman’s administration, Abrazo’s hospitals achieved sat-
isfaction scores, as measured by Press Ganey, above 80 percent for
inpatient, 90 percent for outpatient and 80 percent for emergency
room.
Bringing first-rate experience to Methodist Hospital
Ausman had previously served as vice president of operations and
president of California operations for Abrazo’s parent company,
Vanguard Health System, in Irvine, Calif. In that role, Ausman man-
aged three acute care hospitals with a total of 491 beds.
Ausman received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Cali-
fornia, Irvine, and a master’s degree in public administration from
the University of Southern California’s Health Services Administra-
tion graduate program. He has more than 30 years of health care ad-
ministration experience focusing on strategic development, nan-
cial success, cultural awareness and change, and quality of care.
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Dan F. Ausman
Dan F. Ausman,
President and
CEO, Methodist
Hospital
Building for
the future
Although considered a replacement building
due to seismic regulations, more importantly, it
has been built to address the need for emer-
gency and critical care services.
A towering achievement
Completed after almost a decade of planning
and building, the $140 million facility was fund-
ed using tax-exempted FHA-insured mortgage
revenue bonds, with more than $26 million
raised through community support, including
a large transformational gift by Tom and Bea
Hollfelder for the Hollfelder Emergency Care Center.
The state-of-the-art tower features the latest medical technology as well
as a healing environment with an open-air design, natural lighting and
green spaces. The building has six foors with a total of 155,000 square feet
of new workspace. The frst foor is now home to the new 26-bed, state-
of-the-art Hollfelder Emergency Care Center and the main entrance. The
second foor has 20 new critical care beds, and the third, fourth and ffth
foors have 40 medical surgical beds each.
With the new heart telemetry system, all patients in the North Tower will
be monitored. Each nurse will have a computer to do up-to-the-minute
patient charting. Physicians have a special room on every foor to do chart-
ing and make phone calls. The three medical surgical units are identically
designed. The third foor is dedicated to neurological and stroke patients;
the fourth foor, respiratory; and the ffth, cardiac.
Delivering ‘The Next Generation of Care’
The color scheme on each foor was meticulously selected to provide a
soothing and healing environment for all of our patients. The furniture was
carefully chosen to accent the color scheme and enhance the overall pa-
tient experience. On every medical surgical foor are private rooms, semi-
private rooms and two larger end rooms that are available as well.
Every room has a 32-inch fat-screen TV and a whiteboard with the day and
date and the names of the patient’s on-duty nurse and technician.
Additionally, the North Tower and areas of the existing hospital will have a
high-tech access control system that will promote tighter access control for
high-risk areas, such as critical care, emergency services and pharmacy.
Construction of the patient tower ensures the hospital’s compliance with
required seismic upgrades, making the building one of the safest in the
San Gabriel Valley in the event of an earthquake.
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New Methodist Hospital President and CEO