Why Healthcare Leadership Is Harder Than Ever: Cedars-Sinai’s Tom Priselac on Culture, Change and Cost

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Tom Priselac discusses the challenges of healthcare leadership and the evolution of Cedars-Sinai under his tenure.

Cedars-Sinai has evolved from a community hospital to a major academic health system with an international reputation for quality care, community service, research and education. Much of that evolution and expansion took place under the leadership of Tom Priselac, who served as President and CEO for 30 years, until his retirement in 2024. After joining Cedars-Sinai in 1979, Priselac spent nearly half a century at the organization, rising through a series of leadership roles as the institution...

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Guest: Tom Priselac

Topics covered

• healthcare leadership
• organizational culture
• health system evolution
• cost management
• community service

Keywords

• healthcare
• leadership
• Cedars-Sinai
• Tom Priselac
• cost
• culture
• change

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Organizations: Cedars-Sinai

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