University HealthSystem Consortium Selects B. E. Smith for Interim Management and Executive Search Services

OAK BROOK, Ill., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) today announced an agreement with B. E. Smith, based in Lenexa, Kan, for interim management and executive search services. The contract was effective on March 1, 2010.

B. E. Smith is a full-service health care leadership solutions firm and a leading provider of Interim Leadership, Permanent Executive Placements, and Consulting Solutions. By leveraging B. E. Smith's experience with the recent deployment of more than 600 leaders, health care organizations can turn their short-term leadership void into a long-term advantage.

"UHC is pleased to offer these important services from a highly experienced and trusted company," said Cindy White, UHC vice president, Operations. "Our members can avoid interruptions to their business by having continuity in leadership expertise."

About UHC

The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), formed in 1984, is an alliance of 107 academic medical centers and 232 of their affiliated hospitals, representing approximately 90% of the nation's nonprofit academic medical centers. UHC offers its members specific programs and services to improve clinical, operational, financial, and patient safety performance. The mission of UHC is to advance knowledge, foster collaboration, and promote change to help members succeed in their respective markets. For more information, visit www.uhc.edu.

About B. E. Smith

B. E. Smith has over 30 years of health care executive search experience and is constantly ranked as one of the nation's top 2 executive search firms by Modern Healthcare. Only B. E. Smith employs more than 200 clinical and nonclinical interim executives who bring over 20 years of health care leadership experience and can be on site in less than 2 weeks.

SOURCE University HealthSystem Consortium