Retiring CEOs of hospitals and health systems share advice for the next generation of healthcare executives, including hiring the best people, focusing on organ
Becker s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U. S. to share their organization s areas of growth for the next few years.
sort of a good lesson for young people hopefully that read the book that we reap what we sow. it s a universal principle. everything seemed like it was going wonderful. behind the scenes i was make bad choices in who i was hanging with and all unraveled with. anna: what were some of the things you were doing and what did you lose because of it? drug, alcohol, women, and i lost my family. i had a beautiful wife and two kids. one guy said, you didn t lose them, you gave them up. he said i was chase ago life of folly. brian: you got a lot of money, unbelievable shape, playing to packed arenas. so you had all the trappings of fame and fortune. what was the allure that was you weren t prepared for? well, i think with anybody, i d go home, play the good father and husband in atlanta where i lived and get on the road and i guess i didn t have any accountability. there was always temptation out there. i didn t have the accountability
rock. what are you building your life on. that you have faith in god, love your family and your friends and for me, it s having balance. brian: how did you hurt your back? it actually was my neck. i sat the wrong way in an airplane for a long period of time with my head turned and due to my long story short, my neurologist said all my muscle i had then and all my injuries normal from football and wrestling career, bone spur, i cut the blood flow off to my central cord. woke up the next morning paralyzed. thought i was dehydrated. being the athlete. steve: i need water. yeah. it wasn t. no, i needed more than water. i went to shepherd center atlanta. they gave me a 0 to 5% of any movement from the neck down. so what i can do today is incredible. i m very thankful. brian: great to hear your story and hear your comeback