Gateway Hampshire comments on Southampton hospital that is making strides under Chaloner

March 8, 2012 - PRLog -- Robert Chaloner a long time hospital administrator experienced in guiding medical facilities in the right direction was appointed the CEO of the Southampton hospital in 2006, at this time the hospital was in a casualty itself, In a recent interview Mr Chaloner stated that at the time he had taken over “staff morale was low, public perception wasn’t what it should be and the finances were in bad shape” But now in 2012 Chaloner can now say “The hospital is not in a crisis anymore.” If recent record-breaking donations are any indication, the South Fork's faith in its only hospital is greater than ever” A source of Gateway Hampshire has said that “Appointing Mr Chaloner CEO of Southampton Hospital was the best decision the hospital had made, the transformation in just four years is outstanding” Chaloner is no stranger to the medical profession, he has been a hospital administrator for over 30 years after following in the footsteps of his father who was once a small town doctor became chief of the medical staff and his mother who was a nurse on the board.
Chaloner first served as CEO for The Bon Secours and Canterbury Partnership in 1997 then in 2001 was headhunted by a recruiter for the Cabrini medical centre in Manhattan, Chaloner was on his way to his interview with Cabrini when the second plane struck the world trade centre on September 11th 2001, he later went for his interview and got the job he describes this as a “labor of love," Although in 2006 the Berger Commission decided that as the hospital was financially a disaster it had to close and in 2008 it did just that.
Robert Chaloner came to Southampton for an interview in 2006, before this his visits to the Hamptons were brief, he arrived in the early hours and drove around ‘Gin Lane’ he recalls thinking to himself “I could do this, It’s pretty spectacular out here” When he took over the Southampton hospital the finances were in pretty bad shape although nowhere near as bad as what he had seen in Cabrini, a source for gateway Hampshire commented saying “While at Cabrini Chaloner was rocked slightly with not being able to get the hospital out of financial disaster and was determined not to let the same thing strike twice” Along with Chief Nursing Officer Patricia Darcey they were able to turn the hospital around, together they added doctors and residencies and profitable satellite offices across the South Fork.
The publics perception of the hospital was very low, the hospital was a joke commonly used at cocktail parties, Chaloner visited with every local organization to hear their concerns about the hospital when he came on board, Our source from Gateway Hampshire has stated “In doing this Mr Chaloner gained the respect and confidence that was well needed from the public” Now the hospital just had a record-breaking year for philanthropy, taking in more than $6 million in contributions. South Hampton hospital has come along way in the short space of four years; Chaloner has overseen facilities improvements, including a remodelled emergency room. But he says the ultimate goal is to build a new hospital, possibly on the Stony Brook Southampton campus he says “it is an ideal location, between two highways for ease of access and with educational opportunities”
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