What's NEW Too Length of Time to Fill a Hospital Management Position Again on the Rise After two years of decreasing lengths of time to fill management vacancies, the time which it takes hospitals to fill management positions is again on the rise, according to a survey performed by the Nielsen Healthcare Group (NHG), the pioneering provider of interim leadership to the healthcare field. In 2009 and 2010 the average time which it was taking hospitals to fill their management vacancies had fallen to under 100 days. In 2011 the average length of time increased to 106.18 days, a very similar number to the 105.64 days which were reported in 2007. According to NHG President Bruce Nielsen, FACHE, "Our analysis is that the period of relatively high unemployment in hospital management is at an end and hospitals can anticipate a return to longer stretches when leadership positions will be vacant during the course of a search." The survey performed by NHG measured the time from when the management position became vacant (not from when a resignation was received) until the replacement was on the job. NHG Vice President of Operations, Mary Ellen Klinc, a former hospital CFO, offered that, "This development will likely mean increasing numbers of problems during the extended times when key management positions are unfilled by an individual qualified to hold the position on a permanent basis." Next year's survey will likely provide insights into whether the economic recovery, with its accompanying decrease in unemployment, and the projected decrease in interest in management positions by Generation Xers, will cause times to increase even further. Previous Page You might have found this page searching for: Interim Healthcare Executive