Frank J. Sardone
President & CEO, Bronson Healthcare Group
Frank J. Sardone is President and CEO of Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc. (www.bronsonhealth.com) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Established in 1900, Bronson has a long history of providing high quality medical care to people throughout the nine county Southwest Michigan region. With a workforce of 3900, Bronson is Kalamazoo's second largest employer. At the center of the Bronson system is Bronson Methodist Hospital, a tertiary medical center with 343 licensed beds providing inpatient and outpatient care from a central location in downtown Kalamazoo.
In December 2000 under Mr. Sardone's leadership, Bronson completed a $181 million project to redevelop its campus into a new, all-private room facility utilizing light, nature, art and music to create an environment which fosters healing and wellness. Bronson has garnered an impressive collection of awards and honors, not only for the new facility, but also for excellence in patient care and the quality of its workforce. Some recent achievements include:
-FORTUNE magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" (2004, 2005)
-Working Mother's "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" (2003, 2004)
-"West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" (2003)
-Modern Maturity's list of top 15 U.S. "Hospitals with Heart" (2001)
-Arbor Associates Award for Highest Overall Patient Satisfaction (4 consecutive years)
-Michigan Quality Leadership Award, state equivalent to the Baldrige award (2001)
-National Research Corporation's Consumer Choice Award (2003, 2004)
-Top quality ranking for Cardiac from HealthGrades, Inc.
-Leadership Award from Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (2003, 2004, 2005)
Mr. Sardone received both a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1979 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Kentucky in 1981. He joined Bronson in 1988 and assumed his current role in 1996. Also in 1996, Mr. Sardone received the Michigan ACHE Regent's Young Healthcare Leader Award. He is a member of numerous national, state and local professional organizations, including the ACHE, the Center for Health Design, the Center for Healthcare Governance, and the executive committee and boards of the Michigan Hospital Association and Michigan Hospital Association Insurance Company. Active in his community, Mr. Sardone also serves on the boards of the Greater Kalamazoo United Way, Southwest Michigan First, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, and Ministry with Community.
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