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ECG
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Jim Lord Opens Midwest Location to Complement Four Existing Offices ST.
LOUIS, Mo. (January 9, 2006)— St.
Louis healthcare companies can now make a local call to reach a national
leader in the field of healthcare consulting services for hospitals,
health systems, physician practices and academic medical centers.
ECG Management Consultants, Inc. announced the opening of its
Midwest office based in St. Louis on January 2, 2006.
St. Louis is a logical evolution for this company with more than
30 years of experience and will complement ECG’s Seattle, Boston, San
Diego and Washington, D.C. locations.
ECG’s
business model is based on creating management solutions that link
healthcare providers and the professionals who make them succeed through
a broad consulting practice that includes expertise in strategy,
organizational design, financial and operational improvement and
information technology. Key
Leadership Knows St. Louis With
degrees from Saint Louis University and a rolodex of contacts, ECG
Principal Jim Lord returns to St. Louis from ECG’s Seattle
headquarters to open the new office.
“St. Louis was a natural choice for us," Lord explained.
“Its central location makes the rest of the country accessible
by air, the local healthcare community is world class, and it is a great
place to live and work. We
look forward to rapidly growing our St. Louis office to better serve our
clients." ECG’s
client list includes many of the most prestigious healthcare systems in
the United States and more than 100 of the 125 medical schools in the
country. Lord’s current
clients also span the country and include such prestigious healthcare
organizations as the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Group Health
Cooperative, Florida Hospital, Premier Health Partners and many more.
Lord regularly speaks at national conferences on topics
including strategy, operations and ECG’s
mission is to provide highly specialized management consulting services
to healthcare clients while maintaining a pattern of steady growth and
profitability by developing consultants with a strong commitment to high
quality, client service standards and professionalism. ECG
and all of its consultants have committed their careers to the
healthcare industry and: ü
Possess
In-Depth Understanding of Trends in Healthcare to provide highly
specialized expertise; ü
Always
focus on the needs of the client first
making client challenges ECG challenges; and ü
Provide
the highest quality services possible in an environment with
continual opportunity for professional development. ECG is a national firm that provides a broad range of strategic, operational and technology-related consulting services to healthcare providers. ECG is particularly known for specialized expertise regarding hospital and physician relationships, strategic and business planning, specialty program development, and the complexities of the academic healthcare enterprise. ECG has offices in Seattle, Boston, San Diego, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis. For more information, visit www.ecgmc.com. |