Chris Van Gorder spent his first Monday of 2011 meeting new employees of Scripps Health, the company he has led as president and chief executive since 2000. At the meeting, as with all new employee orientations, the room was lined with pictures of former Scripps patients.
“I always point out to new employees that during their day of orientation, all these former patients are going to be watching them, because that’s the business we’re in,” he explained in a telephone interview. “We’re in the business of patient care.”
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While most San Diegans were manning the grill over Memorial Day weekend, Scripps Health President and CEO Chris Van Gorder had more pressing things to do. He spent the day on Cuayamaca Mountain, searching for three lost hikers as part of the San Diego County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Unit.
Chris Van Gorder spent his first Monday of 2011 meeting new employees of Scripps Health, the company he has led as president and chief executive since 2000. At the meeting, as with all new employee orientations, the room was lined with pictures of former Scripps patients.
Since being named Scripps Health chief executive 14 years ago, Chris Van Gorder not only engineered a financial turnaround for the then-ailing company, but also helped build its reputation as one of the most employee-friendly businesses in the country.
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