Sound Physicians Hosts Webcast, “Culture Trumps Strategy: Engaging Physicians to Drive Performance”

Ann Rhoades, Former VP of People at Southwest Airlines, Joins Sound Physicians’ Dr. Robert Bessler, CEO and Founder, and Dr. J.D. Fitz, SVP of Physician Development

Tacoma, Wash. – July 9, 2013 – Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction, and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery, will host a webcast on Aug. 5, 2013, at 11 a.m. PDT entitled, “Culture Trumps Strategy: Engaging Physicians to Drive Performance.”

The webcast program features Sound Physicians’ CEO and founder, Dr. Robert Bessler, along with Sound Physicians’ senior vice president of Physician Development, Dr. J.D. Fitz, and guest Ann Rhoades, P.R.E.S. of People Ink and former chief of people for people-centric organizations such as Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Doubletree Hotels.

The webcast will outline the importance of building a culture based on values, customer experience and performance and how to translate those principles to healthcare to increase physician engagement, reduce turnover, improve patient experience, and achieve higher performance results. This program is ideal for hospital executives and hospitalist teams providing inpatient care. Register for the webcast at www.soundphysicians.com/webcast.