As I prepared for my first Blue Cottage team conference call on Monday morning, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Having spent my career in academic medical centers, the world of consulting and working remotely is new to me.
During the team call I learned more about the amazing opportunities at Blue Cottage. I was impressed by the ongoing engagements and the potential new engagements. I am looking forward to continuing to work with academic medical centers and the new prospect of working with community hospitals. The variety of the engagements were intriguing, from operational readiness planning and transition planning in large academic medical centers to strategy and operations in rural community hospitals. The diversity of the engagements at Blue Cottage speak to the depth and breadth of knowledge possessed by the team.
Most notably, I have been struck by the intelligence, humor, and excitement of my new co-workers. While interviewing at Blue Cottage, I had no doubt they were different than anywhere I had worked. The passion of the employees is magnetic. While they are located throughout the United States & Canada, they are none-the-less extremely well connected and synergized. Everyone brings something unique to the team and their backgrounds complement each other perfectly. I look forward to learning from them, collaborating with them, and certainly laughing a lot.
As I enter this new phase in my career, I am re-energized by the team at Blue Cottage and remember the reason I entered healthcare – to improve healthcare, ensure patients receive the best care possible and are delighted by their experience. At Blue Cottage, I look forward to transforming healthcare one project at a time.
Meghan Schmansky, MHSA, is a Healthcare Consultant at Blue Cottage Consulting.
Tags: academic medical centers, improve healthcare, operational readiness, operations planning, strategy, Transition Planning
