H&HN November 6, 2017
For more than 50 years, Rochester has had lessons to offer for health systems, businesses.
In 1953, Marion Folsom left his role as treasurer of the Eastman Kodak Co. to serve his country as undersecretary of the treasury and then secretary of health, education and welfare in the Eisenhower administration. When he returned to Rochester, N.Y., in 1958, Folsom brought with him some new ideas about health care. He was resolved to harness the purchasing power of the private sector to get the best deal for the community.
Since then, the business community in Rochester has fostered (even demanded) collaboration among health care providers to help manage the cost of care and improve quality for the benefit of employees...
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