Huron Consulting Group Adds Former American Hospital Dubai CEO to Focus on Middle East Healthcare Issues
“With the population in the Middle East expected to double in the next 20 years, healthcare is front and center in the Gulf region. Leaders in government and business recognize the need to address this and are turning to Huron to advise on global healthcare strategies,” said James
H. Roth, chief executive officer, Huron Consulting Group. “Mike brings a unique combination of experience working in executive leadership roles at hospitals and health systems in the Middle East as well as in the U.S. As the demand for healthcare in the Middle East continues to grow, Huron’s international health and education team is well positioned to meet the needs of clients in the region.”
French has more than 30 years of experience working with hospital and healthcare organizations both domestically and abroad. He has extensive experience working with not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals on strategic planning, operations improvement, governance, and facility and new program development.
Before joining Huron, French was chief executive officer of Michael
French & Associates, LLC, a healthcare interim management and consulting firm providing both domestic and international services to hospital clients. Prior to that position, he served as the chief executive officer of American Hospital Dubai, a private acute care Joint
Commission International (JCI) accredited hospital in the United Arab Emirates. At Huron, French will be focused on strategic insight, analysis, and recommendations surrounding the global expansion and management of health, education, and research programs for Huron’s
Middle East healthcare clients.
About Huron’s Health and Education Consulting Segment
The Company is a leader in helping healthcare, higher
education, and pharmaceutical
and medical device companies respond to increasing financial and regulatory challenges. Its Health and Education Consulting segment accounted for nearly 60% of the Company’s revenues for the full year 2009. Within this segment, Wellspring+Stockamp, Huron Healthcare assists hospital and health system clients in providing solutions that improve quality, increase revenue, reduce expenses, and increase physician, patient, and employee satisfaction across the healthcare enterprise. Huron’s Higher Education professionals have served as trusted business advisors for more than 85 of the top 100 research universities and academic medical centers, helping them respond to the significant financial and regulatory pressures facing the industry. Modern
Healthcare ranked Huron second on its 2009 list of the top 15 largest healthcare management consulting firms.
About Huron Consulting Group
Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve performance, comply with complex regulations, resolve disputes, recover from distress, leverage technology, and stimulate growth. The Company teams with its clients to deliver sustainable and measurable results. Huron provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including leading academic institutions, healthcare organizations, Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.
Huron Consulting Group
Jennifer Frost Hennagir
312-880-3260
jfrost-hennagir@huronconsultinggroup.com
Source: Huron Consulting Group
