CHOC's Vision Explored in Smart Business Orange County

(The following is an excerpt of the story “Kim Cripe Builds Children’s Hospital of Orange County Into a National Player” by Brooke Bates of Smart Business Orange County magazine.)

Kim Cripe knows how it feels to be busy.

“The demands for your time are probably double the time — at least — that you have,” says the president and CEO of Children’s Hospital of Orange County. “The demands for your time and your energy, they just seem to exponentially grow year after year.”

Lately, Cripe has been busier than ever as she repositions CHOC from a community children’s hospital to a nationally recognized children’s hospital. The new vision has brought big changes, like building a new hospital and affiliating with UC Irvine.

However, she recognizes that her 2,432 employees face the same time pressures. Her job is to keep them focused on the right things.

“The things you talk to people about are the things they pay the most attention to,” Cripe says. “If we’re focusing and talking about something, I’m certain that people are paying attention to it. And if I don’t, there are many other things to fill that time slot.”

*Read the full story in the October issue of Smart Business Orange County magazine.