Rasmussen L
Carondolet Health Corp., Kansas City, MO.
Trustee. 1992 May;45(5):4-5, 17.
Perhaps more than any other type of institution, hospitals are expected to be good neighbors, which involves respect for the community and respect for the environment. Louis Rasmussen, board chairman of Carondolet Health Corp., Kansas City, MO (the parent company for Saint Joseph Health Center, a 300-bed acute care hospital in Kansas City), and a retired executive of Kansas City Power and Light Co., sees the board's role in setting responsible environmental policy for the hospital as pivotal. In 1991, Rasmussen served on the American Hospital Association's Ad Hoc Committee on Recycling. Currently, he is a member of the AHA's Congress of Hospital Trustees. Participation in these activities, as well as his professional background in both engineering and law, gives him a broad view of both environmental issues and governance. Recently, Rasmussen spoke with Trustee editor Karen Gardner about the environmental issues confronting hospitals today and the board's role in dealing with those issues.
或许与其他任何类型的机构相比，医院更应成为好邻居，这意味着要尊重社区和环境。密苏里州堪萨斯城卡伦多莱特健康公司（圣约瑟夫健康中心的母公司，这是一家位于堪萨斯城、拥有300张床位的急症护理医院）的董事会主席路易斯·拉斯穆森，曾是堪萨斯城电力与照明公司的退休高管，他认为董事会在为医院制定负责任的环境政策方面的作用至关重要。1991年，拉斯穆森在美国医院协会的回收利用特别委员会任职。目前，他是美国医院协会医院受托人大会的成员。参与这些活动，以及他在工程和法律方面的专业背景，使他对环境问题和治理有了广泛的认识。最近，拉斯穆森与《受托人》杂志编辑凯伦·加德纳谈到了当今医院面临的环境问题以及董事会在处理这些问题中的作用。
