A trustee with two hats: bridging the public-private gap. Interview by Emily Friedman.

John H. Stroger Jr. is a trustee of both a large, county hospital (Cook County) and a private, community hospital (South Shore) in Chicago. Here, he discusses how governance concerns differ in the two settings, evaluates the contract management experience of Cook County Hospital, and speculates on what effect financing cutbacks will have on the partnership of public-private urban hospitals serving the poor.