As president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Sharp HealthCare, Michael W. Murphy is tasked with a large responsibility. He oversees more than 16,000 employees, 2,600 affiliated physicians and about 2,100 volunteers. In turn, this workforce provides service and healthcare to a completely integrated not-for-profit system that includes "four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, two affiliated medical groups, five urgent care centers, three skilled nursing facilities, home health, hospice, state-of-the-art outpatient facilities and a health plan" (sharp.com, 2015, internet). Murphy's healthcare career has spanned more than 30 years. He was appointed to his most recent position Continue reading...