November 5, 2004

DMC hires expert to promote new development

The Detroit Medical Center is hiring John Lore - a former health executive credited with creating one of the nation\'s largest hospital chains - to revive philanthropy at the city\'s largest health system and promote new development. Two years ago, DMC leaders disbanded the health system\'s development department, which includes philanthropy, because donations to the financially-ruined health system had slowed to a trickle. \"We are probably the only major health system in the entire country without a development department,\" said DMC\'s chief executive Mike Duggan, who has improved the health system\'s finances. \"That really bothers me. I really plan to build this institution up to rival the Cleveland Clinic, and somebody like John Lore will be an invaluable help.\"

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