Tampa Bay Times: Interim leader at All Children's making all the right moves

By Richard Martin

It's 8:30 a.m., and pediatrician Jonathan Ellen is chatting with his department leaders, describing his vision for All Children's Hospital. He may be the hospital's interim president, but in a rumpled yellow shirt and black fleece vest, he looks more the part of genial professor.

"There's no podium. He's sitting in a chair, sipping coffee," notes Susan Collins, head of the cardiac department. "That's a different approach."

At 9 a.m., he listens in on a presentation about ways to boost efficiency. Then comes a 10 a.m. videoconference with officials at Johns Hopkins, the prestigious health system that now owns All Children's, to figure out which of its faculty will be visiting St. Petersburg next. Continue Reading…