It's more than just a book club. It's a way for me to invest in our people.

Here's the deal. I want people reading. We are professionals, and we need to be reading and studying. We need to have a life-long learning mentality.

We'll take a book like The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership or The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and read a chapter or two that week. Then I stand up and lead the discussion.

We had 20 presentations, and everyone had a chance to talk and ask questions about it. And out of that project came about a dozen items that we changed in processes, procedures and the way we handle situations.

We have not seen anywhere in town where we are worried about people coming in and out.

The long-range issues relate to helping people injured now remain good candidates for a future cure. The short-term effects are improving the patient's health quality and preventing secondary complications.