Do the right thing

I have seen abuse of power during my career, and it is always extremely unfortunate when a trusted leader of an organization behaves in his own interest instead of for those he has been meant to serve. A "servant leader" is a term used quite often in healthcare literature lately to refer to a manager or anyone in a leadership position who puts the needs of others ahead of his own.
You would think it would be obvious to those who are trusted to be in charge of an organizatin that they have a moral responsibility to the organization. CEO's from corporations such as Enron have proven to the world that power can corrupt. In healthcare, it is less common to hear of a CEO being prosecuted for "cooking the books", but limited resources could lead to unethical decisions.
The use of a guide such as ACHE's Code of Ethics should be a requirement for every healthcare executive. By adhering to the guidelines set by this Code of Ethics, questions about how a healthcare executive should respond to an ethical delemma are answered.
No matter how hard a decision may be, or who may be disappointed by it, the bottom line is if a healthcare executive always does the right thing, he will never be accused of doing things in his own self-interest.