Summit Speaker Series: Arthur Shorr

Disrupting the Dominoes

Arthur S. Shorr is President and Founder of Arthur S. Shorr & Associates, Inc., Consultants to Health Care Providers; a management consulting firm specializing in providing operational consulting, business, and strategic planning services to Hospitals, Medical Groups and Physicians. Mr. Shorr testifies on Corporate Negligence and Institutional liability of hospitals, nursing homes, and licensed healthcare facilities.
Shorr holds an MBA in Health Care Administration from The George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Economics from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. He is Board Certified in Healthcare Administration, and is a Life Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Mr. Shorr has been active professionally in the healthcare field for over 40+ years on a full-time basis. He has held senior executive positions in major Medical Centers including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, serving as Senior Vice-President of Administration and Chief Operating Officer; the Mount Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, and Acting President and Chief Executive Officer. He began his career at Hutzel Hospital, a 400-bed teaching hospital component of The Detroit Medical Center.
Mr. Shorr has served on numerous healthcare governing boards, and currently serves as a Trustee and Board member of The American Hospital Management Corporation and Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, California. He is also a Director/Board Member of the Desert Health Care District in Palm Springs CA.
He is the author of numerous peer reviewed articles, is a frequent national lecturer on Health Care Policy, Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Administration, and Hospital Corporate Negligence. In 2009, Shorr authored: “Hospital Corporate Negligence, Legal & Administrative Issues; Westlaw Thomson-Reuters October 2009.
He is a recurring speaker for national educational seminars sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Trial Advocacy College, and the American Association for Justice. He has also lectured internationally in South Africa, Australia & Israel. He was faculty at Wayne State University, the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning and Development, and currently is adjunct faculty at The George Washington University Milken School of Public Health & Health.