Hal Rosenbluth

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Hal Rosenbluth
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EducationUniversity of Miami (1974)
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1974–present
TitleChairman and CEO, New Ocean Health Solutions

Hal Rosenbluth is an American businessman and author. He served as president of the travel management company Rosenbluth International. [1] In 2003, Rosenbluth led the sale of Rosenbluth International to American Express. [2] [3]

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Rosenbluth later founded Take Care Health Systems, an in-store clinic operator, which he later sold to Walgreens. [4] Following the sale, he led Walgreens’ Health and Wellness Division. [4]

He is the current Chairman & CEO of New Ocean Health, a technology company focused on addressing needs within healthcare. [5]

Rosenbluth has authored four books: The Customer Comes Second, Good Company, Care to Compete, and Hypochondria: What's Behind the Hidden Costs of Healthcare in America. [6]

Education

Hal Rosenbluth attended college at the University of Miami where he graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies. [1] He served on the University of Miami's Board of Trustees from 2010 to 2012. [7]

Career

Rosenbluth International

Rosenbluth International was started in Philadelphia in 1892 when Hal Rosenbluth's great-grandfather started assisting European immigrants by charging boat passage to New York and transportation from Ellis Island to Philadelphia. [1] Upon graduation from the University of Miami in 1974, Rosenbluth joined his family's travel agency, Rosenbluth International. [1] Rosenbluth started as an agent issuing Amtrak tickets. [8]

Rosenbluth set up computer operations in 1978 where they could book everything digitally. [1] [8] The business primarily handled corporate global travel need. [1]

Rosenbluth was named president in 1985. [1] In 2003, Rosenbluth led the sale of Rosenbluth International to American Express for a reported $350 million. [8] [2]

Linton, North Dakota involvement

In 1988, Rosenbluth discovered that the 1,200 person, small farming community of Linton, North Dakota, was struggling through one of the worst droughts the Midwest had seen at the time. [9] [10] Linton set up an office in the town and employed a substantial workforce. [10] Over the years, Rosenbluth International expanded in North Dakota, and in April 2000, was one of the state's largest private employers. [10]

Take Care Health Systems

In 2004, Rosenbluth co-founded a Take Care Health Systems with Peter Miller. [8] [11] Take Care Health Systems is a chain of “quick-care, no-appointment-needed” clinics that opened their first retail outlet in 2005. [8] They later received funding from Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company. [12]

In 2007, Rosenbluth sold Take Care Health Systems to Walgreens as a wholly owned subsidiary for an undisclosed amount; at the time of the sale there were 51 locations. [13] In 2013, Walgreens rebranded its Take Care Clinics as Healthcare Clinics. [14] Rosenbluth later created Take Care Health Employer Solutions, which offered a full range a health services to employers to deal with rising healthcare costs. [11] In 2014, Take Care Employer Solutions rebranded to Premise Health. [15]

Walgreens

Following Walgreens’ acquisition of Take Care Health, Rosenbluth was named President of Health and Wellness at Walgreens. [16] In 2010, Rosenbluth also became head of Walgreens Health Initiatives, a pharmacy benefit management company, which was later sold to Catalyst Healthcare Solutions. [17]

Rosenbluth retired from Walgreens in April 2011. [18] [19]

New Ocean Health

Rosenbluth founded New Ocean Health in 2013. [20] [21] The company develops health-related software products, with a focus on chronic disease management and wellness programs. [22]

Author

Rosenbluth co-authored with Diane McFerrin Peters his first book, The Customer Comes Second, released in 1992 (revised 2002) in which he talks about the importance of making employees the first priority and customers second, and then success will follow. [23]

In 1998, he released his second book also co-authored with McFerrin Peters, Good Company. [24] In 1999, Rosenbluth released his third book co-authored with McFerrin Peters, Care to Compete. [25] He released his fourth book, Hypochondria: What’s Behind the Hidden Costs of Healthcare in America, June 18, 2024, co-authored with Marnie Hall. [6]

Books

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McDowell, Edwin (1997-10-16). "Little Travel Agency That Could; Rosenbluth's Key to Growth Is Corporate Business". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  2. 1 2 Godwin, Nadine (July 24, 2003). "Mega deal: Amex buys Rosenbluth". Travel Weekly. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ↑ Biesiada, Jamie (September 12, 2022). "1992's power agencies: Where are they now?". Travel Weekly.
  4. 1 2 Wohl, Jessica (August 9, 2007). "Walgreen to buy clinic operator Take Care Health". Reuters. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hal Rosenbluth - Chairman & CEO at New Ocean Health Solutions". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. 1 2 Rosenbluth, Hal; Hall, Marnie (2024-05-07). Hypochondria: What's Behind the Hidden Costs of Healthcare in America. Rodin Books. ISBN   978-1-957588-28-5.
  7. ↑ "University of Miami Names New Board of Trustees Chairman and Members". www.businesswire.com. 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Admin (2010-09-24). "Business: Traveling Man Hal Rosenbluth's Next Act". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  9. ↑ "Call center closing in Linton". Jamestown Sun. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  10. 1 2 3 Carey, Susan (April 10, 2000). "City-Slicker CEO Finds Fun, Profit Home on the Range in North Dakota". The Wall Street Journal.
  11. 1 2 "Take Care Health Systems: an innovative healthcare approach". www.rxcomms.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.[ dead link ]
  12. ↑ "Take Care Health Systems | Portfolio | BPOC". BPOC | Healthcare Private Equity Management Firm in Chicago, IL. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  13. ↑ "Walgreens acquires Take Care Health Systems". Drug Topics. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  14. ↑ "Walgreens rebrands its in-store 'Take Care' clinics as 'Healthcare Clinics' - Industry News". Healthcare Facilities Today. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  15. ↑ "CHS and Take Care Employer Solutions Announce New Name". Premise Health. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  16. ↑ Lidsky, David (March 26, 2009). "Can Walgreens Solve the Health-Care Crisis?". Fast Company.
  17. ↑ "Walgreens sells PBM to Catalyst Health Solutions for $525 million". Drug Topics. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  18. ↑ Edwards, Jim (2011-04-03). "Walgreens Paid $1.2M for High-Flying Exec's "Honor Bar" - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.[ dead link ]
  19. ↑ "Walgreens Health and Wellness President Hal F. Rosenbluth to Retire In April; Will Continue with Company as Senior Consult". Fierce Healthcare. February 25, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Hal Rosenbluth, CEO of New Ocean Health Solutions | Art of Leading". Executive Mentors, Leadership Training. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  21. ↑ Brubaker, Harold (2017-02-07). "Hal Rosenbluth's new health-care venture". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  22. ↑ "New app streamlining corporate wellness programs | Fox Business Video". Fox Business. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  23. ↑ Rosenbluth, Hal; Peters, Ms Diane McFerrin (2002-08-01). The Customer Comes Second: Put Your People First and Watch 'em Kick Butt (2nd ed.). Harper Business. ISBN   978-0-06-052656-6.
  24. ↑ "Good Company: Caring as Fiercely as You Compete - Book Review - weLEAD". weLEAD, Inc. 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  25. ↑ Rosenbluth, Hal F.; Peters, Diane Mcferrin (1999-09-10). Care To Compete?: Secrets From America's Best Companies On How To Manage With People--and Profits--in Mind. Basic Books. ISBN   978-0-7382-0135-1.
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