Bruce Komiske is a healthcare executive who has had the opportunity to plan, build and operate four new hospitals, the most recent, Hasbro Childrenís Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Hasbro has received significant national and international attention with its "Parents as Partners" approach to both the planning process and the operation, as well as for the unique "Healing Environment" created by involving the community. Mr. Komiske has been asked to speak and consult with hospitals throughout the U.S. and most recently in England, Eastern Europe, and the Orient on the inclusive planning process which has helped to achieve enthusiastic response from all project constituencies. Mr. Komiske received his Masters in Hospital Administration from Duke University and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is also the author of Family Partnership in Hospital Care and is the editor and creator of Designing the Worldís Best: Childrenís Hospitals (1999). In 1997, Mr. Komiske accepted the position of Executive Director of the Childrenís Hospital Foundation at Westchester Medical Center, in New York, where he is working with the Medical Center team to plan and build a new Childrenís Hospital, in addition to working with childrenís hospitals around the world as a consultant in the creation of "The Worldís Best".