John G. Self

HealthCare Voice

Mr. Self is Chairman and Founder of the Firm. 

He currently serves as President of ACHE of North Texas, one of the top five chapters of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is a member of the Regent's Advisory Council.

In more than 30 years in the healthcare industry, Mr. Self has been involved in company start-ups as well as implementation of innovative programs, new business creation, corporate and network development initiatives. He also has directed several innovative marketing, product/service positioning strategies as well as management turnarounds of several hospitals and healthcare businesses.

Mr. Self also has directed international search and placement of healthcare talent.

At JohnMarch, Mr. Self directs the overall strategic planning and business development for the company in addition to serving as the senior client adviser. He also is responsible for business development and client services.

Prior to joining JohnMarch Partners, Mr. Self served as acting general manager for an international recruitment firm that specializes in allied health personnel and temporary staffing. He has recruitment experience in the Republic of the Philippines, Canada, South Africa, and Australia.

Previously, Mr. Self served as Special Projects Manager for East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System in Tyler. In that capacity, he managed the repositioning of the System's home infusion therapy concern, an assignment he began as an outside consultant.

He subsequently joined the System and was appointed Executive Director of East Texas Emergency Medical Services, the state's largest private ambulance company.

During his tenure, the company was named Private Provider of the Year by the Texas Department of Health and underwent a major restructuring which integrated 12 separate county service agreements into a master regional network. Mr. Self led the effort to have each county and city agree to same contract.

Prior to joining the ETMC System, Mr. Self served as principal with CitiHealth, Inc., a consulting firm that provided interim management and marketing resources to community hospitals and affiliated businesses.

From 1980 to 1987, Mr. Self served as Senior Vice President and was the senior business development officer for Hermann Hospital's Affiliated Hospital Systems regional network of managed and affiliated hospitals.

Prior to rejoining the Hermann System, Mr. Self was the southwest Regional Development Manager for acquisitions for LifeMark Corp.

From 1977 to 1980, Mr. Self served as the National Marketing Manager for the medical division of Rocky Mountain Helicopters of Provo, Utah. RMH was the largest provider of emergency helicopter transport systems in the United States. In this position, Mr. Self was involved in identifying and recruiting program directors, pilots and support personnel for the proposed helicopter systems. From 1976 to 1977, Mr. Self served as Director of Community Relations for Hermann Hospital and was the first Director of Life Flight, Hermann's acclaimed emergency helicopter transport system.

From 1970 to 1976, Mr. Self served as an editor, writer, and reporter for newspapers in Tyler, Lubbock, and Houston, Texas.

He leactures on ledership, career brand management and recruitment issues. He has produced several articles on the recruiting process and the art and discipline of drilling down to discover a candidate's real strengths and ability to meet client expectations.

Mr. Self holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism from East Texas State University (Texas A & M Commerce).

He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He previously served on boards of Southwest Baseball Umpires Association and a large private school in Houston where he coordinated the successful strategic planning initiative that led to the school more than doubling in size.