William J. Donelan Oral History Interviews, 2003, 2004, 2020

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Summary

Creator:
Donelan, William J. and Donelan, William J.
Abstract:
William J. Donelan was the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Duke University Health System (DUHS) and vice chancellor for health affairs at Duke. This collection contains 3 oral history interviews conducted on November 11, 2003 and May 26, 2004 by Jessica Roseberry and March 10, 2020 by Emily Stewart as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project. In the 2003 interview, Donelan discusses his role in the administration of the Duke University Health System. In the 2004 interview, Donelan continues to discuss his role in the administration of the Duke University Health System. In the 2020 interview, Donelan discusses his early life, his educational background, his professional career path at Duke, the business administration side Duke's transformation into a premier academic hospital, his his relationship Sabiston, and Sabiston's legacy at Duke.
Extent:
3 interviews (3 master audiocassette tapes , 2 use audiocassette tapes, 1 transcript) and 11.4 MB
Language:
English
Collection ID:
OH.DONELANW

Background

Scope and content:

Includes 3 oral history interviews with William J. Donelan conducted on November 11, 2003 and May 26, 2004 by Jessica Roseberry and March 10, 2020 by Emily Stewart as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
In the November 11, 2003 interview, Donelan discusses his role in the administration of the Duke University Health System. In the May 26, 2004 interview, Donelan continues to discuss his role in the administration of Duke University Health System. In the March 10, 2020 interview, Donelan discusses his early life, his educational background, his professional career path at Duke, the business administration side Duke's transformation into a premier academic hospital, his relationship Sabiston, and Sabiston's legacy at Duke.

Biographical / historical:

William J. Donelan, a native of Washington, D.C., earned an undergraduate degree in political science from Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, and a master of management science degree from Duke University Fuqua School of Business. He joined Duke University Medical Center's administrative team in 1969 and served in a variety of management roles during his tenure, including chief operating officer of Duke University Hospital during the 1980s. With his 1990 appointment as vice chancellor for health affairs, Donelan assumed senior responsibility for overseeing the administrative and financial affairs of the medical center. He assumed his position with the health system when it was formed in 1998.
Donelan served on numerous national and state health-related and professional organizations' boards, including the National Kidney Foundation, Association of American Medical Colleges, and the North Carolina Hospital Association. He also served on the Health Care Systems Governing Council of the American Hospital Association. Donelan's last position at Duke was the executive vice president and chief operating officer for Duke University Health System and vice chancellor for health affairs at Duke University. In this position, Donelan oversaw Duke's operations, guiding efforts to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility of patient care.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2003.091 (transferred by Jessica Roseberry, November 2003), A2004.114 (transferred by Jessica Roseberry, May 2004), Accession A2020.044 (transferred by Mary-Russell Roberson, August 2020)
Processing information:

Processed by Archives staff: November 2003, May 2004; updated by Lucy Waldrop: September 2020

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Interview, November 11, 2003; Interview, May 26, 2004; Interview, March 10, 2020.
Rules or conventions:
DACS

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Transcripts for the November 11, 2003 and May 26, 2004 interviews are "read only" and cannot be quoted. For further information consult with the Medical Center Archivist.

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William J. Donelan Oral History Interviews, Duke University Medical Center Archives.