Background
Horty, John Francis was born on October 21, 1928 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Frank and Nancy Bolsinger (Dibert) Horty.
Horty, John Francis was born on October 21, 1928 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Frank and Nancy Bolsinger (Dibert) Horty.
Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, 1950). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1953).
Worked at Horty, Springer & Mattern, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Hospital and Health Care Law. Admitted to the bar, 1956, Pennsylvania. 1957, United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
1981, District of Columbia.
Pi Sigma Alpha. Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1958-1968. Research Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, 1960-1968.
Honorary Fellow, American College of Hospital Administrators, 1965. Honorary Life Member, American Hospital Association, 1971 (Recipient, Award of Honor, 1971).
President, National Council of Community Hospitals, 1975.
Chairman, Central Saint Francis and Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1974. Member, Board of Directors. Chairman, Estes Park Institute, Denver, Colorado, 1984.
Chairman and President, Indigo Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, 1992.
Vice-Chairman, Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania, 1993. Member, Board of Directors, Hospital Association of Pennsylvania, 1992.
Member, board of Directors, Pennsylvania Health Alliances. Member: Allegheny County and American (Chairman, Special Committee on Electronic Data Retrieval, 1965-1970) Bar Associations.
American Academy of Hospital Attorneys.
Founded in 1971, Horty, Springer & Mattern, Professional Corporation devotes its practice exclusively to hospital and health care law. Horty, Springer & Mattern has served hospitals in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, working with hospital boards, management and medical staff leadership on a variety of hospital and health care projects and issues. Within health care law, Horty, Springer & Mattern concentrates on corporate issues, such as reorganizations.
Design and implementation of health maintenance organizations and other integrated delivery systems
And formulation and implementation of medical staff development plans. Contract negotiations.
Much of the practice is dedicated to the preparation of hospital, corporate and medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations and policies, and working directly with the hospital medical staff leadership on matters involving peer review, residency training, credentialling and medical staff hearings and appeals. Horty, Springer & Mattern also provides legal educational services through publications and seminars.
Member, Board of Directors. Chairman, Estes Park Institute, Denver, Colorado, 1984. Chairman and President, Indigo Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, 1992.
Vice-Chairman, Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania, 1993.
Member, Board of Directors, Hospital Association of Pennsylvania, 1992. Member, board of Directors, Pennsylvania Health Alliances.
Member: Allegheny County and American (Chairman, Special Committee on Electronic Data Retrieval, 1965-1970) Bar Associations. American Academy of Hospital Attorneys.
Married Christine Kennamer, June 1979. Children: John Francis, Jon Michael, Kathryn Camille, Roger Lawrence, Jason Lawrence.