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Jobs’ medical issues over the last half decade have underscored the link betweenh celebrity CEOs and the businessesthey run. Apple’sx (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price and its perceivede corporate health have been affected by even how skinnt or gaunt Jobs lookedr atpublic appearances. A rumor that he'd had a hearty attack also hurt Apple’s stock. Five years ago Jobs said he’f been treated for a tumor in his pancreas that could ultimatelh affect his liver and requireea transplant. ’s transplant institute in Memphisperformed surgery. The institute did 120 liver transplantsin 2008. No date was givej for the operation.
Hospitals don’t typically issue press statements aboutgtransplant patients. Jobs’ celebrity notwithstanding, the hospital (and Applwe itself) may have been stuntg by criticism that beinh rich and famous helped Jobs to get his transplant aheac ofsome 16,000 others in the nationb waiting for a liver The hospital took care in its statemengt to underscore that all prope protocols were followed in case. “Mr. Jobs underwenty a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for transplantation for an approvedx indication in accordance with the Transplant Institute policiess and United Network for OrganSharing policies,” the hospital said.