Ready to Save a Life? - Marion General Hospital

Opening ThoughtsRecruitment Isa Top PriorityAccess to primary care physicians iscritical for our Healthcare CommunityWe know that it has been very difficult in the pastfor people to find a primary care physician to be theirfamily physician. This causes people to look for afamily physician in another community, which is inconvenient and costlydue to travel time and cost of gas. The shortage also causes overcrowdingin the emergency department. Our emergency department is currently seeingover 40,000 patients annually, which makes it one of the busiest in thestate of Indiana.To address the shortage of primary care physicians in our HealthcareCommunity, we established a new physician recruitment and retentioncommittee, which is a committee of the board of directors. Membership onthis committee consists of board members, physicians and me. In addition toprimary care, this committee also addresses other medical specialty needs.This committee has been very active since being formed last spring. Ithas reviewed a physician needs assessment that was completed in early2009 to help us focus on the areas of need. The committee has identifiednumerous tactics to recruit and it developed plans for interviewing andmaking physician candidates feel welcome in our Healthcare Community.As of October 2009, we have been successful in recruiting several newphysicians for our community, including a new family practice physicianwho will be available July 1, 2010. Also, we are now publishing at leastmonthly a list of physicians and nurse practitioners who are accepting newpatients, possibly with limited availability in some practices. This has alreadyprovided some expanded access to people looking for a family physician.Physician recruitment is extremely critical for our HealthcareCommunity and I assure you that it is our top priority.Marion General HospitalPresident/CEOPaul L. Usher, FACHE, CPA, FHFMAHospital Board of DirectorsChairman, Board of DirectorsWilliam H. ReaPresident, Medical StaffShawn T. Swan, M.D.Administrative Director/Public Relations and MarketingAnn VermilionEditorRandy DeffenbaughContributing PhotographersEric MarshallCarl and Allison SaathoffPRODUCTIONEditorialV.P./Creative Director: Beth TomkiwEditor-in-Chief: Shelley FlanneryEditors: Sam Mittelsteadt, Matt Morgan, Amanda Myers,Kari Redfield, Jill Schildhouse, Tom Weede, Julie WlodychakCopy Editor: Cindy HutchinsonDesignCreative Director: Lisa AltomareArt Directors: Laura Butler, Erica Brooks, Maggie Conners,Monya Mollohan, Kay Morrow, Adele Mulford, Tami Rodgers,Keith WhitneyProductionSenior Production Manager: Laura MarloweAncillary Production Manager: Angela LiedtkeImaging Specialist: Dane NordinePrep Specialists: Julie Fong, Sonia WashingtonCirculationV.P./Business Intelligence Group: Patrick KehoePostal Affairs & Logistics Director: Joseph Abeytaclient servicesV.P./Sales and Product Development: Chad Rose,888-626-8779V.P./Strategic Marketing: Heather BurgettStrategic Marketing Team: Robyn LaMont, Barbara Mohr,Andrea Parsons, Paul Peterson, Todd SperanzoAdvertising SalesAdvertising Sales Repre sentativesNew York: Phil Titolo, Publisher, 212-626-6835Phoenix: Soliteir Jaeger, Associate Publisher, 888-626-8779Mail Order: Bernbach Advertising Reps, 914-769-0051ADMINISTRATIONVim & Vigor Founder: J. Barry JohnsonChairman: Preston V. McMurry Jr.President/Chief Executive Officer: Christopher McMurryChief Operating Officer/Financial Officer: Audra L. TaylorPresident/Content Marketing: Fred PetrovskyPaul L. Usher, FACHE, CPA, FHFMAPresident/CEOMarion General Hospital441 N. Wabash Ave., Marion, IN 46952-2690If you prefer not to receive our magazine or other health andwellness information from Marion General Hospital, please call us at765-662-4849 or send your request to be removed from our mailinglist to randy.deffenbaugh@mgh.net.Vim &Vigor, TM Spring 2010, Volume 26, Number 1, Indiana Region 1 ispublished quarterly by McMurry, McMurry Campus Center, 1010 E. MissouriAve., Phoenix, Arizona 85014, 602-395-5850. Vim & Vigor TM is published forthe purpose of disseminating health-related information for the well-beingof the general public and its subscribers. The information contained inVim & Vigor TM is not intended for the purpose of diagnosing or prescribing.Please consult your physician before undertaking any form of medical treatmentand/or adopting any exercise program or dietary guidelines. Vim &Vigor TM does not accept advertising promoting the consumption of alcoholor tobacco. Copyright © 2010 by McMurry. All rights reserved. Subscriptionsin U.S.: $4 for one year (4 issues). Single copies: $2.95. For subscriptionsand address changes, write: Circulation Manager, Vim & Vigor, TM McMurryCampus Center, 1010 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85014.2vim & vigor • spring 2010