Spring 2013 - Memorial Hospital of South Bend

NeWsBRIEFSLongtime Health System PresidentCelebrates 25 Years of LeadershipIn 2012, Phil Newbold, recognizedas one of the most innovativehealth care experts in the country,celebrated 25 years as president andCEO of Memorial Health System.Newbold, one of the longest-tenuredhealth system CEOs in the U.S.,has long been at the forefront ofimplementing emerging trends andbest practices at Memorial. Underhis direction since 1987, Memorial has been named one ofthe top 100 hospitals and among the top 5 percent for patientsafety nationwide. Improving quality in all aspects of the healthcare delivery process has been a cornerstone of Newbold’sleadership, a system-wide effort that has consistently earnedMemorial the Consumer Choice Award by the National ResearchCorporation as the preferred hospital region-wide for overallquality and image. His steadfast focus on quality improvementprinciples has enabled Memorial to be a model national teachingsite for many of today’s innovative practices. Newbold wasnamed CEO of Beacon Health System in 2012.Former OSU Buckeye andHeisman Winner Visits ChildrenEddie George, standout college runningback and former NFL great, brought smilesto lots of children’s faces during his visit toMemorial Children’s Hospital. George washonored in South Bend as part of the 2012enshrinement class of the College FootballHall of Fame.As one of the most entrepreneurial health industry leadersin the country, Newbold is highly regarded for developingand implementing a creative vision for the delivery of healthcare that integrates innovation with quality improvementstrategies and strategic collaborative partnerships to ultimatelycreate health. Forward thinking and results-focused, Newbold haspioneered an Innovation movement at Memorial that has led tounique partnerships and projects, including HealthWorks! Kids’Museum,The Innovation Café and most recently, Pfeil InnovationCenter. Memorial was one of the first hospitals in the country toestablish a Research and Development Policy, sparking nationalattention when featured in The Wall Street Journal.Newbold’s vision is built upon the key principle that healthis created in neighborhoods and homes rather than in thehospital setting. As a result, Memorial formed communitycenteredservice delivery models that address communityhealth issues. It has also developed new infrastructures thatmove away from the traditional acute-care “sickness model”and into a model of wellness, individual accountability and preventivecare. Newbold led Memorial to establish the first tithingpolicy in the country to fund illness prevention programs that,in strategic partnership with local organizations, are aggressivelytackling problems such as infant mortality, teen pregnancyand poverty.X-Factor Participant BringsJoy to PatientsJosh Krajcik, runner-up on the first seasonof X-Factor, visited Memorial Children’sHospital as part of his visit to South Bend.The Ohio native delighted patients with hisacoustic guitar and soulful voice.4 PULSE | Memorial Hospital of South Bend • 574.647.6800