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May recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month, offering us a chance to reflect on the importance of taking care of our mental health, and optimize resources to seek support for those struggling. In this In the Life video, Dr. Morgan Cheatham, Facility Medical Director, Hospital Medicine, shares how her passion for the outdoor sport, adventure racing, has helped offer her an escape through nature. Adventure racing has been a part of Dr. Cheatham's life since 2021. The sport involves a combination of trekking, mountain biking and paddling. Dr. Cheatham says the sport has helped provide her an escape through nature. “This has really been a huge part of my resilience. It’s so quiet and peaceful in the woods and it’s just been a wonderful escape, so I encourage everyone to go get outside. I found it really helpful," she says. Watch her #THInTheLife video here.
Dr. Andrei Cernea, Facility Medical Director, Anesthesia, shares insight about how the demand for ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) has resulted in a sharp increase in the demand for outpatient surgery. In this video, Dr. Cernea says, “TeamHealth is the kind of organization that has a very successful approach to recruiting, they are physician-led and in that way tend to bring in excellent physicians. But they also have a remarkable structure of CRNAs and anesthesia assistants that are embedded at every level of our leadership.” Watch his full message about the benefits of ASCs here.
As we recognize Patient Experience Week 2023, TeamHealth is proud to honor and celebrate clinicians and administrators who impact patient care and experience each day. In this video, Dr. Vibhuti Chopra, Assistant Facility Medical Director, Anesthesia, says A-PEX enables their hospital to provide their patients a voice when it comes to their healthcare. Dr. Chopra says, "All we want to do is let them know that we are here for them, we are dedicated and invested to their care, and not only that, we are invested and dedicated to improving. We really want to make sure that our patients have an avenue and a voice that they can directly communicate and discuss their anesthetic concerns." Watch her full video here.
Emergency rooms across the country face challenges such as staffing and fluctuating volumes. That’s why TeamHealth is dedicated to partnering with local hospitals and supporting higher quality care for their communities. Learn more about our emergency medicine services.
As we recognize Patient Experience Week, we want to honor and celebrate clinicians and administrators who impact patient care and experience and each day. One of the ways TeamHealth values patient experience is through the groundbreaking program, A-PEX. A-PEX provides our facility partners with education, mentoring and resources to improve patient experiences across the continuum of care. With proven results, we utilize these techniques to help our partners achieve their goals and improve quality of care. Learn more from our leadership about the program and its creation. #PXWeek2023
If you missed Skilled Nursing News’ and TeamHealth’s live webinar event, “Harnessing the Power of Integration for Improved Clinical Outcomes and Patient Experience,” on the importance of collaboration between acute and post-acute facilities featuring Nathaniel Kesner, MD, TeamHealth’s Southeast Group Regional Medical Director, you can still access it as an on-demand webinar!
April recognizes Autism Acceptance month, offering us a chance to raise awareness and encourage acceptance about autism spectrum disorder. In this blog, April Roga, Manager, Contract Management, shares a personal story of her son’s journey being diagnosed with autism. April offers insight on the challenges both her and her son have faced and stresses the importance of celebrating our differences. She says she uses opportunities of distress for her and her son as a means to educate and advocate about autism. “My son is my greatest blessing, and we are spreading a message of hope, positivity, kindness, and grace wherever and whenever we can,” April shares.
A special thank you to Dr. Khadeja Haye, MBA, FACOG, National Medical Director, Acute Hospitalist Medicine, OB/GYN Hospitalist for providing the keynote address during our national session at #NMLC23. As a champion of health equity with a passion for addressing health disparities in obstetrical care, Dr. Haye spoke on the topic of maternal mortality. She leads the effort within the TeamHealth OB/GYN Hospitalist group to educate and prepare clinicians on healthcare disparities in obstetrical care. The goal of this training is to help clinicians identify their own biases with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes while continuing to deliver higher-quality care to all patients. #ForwardTogether
Thank you to Ginny Clarke, the keynote speaker at our Women in Leadership Symposium. Ginny is a former director of executive recruiting at Google. There she led the company’s diversity, non-tech recruiting and leadership internal mobility teams. Ginny has helped thousands of executives elevate their careers by offering them insight on a holistic approach to true leadership. Once again, thank you, Ginny for taking the time to speak at #NMLC23 and encouraging our leaders to work #ForwardTogether.
Jonathan Scherl, MD, MBA National Medical Director Acute Orthopedic Surgery recently joined The OTA Podcast to discuss a non-traditional career path to trauma orthopedic surgery. In this episode, Dr. Scherl shares how his desire to round out his medical education led him to pursue an orthopedic fellowship that led to his current career and what trauma orthopedic surgery care entails. Listen to the podcast episode here.
