Capella Healthcare Announces 2012 National Physician Leadership Group
March 8, 2012
Franklin, TN (March 1, 2012) – Capella Healthcare has announced the members of the 2012 National Physician Leadership Group, according to Erik Swensson, MD, Chief Medical Officer.
“Each hospital that’s part of the Capella family has a local Physician Leadership Group (PLG),” said Dr. Swensson. “With 6-10 members representing a cross-section of its medical staff, the PLG provides input to hospital leadership on all aspects of operations, including strategic development, key initiatives, quality improvement, patient and employee satisfaction, and more. The leader of each local PLG also serves on Capella’s National Physician Leadership Group (NPLG), bringing the medical staffs’ perspective to the table in helping make decisions that impact all of Capella’s hospitals.”
Kevin Hale, MD, a family practitioner at National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs, AR, is currently serving as president, working in conjunction with Dr. Swensson to lead the group. In addition to Dr. Swensson and Dr. Hale, other members of the 2012 National Physician Leadership Group include:
- Matthew Bliven, MD, Willamette Valley Medical Center (McMinnville, OR)
- Hugh Don Cripps, MD, DeKalb Community Hospital (Smithville, TN)
- Victoria Damba, DO, Mineral Area Regional Medical Center (Farmington, MO)
- Alan Drake, MD, White County Community Hospital (Sparta, TN)
- Richard Levine, MD, Grandview Medical Center (Jasper, TN)
- Jay Gregory, MD, Muskogee Regional Medical Center (Muskogee, OK)
- Robert Hipp, MD, Capital Medical Center (Olympia, WA)
- Stephen Snell, MD, Southwestern Medical Center (Lawton, OK)
- Todd Stewart, MD, River Park Hospital (McMinnville, TN)
- Finley Turner, MD, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center (Russellville, AR)
- James Spurlock, MD, Stones River hospitals (Woodbury, TN)
- Russell Ulrich, MD, Jacksonville Medical Center (Jacksonville, AL)
“One of Capella’s primary goals is to work through each of our hospitals to fully engage and partner with physicians, both at the local and national level. We can’t be successful unless physicians play a key role in all major decision-making processes,” Dr. Swensson added.
See a photo of the NPLG and learn more about how important physician leadership is for Capella’s family of hospitals here>>.