Erik Swensson, MD, Makes List of 100 Nominees for “50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare”
January 28, 2013
Dr. Swensson is Chief Medical Officer for Capella Healthcare
Franklin, TN (January 25, 2013) – Erik Swensson, MD, FACS, Capella Healthcare’s Chief Medical Officer, has been selected as one of 100 nominees from which the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare” will be selected.
Modern Physician and sister publication Modern Healthcare co-sponsor this annual recognition program. Reader nominations were used to create the final ballot for the competition. Now readers are being asked to vote for one of 100 physician executives on that ballot. Readers’ votes will count for 50% of the outcome with the other 50% coming from the expert opinions of the senior editors at Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician.
Readers’ votes count for 50% of the outcome with the other 50% coming from the expert opinions of the senior editors at Modern Healthcare and Modern Physician. The final ranking will be published in the April 22, 2013 issue of both Modern Physician and Modern Healthcare.
To read more about all of the nominees and to vote, visit this link:
https://www.modernphysician.com/section/50mostinfluential-about
Friday, February 8 is the last day for the public to vote.
Dr. Swensson was named Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Capella Healthcare in January of 2011. The position was structured so that Dr. Swensson, a surgeon, is also able to continue practicing medicine part-time while serving simultaneously in the corporate role. He is a vascular and general surgeon affiliated with Willamette Valley Medical Center (WVMC) in McMinnville, OR, which has been a part of Capella Healthcare since February 2008.
As CMO, Swensson provides leadership for Capella’s affiliated hospitals’ quality and service excellence initiatives as well as for on-going communication with medical staff members. He also facilitates the work of Capella’s National Physician Leadership Group, ensuring that physician leaders from across the company are continuously involved in shaping the company’s vision and future strategies.
Swensson has practiced medicine in Oregon since 1998, serving in a variety of leadership positions with the hospital and in the community. At the hospital, he has held numerous medical staff leadership roles, rising to Chief of Staff in 2007. He has also been a member of the hospital’s Board of Trustees. He has served on WVMC’s Physician Leadership Group since 2000. When Capella Healthcare formed its National Physician Leadership Group, Swensson was selected as National Chair because of his proven leadership abilities.
The first president of the Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides support for low-income cancer patients, Swensson continues to serve on the Foundation’s Board. Respected by his peers, he was elected as President of the McMinnville Physicians Organization, serving for four years in that position. In the community, he has served on the Board of Directors for the McMinnville Chamber of Commerce and was named “Businessman of the Year” in 2003, the first physician to earn that honor in 50 years.
Swensson earned his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, in 1979 with honors. He then completed his general surgery internship and residency with Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, where he was selected as Chief Surgical Resident. He also completed a vascular surgery fellowship at St. Louis University in 1985. He has earned board certification in general surgery and vascular surgery from the American Board of Surgery, as well as completed extensive education and training in wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
About Capella Healthcare
Capella Healthcare partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for quality patient care. Based in Franklin, Tenn., Capella owns and/or operates 14 acute care and specialty hospital facilities in six states. With the philosophy that all healthcare is local, Capella collaborates with each hospital’s medical staff, board and community leadership to take care to the next level. The company has access to significant leadership and financial resources, investing in its family of hospitals to strengthen and expand services and facilities. For more information, visit the website, www.CapellaHealthcare.com.
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