LifeLinc Expands Services in Three States
LifeLinc Anesthesia, a growing anesthesia management company based in Memphis, Tennessee, is proud to announce partnerships with four new medical facilities in the southeastern United States. Delta Gastroenterology in Southaven, Mississippi, Digestive Health Center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, St. Anthony Healthcare in Englewood, Florida and Tri-State Gastroenterology in Crestview Hills, Kentucky will all utilize various aspects of LifeLinc’s management model for their anesthesia services. The addition of these four facilities will further bolster LifeLinc’s portfolio of both gastroenterology and pain management partners.
Since the company’s formation in 2003, LifeLinc has grown to provide services in ninestates for hospitals, ASCs and office-based practices. Deep management experience coupled with unmatched clinical expertise has driven LifeLinc’s leadership in reducing costs and increasing surgical facility efficiency and quality. Callan explains, “Our top priority is always patient safety. We pride ourselves in our anesthesia providers and the support we are able to give them. We also understand that with strong physician leadership and CRNAs working to their full scope and potential, we can continue to eliminate barriers to efficient care in surgical facilities across the country.”
In addition to now employing over 100 anesthesia providers, LifeLinc’s expanded administrative staff now includes an in-house legal counsel, a compliance officer and dataanalysts, joining the company’s billing, provider recruiting, credentialing and payor enrollment staff. LifeLinc continues to expand their internal, data-driven quality and performance measures with the goal of consistently exceeding national benchmarks.
Staff Additions at Semmes Murphey Foundation
Semmes Murphey Foundation has added two Part-Time Research Project Assistants. In this role Danielle Millay and Olivia Gibson will assist with The National Neurosurgical Quality Outcomes Registry (N2QOD) for measuring neurosurgery quality outcomes. For more information visit www.semmesmurphey-foundation.org.
Mitchell Family Medicine Joins Methodist Primary Care Group
Marion residents Aaron Mitchell, MD, and nurse practitioner Jama Davis, both with Mitchell Family Medicine have joined Methodist Primary Care Group.
Aligning with Methodist allows the practice to remain in its current Marion location and offer the same operating hours.
Dr. Mitchell is the only physician in Marion who is board certified in family medicine. He sees patients ranging from newborns to senior citizens. Nurse practitioner Davis treats walk-in patients and also provides women’s health services.
Dr. Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in bio-medical chemistry with a minor in biology from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. He continued his education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where he earned his doctor of medicine degree. He completed his residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science Area Health Education Center where he was chief resident. While in medical school, Dr. Mitchell completed his MBA with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Davis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Missouri Southern State College in Joplin, Mo. She received her Master of Science in nursing, family nurse practitioner degree from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Ark.
UT Medical Group Names CEO
Andrew “Drew” Botschner has been appointed chief executive officer for UT Medical Group Inc.
Botschner was previously an owner/operator and general counsel for CarePoint Partners LLC, a Cincinnati-based provider of pharmacy and related services for patients who need home-based infusion services. He also served as general counsel for UC Physicians, the faculty practice group for the University of Cincinnati Medical School, and for Ohio’s Deaconess Health System.
Dr. David M. Stern, who chairs UTMG’s board of directors and is executive dean at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center said that Botschner has experience in healthcare as an attorney, businessman and administrator will help take the organization to the next level. In his role as general counsel for UC Physicians, he was an integral part of re-engineering the practice plan to its currently very successful form. During the course of this work, Botschner worked extensively with physicians and administrators in multiple health systems.
An Ohio native, Botschner earned a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from Wake Forest University and a master’s degree in business administration from Xavier University.
Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital Set for October
Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital, in affiliation with Centre Healthcare Baptist Memorial Health Care and Centre Healthcare, a national provider of inpatient acute rehabilitation services, dedicated solely to partnering with medical centers to develop and operate acute rehab hospitals, have partnered to build the new inpatient rehabilitation facility, Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation, which is set to open this month.
The brand new 49-bed freestanding hospital will provide a wide range of clinical services for patients recovering from complex neurological conditions, strokes, brain and spinal cord injuries, complex orthopedic injuries, amputations and other conditions. To facilitate the treatment of these patients, the new hospital will have all private rooms and contain specialty features such as a dedicated stroke unit, an Activity of Daily Living space, a mobility courtyard and an expansive therapy gym.
Baptist Memphis Wins Pharmacy Award
The Department of Pharmacy at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis was recently presented with the Innovative Health-System Pharmacy Practice Award by the Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
The award is given annually to a pharmacy department staff in a hospital with more than 100 beds in recognition of efforts which advanced the level of pharmacy services within the past two years.
By making this move pharmacists in the flagship hospital are more visible, more involved and are a more immediate service to nurses and ancillary staff. The inpatient staff assists with providing services to the ambulatory care center, stem cell center, cardiac services as well as offsite physician practices.
Regional One Health and UTHSC Launch New Faculty Practice
Regional One Health and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have partnered to create a new academic physician group that will enhance the delivery of specialty care and hospital-based medical services in the Memphis area. The new group, called UT Regional One Physicians, launched October 1, and includes many UT Medical Group, Inc. (UTMG) physicians who have a strong history of affiliation with Regional One Health.
UT Regional One Physicians will provide services in several adult medical specialties including cardiology, obstetrics/gynecology, maternal fetal medicine, infectious disease, hematology, as well as several services provided in both the hospital and outpatient settings such as surgeons, radiologists and anesthesiologists.
The formation of UT Regional One Physicians provides the ideal physician and hospital model while maintaining a commitment to an academic mission and improving the health of the community. UT Regional One Physicians is physician led, ensuring the providers have the support they need to provide the best patient care. The health system management by Regional One Health provides opportunities for synergies and best practice in administration and process improvement for positive patient experiences. Finally, UTHSC involvement as the academic partner provides research and innovation that can lead to better outcomes. All providers in UT Regional One Physicians will be UTHSC faculty members, and the group will be governed by an 8-member board of directors including practicing physicians. The practice group is the largest academic-affiliated physician organization in the mid-south.
The new Methodist University ED is a two-story structure with a heliport on the roof. The lower level houses the new ambulance entrance and parking area with elevators to the main floor. The project adds 93,000 square feet of new space and includes 6,200 square feet of renovated space. In addition, the new center includes 16 new patient treatment areas bringing the total treatment areas in the center to 54. Methodist began construction in December 2012. The new ED officially opened Thursday, September 11 at 6 a.m.