Carilion Clinic Announces Appointments Carilion Clinic has announced the following promotions and appointments: Melina Perdue, Senior Vice President with responsibility for Carilion’s community hospitals, has been named Executive Vice President. She will assume responsibility for regional primary care in addition to her existing responsibilities. Carolyn Chrisman, Vice President for Quality and Process Improvement, has been named Senior Vice President. She will develop Carilion’s new Innovation Center, an initiative to further advance quality and process improvements.
Jeanne Armentrout, Vice President, has been named Senior Vice President with responsibility for Human Resources.
Paul Davenport, Senior Director of Carilion Clinic Patient Transportation, has been named Vice President with responsibility for the Department of Emergency Services. He will continue to lead Carilion’s patient transportation services. Charles “Chuck” Carr has been named Vice President of Administration for Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital (CSJH). He has served on the hospital’s board of directors since 1998 and on the Carilion Clinic board since 2004. He comes to CSJH with over 25 years of leadership experience at both Reeves Brothers and Modine Manufacturing Co. John Piatkowski, M.D. has been named Vice President of Administration for Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. Dr. Piatkowski comes to Carilion from HealthEast Care System in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he served as Vice President and Executive Medical Director.
Exploration Station Opens at Mill Mountain Zoo The Exploration Station, a new educational site for children at Mill Mountain Zoo, has opened to the public. Sponsored by Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital, the Exploration Station is a unique indoor space that offers presentations involving live animals. In addition, programs that link human health care to animal care in a fun and informative way are available. (Pictured: Sandra Hubbard and her son Aiden, at right, with zookeeper Bambi Godkin on opening day.)
Respiratory Therapy Programs Receive National Recognition Three Carilion Clinic hospitals have earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the American Association for Respiratory Care. They are Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, and Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital. Hospitals that earn this designation agree to adhere to a strict set of criteria governing their respiratory care services and provide a level of respiratory care that is consistent with national standards and guidelines. About 15 percent of hospitals in the United States have applied for and received this designation. CarilionClinic.org | Fall 2011
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