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om Medwig, chairman of the St. Clair Health Corporation and a member of the Hospital’s board of directors, attributes the dynamic growth and success of St. Clair Hospital to the “good people” who guide this institution and care for patients. St. Clair’s transition, from a small community hospital to the financially healthy, progressive acute care institution it is today, has required visionary leadership and the right people, he says — key community members, expert physicians, a talented staff and committed directors, all sharing that vision. It is, he believes, the quality of the people at St. Clair that distinguishes it among hospitals. “At St. Clair, we have the highest possible level of excellence and integrity among the physicians and in the administrative team. Many factors make us exceptional, but first among them is physician leadership. We’ve always had doctors who were medical leaders but we needed them to become Hospital leaders and strong administrators. We were fortunate to have people like Dr. (Donald) Orr, Chairman of THOMAS M. MEDWIG Medical Imaging at St. Clair, CHAIRMAN, ST. CLAIR HEALTH CORPORATION and Dr. (G. Alan) Yeasted, Chief Medical Officer at St. Clair, who have been outstanding leaders. They’ve created a practice environment that appeals to doctors; we have doctors asking us if they can come on staff. Dr. Orr was the first physician in Western Pennsylvania to be the chairman of the board for a hospital. The second factor is the administrative team which has been able to improve our finances and bring in tertiary procedures and technologies that continue to attract top-notch doctors. We’re proud of our relationship with all the doctors.” Medwig is equally proud of St. Clair’s independent status. “We are fiercely independent at St. Clair. We choose to maintain our independence and we have not only survived but thrived. St. Clair Hospital is better than ever. There is a St. Clair culture and I describe it as, ‘Working together, caring for patients and each other.’” A deeply engaged board of directors, Medwig believes, is yet another asset. “We have a hands-on board, characterized by high ethical standards. We don’t get involved in hospital operations but we oversee them and provide vision. Historically, that has been the case.” Medwig is a Carnegie native who has lived in Mt. Lebanon for 39 years, so St. Clair has always been a part of his life. He has four children and six grandchildren, with two on the way — all of them born at St. Clair. He feels that St. Clair belongs to the people of this community, represented by the trustees. St. Clair, he says, is a “people’s hospital.” “At our 60th anniversary, it gives me great satisfaction to look at where we were and then to see where we are today. There has been enormous growth — now we have the Heart Center, the Cancer Center, the Family
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St. Clair belongs to the people of this community, represented by the trustees. St.Clair is a ‘people’s hospital.’
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Birth Center, and so much more. My hope is that we will continue to improve in quality of care and financial health, continue to treat our employees well, and become one of the best hospitals in the U.S.”
the BoArds of direCtors* St. Clair Health Corporation Thomas M. Medwig, Chairman Joseph B. Banko James W. Barson Louis A. Civitarese, D.O. James M. Collins David R. Heilman Bryan Hondru David R. Jardini Donald J. Jenkins Donald P. Orr, M.D. Melvin D. Rex Harry E. Serene, M.D. Gary J. Zentner St. Clair Hospital Melvin D. Rex, Chairman Andrew Aloe Frank Arcuri, Esq. Joseph Banko Stephanie Brown, M.D. Karl E. Bushman, M.D. Louis A. Civitarese, D.O. James M. Collins Mario J. Fatigati, M.D. Gary Glausser Andrew R. Hays David R. Heilman David R. Jardini Donald J. Jenkins Joan L. Massella Thomas M. Medwig Donald P. Orr, M.D. Harry E. Serene, M.D. Joseph B. Smith G. Alan Yeasted, M.D. Gary J. Zentner St. Clair Hospital Foundation Gary J. Zentner, Chairman Robert L. Allman II Andrew Aloe Jodi Amos Joseph Banko Edward B. Dunlap (Honorary) Bryan Hondru Vicki McKenna Thomas M. Medwig Jack B. Piatt Stephen F. Reich Andrew F. Rodgers Harry E. Serene, M.D. Robert N. Shogry, M.D. C. Vaughn Strimlan, M.D.
St. Clair Medical Services, Inc. David R. Heilman, Chairman Joseph Banko James W. Barson Karl E. Bushman, M.D. James M. Collins Mario J. Fatigati, M.D. Gary Glausser Thomas M. Medwig Donald P. Orr, M.D. Melvin D. Rex SCNSC Properties, Inc. Harry E. Serene, M.D., Chairman Thomas L. Ague Herbert E. Cable Daniel Carney James M. Collins Nicholas DiTullio, M.D. Kris Ellis, M.D. Robert E. Flanigan, M.D. Charles Richardson St. Clair Hospital Senior Management James M. Collins President and Chief Executive Officer Richard C. Chesnos Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Michael J. Flanagan Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Holly M. Hampe Vice President and Chief Quality Officer Andrea L. Kalina Vice President of External Affairs and Chief Human Resources Officer Joan L. Massella Administrative Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Richard J. Schaeffer Vice President and Chief Information Officer G. Alan Yeasted, M.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Barry S. Zaiser Senior Vice President, Strategic Development and Operations * As of December 2013.
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