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TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME

With a mission to honor men and women who have made significant and lasting contributions to the health and health care industry, the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame seeks to recognize and honor the pioneers and current leaders who have formed Tennessee’s health and health care community and thus inspire future generations of health care professionals.

The Hall of Fame was created by Belmont University and the McWhorter Society and is supported by the Nashville Health Care Council, a Hall of Fame Founding Partner.

In each of the past eight years, hundreds of influential health care leaders in Tennessee have attended the induction ceremonies for the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. Numerous companies have participated via corporate sponsorships, including three companies who have established endowed scholarships for Belmont students pursuing health care careers.

The following eight classes of Tennessee health care legends are enshrined as inductees:

2015 HALL OF FAME CLASS

Thomas F. Frist, Sr., M.D. Co-Founder, HCA

Thomas F. Frist, Jr., M.D. Co-Founder, HCA

Ernest W. Goodpasture, M.D. Physician, Pathologist, Professor

Jack C. Massey Co-Founder, HCA

R. Clayton McWhorter Co-Founder, HealthTrust and Clayton Associates

David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. Former U.S. Surgeon General

Mildred T. Stahlman, M.D. Pediatrician, Pathologist, Professor

Danny Thomas Founder, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

2016 HALL OF FAME CLASS

Jack O. Bovender, Jr. Retired Chairman and CEO, Hospital Corporation of America

Stanley Cohen, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University

Henry W. Foster, Jr. M.D., FACOG Professor Emeritus and Former Dean, Meharry Medical College Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University

Frank S. Groner, LL.D. President Emeritus, Baptist Memorial Hospital

Paul E. Stanton, Jr., M.D. President Emeritus, East Tennessee State University Professor Emeritus of Surgery, East Tennessee State University

Colleen Conway Welch, Ph.D., CNM, FAAN, FACNM Dean Emerita, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

2017 HALL OF FAME CLASS

Dorothy Lavinia Brown, M.D.

First female African American surgeon in the South, longtime practitioner and professor

William H. Frist, M.D. First heart and lung transplant surgeon at Vanderbilt Former U.S. Senator and Majority Leader

Joel C. Gordon 47-year health care veteran

Introduced physician ownership/joint ventures as a business structure

Harry R. Jacobson, M.D. Physician, entrepreneur and investor

Former CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Stanford Moore, Ph.D. Nobel Prize winning biochemist, longtime scientist and researcher

Donald P. Pinkel, M.D.

First Director and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

2018 HALL OF FAME CLASS

Monroe Carell, Jr.

Former CEO of Central Parking Corporation

Longtime philanthropist

Namesake of The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

John Henry Hale, M.D.

President of the Board of Directors of the Millie E. Hale Hospital

Professor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Chief of Staff and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Meharry Medical College

Millie E. Hale

Founded the Millie E. Hale Hospital

Millie E. Hale Hospital’s Head Administrator and Chief Nurse

Carol Etherington M.S.N., R.N., F.A.A.N.

First nurse employed by the Davidson County Police Department

Chair of the Metro Nashville Board of Health

Associate Professor of Nursing, Emerita, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health

Lynn Massingale, M.D.

Founder, Former CEO and Current Chairman of TeamHealth

“Hero of Emergency Medicine” by the American College of Emergency Physicians

William Schaffner, M.D.

Former Chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Preventative Medicine and Professor of Preventive Medicine & Health Policy

Medical Director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

Matthew Walker, Sr., M.D.

Founder of the Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc.

Former Meharry Medical College Chair of the Department of Surgery, Provost for External Affairs and Professor of Surgery & Gynecology

2019 HALL OF FAME CLASS

David Barton, M.D.

Founder and first Board President of Alive Hospice

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Adjunct professor of Psychiatry at Meharry Medical College

Practitioner of Psychiatry

Mary Bufwack, Ph.D.

Former Chief Executive Officer of Neighborhood Health

President of the Tennessee Primary Care Association

Past Director of the National Association of Community Health Centers and Chair of Health Care for the Homeless Committee

Nancy-Ann DeParle

Former Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy to President Barack Obama

Led the development and successful passage of the Affordable Care Act

Partner of Consonance Capital Partners

Lloyd C. Elam, M.D.

Former President and Chancellor of Meharry Medical College

Former Chair of Meharry’s Department of Psychiatry and Dean of Meharry’s Medical School

Founder of the Inpatient Psychiatry Program and the Residency Program at Meharry

John M. Flexner, M.D.

Founder and former Board President of Alive Hospice

Professor of Hematology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Longtime researcher in immunological classifications and lymphomas

Richard L. (Dick) Miller, F.A.I.A., E.D.A.C.

Chairman and CEO at ESa

52 year veteran of health care design industry

Co-authored three editions of the book Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design

Jonathan B. Perlin, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.C.P, F.A.C.M.I.

President, Clinical Services and Chief Medical Officer at HCA Healthcare

Clinical Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University

Adjunct Professor of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University

2020 HALL OF FAME CLASS

Monroe Dunaway Anderson

Health care philanthropist

Namesake for M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Treasurer, President and CFO for Anderson, Clayton and Co.

Philip Bredesen

Former Governor of Tennessee and Mayor of Nashville

Remade TennCare and many Tennessee public health programs

Successful healthcare entrepreneur with HealthAmerica and Coventry Corporations

Author of “Fresh Medicine: How to Fix Reform and Build a Sustainable Health Care System

Kathryn M. Edwards, M.D.

Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Pediatrics

Scientific Director of Vaccine Research Program and Professor of Pediatrics

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Renowned researcher and vaccine developer for countless diseases

Infectious Diseases Society of America Fellow

Don MacNaughton

Former CEO and chairman of Hospital Corporation of America

Chairman of the executive committee at Health Trust

Mentor to numerous health care providers and leaders

G. Scott Morris, M.D., M.Div.

Founder and CEO of Church Health of Memphis

Model developer for whole person health care Speaker and author on community and faith-based health care

2021 HALL OF FAME CLASS

Tom Cigarran

Co-founder and former President and CEO of American Healthcorp Inc.

Co-founded and served as chairman and CEO of AmSurg Corp Supporter of education locally and in Haiti

Autry O.V. “Pete” DeBusk

Founder of DeRoyal Industries, Inc.

Patent Awardee for TraceCart™

Inventor of EZ Walk Cast Boot

Leader of Lincoln Memorial University expansion in medicine and health sciences

Philanthropist, DeBusk Family Boys and Girls Club

William E. Evans, Pharm. D.

Former CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

LNIH MERT Award winner for research of the pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenomics of anticancer agents in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Innovator of the genetic basis for inheritance of thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) deficiency

James E.K. Hildreth, Ph. D., M.D.

Meharry Medical College 12th President and CEO

First African American at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to obtain full professorship with tenure in the basic sciences

Founder, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research Center at Meharry Medical College

Committee member, White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force

Member, Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee of the FDA

Robert Sanders, M.D.

Pediatrician and catalyst for the "grassroots" lobbying that resulted in Tennessee being the first state in the nation with a child restraint law (Child Passenger Protection Act) in 1977

Former director of the Rutherford County Health Department

2022 HALL OF FAME CLASS

Reginald Coopwood, M.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer of Regional One Health

Former Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Nashville

Former Chief Medical Officer of Nashville General Hospital at Meharry Medical College

David W. Gregory, M.D.

Professor Emeritus at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Founder, Medical Director and Chairman of the board at Siloam Health

Oscar E. Edwards National Award for Volunteerism and Community Service recipient

American College of Physicians member, 2006 40+ year career in internal medicine and infectious disease.

Ned Ray McWherter

46th Governor of Tennessee (1987-1995)

Former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives

Former member of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service

Led the Tennessee General Assembly to pass legislation to create a medical school at East Tennessee State University and replace the state’s Medicaid program with TennCare.

Ching-Hon Pui, M.D.

Chair of the Department of Oncology and the Fahad Nassar Al-Rashid Chair of Leukemia at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Co-Director of the Hematological Malignancies Program for St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer CenterMentor to numerous health care providers and leaders

Director of the St. Jude China Program

American Cancer Society Professor

Randy Wykoff, M.D., M.P.H.&T.M.

Founding Dean of East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health

Former Senior Vice President for International Operations at Project HOPE

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Former Associate Commissioner for Operations for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Board-certified pediatrics and preventive medicine physician with certification in tropical medicine

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL SELECTION COMMITTEE

The following information pertains to the composition of the TN Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee:

FOUNDING PARTNER REPRESENTATIVES

• Belmont President: Dr. L. Gregory Jones

• Nashville Health Care Council Chairman: Mr. David Dill, Chairman and CEO, LifePoint Health

• McWhorter Society Chairman: Mr. Craig Becker, Retired President, Tennessee Hospital Association

MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES

Middle Tennessee:

• Ms. Nancy-Ann DeParle: Former Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy to President Barack Obama; Partner, Consonance Capital Partners

• Ms. Carol Etherington: Associate Professor of Nursing, Emerita, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health

• Position – Recruitment Underway

• Position – Recruitment Underway

West Tennessee:

• Dr. G. Scott Morris: Founder and CEO, Church Health of Memphis

• Ms. Anita Vaughn: Retired CEO, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women

• Position - Recruitment Underway

East Tennessee:

• Mr. Autry O.V. "Pete" DeBusk: Founder and Chairman, DeRoyal Industries, Inc.

• Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr: President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Surgery, East Tennessee State University

• Dr. Randy Wykoff: Founding Dean of East Tennessee State University’s College of Public Health

GUIDELINES

With the number of outstanding leaders in the health care industry from the 1800s to the present, there are many deserving women and men, both deceased and living, who have made significant and lasting contributions. It was determined early on that having a fair, credible, and non-political process was paramount. The following guidelines serve as parameters for the selection process:

1. The inductee or inductees will be honored at a fall luncheon and induction ceremony in October 2023.

2. The committee should select up to five inductees within a given year. This number serves as a guideline but does not prevent the committee from selecting more inductees within a given year should the pool be unusually strong.

3. Nominees from a prior year that were submitted on an induction ballot but were not chosen as inductees automatically roll forward as nominees in the next selection year. If a former nominee did not meet this criterion, he/she would require a full re-nomination to be considered.

4. Deceased and living nominees are eligible.

5. Hall of Fame inductees are defined by the following criteria:

• Candidate must have made a significant impact and lasting contribution to health and health care at the local, state, national, or international level. Individuals could be teachers, mentors, practitioners, entrepreneurs, innovators, or scientists, or may have created significant new business models or medical systems. In short, nominees should be high-impact professionals.

• Considerations:

o How many lives has he/she impacted?

o What other initiatives have been launched from his/her contributions?

o Whose contributions have had the most positive impact?

o Whose work has had impact in the state, region, nation, and beyond?

o What has been his/her financial impact on health care industry?

• Candidate must have been born, lived, or worked in Tennessee/with Tennessee health care in some significant way.

• Candidate must serve as an outstanding role model or mentor.

• Candidate must exhibit the highest ethical and professional character.

• Candidate must demonstrate a willingness to share their expertise with others in the health care industry and/or community.

• Candidate must have garnered two letters of support.

Please Note: In the enclosed materials there are 15 nominations for your review and consideration. Within the 15 total, 6 of these nominations were on the induction ballot last year and are eligible to roll forward for consideration (see guideline number 3 listed above). The remaining 9 nominations are new submissions or were renominated by their nominators. Prior to the Selection Committee Meeting on April 24, 2023, please review the nomination form and the supportive materials for each nominee. For questions or assistance, please contact Darcy North at 615.460.6459.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEES

Below is the list of nominees with an index to each individual’s full nomination submission.

Nominees and Full Submission or Executive Summary Index

° Re-nomination of an individual from a previous year submission

§ Nomination rolled forward from 2022 induction ballot

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CARL ADAMS

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE CARL ADAMS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Dr. Carl Adams graduated from Middle Tennessee State College (now Middle Tennessee State University) in 1935. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1940. After his internship and residency, Dr. Adams practiced general surgery at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Woodbury, Tennessee, before returning to Nashville to work at the Davidson County Chest Diseases Hospital.

In 1949, Dr. Adams established a clinic in Murfreesboro with Dr. S. C. Garrison, a general internist. This partnership grew into a multi-specialty clinic, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC), a rare institutional structure in the area. As a general and thoracic surgeon, Dr. Adams set high standards of surgical practice in Rutherford County and surrounding areas. These standards have been maintained to this day by those who followed him.

Even while managing his surgical practice, Dr. Adams developed an expertise in nursing home management. He operated the Murfreesboro Nursing Home from 1951 to 1971 and became chairman of the board of National Health Corporation (now National HealthCare Corporation) at the time of its incorporation in 1971. NHC was the first for-profit home care agency in Tennessee; under Dr. Adams’ leadership, the number of nursing home beds owned and/or managed by NHC grew. He also led NHC in becoming the first Medicare-certified hospice in the state. Dr. Adams personally secured medical directors with outstanding qualifications for every nursing home within NHC, which is now a publicly traded company with 167 locations employing over 15,000 people, remarkably low staff turnover and a gross annual revenue over $1 billion. Company performance data show that Dr. Adams’ leadership improved the quality of care for thousands of nursing home patients, in the notoriously challenging field of senior care.

Early to recognize the need for standardized, objective means of evaluating nursing home patients and designing individualized care plans, Dr. Adams developed a computerized patient profile in 1974: the NHC Patient Assessment Computerized program, which was used in all NHC centers as well as for an additional 7,500 patients in 15 states prior to the patent assessment mandated by regulation in the late 1980s. Improving the tools for patient evaluation held a high priority for Dr. Adams throughout his career, as evidenced by his professional publications on the subject.

Dr. Adams foresaw the growing need for long term care systems of delivery and laid a foundation that raised the standards of geriatric care and practice. His vision took him far beyond the walk of his own organization and into the arena of state and national organizations devoted to the upgrading of nursing home care. In addition to his work with the TMA Long-Term Health Care Committee, Dr. Adams was active in the founding of the American Medical Directors Association in 1976. He served as president of that organization in 1980. He additionally founded The Tennessee Foundation for Geriatric Education (now The Foundation for Geriatric Education) to support programs, scholarships and other educational initiatives in multiple states. While he was still living, his expertise was sought out by numerous organizations and government committees, including a study and report on nursing home regulations conducted by the Institute of Medicine commissioned by the Health Care Financing Administration at the direction of Congress.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE CARL ADAMS

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2023)

NAME: Carl E. Adams, MD

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Deceased

EMAIL: powell.judy1981@yahoo.com

COMPANY: National Healthcare Corporation (NHC)

PHONE NUMBER: 615.890.2020

ADDRESS: 100 East Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

NOMINEE BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE?: Born, Lived, Worked

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Julia Powell COMPANY: National HealthCare Corporation (NHC)

EMAIL: powell.judy1981@yahoo.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.498.8061

ADDRESS: 100 East Vine St., Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Retired colleague of the late Dr. Carl Adams

DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: Dr. Carl E. Adams was a visionary in medical care delivery in Tennessee and across the nation, a geriatric innovator, long-term care standard setter, a proponent for multi-disciplinary geriatric education; and importantly, a person-centered patient care advocate throughout his career. He was a visionary with the audacity to be action oriented.

Dr. Adams was a highly respected surgeon who practiced in rural middle Tennessee serving in hospital leadership roles including: catalyst for change in the development of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic; standard setter in his work at National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) with the first of its kind standardized longitudinal computerized patient assessment system; advocate for quality long term care culminating in his impact on Medicare/Medicaid long term care regulations through his Institute of Medicine work; philanthropist whose contributions have raised the standard of geriatric education (Medical & multi-disciplinary) through The Foundation for Geriatric Education; awareness-raiser of health issues through the Adams Chair of Excellence at MTSU; and, improver of the quality of life of patients through his National Health Foundation.

The benefits of his person centered, patient-focused philosophy and actions extend to the hundreds of patients he cared for directly; thousands of patients his patient assessment system has touched; and hundreds of thousands who are cared for today in long term care institutions served by better educated professional providers across the country.

Pioneered the introduction of modern medicine and its delivery to rural middle Tennessee: Dr. Carl Adams spent his entire career challenging the status quo all the while instilling the value of person-centered, patient-focused care in his endeavors. He introduced a multispecialty physician clinic in a small town when solo practice was the norm. He purchased and expanded a small hospital in a rural community when traveling to get hospital care was the norm (if you lived in the country). He jumped into long term care with the idea to provide quality care in an industry that at the time was little more than a warehouse for the elderly and infirm.

Created medical institutions sixty years ago that continue to provide medical care to Tennesseans: Dr. Adams was intentional about broadening the scope of medical care and improving facilities for long term care. He created a small hospital in Smithville that provided hospital care for DeKalb Countians for many years until HCA offered to build a new hospital if they would close theirs. He co-founded a multi-specialty physician clinic in response to the increasingly complex practice of medicine and with a desire to provide quality services for the citizens of Rutherford County; that clinic is the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic which recently celebrated 70 years. With his vision to provide higher quality healthcare services for seniors, Dr. Adams created National Health Corporation with this goal in mind; this company celebrated, 50 years in 2021.

Fostered research and training in geriatric care: Dr. Adams came early to the field of geriatrics; few have influenced it more. One of the field’s early definers, he honored his rural Tennessee roots as he crafted enhancements to the delivery of care to the elderly, regardless of where that care was provided. A collaborator, professionally and personally, and always a student himself, he tirelessly communicated his insight that education and quality improvement were critical to moving forward in how care is delivered to patients. Even when his innovative ideas were met with skepticism, he was willing to listen to the opinion of others, frequently seeking them out. He never lost sight of his primary focus--the patient. He was a master mentor, modeling the behavior he was advocating. He led by example. He leveraged his experiences, his professional and personal connections to get his message of quality improvement for care of the elderly shared broadly & effectively. His company, NHC, served as a testing ground for many of his ideas & practices. He freely shared all with his state and national long-term care/geriatrician colleagues.

Dr. Adams philanthropic activities also supported raising the quality of health care for all Tennesseans. He founded The Foundation for Geriatric Education and the National Health Foundation; he funded the Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services at Middle Tennessee State University.

Shaped national geriatric health care through his service in the National Academy of Science: Dr. Adams widely advocated for improvements in geriatric education and in quality of care for LTC patients grounded in reliable data. He was very quick to recognize the need for long-term -care patient- specific data to be used to address the variability of individualized patient care as well as to understand how LTC population data informs and is informed by theory and research. His computerized patient assessment data set was the first of its kind in the nation and this standardized, longitudinal, assessment system would drive the quality-of-care movement for the next 50 years.

The NHC patient assessment computerized system was widely used before federal regulations required assessment data collection in all LTC institutions. Dr. Adams led its development; he engaged with national geriatrics experts like T Franklin Williams MD, Sydney J Katz, MD & Faye Abdellah, Ed.D. to share ideas for its improvement. Dr. Adams’ service on the Institute of Medicine committee on nursing home regulations influenced one of the report’s key recommendations; and it resulted in the mandating of patient assessment through the Minimum Data Set (MDS) in the 1987 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA’ 87) legislation as well as subsequent federal nursing home regulations. The MDS and the data collected has forever changed how LTC care is delivered, measured & evaluated. Impact is evidenced today across Tennessee, a quarter of a century after his passing: Simply put; Every older adult today across Tennessee, our country and the world is touched daily by the innovations that Dr. Adams created, introduced, constructed, delivered, and influenced--always with the goal in his own words: “Every patient gets the right care at the right time every time”.

Dr. Carl E. Adams is a Tennessean worthy of inclusion in the Healthcare Hall of Fame.

PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE NOMINEE'S WORK: Dr Carl E. Adams graduated from Middle Tennessee State College (now Middle Tennessee State University) (1935); received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine (1940); and completed his internship and general surgery residency at Nashville General Hospital (1940-1944). He practiced general surgery at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Woodbury, Tennessee from 1945-1947. He returned to Nashville n 1947 to take additional training and to work in the field of chest diseases for one- and one-half years at the Davidson County Chest Diseases Hospital.

In 1949, Dr Adams established a clinic in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with Dr S C Garrison, a general internist. This partnership grew into a multi-specialty clinic, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC). He served as Chairman of the Board of MMC from 1955 to 1969 when he gave up his active surgical practice. During the mid-1950s he also served as Chief of Staff at Rutherford Hospital (now Ascension St Thomas Rutherford) in Murfreesboro.

While actively engaged in surgical practice, Dr Adams developed an interest in and expertise in the management of nursing homes. He operated the Murfreesboro Nursing Home from 1951 to 1971.

By 1969, after 25 years of busy general surgery practice, the direction of his career changed as he devoted most of his time to nursing home operation and management. He recognized the great need for nursing home beds, and he realized that this need offered great opportunity. His vision led to his founding of National Health Corporation and becoming the Chairman of its Board at the time of its incorporation in 1971. (National Health Corporation is now National HealthCare Corporation.) Under his leadership, which continued until his death, the number of nursing home beds owned and /or managed by NHC grew.

Dr. Adams was early to recognize the need for specialized elderly patient care; standardized, objective means of evaluating nursing home patients; the identification of the scope of needed services; and the need for the advocation for funding for these services. This led to his developing a computerized patient profile in 1974. The NHC Patient Assessment Computerized program, which was used in all NHC centers as well as for an additional 7500 patients in 15 states, was the forerunner of mandated patient assessment regulation in the late 1980s. Improving the tools for patient evaluation held a high priority for Dr Adams throughout his career as evidenced by his continuing research and professional publications on the subject.

An example of his vision of strong medical guidance in the development of nursing home programs lies in his working to personally secure medical directors with outstanding qualifications for every nursing home within NHC.

PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SPEAK TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS: Dr. Adams was a visionary who foresaw the growing need for long term care systems of delivery, recognized the deficits in newly forming LTC systems and geriatric education, and ultimately laid a foundation that raised the standards of geriatric care and practice.

Dr Adams vision took him far beyond the walk of his own organization and into the arena of state and national organizations devoted to the upgrading of nursing home care. In addition to his work with the Tennessee Medical Association Long-Term Health Care Committee, Dr Adams was active in the founding of the American Medical Directors Association in 1976.serving as its president in 1980. His growing expertise was sought out by numerous organizations and government committees including the Institute of Medicine for its study and report on nursing home regulations. This research was commissioned by the Health Care Financing Administration at the direction of the US Congress.

Ever mindful of the needs of future generations of the elderly population, his concept of long-term care broadened from that encompassed by traditional nursing home programs to include alternative networks of care for an aging population including homecare agencies, retirement homes, outpatient centers, Alzheimer units and hospice programs. The home care and hospice services broadened the scope options available to patients so even when independence was not possible many could go home with services. For those unable to go home, palliative & hospices services offered a positive quality of life for their remaining days.

At his lead NHC home care was the first for profit home care agency in Tennessee; he directed NHC’s early venture into hospice services as the first Medicare certified hospice in the state. He inspired the people who worked with him to assume roles of leadership in the development of these programs.

Another example of Dr Adams’ support of educational programs is the dietetic internship he created. This program began in 1981 (sponsored by NHC) and has graduated at least 6 interns every year since. The one-year program prepares the intern to take the national examination sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) to become a Registered Dietitian and to perform the duties of a clinical dietitian in any health care setting. These graduates have assumed leadership roles in long-term care across the country.

Dr. Adams’ interest in geriatric education resulted in his formation of The Tennessee Foundation for Geriatric Education (TFGE) (now The Foundation for Geriatric Education), a charitable organization receiving contributions which are designated for the support of various medical and nursing education in the field of geriatrics. These funds continue to support programs, scholarships, and educational materials in multiple states.

This rising tide of professionals (nurses & physician) are meeting the need to support the emerging specialty of geriatrics. His concern for the quality and quantity of health care professionals to address the issues of a sufficient and well-educated health care workforce led him to establish the Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services at MTSU. The Chair provides a platform for MTSU to engage an interdisciplinary group of scholars, in partnership with the community, to forge solutions to current health care concerns.

ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED? Dr Adams was born in Bradyville, Cannon County, Tennessee on January 31, 1013. His father, Dr JF Adams, was a highly regarded physician and surgeon in Bradyville and Woodbury for many years. Doubtless the high professional standards and dedication of the father greatly influenced the direction of the career of the son. Dr Adams was married to the late Jennie Mae Mitchell originally of Lavergne Tennessee. They had six children: Carl, Jr.; W. Andrew (Andy), Fred, Robert, A B and Joanne. Andy is past President of NHC; Robert is past CEO and current Chairman of the Board of NHC; and Joanne’s husband, Gerald Coggin, is past Senior Vice President of NHC.

Information provided in the responses in this application were derived from personal knowledge and opinion as well as these sources:

The History of Medicine in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Robert G Ransom MD 1984 NHC: Recollections Richard F LaRoche 1992

Dr George Hester’s 12/20/85 letter nominating Dr Adams for TMA Distinguished Service Award on behalf of Rutherford County/Stones River Academy of Medicine

Book of Dr. Adams’ Adages, compiled by grandson Robert Coggin MTSU website information about the Adams Chair of Excellence

The Quality of a Life, 50 years of National HealthCare Corporation. 2021

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE CARL ADAMS

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2017)

NAME: Dr. Carl E. Adams

COMPANY: National Healthcare Corporation

EMAIL: N/A

PHONE NUMBER: 615.890.2020

ADDRESS: 100 East Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

EDUCATION: In 1935, Dr. Adams graduated from Middle Tennessee State College. After earning his M.D. from Rochester School of Medicine in 1940, he completed his internship and residency in general surgery at Nashville General Hospital in 1944.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD: He served in a number of capacities in hospitals, including serving as the director of a 50-bed hospital in Woodbury, TN and as the Chief of Surgery and Chief of Staff of Rutherford Hospital (now St. Thomas Rutherford) among his duties. For 30 years, Dr. Adams practiced general surgery in Murfreesboro in a partnership clinic group, building a reputation as a renowned physician and surgeon in Middle Tennessee. Always feeling that senior care received little attention and that the care was rarely good, he committed himself to changing the senior care industry, one center at a time. So in 1971, as he neared the age of 60, he founded National Healthcare Corporation (NHC), which, thanks to his focus, his leadership and his guidance, has become one of the leading senior care companies in the country, pioneering care models, and research and analysis while expanding into 10 states with skilled nursing centers, assisted living centers and homecare operations. As founder of the company, he was involved in all phases of its operation, set the tone for its care, saw it go public, and served as NHC’s Chief Executive Office until his death in 1995.

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS: During his life, he was always passionate about giving back to the Murfreesboro business community and the medical community. He served as a Director of the National Bank of Murfreesboro, the Director of Bank of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Health Care, Inc. He was president of the Tennessee Health Care Association in 1977 and of the American Medical Director’s Association in 1980. He was also a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American College of Chest Physicians, American Board of Abdominal Surgery, Federation of American Hospitals and American Health Care Association. His impact was felt throughout the nation as he served on multiple committees of the American Health Care Association, on the Advisory Committee on Training Nurse Administrators in long-term care for the American Nurses Association, and participated in the U.S. Congress Institute of Medicine Committee on nursing home regulations.

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Frederick Strobel COMPANY: Burgundy Group

EMAIL: fgs@burgundygroup.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.627.1451

ADDRESS: 58 Lindsley Ave., Nashville, TN 37210

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Colleague

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Dr. Carl Adams was born and lived in Middle Tennessee, and he worked for more than 50 years in Rutherford County, TN. He attended college at Middle Tennessee State College (now MTSU), graduating in 1935, and completed his residency in medicine at Nashville General Hospital. He opened Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, his own partnership clinic group, in 1949 and managed it for 20 years in Murfreesboro. He also organized and inaugurated operation of Smithville, TN, General Hospital and operated Murfreesboro Nursing Home. In 1971 he founded National Healthcare Corporation (placing its headquarters in Murfreesboro), which is now one of the largest senior care companies in the country.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? As the founder and leader of NHC, Dr. Adams served as a mentor for everyone who worked at NHC. His fundamental business philosophy--take care of the patient and the rest takes care of itself--is still echoed by the company’s employees (called ‘partners’ at NHC) today. He was an example to his sons, Andy and Robert Adams, teaching them NHC’s mission of putting the patient first. He shepherded them through the process of learning his values and vision for the company, which they have taken and owned, each serving as Chairman of the Board, which enabled them to share Dr. Adams’ same values with the next generation of leaders. One particular example of his mentorship was his work with Julia Powell, who started with the company in nursing in 1974. Dr. Adams recognized the need for more quantitative information about their patients, their care and their outcomes, and worked with Ms. Powell to create a system for NHC. The final document they produced—“Patient Assessment Computerized”—changed how the long-term care industry operates. Working together and sharing his wisdom as a physician and founder of NHC, Dr. Adams along with Ms. Powell introduced the first electronic health records in the senior care industry. Ms. Powell has remained with NHC ever since, today serving as Senior Vice President, Patient Services, and Chief Nursing Officer for the company. By her presence, she personally connects NHC partners to the philosophy and care that Dr. Adams developed.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? From the beginning of his career, Dr. Adams has always shown the highest ethical conduct in all his endeavors, so much so that when he founded NHC, his motto was Care First. He always believed that patient care came before making money. He is remembered as never asking how much a treatment, product or machine will cost, but always asking “will it help the patient?” And if the answer is yes, then he always said yes, no matter the cost. This steadfast, ethical behavior benefitted so many patients during his time, and that famous motto still lives on at NHC today.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? Yes.

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: Dr. Adams was an innovative pioneer in the long-term care industry. He was the first to introduce physical and occupational therapists into long-term care facilities, a practice that is now standard in all facilities. As mentioned before, he developed the first computerized patient health record in longterm care. He and Julia Powell coauthored a study called Patient Assessment Computerized in 1980 that has revolutionized care at all NHC facilities. It has made a lasting contribution to the way patients’ records are taken and used in the all long-term care facilities. Additionally, his legacy of always putting the patient first is still a hallmark of the NHC mission and has positively influenced the entire long-term care industry.

Dr. Adams is legendary in the field of long-term care and has made a significant contribution to the Middle Tennessee community and the medical industry in this country. He set an exemplary example of a person who gives back to his community, and he paved the way as an industry leader for all who have followed him.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE CARL ADAMS

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2016)

NAME: Dr. Carl Adams

COMPANY: NHC—National Healthcare Corporation

EMAIL: gcoggin@nhccare.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.890.2020

ADDRESS: 100 East Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

EDUCATION: Dr. Adams graduated from Middle Tennessee State College in 1935 and subsequently received his Medical Degree in 1940 from the University of Rochester, School of Medicine. He was licensed by the state of Tennessee in 1941 and served a General Surgical and Pathology residency at Nashville General Hospital from 1941-1944.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD: Dr. Adams practiced in Woodbury with his father from 1945-1947. He returned to Nashville in 1947 to serve a residency in Chest Surgery at the Davidson County Tuberculosis Hospital from 1947-1948. He served as Chairman of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and later as Chief of Surgery and Chief of Staff of Rutherford Hospital.

He retired from active medical practice in 1971, after which he devoted his full time to his interest in nursing home care and geriatric medicine. Dr. Adams founded National Health Corporation in 1971 which has become one of the largest corporations devoted exclusively to nursing home care.

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS: He was received as a Fellow in both the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Chest Physicians in 1948.

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Frederick Strobel COMPANY: Burgundy Group

EMAIL: fgs@burgundygroup.com PHONE NUMBER: 615.627.1451

ADDRESS: 58 Lindsley Ave., Nashville, TN 37210

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Nominee’s company is a long-time client of mine.

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Dr. Carl E. Adams was born in Woodbury, Tennessee, became a doctor and practiced throughout his career in Middle Tennessee. He went on to found a company that has always been headquartered in Murfreesboro.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? Dr. Adams helped found the Murfreesboro Medical Center, mentored countless physicians, introduced new initiatives and was instrumental in furthering senior care study, care and research. To help accomplish this, he and his wife founded The Foundation for Geriatric Education (TFGE) and the National Health Foundation (NHF).

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? Dr. Adams’s professional career and personal life exhibited the highest levels of professionalism and ethics. He was an accomplished and devoted physician, eager to serve the less fortunate and the less served. He championed outstanding care, compassionately delivered and worked to raise the standards and delivery of senior care.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? Dr. Adams and his wife had a long-held dream of building a “campus concept” of life care facilities for older adults. His physician practice and the company he built, NHC, reflected that. NHC has become a national and innovative leader in senior care, responsible for creating a heightened level of care.

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY: I never had the opportunity to meet Dr. Adams. Everything I know about him I learned from conversations with his children or from articles about him and his company.

Yet I feel that I have a strong sense of his character and his life from the work I have done over the last 24 years in promoting the company he founded—NHC. Seeing how this company operates, how its partners care for patients and how devoted they are to the legacy, vision, memory and principles of Dr. Adams, I can see the impact he had and continues to have on the health care industry.

His vision was obvious. At a time when most health care professionals and the emerging for-profit industry were focused on acute care operations, Dr. Adams recognized the underserved health care status of so many seniors and the lack of standards in nursing homes themselves. He believed in the fundamental right of individuals to receive compassionate and quality care at all stages of their lives. So at age 58, a time when many professionals are settling into a plan for their own retirement, Dr. Adams created National Healthcare Corporation-NHC, acquired 14 nursing homes and began to change the way that senior care was delivered. He was the first to introduce a patient satisfaction and assessment program (in 1974), the data from which has not only guided the company’s health planning and enhanced patient care, but also has created a database of senior information that is used nationwide by universities and healthcare organizations. Dr. Adams created the Geriatric Dietetic Internship at NHC, again, the first in the country and a program that has helped improve the nutritional health of NHC’s patients while producing a new generation of dietitians for the health care industry.

He didn’t stop with that. He and his wife founded the Foundation for Geriatric Education, designed to enhance the educational offerings in geriatric care at medical schools nationwide. With all of these innovations, NHC has been able to accomplish significant milestones as it has grown to be one of the largest health care companies in the country. Now publicly-traded, the company has 73 rehabilitation and continuing care centers, numerous assisted living centers, a home health care company, a hospice company, insurance company and other operations, all located in nine states. NHC has achieved financial success while continuing to enhance the level of care throughout its centers.

Though he passed away in 1994, Dr. Adams’s presence continues to infuse the attitude and approach of NHC. His ideas and his innovations guide the daily care planning in each center, and the approach to care for their patients motivates a very dedicated group of employees, whom NHC calls “partners.” For evidence of this, simply look at the longevity of these partners and compare it to the national averages. Administrators at NHC’s centers have an average of 17 years with the company; at other senior care companies, the average is two years. NHC’s top management have on average 36 years with the company. Other companies’ management turn over within five years. And it is common to ask a center full of NHC partners about their time with NHC and you’ll hear “12 years, 17 years, 32 years, 44 years” from partner after partner. They say it with a smile on their face and pride in their eyes. This dedication to a single company has everything to do with the company and its leadership. And this company’s leadership today continues to draw inspiration and guidance from its founder, whose videos and words are part of their meetings, their conferences, their daily words. It is all rooted in care.

For all of these reasons, for his innovations that have changed an industry and for his influence on a company and its people, Dr. Carl E. Adams is a deserving candidate for the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. I am honored to nominate him.

CURRICULUM VITAE

CARL E. ADAMS, M.D.

1913-1994

National HealthCorp L.P. (now National HealthCare Corporation)

100 East Vine Street

Murfreesboro, TN 37130

Telephone 615/890-2020

EDUCATION: * Middle Tennessee State College (Middle Tennessee State University), BS, 1935

* University of Rochester School of Medicine, MD, 1940

* Internship and Residency, general surgery, Nashville General Hospital, 1944-1945

* Residency Chest Surgery, Davidson County TB Hospital, 1947-1948

* Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, 1971

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

General Surgeon Private Practice, Woodbury, TN, 1945-1947 Director

Good Samaritan General Hospital, 50 beds, Woodbury, TN, 1945-1957

Operator

Dillon Nursing Home, Murfreesboro, 1951-1954

Operator

Murfreesboro Nursing Home, Murfreesboro, 1951-1971

Organizer and operator

Smithville General Hospital, 35 beds, 1963-1969.

Co-founder, Clinic Chair

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, multi-specialty (with S.C. Garrison M.D.) 1955-1969.

Chief of Staff

Rutherford Hospital (now Ascension St Thomas Rutherford), 1950’s1960’s

Chairman of the Board

Healthcare Inc., Nashville, 1969-1971

Retired active practice of medicine 1971

Chairman of the Board

National Health Corporation (now National HealthCare Corporation), 1971-1994

Retired

NHC hands on administrative responsibility, 1983

Member (12-person panel)

Institute of Medicine Committee on Nursing Home Regulations, Chaired by Sydney Katz, MD, 1983-1985

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Medical Association

American Association of Group Medical clinics, Delegate, 1960-1976

American Geriatric Society, Fellow

American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow

American Board of Abdominal Surgery

Rutherford County/Stones River Academy of Medicine

American College of Nursing Home Administrators, Fellow

American Medical Director’s Association, President, 1979-1980

PSRO Long Term Care Review Demonstration Project-Advisory Committee, 1977-1978

Tennessee Medicaid Medical Advisory committee

Tennessee Medical Association, Long-term Care Advisory Committee (now the Geriatrics Committee), Chairman, 1976-1984

Tennessee Licensing Board for Nursing Home Administrators, member 1973 -1985

Tennessee Medicaid Medical Advisory Committee, member

Tennessee Health Care Association, President, 1977

American Health Care Association

Medical Advisory Committee, chairman, 1974-1976

Accreditation and Standards Committee, Ex-officio 1975 Pharmaceutical Services Committee, Ex-officio 1975

Contemporary Health Care Administrator , editorial board, 1978-1984

Journal of Long-Term Care, editorial board, 1980-1985

American Nurses Association, College of Health Care Administrators and the American Health Care Association Advisory committee for establishment of curriculum and criteria for education and training of nurse administrators in long term care, committee member, 1981-1983

AWARDS:

TMA Distinguished Service Award, 1986

ACNHA Distinguished Administrator 1979

PUBLICATIONS: Computerized Patient Assessment – Uses and Illustrations, National Health Corporation; April 1977

Physician Services in the Long-Term Care Facility, American Health Care Association, 1977

“Patient Assessment as a Management Tool”, The Journal of American Health Care Association, November 1975

Patient Assessment Computerized, , co-author National Healthcare Corporation, 1979

“The Need for Patient Assessment”, Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association, January 1984

“Patient Assessment as a Tool for Use in Long-Term Care”, Carl E. Adams, M.D. & Judy W. Powell, R.N., M.A. Ibid, May 1984

“The Role of Patient Assessment in Placement, Level of Care Determination and Discharge Planning.” Ibid, July 1984

Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, contributor, National Academy of Science, 1986

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

Organizer & Director

National Bank of Murfreesboro, 1955-1979

Director

Bank of Commerce, Woodbury, TN, 1965-1967

Creator & initial contributor

The Foundation for Geriatric Education, 1983

Creator & initial contributor

National Health Foundation, 1985

Contributor for establishment

Adams Chair of Excellence, Middle Tennessee State University, 1988

National HealthCorp L.P. 100 East Vine Street

Murfreesboro, 1N 37130

EDUCATION:

CURRICULUM VITAE

CARLE. ADAMS, M.D. 1994

Telephone 615/890-2020

*Graduate, Middle Tennessee State College (Middle Tennessee State University), 1935

*Graduate, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 1940

EXPERIENCE:

Practiced general surgery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1949-69 in partnership clinic group (Murfreesboro Medical Clinic). Participated in the establishment of this 14-member multi-specialist group, and served as clinic chairman until 1969.

National HealthCorp L. P. (formerly National Health Corporation), Chairman of the Board (1971-present). Organized National Health Corporation in 1971, a holding company that owns and operates 95 skilled and intermediate care facilities, at present, consisting of 11,867 beds and 28 homecare units.

Organized and inaugurated operation of Smithville General Hospital, 35 beds, in 1963. Involved in operation of this hospital 1963-69.

Operated Dillon Nursing Home 3 years; Murfreesboro Nursing Home 20 years (1951-1971)

Director of 50-bed Good Samaritan General Hospital, Woodbury, Tennessee, 1945-57 and practiced general surgery.

Tennessee Health Care Association - President 1977

American Medical Director•s Association - President 1980

Retired in 1983

ACTIVITIES:

CARL E. ADAMS, MD.

Past Chairman, Long-term Care Advisory Committee-Tennessee Medical Association

Past Member - Tennessee Medicaid Medical Advisory Comiilittee

PSRO Long. term Care R�view Dem onstration Project-Advisory Committee (1977-78)

Chairman, Murfreesboro Medical Clinic Group 1955-69

Past Chief.of Surgery, Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro, TN

Past Chief of Staff, Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro, TN

Delegate to American Association of Group Medical Clinics 1960-76

Chairman of. the Board, Health Care, Inc. 1969-71 Public company listed in 0.T.C.

One of the organizers and Director, National Banlc of Murfreesboro 1955-79'

Director of Banlc of Commerce, Woodbury, Tennessee 1965-67

COMMITTEES: American Health Care Association

1. Medical Advisory Committee -Chairman 1974-76

2. Accreditation and Standards Committee - Ex-officio 1975

3. Pharmaceutical Services Committee - Ex-officio 1975.

American Nurses Association, College of Health Care Administrators and the American Health Ca.re Association Advisory Committee for establishment of curriculum and criteria for education and training of nurse administrators in long-term care 1981-83

HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration) and the U.S. Congress Institute of Medicine committee for study and_ report on nursing home regulations 1983-85

CARL E. ADAMS

PUBLICATIONS: Computerized Patient Assessment -Uses and Illustrations, National Health C�rporation; April 1977

"Physician Services in the Long Term Care Facility", American Health Care Association. Book, 1977. Duties and responsibilities of· physicians and medical directors.

"Patient Assessment as a Management Tool", The Journal, American Health Care Association, November, 1975

Patient Asse ssment Computerized -- Book, 1979, Describing process of assessment and its uses

"The Need for Patient Assessment", Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association, January, 1984

ttPatient Assessment as a Tool for Use in Long-Term Care11 , Carl E. Adams, M.D. a& Judy W. Powell, R.N., M.A. Ibid, May, 1984

"The Role of Patient Assessment in Placement, Level of Care Determination and Discharge P lanning." Ibid, July, 1984

Albert Gore Research Center

Louis M. Kyriakoudes, PhD Director & Professor of History

Middle Tennessee State University Box 193, 1301 East Main Street

Murfreesboro, TN 37132

February 3, 2023

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Belmont University

1900 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212

Dear Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee:

I write in support of the nomination of Carl E. Adams, MD (1913 -1994) to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. As director of the Albert Gore Research Center and professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University, I have documented the career of Dr. Adams as part of a larger study of the history of health care in Tennessee. I have conducted oral history interviews with Dr. Adams’s associates and colleagues at the National Health Care Corporation and collected historical sources documenting his career as a surgeon, medical practice administrator, and leader in long -term, geriatric, and convalescent care. Over the course of a career that spanned fifty -four years, Dr. Adams founded and fostered the Mur freesboro Medical Clinic and National Health Care Corporation two institutions that continue to provide care for thousands of patients in Middle Tennessee and across the southeastern United States. Furthermore, Dr . Adams influenced national health care policy in the areas of long-term, geriatric, convalescent, and nursing home care through his pioneering development of sophisticated, data -driven, evidence-based patient assessment tools which shaped national standards for the monitoring a nd assessment of long-term patient care. It is safe to say that each day some twenty-six years after Dr. Adams’s passing the legacy of his work and career is still felt in the medical care institutions he created and the patient policies he developed.

DR. ADAMS PIONEERED THE INTRODUCTION OF MODERN MEDICINE TO RURAL MIDDLE TENNESSEE

Carl E. Adams was a product of rural Tennessee. Born in Cannon County in 1913, he followed his father into medicine, earning his medical degree from the University of Rocheste r School of Medicine in 1940. After a residency in general surgery and pathology at Nashville’s General Hospital, a brief period of private practice in Cannon County and additional training at the Davidson County Tuberculosis Hospital, Dr. Adams set up pra ctice with Dr. S.E. Garrison, an internist, in Murfreesboro in 1949.

Over the next twenty years, Dr. Adams built a successful practice in general and thoracic surgery, serving in leadership positions and winning professional acclaim from his colleagues. He served as Chief of Staff at the Rutherford County Hospital, now Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, in the 1950s and 1960s. He was accepted as a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Society of Abdominal Surgery, and the American Geriatric Society, and later, the American College of Nursing Home Administration. The la tter organization awarded him the “Distinguished Administrator Award” in 1979. In 1986, the Tennessee Medical Association named him “Distinguished Physician of the Year.”

DR. ADAMS CREATED MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS THAT CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO TENNESSEANS.

Dr. Adams’s greatest impact on Tennessee health care was his work organizing and fostering institutions that laid the foundations for modern medic ine in rural Middle Tennessee. In 1949, Drs. Adams and Garrison founded the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, a physician -owned clinic that continues today as a leading health care provider to the people of Middle Tennessee. In 1963, Dr. Adams organized and led the Smithville General Hospital, a thirty-five-bed facility that brought much needed medical and hospital care to a deeply underserved portion of the state.

Dr. Adams served as chairman of the board of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic from 1955 until his retirement from active medical practice in 1969. What began as a small two -physician partnership in 1949 has grown into a physician-owned and managed practice of eighty-four physicians practicing over twenty specialties with a support staff of over seven hundred. Each day, an average of 2,143 patients come to one of MMC’s five offices for their medical care.

DR. ADAMS WAS A NATIONAL LEADER IN GERIATRIC CARE

Dr. Adam’s continued his commitment to building pioneering health care organizations with his founding of the National Health Care Corporation (NHC) in 1971. At an age when many practicing physicians plan for retirement, Dr. Adams embarked on a second career creating a new organization devoted to long-term and convalescent care. He had developed expertise in geriatrics and rehabilitative care in administering a Murfreesboro long -term care facility in the 1950s and 1960s. With his founding of NHC, he implemented a new vision of sophisticated, patient-centered care in long-term and rehabilitative care. NHC now operates 75 skilled nursing centers, 24 assisted living communities, a behavioral health hospital, five retirement communities, and 35 homecare agencies.

Responding to patient needs, Dr. Adams implemented innovations that materially raised the standard in long-term care. Early on, he saw the need for professional nutritional services and began a program of staffing NHC facilities with full-time professional dieticians Dr. Adams created a

training program so that NHC could ensure enough certified dieticians would be available to serve NHC patients. Likewise, Dr. Adams pioneered the introduction of certified physical and occupational therapists to its long-term care facilities. Dr. Adams understood that effective long -term care required a physician’s oversight, and he ensured that each NHC facility was staffed with a physician as medical director. Finally, Dr. Adams understood that effective care required careful monitoring of patient needs and outcomes. Under his direction, NHC became a leader in using comprehensive, data- driven, evidence-based geriatric and rehabilitative care at a time when few medical organizations were investing in electronic data processing.

DR. ADAMS FOSTERED RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN GERIATRIC CARE

Dr. Adams supported improved clinical training and research to improve geriatric care in Tennessee. He established the Foundation for Geriatric Education in 1982 to support geriatric training in nursing, occupational therapy, nutrition, and medical programs. The foundation funded the appointment of James S. Powers, MD, Vanderbilt School of Medicine’s first geriatric specialist. Dr. Adams also donated the funds to establish the Adams Chair of Health Care Excellence at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Martha Jo Edwards, the inaugural appointee, founded MTSU’s Center for Health and Human Services , which has advanced public health and geriatric care through its teaching and research for over a quarter century.

DR. ADAMS SHAPED NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR GERIATRIC CARE THROUGH SERVICE ON THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.

Dr. Adams’s innovations at NHC shaped U.S policy in long-term and geriatric care. In 1983 the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal agency that oversees Medicare and the federal portion of Medicaid, requested the National Academy of Medicine (then known as the Institute of Medicine) to conduct a complete review of nursing home regulations with the goal of promoting more effective care and fostering innovation in the industry. The National Academy of Medicine formed the “Committee on Nursing Home Regulation,” chaired by Dr. Sidney Katz, Associate Dean of the Brown University School of Medicine, and the nation’s leading expert in geriatric medicine. Dr. Katz called Dr. Adams to serve as one of the twelve members of this distinguished panel of leaders in geriatric care. The resulting report, Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes (Institute of Medicine, Committee on Nursing Home Regulation, 1986), defined the standards for geriatric nursing home care, and continues to influence long-term care policy to this day. Dr. Adams contributed significantly to the recommendations for effective data collection on patient care, drawing both upon his experience at NHC and his own technical publications, which are cited by the study. Dr. Adams’s expertise in standard patient assessment tools is reflected in the report’s recommendations and would be adopted as policy by the federal government in 1987.

Dr. Adams’ call to advise the National Academy of Medicine shows that professionally, he was held in the highest regard as an expert in long-term care for the elderly Like the reports issued by the U.S. Surgeon General, the National Academy of Medicine reports are authoritative statements on the state of medical science. And, like Surgeon General’s reports, a committee of leading national experts advised and oversaw the creation of these reports. From its founding in 1970 to the publication of Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, the National Academy of Medicine published forty-five authoritative reports on pressing issues in medicine Among the hundreds of medical experts and scientists called to advise the National Academy of Medicine during the period 1970-1986, only five hailed from Tennessee-based institutions. Among the four joining Dr. Adams were Dr. David Satcher, then president of Meharry Medical College and later director of the Centers for Disease Control and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States , and Dr. Stanley Cohen, the 1986 Nobelist in medicine.

Looking back at the career and influence of Dr. Carl E. Adams, one is struck by how he bridged two worlds. Born and raised in the hardscrabble world of the early 20th century rural South, he began his medical career at a time when the sol o physician-practitioner dominated medicine. Practicing in what was then a small town, he saw early on that the future of medicine lay in sophisticated organizations using a coordinated network of services for effective patient care . He saw the need for expanded geriatric care and sophisticated long -term care and founded and fostered institutions that innovated methods to provide that care. Throughout his career, Dr. Adams placed patient needs first and foremost. In our own time of c hange in medicine, Dr. Adams’s vision, organizational skill, and commitment to a patient-centered vision of care stand as an inspiration to us all.

Very best regards,

Louis M. Kyriakoudes, Ph.D. Director, Albert Gore Research Center & Professor of History Middle Tennessee State University

THE IMPACT OF DR. ADAMS’S CAREER IS FELT TODAY ACROSS TENNESSEE, A QUARTER CENTURY AFTER HIS PASSING.

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Mark Parkinson PRESIDENT & CEO

Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame

1900 Belmont Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37212

Dear Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame Selection Committee, I am pleased to write a letter of recommendation for Dr. Carl Adams’ inclusion in the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. His vision & leadership have had a significant impact in the world of senior care.

In 1971, Dr. Carl Adams, then a 58-year-old surgeon from Murfreesboro, TN, decided he wanted to start a nursing home company. What were the odds that a surgeon at that age would dive into what was, and still is, a notoriously difficult business? Nonetheless, Dr. Adams created National Healthcare Corporation (NHC) when he purchased fourteen nursing homes that were in dire financial condition. These were facilities that were failing and that no one else wanted.

From that humble beginning, Dr. Adams, with 2 of his sons, built a remarkable company. Dr. Adams had a vision of providing seniors different levels of care as they aged. He recognized that NHC needed to develop care plans that were individualized for each patient. He valued each person as unique and believed that the standard plan of one-sizefits-all was outdated and demeaning. He committed to care for both patients and the staff that take care of those patients.

The results have been stunning. Fifty-one years later, NHC has become a shining light in the challenging world of senior care. Its growth has been remarkable. NHC now has 167 locations, offering a wide range of care. NHC employs over fifteen thousand partners and has gross annual revenue of over $1 billion.

More important than its growth has been the success that NHC has had in providing quality care to its patients and residents. NHC is truly an outlier. At American Health Care Association (AHCA), we keep track of data relating to quality metrics of care in all fifteen thousand nursing facilities across the country. The data shows that NHC is consistently at the top of important quality measures and the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) Five-Star rating system. In some cases, it’s the quality leader by a large margin. Over the last fifty years, hundreds of thousands of NHC patients and residents have received exceptional care!

This clinical success is best explained by the culture that Dr. Adams initiated, and that NHC has developed. Each team member is valued, and they are appropriately called “partners”. As a result, the partners are engaged and stay. In an industry where staff turnover is rampant, NHC has changed the paradigm. The average skilled nursing

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) represent more than 14,000 nonprofit and proprietary skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities, sub-acute centers and homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. By delivering solutions for quality care, AHCA/NCAL aims to improve the lives of the millions of frail, elderly and individuals with disabilities who receive long term or post-acute care in our member facilities each day.

administrator at NHC has been with the company for sixteen years. This is very atypical in the long-term care sector and has provided a stability in the buildings that creates excellent patient outcomes. From its humble beginnings over half a century ago, NHC is now a publicly traded company and one of the most respected providers in the sector. It’s a terrific example of what can happen with vision & leadership. There is no question in my mind that Dr Adams’ impact is significant and lasting. Thank you for the opportunity to support his application for inclusion in the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

Mark Parkinson President and CEO, American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living

March 23, 2021

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Belmont University

1900 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212

Dear Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee:

It is with great pleasure that I offer my unconditional support to the Dr. Carl E. Adams nomination for the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. I am proud to say that one of the transformational points in my lifetime came in 1980 when I met, was interviewed by and hired by Dr. Adams. He has been a mentor and an inspiration to thousands of health care professionals, many whom never had the honor of meeting him.

Let me offer some specific examples of the vision of Dr. Adams on a wide range of health care services in Tennessee and beyond. First, as is no doubt a part of the application, Dr. Adams is one of the co-founders of the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic (MMC). MMC has been in operation for more than 70 years. MMC remains a physician owned, multispecialty clinic with 20 plus specialties and more than 70 physicians and over 600 associates under one roof.

In 1971, Dr. Adams founded National HealthCare Corporation. Initially, an owner of 14 nursing homes, NHC is the nation’s oldest public senior care company. Dr. Adams’ vision was to enhance the care and service available to America’s seniors. His directi on in several key areas provides guidance to the company’s leadership even today. Several of the guiding principles include:

- Addition of more and more professionals to the senior care space, including mandating RN and Medical Directors into the industry well before it was the norm, adding physical, occupational and speech therapies to transform nursing homes into skilled nursing centers with a strong emphasis on post-acute short-term rehab and establishing a dietetic internship which is the nation’s oldest sponsored by a senior care company.

- Emphasis on expanding senior care services from inpatient to include outpatient rehab, Home HealthCare (one of the state’s oldest agencies), hospice and a range of other services.

- Establishment of numerous foundations including the National Health Foundation and The Foundation for Geriatric Education, which has granted more than $3.5 million in health care program support to institutions and individuals pursuing health care careers.

- An absolute unrelenting focus on quality which manifests itself in a company, NHC, soon to be 50 years old and known nationally as a company with a tremendously successful financial history but more importantly, one recognized as the leader in innovation and in the quality of care and service provided to its patients.

In 1975, Dr. Adams along with Judy Powell, understanding the power of health care data, created the nation’s first computerized patient assessment for senior care. This computerized patient assessment was an early forerunner of the MDS assessment still used today in skilled nursing centers across the nation

In short, Dr. Adams’ vision transformed health care in Rutherford County, in the State of Tennessee and throughout the country. I can’t imagine a more appropriate member of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

Michael Ussery President and Chief Operating Officer, NHC

Albert Gore Research Center

Louis M. Kyriakoudes, PhD Director & Professor of History

Middle Tennessee State University

Box 193, 1301 East Main Street

Murfreesboro, TN 37132

March 24, 2021

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Belmont University

1900 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212

Dear Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee:

I write in support of the nomination of Carl E. Adams, MD (1913 -1994) to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. As director of the Albert Gore Research Center and professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University, I have documented the career of Dr. Adams as part of a larger study of the history of health care in Tennessee. I have conducted oral history interviews with Dr. Adams’s associates and colleagues at the National HealthCare Cor poration and collected historical sources documenting his career as a surgeon, medical practice administrator, and leader in long -term and convalescent care. Over the course of a career that spanned fifty-four years, Dr. Adams founded and fostered the Murf reesboro Medical Clinic and National HealthCare Corporation two institutions that continue to provide care for thousands of patients in Middle Tennessee and across the southeastern United States. Furthermore, Dr . Adams made impacts on national health care policy in the areas of long-term, convalescent, and nursing home care through the pioneering development of sophisticated, data -driven patient assessment tools which shaped national standards for the monitoring and assessment of long-term patient care. It is safe to say that each day some twenty-six years after Dr. Adams’s passing the legacy of his work and career is still felt in the medical care institutions he created and the patient policies he developed.

Carl E. Adams was a product of rural Tennessee . Born in Cannon County in 1913, he followed his father into medicine, earning his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1940. After a residency in general surgery and pathology at Nashville’s General Hospital, a brief period of private practice in Cannon County and additional training at the Davidson County Tuberculosis Hospital, Dr. Adams set up practice with Dr. S.E. Garrison, an internist, in Murfreesboro in 1949.

Over the next twenty years, Dr. Adams built a successful practice in general and thoracic surgery, serving in leadership positions and winning professional acclaim from his colleagues.

He served as Chief of Staff at the Rutherford Hospital, now Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, in the 1950s and 1960s. He was accepted as a fellow of American College of Chest Physicians, the American Society of Abdominal Surgery, and the American Geriatric Society, and later, the American College of Nursing Home Administration. The la tter organization awarded him the “Distinguished Administrator Award” in 1979. In 1986, the Tennessee Medical Association named him “Distinguished Physician of the Year.”

Dr. Adams’s greatest impact on Tennessee health care was his work organizing and fostering institutions that laid the foundations for modern medicine in rural Middle Tennessee. In 1949, Drs. Adams and Garrison founded the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, a physician -owned clinic that continues today as a leading health care provider to the people of Middle Tennessee. In 1963, Dr. Adams organized and led the Smithville General Hospital, a thirty-five-bed facility that brought much needed medical and hospital care to a deep ly underserved portion of the state. Dr. Adams served as chairman of the board of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic from 1955 until his retirement from active medical practice in 1969. What began as a small two -physician partnership in 1949 has grown into a phys ician-owned and managed practice of eight -four physicians practicing over twenty specialties with a support staff of over seven hundred. Each day, an average of 2,143 patients come to one of MMC’s five offices for their medical care.

Dr. Adam’s continued his commitment to building pioneering health care organizations with his founding of the National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) in 1971. At an age when many practicing physicians plan for retirement, Dr. Adams embarked on a second career creating a new organization devoted to long-term and convalescent care. He had developed expertise in geriatrics and rehabilitative care in administering a Murfreesboro long -term care facility in the 1950s and 1960s. With his founding of NHC, he implemented a new vision of sophisticated, patient-centered care in long-term and rehabilitative care. NHC now operates 75 skilled nursing centers, 24 assisted living communities, a behavioral health hospital, five retirement communities, and 35 homecare agencies.

Responding to patient needs, Dr. Adams implemented a number of innovations that materially raised the standard in long -term care. Early on, he saw the need for professional nutritional services and implemented a program of staffing NHC facilities with full-time professional dieticians. Dr. Adams implemented a training program so that NHC could ensure enough certified dietitians would be available to serve NHC patients. Likewise, Dr. Adams pioneered the introduction certified physical and occupational therapists to its long-term care facilities. Dr. Adams understood that effective long -term care required a physician’s oversight, and he ensured that each NHC facility was staffed with a physician-medical director. Finally, Dr. Adams understood that effective care required careful monitoring of patient needs and outcomes.

Under his direction, NHC became a leader in implementing comprehensive, data - driven, evidence-based geriatric and rehabilitative care at a time when few medical organizations were investing in electronic data processing.

Dr. Adams’s innovations at NHC shaped U.S. policy in long-term and geriatric care. In 1983 the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal agency that oversees Medicare and the federal portion of Medicaid, requested the National Academy of Medicine (then known as the Institute of Medicine) to conduct a complete review of nursing home regulations with the goal of promoting more effective care and fostering innovation in the industry. The National Academy of Medicine formed a Committee on Nursing Home Regulation, chaired by Dr. Sidney Katz, Associate Dean of the Brown University School of Medicine, and the nation’s leading expert in geriatric medicine. Katz called Dr. Adams to serve as one of the twelve members of this distinguished panel. The resulting study, Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes (National Academies Press, 1986), continues to influence long-term care policy to this day. Dr. Adams contributed significantly to the recommendations for effective dat a collection on patient care, drawing both upon his experience at NHC and his own technical publications, which are cited by the study.

Dr. Adams’ call to advise the National Academy of Medicine shows that professionally, he was held in the highest regard as an expert in long-term care for the elderly. From its founding in 1970 to the publication of Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes in 1986, the National Academy of Medicine published forty-five authoritative reports on pressing issues in medicine. Like the reports issued by the U.S. Surgeon General, the National Academy of Medicine reports are authoritative statements o n the state of medical science. And like Surgeon General’s reports, a committee of leading national experts advised and oversaw the creation these reports. Among the hundreds of medical experts and scientists called to advise the National Academy of Medicine during the period 1970 -1986, only five hailed from Tennessee-based institutions. Among the four joining Dr. Adams were Dr. David Satcher, then president of Meharry Medical College and later director of the Centers for Disease Control and the 16th Surgeon General of the United States , and Dr. Stanley Cohen, the 1986 Nobelist in medicine.

Looking back at the career and influence of Dr. Carl E. Adams, one is struck by how he bridged two worlds. Born and raised in the hardscrabble world the early 20 th century rural South, he began his medical career at a time when the sol o physician-practitioner dominated medicine.

Practicing in what was then a small town, he saw early on that the future of medicine lay in sophisticated organizations delivering a coordinated network of services for effec tive patient care. He saw the need for expanded geriatric care and sophisticated long -term care and founded and fostered institutions that innovated methods to provide that care. Throughout his

career, Dr. Adams placed patient needs first and foremost. In our own time of change in medicine, Dr. Adams’s vision, organizational skill, and commitment to a patient -centered vision of care stand as an inspiration to us all.

Very best regards,

Louis M. Kyriakoudes, Ph.D. Director, Albert Gore Research Center Professor of History Middle Tennessee State University

Albert Gore Research Center

Louis M. Kyriakoudes, PhD Director & Professor of History

Middle Tennessee State University

Box 193, 1301 East Main Street

Murfreesboro, TN 37132

February 10, 2020

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Belmont University

1900 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212

Dear Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee:

I write in support of the nomination of Carl E. Adams, MD (1913-1994) to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. As director of the Albert Gore Research Center, a research archive at Middle Tennessee State University, my staff and I have documented the career of Dr. Adams as part of a larger study of the history of health care in Tennessee I have conducted oral history interviews with Dr. Adams’s associates and colleagues at the National Health Care Corporation and collected historical sources documenting his career as a surgeon, medical practice administrator, and leader in long-term and convalescent care. Over the course of a career that spanned fifty-four years, Dr. Adams founded and fostered the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and National Health Care Corporation facilities two institutions that continue to provide care for thousands of patients in Middle Tennessee and the southeastern United States. Furthermore, Dr. Adams made impacts on national health care policy in the area of long-term, convalescent, and nursing home care through the pioneering development of sophisticated, data-driven patient assessment tools which shaped national standards for the monitoring and assessment of long-term patient care. It is safe to say that each day some twenty-six years after Dr. Adams’s passing—the legacy of his work and career is still felt in the medical care institutions he created and the patient policies he developed.

Carl E. Adams was a product of rural Tennessee. Born in Cannon County in 1913, he followed in his father’s footstep into medicine, earning his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1940. After a residency in general surgery and pathology at Nashville’s General Hospital, followed by a brief period of private practice in Cannon County and additional training at the Davidson County Tuberculosis Hospital, Dr. Adams set up practice with Dr. S.E. Garrison, an internist, in Murfreesboro in 1949.

Over the next twenty years, Dr. Adams built a successful practice in general and thoracic surgery, serving in leadership positions and winning professional acclaim from his colleagues.

He served as Chief of Staff at the Rutherford Hospital, now Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, in the 1950s and 1960s. He was accepted as a fellow of American College of Chest Physicians, the American Society of Abdominal Surgery, and the American Geriatric Society, and later, the American College of Nursing Home Administration. The later organization awarded him the “Distinguished Administrator Award” in 1979. In 1986, the Tennessee Medical Association named him “Distinguished Physician of the Year.”

Dr. Adams’s greatest impact on Tennessee health care was his work organizing and fostering institutions that laid the foundations for modern medicine in rural Middle Tennessee. In 1949, Drs. Adams and Garrison founded the Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, a physician-owned clinic that continues today as a leading health care provider to the people of Middle Tennessee. In 1963, Dr. Adams organized and led Smithville General Hospital, a thirty-five-bed facility that brought much needed medical and hospital care to a deeply underserved portion of the state. Adams served as chairman of the board of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic from 1955 until his retirement from active medical practice in 1969. What began as a small two-physician partnership in 1949 has grown into a physician-owned and managed practice of eight-four physicians practicing over twenty specialties with a support staff of over seven hundred. Each day, an average of 2,143 patients come to one of MMC’s five offices for their medical care.

Dr. Adam’s continued his commitment to building pioneering health care organizations with his founding of the National Health Care Corporation (NHC) in 1971. At an age when many practicing physicians plan for retirement, Dr. Adams embarked on a second career creating a new organization devoted to long-term and convalescent care. He had developed expertise in geriatrics and rehabilitative care in administering a Murfreesboro long-term care facility in the 1950s and 1960s. With his founding of NHC, he implemented new vision of sophisticated, patient-centered care in long-term and rehabilitative care. NHC now operates 75 skilled nursing centers, 24 assisted living communities, a behavioral health hospital, five retirement communities, and 35 homecare agencies.

Responding to patient needs, Dr. Adams implemented a number of innovations that materially raised the standard in long-term care Early on, he saw the need for professional nutritional services and implemented a program of staffing NHC facilities with full-time professional dieticians. Dr. Adams implemented a training program so that NHC could ensure enough certified dieticians would be available to serve NHC patients. Likewise, Dr. Adams pioneered the introduction certified physical and occupational therapists to its long-term care facilities. Dr. Adams understood that effective long-term care required a physician’s oversight, and he ensured that each NHC facility was staffed with a physician-medical director. Finally, Dr. Adams understood that effective care required careful monitoring of patient needs and outcomes

Under his direction, NHC became a leader in implementing comprehensive, data- driven patient monitoring systems at a time when few medical organizations were investing in electronic data processing.

Dr. Adams’s innovations at NHC shaped national policy in long-term and geriatric care. In 1983 the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal agency that oversees Medicare and the federal portion of Medicaid, requested the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a complete review of nursing home regulations with the goal of promoting more effective care and fostering innovation in the industry. The IOM formed a Committee on Nursing Home Regulation, chaired by Dr. Sidney Katz, Associate Dean of the Brown University School of Medicine and the nation’s then leading expert in geriatric medicine. Katz called Dr. Adams to serve as one of the twelve members of this distinguished panel. The resulting study, Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes (National Academies Press, 1986), continues to influence long-term care policy to this day. Dr. Adams, in particular, contributed significantly to the recommendations for effective data collection on patient care, drawing both upon his experience at NHC and his own technical publications, which are cited by the study.

Looking back at the career and influence of Dr. Carl E. Adams, one is struck by how he bridged two worlds. Born and raised in the hardscrabble world the early 20th century rural South, he began his medical career at a time when the solo physician-practitioner dominated medicine. Practicing in what was then a small town, he saw early on that the future of medicine lay in sophisticated organizations delivering a coordinated network of services for effective patient care. He saw the need for expanded geriatric care and sophisticated long-term care and founded and fostered institutions that innovated methods to provide that care. Throughout his career, Dr. Adams placed patient needs first and foremost. In our own time of change in medicine, Dr. Adams’s vision, organizational skill, and commitment to a patient-centered vision of care stand as an inspiration to us all.

Very best regards,

Louis M. Kyriakoudes, Ph.D. Director, Albert Gore Research Center & Professor of History Middle Tennessee State University

John D. Hood

402

Olympia Place

Murfreesboro, TN 37130-4643

E-Mail: jdhood31@comcast.net

Cell phone: (615) 849-5300

February 14, 2018

To: Whom it May Concern;

This letter is sent in support of the Nomination of the late Dr. Carl Adams into the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this recognition than Dr. Adams. It has been my pleasure to know him, his wife Jennie Mae, and the whole family for much of my community life in Rutherford County. For many years I worshipped at the East Main church of Christ with both. I sat in a Sunday school class with them for many years.

These folks are the salt of the earth and have made so many contributions to this community, both literally and figuratively. Dr. Adams was a pioneer in his medical practice, ultimately organizing Murfreesboro Medical Clinic which evolved into what is now National Health Corporation. Through this business its services are provided for many communities around this part of the country.

The many accomplishments achieved by Dr. Adams during his lifetime are legendary. He has held offices in so many professional and community groups that are a testimony to his giving spirit.

This recognition is long overdue, and I urge selection of Dr. Adams for his place in history.

Thank for allowing me to send this letter of support.

Sincerely,

John Hood jdh/ms

Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services Director, Center for Health and Human Services

MTSU P.O. Box 99 • 1114 E. Lytle Street

Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132

(615) 898-2905

(615) 494-8750 (Fax)

February 12, 2018

It is an honor to provide a le9er of support for the nomina<on of the late Dr. Carl Adams (1911-1994) into the pres<gious Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. A local and ac<ve member of the middle Tennessee health care community, he grew up in Cannon County, and he graduated from Middle Tennessee State University before comple<ng his medical educa<on and serving the medical community for 45 years. His forward thinking founded the largest physician group headquartered in Rutherford County.

Not only did he serve as the Chief of Surgery and Chief of Staff at Rutherford County Hospital, now St. Thomas Rutherford, and DeKalb County General and Murfreesboro Nursing Facility, he extended his visionary thinking and leadership in the business community of health care, specifically long-term care. He created one of the premier senior care publically traded companies.

Na<onally he influenced the long-term care industry through service on na<onal commi9ees: American Healthcare Associa<on, American Nurses Associa<on, and College of Health Care Administrators.

He is credited with crea<ng the first mul<-facility medical char<ng computerized pa<ent assessment system, which has become the gold standard for long-term care facili<es, LTC. This was par<cularly important as computer data systems were just being implemented in long-term care. This revolu<onized LTC assessment data. To enhance the goal of pa<ents returning home from nursing home care, he implemented 24-hour registered staffing and complete rehabilita<ve services in skilled nursing facili<es. His forward thinking has set the standard for today’s systems of care.

Dr. Adams clearly understood that the delivery of health care and human services poses complex challenges. He knew that these challenges might begin with the individual but could affect public policy as well as the social structure of the en<re community. Dr. Adams raised ques<ons of how higher educa<on could maximize the opportuni<es for con<nued growth and development in the health and human services professions. He responded by establishing the first diete<c internship program operated by a long-term care company. Addi<onally, he established two Chairs of Excellence for Middle Tennessee State University, the Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services and the NHC Chair of Excellence in Nursing.

As the holder of the Adams Chair of Excellence, it has been my privilege to foster the health science program in high schools across the state to increase teacher prepara<on for par<cipa<on in Health Occupa<ons Students of America, s<mula<ng student early interest in the health professions. He encouraged career ladder development for nursing and rehabilita<on professions, and con<nuing educa<on from career and technical educa<on through doctoral programs. The Adam’s Chair has secured over 7 million dollars of funding to improve the health of Tennessee’s ci<zens. The NHC Chair of Nursing has extended the body of knowledge in the LTC literature u<lizing the extensive data provided by Dr. Adams early development of systema<c computerized medical assessment system.

Dr. Carl Adams' dis<nguished career, excep<onal leadership and foresight, and na<onal impact on the field of long-term care delivery places him in the company of those already recognized in the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. I strongly support and recommend Dr. Carl Adams for this honor.

Dr. M Jo Edwards Adams Chair of Excellence in Health Care Services Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Carl Adams

SISTER JULIANA BEUERLEIN

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE SISTER JULIANA BEUERLEIN

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, in 1921, Sister Juliana Beuerlein, D.C., earned her R.N. from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing (1945), her B.S. in education from DePaul University (1947) and her M.S. in nursing education from Marquette University (1954). She joined the Daughters of Charity in 1941 and devoted the remainder of her life to serving the poor and vulnerable.

Sister Juliana was Administrator (CEO) for Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville from 1980-1989, the only woman leading a large hospital in Tennessee for much of her tenure. While Administrator, she and the president of Baptist Hospital System teamed up to purchase Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro—an unprecedented alliance between Catholics and Baptists. This strategic cooperation helped prepare Rutherford County for massive economic growth in the following decades. Sister Juliana also set the stage for the Daughters to establish a network of free clinics in Middle Tennessee and later the creation of the nation’s largest pharmacy network for the poor, based out of Nashville but licensed and operating in 40 states.

She chaired the sub-committee on nursing for the American Hospital Association for more than a decade. Her leadership helped develop early concepts around nursing residency programs, as she taught for years in the Daughters’ schools for nursing. She also developed the Lawrence Grossman Center for Medical Education at Saint Thomas Hospital, now the Curb Center for Advanced Medical Education. Upon opening in 1985, the center was one of the most advanced medical conference facilities in the nation. It employed 10 professionals dedicated to producing cardiac-focused CME for hospitals from coast to coast. It was the nation’s first health training facility to have a satellite uplink for broadcasting CME, including live broadcasts from the surgery suites—where procedures served patients from every county in the state. This led, in part, to the Saint Thomas cardiac services becoming nationally recognized.

Sister Juliana’s legacy of mentorship also has cascading effects into our present and future: during her time leading Saint Thomas, she established an administrative internship. One of her mentees was JoAnne Pulles, now President of The HCA Foundation. Another, Dr. Michael Griffin, an alumnus of Meharry Medical College, now oversees more than a dozen clinics serving the uninsured in New Orleans and southern Louisiana. Sister Juliana’s devotion to Saint Thomas’ patients was additionally an inspiration to scores of Vanderbilt University Medical School physician residents who worked at Saint Thomas.

Upon being missioned from Saint Thomas in 1989, the associates wanted to erect a permanent marker in her honor or to name a part of the hospital for her. Sister Juliana declined, instead encouraging the staff and physicians to create a fund for associates in need. The Sister Juliana Fund was thus established at the Saint Thomas Foundation. Over the past 34 years, the fund has granted more than $7 million dollars to provide for urgent needs both small and great.

She was a board member of the Tennessee Hospital Association, American Hospital Association and Catholic Health Association of the United States. She was one of the very few women of her generation to serve on the Board of Directors for the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and was also an early board member for Meharry Hubbard Hospital.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE SISTER JULIANA BEUERLEIN

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2023)

NAME: Sister Juliana Beuerlein, D.C.

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Deceased

EMAIL: gpope@ascension.org

COMPANY: Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul

PHONE NUMBER: 615.284.7415

ADDRESS: 102 Woodmont Blvd., STE 800, Nashville, TN 37221

NOMINEE BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE?: Born, Lived, Worked

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Greg Pope COMPANY: Ascension Saint Thomas

EMAIL: gpope@ascension.org

PHONE NUMBER: 615.481.0116

ADDRESS: 102 Woodmont Blvd., STE 800, Nashville, TN 37221

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Devote; but no kinship

DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: Sister Juliana Beuerlein, D.C., a native Tennessean whose career in healthcare was extraordinary beyond words, served as Administrator (CEO) for Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville from 1980-1989.

Born in Lawrenceburg on June 21, 1921, Sister Juliana rose to lead Catholic Healthcare across Tennessee and the nation. She was a board member of the Tennessee Hospital Association, American Hospital Association, and Catholic Health Association of the United States. She was one of the very few women of her generation to serve on the Board of Directors for the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and was an early board member for Meharry Hubbard Hospital.

Arguably the most beloved administrator in the long history of Saint Thomas. Upon being missioned from Saint Thomas in 1989 the associates pleaded with her to let them erect a permanent marker in her honor or to name a part of the hospital for her. She declined, instead encouraging the staff and physicians to create a fund to provide for associates in times of need. The Sister Juliana Fund was established at the Saint Thomas Foundation. Over the past 34 years the fund has granted more than $7 million dollars to provide for urgent needs both small and great. Almost $2 million alone was granted to Saint Thomas associates and volunteers following the devastating floods of 2010.

In 1986 she was pictured on the cover of Modern Healthcare along with an extensive story on the acquisition of Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro in a 50/50 partnership with Baptist Hospital. It was the first and only such joint venture in healthcare history. How would Catholics and Baptists partner when neither had a majority vote? It was successful from day one and there was never a fight between either partner. A little known Tennessee healthcare miracle! She died in 2001 at the age of 79.

The health ministry founded by the Daughters of Charity in Tennessee celebrates its 125th Anniversary this year. It would be a fitting tribute to not only Sister Juliana but the hundreds of other Daughters who selflessly served patients from across our state for over a century. Their contributions to healthcare in our state are remarkable and inestimable.

Called by the local bishop in 1898, the Daughters launched Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. It followed a tradition of Catholic women religious providing healthcare in the state dating back to pre-civil war times. Back then, small groups of Daughters traveled around the country by stage coach and wagon train, establishing communities to build hospitals and clinics and establish other services for the poor. Sister Juliana set the state for the Daughters to establish a network of free clinics in middle Tennessee and later the creation of the nation’s largest pharmacy network for the poor, licensed and operating in 40 states and based out of Nashville.

Strengthened by their deep spirituality, the Daughters are a joyful community that lives, prays, and works together. They are “in the world but not of the world” (not cloistered), so it’s possible for others of us to work alongside them and be inspired. Like Sister Juliana did, most have advanced degrees and many operated complex healthcare systems, negotiated mergers and acquisition, provided spiritual guidance to doctors and associates, and or a gentle, caring and loving bed bath, whatever is needed at the time.

Most, including many Catholics, think of the Daughters of Charity as an order of nuns, but that’s not true. Nuns are women who make a perpetual vow of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience. The Daughters make these same commitments, but they do so every year on March 25, the feast of the Assumption. Their commitment is to simply and faithfully serve the poor for one year at a time. They’re always free to leave without needing the blessing of others to do so. Few do. Sister Juliana herself signed her name to the book of commitment 61 years in a row.

The Daughters in the U.S., have been involved in a process of systematically preparing the laity to take over their healthcare ministries here. The Daughters ended their 114- year residence in Nashville and passed the reins forever. But nothing can change the fact that their presence in Tennessee changed the course of healthcare here. Without them there would be no Saint Thomas and likely would not have been the Baptist Hospital, and possibly no HCA with its many descendants. Their gift to this state has been overwhelming and is well deserving of this high honor as represented by the person of Sister Juliana Beuerlein, D.C. a native daughter and beloved member of their community.

WORK EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Sister Juliana Beuerlein, D.C. Tennessee born, American hospital administrator.

Registered Nurse. Member board directors St. Mary's Medical Center, Evansville, Indiana, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro. Fellow American College Hospital Administrators (committee on elections); Chairman, Tennessee Catholic Hospitals, Board Member, Tennessee Hospital Association, Board Member, Catholic Health Association of the United States, Nashville Chamber of Chamber Board of Directors, Board Member – Meharry - Hubbard Hospital.

Background: Beuerlein, Sister Juliana was born on June 19, 1921 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the daughter of John Adolph and Sophia (Held) Beuerlein. She joined the Daughters of Charity in 1941 and devoted the remainder of her life to serving the poor and vulnerable.

Education: Registered Nurse, St. Joseph';s School Nursing, Chicago, 1945. Bachelor of Science in Education, DePaul University, 1947. Master of Science in Nursing Education, Marquette University, 1954. Postgraduate work, St. Louis University, 1969.

Career: Operating room supervisor St. Joseph's Hospital, Alton, Illinois, 1945-1948. Director school of nursing and nursing service Providence Hospital, Waco, Texas, 1948-1956, St. Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, 1956-1962, assistant administrator, 1962-1963. Assistant administrator, St. Mary's Hospital, Evansville, Indiana, 1963-1965, administrator, 1965-1973, president governing board, 1965-1973.

Director school of nursing and nursing service St. Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, 1956-1962, assistant administrator, 1962-1963. Administrator St. Joseph Hospital, 1973-1981, president governing board, 1973-1975. Administrator Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, 1981-1989.

Director special development programs Providence Hospital,Southfield, Michigan, from 1989. Member governing board St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, 1969-1973. Member governing board St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, 1974-1975, chairman, 1978-1979.

Member governing board Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan, 1975-1978, chairman governing board, 1977-

1978. Member Chicago Health Systems Agency, 1976-1979. Member governor board Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville and Meharry Hubbard Hospital, Nashville.

President governor board St. Vincent Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama. Member American Hospital Association Commission on Nursing, 1980-1989.

Born: June 19, 1921. Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States. Died: April 5, 2001 (aged 79)

Education:

1945 St. Joseph's School Nursing , Registered Nurse

1947 DePaul University , Education , Bachelor of Science

1954 Marquette University , Nursing Education , Master of Science

1969 St. Louis University , Postgraduate

Career:

1945 - 1948

Director special development programs, Providence Hospital Southfield, Michigan, United States

Administrator , St. Mary's Hospital administrator , St. Joseph Hospital

Operating room supervisor St. Joseph's Hospital Alton, Illinois, United States

1948 - 1956

Director school of nursing and nursing service , Providence Hospital

Waco, Texas, United States 1956 - 1962

Director school of nursing and nursing service , Providence Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States 1956 - 1962

Director school of nursing and nursing service , St. Joseph's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States 1963 - 1965

Administrative assistant , St. Mary's Hospital Evansville, Indiana, United States

1981 - 1989

Administrator , St. Thomas Hospital Nashville, Tennessee, United States

PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SPEAK TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS: During her presidency at Saint Thomas, Sister Juliana established an administrative internship. One of her mentees was JoAnne Pulles, now President of The HCA Foundation. Another, Dr. Michael Griffin, an alumni of Meharry Medical College, now oversees more than a dozen clinics serving the uninsured in New Orleans and southern Louisiana.

She indirectly mentored scores of Vanderbilt University Medical School physician residents during her tenure. One of those was Dr. N.S. Babu a beloved Middle Tennessee Cardiologist. Dr. Babu recounts the story of being at the end of a very long tiring call schedule. He was dead on his feet, but decided to make one last round on his patients in the ICU. One of his patients was actively dying. He was poor, had no insurance nor family or friends. When he entered the room late on a Sunday night he found Sister Juliana, the president of the hospital, in the room praying for the patient. Dr. Babu says, "My life was suddenly changed. My exhaustion and self-pity evaporated. The realization that she had dedicated her whole life to something that mattered most inspired me to do the same."

A nurse by training, she chaired the sub-committee on nursing for the American Hospital Association for more than a decade. Her leadership resulted in lasting impacts to the profession of nursing in hospitals and similar facilities throughout the country. The early concepts around nursing residency programs were incubated under her leadership.

The Daughters had operated many schools of nursing for many generations, Sister Juliana taught in these schools. She was far ahead of her time in almost every aspect of professional and career development.

Her dedication to education was never made more visible than her development of the Lawrence Grossman Center for Medical Education at Saint Thomas Hospital. Now the Curb Center for Advanced Medical Education, the center, when it opened in 1985 was one of the most advanced medical conference facilities in the nation. It had its own million dollar mobile Satellite uplink truck used to broadcast CME from to hospitals across the country, including the ability to broadcast live from the surgery suites. The center employed 10 professionals dedicated to producing cardiac focused CME for physicians and hospitals from coast to coast. The legacy of her work lives on through the Curb Center today.

Sister Juliana was a strong woman who thought clearly and spoke clearly. She was gentle, but never weak. Humble but never hid the story or allowed the value of interest to go unnoticed. Her character was truly unquestionable. If she did not have an answer to a problem it was taken to prayer and discernment among others, be it her Sisters or medical staff leadership. She was forever seen as a source of truth.

ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED? We are fortunate to have a rich archive of photographs of Sister Juliana&#039;s work in Tennessee. A sampling of these images is included at the bottom of her curriculum vita attached below. These images along with staff and living Daughters of Charity who served alongside Sister Juliana would be happy to attend an induction and if needed, to speak about her life if video clips are needed.

One additional letter of support is still expected. It's a heartfelt personal letter from Gov. Lamar Alexander which may have reached the committee already. If not, we will work to get it to you as soon as possible.

Sister Juliana Beuerlein, DC (d. 2001)

Sister Juliana Beuerlein, D C Tennessee born, American hospital administrator Registered Nurse. Member board directors St. Mary's Medical Center, Evansville, Indiana, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro Fellow American College Hospital Administrators (committee on elections); Chairman, Tennessee Catholic Hospitals, Board Member, Tennessee Hospital Association, Board Member, Catholic Health Association of the United States, Nashville Chamber of Chamber Board of Directors, Board Member – Meharry - Hubbard Hospital

Background

Beuerlein, Sister Juliana was born on June 19, 1921 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the daughter of John Adolph and Sophia (Held) Beuerlein. She joined the Daughters of Charity in 1941 and devoted the remainder of her life to serving the poor and vulnerable.

Education

Registered Nurse, St. Joseph's School Nursing, Chicago, 1945. Bachelor of Science in Education, DePaul University, 1947. Master of Science in Nursing Education, Marquette University, 1954. Postgraduate work, St. Louis University, 1969.

Career

Operating room supervisor St. Joseph's Hospital, Alton, Illinois, 1945-1948. Director school of nursing and nursing service Providence Hospital, Waco, Texas, 1948-1956, St. Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, 1956-1962, assistant administrator, 1962-1963. Assistant administrator, St. Mary's Hospital, Evansville, Indiana, 1963-1965, administrator, 1965-1973, president governing board, 1965-1973.

Director school of nursing and nursing service St. Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, 1956-1962, assistant administrator, 1962-1963. Administrator St. Joseph Hospital, 1973-1981, president governing board, 1973-1975. Administrator Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, 1981-1989.

Director special development programs Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan, from 1989 Member governing board St Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, 1969-1973. Member governing board St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, 1974-1975, chairman, 1978-1979.

Member governing board Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan, 1975-1978, chairman governing board, 1977-1978. Member Chicago Health Systems Agency, 1976-1979. Member governing board Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville and Meharry Hubbard Hospital, Nashville. President governing board St. Vincent Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama. Member American Hospital Association Commission on Nursing, 1980-1989. Member Board of Directors Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Tennessee Hospital Association and Catholic Hospital Association of the United States.

● Born

June 19, 1921

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States

● Died

April 5, 2001 (aged 79)

Education

● 1945

St. Joseph's School Nursing , Registered Nurse

● 1947

DePaul University , Education , Bachelor of Science

● 1954

Marquette University , Nursing Education , Master of Science

● 1969

St. Louis University , Postgraduate

Career

● Director Special Development Programs , Providence Hospital

Southfield, Michigan, United States

● administrator , St. Mary's Hospital

● administrator , St. Joseph Hospital

● 1945 - 1948

Operating room supervisor St. Joseph's Hospital Alton, Illinois, United States

● 1948 - 1956

director school of nursing and nursing service , Providence Hospital

Waco, Texas, United States

● 1956 - 1962

director school of nursing and nursing service , Providence Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

● 1956 - 1962

director school of nursing and nursing service , St. Joseph's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

● 1963 - 1965

Administrative assistant , St. Mary's Hospital

Evansville, Indiana, United States

● 1981 - 1989

Administrator , Saint Thomas Hospital

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Sister Juliana

Sister Juliana with Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander in 1981

Sister Juliana

Top: Sister Juliana with Sister Irene Krauss, D.C. Administrator of Saint Thomas Hospital 1965-1974 and Sister Mary Frances Loftin, D.C. Administrator of Saint Thomas from 1974-1980 Bottom: Sister Juliana with Nashville Daughters in 1984.

Top: With third generations Nashville surgeon Dr. William Edwards and noted Cardiologist Dr. Harry Page.

Bottom: With Nashville Mayor Rihcard Fulton and other Nashville Hospital presidents, celebrating Hospital Week. Sister is standing beside the late J. D. Elliott, longtime CEO at Memorial Hospital (now TriStar Skyline)

The 1980’s was a decade of very fast growth for healthcare in Nashville. Sister Juliana oversaw the expansion of Saint Thomas Hospital – more than doubling its footprint during her tenure.

Sister Juliana with E. Bronson Ingram, Chairman & CEO Ingram Industries in 1987 discussing Saint Thomas’ purchase of the latter ’s corporate headquarters adjacent to the hospital on Harding Road.

March 3, 2023

Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame

2023 Selection Committee

℅ Kate Mosley

Belmont University

Re: Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame Nomination

Dear Friends,

It is a privilege to support the nomination of Sister Juliana Beuerlein, D.C. for induction into the 2023 Class of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

Sister Juliana and all Catholic sisters who helped lead and operate Saint Thomas beginning in 1898 are more than worthy of recognition as legends of healthcare in our state. Sister Juliana was an accomplished hospital administrator who was well known and respected in the Nashville community. She was admired by her peers and considered an expert in hospital operations, recognized for her steadfast support for physicians, staff, and patients - particularly those who carried heavy burdens.

I remember Sister Juliana’s warm relationship with Dr. Ike Robinson at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was very collaborative – in an industry that is too often siloed and competitive – and wanted only the best possible care for patients and their families. Under her leadership major advances in cardiology and cardiac surgery benefited Tennesseans from across the state and far beyond. In partnership with Vanderbilt Medical School, she oversaw a successful residency program from which many great physicians in our community were trained.

Sister Juliana likely would not have permitted such a high honor during life. She was so beloved by the doctors and staff at Saint Thomas, where she served from 1981 – 1989, they wanted to name part of the campus for her as she was being sent to a new mission field. She refused, instead asking them to create a special fund to provide for staff who found themselves in financial hardship. She truly mirrored the humility of Chr ist. That’s not easy for anyone, even a nun!

In honoring Sister Juliana you would grant due recognition to the service rendered to our state’s citizens by the hundreds of religious women who founded and served in Catholic hospitals across the State of Tennessee for almost 200 years.

Thank you for your consideration of this most worthy recipient.

Sincerely,

Senator Bill Frist, MD

Former Majority Leader, U.S. Senate

Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame 2023 Selection Committee

℅ Kate Mosley

Belmont University

Re: Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame Nomination

Dear Selection Committee,

On behalf of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, it is my honor to endorse the candidacy of the late Sister Juliana Beuerlein, D.C. for inclusion in the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

The legacy of Sister Juliana, and the many faithful women who both preceded and followed, on healthcare in Tennessee is truly amazing. Reviewing the nomination material was enlightening and humbling. She was a remarkably dedicated individual who spent more than 50 years as a healthcare provider and administrative leader, doing so without personal compensation and driven by the purest motivation possible. She inspired at least two generations of doctors, nurses, and hospital workers.

Her commitment to the full flourishing of every individual is readily apparent. A strong supporter of medical education, she along with Dr. Lawrence Grossman built a multimillion-dollar medical education center at Saint Thomas Hospital in the 1980’s. It was the first health training facility in the country to have a satellite uplink allowing programs to be broadcast to Medical Schools and hospitals across the United States. The facility she built remains vibrant and active today as the Mike and Linda Curb Center for Medical Education.

Sister Juliana’s impact on the evolution of healthcare in Tennessee is significant. The foundations she built, helped develop, and inspired- whether in direct patient care, education, or systems of care- all benefit our communities to this day.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Chancellor

WILSIE BISHOP

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE WILSIE BISHOP

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A lifelong educator, Dr. Wilsie Bishop’s career has focused on the expansion and delivery of exceptional education for health care professionals in northeast Tennessee. After 43 years of service at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Dr. Bishop retired in 2021 as senior vice president for academics and interim provost and formerly served as vice president for health affairs. Her career as both a nurse leader and an institutional leader in charge of an academic health science center have enabled her to make her own impact and teach others how to become better mentors and role models in health care—in Tennessee, across the nation and internationally.

Dr. Bishop’s career impact has been the sustained growth and development of educational opportunities in the health professions for Tennesseans. The Academic Health Sciences Center at ETSU, with its national distinction, stands today as a testament to the hard work of Dr. Bishop and other visionary leaders to bring world-class health profession education to rural northeast Tennessee. Dr. Bishop maintained a vision and leadership role in the area of interdisciplinary health profession education throughout her career. She was one of the major health care educators to lead the introduction and implementation of the Kellogg Foundation funded interdisciplinary health care initiative at ETSU in 1992.

It was her vision and persistence that resulted in the renovation and opening of a building exclusively dedicated to interdisciplinary teaching and learning. In 2018 she led a reorganization and expansion of the Academic Health Sciences Center at ETSU, to be known now as ETSU Health. Dr. Bishop has been recognized nationally and internationally for her continued efforts in interprofessional education. In collaboration with her senior leadership team, Dr. Bishop created a vision where ETSU Health will dramatically transform the health of the region through education, research and team-based care.

Dr. Bishop also demonstrates a significant impact on health care through her leadership in accreditation, especially as it relates to the very complex environment of academic health science centers. With her active involvement and leadership roles with the regional accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Dr. Bishop has demonstrated her commitment to excellence in higher education and the continued achievements of academic health science centers.

Her tenure with SACSCOC has included serving as a site reviewer since 1982 where she has conducted 41 site visits, including 27 as chair, with many of those visits occurring at institutions that educate in the health care sciences. She has served on committees that developed and later revised the Principles of Accreditation and the Resource Manual. She has served as a member of the board of trustees, chaired the Peer Review Advisory Committee to the SACSCOC President and acted as a special reader for the Compliance and Reports Committee of the SACSCOC.

In her most recent role, Dr. Bishop built upon the work that now-retired Provost Dr. Bert Bach established to bring together under one management umbrella the academic affairs and health affairs of the colleges of the university.

Dr. Bishop serves on numerous boards, and her accolades include: James T. Rogers Distinguished Leadership Award (2019) and the Demetria N. Gibbs Outstanding Chair Award (2018), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges; Alumni Star Award, Virginia Commonwealth University (2015); Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame (2013); Visionary Leader, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing 120 Visionary Leaders (2013) and many others.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE WILSIE BISHOP

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2019)

NAME: Wilsie S. Bishop

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Living

COMPANY: East Tennessee State University

EMAIL ADDRESS: bishopws@etsu.edu

PHONE NUMBER: 423.439.4218

MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 70286, Johnson City, TN 37614

EDUCATION:

• Doctor of Public Administration, University of Southern California, Washington Public Affairs Center, Washington, D.C. Areas of Emphasis: Organizational Theory and Behavior; Organizational Development; and Management Analysis Systems

• Master of Public Administration, University of Southern California

• Master of Science in Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Master of Science in Education, University of Southern California, Frankfurt Army Education Center, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. Area of Emphasis: Higher Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD:

• Vice President for Health Affairs (Colleges of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences; Medicine; Nursing; Pharmacy; and Public Health), East Tennessee State University

• University Chief Operating Officer, ETSU

• Chief Operating Officer and Vice President for Administration, ETSU

• Dean and Professor, College of Public and Allied Health, ETSU

• Associate Vice President for Health Affairs and Associate Professor, ETSU

• Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, College of Nursing, ETSU

• Clinical Nurse, 97th Army General Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Frankfurt, West Germany

• Associate Instructor and Coordinator of Maternal-Child Nursing, Department of Nursing (A.D.N.), Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

• Clinical Nurse, Pediatrics, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania

• Staff Nurse, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA

• Associate Instructor, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Department of Nursing (A.D.N.), Western Kentucky University.

APPOINTMENTS:

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, Decatur, Georgia (various positions)

• The Crumley House, Brain Injury Center, Board of Directors

• Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) , Board of Directors

• Northeast Tennessee Nurse-Family Partnership, Community Advisory Board

• Ballad Health System Community Work Groups, Co-Chair Research and Academics Committee

• Washington County Economic Development Council

• Frontier Health Board of Directors

• Mountain States Health Alliance Board Workforce Committee

• Mountain Home Research and Education Corporation Board of Directors

• Wake Forest Transitional Science Institute Leadership Council, Winston Salem, NC

• Tennessee Women’s Economic Council

• Sullivan County Health Council, Blountville, TN

• Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, Health Services Task Force

• Appalachian Health Care Conferences, Johnson City and Kingsport, TN

• Tri-City Airport Area Rotary Club, President 1993-94, Blountville, TN

• Appalachian Girl Scout Council, Johnson City, TN

• Appalachian Chapter, National Foundation, March of Dimes, Johnson City, TN

HONORS:

• Demetria N. Gibbs Outstanding Chair Award, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (2018)

Alumni Star Award, Virginia Commonwealth University (2015)

• Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame (2013)

• Visionary Leader, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing 120 Visionary Leaders (2013)

• Bristol Regional YWCA Tribute to Women Award (2008)

• James Rogers Meritorious Award – In Recognition of Meritorious Service to the Commission of Colleges (December 2005)

• March of Dimes Appalachian Chapter Volunteer of the Year (1992)

• Notable Women of ETSU (2003)

• Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International (1992)

• Recipient of the Altrusa Honorarium for Women and Industry Award (1990)

• East Tennessee State University Distinguished Staff Award (1989)

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Paul Stanton COMPANY: East Tennessee State University

EMAIL ADDRESS: pstanton@etsu.edu PHONE NUMBER: 423.439.6224

MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 70421, Johnson City, TN 37614

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Colleague, serving side by side for many years at East Tennessee State University.

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS:

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Dr. Bishop has lived and worked continuously in Tennessee since 1978 with her appointment then as Assistant Professor of Nursing at East Tennessee State University, now currently serving as the Vice President for Health Affairs at ETSU.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? She willingly serves as a role model, giving freely of her time to those not just in health professions education but to those in the community. A firm believer in advancing community wellbeing, Dr. Bishop’s volunteer activities extend her role as an educator outside of the classroom and into the public arena. As represented by her awards from numerous academic and civic organizations, it is

clear that Dr. Bishop’s involvement is never cursory; her commitment is unwavering and considerable. Being a woman leader, a nurse leader, and an institutional leader heading an academic health science center in the United States places Dr. Bishop in a unique echelon when compared to her peers. Her professional and volunteer leadership positions have allowed the opportunity to lead by example, teaching others how to become better mentors and role models in healthcare, not only in Tennessee but across the nation and internationally.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? Dr. Bishop has always demonstrated the highest of ethical standards and professional conduct. She models the behavior which is foundational to those of us in health care, above all placing the patient first. That perspective is evident in how she conducts herself – whether it is education, mentoring, or with her involvement in the community – the patient comes first and people come first.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? Dr. Bishop has served as a transformational leader in the health care community. A lifelong educator, Dr. Bishop’s career has focused on the expansion and delivery of exceptional education for healthcare professionals in northeast Tennessee.

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY: Dr. Bishop’s long-lasting career impact has been the sustained growth and development of educational opportunities in the health professions for Tennesseans. The Academic Health Sciences Center at ETSU, with its national distinction, stands today as a testament to the hard work of Dr. Bishop and other visionary leaders to bring world-class health professions education to rural northeast Tennessee. Dr. Bishop has maintained a vision and leadership role in the area of interdisciplinary health professions education since the early 1990s. She was one of the major healthcare educators to lead the introduction and implementation of the Kellogg Foundation funded interdisciplinary health care initiative at ETSU in 1992. It is her vision and persistence that resulted in the renovation and opening of a building exclusively dedicated to ETSU Health interdisciplinary teaching and learning in 2018. Dr. Bishop has been recognized nationally and internationally for her continued efforts in interprofessional education.

Dr. Bishop’s also demonstrates significant impact on healthcare through her leadership in accreditation, especially as it relates to the very complex environment of academic health science centers. With her active involvement and leadership roles with the regional accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Dr. Bishop has demonstrated her commitment to excellence in higher education and the continued achievements of academic health science centers. Dr. Bishop’s tenure with SACSCOC has included serving as a site reviewer since 1982 where she has conducted 41 site visits, including 27 as chair, with many of those visits occurring at institutions that educate in the health care sciences. She has served on committees that developed and later revised the Principles of Accreditation and the Resource Manual. She has served as a member of the board of trustees, chaired the Peer Review Advisory Committee to the SACSCOC president, and acted as a Special Reader for the Compliance and Reports Committee of the SACSCOC. Being a highly accomplished leader in accreditation allows Dr. Bishop the opportunity to significantly impact the continued advancement and development of academic health science centers and those institutions so critical to the healthcare education and delivery.

The university now looks to Dr. Bishop as she actively leads a reorganization and expansion of the Academic Health Sciences Center at ETSU to be known now as ETSU Health. In collaboration with her senior leadership team, Dr. Bishop has created a vision where ETSU Health will dramatically transform the health of the region through education, research, and team-based care. Working with a wide range of regional partners, ETSU Health will implement new approaches to interprofessional clinical care, creating the best patient care experience and becoming the practice of choice for the people of the region. The ETSU Health colleges will organize their curricula, emphasizing excellence in interprofessional education and rapid adoption of best practices in clinical care, ultimately producing graduates at the leading edge of interprofessional practice. The research enterprise will demonstrate the effectiveness of ETSU Health’s interventions, especially those relevant to the leading health challenges of the region.

ANY ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED: Dr. Bishop’s lifelong work and its impact on healthcare is framed by the intersection of education and healthcare. It is a privilege and honor to nominate her for the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. Thank you very much for your consideration.

Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop Curriculum Vitae 2018

Home Address: 324 Baron Drive

Johnson City, TN 37601

Office Address: East Tennessee State University

Vice President for Health Affairs

P.O. Box 70,286

Johnson City, TN 37614-1700

423-791-1222 (mobile)

423-439-4811 (office)

423-439-4810 (fax)

EDUCATION:

1989 Doctor of Public Administration, University of Southern California, Washington Public Affairs Center, Washington, D.C. Areas of Emphasis: Organizational Theory and Behavior; Organizational Development; and Management Analysis Systems

1987 Master of Public Administration, University of Southern California, Washington Public Affairs Center, Washington, D.C.

1978 Master of Science in Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Area of Emphasis: Maternal-Infant Nursing

1976 Master of Science in Education, University of Southern California, Frankfurt Army Education Center, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. Area of Emphasis: Higher Education

1970 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

Vice President for Health Affairs (Colleges of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences; Medicine; Nursing; Pharmacy; and Public Health), East Tennessee State University (June 1, 2007 to present)

University Chief Operating Officer, East Tennessee State University (June 1, 2007 to February 1, 2017)

Chief Operating Officer and Vice President for Administration (Offices of Human Resources; Information Technology; Public Safety; and Student Affairs), East Tennessee State University (January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2007)

Dean and Professor, College of Public and Allied Health (Departments of Allied Health Sciences; Communicative Disorders; Environmental Health; Health Sciences; Physical Therapy; and Public Health, East Tennessee State University (October 1, 1994 to December 31, 2004 – Interim Dean March 1, 1994 to September 30, 1994)

Associate Vice President for Health Affairs and Associate Profe ssor, East Tennessee State University, (August 1989 to February 28, 1994)

Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, East Tennessee State University (Title changed from Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs) (January 1983 – July 31, 1989)

Acting Chairperson, Department of Baccalaureate Degree Nursing, East Tennessee State University (1980 – 1982)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Faculty Appointment, East Tennessee State University (November 1990 to Present)

Serve on and/or direct dissertation and thesis committees, serv e as doctoral intern mentor, teach in graduate programs as needed.

Co-taught PUBH 6130, Public Health Leadership, Po licy Development and Ethics, with Drs. Wes Brown and Randy Wykoff: Spring Semester, 2009 and Fall Semester, 2010, Spring 2013, Spring 2015 and 2017 (with Wykoff only).

Adjunct Faculty Appointment, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, East Tennessee State University

Taught in Master of City Management (now Master of Public Management) program and served on thesis committees.

Adjunct Faculty Appointment, Department of Professional Roles/Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, East Tennessee State University

Collaborated on program development, interdisciplinary activities, and served on graduate committees.

Professor, Department of Public Health, College of Public and Allied Health, East Tennessee State University

Serve on graduate committees, teach in doctoral program, and guest lecture.

Tenured, East Tennessee State University (1983)

Assistant Professor (1978-83) and Associate Professor (1983-94), College of Nursing, East Tennessee State University

Responsible for didactic and clinical instruction to pre-nursing students for introduction/history of nursing, junior level nursing students for fundamentals of nursing, pediatric nursing and maternity nursing, and research methods to senior nursing students. Chair of Curriculum Committee (1978-80) that developed a conceptually based curriculum for the university’s conversion from a quarter to semester system.

Associate Instructor and Coordinator of Maternal-Child Nursing, Department of Nursing (A.D.N.), Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky. (1972-74)

Responsible for planning and implementing a two-semester integrated course in maternal-child nursing with direct supervision of four faculty. Reported to the Chair of the Department of Nursing. Served as Chair of the Departmental Curriculum Committee that developed the initial curriculum design for a 2 + 2 baccalaureate program for registered nurses at WKU. Developed a significant portion of the Self-Study for Accreditation by the National League for Nursing.

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop

Associate Instructor, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Department of Nursing (A.D.N.), Western Kentucky University. (1970-71)

Responsible for shared classroom instruction and direct clinical instruction of nursing students in peri-operative nursing.

DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP MENTOR:

East Tennessee State University, Brenda White-Wright, Summer 2006

East Tennessee State University, David Linville, Fall 2006

East Tennessee State University, Rob Russell, Summer 2010

East Tennessee State University, Kathy Kelley, Fall 2010

East Tennessee State University, Derriel Springfield, Fall 2011, Spring 2012

East Tennessee State University, Angela Claxton-Freeman, Summer 2012, Fall 2012

East Tennessee State University, Karen Ervin, Summer 2017

East Tennessee State University, Sandra Alicia Williams, Summer 2018

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Clinical Nurse, 97th Army General Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Frankfurt, West Germany (1974-76)

Clinical Nurse, Pediatrics, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania (Summer 1972)

Staff Nurse, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA (1970-71)

SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC ACTIVITIES:

Northeast Tennessee Nurse-Family Partnership, Community Advisory Board, (March 2017 – present)

Ballad Health System Community Work Groups, Co-Chair Research and Academics Committee, (2015-2016)

The Crumley House, Brain Injury Center, Board of Directors, (September 2015 – present)

Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) , Board of Directors (2011 – 2013) -- a professional organization whose mission is to improve the nation's health care system by mobilizing and enhancing the strengths and resources of the academic health care enterprise in health professions, education, patient care, and research.

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop

Washington County Economic Development Council (2010 – 2013) – a public-private partnership involved in county-wide economic development for Jonesborough, Johnson City, and Washington County, Tennessee.

Johnson City Downtown Task Force (2009 –2012) – appointed by City Commission/Mayor to review and recommend storm water management plan and redevelopment strategies for downtown Johnson City, Tennessee.

Frontier Health Board of Directors (2007- 2012) Frontier Health is a regional provider of behavioral health, mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and vocational rehabilitation services.

Mountain States Health Alliance Board Workforce Committee (2007 – 2011)

MSHA Board Workforce Committee reviews and monitors need recruitment and other matters related to maintaining an adequate workforce for the MSHA system.

Mountain Home Research and Education Corporation Board of Directors (2008 - 2016) This is a non-profit organization which exists to provide a flexible mechanism for the receipt and administration of research funds, not appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs, for the conduct of approved VA related research activities.

Wake Forest TSI (Transitional Science Institute) Leadership Council, Winston Salem, NC (2007-2009) The Wake Forest TSI’s mission is to accelerate the discovery and application of new knowledge to improve human health. ETSU is a partner in the Institute.

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, Decatur, Georgia (1982 to Present) This organization is the recognized regional accrediting body in the eleven U.S. Southern states and in Latin America for those institutions of higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees.

Appointed Member of the Peer Review Advisory Board for the Commission on Colleges (2014 -2017).

Elected Commissioner (January 2006 – December 2012) [Note: title of role changed to “Trustee” in June 2009]

Received the James Rogers Meritorious Award – In Recognition of Meritorious Service to the Commission of Colleges (December 2005)

Member of the Central Review Committee for development of Resource Manual, a companion document to the Principles of Accreditation (2004-05)

Member of the Task Force on Compliance for the Accreditation Review Project (1999 – 2001)

Appointed as Non-Commissioner Member/Special Reader for the Criteria and Reports Committee (199805, 2014)

Visiting Committee Chair for the Commission on Colleges (1995 - Present)

Presenter for Leadership Training Workshops for Chairs (September 25 – 26, 1994 and October 9 – 10, 1994)

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop

Reaffirmation Site Team Visitor (1982 – Present)

Tennessee Women’s Economic Council, Appointed by Tennessee Governor Donald Sundquist to represent the Tennessee Board of Regents (1998 – 2004)

Member of Education Committee and Health Care Committee

Co-chair of Northeast Tennessee Women’s Listening Tour and Equal Pay Day Symposium (May 11, 2000)

Served as a member of Tennessee’s Committee to develop report on Status of Women in Tennessee recently published by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Washington, D.C., (November 2000) Responsible for fund-raising in Northeast Tennessee to support this project

Chaired Press Conference for Northeast Tennessee upon the release of the “Status of Women in Tennessee” report (November 15, 2000)

Gateway Planning Commission, City of Kingsport, TN. Appointed by Mayor Ruth Montgomery. Citizen review board for aesthetic compliance in the “gateway district” identified for economic development in the City of Kingsport. (1996 – 2001)

Sullivan County Health Council, Blountville, TN (1997-99)

Assisted in community health assessment project for Sullivan County. Identified major priorities, demographic and epidemiological data related to needs.

Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, Health Services Task Force (1997–98)

Assisted in developing and analyzing a Work Force Needs Assessment for Northeast Tennessee.

Appalachian Health Care Conferences, Johnson City and Kingsport, TN (1992-98)

Served on Steering Committee for this joint effort with the Johnson City/Washington County Economic Development Board in conjunction with the Tennessee Valley Authority, East Tennessee State University, and various service agencies in Northeast Tennessee. Served as Conference Chairperson in 1993, 1994, and 1995. Conferences focused on the relationship between healthy communities, managed care, and economic development. This conference, with nationally recognized speakers, drew participants from a five state area in central Appalachia. Jointly responsible for soliciting over $150,000 in donations to support the conference – proceeds from this activity were used to establish the Eddie Williams, Jr. Rural Health Scholarship at East Tennessee State University.

Tri-City Airport Area Rotary Club, Blountville, TN (1989 -95)

As a charter member, helped to establish the club and served on the Board of Directors from 1990 - 1995. Served as Club President-Elect 1992-93, and President 1993 - 94. Recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International.

Appalachian Girl Scout Council, Johnson City, TN (1989-94)

Served as Chairperson of the Finance Committee responsible for management of $600,000 budget and greater than $1million in property (1992-93) Served as second vice president (1993-94). Served as the Chair of the Search Committee that hired Angela Freeman as Executive Director (1993 – Ms. Freeman still serves in that capacity). Served as Chair of the Personnel Committee (1993–96) and member of

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Committee on Human Resources (1997). Involved with fund development and direct solicitations on behalf of the Council.

Appalachian Chapter, National Foundation, March of Dimes, Johnson City, TN (1980-82 and 1989-92)

Served as Member of the Executive Committee involved with prenatal education, approval of grant funding, organization of Mothers March and WalkAmerica, and direct solicitation of funds for the organization.

Served as Chapter Chairperson (1991-92)

Named Volunteer of the Year (1992)

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TASK FORCES:

Committee for 125, Academic Health Sciences (2012 -2013) Resource person to the task force charged with envisioning the future of the Academic Health Sciences Center at ETSU over the next twenty-fie years.

Chair, Strategic Budget Management Committee (2010 – 2013) The Strategic Budget Management Committee has the responsibility for sustaining a culture of stewardship including: cost reduction, cost avoidance/containment, and revenue generation, using a process that is both accountable and transparent.

Chair, Budget Reversion Task Force (2008 – 2010) A university-wide group appointed by President Stanton to address funding issues during economic downturn. Task Force developed and implemented strategy to create a Culture of Stewardship for the University.

Chair, Football Task Force (2006) A joint university and community group appointed by President Stanton to study the feasibility of reestablishing an intercollegiate football program at ETSU.

Chair, Reorganization Task Force (2002) Charged with reviewing academic and academic support organization and making recommendations for enhancement and cost-effective delivery of the academic enterprise at East Tennessee State University.

Chair, Cultural Diversity Task Force, (1997– 2000) Developed 18 recommendations including revised university policy statement on non-discrimination.

Chair, Undergraduate Advisement Task Force (1995 –96) Developed 21 recommendations including establishment of a University Office of Undergraduate Advisement and hiring of appropriate staff; introduced comprehensive advisement system to the university.

Chair, Task Force on Status of Women's Issues, (1993-94) Outcomes of report included estabishment of a Women’s Resource Center on Campus, establishment of “Little Bucs” child care center for students and faculty, formal structure for Women’s Study Minor, and greater involvement of women in searches and other campus forums.

Chair, Task Force to Determine Academic Home for Biophysics (19 93) Resulted in merger of Department of Anatomy and Department of Biophysics into the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology in College of Medicine.

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Chair, Animals in Research Leadership Committee (1990-94) Developed a strategic plan to provide for the safety and security of researchers and labs, and to inform the university and general public of measures taken to assure animal welfare.

LCME (Liaison Committee on Medical Education) Accreditation Task Force, College of Medicine (1992-93)

Task Force on the Future of the Kingsport University Center (1990- 92)

Faculty Handbook Task Force (1983-84) Revision of Faculty Handbook including the university’s promotion and tenure policies.

Task Force on Enrollment Management (1983-84) Development of strategies for recruitment and retention of undergraduate students.

SELECTED OTHER INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY:

University Council, Vice Chair (2017 – 2019)

Banner (ERP Conversion) Steering Committee (2005 – 2008)

University Planning Committee (2005 – Present, Co-Chair 2005 - 2009) Formerly University Strategic Planning Committee (1994-98)

President’s Senior Staff (2005 – Present)

Buccaneer Athletic Scholarship – BASA ex officio (2005 – 2012)

ETSU Research Foundation Board (2005 – Present)

Chair, Information Technology Governance Council (2005-07)

Chair, NCAA Certification Steering Committee (2005)

Advisory Committee, Women’s Resource Center (1999 – 2005)

President’s Council (1994 – 2012)

Academic Council (1983 – 2004) (2007-Present ex officio)

Governing Board, Office of Rural and Community Health and Community Partnerships (1994 – 2012)

Served as ETSU Institutional Representative to Army ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Lewis, Washington (2000)

General Education Review Steering Committee (1996–97)

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University Standing Committee on Equality of Opportunity (1994–95)

Committee to Revise General Education (1986-95) resulted in innovative general education program for a large regional university with focus on developing general education competencies throughout the four year undergraduate curriculum

University Standing Committee on Space and Space Utilization Ad hoc Committee (1989 -94)

ETSU Coordinator, Project 3000 X 2000, Association of American Medical Colleges project to recruit 3000 minorities into medicine by the year 2000, by increasing interest in science education and keeping minorities on track for admission to medical school and other health professions (1992– 94)

Kingsport University Center Foundation, Board Member - responsible for fund raising and awarding scholarships for Kingsport campus of ETSU (1992 - 94)

University Chairperson for the United Way Campaign - Coordinated over 100 key workers in departments across campus. Chaired donor meetings with University President in all major divisions of the University (1991)

Transition Committee for Establishment of Division of Health Sciences This team established all policies and procedures for establishment of Division as a unique entity within the University, bringing together the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Public and Allied Health. Chaired the Subcommittee on Academic Personnel issues which developed personnel policies for faculty and staff within the new Division of Health Sciences. (1988-89)

Ad hoc Committee on Policy and Procedures for Campus Security (1986-87)

Steering Committee, ETSU Self-Study Report for Southern Association of Schools and Colleges Reaffirmation of Accreditation at ETSU (1980 – 83 and 1991-93)

GRANTS – FUNDED:

Co-Principal Investigator with Paul Stanton, Joellen Edwards, Jim Wilson, Pat Smith, Larry Curtis, and Bruce Behringer for Kellogg II grant (Graduate Medical and Nursing Education Initiative a.k.a. Graduate Health Professions Education). Funded in April 1996 from W.K. Kellogg Foundation for four years for a total of $1.8 million.

Tennessee Department of Public Health Workforce Consortium -- $100,000 grant to develop and deliver statewide graduate programming for the Tennessee Department of Public Health in conjunction with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis – total funding for all three institutions -- $600,000. Funded, January 2003, renewed July 2004.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Bishop, Wilsie S. , “Integrating a Bottom-up and Top-Down Leadership Approach for Interprofessional Education,” International Journal of Health Sciences Education, Interprofessional Educaton Supplement, Michael Crouch and Katie Baker, eds. Publication pending, Spring 2015.

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Crouch, Michael A. and Bishop, Wilsie S., “Build it and They Will Come: A Closer Look at Expanding Inter-Professional Education at East Tennessee State University,” Nursing in the Twenty-First Century. Issue 2, January 2014.

Bishop, Wilsie S. and Linville, M. David, “Trainee and Student Policy,” In: Confluence of Policy and Leadership in Academic Health Science Centers: A Professional and Personal Guide, edited by Steven A. Wartman, MD, PhD. London: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd., 2012.

Bishop, Wilsie S. “Transferring Programs Takes Planning, Communication” Dean and Professor, Volume 4, Issue 5, January 2003.

Bishop, Wilsie S. “Diversity and Learning,” Teaching and Learning at ETSU, Winter 2001, pp. 2, 4.

Behringer, Bruce A., Bishop, Wilsie S., Edwards, Joellen B., and Franks, Ronald D., “A Model for Partnerships Among Communities, Disciplines, and Institutions.” In: Catalysts in Interdisciplinary Education, edited by Denise E. Holmes and Marian Osterweis. Washington, D.C.: Association of Academic Health Centers, 1999.

Edwards, Joellen B., Bishop, Wilsie S., and Stanton, Paul E. “Interdisciplinarity: The Story of a Journey.” Nursing and Health Care Perspectives . (May/June 1997): 116 - 117.

Bishop, Wilsie S. The Exercise of Discretion in the Work of Nursing: Nurses’ Perceptions of Their Approach to Work. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California, 1989.

Bishop, Wilsie, S. "Weaning the Breast-Fed Toddler or Pre-Schooler." Pediatric Nursing 11 (May/June, 1985): 211-214.

Bishop, Wilsie S. "An Educational Program on Breastfeeding for Maternity Nurses: A Cost Effective Evaluation," in Abstracts of Nursing Clinical Papers: Implications for Nursing Care. Washington, DC: Nurses' Association of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1983.

Bishop, Wilsie S. An Educational Program on Breastfeeding for Maternity Nurses: A Cost Effective Evaluation. Graduate Thesis, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1978.

Bishop, Wilsie S. and Bishop, Paul A. "Father-Assisted Breastf eeding." Pediatric Nursing 4 (January/February, 1978): 39-40.

Bishop, Wilsie S. Videotape: "Factors Which Promote Successful Breastfeeding." Produced by Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, January, 1978.

Bishop, Wilsie S. and Head, Janice J. "Care of the Infant with a Stoma." MCN, The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing 1 (September/October, 1976): 315-319.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:

“Appreciating a Multigenerational Workforce,” Panel discussant for The Johnson City Chamber of Commerce Workforce Education Session. Gray, Tennessee, October 24, 2017.”

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“A Collaborative Training Model in Maternal Child Health: Team-Based Research and Clinical Care in the Real World,” with Jodi Polaha. 2015 Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) International Forum. Washington, D.C., April 20, 2015. (Referred and accepted)

“Confidence: What We Can Learn from Twenty Year Olds,” Women Empowered Program, Bank of Tennessee, April 17, 2014.

“Lectures, Research, Friends and Colleagues: The Meaning of College Achievement,” Phi Kappa Phi Initiation, East Tennessee State University, April 29, 2014.

“The ETSU Academic Health Sciences Center…by the numbers,” 2012 Economic Development Summit, Washington County Economic Development Council. Johnson City, TN, October 30, 2012.

“Expanding Interprofessional Education and Service through a Graduation Requirement,” 2012 with Michael A. Crouch. Symposium on Interprofessional Education & Practice: Partners in Education and Practice: Stronger Teams, Better Health. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, April 17, 2012.

“Sustaining a Culture of Stewardship in a Time of Economic Constraint.” 2010. with Bert C. Bach and David Collins. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, December 6, 2010. (Refereed)

“American Health Reform: Planning for a Better System of Care.” Keynote Address. Symposium on Symbiotic Development Strategies through Cooperation between University and Region. Kangwon National University at Samcheok, Samcheok City, South Korea and The Korea Institute of Public Administration. November 1, 2010. (Invited)

“Creating a Culture of Stewardship.” 2009. With Bert C. Bach and David Collins. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, December 7, 2009. (Refereed)

“East Tennessee State University, Transforming Our Community.” 2009. Economic Development Summit, Johnson City, TN, October 20, 2009. (Invited)

Strategic Decision Making to ARRA: Creativity Required: Panel member presenting, “Creating a Culture of Stewardship.” 2009. Association of Academic Health Centers Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 24, 2009. (Refereed)

“Leadership Theories and Styles.” 2009. International Association of Administrative Professionals Meeting, East Tennessee State University, April 28, 2009. (Invited)

“Moving Forward With Confidence.” 2007. Women Making History Lecture at East Tennessee State University, Carroll Reece Museum, November 1, 2007. (Invited)

“Title IX Beyond the Playing Field.” Introductory Comments for Inaugural Pathmaker’s Luncheon for ETSU Women’s Athletics Program, Johnson City, Tennessee, Carnegie Hotel, April 24, 2008. (Invited)

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“Pointers for Institutional Preparation for the Off-Site and On-Site Review.” With Carol Luthman. 2003 Annual Meeting, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Nashville, Tennessee, December 7, 2003. (Invited)

“Women in Academe: Surviving or Thriving?” Notable Women of ETSU Colloquium. Johnson City, Tennessee, October 22, 2003. (Invited)

“Deans on Deaning: Secrets of Success.” Panel Member. Managing High Talent Professionals—Secrets of Success. Special Executive Briefing Program of the East Tennessee State University College of Business and Technology. Johnson City, Tennessee, September 24, 2003. (Invited)

“Nursing Leadership.” Second Annual Health Care Quality Conference: Quality Connections 2002: Building a Culture for Continuous Improvement. Washington Health Foundation. Seattle, Washington, February 8, 2002. (Invited)

“Strategies for Establishing an Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Curriculum.” Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions. 1998 Annual Conference, San Diego, California, October 15, 1998. (Refereed)

“Organizational Dynamics as a Catalyst to Institutional Change or Why the Community Partnership Initiative was Successful.” Primary Care Education for the 21st Century: Lessons from National Initiatives. Baltimore, Maryland, September 25, 1998.

Panel Reactor for “Alternatives in Education authored by David Barbee.” National Health Service Corps 25th Anniversary Conference, “Access in Action: Expanding the Capacity to Care.” Washington, D.C., April 25, 1998. (Invited)

Uniqueness in Diversity.” Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Induction Ceremony. East Tennessee State University, April 20, 1997.

“Health Professions Education – Beyond 2005.” Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University 3rd Annual Alumni Conference. Richmond, Virginia. November 3, 1995. (Invited).

“Promoting Long Term Social Accountability Among Partners and Future Health Professionals: The Summer Orientation to Rural Health Course – An Example of Program and Curricular Collaboration.” Poster Presentation at International Conference on Quality Assessment in Health Professions Education. Manila, The Philippines. Sponsored by the Network of Community-Oriented Educational Institutions for Health Sciences and the World Health Organization. November 26 – December 1, 1995. (Refereed)

"Nurses' Work -- Is It Consistent With Their Abilities?" Social Analytic Learning Society, Fifth International Conference. Alexandria, Virginia, November 13, 1990. (Invited).

"The Exercise of Discretion in the Work of Nursing," Thirtieth Biennial Convention. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Indianapolis Convention Center, November 14, 1989. (Refereed)

"Preliminary Findings: Application of Elliott Jaques' Stratified Systems Theory to the Work of Nursing." Social Analytic Learning Society, Fourth International Conference. Santa Barbara, California, February 21, 1989.

"Reframing the Problem of the Relationship of Theorists and Practitioners in Public

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Administration." Invited Panelist. American Society for Public Administration National Conference. Portland, Oregon, April 17, 1988.

"Identifying Levels of Work: A New Approach." Meet the Faculty Lecture Series, East Tennessee State University, April 5, 1988.

"Neonatal Nutrition: Breast, Bottle, IV." NAACOG (Nurses Asso ciation of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), Tennessee Section Conference. Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, May 16, 1987.

"Understanding Hospital/Corporate Administration." With Paul A. Bishop. NAACOG, Tennessee Section Conference. Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, May 15, 1987.

"An Educational Program on Breastfeeding: A Cost Effective Evaluation." Fourth National Meeting. Nurses' Association of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Washington, DC, June 7, 1983. (Refereed)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Society for College and University Planning (2005 – Present)

College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (2005 to 2007)

Tennessee Educational Council for Health Sciences Professions (2000-04) Chair, Student Recruitment Committee

Southern Association of Allied Health Deans at Academic Health Centers, Chair (2003-05)

Secretary (1998 – 2001, 2001-04)

Board of Directors (1996-98)

Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (1994 to 2004) Education Committee (1998-99), Chair (2000-01)

Second World Congress Planning Committee (1997) Ethics Committee (1996)

Social Analytic Learning Society, International Organization of Researchers who use Elliott Jaques' Stratified Systems Theory -- membership by invitation only (1987 to Present)

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Alumni Star Award, Virginia Commonwealth University (2015)

Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame (2013)

Visionary Leader, Virginia Commonweatlh University School of Nursing 120 Visionary Leaders (2013)

Phi Lambda Sigma (Pharmacy Leadership Society) Initiate (2010)

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Sigma Kappa National Honor Initiate (2008)

Barbara Murphy Brooks Honoree,Women Making History (2008)

Bristol Regional YWCA Tribute to Women Award (2008)

Woman Who Makes a Difference, Girl Scouts of the Appalachian Council (2004)

Notable Women of ETSU (2003)

Faculty Speaker, ETSU Honors Convocation (1997)

Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Society (1997)

East Tennessee State University’s President’s Trust Society (19 94)

Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International (1992)

Recipient of the Altrusa Honorarium for Women and Industry Award (1990)

East Tennessee State University Distinguished Staff Award (1989)

Nominated for Outstanding Dissertation Award, University of Southern California (1989)

Outstanding Nurse Alumna, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University (1980)

A.D Williams Scholarship Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (1978)

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (1978)

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Charter Member, Gamma Omega Chapter, Virginia Commonwealth University (1978)

Sigma Zeta Honorary Science Society, Virginia Commonwealth University (1968)

Alpha Sigma Chi Honorary Leadership Society, Virginia Commonwealth University (1967)

THESIS/DISSERTATION COMMITTEES:

Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member:

Angela Claxton-Freeeman , East Tennessee State University, College of Education, “A Mixed-Methods

Comparative Analysis of Higher Education Funding Policy Implementation and the Effects of State Funding Models on Higher Education Budgeting,” 2013 –2015.

Philip W. Conn, University of Southern California, School of Public Administration,"Marketing Public Higher Education in the Public Interest: A Case Study of a State University in the

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Midwest," 1989-91.

Randolph F. Lowe, University of Southern California, School of Public Administration, "Encountering AIDS in the Workplace: A Public Policy Issue," 1988-91.

Jim Sinclair, University of Southern California, School of Public Administration, "The NIMBY Game: Implementation of New Jersey's Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility Siting Policy," 1989-90.

Thesis Committee Chair:

Tony England, East Tennessee State University, Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, “Higher Education Funding: A Comparative Study of Tennessee Legislators and Higher Education Administrators,” 1999-2000.

Thesis Committee Member:

Janice Treadway, East Tennessee State University, Master of Public Health, “A Survey of Graduate Health Professions Education Students Attitude, Knowledge and Experience with Managed Care,” 1996-98.

Stephen Richardson, East Tennessee State University, Master of Public Management Program, "Rural Recycling: Strategies and Issues," 1997.

Jayne Leach, East Tennessee State University, Master of Public Health, "Managed Care," 1996.

Roger F. Cole, East Tennessee State University, Master of City Management, "Standard Operating Procedure Manuals for the Fire and Police Departments, City of Elizabethton," 1989-93.

Jane M. Jones, East Tennessee State University, Master of Public Health, "Medical School Admission Criteria as Predictors of Student Performance," 1990-91.

Renee Shell, East Tennessee State University, Master of Science in Nursing, Chair of Committee for Formal Paper, 1993-94.

Susan Reed, East Tennessee State University, Master of Science in Nursing, Chair of Committee for Formal Paper, 1993-94.

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EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Office of the President Emeritus

Box 70421 ● Johnson City, TN 37614

Ms. Kate Mosley, Senior Director

February 13, 2020

Office of Strategic Initiatives and Development Operations

Belmont University

1900 Belmont Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37212

RE: Dr. Wilsie Bishop – Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Nomination – Additional Data

Dear Ms. Mosley,

Please accept this letter as my request for the following accomplishments achieved by Dr. Wilsie Bishop in 2019 to be included with nomination materials already on file for her induction into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

In 2019, Dr. Bishop:

• Was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President for Academics and Interim Provost at East Tennessee State University and tasked with leading a realignment of all academic operations to best support the strategic initiatives and goals of the institution and foster an environment for interdisciplinary collaboration among all disciplines, which included the unification of clinical care and academic programs as “ETSU Health.”

• Received from the Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges its highest honor, the James T. Rogers Distinguished Leadership Award, in recognition of “extraordinarily distinctive and effective leadership.”

• Was appointed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to a fouryear term on the Defense Health Board Public Health Subcommittee, which “provides independent advice and recommendations to maximize the health, safety and effectiveness of all Department of Defense health care beneficiaries.”

I trust the Selection Committee will agree that these points of special recognition at local, regional, and national levels underscore Dr. Bishop’s continuing and lasting contributions toward improving the overall quality of life for citizens of Tennessee and beyond.

Sincerely,

Paul E. Stanton, Jr. President Emeritus

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Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr. East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN

Dear Dr. Stanton

It is my privilege to strongly support your nomination of Dr. Wilsie Bishop for induc tion into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. I have known and worked with Dr. Bishop for more than a decade in my capacity as President/CEO of the Association of Academic Health Centers, and therefore feel qualified to comment on her suitability for this important honor.

During my 13 year tenure as President of the Association, I have interacted with Dr. Bishop in a variety of settings: as an active member of the association where she and her team attended meetings and made presentations; during a comprehensive site visit I made to the ETSU campus; and as part of her 3 year tenure as a member of the AAHC board of directors. In all of these settings and interactions, she demonstrated thoughtful and insightful leadership. She also contributed valuably to our quarterly issue of Leadership Perspectives.

Dr Bishop’s leadership skills are readily apparent. She has a deep understanding of academic health centers and the opportunities and challenges they are facing. Dr. Bishop enrolled ETSU in the pioneering Aligned Institutional Mission (AIM) Program of the Association, which provided both insight and strategy leading ETSU into the future. Of note, she is an excellent team leader and mentor. She values each and every member of her diverse leadership team highly and basks in their reflected glow, a true sign of outstanding leadership.

During her service as a member of the AAHC board of directors, Dr. Bishop led the way in demonstrating the value of interdisciplinary leadership. Her insights were invaluable to m e, and helped in the development of the Association’s priorities and programs.

Lastly, I would like to comment on Dr. Bishop’s character. She is driven by a deep sense of purpose, service, and transparent leadership. She is an outstanding role model for a ll who aspire to leadership in academic healthcare.

Based on my extensive experience working with academic center leaders in the U.S. and around the world, I am indeed privileged to endorse her candidacy for this well -earned honor.

Sincerely,

Steven A. Wartman, MD, PhD, MACP President Emeritus Association of Academic Health Centers

2170 Hunters Mill Road

Powhatan, VA

February 4, 2019

Dear members of the Selection Committee,

I am writing to support the nomination of Dr. Wilsie Bishop to the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. I first met Dr. Bishop when selected to manage the East Tennessee State University’s Community Partnership for Health Professions Education Program funded by the Kellogg Foundation in 1992. I worked in the Division of Health Sciences which Dr. Bishop directed for almost twenty years before leaving ETSU to become the Deputy Commissioner for Continuous Improvement and Training at the Tennessee Department of Health in 2011.

Dr. Bishop’s career has demonstrated consistent, persistent, and insistent respect each health professional discipline’s role and value and its contribution as part of interdisciplinary teams. She helped initiate, maintain, and expand an interdisciplinary ethic from its beginnings in early 1990s through their current international recognition. Dr. Bishop drew lessons from her own practice experiences as a nurse to fuel educational, service and research programs at ETSU imbued with the spirit of collegiality, rigor and community responsiveness. She is a nationally recognized academic administrator who has donated her expertise with accrediting agencies. At the same time she has freely shared her time and talents across multiple health, human service and volunteer agencies in Tri Cities.

Dr. Bishop’s friendly, thoughtful and supportive demeanor has enabled her participation and leadership in building a multitude of important relationships between ETSU and health entities over many years. She is an excellent planner and facilitator, a skill which has enabled dialogs about difficult health issues, creating progressive programs with thoughtful long-term public accountabilities that assured the broadest range of benefits for all who engaged in collective initiatives. She has been a role model for women in leadership and has continuously opened her door to those seeking advice or guidance.

I am honored to support Dr. Bishop’s nomination. She is truly one of the go -to participants in the Tri Cities, a strong representative in statewide forums, and an acknowledged leader in international interdisciplinary education.

Sincerely yours,

Bruce Behringer

Deputy Commissioner for Continuous Employment and Training Emeritus Tennessee Department of Health

ANDRE CHURCHWELL

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE ANDRE CHURCHWELL

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A native of East Nashville, Dr. André Churchwell’s contributions stretch far beyond the Volunteer State’s borders. An accomplished physician, advocate, mentor, educator and artist, he has devoted his life and decades-long career to championing equity and access for all by breaking down barriers: in the clinic, the classroom and the community. Dr. Churchwell has been nationally recognized for his contributions to engineering, medicine and inclusivity.

Dr. Churchwell was among the first wave of children to attend school at newly integrated campuses in Nashville, Tenn., and the Civil Rights Era proved to be a defining childhood experience for him. In 1975, Dr. Churchwell graduated magna cum laude from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering, received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1979 and broke through a racial barrier by becoming the first African American Chief Medical Resident at Grady Memorial Hospital from 1984-1985. He later completed his internship, residency and cardiology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine, where he was named Most Outstanding House Officer.

In 1991, he returned to his hometown and alma mater when he joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he has been a professor in a variety of disciplines including medicine, radiology, biomedical engineering and cardiology. He additionally serves as Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine – Cardiology at Meharry Medical College. Before stepping down to devote himself to his role as Vanderbilt University’s Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, he served for four decades as the Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. In these roles, Dr. Churchwell has received numerous accolades and has advanced diversity and inclusion in the culture and climate of the Medical School and Medical Center.

Dr. Churchwell strives for inclusivity by meeting his patients’ needs through adaptive education. Health literacy is a known predictor of cardiovascular outcomes, and approximately 90 million Americans have limited health literacy and read at the fifth-grade level or lower. Dr. Churchwell was part of a team that sought to determine the suitability and readability level of common cardiovascular patient education materials (PEM) related to heart failure and a heart-healthy lifestyle.

Committed to service in a variety of spheres both locally and nationally, Dr. Churchwell: was elected to act as the southern representative for the Group on Diversity and Inclusion for the American Association of Medical Colleges (2012); has served on the Board of Trustees for Cumberland University (2015- present); teaches art classes for young students at the Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary School in Nashville.

All the while, he still practices medicine with his trademark excellence. For the last decade he has been named one of the nation's top cardiologists in “The Best Doctors in America” and from 2010-2013, he has been awarded the Professional Research Consultants’ Five-Star Excellence Award—Top 10% Nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality. In 2014 he was named one of the Top 15 Most Influential African American Health Educators by Black Health Magazine. Perhaps most indicative of his caliber as a physician, he was voted the American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award by his peers.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE ANDRE CHURCHWELL

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2021)

NAME: André Lemont Churchwell, M.D., F.A.C.C.

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Living

COMPANY: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University

EMAIL: andre.churchwell@vanderbilt.edu

PHONE NUMBER: 615.936.5784

ADDRESS: Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, 1215 21st Avenue South, Suite 5200 Medical Center East, South Tower; Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2318

NOMINEE BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE?: Born, Lived, Worked

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Jeffrey R. Balser, M.D., Ph.D.

COMPANY: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

EMAIL: barbara.carter@vumc.org

PHONE NUMBER: 615.936.3030

ADDRESS: 1161 21st Avenue South, D-3300 MCN, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2104

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: President and CEO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: Conviction, learning, creativity and service are the foundation of Dr. André Churchwell’s career. He is an accomplished physician, advocate, mentor, educator and artist who has devoted his life and decades-long career to breaking down barriers in the clinic and the medical school classroom as well as within both institutions and the community. He’s the embodiment of a champion, who is indefatigable on the path to improving everything he touches by advocating for equity and access.

His career began as a faculty member at Emory University School of Medicine where he served as the inaugural Minority Affairs Director and a founding member of the Emory-Georgia Tech Bioengineering Center. In 1991, he returned to his hometown and alma mater when he joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He’s a beloved cardiologist who brings patients into the family. His specialty is changing and improving the hearts of others—both figuratively and literally.

Dr. Churchwell’s extraordinary practice started under the auspices of change. The Civil Rights Era was a defining childhood experience for him. He was among the first wave of children to attend school at newly integrated campuses in Nashville, Tenn. He would accumulate a multitude of firsts in the years to come on the campuses of Vanderbilt, Harvard, Georgia Tech and Emory Universities. His medical practice brought him back to where his love and yearning for education, a legacy of parents who encouraged he and his siblings to continuously water their curiosity. He came back to Nashville, where his career and devotion to improving the world exploded into a career that would keep multiple people busy for their respective lifetimes.

His email signature is a crash course in achievement, envisioning a better tomorrow, excellence in care, and inclusion. The list of roles he performs is testament to the truth that Dr. Churchwell is peerless at Vanderbilt, in Tennessee, and the country.

He serves as the Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University. He is Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He still practices medicine. In all these roles, Dr. Churchwell advances diversity and inclusion in the culture and climate of the Medical School and Medical Center. Due in large part to his years of foundational work, VUMC has been named as a Top Hospital for Diversity consecutively by BlackDoctor.org since 2018. Throughout his prestigious career at Vanderbilt, Dr. Churchwell has garnered many roles, including Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He’s a regular face on a multitude of committees including the Admission and Promotion Committees. In 2005, he was named the Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus by the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni for lifetime achievements in personal, professional and community arenas. And in 2015, Vanderbilt University endowed him with the Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D. Chair for achievements in diversity and inclusion. His ambition and capabilities put him early on the path of being a pioneer. As a Black man in the South, he often found himself in roles that no one who looked like him had previously held. He remained loyal to data and history, his faith, and his love of people as he illuminated the way for the next generation. He was the first African American Chief Medical Resident at Grady Memorial Hospital (1984–1985). He’s as passionate about increasing access to and representation in medical school as he is the history of men’s clothes. In 2012, he was elected to serve as the southern representative for the Group on Diversity and Inclusion for the AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges). In 2013, he helped create The Hurst-Logue-Wenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society (HLWCFS) of Emory University School of Medicine and was elected the first President of HLWCFS. In 2014, he was named one of the Top 15 Most Influential African American Health Educators by Black Health Magazine.

His larger-than-life presence in medical education circles around the U.S. never overshadowed his commitment to patient care. He endears himself to those whom he treats with remarkable care, a personal touch, and top flight patient outcomes. He was recognized with an American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award. From 2010-2013, he has been awarded the Professional Research Consultants’ Five-Star Excellence Award—Top 10% Nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality.

His drive knows no limits. He has served on the editorial board of a number of peer-reviewed journals and as a reviewer for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. He currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Biomedical Engineering Society’s internationally recognized Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology Journal. Dr. Churchwell is passionate about mentoring and helping others find their own path to success by building their own road, just as he did.

WORK EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

EDUCATION: In 1975, Dr. Churchwell graduated from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering magna cum laude.

He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1979 and later completed hisinternship, residency and cardiology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine and affiliated hospitals in Atlanta.

Dr. Churchwell broke through a racial barrier by becoming the first African American Chief Medical Resident at Grady Memorial Hospital from 1984-1985.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: In 2012, Dr. Churchwell was elected to serve as the southern representative for the Group on Diversity and Inclusion for the AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges).

In 2013, he helped create The Hurst-Logue-Wenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society of Emory University School of Medicine and was elected its inaugural President.

In 2015, he was appointed to the Board of Trustees for Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn.

In 2016, Dr. Churchwell was named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering for his work in biomedical engineering education.

Over the last four decades, Dr. Churchwell has served in the following positions:

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

● Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs (2014-Present)

● Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering (2013-Present)

● Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (2013-Present)

● Professor, Department of Medicine – Cardiology (2013-Present)

● Associate Dean for Diversity in Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education, and Faculty Affairs (2011-Present)

● Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering (2011-Present)

● Associate Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences (2011-Present)

● Associate Professor, Department of Medicine -Cardiology (2008-2013)

● Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine - Cardiology (2006-2008)

● Associate Dean for Diversity in Graduate Medical Education and Faculty Affairs (2007)

● Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine - Cardiology (1994-2006)

● Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medicine - Cardiology (1991-1994)

Meharry Medical College ● Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine – Cardiology (1991-Present)

Emory University School of Medicine

● Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine - Cardiology (1986-1991)

● Instructor, Department of Radiology – Nuclear Cardiology (1986-1991)

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN (1998-Present)

• Williamson Medical Center, Franklin, TN (2005-2017)

• Muhlenberg Community Hospital, Greenville, KY (1999-2016)

• Livingston Regional Hospital, Livingston, TN (1997-2016)

• Bedford County Medical Center, Shelbyville, TN (1999-2010)

• St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN (1991-2006)

AWARDS: Dr. Churchwell has been nationally recognized for his contributions to biomedical engineering, medicine, and inclusivity.

In 1975, Vanderbilt School of Engineering awarded Dr. Churchwell with the Biomedical Engineering Student Program Award. In 1986, while at Emory, he was named Most Outstanding House Officer, named an honorary Morehouse Medical School class member and received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Medical Faculty Development Award.

Dr. Churchwell received Emory’s J. Willis Hurst Award for Best Clinical Teacher in 1991, and in 2004, he was named the Emory University School of Medicine Resident Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award winner. For the last decade he has been named one of the nation's top cardiologists in “The Best Doctors in America.”

Dr. Churchwell comes from a family of talented physicians. The annual Trumpet Awards celebrate and honor African American achievers. In 2011, Dr. André Churchwell, along with his brothers, Drs. Keith Churchwell and Kevin Churchwell, were awarded a Trumpet award for their contributions to the field of medicine.

In 2012 and 2013, The Vanderbilt University Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students (OBGAPS) honored him with one of the organization’s first Distinguished Faculty Awards.

From 2010-2013 on, he has been awarded the Professional Research Consultants’ Five-Star Excellence Award—Top 10% Nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality.

In 2010, Dr. Churchwell was awarded The Distinguished Alumnus Award of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, and in 2017, he received the Vanderbilt University Pioneer in Diversity Award.

In 2014, he was named one of the Top 15 Most Influential African American Health Educators by Black Health Magazine. It was with no surprise that he was also recognized with an American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award.

Dr. Churchwell gives his heart, soul, and mind to the advancement of equal and ethical patient care.

PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SPEAK TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS: As his career evolved, Dr. Churchwell emerged as a linchpin of ethical change in Tennessee’s robust healthcare industry. As he took on myriad leadership roles, he found new ways to teach and mentor. In addition to mentoring students and younger professionals, he speaks to media and community groups about the challenges our innate unconscious bias poses to society and culture. He credits the many influential mentors who invested in him throughout his career as the catalyst for his passion for mentoring the next generation. Mentoring, he believes, is critical to the growth of career-oriented people, especially African American males who are more likely to see themselves represented as prospects for professional sports than as medical school candidates.

Various faculty at his alma maters, and his father who trail-blazed a path as for Black journalists in Nashville, guided him in the early days of his career, and he now appreciates the chance to return the favor. “Although perfection cannot be fully achieved, striving for the unreachable can make us better human beings and better physicians. Mentors play a key role in this life journey and, oftentimes, serve as road signs to direct us. I hope that our younger colleagues will understand this principle and spend their lives developing a ‘listening ear’ in order to hear the voices of their mentors,” Dr. Churchwell said in an article in the Texas Heart Institute Journal.

To develop the next generation, he looks to elementary students. He’s taught art classes for young students at the Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary School in Nashville.

Dr. Churchwell strives for inclusivity by meeting his patients’ needs through adaptive education. Health literacy is a known predictor of cardiovascular outcomes, and approximately 90 million Americans have limited health literacy and read at the fifth grade level or lower. Dr. Churchwell was part of a team that sought to determine the suitability and readability level of common cardiovascular patient education materials (PEM) related to heart failure and a heart-healthy lifestyle. His study found commonly available cardiovascular PEMs used by some major healthcare institutions are not suitable for the average American patient’s understanding. Dr. Churchwell’s study demonstrates to the medical community that inclusive material influences optimal healthcare delivery and is a building block to excellent outcomes.

Dr. Churchwell’s legacy lives on at Emory University. The Internal Medicine housestaff established a resident organization named in Dr. Churchwell’s honor, who was the first African American IM Chief Resident from 1984-1985. The Churchwell Diversity and Inclusion Collective (CDIC) is a multicultural resident group open to all house staff committed to advancing the mission of diversity, equity and inclusion for current and prospective learners in the Department of Medicine at Emory University.

A native of East Nashville, Dr. Churchwell’s contributions stretch far beyond the Volunteer State’s borders. His admirable career leaves a legacy that will open doors for generations to come. Dr. Churchwell and his team in the Department of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with Arie Nettles, PhD, director of the Office of Inclusion and Health

Equity at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, have developed a robust and multifaceted unconscious bias training program at Vanderbilt that has become a model for other academic medical centers.

This initiative started when he began to realize that there was unequal treatment of patients – specially based on income level, race and gender. And as a cardiologist, he saw firsthand that heart patients from underserved populations were not being given equal treatment in ERs or given the same treatments for coronary disease – fewer stents, less bypass surgery.

Dr. Churchwell began his research, and data began to show that unconscious bias does exist in medicine. This was especially true for certain members of Latino, African American, Native American and other underserved populations. His efforts exposed that when making hiring decisions, working with colleagues or treating patients, interpretations and past experiences come into play without conscious recognition. This suggested that humans have “blind spots” for certain people or cases. He knew that specialized training was needed.

As such, Dr. Churchwell suggests a three-step process: awareness; education; mindfulness. Under his leadership, Vanderbilt is committed to conducting unconscious bias training across many departments from the top down. Today, all first-year med students and new faculty and staff are required to go through the training. Search committees are also required to go through extra training in order to select candidates through the lens of diversity and inclusion.

Dr. Churchwell’s profound initiative has changed the culture of VUMC, caused others to dig deep to uncover unconscious bias and, most importantly, changed the trajectory for the careers of many. His program has widened Vanderbilt’s diversity representation among Chairs to 17% and growing (national representation is only around 7%). When medical staff are more diverse, health outcomes for diverse patient populations are improved. Dr. Churchwell’s efforts to eradicate unconscious bias has changed the way Vanderbilt and beyond treat patients and in return saving more lives.

ANY ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED: Dr. André Churchwell is a multidimensional individual who is cherished inside and outside of the hospital. Although his specialties include radiology, cardiology and biomedical engineering, Dr. Churchwell has a passion for art and fashion. His personality is as vibrant as his wardrobe, and equally loved by all. So much so that he was once asked to participate in the Rhode Island School of Design’s spring museum exhibition and speak as a panelist for The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology: “I am Dandy”. Dr. Churchwell’s talents in art and fashion were once on display at The University Club of Nashville. The show featured approximately thirty pieces, including portraits, landscapes and architecture from his travels, superheroes and fashion, which featured the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute blazer that he designed. His care and consideration for his patients is just as robust. It is no surprise that he was voted the American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award by his peers.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE ANDRE CHURCHWELL

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2017)

NAME: André L. Churchwell, M.D.

COMPANY: Vanderbilt School of Medicine

EMAIL ADDRESS: andre.churchwell@vanderbilt.edu

PHONE NUMBER: 615.322.7498

MAILING ADDRESS: Office for Diversity Affairs, 319 Light Hall, Nashville, TN 37232-0190

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD:

• Chief Diversity Officer for VUMC, the Levi Watkins Jr. M.D. Chair and Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology and Radiological Sciences. In 1984, he became the first African-American Chief Resident of medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital.

• He was elected in 2012 to serve as the southern representative for the Group on Diversity and Inclusion for the AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges). Since 2011, he has served on the Editorial Board of the Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology: A Journal of the Biomedical Engineering Society. In 2013, he helped create The Hurst-Logue-Wenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society (HLWCFS) of Emory University School of Medicine and was elected the first President of HLWCFS. And most recently, in 2014, he was named one of the “Top 15 Most Influential African-American Health Educators” by Black Health Magazine.

• Faculty staff at Emory, where he served as the first director of diversity for the medical school from 1985 to 1991. Member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows. In addition to maintaining his clinical duties, Churchwell keeps busy on numerous boards and committees both on the Vanderbilt campus and across the nation.

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS:

• Patients’ Choice Award (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

• On-Time Doctor Award (2014)

• Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

• Top 10 Doctor—State (2014)

• Churchwell received the J. Willis Hurst Award for Best Clinical Teacher in 1991 from Emory and in 2004 he was named the Emory University School of Medicine Resident Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award winner. For the past 10 years he has been named one of the nation’s top cardiologists in “The Best Doctors in America.”

• In 1986, while at Emory, he was also named Most Outstanding House Officer, made an honorary Morehouse Medical School class member and he received a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Medical Faculty Development Award.

• In 2010, he was awarded The Distinguished Alumnus Award of Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Along with his physician brothers Kevin and Keith, he received the 2011 Trumpet Award for Medicine.

• In 2012 and 2013, The Vanderbilt University Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students (OBGAPS) honored Dr. Churchwell with one of the organization’s first Distinguished Faculty Awards. He was also recognized

with an American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award. From 2010-2013, he has been awarded the Professional Research Consultants’ Five-Star Excellence Award—Top 10% Nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality. And in 2014, he was honored as one of the Top 15 Most Influential African American Medical Educators by Black Health Magazine.

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Rosetta Miller Perry

COMPANY: The Tennessee Tribune Newspaper

EMAIL ADDRESS: rperry8049@aol.com

PHONE NUMBER: 515.321.3268

MAILING ADDRESS: The Tennessee Tribune Building, 1501 Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208-3608

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Professional Colleague

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Dr. André L. Churchwell, one of five children (3 physicians including twins) born of a school teacher and pioneer Black journalist, was born and raised in East Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated third out of 310 students from East High School, entered Vanderbilt School of Engineering and graduated magna cum laude in 1975.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? Dr. André Churchwell is a noted recognized national leader in the recruitment and graduation of medical students and residents underrepresented in medicine. The Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students selected André L. Churchwell, M. D. with one of their first Distinguished Faculty Awards in both 2012 and 2013.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? Dr. André Churchwell is a past recipient of the American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award and was awarded the Professional Research Consultant’s Five-Star Excellence Award, putting him in the nation’s top 10 percent nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality from 2010-2013.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? Dr. André Churchwell helped create the Hurst-Logue-Wenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society (HLWCFS) of Emory University in 2013 and was elected its first President. He was the southern representative for the Group of Diversity and Inclusion for the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) in 2012.

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: Churchwell graduated from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering magna cum laude in 1975. He won the Biomedical Engineering Student Program Award that same year. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1979 and later completed his internship, residency and cardiology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine and affiliated hospitals in Atlanta.

• Emory University

Residency, Internal Medicine

• Emory University

Residency, Radiology

• Grady Health System

Internship, Internal Medicine

• Harvard Medical School Medical School

ANY ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED:

Dr. Churchwell has had a tremendous influence on young African American physicians who he has taught and mentored who will definitely have a major impact in the health care industry in this country. As an outstanding physician, a scholar, a teacher and innovator he has made major influences on what he has accomplished and these students, as they flourish in their respective careers throughout the nation, will make a significant impact in the health care industry. His students will be proactive in their career path and develop the same passion and aptitude for service as he has shown throughout his career. Dr. Churchwell’s experience, dedication and influence as a mentor will lead to more proactive, resourceful and aggressive young physicians in the Health Care Industry.

Dr. Churchwell served as the first President of the The J. Willis Hurst, R. Bruce Logue, and Nanette K. Wenger Cardiovascular Society, created to connect Emory cardiology alumni to each other and to current cardiology faculty. The group’s purpose is to provide networking opportunities for alumni, promote alumni accomplishments and encourage further investment and support of Emory cardiology’s mission. This society is important because historically, heart disease was known as a ‘man’s’ disease. Now, research will help millions of women with heart disease. Dr. Churchwell had a major impact in the establishment of this program.

Many of the awards that Dr. Churchwell received over the course of his career involved programs critical to health equity for all citizens and this, in and of itself, has the most significant and lasting contributions to our health care industry.

ANDRÉ LEMONT CHURCHWELL, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Curriculum Vitae

Office Address: Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

1215 21st Avenue South, Suite 5200 Medical Center East, South Tower Nashville, TN 37232-2318

Phone: (615) 936-5784

Fax: (615) 936-7741

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Office for Diversity Affairs 305 Light Hall Nashville, TN 37232-0260

Phone: (615) 322-7498

Fax: (615) 322-0985

E-mail Address: andre.churchwell@vanderbilt.edu

Date of Birth: December 27, 1953

Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee

Marital Status: Married, Doreatha Henderson Churchwell

Children: Crystal Churchwell, 1985; André Churchwell Jr., 1987

Home Address: 9189 Brushboro Ct Brentwood, TN 37027

Phone: (615) 371-3237

EDUCATION

1971-1975 B.S. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (Biomedical Engineering)

1975-1979 M.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1979-1982 Medical Internship/Residency Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA (J. Willis, Hurst, M.D., Director of House-staff Training Program)

1982-1984 Cardiology Fellow Emory University School of Medicine (J. Willis Hurst, M.D. and R.C. Schlant, M.D., Co-Directors)

1984-1985 Chief Medical Resident Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA

1985-1986 Nuclear Cardiology Fellow Emory University School of Medicine

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

1991 Medical License, State of Tennessee #MD021542

1993 Medical License, State of Kentucky #30042

1982 Diplomate, ABIM-Internal Medicine

1987 Diplomate, ABIM-Cardiovascular Diseases

1993 Diplomate, American Association for Nuclear Cardiology

1991 NRC Licensed for Handling Radioisotopes for Cardiovascular Studies, State of Tennessee

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1986-1991 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Instructor, Department of Radiology (Nuclear Cardiology)

Emory University School of Medicine

1991-1994 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

1994-2006 Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2007 Associate Dean for Diversity in Graduate Medical Education and Faculty Affairs

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2006-2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

1991-Present Staff Cardiologist, St. Thomas Hospital

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Meharry Medical College

2008-2013 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2011-Present Associate Dean for Diversity in Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education, and Faculty Affairs

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2013-Present Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2014-Present Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

1991-2006 St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN

1997-2016

Livingston Regional Hospital, Livingston, TN

1998-Present Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

1999-2010 Bedford County Medical Center, Shelbyville, TN

1999-2016 Muhlenberg Community Hospital, Greenville, KY

2005-2017 Williamson Medical Center, Franklin, TN

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

1993-1999 Member, Executive Council on Intraoperative Echocardiography, American Society of Echocardiography

1995-1996 President, Nashville Cardiovascular Society

1997-1999 Board of Directors, Association of Black Cardiologists

1982-Present Associate Member, American College of Physicians

1991-Present Member, American Society of Echocardiology

1992-Present Member, Association of Black Cardiologists

1993-Present Fellow, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

1993-Present Fellow, American College of Cardiology

2010-2012 Member, AAMC National Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI), Southeast Representative

2009-2011 Member, Tennessee Heart and Vascular Health Disparities Coalition

2011-2012 Cardiology Consultant, National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID)

2011-Present Founding Board Member, United States Unit of the International Network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair in Bioethics

2012 Member of Development Team, AAMC National Meeting

2013-2015 Member, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Diversity Committee

2015-Present Member, AAMC Alignment Sub-committee of the Advisory Committee for the Advancing Holistic Review Initiative (AHRI).

2017 Member, American Medical Association (AMA).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: INTRAMURAL

1985 Member, Emory-Georgia Tech Committee to Develop Formal Joint Center

1986-1989 Director, Minority Affairs for Emory University School of Medicine

1988-1989 Member, Dean Selection Committee, Emory University

1988-1990 Member, Master/Ph.D. Thesis Committee, Georgia Institute of Technology

1985-1991 Advisor, Emory-Georgia Teach Biomedical Technology Research Center

1990-1991 Co-Director, Emory-Georgia Tech Joint Ph.D. Committee in Bioengineering

1990-1991 Advisor, Minority Affairs for Emory University School of Medicine

2007 Member, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Outreach Committee

2007 Member, Criminal Background Evaluation Committee, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2007 Designer, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Tie and Scarf

2007-2008 Member, Dean’s Search Committee, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2008 Organizer, Discovery Lecture Series: Neil R. Powe, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., “Health and Health Care Disparities: Causes, Consequences, and the Will to Conquer”

2008 Member, Chief of Cardiology Search Committee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2009 Co-Founder, David Satcher Lectureship in the Master of Public Health Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2009 Member, Liver/Kidney Transplant Dean Search Committee, Vanderbilt Medical Center

2010 Director, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Curriculum 2.0 Work Group

2011 Member, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chairman Search Committee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2012 Co-Developer, Hurst, Logue, and Wenger Cardiovascular Society at Emory University School of Medicine

2008-2012 Member, Development Leadership Team, Office of Inclusion Health Equity Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital

2011-2012 Member, Chair of Pediatrics Search Committee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2005-2011 Member, Dean’s Advisory Committee, Emory University

2007-2016 Associate Dean for Diversity in Graduate Medical Education and Faculty Affairs, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2007-Present Member, Executive Faculty Council, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

2007-Present Member, Vanderbilt Medical Center Medical Board

2007-Present Member, Vanderbilt Educational Enterprise Committee

2007 Member, Vanderbilt, Graduate Medical Education Committee

2007-Present Member, Candy Robinson Society Committee, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2008-Present Advisor, Vanderbilt Minority Housestaff for Academic and Medical Advancement at Vanderbilt (MHAMA)

2009-Present Member, M.P.H. Diversity Committee, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2009-2011 Chair, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Diversity Committee

2010 Member, Council on Vanderbilt University Medical Center Service Improvement

2010-Present Co-Creator, Program for Patient and Family Experience Improvement Council, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2010 Member, Dean’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research Concept Development Committee

2012-Present Member, Advisory Board for the Office of Inclusion and Health Equity, Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital

2012-Present Co-Creator, LGBTI Program in Office for Diversity, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2012 Member, Cardiac Surgery Chair Search Committee

2013 Design Day Judge for BME 240 (Senior Design Class)

2014 Member, Pharmacology Chair Search Committee

2015 Advisor, Engineers in Medicine Project (P-2M), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2015 Leadership Team, MIDP (Medical Innovation & Design Program), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

2015-2016 Member, Chancellor’s Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Accountability Sub-committee

2016 Design Day Judge for BME 240 (Senior Design Class)

2016-Present Chief Diversity Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

2017 Member, Jeff Balser, MD (VUMC CEO) Management Team

2017-Present Co-Chair of Search Committee for the Vice Chancellor for Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity, Vanderbilt University

2017-Present Clinical Enterprise Group, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2018 Member, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Chair Search Committee

2019 Member, Orthopaedics Chair Search Committee

2019-Present Vice Chancellor of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, Vanderbilt University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: EXTRAMURAL

1988 Site Officer, Howard University Minority Medical/Robert Wood Johnson Grant Application Foundation

1990 Site Officer, Fisk University Minority Medical/Robert Wood Johnson Grant Application Foundation

1990-1991 Reviewer, Journal of American College of Cardiology

1994-1995 Member, Editorial Board of Heart Disease and Stoke, American Heart Association

1997-2002 Managing Partner/President, Page-Campbell L.L.C.

2002-2006 Director of Strategic Planning, Page-Campbell L.L.C.

2004-2008 Cigna National Physician Advisory Board

2010 Member of Advisory Committee, 2010 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card

2010 Member, CEO of Nashville Metro General Hospital Search Committee

2011 Member of Understanding Interventions Planning Committee, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Science Foundation, NIH, and HHMI

2011-Present Associate Editor for Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology Journal of the BMES

2015-2018 Editorial Board, Aorta (Official Journal of the Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital)

2017-Present Board Member, W. Montegue Cobb/NMA Health Institute

2018 Contributor, Social Mission Metrics Initiative. George Washington University.

2019-Present Member, National Academies Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

2019-Present Member, ACC Diversity & Inclusion Stakeholders’ Summit: A HighLevel Critique of Diversity in Medical School and Post-Graduate Training

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

1971-1975 Academic Scholarship, General Motors

1975 Student Marshall, Vanderbilt University Commencement

1975 B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Vanderbilt University

1975 Outstanding Graduate Award, Department of Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University

1975 Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society

1986 Alpha Omega Alpha, Emory University School of Medicine

1986 Most Outstanding House Officer, Emory University School of Medicine

1986 Honorary Class Member, Morehouse Medical School

1987 Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society

1991 J. Willis Hurst Best Clinical Teacher Award

1999 Outstanding Achievement in Medicine and Cardiology, Nashville Club of the Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs

2004 Distinguished Achievement Award, Emory University School of Medicine

Resident & Alumni Association (Inaugural Award)

2005 Walter R. Murray Jr. Distinguished Alumnus Award, Vanderbilt University

2010

Distinguished Alumnus, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering

2010 Diversity Award to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Association of Black Cardiologist

2010-Present Five-Star Excellence Award-Top 10% Nationally for “Excellent” Responses for Medical Specialty Services and Overall Quality, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

2011 Trumpet Award for Medicine, Trumpet Awards Foundation

2011 Nominated for Credo Award, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2011-2012 Distinguished Faculty Award, Vanderbilt Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students

2012 Tennessee African American History Calendar, AT&T Sponsored

2012 American Registry Most Compassionate Doctor Award

1996-Present Listed, The Best Doctors in America-Midwest Region

2013 President (first awarded) of the Hurst, Logue, Wenger Cardiovascular Fellows Society of Emory University School of Medicine

2014 Top 15 Most Influential African American Medical Educators, Black Health Magazine

2015-Present Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D. Chair, an endowed appointment for Vanderbilt Faculty in recognition of efforts in the area of diversity (Inaugural Award)

2016 Fellow Induction: American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

2017 Pioneer in Diversity Award, Vanderbilt University

2017 Medical & Science Leadership Award, Mt. Zion 25th Anniversary Community Awards Gala

2018 Official Representative of Vanderbilt University at Inauguration of Lawrence S. Bacow as President of Harvard University.

2018-2020 Listed among Top Hospitals for Diversity by BlackDoctor.org (BDO).

2020 Nashville Fashion Week Style Icon Award.

2020 Member, Academy for Excellence in Education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

1986-1991 Teaching Cardiology Fellows, Residents, and Students on Cardiology Service, Emory University School of Medicine

1986-1991 Noon Resident Conference, Crawford Long Hospital

1986-1991 Teaching Housestaff, Grady memorial Hospital’s Inpatient

1986-1991 Junior Student Preceptor, Grady Memorial Hospital

1986-1991 Present Research Data, Wednesday Cardiology Faculty Research Conference at Emory University School of Medicine

1991-1996 Weekly Cardiology Pathophysiology Lecturer for Third Year Medical Students, Meharry Medical College

1991-2006 Clinical Teaching, Vanderbilt Housestaff and Nurse Practitioners at St. Thomas Hospital

2006-Present Clinical Teaching, Vanderbilt Housestaff and Nurse Practitioners at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Spring 2011 BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project, Title: Blood Pressure Monitor Re-Calibration, Students: Ross Hamilton, Haniff Mohd Nor, Lei Qu, and David Lee

2011 Advising and teaching senior Biomedical Engineering undergraduates

Spring 2012 BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project; Title: CALLDOC (Phone Tracking Device), Students: Andre Stevenson, Vasanth Kuppuswamy, Weller Emmons, and Gayathri Prabhakar

2011-Present Co-Leader and Co-Creator, Vanderbilt University Biomedical Engineering Grand Rounds Design Seminar

Spring 2014 BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project, Title: Night Rider Glasses I; Students: Michael S. Meyer, Christopher A. Preziosi, Brian S. Walsh

Spring 2015 BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project, Title: Night Rider Glasses II; Students: Katherine Dickey, Laura Blackburn, Sara Bowman

Spring 2016

BME 273: Biomedical Engineering Design Class Project, Title: Medical Rounds Communications System; Students: Nick Blair, Maria Linn, Courtney Mason, Chaoqi (Chase) Mu, Hayley Ryskoski

TEACHING: RESEARCH SUPERVISION

1987

1988

1988-1989

Graduate Student Mentorship at Georgia Institute of Technology: Bradley Scott Newton, Masters Thesis: “Blood Flow Evaluation Using an Intracoronary Doppler Catheter.”

Graduate Student Mentorship at Georgia Institute of Technology: E. J. Hynds, Masters Thesis; “The Development and Testing of a Balloon Catheter to Occlude Ventricular Septal Defects.”

Graduate Student Mentorship at Georgia Institute of Technology: Frank Loth, Doctoral Candidate in Mechanical Engineering: “Evaluation of Velocity Profiles Downstream of Intracoronary Doppler Catheter with Attention Towards Optimum Catheter Design.”

1986-1990

Post-Doctoral Student Mentorship at Georgia Institute of Technology: Steven Jones, Ph.D., “Coronary Artery Fluid Mechanics.”

OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES

2011-2016

2013

2014

2014

2014

Cheekwood Museum & Botanical Gardens, Board of Trustees (Nashville, TN)

Personal Suit included in Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Exhibit: “Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion.” April – August 2013. (Providence, RI)

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology: “I am Dandy,” A Panel on Dandyism Today. Speakers: André Churchwell, MD, et. al. March 15, 2014 (New York, NY)

Art Exhibit: André Churchwell, MD. Brentwood Public Library. April 2014. (Brentwood, TN)

Art Exhibit: André Churchwell, MD. The University Club of Nashville. November 2014.

2015 Teaching art to elementary school students, Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary School. January 2015 (Nashville, TN)

2015 Included as Photographic Subject: “Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity.” Photographer, Rose Callahan. Museum of Contemporary Photography. April-July 2015 (Chicago, IL)

2015-Present Cumberland University, Board of Trustees (Lebanon, TN)

2015 Included in Editorial Feature: “What do you wear when you want to look your best?” Esquire Magazine. September 2015.

2017 Lecture on the African American Spiritual at Christ Episcopal Church Nashville, Tennessee

2017 VUSM African American and Disadvantaged Student Pipeline Program. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium on “The Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine.” November 20, 2017.

2018 Lecture on history of Men’s Dress in the Twentieth Century, at the Second Business to Business After Hours Social Engagement in Greenville, South Carolina, May 3, 2018.

2018-Present Member, Board of the Equal Chance for Education Foundation.

2018 Unconscious Bias Discussion to Women on Track. Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

2018 Update on Office for Diversity Affairs. VUMC Administrative Health Fellows

2018 Black History Month Panel Discussion. Cumberland University.

2018 “The Inside View: A film on the experiences of an African-American East Nashvillian who lived during the integration of the Metropolitan Nashville School System”. Contributor. Nashville Film Festival Finalist 2018.

2018-Present Vanderbilt Community Circle (VC2) Collaborator. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

2017-2018 Vanderbilt University Medical Center. CTSA Grant to create a graphic novel to address hypertension in African American male youth, $5,000.

RESEARCH PROGRAM

1986-1987

1986-1991

1988-1991

1990-1991

2008-2009

2017-2018

Evaluation of the Solid Mechanics of the Pericardium, American Heart Association Georgia Affiliate, $18,000, 20% Co-Collaborator

Minority Faculty Development Award, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, $257,932, 80%

Coronary Artery Fluid Mechanics, Emory -Georgia Tech Biomedical Technology Research Center, $29,700, 30%

Ultrasonic Characterization of Atherosclerotic Arteries, Emory-Georgia Biomedical Technology Research Center, $17,000, 20% Co-Investigators

Prevention and Treatment of Heart Failure in Davidson County, TN Alliance Foundation Revolution in Healthcare Project, MeharryVanderbilt Alliance Grant, $25,000, 10% Co-Principal Investigator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center. CTSA Grant to create a graphic novel to address hypertension in African American male youth, $5,000.

S.T.E.M. PIPELINE FUNDED PROGRAMS

Summer 1989

Summer 1989

Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Program at Emory University School of Medicine, NIH Division of Research, $3,000, 10%

Minority Summer Program, Emory University School of Medicine, $24,000, 30%

1990-1993

Joint Morehouse College and Emory University School of Medicine’s Minority Summer Program, NIH-HCOP Public Service Grant, $560,000, 30% Principal Investigator

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: JOURNAL

1. Felner JM, Churchwell AL, Murphy DR. Right atrial thromboemboli: clinical echocardiography and pathophysiologic manifestations. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1984;4:10411051.

2. Pettigrew RI, Ziffer JA, Churchwell AL, Parks WJ, Baron M. Fast radiant echo imaging at 0.5T: assessment of cardiac function and valvular dysfunction. Dynamic Cardiovascular Imaging. 1987;1:220-226.

3. Eisner R, Churchwell A, Noever T, Nowak D, Cloninger K, Dunn D, Carlson W, Oates J, Jones J, Morris D, Lieberman H, Patterson R. Quantitative analysis of the tomographic thallium-201 myocardial bullseye display: Critical role of correcting for patient motion. JNucl Med. 1988;29:91-97.

4. Eisner R, Tamas M, Cloninger G, Shonkoff D, Oates J, Gober A, Dunn D, Alko J, Churchwell A, Patterson R. The normal SPECT thallium-201 bullseye display: Gender differences. J Nucl Med. 1988;9:1901-1909.

5. Little T, Crenshaw M, Lieberman H, Battey L, Warner, Churchwell AL, Eisner R, Morris D, Patterson R. Effects of time required for reperfusion (thrombolysis or angioplasty, or both) and location of acute myocardial infarction on left ventricular functional reserve capacity several months later. American Journal of Cardiology. 1991;67(9):797-805.

6. Benkeser PJ, Churchwell AL, Lee CK, Abouelnasr DM. Resolution limitations in intravascular ultrasound imaging. Journal of American Society of Echocardiography. 1993;6:158-165.

7. Weintraub WS, Boccuzzi SJ, Klein JL, Kosinski AS, King SB, Ivanhoe R, Cedarholm JC, Stillabower ME, Talley JD, DeMaio SJ, O’Neill WW, Frazier JE, Cohen -Bernstein CL, Robbins DC, Brown CL, Alexander RW, The Lovastatin Restenosis Trial Study Group. Lack of effect of lovastation on restenosis coronary angioplasty. NE J Med. 1994;331:1331-1337.

8. Orr AL, Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Jennings HS, Petracek MR, Vansant, JP. Gadolinium utilization in the MR evaluation of cardiac paraganglioma. Clinical Imaging. 1997;21:404-406.

9. Churchwell AL, Schaffner W. Facing down the triple threat of influenza and pneumococcal disease in African Americans: Focusing on prevention. J Natl Med Assn 2011; 103:278-280.

10. Taylor-Clarke K, Henry-Okafor Q, Murphy C, Keyes M, Rothman R, Churchwell A, Mensah GA, Sawyer D, Sampson UK. Assessment of commonly available education materials in heart failure clinics. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2012;27(6):485-494.

11. Churchwell AL. Hearing Voices. Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2013: 40 (2) 123-124.

12. Walker M, Churchwell AL. Clinical Immersion and BME Design Education: “Engineering Grand Rounds.” Cardiovasc Eng Tech (2016) 7:1.

13. Churchwell, AL. “Tony and Me.” Texas Heart Institute Journal. August 2018.

14. Walker MW, Morgan VL, King MR, Rosenbloom ST, Schuele CM, Miller BM, Churchwell AL, Omary RA. Cultivating Physician-Engineers as Clinical Innovation Influencers: The Medical Innovators Development Program (MIDP). Cel Mol Bioeng (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12195-018-0528-9.

15. Pregnall, A.M., Churchwell, AL, Ehrenfeld, J.M. A Call for LGBTQ Content in Graduate Medical Education Program Requirements. Academic medicine. 2020: Vol.Publish Ahead of Print. DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003581

16. Kuhn AW, Grusky AZ, Cash CR, Carson EW, Churchwell, AL, Mataya MJ, Diamond AB. Disparities and Inequities in Youth Sports: A Narrative Review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Submitted: 2 September 2020.

17. Kuhn AW, Churchwell AL, Hanna ES. The Development of a Current Events and Dialogue Forum at a Large U.S. Academic Medical Center Perspectives on Medical Education. Submitted: 2020.

18. Wilkins CH, Friedman EC, Churchwell AL, Slayton JM, Jones, PO, Pulley J, Kripalani SB. A Systems Approach to Addressing Covid-19 Health Inequities. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery. Vol. 2 Issue 1. January 2021.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: BOOKS

1. Thomas J, Potts J, Churchwell AL. The electrocardiogram and clinical correlations. Nashville: Meharry Medical College; 1999.

2. Soto-Greene ML, Amador J, Boyd C, Churchwell AL, Gibson S, Navarro R, Nyquist A, Padilla D, Plummer D, Rodriguez T, Romero-Leggott V. Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Medicine: A Strategic Planning Guide. Association of American Medical Colleges; April 2013.

3. Churchwell, AL. The Other Side: A Collection of Writings and Drawings. Published in May 2018.

4. Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine; Policy and Global Affairs; Health and Medicine Division; Cato T. Laurencin, Editor; Cedric M. Bright and Camara P. Jones, Rapporteurs. The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: P roceedings of a Workshop. The National Academies Press; 2020.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Churchwell AL. Figure 3-1. Mathematical explanation of why a circumferential bandage exerts maximum pressure at the radial and ulnar borders of an extremity. In: Mulliken JB. Guidelines for a scientific approach of the injured hand in acute hand injuries: a multispecialty approach. Edited by Francis G. Wolfort. 1st ed. Boston: Little, Brown, & Company; 1980. p.3-46.

2. Colton JS, Hynds EJ, Churchwell AL. Balloon catheter closure of post infarction ventricular septal defects. In: Advances in bioengineering (#G00457). 109th Winter Annual Meeting of ASME; 1988. p.11-14.

3. Churchwell AL. In: Lutz J, Hurst J, Hurst J Jr. The heart: pre-test self-assessment and review. 7thed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1990.

4. Churchwell AL. Ventricular aneurysm due to myocardial infarction. In: Hurst JW. Current therapy in cardiovascular disease. 4th ed. Philadelphia: B.C. Decker, Inc; 1993.

5. Churchwell AL Ventricular aneurysm due to myocardial infarction. In: Hurst JW. Current therapy in cardiovascular disease. 3rd ed,4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 1994. p.182186.

6. Churchwell AL. In: Hurst JW, Cain JC. LBJ

To Know Him Better. LBJ Foundation; 1995.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: EDITORIALS

1. Churchwell AL. Evaluation of pulmonary venous flow by transesophagealechocardiography. JACC. 1991;18(1):72-74.

2. Churchwell AL. Indications for surgical treatment of aortic valve stenosis. Heart Disease and Stroke. 1994;3(6):351-354.

3. Churchwell AL, Schaffer W. Facing down the triple threat of influenza and pneumococcal disease in African Americans: focusing on prevention. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2011;103:278-280.

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5. Churchwell, AL. Essays: Daily Devotion. Yale Journal of Humanities in Medicine (http://yjhm.yale.edu/). 05 Jun 2013.

6. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Eclectic Dad Shared All of What He Was. The Tennessean. 16 June 2013.

7. Churchwell Al. Editorial Page: Visit to Italy Brings home U.S. soldiers’ sacrifice. The Tennessean. 25 August 2013

8. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Strong Work Ethic Pays Off for Entire Life. The Tennessean. 17 January 2014.

9. Bursztajn HJ, Churchwell AL, et. al (UNESCO). Cited: UN Group Compares Boycott of Israeli Academics to Nazi Practice. The Jewish Press. 4 February 2014.

10. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Bennett’s Voice Shows ‘Life is Beautiful. ’ The Tennessean. 3 April 2014

11. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Reunions: Signposts along Life’s Highway. The Tennessean. 4 July 2014

12. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Ponder 2014 and Reflect on Goals for 2015. The Tennessean. 31 December 2014.

13. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Mentors change people's lives and careers forever. The Tennessean. 19 September 2015.

14. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: A doctor’s view: Take vacation to rest, relax, recover. The Tennessean. 11 July 2016.

15. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Ode to 1917, a celebration of Dad’s 100th birthday. The Tennessean. 6 September 2017

16. Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Mom is now reunited with Dad. Our memories will sustain us. The Tennessean. 23 February 2020.

17. Frist WH, Churchwell AL. Editorial Page: Discrimination and Disparities in Health: Examination of racial inequality in Nashville. The Tennessean. 31 July 2020.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: ABSTRACTS

1. Eisner RL, Fajman WA, Noever T, Nowak D, Churchwell AL, Oates JA, Pettigrew RI, Dunn D, Cloninger K, Patterson RE. Factors influencing the accuracy of Thallium -201 SPECT imaging. RSNA. 1986.

2. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Danels W, Smith H III, Baron M. Dynamic studies of cardiac valvular disease using new fast multiphase MR imaging technique. Radiology. 1986;161:199.

3. Pettigrew RI, Danels W, Churchwell AL, Van Dijk P, Baron, M. Initial clinical experience with a fast multiphase MRI technique in the study of cardiovascular flow & dynamics. SOC Mag Res Med 5th Annual Mtg. Book of Abstracts. 1986;1101-1102.

4. Eisner RL Churchwell AL, Oates J, Noever T, Nowak D, Dunn D, Cloninger K, Carlson W, Jones J, Morris DC, Patterson RE, Liberman HA. Improvement in the accuracy of SPECT myocardial imaging by correcting for patient motion. Japan SocNucl Med. November 1986.

5. Patterson RE, Shonkoff D, Churchwell AL, Gober A, Neckman C, Dunn D, Cloninger KG, Battey LL, Liberman HA, Morris DC, Eisner RL. How frequent is “silent ischemia” during exercise SPECT thallium-201. J Nucl Med. 1987;38:589.

6. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Liberman HA, Battey LL, Morris DC, Eisner RL, Patterson RE. NMR imaging to assess the effects of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator on acute myocardialinfarction. J Nucl Med. 1987;28:591.

7. Eisner RL, Shonkoff D, Cloninger KG, Tamas JM, Oates J, Gober A, Dunn D, Malko J, Nowak D, Churchwell AL, Patterson RE.SPECT thallium-201 bullseye display: comparison of male & female subjects with low probability of disease. J Nucl Med 1987;28:642.

8. Eisner RL, Churchwell AL, Dunn D, Shonkoff D, Cloninger KG, Noever T, Oates J, Tamas MJ, Gover A, Plankey M, Nowak DG, Patterson RE. Motion during SPECT thallium-201 acquisition: frequency & effects. J Nucl Med. 1987;28:642.

9. Cedarholm JC, Martin SE, Greene R, Oates J, Dunn D, Jones J, Alfieris G, Churchwell AL, Liberman HA, Eisner RL, Patterson RE. Can SPECT thallium-201 determine the physiological significance ofa coronary stenosis? J Nucl Med. 1987;28:666-667

10. Shonkoff D, Eisner RL, Gober A, Tamas MJ, Oates J, Dunn D, Churchwell AL, Battey LL, Liberman HA, Morris DC, Patterson RE. What quantitative criteria should be used o read defects on theSPECT thallium-201 bullseye display in men? ROC analysis. J Nucl Med. 1987;28:674-75.

11. Cloninger KG, Eisner RL, Oates J, Noever T, Dunn D, Morris DC, Liberman HA, Churchwell AL, Patterson RE. Specificity of SPECT thallium-201 myocardial imaging in women: improvement by adjustingfor breast attenuation. J Am Coll Cardio Presented at Annual Scientific Session, New Orleans. March 1987.

12. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Parks J, Daniels W, Smith H III, Baron M. Dynamic studies of cardiac valvular disease using new fast multiphase MR imaging. Presented at Radiology Soc, of North Am., Oak Brook, IL. 1987;161:199.

13. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Liberman HA, Battey LL, Morris DC, Eisner RL, Patterson RE. NMR imaging to assess the effects of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator on acute MI. J Nucl Med. 1987;28:591.

14. Smith H III, Battey LL, Liberman HA, Bordy SL, Donohue B, Churchwell AL, Morris DC. Acute MI associated with cocaine use. JACC. 1987;9(2):25A.

15. Pettigrew RI, Churchwell AL, Danels W, Brummer M, Knopf W, Rkins J, Cobbs BW, Robinson P, Walter P, Baron M. Fast multiphase mag resin imaging to detect mitral regurgitation in MVP: correlation with dimensional echocardiolography. Circulation. 1987;74:318.

16. Pettigrew RI, Ziffer JA, Eisner RL, Churchwell AL. Short access patterson of myocardial wall thickening in normal and ischemic heart disease states. Presented at Annual Meeting of Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. August 1988.

17. Pettigrew RI, Ziffer JA, Eisner RL, Churchwell AL. Cine MR assessment of myocardial wall thickness & systolic thickening versus wall motion in ischemic heart disease. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. November 1988.

18. Churchwell AL, Abouelnasr DM, Giddens DP, Jones SA. Fluid dynamic differences between smooth and irregular coronary stenoses: their implications in lesion progression. Presented at World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering. San Antonio, TX. August 1988.

19. Abouelnasr DM, Churchwell AL, Giddens DP, Jones SA. In vitro assessment of the 20 MHz intracoronary ultrasound doppler velocity (IDV) catheter. Physics in Medicine & Biology, Vol 33, 1988. Presented at World Congress On Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering. San Antonio, TX. August 1988.

20. Abouelnasr DM, Churchwell AL, Giddens DP, Jones SA. Intracoronary doppler velocity catheter measurements do not measure average coronary flow velocity. Supplement II Circulation Vol. 80. No. 4, 1989. Presented to the 62nd Scientific Session of the American Heart Association. May 1989.

21. Abouelnasr DM, Churchwell AL, Giddens DP, Jones SA. Flow patterns downstream of coronary stenoses are affected by lesion location and distal artery branches. Accepted to The First Word Congress on Bio-Mechanics. La Jolla, CA. August 31-September 4, 1990.

22. Heymann R, Eisner RL, Little T, Aaron AR, Liberman HA, Churchwell AL, Battey LL, Morris DC, Patterson RE. How much redistribution of a defect on tomographic thallium201 can occur “normally” in a prior myocardial Infarction when there is no evidence of ischemia? ACC Mtg. March 1991, Atlanta, GA.

23. Patterson RE, Eisner RL, Shonkoff D, Cloninger KG, Cedarholm J, Martin SE, Gober A, Dunn D, Churchwell AL, Battey LL, Liberman HA, Morris DC. Exercise induced ischemia may remain silent because it involves a smaller mass of the left ventricle. J AMColl Cardio. 1991;17(A):81.

24. Brown WM III, Jay JL, Gott JP, Pan-Chi, Dorsey LM, Churchwell AL, Guyton RA. Placement of aortic valve bioprosthesis in sheep via a left thoracotomy. ASAIO Trans. 1991;37(3):445-446.

25. Benkeser PJ, Churchwell AL, Lee CK, Abouelnasr DM. Resolution limitations in intervascular ultrasound imaging. J Am SocEchocardiogr. 1993;6(2):158-165.

26. Churchwell AL. Effect of positioning of LV function. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2003;12(4):2-13.

27. Sampson UK, Fazio S, Patton JW, Sillesen A, Wake A, Churchwell AL, Callahan AS. The potential role of carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) accretion rate in evaluating risk of early atherogensis. ACC Meeting. March 2010, Atlanta, GA.

28. Murphy C, Taylor-Clarke K, Churchwell AL, Callahan F, Okafor H, Rothman R, Sawyer D, Sampson UK. Potential impact of poor patient education materials on cardiovascular outcomes. ACC Meeting. March 2010, Atlanta, GA.

29. Wariboko MA, Taylor-Clarke K, Patton JW, Fazio S, Churchwell AL, Callahan AS, Sampson UKA. Social Capital, Community Participation, and Cardiovascular (CV) risk Modulation in Vulnerable Populations: Lessons from the Mount Zion Baptist Church (MZBC) Pilot Experience. Association of Black Cardiologists 23rd Annual Scientific Sessions 2010 (oral presentation).

30. Brady D, Churchwell AL. Addressing Diversity in GME: Challenges and Perspectives ACGME Annual Educational Conference. March 2012.

31. Walker M, Churchwell AL. Engineering Grand Rounds Between Resource Rich and Resource Poor Environments (Keynote Speaker). Biomedical Engineering Society Conference. October 2016, Minneapolis, MN.

32. Walker M, Churchwell AL, Moran V, Rosenbloom T, Miller B, Omary R. A Novel Educational Model for Physician-Engineers Convergence: The Medical Innovators Development Program (MIDP) Session. Biomedical Engineering Society Conference October 2017, Phoenix, AZ.

33. Berkman, J., Markwalter, D., Trumbo, P., Kostelanetz, S., Churchwell, A.L., Miller, B.M. Creating a Social Mission Statement for a Medical School. Poster presented at Beyond Flexner 2018 Conference. April 2018. Atlanta, Ga.

34. Ehrenfeld, J.M., Churchwell, A.L., Zimmerman, D.R. (2018, June). Building an Academic Program for LGBTI Health: A Patient-Centered Approach to Serving Sexual and Gender Minorities. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

35. Churchwell, A.L., Deas, D., Reves, J., Singleton, M.H., Johnson, N., Clyburn, B., de Arellano, M.A. (2018, June). Building Graduate Medical Education (GME) Diversity. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

36. Churchwell, A L., Hiltz, A., Hudson, J., (2018, June). Building Diversity and Inclusion

Through Symbols at an Academic Medical Center. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

37. Churchwell, A.L., Wilkins, C., Hiltz, A., Youngblood, M., Austin, J., Stead, W. (2018, June). VUMC Diversity and Inclusion Intentionality Tool. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

38. Churchwell, A.L., Vinson, K.N., Noland, B.A. (2018, June). Building a Climate and Culture of Diversity and Inclusion by an Intentional Process. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference, New Orleans, LA.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: PRESENTATIONS

1. Invited: The Challenge Ahead Morehouse Pre-College Banquet. July 1986. Atlanta, GA.

2. Invited: Emory University School of Medicine Course on Quantitative Thallium Myocardial Tomorgraphy. August 1986-1990. Atlanta, GA.

3. Invited: Cardiology Update Meetings St. Thomas Hospital. 1990. Nashville, TN.

4. Invited: Co-Chairman of the Booker Symposium The Association of Black Cardiologists. August 4, 2001. Nashville, TN.

5. Invited: Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration St. Thomas Hospital. January 2006. Nashville, TN.

6. Invited: Vanderbilt Valve Symposium. October 2007. Nashville, TN.

7. Invited: Vanderbilt Valve Symposium. October 2009. Nashville, TN.

8. Invited: Nashville Area Indian Health Services. 2008. Nashville, TN.

9. Invited: Management of the Post MI Patient Nashville Area Indian Health Services. July 2009. Nashville, TN.

10. Invited: Diversity at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Past, Present, and Future Vanderbilt Student National Medical Association for Black History Month. February 22, 2010. Nashville, TN.

11. Invited: GME Diversity AAMC Group on Diversity Lecture. November 2008. St. Antonio, TX.

12. Invited: The Vanderbilt Medical Center Diversity Plan AAMC Group on Diversity Lecture. November 2009. Washington D.C.

13. Invited: Churchwell and Emory: A Life’s Journey Viewed through the Lens of Diversity Hamilton Holmes III Lecture at Emory University School of Medicine. March 16, 2011. Atlanta, GA.

14. Invited: Men’s Health: Caring For the Men in Your Life Meharry First Lady Luncheon Lecture. May 20, 2011. Nashville, TN.

15. Invited: White Coat Ceremony Meharry Medical College. August 19, 2011. Nashville, TN.

16. Invited: How to Improve Fairness, Access, and Inclusiveness in Graduate Admissions Processes 4th Annual Conference on Understanding Interventions that Broaden Participation in Research Careers, Sponsored by NSF, NIH, AAAS, and HHMI. May 2011.

17. Invited: Cardiovascular Health Disparities Regional SNMA Meeting. March 2012. Nashville, TN.

18. Invited: Don Giddens Retirement Symposium Emory/Georgia Tech. April 2012. Atlanta, GA.

19. Invited: Humans, Humility, Humanity, and Medicine Vanderbilt University History

115F Freshman Seminar on the Social History of American Medicine. April 2012

Nashville, TN.

20. Invited: Methods and Techniques to Foster a Diverse GME Workforce National AAMC Meeting. November 2012. San Francisco, CA.

21. Invited: Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion Exhibit Rhode Island School of Design. April 2013. Providence, RI

22. Invited: Diversity and Leadership as it manifests in the movie “The Band Wagon”

AAMC GDI/GSA Joint Group on Diversity and Inclusion Professional Development Conference. May 2013. Toronto, Canada

23. Invited: Medical Training Science Program (MTSP): A Personal Experience of Emory/Grady Training Program MD/PhD Student Retreat Keynote Address. August 2013. Atlanta, GA.

24. Invited: Reflections on J. Willis Hurst, MD: Hearing Voices 10th Annual J. Willis Hurst History of Medicine Symposium. September 2013. Atlanta, GA.

25. Invited: Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech Montgomery Bell Academy. January 2014. Nashville, TN.

26. Invited: Panel: Institutional Culture: A Steadying Influence in a Sea of Turbulent Changes in Healthcare GDI/GSA/OSR National Meeting. April 2014. San Diego, CA

27. Invited: Transition to Residency: The Challenge of Enhancing GME Diversity

GDI/GSA/OSR National Meeting. April 2014. San Diego, CA.

28. Invited: Renewal: Keynote Address Meharry Medical School Convocation. October 2014. Nashville, TN.

29. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! Health Sciences Education Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. February 2015. Nashville, TN.

30. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Faculty Talk on GME Diversity, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. March 2015. Nashville, TN.

31. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage New York Medical College. April 2015. Valhalla, NY.

32. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! VUSM Executive Faculty Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. September 2015. Nashville, TN.

33. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2015. Nashville, TN.

34. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2015. Nashville, TN.

35. Invited: Lessons from Industry: Diversity & Inclusion are Good for Business and the Academic Health Mission AAMC National Meeting. November 2015. Baltimore, MD.

36. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! Newman/Bridge Seminar, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. December 2015. Nashville, TN.

37. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Biomedical Science Advisory Board Meeting Vanderbilt University Medical Center. December 2015. Nashville, TN.

38. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Harvard Medical School. December 2015. Boston, MA.

39. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics Biomedical Engineering Design Class, Vanderbilt University. December 2015. Nashville, TN.

40. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University. January 2016. Nashville, TN.

41. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics Chancellor’s Lecture Series, Vanderbilt University. April 2016. Nashville, TN.

42. Invited: PreMed PreVU Oakwood University. April 2016. Huntsville, AL.

43. Invited: Reflections on J. Willis Hurst, MD: Hearing Voices Harvard Medical School. May 2016. Boston, MA.

44. Invited: VUMC Diversity Update: 2015-2016 (Williamson County Faculty Meeting) Vanderbilt University Medical Center. June 2016. Franklin, TN.

45. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias–No, Not Me!! New Housestaff Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. June 2016. Nashville, TN.

46. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! VUSM Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. July 2016. Nashville, TN.

47. Invited: Diversity & Inclusion Workgroup Overview Vanderbilt University Medical Center. July 2016. Nashville, TN.

48. Invited: Diversity & Inclusion Workshop on the Learning Environment Vanderbilt University Medical Center. August 2016. Nashville, TN.

49. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! VUSM Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. August 2016. Nashville, TN.

50. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Discovery Lecture Series. Vanderbilt University Medical Center September 2016. Nashville, TN.

51. Invited: PreMed PreVU “Commitment to Diversity” Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2016. Nashville, TN.

52. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Physician Service Council Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2016. Nashville, TN.

53. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Executive Diversity Council Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2016. Nashville, TN.

54. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2016. Nashville, TN.

55. Invited: Faculty Resilience: A Feature of Faculty Development Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee, Vanderbilt University. December 2016. Nashville, TN.

56. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. March 2017 Nashville, TN.

57. Invited: Reflections on J. Willis Hurst, MD: Hearing Voices Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, University of Louisville. March 2017. Louisville, KY.

58. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. May 2017. Nashville, TN.

59. Invited: Strategic Plans and Activities for Diversity & Inclusion VUSM Executive Faculty Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. May 2017. Nashville, TN.

60. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Chief Resident Retreat, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. May 2017. Nashville, TN.

61. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! New Housestaff Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. June 2017. Nashville, TN.

62. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Foundations of the Profession Course, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. July 2017. Nashville, TN.

63. Invited: Update on Diversity and Inclusion Activity for CCRN Nurses Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. October 2017. Nashville, TN.

64. Invited: VUSM African American and Disadvantaged Student Pipeline Program The National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: The Growing Absence of Black Men in Medicine. November 2017. Washington, DC.

65. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Belmont University Diversity Week, Belmont University. October 2017. Nashville, TN

66. Invited: Applying BME Design in Medical Research. Special Grand Rounds for the Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. June 2018. Nashville, TN.

67. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics MIDP Orientation, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. August 2018. Nashville, TN.

68. Invited: Update on Diversity and Inclusion Activity VUMC Finance Department, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. August 2018. Nashville, TN.

69. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage VUSM Applicants, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, September 2018e. Nashville, TN.

70. Invited: Reflections on “Hearing Voices” VUMC Cardiology Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. October 2018. Nashville, TN.

71. Invited: Update to VUMC Chairs: Diversity and Inclusion Activity on Sexual Harassment Education/Training, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. October 2018. Nashville, TN.

72. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Belmont University Diversity Week, Belmont University. November 2018. Nashville, TN.

73. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! New Housestaff Orientation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. November 2018. Nashville, TN.

74. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Belmont College of Pharmacy, Belmont University. November 2018. Nashville, TN.

75. Invited: Diversity & Inclusion Update 2019 VUSM Executive Faculty Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. January 2019. Nashville, TN.

76. Invited: Building Diversity-A Voyage Boston Children’s Hospital Diversity Grand Rounds (Black History Month Lecture), Boston Children’s Hospital. February 2019. Boston, MA.

77. Invited: Nashville/VUMC Black History VUMC Student National Medical Association, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. February 2019. Nashville, TN.

78. Invited: Creativity and Other Right-Brained Activity HMS Class of 1979 40th Reunion, Harvard Medical School. June 2019. Boston, MA.

79. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! New Housestaff Orientation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center June 2019. Nashville, TN.

80. Invited: Diversity Update for VHS Entity Leaders Vanderbilt Hospital System (VHS) Leaders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. June 2019. Nashville, TN.

81. Invited: EDI Update for Senior Management Committee Senior Management Committee Meeting, Vanderbilt University. August 2019. Nashville, TN.

82. Invited: Creativity & Applied Physics BME Senior Design Class, Vanderbilt University. September 2019. Nashville, TN.

83. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Dean’s Hour, Belmont College of Pharmacy. October 2019. Nashville, TN.

84. Invited: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Owen School of Business Marketing/Communication Group November 2019. Nashville, TN.

85. Invited: Identity and Innovation Speaker Series Owen School of Business Black Student Association, Vanderbilt University. February 2020. Nashville, TN.

86. Invited: Diversity & Inclusion Update Executive Faculty Meeting, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. March 2020. Nashville, TN.

87. Invited: Disrupting Everyday Bias Franklin Tomorrow. July 2020. Franklin, TN.

88. Invited: Panel: Blindspots and Unconscious Bias-No, Not Me!! Foundations of the Profession Course, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. July 2020. Nashville, TN.

89. Invited: VUMC Diversity & Inclusion Intentionality Tool VUMC Clinical Enterprise Group, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. August 2020. Nashville, TN.

90. Invited: Disrupting Everyday Bias Society of Trauma Nurses. September 2020. Nashville, TN.

91. Invited: Dr. André Churchwell: A Life’s Journey Science Consortium of Minority Schools 2020 Conference. September 2020. Nashville, TN.

92. Invited: VUMC Diversity & Inclusion Intentionality Tool VUMC Clinical Executive Enterprise Group, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. October 2020. Nashville, TN.

93. Invited: Building Diversity & Inclusion: A Voyage Henry S. Jennings, MD Visiting Lectureship in Medical Humanities, Northeast Georgia Medical Center. October 2020. Gainesville, GA.

94. Invited: VUSM/VUMC Annual Report on Senior Staff Diversity. VUSM Executive Faculty Meeting. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. January 2021.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS

1. Eisner RL, Fajman WA, Nowver T, Nowak D, Churchwell AL, Oates Jr, Pettigrew RI, Dunn D, Cloninger K, Patterson RE. Factors influencing the accuracy of Thalium-201 SPECT imaging. 1986. Exhibited at Radiological Society of North America.

2. Kuppuswamy V, Narayanaswamy M, Emmons SW, Prabhakar G, Stevenson AT, and Churchwell AL. CallDoc: A cell phone to haptic sensor tethering device. 2012. Exhibited at Life Sciences Tennessee Poster Session.

3. Wong, R., Hu, J., Silva-Hale, A., Churchwell, AL., Watkins, S., Bradham, T., (2018, April) Improving Primary Care Provider Referral Practices of Medical Student Heal th Fairs. American College of Physicians Internal Medical Convention. New Orleans, LA.

March 16, 2021

Selection Committee

Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame

Re: Andre Churchwell, M.D.

Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Inaugural Levi Watkins, Jr. Chair, Chief Diversity Officer

Vanderbilt Medical Center

Nomination for Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame

Dear Members of the Selection Committee,

It is a distinct honor to write this letter to support the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell to the 2021 class of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. By now you’ve seen the accolades and positions bestowed upon and earned by Dr. Churchwell. It’s extremely rare that you find one faculty member who holds professorships in three challenging specialty fields – radiology and radiological sciences, biomedical engineering, and cardiology. He’s a very accomplished physician-scientist leader whose imprint on medicine is unparalleled.

As Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), I have had the privilege of working alongside Dr. Churchwell to develop and share the best diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and programs for medical schools to implement as the this field takes on the necessary and critical work of ensuring graduates represent those they care for. In 2012, Dr. Churchwell was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Southern Representative for the AAMC National Group on Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) for the AAMC. I served as Chair at the time and Dr. Churchwell served on my steering committee. I had the honor of working closely with Dr. Churchwell for two years on all issues related to DEI across the national landscape. I distinctly remember him as one of the brightest, most articulate, creative and innovative members of my steering committee. He inspired bold thinking and clearly demonstrated his prowess as a DEI leader in the field. As a member of the GDI, he was involved in creating a best practice manual for medical schools to use as they build their diversity programs. He is highly revered as a scholar in DEI and as a national figure who is frequently sought out by his colleagues for his content expertise. We have remained close as colleagues. In fact, Dr. Churchwell is someone I frequently call and rely on for his opinion and expertise in the field.

Dr. Churchwell shaped an astounding career. He is authentic, cares deeply and without bounds for his patients, his peers and the future of medicine. He has never forgotten where he came from which is a major driver for his passion and

commitment to make a significant difference. He is truly dedicated to achieve the best health for all in Tennessee and the nation.

DEI has certainly gained traction over the last decade with events out of our control spurring the current laser focus on representation. I wholeheartedly support and encourage his efforts and will do my part to ensure his continued success. Yet, the fact there are results-driven programs to model and implement is because of people like Dr. Churchwell who have worked tirelessly for decades to make change when it was not a trend, when there wasn’t data to support representation in medicine when it was the hard, but right thing to do.

To paraphrase Louis Pasteur, chance favors only the prepared mind. Dr. André Churchwell’s resolute commitment to improving the future of medicine for everyone by making training programs welcoming and accessible to everyone is a chief reason why Vanderbilt graduates are prepared for this moment, and why the pipeline of physicians has been increasingly diverse over the past many years.

You will undoubtedly hear from a chorus of people about Dr. Churchwell’s impact on other institutions and lives his commitment, passion and intellect are woven into the fabric of medical care and training, particularly in the Southeast. He was named one of the Top 15 Most Influential African American Health Educators by Black Health Magazine in 2014.

Reflecting upon his life to this point, and imaging what’s next for him, I firmly believe that his greatest legacy may stem from his indefatigable work to diversify medical training in this country. Fostering diversity in medical schools will change the way our vulnerable populations receive care and will improve health outcomes and economic prosperity for generations to come in Tennessee and the nation.

I have absolutely no hesitation in nominating Dr. Churchwell for this prestigious recognition. I strongly believe that there is no better candidate to be honored with this recognition than Dr. Churchwell. I am grateful to his expertise, his leadership, and the many contributions he has made to the field of DEI which has greatly informed our work here at the AAMC. I look forward to our continued partnership to achieve our vision for more diverse health care workforce and for expanding efforts to achieve more equitable, inclusive learning and workplace environments in our academic medical institutions across the U.S.

David A. Acosta, MD Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Association of American Medical Colleges

March 21, 2021

TO: The Selection Committee of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame

RE: Dr. André Churchwell, MD

Dear Committee Members:

It is a great honor to submit a letter of support for Dr. André Churchwell, who is being nominated for entry into the prestigious ranks of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. I write as Executive Associate Dean of Medical Education and Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine.

My parents were the only two of 13 siblings from their families who graduated from college. Having grown up in a large family in Southwest Georgia agriculture, I was cared for, appropriately infrequently, by a wonderful Family Medicine physician but had entered medical school with no relatives or family friends in medicine. I had very little insight into what a doctor did, and no thoughts about what kind of doctor I wanted to be.

In the fall of 1981, I walked onto the floors of Grady Hospital as a third-year medical student ready for my second clinical rotation – Internal Medicine. The second-year resident who was my team leader was Dr. André Churchwell. My first 24-hour period with Dr. Churchwell was my personal “being struck on the road to Damascus”. While I still was not clear about my exact path in medicine, I knew that wherever my path led me I wanted to be a doctor like André Churchwell. His knowledge was encyclopedic. He set the highest standards for the care of “our patients”. His example led to our collective and individual total commitment to our cause. He and we read exhaustively. We worked tirelessly to provide the very best care to very ill patients many of whom had been battered by what we now label as systemic racism. Dr. Churchwell treated every nurse, clerk, housekeeper and technician as he would a family member. He treated our patients and families with great respect and compassion, accomplishing all of this while teaching through the hours of the on-call days and nights, always encouraging and urging our team to scour the literature for that which would serve our patients.

Throughout my remaining medical school years subsequent Internal Medicine residency, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Churchwell on multiple rotations as a student and resident. I was privileged to serve as an Internal Medicine resident with Dr. Churchwell as our Grady Chief Resident.

At every point on our journey together, Dr. Churchwell took a personal interest in my life and development – an essential behavior for helping another human and a hallmark of his leadership He created positive relationships with all of those around him, and together we learned to do the same with each other and with our patients and their families – a standard he continues through today. Dr. Churchwell and I formed a bond that was centered on medicine, but also included our mutual love of music, art, and humor. It is a professional and personal bond that is lifelong and that I greatly cherish.

Aristotle described two ways to “measure”. The first was with a yard, or meter stick. The second was to speak of a person we wished to emulate as a person “of measure”. Dr. Churchwell’s CV speaks of his enormous professional accomplishments in cardiology, education, diversity, and medical leadership. I humbly submit him to you as a person of “measure”, in my life and hundreds, if not thousands, of others. His positivity, kindness, brilliance, and smile make our world a better place. He is an icon of our profession

Respectfully submitted,

J. William Eley, MD, MPH Executive Associate Dean Medical Education and Student Affairs Graduate Medical Education Professor, Hematology/Oncology

March 17, 2021

Matthew Seaton

Belmont University

1900 Belmont Boulevard, Fidelity Hall 108 Nashville, TN 37212

RE: Dr. André Churchwell

Dear Matthew,

I strongly support the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell to join the 2021 Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Last summer, I co-wrote an op-ed with Dr. André Churchwell about how we, as a community, must tackle discrimination and unconscious bias in medicine and society to reduce health inequity. We said that “change needs to start with us. In Nashville, but indeed in every community in America.” The data we highlighted might be surprising to many Nashvillians, but it wasn’t to me and it certainly wasn’t to Dr. Churchwell.

I’ve known André since 1978. He was a year behind me at Harvard Medical School. I’m honored to call him a friend and cardiology colleague these many years.

It’s my long-running relationship with André that gives me confidence to say, without a moment of hesitation, that he’s the embodiment of what those in medicine and health care should strive to be and most deserving for inclusion in the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

André wakes up every day prepared to be the person who makes change. He’s changed the lives of thousands of patients over the decades, and he’s undoubtedly changed the playing field for men and women who come from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine. He is a leader in every regard and charges forth with a sartorial style that complements his ambition. He steps up to have the hard conversation and execute on the morally right decisions, even when it’s easier to take a different path.

His influence extends throughout medical schools from his native Nashville to institutions across the United States. He has pioneered so much change from such an early point in his career that he’s begun to see the outline of his legacy. Yet, in his mind the future only holds promise if you’re striving to leave the world a better place, so I promise you he’s not done yet.

Tennessee is the playground for many influential physician-scientists and visionary thinkers. Even here, Dr. André Churchwell stands out from the crowd, and he will be a great addition to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. It is my honor to support the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell

Sincerely,

Senator William H. Frist, M.D

March 22, 2021

Dear Members of the Selection Committee,

We are honored to write a letter supporting the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell to the 2021 class of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

Many know him as Dr. André Churchwell the cardiologist, the singer, diversity leader, the artist, the pioneering physician-scientist. We know him as the big brother who has been illuminating the world, not just a path, for our whole lives.

André is the embodiment of service, integrity and creativity. He is the physician’s physician. An expert in his field, a master teacher and doctor who secures his patients’ and their families’ trust. We have watched him dedicate his years and intellect to enlightening and healing others whether in the clinic or in a boardroom, lending a voice for those who cannot be present. We have both had the opportunity to work with him closely on the Vanderbilt campus; as both a partner in helping build the Heart and Vascular program and as a colleague in the development of the diversity programs for the medical school and center. He has been a mentor and a guide not only for the two of us, but for generations of physicians, nurses and staff who have witness his excellence as a healer and his greatness as a person.

He aspires and achieves the goal in being an example of the quintessential Renaissance man who has an artists’ sensibility, but also comfortable in leading the tough conversations that catalyze change. These qualities and his ability to endear himself to patients and families to ensure they understand the importance of their therapy and that he is alongside them in their journey- that is what puts André on a higher plane: his ability to create lasting change.

André has always chosen paths that were true to the beliefs and ideals we were taught by our parents: curiosity, faith and service. He has pushed for more, to be better, not to garner attention, but to satiate his desire to learn and connect with people while leaving the world better because of his presence.

André is the ideal nominee for the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fam e. His impact not only extends across the Southeast but across this country; it’s seen in medical school classrooms and leadership committees as well as in his care for all the families he has the honor to treat and to serve.

Sincerely,

Kevin B. Churchwell, M.D. President and Chief Operating Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital

Keith B. Churchwell, M D President, Yale New Haven Hospital

March 22, 2021

Selection Committee

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Attn: Matthew Seaton

Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations

Development Office

Belmont University

Nashville, TN 37212

Dear Members of the Selection Committee:

It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of support for the nomination of Dr. André Churchwell to the 2021 Class of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. I have had the honor of knowing and collaborating with Dr. André Churchwell (André) since 1986, when he was a "rookie" Assistant Professor in Cardiology at Emory University, and I can confidently say that his nomination is a "no brainer" for his many meaningful contributions to Vanderbilt, to the field of cardiology education, and to diversity and minority program development.

André started his academic career in cardiology at Emory with a “bang”, doing research with Don Giddens (now Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology), who at that time was a colleague of mine and whose lab was in close proximity to mine. André’s training in biomedical engineering and cardiology provided the perfect skills set for studying the hemodynamic interactions in genesis and progression of atherosclerosis. This collaboration with André also helped the Giddens' laboratory successfully translate their work to the clinic. Remarkably, he also always found time to assist many of the graduate students and post­doctoral fellows in both the Giddens lab as well as those in my research group. Even after André left Emory and Atlanta for Nashville, he continued his collaborations with our labs and with Georgia Tech. It was clear, even then, that serving people clinically and improving how we educate successive generations were his North Star.

Significantly, André was instrumental in helping initiate and establish the strong research ties between the School of Medicine at Emory University and the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. I served with him on the steering committee of the Emory­Georgia Tech Biomedical Technology Center which was launched in 1986­1987 with the objective of fostering biomedical research collaborations between the two institutions. André’s involvement was vital to the success of the center in its early years and is one of the many instances in his career that André looked beyond existing boundaries and worked, hand­in­hand, on projects and initiatives that aimed to bring people together. Indeed, since its inception 35 years ago, the center led to many successes between Emory and Georgia Tech, including the joint Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, the first joint biomedical engineering department between two, separate universities, in the United States.

Over the years, I have kept in close contact with André even after he left for Nashville, both in his private practice and after he joined Vanderbilt University, because of my research program in valvular and structural heart diseases. André would call me on regular basis to discuss the clinical implications of my

research findings, and I have always found his clinical insights invaluable. Since returning to Vanderbilt, André has been a tremendous asset to not only the division of Cardiology but also to the Department of Biomedical Engineering. His contributions to diversity programs at Vanderbilt, and at the national and international levels, are impressive, for which he is to be commended.

In the many years of my research in cardiovascular engineering, I have been privileged to work with many venerated cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. André undoubtedly stands out in the realm of Clinician Educators. Working alongside him is a “master class” in how to bridge communities and how bringing more people into the room only deepens the relationship and care you give to others. Throughout his career, he has strived to make each day brighter and better for those around him, and his efforts have improved the lives of countless people. It has been inspiring to watch him blossom into the beloved cardiologist and a renowned diversity leader he is today, and as such, I wholeheartedly endorse his nomination to the 2021 Class of the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Ajit P. Yoganathan, Ph.D. Member National Academy of Engineering

Emeritus Regents’ Professor & Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Engineering

To the selection committee:

On behalf of the National Organization for Workforce Diversity (NowDiversity.org), we are honored to recommend Dr. Andre Churchwell for the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. Dr. Churchwell’s distinctive, regal sartorial style may leave the first impression, however, his dedication to the advancement of healthcare excellence is the most impactful impression. Dr. Churchwell co-chaired the 2016 Healthcare Workforce Diversity Forum in collaboration with NowDiversity.org, transforming relationships with healthcare employers. Dr. Churchwell has been a influential leader in the engagement of career opportunities for underrepresented minorities in healthcare.

On Jul. 14, 2016, Dr. Churchwell was appointed Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Dr. Churchwell has a long successful track record making significant contributions toward building diversity within VUMC’s workforce by increasing diversity among the School of Medicine’s student body, and more recently its programs in Graduate Medical Education (GME).

In this new role Dr. Churchwell provides leadership in the Office for Diversity Affairs (ODA), which will have a continued vital role in Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), while also engaging with other leaders across VUMC to create new opportunities that will increase diversity and inclusion throughout the organization.

The number of applications and admissions to VUSM from students underrepresented in medicine (URM) has increased so that now one out of every four members of each incoming class of VUSM’s students is URM. Since 2007, following the appointment of Dr. Churchwell to associate dean for Diversity Affairs, the office has worked to address the status of URM applicants in GME, and this effort has created significant impact.

Dr.Churchwell is a 1975 magna cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his internship, residency and cardiology fellowship in Atlanta at Emory University. In 1984, he became the first African-American chief resident of medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital.

After completing his training he joined the faculty at Emory, where he served as the first director of diversity for the medical school from 1985 to 1991, receiving the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Faculty Development Award in 1986. Earlier this year, he was named to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows.

In addition to maintaining his clinical duties, Dr. Churchwell keeps busy on numerous boards and committees both on the Vanderbilt campus and across the nation. Dr. Churchwell’s leadership has significantly impacted the trajectory of equity, diversity and inclusion for generations to come.

Best,

Jacky Akbari President, Board Chair

National Organization for Workforce Diversity

www.nowdiversity.org

Jacky.Akbari@gmail.com

615-830-0201 cell

March 12, 2017

Dear Selection Committee Members

In 1977 I entered Harvard Medical School. Shortly thereafter, I met a third year medical student who would eventually profoundly influence my own life and professional career. Back then André Churchwell was a tall, skinny, bespectacled, , cardigan sweater wearing student who would become revered by his us younger students. He was already admired by his peers and identified by the faculty as a future leader in medicine.

After graduating from the Vanderbilt School of Engineering magna cum laude in 1975 he entered Harvard Medical School where he mentored me and other younger medical students. He did his medical residency and cardiology fellowship at Emory and was the first African American chief medical resident at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Churchwell served on the faculty of the Emory School of Medicine for several years before returning home to Nashville to join Cardiology Consultants at St. Thomas Hospital. He soon recruited me to join the practice as its second cardiac electrophysiologist. Having served as its Managing Partner, he was instrumental in the group’s transformation to Page-Campbell Cardiology and its later move to Vanderbilt as the linchpin to the formation of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.

Today Dr. Churchwell is one of the most respected faculty members at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt and Meharry medical schools. He is a

Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences,

Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and

Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He

serves on many medical school committees including the Admission and Promotion Committees and is also Dean of Diversity for Undergraduate Medical Education.

Dr. Churchwell continues to practice clinical cardiology and is a consultant to consultants. Additionally, he is an accomplished vocal and visual artist. Yet he never passes up an opportunity to invest his time to encourage the growth and developments of others. He continues to be my personal role model of how to be a compassionate, socially conscious physician and live a life of meaning.

I enthusiastically support the nomination of Dr. Churchwell to the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

Walter K. Clair, MD, MPH, FACC, FHRS, FAHA

Associate Professor of Medicine

Executive Medical Director/Chief Medical

Officer

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

Mentor, Chapman College

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

DAVID DILL

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE DAVID DILL

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A resident of Nashville since 1991, David Dill has helped lead LifePoint Health since 2007. He serves as president and chief executive officer, a role he has held since 2018. Before LifePoint, Dill was executive vice president of Fresenius Medical Care North America and CEO in the East Division of Fresenius Medical Care Services. He previously was an executive at Renal Care Group, Inc., leading finance for a publicly traded company before the age of 40. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Murray State University.

Dill has been an innovative leader at LifePoint. His support of LifePoint’s National Quality Program has driven a more than 60 percent improvement in aggregate patient safety. The Program was recognized with the 2017 John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety at the Local Level. Dill also oversaw the creation of a joint venture with Duke University Health System: Duke LifePoint Healthcare. This first-of-its-kind relationship between a for-profit health system and academic medical center now includes 14 facilities in four states. Dill has additionally supported LifePoint’s growth as a diversified health care delivery network. Under Dill’s leadership, the company has grown from a 23-hospital system to a health care leader with 65 community hospital campuses, 30+ rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals and 170+ additional sites of care.

Dill demonstrates leadership to those around him every day, acknowledging the hard work of others and giving his time to those within LifePoint and beyond. He regularly attends Q&A sessions and gives media interviews to share his experiences and knowledge with others. Committed to creating an inclusive system that provides equitable opportunities for all, Dill engaged the LifePoint leadership team in an intensive training program that ultimately led to the creation of a leadership position for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the completion of an enterprise-wide DEI assessment and the creation of a strong DEI vision statement.

Dill’s commitment to ethical leadership has shone especially bright during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dill not only protected his employees’ jobs during the worst of the pandemic, but he also oversaw the launch of LifePoint’s CORE Crisis Initiative to give employees COVID-19 sick pay, child and elder care stipends and other necessary resources. He was among the industry leaders invited to the White House in April 2020 to announce the creation of the Dynamic Ventilator Reserve, a private-public partnership sharing vital resources during the pandemic. Today, he is overseeing the launch a first-of-its-kind health-tech startup incubator in Nashville, called 25m Health, which is intended to build new companies that will bring innovative ideas and solutions to fruition across health care for decades to come.

Dill has also shaped the future of health care through service on boards including the Federation of American Hospitals, Nashville Health Care Council, American Heart Association’s Greater Southeast Affiliate, Murray State University Foundation and the American Hospital Association. He has been celebrated as one of Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare and received the prestigious national Gold Award along with other American Heart Association board members.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE DAVID DILL

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2022)

NAME: David Dill

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Living

EMAIL: David.Dill@LPNT.net

COMPANY: LifePoint Health

PHONE NUMBER: 615.920.7659

ADDRESS: 330 Seven Springs Way, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027

NOMINEE BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE?: Lived and worked

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Michael Coggin COMPANY: LifePoint Health

EMAIL: Michael.Coggin@LPNT.net PHONE NUMBER: 615.920.7257

ADDRESS: 330 Seven Springs Way, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Colleague

DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: Although his roots are in Kentucky, David Dill has been a part of the fabric of Tennessee’s healthcare community for more than three decades – most of his adult life. He moved to Nashville in 1991 and has been a vital contributor to the growth and vitality of healthcare organizations across our state since. Through his involvement in organizations such as Nashville Health Care Council and American Heart Association's Greater Southeast Affiliate, he has been a champion for healthcare companies as well as an advocate for Tennesseans of all ages.

PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE NOMINEE'S WORK:

Education and Degrees

Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Murray State University

Professional Positions

David is currently chairman and chief executive officer at LifePoint Health. He has been with the company since 2007 when he joined our team as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He was named president and chief operating officer in 2009 and served in that role until he became president and chief executive officer in 2018.

Before LifePoint, David was executive vice president of Fresenius Medical Care North America and chief executive officer in the East Division of Fresenius Medical Care Services. He also was chief financial officer, treasurer & executive vice president at Renal Care Group, Inc., leading finance for a publicly traded company before reaching the age of 40, and an audit manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Appointments, Honors, and Accomplishments

David has driven many vital milestones that have shaped LifePoint and our industry:

The launch of our National Quality Program

David has been a champion of quality care and patient safety and his support of our National Quality Program has ensured that quality is a way of life at LifePoint, encompassing everything we do. This program was recognized with the 2017 John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety at the Local Level, which acknowledges major achievements in healthcare quality and patient safety.

LifePoint was the first investor-owned health system to earn an Eisenberg Award. Our National Quality Program was selected because it drove a more than 60 percent improvement in aggregate patient safety.

The creation of our joint venture with Duke University Health System: Duke LifePoint Healthcare. This first-of-its-kind relationship between a for-profit health system and academic medical center has grown to include 14 facilities in 4 states. It has set a new standard for collaboration in healthcare and paved a foundation for LifePoint’s relationships with organizations including Norton Healthcare, LHC Group, and UW Medicine.

Our growth as a diversified healthcare delivery network

LifePoint changed its name from LifePoint Hospitals to LifePoint Health in 2015 in recognition of our evolution from a hospital system to a healthcare company with operations across the care continuum. This transformation was further strengthened by David’s leadership through LifePoint’s merger with RCCH HealthCare Partners in 2018 and acquisition of Kindred Healthcare in 2021. The company has grown from a 23-hospital system to a healthcare leader with 65 community hospital campuses, 30+ rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and 170+ additional sites of care.

Beyond LifePoint, David is on the boards of the Federation of American Hospitals, Nashville Health Care Council, American Heart Association’s Greater Southeast Affiliate, and Murray State University Foundation. He has shaped the future of healthcare through participation on other boards including the

American Hospital Association’s David has been celebrated as one of Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare and received the prestigious national Gold Award, along with other American Heart Association board members, for work saving and improving Tennesseans’ lives. He also received a Distinguished Alumni award from Murray State University.

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How has the nominee served as a role model or mentor within the health care community?

As a devoted family man dedicated to his faith, David demonstrates great leadership to those around him every day. He has always been incredibly mission-driven, and as a longstanding board member for Kids Across America, David empowers and educates inner-city youth – just as he empowers his colleagues every day. David excels at connecting the work that people across healthcare do — whether they are a nurse, an accountant or a food services worker — to the health and wellbeing of our patients and communities. He demonstrates the importance of listening to and connecting with those around you and always being open to new ideas. He constantly acknowledges the hard work of others and is quick to share appreciation for both big and small ideas and actions. He stands shoulder to shoulder with his teams –rolling up his sleeves to help resolve challenges and unload boxes at Second Harvest Food Bank.

David gives his time willingly to those within LifePoint and beyond its walls. He has attended Q&A sessions for Leadership Healthcare, Nashville Business Journal, Lipscomb University, the Federation of American Hospitals and Becker’s Hospital Review. He has given interviews with outlets from HealthLeaders to Dr. Bill Frist’s Second Opinion podcast on diverse issues from lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to creating quality-driven cultures.

David champions people. As chair of the board of the Nashville Health Care Council, David is leading endeavors to create a more equitable and inclusive healthcare landscape. At LifePoint, he has engaged our leadership team in an intensive training program that ultimately led to the creation of a DEI leadership position, the completion of an enterprise-wide DEI assessment and the creation of a powerful DEI vision statement.

David has ensured that LifePoint is committed to creating an inclusive, community-based healthcare delivery system that provides equitable opportunities for all people. We are achieving this through training and education of our workforce, targeted efforts to address health equity in our communities, and the recruitment and development of diverse talent.

How has the nominee demonstrated the utmost professional and ethical conduct?

David’s constant message to those around him is “always do the right thing.” He believes wholeheartedly that, if a person or company focuses on doing the right thing – even if this isn’t always the easy or profitable thing – success will follow.

This focus came to life during the COVID-19 pandemic. In recognition of the toll that the pandemic was having on our teams across the nation, David oversaw the launch of LifePoint’s CORE Crisis Initiative, which was designed to give employees access to resources and support during the pandemic including COVID-19 sick pay, child and elder care stipends, LifeCare Disaster Recovery Fund, pay for employees on leave, Employee Assistance Program to abate the mental and emotions toll of COVID-19, among other initiatives.

David’s leadership and dedication to always doing what is right, and courage to empower teams to do the same have seen LifePoint through the pandemic and has been a guiding light for other organizations across the nation.

How has the nominee made a significant impact/lasting contribution to the health care industry on a local, state, national or international level?

Beyond his work to advance LifePoint’s mission of Making Communities Healthier, David has been an important voice for healthcare – for both patients and those who care for them. As someone who grew up in a small community, David has a unique understanding of healthcare providers in these areas and the vital role they play in communities’ overall health and economic development and vitality. With these insights, he has helped to educate the industry on shaping policies that ensure that the needs of all healthcare providers – from those in large urban areas to those in small rural communities – are met.

David has encouraged cross-system collaboration. For example, he was among the industry leaders invited to the White House in April 2020 to announce the creation of the Dynamic Ventilator Reserve, a private-public partnership sharing vital resources during the pandemic.

David also is driving innovation that will shape the future of our industry. LifePoint Forward is an innovation strategy that is helping us to identify, invest in, and build innovative solutions that advance quality, improve access and lower costs within our communities and beyond. This strategy is driven by relationships with innovators such as Eon, Cadence and Loyal and a joint venture with New York-based venture studio 25madison and Apollo Global Management. This collaboration has launched a first-of- its-kind healthtech startup incubator in Nashville, called 25m Health, which will be the central innovation engine for building new companies that bring innovative ideas and solutions to fruition across healthcare for decades to come.

LEADERSHIP PROFILE

David Dill is chairman and chief executive officer of LifePoint Health, a leading provider of healthcare that serves patients, clinicians, communities and partner organizations across the healthcare continuum. H e is responsible for the development and oversight of LifePoint's strategic priorities and organizational growth, advancing the company's mission of Making Communities Healthier and strengthening its culture enterprise-wide.

Dill joined LifePoint in 2007 as executive vice president and chief financial officer . He served as president and chief operating officer from 2009 to 2018, and president and chief executive officer from 2018 to 2021. Under his leadership, LifePoint has enhanced its focus on quality and patient safety and expanded its footprint to 65 community hospital campuses, 30+ rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals and 170+ additional sites of care, with revenue growing from $2.5 billion in 2007 to approximately $9 billion in 2021

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LifePoint Health, Brentwood, TN

2007-Present

• 2021 – Present: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer – Leading the strategy and continued growth of the company and its diversified healthcare delivery network

• 2018 – 2021: President and Chief Executive Officer – Spearheaded major growth and transformation milestones: LifePoint’s acquisition of Kindred Healthcare; the launch of its innovation strategy, LifePoint Forward; the expansion of LifePoint’s diversity, inclusion and equity strategy ; and the initiation and execution of LifePoint’s COVID-19 response.

• 2009 – 2018: President and Chief Operating Officer – Oversaw daily operations and business performance of LifePoint, leading the development and implementation of its strategic plan and ensuring execution of strategic priorities. Major developments include establishing industry-leading joint ventures with organizations including Duke University Health System, Norton Healthcare and LHC Group; launching the nationally recognized LifePoint National Quality Program; completing the acquisitions of 25+hospitals into the system; and merging with RCCH HealthCare Partners in a transaction that took LifePoint from being publicly traded to privately held.

• 2007 – 2008: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer – Provided healthcare finance leadership and oversaw all financial and accounting operations

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA , Nashville, TN

A wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

• Executive Vice President – Led national dialysis operations

2005-2007

• Chief Executive Officer in the East Division – Oversaw operations of all dialysis clinics in the Eastern U.S.

RENAL CARE GROUP, INC., Nashville, TN

• Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer – Led financial operations for the company, including managing its acquisition by Fresenius Medical Care

1996-2005

DELOITTE, LLP , Nashville, TN 1990-1996

• Audit Manager - Served multiple healthcare and insurance clients.

PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

R1 RCM, Chicago, IL, public company (RCM)

• Member, Board of Directors

2021-Present

• R1 is a leading provider of technology-driven solutions that transform the patient experience and financial performance of healthcare providers.

Nashville Soccer Club, Nashville, TN

• Founder/Minority owner of the Nashville -based Major League Soccer Team

Murray State University Foundation, Murray, KY

• Member, Board of Trustees

• National co-chair of comprehensive fundraising campaign

Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN

• Member, Board of Trustees

Kids Across America, Branson, MO

• Chairman, Board of Directors

Nashville Health Care Council, Nashville, TN

• Chair, Board of Directors (Current)

• Frequent speaker, volunteer

American Heart Association, Nashville, TN

• Director, Greater Southeast Affiliate Board

• Former Chairman of the Board

• Chair of 2016 Heart Gala, which raised more than$1 million

Federation of American Hospitals (FAH), Washington, D.C.

• Former Chairman of the Board (2020)

• Member, Board and Executive Committee

AWARDS & HONORS

• Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare, 2019

• Murray State University Distinguished Alumni Award , 2015

EDUCATION

Murray State University, Murray, KY

Bachelor of Science, Accounting

2016-Present

2010-Present

2021-Present

2010-Present

2020-Present

2014-Present

2019-Present

1990

March 10, 2022

Office of the President

Meharry Medical College

1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Blvd.

Nashville, Tennessee 37208

Dear Nomination Committee,

I am pleased to support the nomination of David Dill to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. David has been an important voice in Tennessee healthcare for more than two decades. I can attest to his steadfast dedication to improving healthcare locally and ensuring that all people have access to the best possible care.

A spirit of collaboration is one of David’s true strengths. He continually seeks to pull together the best minds to solve a problem. And then with great humility, he shares beyond his inner circle – and beyond the walls of LifePoint. To him, it isn’t about getting the credit. It’s about spurring ideas, partnerships and innovations that advance the quality of care provided to all people – both those within our local community as well as across the United States.

Through his engagement in the Nashville Health Care Council, David has overseen the initiation of an important diversity, equity and inclusion effort that will, hopefully, continue to engage leaders across our region toward achieving a shared mission of inspiring a healthcare ecosystem that embraces the values of diversity and inclusion in pursuit of equitable, high-quality outcomes

Through partnerships such as the recently launched 25m Health venture studio, David is inspiring a different kind of collaboration and fostering the creation of healthtech innovators that are developing promising technologies that will shape the future of healthcare.

David Dill has been a champion of healthcare in Tennessee – of the organizations, institutions and businesses that fuel the industry and of the patients we ultimately serve. He has built bridges and new infrastructures that will influence healthcare in our state for decades to come and would be an excellent addition to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D. President and CEO Meharry Medical College

Charles N. Kahn III President and CEO

February 24, 2022

Dear Health Care Hall

of

Fame Selection Committee,

I enthusiastically support the nomination of David Dill, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LifePoint Health, for inclusion in the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame David’s leadership, impact on our industry and dedication to quality care make him deserving of this great honor.

I have worked with David since he joined LifePoint in 2007 and during that time he has not only been a great advocate in Washington, DC, for hospitals and healthcare systems, but he has also represented with distinction Nashville’s influential healthcare industry. There is no doubt that his career efforts have had an impact on the people of Tennessee and the entire nation.

David’s passion for providing high-quality, patient-centered care in communities through a national network of hospitals and health systems has driven LifePoint’s success and positioned him as an influential national healthcare leader. A native of a small town himself, David has a first-hand understanding of the healthcare challenges and opportunities in the communities LifePoint serves.

As the Federation’s 2020 chairman, he devoted untold hours to guiding our Board during a profoundly challenging time, as the nation faced the COVID-19 pandemic, a contentious election and social turmoil. This leadership has been recognized by his peers, the broader Federation membership and various members of Congress and the White House In the past year alone, David has advocated for policies to increase healthcare coverage, reduce regulatory burdens and improve community-based healthcare. As COVID-19 resulted in unprecedented state and Congressional activity, David was invested and engaged as a voice for healthcare and for those we serve.

His distinct insight and experience position David to educate industry, state and federal public officials, contributing to policies that acknowledge the perspectives of all healthcare providers – from urban centers to rural communities. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, David’s clarity of vision for providing excellent care close to home and supporting the employees and clinicians on the front lines of the pandemic steered LifePoint’s course and influenced industry perspectives. One example of this support is how David protected jobs at

LifePoint, ensuring that the company did right by the healthcare workers serving heroically in communities in Tennessee and across the U.S. This contributed to LifePoint’s culture of care, underscoring LifePoint’s faith in and gratitude for its capable workforce.

In addition, David has been a strong voice for diversity, equity and inclusion – leading efforts to examine LifePoint’s role in creating equitable environments of care, and engaging organizations in which he is involved, including the Federation, to look within and affirm our roles in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

David personifies leadership in our industry and continues to show officials inside the Beltway the importance of Tennessee’s entrepreneurial spirit to our overall healthcare landscape. I have no doubt he will continue to be an essential voice for years to come Without question, David Dill deserves to be included in the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

VICKY GREGG

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE VICKY GREGG

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A nationally recognized health care champion, Vicky Gregg has guided industry reforms and improvements from which Tennessee still benefits today, held herself and the organizations she worked for to the highest level of professionalism and integrity and served as a role model to her team members and her community through continued board service.

Gregg graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and immediately began her career in nursing. Following her time in the clinical side of health care, she took on a series of roles at Humana and had extensive involvement with health reform efforts driven by the national Clinton Health Reform plans.

In 1995, she joined BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) as senior vice president. She became BCBST’s CEO in 2003 and served in that role through 2012. Gregg was BlueCross’s first female CEO and, at the time, one of few female CEOs in Tennessee and in the health care industry as a whole.

During her nearly 20 years with BlueCross, Gregg helped manage the company’s profitability and strategic direction. She was focused on serving Tennesseans, demonstrated by her contributions to TennCare reform efforts led by Gov. Phil Bredesen and the partnership to launch the state’s CoverKids program. While CEO, she grew the company’s membership from 2.2 million to 3.1 million. Gregg led the creation of Shared Health which provides health services to those with special care needs, like chronic conditions, long-term support services, Medicaid or Medicare and highlights Gregg’s commitment to broader access to health care. Additionally, she oversaw the purchase of Gordian/Onlife to empower patients to make better-informed health and wellness decisions based on their clinical data.

Gregg’s leadership contributed not only to the scope of BlueCross’s operations, but also to the organization’s positive culture. She cultivated a strong commitment to the highest ethical standards and helped keep commercial rate increases below industry averages to best serve BlueCross members. During her leadership, she calmly and effectively guided the company’s response to tighter federal regulations, continuous industry change and an increase in public scrutiny.

She has served on dozens of national and state boards including the University of Tennessee’s board of trustees and the board of directors for First Horizon, TeamHealth and Landmark Healthcare. She was board chair for the BlueCross BlueShield Association, the National Institute of Health Care Management and America’s Health Insurance Plans, the leading national trade organization for insurers. She currently serves on the boards of Acadia Healthcare, Erlanger Health System, TriZetto and Quest Diagnostics and on the Electric Power Board (EPB) of Chattanooga.

One of Gregg’s enduring legacies with BlueCross is her work to establish the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation to support community health and education, particularly in underserved areas. It has grown to be the fourth largest foundation in the state and the only one of that size dedicated to health care.

Throughout her more than 40-year career in health care, Gregg has earned numerous recognitions for her professional achievements, including: the Humana Outstanding Accomplishment Award (1991); Kentucky’s Commission on Healthcare Reform (1993–1995); Tennessee Governor’s Roundtable (1997); appointment to the U.S. National Institutes of Health Commission of Systemic Interoperability (2004); appointment to Tennessee’s e-Health Advisory Council (2006); American Lung Association of Tennessee’s Woman of Distinction (2009); Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare (2009). In 2013, the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation gave $1.5 million to the University of Tennessee–Chattanooga’s School of Nursing to establish the Vicky B. Gregg Chair of Gerontology to honor Gregg and continue improving health care for under-served populations.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE VICKY GREGG

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2021)

NAME: Vicky Gregg

COMPANY: Retired

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Living

EMAIL ADDRESS: greggvicky1954@gmail.com

PHONE NUMBER: 423.718.4057

MAILING ADDRESS: 1516 Edgewood Circle, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405

EDUCATION: Vicky Gregg graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a degree in nursing in 1975.

NOMINEE BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE?: Lived, Worked

WORK EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Vicky Gregg graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a degree in nursing in 1975 and began a career as a nurse technician at Erlanger Regional Medical Center. Within two years, she was promoted to emergency medicine staff nurse and then clinical nurse specialist for the end stage renal disease program. In 1978, she served as Tennessee Foundation for Medical Care’s (PSRO) Quality and Utilization Review coordinator. In this role, Vicky oversaw Medicare and Medicaid programs, providing analysis of data and information for medical facilities and physicians.

Following her time in nursing and the clinical side of health care, Vicky served as the director of Professional Relations (Business Development) for Humana East Ridge Hospital (1980–1984), director of Marketing with Retirement Centers of America (1984–1985) and executive director of Humana Health Plans (1985–1993).

During her career at Humana, Vicky managed capital projects including a health plan office relocation and the construction of six staff model medical offices and an emergency and diagnostic center. She also had extensive involvement with health reform efforts driven by the national Clinton Health Reform plans.

Vicky joined BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee in 1995 as senior vice president. She became BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s CEO in 2003 and served in that role through 2012. Vicky was BlueCross’ first female CEO and, at the time, one of few female CEOs in Tennessee and in in the health care industry.

During her nearly 20 years with BlueCross, Vicky helped manage our company’s profitability and strategic direction, growing membership from 2.2 million to 3.1 million people. She was focused on serving Tennesseans, demonstrated by her contributions to TennCare reform efforts led by Gov. Phil Bredesen and the partnership to launch the state’s CoverKids program.

She helped build BlueCross to be one of the most progressive health plans in the country, which led to her gaining national influence. She also served as board chair for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the National Institute of Health Care Management and America’s Health Insurance Plans, the leading national trade organization for insurers.

One of Vicky’s enduring legacies with BlueCross is her work to establish the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation to support community health and education, especially in underserved areas. It has grown to be the fourthlargest foundation in the state and the only one of that size dedicated to health care.

In 2013, the Foundation gave $1.5 million to the University of Tennessee–Chattanooga’s School of Nursing to establish the Vicky B. Gregg Chair of Gerontology to honor Vicky’s career and to help continue improving health care for underserved populations.

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS: Throughout her more than 40-year career in health care, Vicky has earned numerous recognitions of her professional achievements, including:

• Humana’s Humana Outstanding Accomplishment Award (1991)

• Kentucky’s Commission on Healthcare Reform (1993–1995)

• Tennessee Governor’s Roundtable (1997)

• Public Relations Society of America’s MacEachern Chief Executive Officer (2008)

• American Lung Association of Tennessee’s Woman of Distinction (2009)

• Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare (2009)

• Health Ethics Trust Fellow

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: JD Hickey, M.D.

EMAIL ADDRESS: DonnaM_Williams@bcbst.com

COMPANY: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

PHONE NUMBER: 423.535.5693

MAILING ADDRESS: 1 Cameron Hill Circle, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: I first worked with Vicky Gregg when I was leading TennCare for the state of Tennessee and she was CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, as well as during my time at McKinsey. She ultimately recruited me to join BlueCross, and my respect for her leadership played a major role in my decision to join the company.

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS:

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Vicky Gregg was born in Anchorage, Alaska, but has lived and worked in Tennessee for the majority of her more than 40-year career in health care.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY?

A nationally recognized health care champion, Vicky Gregg has guided industry reforms and improvements that we still benefit from today, held herself and the organizations she worked for to the highest level of professionalism and integrity, and served as a role model to her team members and her community through her board service.

After joining BlueCross in 2003, Vicky served as the CEO until 2012, and led more than 5,000 BlueCross workers, unifying nearly 4,000 Chattanooga-area employees from nine separate worksites into one central campus location to allow better collaboration among employees. At completion, this location was the state’s largest LEED-certified corporate campus and the second largest in the nation.

Vicky led the creation of Shared Health – an early pioneer in the clinical data exchange field – and oversaw the purchase of Gordian/Onlife to empower patients to make better-informed health and wellness decisions based on their clinical data. Shared Health provides health services to those with special care needs, like chronic conditions, long-term support services, Medicaid and Medicare, and highlights Vicky’s commitment to broader access to health care. She also has served for more than 16 years on the Electric Power Board (EPB) of Chattanooga, helping to greatly expand the capacity in this area for shared health.

Here at BlueCross, Vicky’s leadership contributed immensely, not only to the scope of our operations, but to our positive culture. She grew BlueCross’ membership by nearly 1 million Tennesseans during her tenure as CEO and cultivated a strong

commitment to the highest ethical standards, a hallmark of BlueCross’ culture today. Her dedication to the health and well-being of BlueCross members has helped keep commercial rate increases for our members below industry averages.

She led the company and our employees by example while navigating a time of dramatic change in the health care industry that resulted in the creation of the ACA Marketplace. As BlueCross’ leader, Vicky provided a steady hand and insightful guidance that helped position us for growth and continued strong support of Tennesseans’ health.

Vicky positioned BlueCross for success by foreseeing the time when patients would begin to act more as consumers, and transparency would become the new normal for health insurance providers. She calmly and effectively guided our response to tighter federal regulations, continuous industry change and an increase in public scrutiny.

Throughout her career, Vicky has served as a role model and trusted mentor. When Vicky became BlueCross’ CEO, it was a monumental moment for her career, but also for BlueCross and the industry as a whole. She served in senior leadership positions at a time when there were very few women in these roles, especially at the CEO level. She helped paved the way for future female leadership at BlueCross and beyond, and she mentored and inspired her team members through her strong leadership and commitment to excellence.

Her impact has gone beyond the workplace. After mentoring a strong cohort of leaders over many years at BlueCross, Vicky continues to give back to the health care industry through service on dozens of national and state boards, including First Horizon, University of Tennessee’s board of trustees, Team Health, Acadia Healthcare, TriZetto, Landmark Healthcare, Quest Diagnostics and the bipartisan Alliance for Health Policy, to name a few.

Her knowledge and practical solutions have helped organizations provide better primary care to consumers and successfully carry out their companies’ initiatives. In fact, she helped build Landmark, an in-home medical group that is widely considered a successful model for chronic care, from the ground up. More than a decade ago, she worked with the neonatal group at Erlanger Hospital here in Chattanooga to take telehealth into rural areas, so high-risk women didn’t have to drive into Tennessee. This was a significant step for telehealth and rural care.

In 2004, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist appointed her to the U.S. National Institutes of Health Commission of Systemic Interoperability. The Commission was tasked with developing a strategy to make health care information accessible for consumers and their health care providers immediately and at all times. She then, in 2006, was appointed to Tennessee’s E-Health Advisory Council, where she helped establish a health care data exchange for Tennessee.

Her progressive leadership style has helped her tackle growing issues in the industry, such as customer information delivery networks, electronic data records, financial stewardship and the need for population health solutions in an environment increasingly focused on individual consumers.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE VICKY GREGG

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2019)

NAME: Vicky Gregg

COMPANY: Retired

EMAIL ADDRESS: greggvicky1954@gmail.com

PHONE NUMBER: 423.718.4057

MAILING ADDRESS: 1516 Edgewood Circle, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405

EDUCATION: Vicky Gregg graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a degree in nursing in 1975.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD: She began a career as a nurse technician at Erlanger Regional Medical Center. Within two years, she was promoted to emergency medicine staff nurse and then clinical nurse specialist for the end stage renal disease program. In 1978, she served as Tennessee Foundation for Medical Care’s (PSRO) Quality and Utilization Review coordinator. In this role, Vicky oversaw Medicare and Medicaid programs, providing analysis of data and information for medical facilities and physicians.

Following her time in nursing and the clinical side of health care, Vicky served as the director of Professional Relations (Business Development) for Humana East Ridge Hospital (1980–1984), director of Marketing with Retirement Centers of America (1984–1985) and executive director of Humana Health Plans (1985–1993).

During her career at Humana, Vicky managed capital projects including a health plan office relocation and the construction of six staff model medical offices and an emergency and diagnostic center. She also had extensive involvement with health reform efforts driven by the national Clinton Health Reform plans.

Vicky’s career with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee began in 1995 when she joined as senior vice president. She became BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s CEO in 2003 and served in that role through 2012. Vicky was BlueCross’ first female CEO and, at the time, one of few female CEOs in Tennessee and one of few female CEOs in the health care industry.

During her nearly 20 years with BlueCross, Vicky helped manage our company’s profitability and strategic direction. When she served as CEO, the company grew its membership from 2.2 million to 3.1 million people. She was focused on serving Tennesseans, demonstrated by her contributions to TennCare reform efforts led by Gov. Phil Bredesen and the partnership to launch the state’s CoverKids program.

She helped build BlueCross’ reputation as one of the most progressive health plans in the country – which led to her gaining national influence.

She served as board chair for not only the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, but the National Institute of Health Care Management and America’s Health Insurance Plans, the leading national trade organization for insurers.

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS: Throughout her more than 40-year career in health care, Vicky has earned numerous recognitions of her professional achievements, including:

• Humana’s Humana Outstanding Accomplishment Award (1991)

• Kentucky’s Commission on Healthcare Reform (1993–1995)

• Tennessee Governor’s Roundtable (1997)

• Public Relations Society of America’s MacEachern Chief Executive Officer (2008)

Vicky Gregg

• American Lung Association of Tennessee’s Woman of Distinction (2009)

• Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare (2009)

• Health Ethics Trust Fellow

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: JD Hickey, M.D.

EMAIL ADDRESS: DonnaM_Williams@bcbst.com

COMPANY: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

PHONE NUMBER: 423.535.5693

MAILING ADDRESS: 1 Cameron Hill Circle, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: I first worked with Vicky Gregg when I was leading TennCare for the state of Tennessee and she was CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, as well as during my time at McKinsey. She ultimately recruited me to join BlueCross, and my respect for her leadership played a major role in my decision to join the company.

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS:

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Vicky Gregg was born in Anchorage, Alaska, but has lived and worked in Tennessee for the majority of her more than 40-year career in health care.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? Throughout her career, Vicky has served as a role model and trusted mentor. When Vicky became BlueCross’ CEO, it was a monumental moment for her career, but also for BlueCross and the industry as a whole. She served in senior leadership positions at a time when there were very few women in these roles, especially at the CEO level. She helped paved the way for future female leadership at BlueCross and beyond, and she mentored and inspired her team members through her strong leadership and commitment to excellence.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? Vicky’s leadership contributed immensely, not only to the scope of BlueCross’ operations, but to the organization’s positive culture. She cultivated a strong commitment to the highest ethical standards, a hallmark of BlueCross’ culture today. Her dedication to the health and well-being of BlueCross members has helped keep commercial rate increases below industry averages.

She led the company and our employees by example while navigating a time of dramatic change in the health care industry that resulted in the creation of the ACA Marketplace. As BlueCross’ leader, Vicky provided a steady hand and insightful guidance that helped position us for growth and continued strong support of Tennesseans’ health.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? A nationally recognized health care champion, Vicky Gregg has guided industry reforms and improvements that we still benefit from today, held herself and the organizations she worked for to the highest level of professionalism and integrity, and served as a role model to her team members and her community through her board service.

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY: After joining BlueCross in 2003, Vicky served as the CEO until 2012, and led more than 5,000 BlueCross workers, unifying nearly 4,000 Chattanooga-area employees from nine separate worksites into one central campus location to allow better collaboration among employees. At completion, this location was the state’s largest LEED-certified corporate campus and the second largest in the nation.

Vicky positioned BlueCross for success by foreseeing the time when patients would begin to act more as consumers, and transparency would become the new normal for health insurance providers. She calmly and effectively guided our response to tighter federal regulations, continuous industry change and an increase in public scrutiny.

Vicky led the creation of Shared Health—an early pioneer in the clinical data exchange field—and oversaw the purchase of Gordian/Onlife to empower patients to make better-informed health and wellness decisions based on their clinical data. She also grew BlueCross’ membership by nearly 1 million Tennesseans during her tenure as CEO.

Her impact has gone beyond the workplace. After mentoring a strong cohort of leaders over many years at BlueCross, Vicky continues to give back to the health care industry through service on dozens of national and state boards, including First Horizon, University of Tennessee’s board of trustees, Team Health, TriZetto, Landmark Healthcare and Quest Diagnostics, to name a few. Her knowledge and practical solutions have helped organizations provide better primary care to consumers and successfully carry out their companies’ initiatives.

In 2004, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist appointed her to the U.S. National Institutes of Health Commission of Systemic Interoperability. The Commission was tasked with developing a strategy to make health care form accessible for consumers and their health care providers immediately and at all times. She then, in 2006, was appointed to Tennessee’s E-Health Advisory Council, where she helped establish a health care data exchange for Tennessee.

Her progressive leadership style has helped her tackle growing issues in the industry, such as customer information delivery networks, electronic data records, financial stewardship and the need for population health solutions in an environment increasingly focused on individual consumers.

ANY ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED: Vicky is a transformative leader in the health care industry, and her continued involvement with businesses in the health care, finance and education industries is reflective of her passion to improve the overall well-being of Tennessee. Her innovative, practical approaches have greatly benefited Tennesseans and left a lasting legacy.

VICKY B. GREGG

1516 Edgewood Circle

Chattanooga, TN 37405 (423) 718-4057

Greggvicky1954@gmail.com

November 2014 to Present

Guidon Partners Co-Founder, Partner

Hands on partnership involved in investing and advising Private Equity and healthcare companies looking to achieve accelerated growth and profitability Capital is committed by the Founders and not affiliated with any one PE firm.

November 1995 – December 2012

Chief Executive Officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Served as the Chief Executive Officer of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee from January 2003 through December 2012. Company grew from $2.2 billion in revenues to $5.5 billion, membership grew from 2.2 million to 3.1 million and Net Enterprise Value grew from $725.7 million to $1.9 billion. Health Plan maintained A+ rating from Standards and Poor’s.

CEO-Elect, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Designated CEO-elect by Board of Directors in December, 2001

Executive Vice President, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee

Responsibilities expanded in January 1999 to include Sales and Marketing Division, HealthCare Management Division, Health Delivery Systems (Network Development), and continued to serve as CEO for Volunteer State Health Plan, the company’s Medicaid HMO. Direct involvement in management of profitability and strategic direction for the company.

Senior Vice President, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Served as Chief Executive for Volunteer State Health Plan, the companies managed Medicaid HMO serving over 600,000 members. Areas of responsibility included claims and customer service, healthcare management, regulatory compliance, network development, and finance/information management to support the HMO.

1993 – 1995

Market Vice President, Humana Health Plans, Louisville, Kentucky

Served as Chief Executive Officer for Humana’s Kentucky, Ohio, and Southern Indiana healthplans with responsibility for all operations including profitability and growth. Markets had annual revenues of over $400 million and served over 300,000 members. The markets featured a full range of products including both fully and self insured clients, national accounts, Medicare supplement and risk products, staff model health maintenance organizations, open access products, and preferred provider organizations. Also responsible for acquisitions, development, and expansion of healthplan service areas in the region including expansion into new markets. Had extensive involvement with overall corporate strategy including strategic development, public policy and legislative initiatives.

1989 – 1993

Executive Director, Humana Health Plans, Louisville, Kentucky

Served as market executive with responsibility for operations including profitability and growth of Kentucky based health plans. Managed capital projects exceeding $100 million including health plan office relocation, new construction of 6 staff model medical offices and emergency and diagnostic center. Had extensive involvement with health reform efforts in Kentucky driven by the national Clinton Health Reform plans.

1985 – 1989

Executive Director, Humana Health Plans, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Responsible for start up of market, including licensure, network development, and product development. Responsible for operations including profitability and growth of health plan. Managed satellite health plan offices in Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia.

1984 – 1985

Director of Marketing, Retirement Centers of America (now Life Care Centers of America), Cleveland, Tennessee

Responsible for development of market feasibility and implementation of limited partnerships for long term facilities in multiple states. Included working with various states in securing low interest capital or other grants. Facilities included all levels of long term care including assisted living, Alzheimer’s facilities, and retirement communities for active seniors. Responsible for oversight of sales force and ongoing marketing activities to support occupancy goals.

1980

1984

Director of Professional Relations (Business Development), Humana East Ridge Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Responsible for business development to support hospital’s overall goals. Included development of product lines and certificate of need applications for extensive Women’s Health Facility, Ambulatory Surgery Facility, and Emergency Department. Responsible for physician recruitment, hospital quality assurance programs, marketing, advertising

and public relations efforts. Also work with Humana corporately to identify and assess markets for hospital expansion/Certificate of Need

1978 – 1979

Quality and Utilization Review Coordinator, Tennessee Foundation for Medical Care (PSRO), Nashville, Tennessee

PSRO serving Tennessee with oversight of Medicare and Medicaid related programs. Served as nurse reviewer including analysis of data and information for medical facilities and physicians

1975 – 1977

Clinical Nurse Specialist, End Stage Renal Disease Program 1976-77

Staff Nurse, Emergency Medicine, 1975, Erlanger Regional Medical Center

Nurse Tech, 1972-74, Erlanger Regional Medical Center

Other Professional Activities

Active Public Boards

Quest Diagnostics, Board of Directors, July 2014 to present Acadia Healthcare, Board of Directors, May 2016 to present

Past Board Experience

First Horizon, Board of Directors, January 2011 to April 2016 (Sold to Cognizant) Trizetto, Board of Directors, Executive Chair, 2009 to November 2015 (Private Equity) Team Health, Board of Directors, January 2013 to February 2017 (Sold to Blackstone) Landmark Healthcare, Board of directors, August 2014 to May 2018 (General Atlantic transaction)

Other Private Company Boards

Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Board of Directors, 2005 to present Guidon Partners, Co-Founder/Partner, November 2014 to present Elara Caring, Board of Directors June 2018 to present, Kelso/BlueWolf Portfolio company

Honors, Awards, Significant Professional Achievements

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Board of Directors 2003-2012

Chairman of Board 2010-2011

National Institute of Healthcare Management Board of Directors 2004-2012

Chairman of Board 2012

BlueCross Blue Shield Association Board of Directors 2003-2012

HealthCare Leadership Council Board of Directors 2007-2012 (Executive Committee)

University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, 2012-2018, appointed by Governor Bill Haslem

U.S. National Institutes of Health Commission on Systemic Interoperability 2004-2005 (Appointed by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist)

Modern HealthCare Top 25 Women in HealthCare 2009

Tennessee’s Woman of Distinction 2009

PRSA’s MacEachern Chief Executive Officer Award 2008

Health Ethics Trust Fellow

Vanderbilt School of Nursing Honorary Alumni Award 2007

Sigma Theta Tau International (Honor Society of Nursing)

State of Tennessee TennCare Board of Directors (Steering)

Nashville HealthCare Council Board of Directors 2004-2010

Chattanooga Region Manager of the Year 2005

Lincoln Memorial University Honorary Doctorate of Science 2005

Tennessee Governor’s Roundtable 1997

Louisville Women of Achievement 1994, 1995

Designated Kentucky Colonel, Kentucky Kentucky Commission on Healthcare Reform 1993-95

Humana Club 1990, 1991

Humana Outstanding Accomplishment Award 1991

Who’s Who in Kentucky Healthcare 1994

Golden Pen Award-Advertising 1983; Golden Pen Award-Communications 1983. National involvement on Health Reform including 1992- 94 serving on subgroups of Jackson Hole group as David Jones-Humana designee

Education

Erlanger School of Nursing 1975 Diploma Nursing University of Tennessee, Chattanooga 1972-73

Personal Information

Born in Anchorage, Alaska in 1954, married to Dr. Fred M. Gregg III, a practicing ophthalmologist with two adult children

8/2018

Vicky Gregg

Vicky Gregg

WALTER HUGHES

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE WALTER HUGHES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Walter Hughes, MD, earned his medical degree at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine (1950-1954) and completed his training at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital (1955-1957). After serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, he went into private practice in Cleveland, Tennessee. He later joined the University of Louisville School of Medicine, where he became Physician-in-Chief at Louisville Children’s Hospital. He joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 1969 and, as one of the first physicians to specialize in pediatric infectious diseases, became the institution’s founding chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases. He also served as a professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine during that time. In 1977, he became division head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at John Hopkins University School of Medicine and was named the endowed Eudowood Professor of Pediatrics. He returned to St. Jude in 1981 to head the Infectious Diseases Department again until his retirement in 1998.

When the HIV/AIDS epidemic began, hundreds of children contracted the virus through blood transfusions or mother-to-infant transmission. Dr. Hughes proposed a clinical program at St. Jude dedicated to HIV/AIDS, which led to the organization declaring the disease a pediatric catastrophic disease. This led to hate mail and threats by donors to pull their funding of the hospital. In response, Dr. Hughes began an education campaign. The NIH awarded his work with a multimillion-dollar grant to establish the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, a collaboration among St. Jude, the Regional Medical Center at Memphis and LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. Today, St. Jude continues to support HIV/ AIDS research through a broad team of clinical, psychosocial and research professionals. They additionally provide community support and education and offer continuity of HIV care from childhood to adulthood.

Dr. Hughes also led the work identifying Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) as a life-threatening infection in pediatric cancer patients and later in adults with HIV/AIDS. At the time, 30-40 children a year were dying from the infection. Dr. Hughes’ discovery of a drug combination to prevent and treat PCP—without side effects—saved countless lives of childhood cancer patients. Within a short time, the incidence of PCP in St. Jude patients dropped to zero, significantly improving the cure rate for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Dr. Hughes was the co-founder and first elected president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of America, a chair of the committee on Infectious Diseases for the Tennessee Academy of Pediatrics and the inaugural Arthur Ashe Chair of Excellence for Pediatric AIDS. He received the Etteldorf Alumni Award (1994), the Outstanding Alumnus Award at University of Tennessee, Memphis (1997), and the Distinguished Physician Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (1997), which recognizes a pediatrician with significant contributions in the field of pediatric infectious diseases. In 2021, that award was renamed the Walter T. Hughes Distinguished Physician Award.

A prolific writer throughout his life, he authored more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed journals and medical textbooks and published seven books. He was a respected teacher, mentor and researcher who shared his knowledge, wisdom and clinical experience with trainees, early-career scientists and students throughout his career.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE WALTER HUGHES

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2023)

NAME: Walter Hughes

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Deceased

EMAIL: ceo@stjude.org

COMPANY: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

PHONE NUMBER: (901) 595-3301

ADDRESS: 262 Danny Thomas Pl, MS 272 Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

NOMINEE BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE?: Born, Lived, Worked

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: James Downing COMPANY: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

EMAIL: ceo@stjude.org

PHONE NUMBER: (901) 595-3301

ADDRESS: 262 Danny Thomas Pl, MS 272 Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Former colleague

DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: Walter Hughes, MD, was a world leader in pediatric infectious diseases. As one of the first physicians to specialize in pediatric infectious diseases, he established the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He served as the department’s chair from 1969–77 and 1981–95.

Dr. Hughes led the work identifying Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) as a life-threatening infection in pediatric cancer patients. His discovery of a drug combination to prevent and treat PCP saved countless lives of childhood cancer patients.

When the HIV/AIDS epidemic began, Dr. Hughes’ work helped identify one of the first treatments. During those early years, hundreds of children contracted the virus through blood transfusions or mother-to-infant transmission. Dr. Hughes proposed a clinical program at St. Jude dedicated to HIV/AIDS, which led to the organization declaring the disease a pediatric catastrophic disease. The organization established a pediatric clinical trials unit, and the institution’s work in HIV/AIDS continues today.

Dr. Hughes authored more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed journals and medical textbooks. In addition, he was a founding member and the first president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of America. He was a respected teacher, mentor and researcher who shared his knowledge, wisdom and clinical experience with trainees, early-career scientists and students throughout his career.

PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE NOMINEE'S WORK: Dr. Hughes earned his medical degree at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine (1950-1954) and completed his training at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital (1955-1957). After serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research at Fort Detrick, Maryland, he went into private practice in Cleveland, Tenn. He later joined the University of Louisville School of Medicine (19611968), where he rose through the ranks and eventually became Physician-in-Chief at Louisville Children’s Hospital. He

received the Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award in 1962, 1963 and 1967. He joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 1969 and became the institution’s founding chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases. He also served as a professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine during that time. In 1977, he accepted the position of division head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at John Hopkins University School of Medicine and was named the endowed Eudowood Professor of Pediatrics. He returned to St. Jude in 1981 to head the Infectious Diseases Department again until his retirement in 1998.

Dr. Hughes was the co-founder and first elected president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of America, serving from 1983 to 1985. He was a member of the organization’s executive board from 1980 to 1988. From 1992 to 1997, he was the chairman of the committee on Infectious Diseases for the Tennessee Academy of Pediatrics.

He was the inaugural Arthur Ashe Chair of Excellence for Pediatric AIDS (1993-1998), a recipient of the Etteldorf Alumni Award (1994), and named an Outstanding Alumnus for University of Tennessee, Memphis (1997). He received the Distinguished Physician Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (1997), which recognizes a pediatrician with a distinguished career in pediatric infectious diseases marked by significant contributions, including those as a clinician, educator, or investigator. In 2021, the award was renamed the Walter T. Hughes Distinguished Physician Award in honor of Dr. Hughes.

In 2001, his collective work regarding the understanding, prevention and treatment of Pneumocystis (PCP) in pediatric cancer patients and later in adults with HIV/AIDS led to his nomination for the Lasker Award.

Dr. Hughes has served on the editorial boards of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, as a section editor for Advances in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and as an editorial consultant for the Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

A prolific writer throughout his life, Dr. Hughes authored more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed journals and medical textbooks and published seven books, including On Hallowed Ground: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and From Wales to Pneumocystis and AIDS, a memoir.

PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SPEAK TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

A true Tennessee son, Dr. Hughes rose from humble beginnings to become a world leader in pediatric infectious diseases. As one of the first physicians to specialize in the field, he helped establish a dedicated department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and served as the department’s chair from 1969–77 and 1981–95.

Dr. Hughes led the work that identified Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) as a life-threatening infection in pediatric cancer patients and discovered a curative treatment. In the early 1970s, children with cancer were being successfully treated for leukemia, which was considered incurable a decade earlier. Unfortunately, many of these patients had weakened immune systems caused by their cancer treatment. Because their bodies couldn’t fight off PCP, 30-40 children a year were dying from infection. Once Dr. Hughes identified that it was PCP that was the culprit, he got to work on finding a safe and effective cure for the young patients.

His research led to the discovery and development of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), a drug combination that could prevent and treat PCP. His work ultimately saved countless lives of childhood cancer patients. The clinical trial of TMP-SMX found it was effective with no side effects, and the results were later published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Within a short time, the incidence of PCP in St. Jude patients dropped to zero, significantly improving the cure rate for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

In the early 1980s, PCP was discovered in another population—young men with a yet-unidentified immune disorder. Dr. Hughes was called to consult on these initial cases and shared his work with TMP-SMX and other treatments. During those early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, hundreds of children were contracting the virus through blood transfusions or from mother-to-infant transmission. Dr. Hughes proposed a clinical program at St. Jude dedicated to HIV/AIDS, which led to the organization declaring the disease a pediatric catastrophic disease. This led to hate mail and threats by donors to pull their funding of the hospital. Instead of caving to public opinion, Dr. Hughes began an

education campaign. The National Institutes of Health awarded his work with a multimillion-dollar grant to establish the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, a collaboration among St. Jude, the Regional Medical Center at Memphis and LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. Today, St. Jude continues to support HIV/AIDS research through a broad, dedicated team of clinical, psychosocial, and research professionals; conduct clinical trials; provides community support and education; and offers continuity of HIV care from childhood to 24 years of age, in which they are then transitioned to an adult provider.

Dr. Hughes authored more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed journals and medical textbooks. In addition, Dr. Hughes was the co-founder and first elected president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of America. He was a respected teacher, mentor and researcher who shared his knowledge, wisdom and clinical experience with trainees, early career scientists and students throughout his career.

“I was awed by his scope of knowledge and the drive to impart it to young trainees. He remained a part of Infectious Diseases clinical rounds well after stepping down from chair, and I will always remember that each clinical question spawned a story that made his vast clinical knowledge stick with us,” said Elaine Tuomanen, MD, former chair of St. Jude Infectious Diseases Department and current director of the Children’s Infection Defense Center. “His legacy will shape the entire Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society for many decades to come.”

“In addition to being brilliant, Walter was kind and generous to all. He was an outstanding mentor for me during my training and as a young faculty member. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity,” said Pat Flynn, MD, Arthur Ashe Chair in Pediatric AIDS Research and former deputy clinical director at St.Jude.

“Walter’s seminal research was creative and meticulous. His dedication to patient care, teaching and mentoring was unsurpassed and provided a model for many at St. Jude and around the world. He was kind, humble and unassuming, a great leader with profound intellect and integrity,” said Ching-Hon Pui, MD, former St. Jude Oncology Chair and Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame 2022 inductee.

“He was a respected teacher, mentor, and researcher who, through charming stories and wit, continuedto share a wealth of clinical experience with St. Jude trainees during his tenure as an emeritus professor. Dr. Hughes may have been soft-spoken, but those around him knew to listen because what he had to say was reliably important and valued by colleagues.” Flynn P, Tuomanen E. In Memorium: Dr Walter Hughes, MD. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Sep 7;10(12):1096. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab084.

PMCID: PMC8719614.

March 4, 2023

To whom it may concern:

I am pleased to enthusiastically support the nomination of Walter T. Hughes, M.D., for inclusion into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. Dr. Hughes, a distinguished alumnus of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, was St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s (SJCRH) first and founding chairman of its Department of Infectious Disease, where he maintained his appointment from 1969-1977 and from 19811998. Dr. Hughes recognized that many children at SCJRH with acute leukemias being treated with immunosuppressive chemotherapy succumbed to an adventitious airborne fungal pneumonia rather than from their cancers. Virtually singlehandedly, Dr. Hughes identified a drug combination that cured the disease in an animal model, advanced the use of these drugs in curative and prophylactic clinical trials at SJCRH, and thereby established a therapy eventually adopted worldwide in the treatment of cancer patients and others with acquired immunodeficiencies, including AIDS. I outline the history of Dr. Hughes’ major contributions to science and medicine in the paragraphs that follow:

“Interstitial plasma cell pneumonia” was first identified in the 1930s and 1940s in infants and was recognized in the mid-1950s to be caused by Pneumocystis carinii, an opportunistic fungus. P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) invariably occurs in immunosuppressed patients, including those with congenital immunodeficiencies, those receiving immunosuppressive therapy for neoplastic disease or organ transplantation, or patients with AIDS The organism is ubiquitous and, based on antibody studies, it appears that most people are exposed early in life. P. carinii cannot be propagated in vitro, and apart from human clinical experience, its pathogenic effects were first studied in rats that developed the disease spontaneously after 8-12 weeks of immunosuppressive corticosteroid treatment and transmit the agent by an airborne route. Definitive antemortem diagnosis of PCP required lung biopsy, which carried significant risk. The efficacy of pentamidine isethionate in the treatment of P. carinii pneumonia was first established in Europe in 1967 and later in the United States. The drug is toxic and has numerous adverse side effects, including severe life-challenging nephrotoxicity. Hence, both diagnosis and treatment of PCP proved hazardous to patients.

P. carinii pneumonia emerged as an important disease when immunosuppressive therapy for cancer first came into general use. The incidence was related to the extent of immunosuppression, and the pneumonitis was invariably fatal if untreated. Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, then the sole supplier of pentamidine in the U.S.), physicians were most likely to encounter patients with PCP in centers with large programs in cancer chemotherapy or organ transplantation. At SJCRH, where aggressive chemotherapeutic regimens for children with acute

lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) were first developed, a successful early diagnostic approach to P. carinii had been instituted, which relied on a high index of suspicion and fastidious care in preventing and treating complications. By 1970, PCP occurred in 20% of patients with ALL, 7% with other malignancies, 40% with severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome, and 4% with organ transplants. At SJCRH, PCP was the most frequent cause of death among children in remission of ALL, impeding the success of curative anticancer therapy.

In 1974, Dr. Hughes demonstrated that the combination of the dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, trimethoprim (TMP), and the structural analogue of para-aminobenzoic acid, sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), was effective in treating and preventing PCP in cortisone-treated rats. His first pilot studies in humans indicated that orally administered TMP-SMZ was highly effective in patients with mild PCP (80% recovery). In a randomized clinical trial, ~75% of PCP patients receiving either intramuscular pentamidine or oral TMP-SMZ were cured, but with a lack of significant adverse effects in the latter group. Because TMP -SMX had been extensively used for the treatment of bacterial infections with few adverse reactions, the possibility of using the combination for PCP prophylaxis seemed sound. In 1977, Dr. Hughes reported results of a now classic randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled prophylaxis trial in patients at high risk for PCP. PCP occurred in 20% of those patients given a placebo but in none of those given TMP-SMZ during a two-year period. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) soon approved TMP-SMZ for the treatment of PCP, and prophylaxis was widely incorporated in managing high-risk patients. At SJCRH, where 30 to 40 cases of PCP occurred each year, the routine use of TMP-SMZ prophylaxis completely eliminated the disease during the ensuing five years, and only rare sporadic cases were seen over a 20year period, despite ever more intensive anticancer therapy.

In patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), 50 to 75% of untreated patients will eventually develop PCP. Indeed, the outbreak of AIDS was first heralded by hospital admissions of homosexual men and drug abusers, most of whom presented with PCP and severe T-cell immunodeficiency. An NIH-supported study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1981 recommended that “long-term TMP-SMZ prophylaxis should be initiated in such patients after the first episode of pneumocystis.” When Hughes’s prophylaxis was applied in a controlled trial, PCP occurred in 53% of AIDS patients receiving no prophylaxis but in none of those given TMP-SMZ. In 1989, the CDC recommended that all AIDS patients at high risk for PCP should be routinely placed on TMP-SMZ prophylaxis. As a consequence, the incidence of PCP after the diagnosis of HIV infection dropped significantly. CDC analysis of 19,081 AIDS patients at high risk from 1990 to 1999 showed the overall incidence of PCP had decreased to ~5.2%.

In summary, Dr. Hughes’s contributions to healthcare have affected the lives of countless patients worldwide. His was a truly extraordinary series of accomplishments.

Sincerely,

Charles J. Sherr, M.D., Ph.D.

Herrick Foundation Chairman, Department of Tumor Cell Biology Member, National Academies of Sciences and Medicine, and American Academy of Arts & Sciences

March 10, 2023

To the Nominating Committee of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame:

I write to support the nomination of Walter T. Hughes, MD, for consideration into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. His work in the field of infectious diseases has made an enduring impact on countless lives, from children treated for cancer to patients living with HIV/AIDS. He is among Tennessee’s brightest stars in medicine, and he is richly deserving of this award that honors his tireless work.

Dr. Hughes, a native of Tennessee and graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, is considered one of the founding fathers of pediatric infectious diseases. His work in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) made him the foremost authority on the disease, including prevention and treatment.

He launched the Infectious Diseases Service at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, growing it from a one -person team to a world-renown department. It was at St. Jude where he began to see children who were cured of leukemia die from an opportunistic infection that was triggered by weakened immune systems. The only available treatment at the time was pentamidine isethionate, a particularly toxic treatment. Through animal studies, Dr. Hug hes identified a curative therapy for PCP. Conducting a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, he discovered that combination therapy with trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) was effective and safe. The results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and forever changed our prevention strategies and treatment approaches to children with leukemia and PCP.

After he left St. Jude, Dr. Hughes joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. It was there that he received a request to discuss a case related to PCP, this time in a young man admitted to the hospital. Dr. Hughes provided his recommendation on treatment and asked for follow-up information on his condition. It later became one of the first published cases of AIDS in the United States. Concerned with the rise of a new, unknown acquired immunodeficiency disorder, Dr. Hughes returned to Tennessee to again lead the Infectious Diseases Departme nt at St. Jude. Much of his work focused on PCP and HIV

He was steadfast in his belief that HIV research was needed, not only for adults but for children. Due to the number of children who acquired HIV through blood transfusions and mother-to-infant transmission, the disease quickly became considered a catastrophic pediatric disease. The National Institutes of Health funded a multimillion -dollar grant that established the pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, a collaborative effort that included St. Jude, Regional Medical Center and LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. His body of work earned him a nomination for the Lasker Award in 2001.

His influence on the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society cannot be understated. He served as a founding member and first elected president of the organization. In 1997, he received its Distinguished Physician Award, which was renamed in his honor as the Walter T. Hughes Distinguished Physician Award in 2022. PIDS is now the world’s largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control and prevention of infectious diseases affecting children.

In his 91 years, Dr. Hughes gave so much to Tennessee and beyond. Entrance into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame would be an incredible recognition for him and his lifelong work a legacy that continues to this day.

Sincerely,

C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH | Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program

Edie Carell Johnson Chair and Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (VI4) President, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Buddy.creech@vumc.org

JOEY JACOBS

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE JOEY JACOBS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Joey A. Jacobs served and impacted the health care community as a role model and mentor for more than 35 years. Through his leadership roles, he shared his vision and set a standard for the treatment of mental health and addiction disorders—which improved patient care at a local, national and international level. In his previous role as CEO of Acadia Healthcare, Jacobs expanded the company’s footprint to include patient facilities not only in the United States, but in the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico as well. His ability to make decisions and act quickly contributed to the significant growth and unprecedented quality at facilities around the world. Jacobs obtained a degree in Accounting from Middl EXECUTIVE e Tennessee State University before entering the health care field. He started his career at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) where, for 21 years, he served in various regional leadership roles. Following his time at HCA, he co-founded behavioral health company Psychiatric Solutions. Before its acquisition for $3.2 billion by a private equity firm in 2010, Joey had grown Psychiatric Solutions into an industry leader with 11,000 beds in 32 states and more than 17,000 employees. After the Psychiatric Solutions acquisition, Jacobs became CEO at Acadia Healthcare. Jacobs continued his success at Acadia in setting the standard of excellence in behavioral health and addiction disorder treatment. Under Joey’s leadership, the company grew from just six facilities in 2011, to a network of more than 568 facilities. In his roles with Psychiatric Solutions and Acadia Healthcare, Jacobs oversaw the investment of millions of dollars in upgrading and expanding facilities to ensure patients received the treatment they needed in safe, modern and inviting facilities. As CEO, Jacobs created a culture within the company that encouraged and empowered employees to give back. Employees take time away from the facilities and offices to volunteer for community organizations such as homeless shelters, organize fundraisers and host mental health awareness events in their respective communities. Under Jacobs’ leadership, Acadia forged a national partnership with youth suicide prevention organization, The Jason Foundation. This relationship positioned Acadia to offer even more impactful programming to staff, patients, families and communities in the arena of suicide prevention. In addition, he served the Nashville health care community through the board of directors at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals. He served as a director for Envision Healthcare, Mental Health Management, Inc. and the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. He also served on Middle Tennessee State University’s Governing Board of Trustees. He further supported his alma mater through the establishment of the Joey A. Jacobs Chair of Excellence in Accounting. Jacobs received recognition for his entrepreneurial endeavors by Ernst and Young, Emerald Asset Management and Nashville’s Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. Jacobs was also named to Nashville Business Journal’s Power 100, and, in 2016, he received the Health Care Hero Lifetime Achievement award by the Nashville Business Journal. Among friends and acquaintances he is remembered as an approachable, humble and passionate leader.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE

JOEY JACOBS

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2019)

NAME: Joey Jacobs

COMPANY: Acadia Healthcare

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Deceased

EMAIL: beverly.rikal@acadiahealthcare.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.861.6000

ADDRESS: 6100 Tower Cir #1000 Franklin, Tennessee 37067

EDUCATION: Jacobs obtained a degree in Accounting from Middle Tennessee State University before entering the healthcare field.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD: Regional leader at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), Co-Founder of behavioral health company Psychiatric Solutions, CEO at Acadia Healthcare

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS: Board of Directors at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals and Director for Envision Healthcare, Mental Health Management, INC. and the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

He has received recognition and awards for his entrepreneurial endeavors by Ernst and Young and Emerald Asset Management as well as being inducted into Nashville’s Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. Jacobs has also been named to Nashville Business Journal’s Power 100 consecutive years, and in 2016, he received the Health Care Hero Lifetime Achievement award by the Nashville Business Journal. Joey was also appointed to Middle Tennessee State University’s Governing Board of Trustees in 2016.

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: A.J. Kazimi COMPANY: Cumberland Pharmaceuticals

EMAIL: mschulz@cumberlandpharma.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.255.0068

ADDRESS: 2525 West End Ave., Ste. 950 Nashville, Tennessee 37203

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Colleague and Friend

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS:

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Joey A. Jacobs is a Tennessee native, having grown up in Morrison. He has worked for, founded, and built several world-class healthcare organizations based in Tennessee.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? Yes.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? Yes.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? Yes.

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY:

He jumpstarted his career at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) where, for 21 years, he served in various regional leadership roles. Following his time at HCA, he co-founded behavioral health company Psychiatric Solutions. Before its acquisition for $3.2 billion by a private equity firm in 2010, Joey had grown Psychiatric Solutions into an industry leader with 11,000 beds in 32 states and more than 17,000 employees.  After Psychiatric Solutions acquisition, Jacobs became CEO at Acadia Healthcare. Leveraging his experiences from his tenure at HCA and Psychiatric Solutions, Jacobs has continued his success at Acadia in setting the standard of excellence in behavioral health and addiction disorder treatment. Under Joey’s leadership, the company has grown from just six facilities in 2011, to a network of more than 568 facilities in 39 states, the United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico. The growth of the company has been so staggering, Acadia was named by Fortune as the sixth fastest growing companies in 2015, ahead of giants such as Facebook and Netflix.

Apart from Joey’s day-to-day responsibilities as CEO of Acadia, he also serves the Nashville healthcare community by giving his time and expertise to others. In addition to serving on the board of directors at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, he is a director for Envision Healthcare, Mental Health Management, INC. and the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Joey was also appointed to Middle Tennessee State’s Governing Board of Trustees in 2016. He further supports his alma mater through the establishment of the Joey A. Jacobs Chair of Excellence in Accounting.

Joey A. Jacobs has been serving and impacting the healthcare community as a role model and mentor since he entered the industry over 35 years ago. Through his leadership roles, he has shared his vision and set a standard for the treatment of mental health and addiction disorders - which has improved patient care at a local, national, and international level. In his current role as CEO of Acadia Healthcare, Jacobs has expanded the company’s footprint to include patient facilities not just in the United States, but in the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico as well. His ability to make decisions and act quickly has contributed to the significant growth and unprecedented quality at facilities around the world.

In his roles with Psychiatric Solutions and Acadia Healthcare, the standard Jacobs has set has been focused on turning each hospital and treatment center into a place of hope and healing. Jacobs has overseen the investment of millions of dollars in upgrading and expanding facilities to ensure patients receive the treatment they need in safe, modern and inviting facilities. Investments such as these provide staff with the tools they need to achieve strong outcomes in a notoriously difficult and sensitive industry. Jacobs has remained committed to engaged and collaborative treatment for patients in Acadia Healthcare facilities, ensuring that they are providing the most current and appropriate methods of care. Jacobs has improved more than just patient care during his industry tenure, he believes that Acadia Healthcare facilities should be active contributors to the communities they serve. As CEO, he has created a culture within that company that encourages and empowers employees to give back. Employees take time away from the facilities and offices to volunteer for community organizations such as homeless shelters, organize fundraisers and host mental health awareness events in their respective communities. Under Jacob’s leadership, Acadia has even forged a national partnership with youth suicide prevention organization, The Jason Foundation. This relationship has positioned Acadia to offer even more impactful programming to staff, patients, families and communities in the arena of suicide prevention. Jacobs is giving of his time to the communities Acadia serves, but he also acts as a mentor to other companies who are driving impact and lasting change in the healthcare community. His expertise in the patient services and mental health field has afforded him many opportunities to mentor through his position as a board member at healthcare companies that impact a variety of audiences including Mental Health Management, Inc., Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Envision Healthcare, the Nashville Health Care Council, and Cumberland Pharmaceuticals.

ANY ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED: A letter of support for this nomination is attached. Additional letters have been mailed directly to the THCHOF office.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE JOEY JACOBS

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2018)

NAME: Joey Jacobs

COMPANY: Acadia Healthcare

EMAIL: N/A

PHONE NUMBER: 615.861.6000

ADDRESS: 6100 Tower Cir #1000 Franklin, Tennessee 37067

EDUCATION: Born in Morrison, Tennessee, Jacobs earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD: With nearly 40 years of experience in the health industry, Joey A. Jacobs currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Acadia Healthcare, one of world largest providers of behavioral health services. In the seven years since joining Acadia in early 2011, Jacobs and his team have expanded the company from 6 behavioral health facilities with less than 500 beds and producing approximately $60 million in annual revenue to 582 facilities with more than 17,800 beds in the U.S., the U.K. and Puerto Rico and nearly $3 billion in annual revenue. Acadia’s current enterprise value is approximately $6 billion.

Previously, Jacobs co-founded and served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of another publicly held behavioral health company, Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI), which he co-founded in April 1997. Jacobs and his team grew PSI to 94 behavioral health facilities with revenue of $2 billion, prior to its being sold for $3.1 billion in November 2010.

Prior to PSI, Jacobs served for 21 years in various capacities with Hospital Corporation of America, most recently as President of the Tennessee Division. Jacobs also served as President of HCA’s Central Group, Vice President of the Western Group, Assistant Vice President of the Central Group and Assistant Vice President of the Salt Lake City Division.

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS: Jacobs currently serves as a director for numerous health care industry organizations, including Envision Healthcare Corporation, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mental Health Management, Inc. and the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. In addition, Jacobs is also Chairman of the Board of The Jason Foundation, an organization dedicated to the prevention of youth suicide though education and awareness programs. Most recently, Jacobs was nominated by Governor Bill Haslam and confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly to serve on the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Board of Trustees, Jacobs’ alma mater.

In 2004 and again in 2015, Jacobs received a Southeast Entrepreneur of the Year Award presented by Ernst and Young. In 2007 he received the Emerald Entrepreneurial and Excellence Award in the “Public Company Executive, Growth” category, awarded by Emerald Asset Management. MTSU presented Jacobs with the Champion of Free Enterprise Award in 2013 and The Nashville Post named him “CEO of the Year” in 2014. In 2016, Jacobs received the Chancellors Award for Excellence in Philanthropy from the Tennessee Board of Regents. In 2015, 2016 and 2017, the Nashville Business Journal named Jacobs to its Power 100 list, noting that “nearly every powerful health care executive in Nashville has a connection to Jacobs.”

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Brent Turner COMPANY: Acadia Healthcare

EMAIL: Brent.Turner@Acadiahealthcare.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.861.6000

ADDRESS: 6100 Tower Cir #1000 Franklin, Tennessee 37067

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Co-Worker for 15 years

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS:

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Mr. Joey A. Jacobs was born in Morrison, Tennessee, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University and worked the majority of his 40 year career in the state of Tennessee.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? Jacobs has become an effective role model and mentor to the healthcare community through his strong belief that with his success as a health care business leader comes with an obligation to invest his time, expertise and energy back into health care community. The impact of this investment on his colleagues at Acadia is evident in the very substantial number of former PSI employees who, post-sale, left their positions at that leading and highly successful organization to join the new organization Jacobs was building at Acadia. Beyond Acadia, Jacobs’ role as a director of both public and private health care companies and as a director and past chairman of the Nashville Healthcare Council are commitments he has embraced, in part, because of the opportunities they present to work closely with leaders in the health care community. In discussing this nomination with a number of these leaders, they invariably mentioned their appreciation of their relationship with Jacobs as a colleague, mentor and friend. In addition, Jacob’s work on the boards of The Jason Foundation and the Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt reflects the selfless examples of community service by many of Nashville’s most notable healthcare leaders and is a positive role model for tomorrow’s industry leaders.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? One doesn’t have to be around Joey Jacobs long to understand that he is a man with a strong moral compass. Perhaps his integrity and honesty were instilled from the hard work of a childhood spent on a working family farm and his discipline learned through the rigors of his accounting background; Jacobs leads by example and demands the utmost professional and ethical conduct. These high standards are critical in an industry in which cutting corners or carelessness can literally cost patients their lives.

Jacobs’ focus has always been on the patients and their families and on employees. His mantra is, “How do we improve the lives of patients we touch today?” He walks this talk, whether through his tireless work to improve access to behavioral care for those in need or through driving both PSI’s and Acadia’s significant involvement in developing industry standards for measuring quality care and patient satisfaction. The fundamental question Jacobs will ask on any business decision is “How does the proposed action affect the patients and our doctors and clinical staff?”

Further evidence of Jacobs’ professionalism and ethical conduct is inherent in the leadership roles he has undertaken and the company he keeps. The Nashville health care community is tightly knit, and Jacob’s more than 40-year path through HCA, PSI and Acadia has been highly visible. He has been a mentor to many of our community’s leaders, some of whom are submitting letters of recommendation on his behalf. Jacobs’ frequent selection by these leaders to lead or advise them, whether as Chairman of the Nashville Health Care Council or on numerous boards of directors, is the clearest indication of the confidence the community has in his professionalism and ethics.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? Yes.

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY: Jacobs has had a very significant impact and long-term contribution to the healthcare industry on a local, state, national and international level. Most important, in a time of rising demand, the two behavioral health companies that Jacobs has developed into industry leaders have been at the forefront of expanding access to high quality behavioral healthcare in a capacity-constrained industry. An essential aspect

of Acadia’s organic growth strategy is to add beds to facilities that reach 75% capacity to avoid having to turn away patients for lack of beds. Through Acadia’s financial strength, combined with its management and development capabilities, the company has added thousands of new beds to existing and de novo facilities in the U.S, the U.K. and Puerto Rico. Jacobs and his team honed this strategy at PSI, although at a smaller scale.

Acadia has also been fully engaged in working directly or indirectly with industry regulators and government as a strong voice for the behavioral healthcare industry to increase parity and access for those needing care for mental health or addiction problems. Further, on a local and state level, Acadia’s presence in Franklin supports the Nashville MSA’s reputation as healthcare’s Silicon Valley and extends the Nashville Health Care Family Tree. With the new Erlanger joint venture behavioral health facility opening in Chattanooga later this year, Acadia will also operate seven facilities across the State of Tennessee with more than 600 beds. Most recently, Acadia is more than doubling the capacity of TrustPoint Behavioral Health Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN to meet that community’s growing need for behavioral health services.

JOEY A. JACOBS

Work History

2011Present Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Acadia Healthcare, Inc.

Acadia is the leading publicly traded pure-play provider of behavioral healthcare services. At March 31, 2017, Acadia operated a network of 575 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 17,200 beds in 39 states, the United Kingdom & Puerto Rico. Acadia’s U.S. facilities include 114 opioid treatment centers in 25 states providing medication-assisted and abstinent-based treatment

1996 - 2010 Co-Founder, Chairman, President & CEO Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (“PSI”). PSI operated 94 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,000 beds in 32 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

1975 - 1996 Various Leadership Capacities Hospital Corporation of America (“HCA,” also formerly known as Columbia and Columbia/HCA)

Roles included President of the Tennessee Division, President of the Central Group, Vice President of the Western Group, Assistant Vice President of the Central Group & Assistant Vice President of the Salt Lake City Division

Education

Bachelor of Science

Middle Tennessee State University

Public & Private Boards

Envision Healthcare (formerly AMSURG)

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals

The Jason Foundation

Mental Health Management, Inc.

Appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to the Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Nashville Health Care Council, Chair 2009-2011

Professional Recognition

Nashville Business Journal

2016 Health Care Hero

Lifetime Achievement Award

2004 & 2015 Southeast Entrepreneur of the Year

Award, presented by Ernst & Young

Nashville Post 2014 CEO of the Year

2007 Emerald Entrepreneurial & Excellence Award in the “Public Company Executive Growth” category, presented by Emerald Asset Management

February 4, 2021

Selection Committee - 2021

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Belmont University

Office of Development

1900 Belmont Boulevard

Nashville, TN 37212

Dear Members of the Selection Committee:

I am proud to recommend Joey Jacobs for the 2021 class of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. Joey would be a worthy addition to this elite group of industry leaders and pioneers – not only for his exceptional business success, but also for the significant, positive and lasting impact he has had on increasing the awareness and treatment of mental illness in communities around the country and the world

While Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadia Healthcare , Joey and his team built a world-class organization that set the standard of excellence in the treatment of behavioral health and addiction disorders. Under Joey’s leadership, the company grew from just six facilities in 2011 to a network of more than 568 facilities in 39 states, the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. In 2015, Acadia was named to Fortune’s annual list of Fastest Growing Public Companies

ranking sixth, ahead of giants such as Facebook and Netflix.

His successes at Acadia stemmed from decades of experience leading and growing healthcare organizations. Joey jumpstarted his career at Hospital Corporation of America where, for 21 years, he served in various regional leadership roles. Then in 1997, he co -founded behavioral health company Psychiatric Solutions. By the time Psychiatric Solutions was acquired by a private equity firm for $3.2 billion in 2010, Joey had grown it into an industry leader with 11,000 beds in 32 states and more than 17,000 employees.

At both Acadia and Psychiatric Solutions, Joey’s genuine dedication to identifying and appropriately treating behavioral health challenges is apparent. He focused on turning each hospital and treatment center into a place of hope and healing by often investing millions of dollars in upgrading and expanding facilities to ensure patients receive the treatment they need in safe, modern, inviting facilities. Whether signing off on large capital projects during a site visit or recognizing outstanding employees, Joey was passionate about investing in the company’s facilities and staff, giving them the tools they needed to achieve strong outcomes in a notoriously difficult industry.

Joey also believes that facilities should be active contributors to the communities they serve, and therefore created a culture that encouraged employees to give back. He empowered employees to take time away from work to volunteer for community organizations, such as homeless shelters, and organize fundraising and awareness events for organizations like the National Association of Mental Illness and The Jason Foundation, which works to prevent youth suicide. To support the work of The Jason Foundation, Acadia Healthcare forged a national partnership with the nonprofit in 2013 while under Joey’s leadership. The relationship in turn equips Acadia’s facilities with suicide prevention education and training programming they can offer to staff, patients, families, and their communities.

Joey also gives freely of his time and expertise in support of others throughout the healthcare community. He is a former chairman of the Nashville Health Care Council, a past director of both the Federation of American Hospitals and the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems. In addition to serving on Cumberland Pharmaceuticals ’ board of directors he is currently an Advisory Board member of the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee State University where he was awarded MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones Champion of Free Enterprise Award in 2013.

His dedication to mentoring the next generation of leaders extends beyond the corporate realm. In 2012, he donated $2.5 million to his alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University, to create and support the Joey A. Jacobs Chair of Excellence in Accounting. In 2017, he was appointed by Governor Haslam to the Middle Tennessee State University Board of Directors.

Despite his success and service to others, Joey remains one of the most approachable, humble and passionate leaders I have been privileged to serve alongside. He surrounds himself with people who share his passion and forms deep bonds with these individuals – investing his time and attention to mentoring them as they advance in their careers. Joey is always the first to recognize others for their efforts and remains humble when discussing his own accomplishments.

Joey’s willingness to invest in others is surpassed only by his focus on improving the lives of those his company serves. He is a remarkable leader, and I feel fortunate that I have had the opportunity to get to know him better through his service on the Cumberland’s board.

For all of these reasons and more, I urge you to include Joey in the 2021 class of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

A.J. Kazimi Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Cumberland Pharmaceuticals

February 2, 2018

Matthew Seaton

Belmont University

1900 Belmont Boulevard, Fidelity Hall 108 Nashville, TN 3721

Dear Matthew,

I strongly support the nomination of Joey J acobs for the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. Joey is a world recognized leader in psychiatric care, having built and led not one but two nationally exceptional psychiatric companies, and a philanthropist who actively reinvests in his community.

Spending his first 20 years within the HCA family, Joey has devoted his entire professional career to making a positive difference in healthcare. He began his career with HCA in 1975 upon his graduation from MTSU. Joey ascended through the ranks at HCA to his last position as President of Tennessee Operations.

In 1996 Joey founded Psychiatric Solutions Inc. (PSI), a for-profit psychiatric treatment company. Headquartered in Nashville, and serving as Chairman, President and CEO, Joey grew PSI into one of the largest behavioral health companies in the country.

Following the sale of PSI, Joey in 2011 became Chairman and CEO of Acadia Healthcare. Over the next six years under Joey’s leadership and vision, Acadia has grown from six facilities in two states to nearl y six hundred facilities in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.K. Today, Acadia employs over 43,000 healthcare professionals treating nea rly 75,000 patients every day. They are the leader in psychology, recovery and addiction services with annual revenue of over three billion dollars.

Acadia’s motto is “improving the lives we touch,” and Joey has been a shining example of this throughout his entire career. Both in his companies as well as in his role as a board member and volunteer in the health arena, Joey’s impact has no bounds.

Joey serves on the board of Envision Healthcare, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Mental Health Management, Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital, and served as Chair of the Nashville Health Care Council from 2009-2011. Of particular interest to Joey is The Jason Foundation,

which is a non-profit organization aimed at educating and providing teachers across the country with resources and programing designed to help them identify signs of kids struggling with suicidal thoughts and tendencies. He is the immediate past chair of The Jason Foundation, and Acadia is a proud and heavily engaged sponsor of their efforts.

Joey has been honored with numerous accolades over his career, including the Nashville Business Journal 2016 Health Care Hero Lifetime Achievement Award; the 2004 and 2015 Southeast Entrepreneur of the Year Award by E&Y; the 2007 Emerald Entrepren eurial & Excellence Award in the “Public Company Executive Growth” category; and the 2014 Nashville Post CEO of the Year.

Throughout his life, Joey’s success in healthcare has also enabled him to give back to those that have impacted his life. Just to name a few examples, Joey supports his elementary school in Warren county by providing books, laptops, and i Pads for every student. He also supports any necessary salaries not covered by the school budget. At Middle Tennessee State University, Joey initiated chairs of excellence in accounting which brings the best and brightest to the University. In 2017, he was appointed by Governor Haslam to serve on the MTSU University Board. Joey has never forgotten where he came from nor the people and places that have made a difference in his life.

Joey’s impact in the healthcare community in Tennessee and around the country is undeniable. It is my honor to support the nomination of Joey Jacobs to the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

Senator William H. Frist, M.D.

February 7, 2018

Re: Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Recommendation

Dear Nomination Committee:

I am delighted to write this letter in support of the nomination of Joey Jacobs to the 2018 class of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

I have been honored to know and work with Joey for nearly 15 years. During that time, he has been an advisor, mentor and friend, and for this I am grateful. A truly unique individual with well-recognized business acumen and an approachable and plain-spoken style, Joey is an asset to our community and our health care industry.

Joey thoughtfully sets an example in business, community and life. He was an accomplished executive at HCA, an exemplary and entrepreneurial leader at Psychiatric Solutions and successful principal at the helm of Acadia. He is recognized by peers and media nationwide as a top-tier health care executive In addition, Joey gives his time on numerous boards, including Middle Tennessee State University, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and the Jason Foundation.

Despite his many responsibilities, Joey is always willing to respond to a question, favor or request, usually taking the time to share a quick joke before getting down to serious business. Joey is at home while in his corporate office, walking the hospital floors or on his tractor in Warren County.

In closing, I encourage your selection of Joey Jacobs to join the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact me at cyoung@nashvillehealth.org or 615-476-4979.

Regards,

Caroline Young Executive Director, NashvilleHealth

Feb 5, 2018

Brent Turner President

Acadia Healthcare

6100 Tower Circle, Suite 1000

Franklin, TN 37067

Dear Brent:

It is with great enthusiasm and honor I am writing to recommend Joey Jacobs to the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame. I have known Joey for 29 years and he is and has been a mentor, friend, client, fellow board member and trusted advisor. Joey is one of the smartest, most humble, high integrity and hardworking people I know.

While Joey was a Division President at HCA he was a client of ours at MFS/MedSource. There was an opportunity for our company to bid on a larger piece of the business and Joey personally made a trip to tour our small office. We were not awarded the contract but Joey did offer several pointers on how we could someday earn the business. That advice was not forgotten within our business and we worked hard to incorporate the offered advice. My business partner stayed close to Joey as our organization grew and Joey eventually joined our board. Joey exercised sound business principals as we grew from 12 associates to just less than 500 associates when we sold the business.

In 1999 when HCA spun off LifePoint and Triad, Joey led a group of investors to purchase one of the non-core hospitals from HCA in Woodbury, TN. I had the opportunity to be part of this investor group and leadership group with Joey. Joey always put the patient first and then made sound and strategic business decisions that supported the patient centered mission. In 2006 the Stones River hospital investor group acquired Dekalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN from St Thomas. I had the opportunity (with the steady coaching from Joey) to lead this acquisition. During the transaction , it came to light that this hospital was Joey’s first hospital job. T here were some staff and many physicians that remembered Joey and spoke very highly of his ability and integrity. One of the local physicians told me they knew Joey wouldn’t be with them long and they knew he was going places. We owned these hospitals from 1999 to 2011 and during this time we recruited several new physicians, added jobs and grew our healthcare offerings. We left the healthcare communities in Smithville and Woodbury substantially better than we found them.

It has been fun to watch Joey build from scratch both Psych Solutions and Acadia Healthcare Acadia now has more than 570 facilities with 17,000 beds in 39 states and with international operations. While this is quite an accomplishment, o ne of the things Joey likes best about Acadia is his team. It is with a smile that Joey talks about the chili cook offs at their office.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me directly at 615-438-5599.

Sincerely,

Mark W. Gorman

Vice President, Physician Practice Operations

Community Health Systems

4000 Meridian Blvd

Franklin, TN

MILTON JOHNSON

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE MILTON JOHNSON

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Milton Johnson attended Stratford High School, a Nashville Metro school, before graduating from Belmont University with a B.A. in Business Administration in 1979. He also holds a Master of Public Health from Carnegie Mellon University. Johnson served as CEO and Chair of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Holdings, Inc. from 2014 to late 2018. He worked at HCA for a total of 36 years. Before becoming CEO, Johnson held various financial and senior management positions at HCA, including leading the company’s tax department, working as senior vice president and controller, and serving as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He was appointed to the board of directors in 2009 and became President in 2011.

During Johnson’s tenure, HCA Healthcare was a $39 billion integrated healthcare system that included approximately 169 hospitals, 116 freestanding surgery centers, and more than 35,000 affiliated physicians in 20 states and the United Kingdom, employing approximately 233,000 colleagues, about 35 percent of whom were registered nurses. The company saw steady advancement in its clinical agenda, and under Johnson’s leadership, 78 percent of HCA Healthcare’s hospitals that reported core measure performance data to The Joint Commission (TJC) for 2014 were included on TJC’s 2015 “Top Performers” list, as compared to less than one-third of similarly accredited hospitals that year. Furthermore, HCA was recognized as one of the world’s most ethical companies for multiple consecutive years during Johnson’s tenure.

Johnson was also an ardent believer in developing current and future leaders and established the HCA Healthcare Leadership Institute, whose purpose is to build leaders who embrace the culture of HCA Healthcare, grow its business, and lead the industry. As of January 2023, more than 17,000 leaders have graduated from Leadership Institute programs, and over one million training hours have been provided.

Johnson has also provided leadership to the health care industry and Nashville community through his service on numerous boards and organizations. He served as chair of The HCA Foundation board, the Federation of American Hospitals, and the Nashville Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors. In addition to service on the American Heart Association’s CEO Roundtable and membership on The Business Council, he also served on the boards of the Center for Medical Interoperability, Nashville Health Care Council, and the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville. Prior to his election as chair of the Belmont Board of Trustees, Johnson served on the Board’s Executive Committee and chaired the Academic Affairs Committee.

Johnson and his wife, Denice, are notable philanthropists in the health care space. In addition to establishing the R. Milton and Denise Johnson Family Advised Fund at HCA, the couple donated $10 million to the new Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine in 2021, as the school was being built. The college of medicine was established in partnership with HCA Healthcare; the Johnsons honored Frist Jr. as a co-founder of HCA and one of Milton’s mentors. Belmont President Greg Jones noted that the Johnson’s gift gives future Belmont medical students “incredible opportunities to sculpt their futures and impact our world.”

The Johnsons also sponsor a scholarship for first-generation college students from Nashville who attend Belmont. In 2010, Milton Johnson was inducted into the Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame for his continued commitment to education on all levels.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE

MILTON JOHNSON

NOMINEE INFORMATION

NAME: R. Milton Johnson.

COMPANY: HCA Healthcare

EMAIL: Milton.johnson@hcahealthcare.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.403.5172

ADDRESS: 5012 Hill Place Drive, Nashville, TN, 37205

NOMINEE BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE?: Born, Lived, Worked IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED? Living

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Dick Miller COMPANY: Earl Swensson Associates

EMAIL: richardm@esarch.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.202.3366

ADDRESS: 1033 Demonbreun St, #800, Nashville, TN, 37203

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Business Associate

DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: Milton Johnson attended Stratford High School, a Nashville Metro school, before graduating from Belmont University with a Bachelor of Arts Business Administration degree in 1979. He additionally holds a Master of Public Health from Carnegie Mellon University.

His career is marked by 36 years at HCA Healthcare, including four years as Chair and CEO, three years as President, and decades in other senior leadership roles. HCA grew notably under Johnson’s leadership and was consistently awarded for its ethical business practices. Furthermore, all of HCA’s strategic partners were held to the same ethical standards. Johnson has also provided leadership to the health care industry and Nashville community through his service on numerous boards and organizations. He served as chair of The HCA Foundation board, the Federation of American Hospitals, and the Nashville Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors. In addition to service on the American Heart Association’s CEO Roundtable and membership on The Business Council, he also served on the boards of the Center for Medical Interoperability, Nashville Health Care Council, and the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville.

Prior to his election as chair of the Belmont Board of Trustees, Johnson served on the Board’s Executive Committee and chaired the Academic Affairs Committee.

WORK EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Milton Johnson served as CEO and Chair of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Holdings, Inc. from 2014 to late 2018. He worked at HCA for a total of 36 years.

During Johnson’s tenure, HCA Healthcare was a $39 billion integrated healthcare system that included approximately 169 hospitals, 116 freestanding surgery centers, and more than 35,000 affiliated physicians in 20 states and the United Kingdom, employing approximately 233,000 colleagues, about 35 percent of whom were registered nurses.

Under Johnson’s guidance, HCA enhanced investment in technology and clinical research, using data from more than 28 million annual patient encounters to advance science, improve care, and save lives.

He was also an ardent believer in developing current and future leaders and established the HCA Healthcare Leadership Institute, whose purpose is to build leaders who embrace the culture of HCA Healthcare, grow its business, and lead the industry. As of January 2023, more than 17,000 leaders have graduated from Leadership Institute programs, and over one million training hours have been provided.

Before becoming CEO, Johnson held various financial and senior management positions at HCA, including leading the company’s tax department, working as senior vice president and controller, and serving as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He was appointed to the board of directors in 2009 and became President in 2011. Prior to working at HCA, Johnson was a CPA at Ernst and Young.

Johnson is now the chair of the Belmont University Board of Trustees, a position he has held since 2021.

PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SPEAK TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS: Johnson’s numerous board positions and philanthropic generosity demonstrate his commitment to serving as a role model and mentor within the health care community.

The growth of HCA while Johnson was at the helm shows the impact of his work. According to omicsonline.org, HCA saw “steady advancement” under Johnson’s leadership. Specifically, “78 percent of HCA’s hospitals reporting core measure performance data to The Joint Commission for 2014 were included on TJC’s 2015 ‘Top Performers’ list, as compared to less than one-third of all TJC-accredited hospitals reporting 2014 data.” Furthermore, HCA has been recognized as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the past 12 consecutive years, many of which were under Johnson’s leadership.

Additionally, Milton and his wife, Denice, are notable philanthropists in the healthcare space. In addition to establishing the R. Milton and Denise Johnson Family Advised Fund at HCA, the couple donated $10 million to the new Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine in 2021, as the school was being built. The college of medicine was established in partnership with HCA Healthcare, and the Johnsons were excited to honor Frist Jr. as a co-founder of HCA and one of Milton’s mentors. In a press release, Milton stated: “Nashville celebrates its status as the nation’s healthcare capital today largely because of Tommy’s transformational work. He was also a leader of outstanding character. I’m eager to watch as the next generation of healthcare providers are trained at Belmont with a similar drive to serve and care for patients, families and communities.”

Belmont President Greg Jones noted that the Johnson’s gift will give future Belmont medical students “incredible opportunities to sculpt their futures and impact our world.”

ANY ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED: Per news.belmont.edu, “Johnson has remained a dedicated leader and supporter of the University’s mission since his graduation, and he and his wife Denice are active in the lives of Belmont students. The couple created the R. Milton and Denice Johnson Bridges to Belmont Endowed Scholarship Fund in 2015, which helps to provide full scholarships for qualified, high potential students from Metro Nashville Public Schools to become first-generation college students by attending Belmont. In addition to their financial support, the Johnsons spend substantial time each year with the more than 120 students whose experience at Belmont is made possible by their gifts.”

As longtime Belmont President Bob Fisher stated when Johnson was announced as the new board chair, Johnson “represents what Belmont is all about, truly using his education to make transformational change in the world.” Fisher stated that, under Johnson’s leadership, “the best is yet to come for Belmont.” Outgoing board president Marty Dickens added that Johnson “consistently demonstrated his passion for education.”

In 2010, Johnson was inducted into the Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame for his continued commitment to education on all levels.

MILTON JOHNSON

R. Milton Johnson retired as chairman and chief executive officer of Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare in December 2018 after helping the company celebrate its 50th anniversary that same year.

Johnson began his 36-year career at HCA Healthcare in 1982 after leaving Ernst & Young, where he had practiced as a CPA. He advanced through HCA Healthcare, serving in various financial and senior management positions, including head of the Tax Department, senior vice president and controller, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and president. He assumed his duties as CEO in January 2014 and was named chairman in December of that same year. He was originally appointed to HCA Healthcare’s board of directors in 2009.

During Johnson’s tenure, HCA Healthcare was a $39 billion integrated healthcare system that included approximately 169 hospitals, 116 freestanding surgery centers, and more than 35,000 affiliated physicians in 20 states and the United Kingdom, employing approximately 233,000 colleagues, about 35 percent of whom were registered nurses. The company saw steady advancement in its clinical agenda, and under Johnson’s leadership, 78 percent of HCA Healthcare’s hospitals that reported core measure performance data to The Joint Commission (TJC) for 2014 were included on TJC’s 2015 “Top Performers” list, as compared to less than one-third of similarly accredited hospitals that year.

Johnson was also an ardent believer in developing current and future leaders and established the HCA Healthcare Leadership Institute, whose purpose is to build leaders who embrace the culture of HCA Healthcare, grow its business, and lead the industry. As of January 2023, more than 17,000 leaders have graduated from Leadership Institute programs, and over one million training hours have been provided.

A committed volunteer, Johnson has held offices in several organizations within the healthcare industry and the community. Johnson has served on the board of the Federation of American Hospitals (chair), Nashville Chamber of Commerce (chair), the Center for Medical Interoperability, the Nashville Health Care Council (chair), Siloam Health, and the HCA Healthcare Foundation (chair). He currently serves on the board of Johns Hopkins Medicine, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

A graduate of Belmont University, Johnson is also chair of Belmont’s Board of Trustees. He and his wife, Denice, have two children.

March 8, 2023

Dear TN Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee,

It is our great pleasure to recommend R. Milton Johnson for induction into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. Milton is an outstanding health care champion and civic leader whose lifework has demonstrated his commitment to the care and improvement of human life.

We experienced Milton’s dedication to building a stronger Nashville community when he served as board chair of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, after serving as Partnership 2020 chair with Mayor Karl Dean. His rich business experience, acumen and collaborative spirit helped to advance the Chamber’s impact across the region. Milton’s personal participation in planning and leading community development initiatives set an example and standard for other community leaders.

Through Milton’s various leadership roles at HCA Healthcare spanning 37 years, he helped to build one of the largest and most successful health care companies and has helped to establish Middle TN as the health care capital in the world.

Standing on the shoulders of great HCA leaders before him, as CEO, Milton continued to build a rich culture of the highest standards, emulating an unrelenting commitment to HCA’s mission, values, and ethics to ensure compassionate, high-quality and patient-focused healthcare at all times.

Milton’s lifework and leadership has transformed countless lives for the better. I cannot think of a more deserving individual than Milton to be considered for induction into the TN Health Care Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

Ralph Schulz President & CEO, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

NANCY KERR

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE NANCY KERR

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Nancy Kerr was born in Malaysia to British parents. As a nurse in England during WWII, she met her future husband, Jim Kerr of Knoxville, Tennessee. The couple returned to Tennessee together, and Nancy Kerr lived and worked in Tennessee for 60 of her 80 years.

Kerr earned her second nursing degree in Tennessee (her first while in England) and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1956. The organization Freedom Foundation Valley Forge awarded her the George Washington Honor Medal for public address to newly naturalized citizens.

A tireless worker, Kerr served as a hospice nurse and as a bereavement counselor who assisted with workshops on “life transitions.” In 1979, Kerr helped establish the first hospice program at Fort Sanders Hospital. It was also one of the first programs of its kind in Tennessee. She worked tirelessly to pioneer the hospice movement in Tennessee and the surrounding states. Her innovative work was said to change the culture of health care in Tennessee. Kerr traveled across the country to learn from other experts and she gave more than 200 lectures to promote this bold new concept: that terminal patients deserved to die at home, in comfort.

All the while, she was working hard as an on-call nurse at home at Fort Sanders Hospice Program, caring for terminally ill patients and comforting their families. These grieving families often felt so touched by her care they would insist she receive friends alongside them at their loved one’s funeral service. Kerr was known as a patient advocate long before the phrase became trendy.

Her well-earned honors and accolades include the DAR Citizenship award, given to naturalized citizens, Woodmen of the World for outstanding service (1979) and the Tennessee Medical Association Community Service Award (voted unanimously, 1982).

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE

NANCY KERR

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2016)

NAME: Nancy Kerr, RN (Posthumously)

COMPANY: N/A

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Deceased

EMAIL ADDRESS: N/A

PHONE NUMBER: N/A

MAILING ADDRESS: N/A

EDUCATION:

• Tennessee State Boards – Independent, 1967

• State Registered Nurse (Great Britian), Four-year program

• Royal South Hants and Southampton Hospital, Southampton, England

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD:

• 1942-1946, Royal South Hants and Southampton Hospital

• 1967-1970, Charge Nurse – Medical Surgical Floor - Night Duty

• 1970-1971, Staff Nurse Medical Floor FSRMC - Day Duty

• 1972-1974, Part time Staff Nurse Orthopedic/Neuro Floor FSRMC

• 1978-1987, Hospice Nurse – Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

• 1987-1988, Respite Care Coordinator / Bereavement Counselor

• 1978-1988, Recurrent training of Hospice Volunteers

• 1991-2006, One of InterFaith HEALTHCLINIC’s first RN Nurse volunteers when clinic opened its doors in 1991 (PRN Nurse to “the” many until age 80)

• Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Springs, MD (traveled with their staff)

• Church Home and HOSPICE, Baltimore, MD (worked with their Home Care Nursing staff)

• Attended “First Thursday” Hospice Presentation, New Haven, CT

• Assisted with and attended workshops on “LIFE TRANSITIONS” by Elizabeth Kubler – Ross, July 1978

• Instituted First HOSPICE in Knoxville and Tennessee

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS:

• George Washinton Honor Medal for Freedom Foundation Valley Forge for public address to newly naturalized citizens, 1965

• DAR Citizenship award, given to naturalized citizens

• Woodmen of the World for Outstanding Service, 1979

• Tennessee Medical Association Community Service Award, 1982

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Tom Kim, MD

EMAIL ADDRESS: freemedicalclini@bellsouth.net

COMPANY: The Free Medical Clinic

PHONE NUMBER: (865) 577-3733

MAILING ADDRESS: 6209 Chapman Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Longtime friend and professional colleague. I first met Nancy Kerr, RN, in 1979 while doing a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Training Program.

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Nancy Wilkie (Kerr) was born in Ipoh, Malaysia to British parents. As a nurse in England during WWII, Nancy met her future husband, Jim Kerr, of Knoxville, Tennessee. Nancy lived and worked in Tennessee for 60 of her 80 years.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? Nancy Kerr was unanimously voted by the Board of Trustees of the Tennessee Medical Association to be awarded the Community Service Award in 1982. Each member of the board was most impressed with her achievements as a registered nurse chosen to head the Fort Sanders Hospice Program in 1978.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? The conduct of Nancy Kerr was stellar during her nursing career. Nancy Kerr became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1956. The organization, Freedom Foundation Valley Forge, awarded Nancy the George Washington Honor Medal. This honor was for the public address to newly naturalized citizens.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? Nancy Kerr was the first Hospice nurse in Tennessee history. Nancy traveled across the country to learn from current experts. She worked tirelessly to pioneer the “Hospice Movement” in Tennessee and surrounding states. Knoxville’s ABC-TV Anchor Sam Brown said Nancy’s innovative work “changed the culture of health care in Tennessee.”

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: See attached.

ANY ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED: Here are some excerpts from other letters of support received:

“Although Mrs. Kerr passed away in 2006, her example of compassion and servant-hood through the medical field stands as a lasting legacy to her life and a shining example to future generations.” Sherry Witt – Knox County Register of Deeds

“Mrs. Nancy Kerr, RN, was one of the finest of many professional nurses I was fortunate to work with during a forty year career in health care administration in East Tennessee. Nancy Kerr was truly a pioneer in this most compassionate work. She is missed.” Jerry Rysticken, Past President of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

(David’s Grandfather Keith)

“Then an amazing hospice nurse came to the house to take care of him for the last two weeks of his life. Her name was Nancy Kerr. It was mid-February and we had had a big snowstorm. Nancy couldn’t get up the hill to the our home so she parked her car as close as she could get and walked through the snow and ice every day to take care of my Pappaw and see him through to the other side. Most people would say that Nancy Kerr was a flesh and blood woman, but I think she was a guardian angel sent by God to take my Pappaw home.”

Curriculum  Vitae: Nancy  Kerr,  R.N. Hospice  Nurse

Nancy  Kerr  with  Patricia  Neal

EDUCATION: Tennessee State  Boards – Independent  1967 State  Registered  Nurse  (Great  Britian)  Four  year  program Royal  South  Hants  and  Southampton  Hospital,  Southampton,  England

PREPARATION  FOR Holy  Cross  Hospital,  Silver  Springs,  MD (traveled  with  their  staff) Church  Home  and  HOSPICE, Baltimore,  MD (worked with their Home  Care Nursing  staff)

Attended “First  Thursday” Hospice  Presentation,  New  Haven,  CT. Assisted  with  and  attended  workshops  on  “LIFE  TRANSITIONS”  by Elizabeth  Kubler – Ross.  July  1978

Instituted  First  HOSPICE  in  Knoxville  and  Tennessee

EXPERIENCE:

1942 1946 Royal  South  Hants  and  Southampton  Hospital

1967 1970 Charge  Nurse – Medical  Surgical  Floor Night  Duty

1970 1971 Staff  Nurse  Medical  Floor  FSRMC   Day  Duty

1972 1974 Part  time  Staff  Nurse  Orthopedic/Neuro  Floor  FSRMC

1978 1987 Hospice  Nurse – Fort  Sanders  Regional  Medical  Center

1987 1988 Respite  Care  Coordinator  /  Bereavement  Counselor

1978 1988 Recurrent  training  of  Hospice  Volunteers

1991 2006 One  of  InterFaith  HEALTHCLINIC’s  first  RN  Nurse  volunteers  when  clinic opened  it’s  doors  in  1991 (PRN  Nurse  to  “the”  many  until  age  80)

AWARDS:

George  Washinton  Honor  Medal  for  Freedom  Foundation  Valley  Forge for  public  address  to  newly  naturalized  citizens  1965

DAR  Citizenship  award – given  to  naturalized  citizens

Woodmen  of  the  World  for  outstanding  service  1979

Tennessee  Medical  Association  Community  Service  Award  1982

PERSONAL  INFORMATION:

Birthdate:    September  24,  1925

Birthplace: Batu  Gajah  Hospital  ~ Ipoh  Perak  Malaysia  of  British  parents

Naturalized  American  Citizen  1956

Married  to  James  D.  Kerr  of  Knoxville,  TN (for 59 incredible years)

Four  Sons: Terrell &  Rosemary “Pete”,  David,  Chris &  Karen, and  John &  Dianne

Seven Grandchildren: Jamie,  David  Jr.,  Jonathan,  Robby, Logan, Jennifer  &  Victoria

Three  Great grandchildren:  Elizabeth  Belle,  June  Marie  & Justus  Kerr

Died: Nancy  was  freed “from  her  cocoon” on May  1,  2006

FAMILY  CONTACT: John  Kerr  (#4  son)

2204  Woodson  Drive

Knoxville,  TN    37920 865 567 1046  mobile

jk@insurancehouseknox.com

YouTube.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d iAMGXZMjg or  search (Nancy  Kerr,  RN) 1979 TV  Interview with  Nancy  Kerr, RN about  the  Hospice  Movement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kCka 3N018

1982  Speech for  Hospice  of North  Carolina  by  Nancy  Kerr,  RN in Burlington,  NC – (Starts at  minute  18:42)   Excerts from  Speech  below:

“What  do  you  look  for  in hospice  volunteers?

I  think  the one  real important  thing  to  have  is  a  sense  of  humor!

But  we  tend  to  get  in  there  and  we’re  (Death  and  Dying  Experts)  Big  D  & D    !!

This kinda  turns  me  off”

“I’m  in  the  business  of  living.  I’m  in  the  business  of  helping that  patient  and  that  family  to  live  as fully  as  they  possibly  can  until  they  die!”

“I’m  probably  terrible  because  I  tease  them  and  I  kid with them and  we do try have  a  lot  of laughter  going  on! Because,    I  think  laughter  is  good  for  everybody!” Nancy  Kerr,  RN

CLIFTON MEADOR

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE CLIFTON MEADOR

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

From humble beginnings in rural Alabama, Dr. Clifton K. Meador (1931-2021) earned his B.A. (1952) and his Doctor of Medicine (1955) from Vanderbilt University. He also completed his residency at Vanderbilt. After a few years practicing medicine, teaching at the College of Medicine at University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB) and directing the National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Center, he became Dean of the School of Medicine of UAB. There, he created the Medical Information Service by Telephone, by which any physician in Alabama could call specialists in the medical center for a free consultation. MIST soon served 100,000 calls annually; many Alabama health care statistics improved immediately, including a plummet in infant mortality. Additionally, as direct result of his leadership, UAB ended racial segregation—one of his accomplishments that he was most proud of.

In 1973, Meador returned to Nashville, joining the Vanderbilt faculty to create the medical residency program at Saint Thomas Hospital. He served as Chief of Medicine at Saint Thomas and Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt until 1982, then as Chief Medical Officer of Saint Thomas until 1998. He had the rare talent and skill to be a respected colleague of his physician peers and a values-based leader of the medical staff who could encourage, support and make the difficult decisions regarding discipline and professional behavior.

Seeing the dysfunctional fragmentation of the health care delivery system, Meador proposed methods for caring for the uninsured and navigated grants for pilot projects. In 1999, he came out of a brief retirement to become the first Executive Director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, where he served until 2012. At the Alliance, he was one of the founders and first chairman of the Consortium of Safety Net Providers of Middle Tennessee: 23 clinics that served uninsured people. Meador was one of very few physicians who could bring together the two academic medical centers in Middle Tennessee to advocate for and accomplish those changes. His leadership is honored through the Clifton K. Meador Community Health Leadership Award, for individuals who improve care access to the underserved populations of Middle Tennessee.

His legacy as a role model is clear: As a deeply admired attending physician, he taught young physicians to respect the dignity and uniqueness of each patient. He constantly reminded mentees that humans are complex beings with physical, mental and spiritual dimensions. An expert diagnostician who served as a resource to colleagues for difficult cases, he taught that the patient was a partner in the healing process and helped diagnose many cases incorrectly labeled as psychosomatic. He also served as a role model to the administrators: he understood the importance of budgets and responsible fiscal policies but reminded administrators that not every patient had insurance or monetary resources, was capable of self-care or was able to navigate the complexities of the health care delivery system independently.

Meador served on several professional and nonprofit boards, including HIPTN for the State of Tennessee, the Middle Tennessee eHealth Connect board, and the Board of Consortium of Safety Net Providers of Middle Tennessee. He published 14 books and more than 50 papers in the medical literature, and he was known for his satires of the excesses of American medicine.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE CLIFTON MEADOR

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2019)

NAME: Clifton K. Meador, MD

COMPANY: Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Deceased

EMAIL ADDRESS: peter.giammalvo@comcast.net

PHONE NUMBER: (615) 866-7877

MAILING ADDRESS: 2982 Polo Club Rd Nashville, TN 37221

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Peter J. Giammalvo, PhD

EMAIL ADDRESS: peter.giammalvo@comcast.net

COMPANY: Vanderbilt

PHONE NUMBER: 615.921.6115

MAILING ADDRESS: 2982 Polo Club Rd Nashville, TN 37221

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Colleague at St. Thomas and Vanderbilt

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS:

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Lived and worked.

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: Dr. Meador was a remarkable physician, teacher, researcher, author and friend. From humble beginnings in rural Alabama, he worked hard and carved a path to a successful career as a physician, scholar, teacher, and leader in various health care enterprises. As he served in these roles, he was always an “out of the box” thinker.

Clifton Meador retired in 2016 and passed away in 2021. His obituary is very thorough and included on the last page of this nomination.

I met Clifton during his tenure as Chief of Medicine at St. Thomas Hospital where I began my health care career in 1977 as a department head and eventually vice president. During those years, he maintained a clinic practice and taught medical residents in affiliation with the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. After a hiatus in other positions in Alabama (noted in his CV), he returned as the Chief Medical Officer. His service in that role was remarkable in that he had the rare talent and skill to be a respected colleague of his physician peers and a values-based leader of the medical staff who could encourage, support and, when called upon, make the difficult decisions re: discipline and professional behavior. Details of his work are documented elsewhere.

After his retirement, we maintained and grew our friendship. Of special importance to me were the monthly, informal lunches with professional colleagues mostly from our days together at St. Thomas. Clifton was the informal “chairman” of the group as our senior member and he designated me as the “secretary!” That meant that I set the dates, times and locations of the lunches. We never went anywhere fancy, usually it was barbecue, burgers and/or hot dog joint! Clifton

would wax eloquent about lofty topics and solicit input about our opinions on the topics. His intellectual curiosity prompted questions and we struggled to keep up with his knowledge and experience. Even in retirement, he continued writing and often asked me to review and comment on a piece he had drafted. He perfected his hobby of wood carving during those years. His pieces are quite remarkable.

EDUCATION:

Vanderbilt University – Bachelor of Arts – 1952

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine – Doctor of Medicine – 1955

Presbyterian Hospital (New York) – Internship and Residency – 1955 – 1957

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine – Residency in Medicine – 1957 – 1960

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine – Fellowship in Endocrinology – 1960 - 1961

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:

Instructor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University – 1960-61

Private practice, Selma, AL – 1961-62

Asst Professor, Assoc Professor, full Professor, Medical College of Alabama – 1962-68

Asst Chief of Staff, University of Alabama Hospital – 1966-68

Dean, University of Alabama School of Medicine (UAB) – 1968-73

Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine – 1973-80

Chief of Medicine, St. Thomas Hospital – 1973-80

Professor, Family Practice and Medicine – University of South Alabama, College of Medicine– 1980-82

Medical Advisor, Corporate Development, St. Thomas Hospital – 1982

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine – 1982 – retirement in 2012

Chief Medical Officer, St. Thomas Hospital – 1982-98

Executive Director, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance – 1999 – retirement in 2012

APPOINTMENTS: United States Army Medical Corps – Captain – Fort Hood, TX 1957-59

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Diabetes Association

American Federation of Clinical Research

Endocrine Society

New York Academy of Science

Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine

Diplomat, American Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Fellow, American College of Physicians

Southern Society for Clinical Investigation

Nashville Academy of medicine

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS :

Board of HIPTN (health information exchange) for State of Tennessee

Board of Middle Tennessee eHealth Connect

Board of Consortium of Safety Net Providers of Middle Tennessee

Codirector of the Diabetes Improvement Project of the Consortium

HONORS :

Phi Beta Kappa – 1951

Alpha Omega Alpha Sigma XI – 1954

Founders Medal, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine – 1955

John and Mary Markle Scholar in Academic Medicine – 1963-68

Clifton Meador Community Health Leadership Award, Safety Net Consortium of Middle Tennessee - 2007

HOW DID THE NOMINEE SERVE AS A MENTOR AND ROLE MODEL? Clifton Meador served as a role model for numerous people who came into his life both within and outside healthcare. As an attending physician, he demonstrated in word and in action what young physicians ought to be aspiring to in their careers. It was more than prestige, status and professional recognition. The practice of medicine to Clifton was the highest of vocational callings. He expected his colleagues, young and old, to respect the dignity and uniqueness of each patient AND to recognize that the patient was more than the disease. He constantly reminded mentees that human beings are complex beings with physical, mental and spiritual dimensions which comprise their lives. Medicine was to address all dimensions of human life. He practiced what he preached.

Throughout his career, he became known as an expert diagnostician. Colleagues often brought difficult cases to him for diagnosis and resolution. Probably the most notable lesson he taught was that the patient was a partner in the healing process.

Clifton also served as a role model to those of us who were not physicians. In his calm and often humorous way, he taught us administrators (the suits!) how to keep the mission of healthcare in focus. He was skilled at understanding that budgets and responsible fiscal policies were important but that we needed to keep in mind that not every patient was insured, had monetary resources, was capable of self-care and being able to navigate the complexities of the health care delivery system.

HOW DID THE NOMINEE DEMONSTRATE THE UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? Clifton Meador was in many ways a small-town Alabama boy. His basic understanding of right from wrong evolved as he trained and worked as a physician and healthcare leader. No longer were the answers to ethical dilemmas black and white, but multiple shades of gray. He had a unique way of focusing on "true north” and guiding himself and his organization to do the right thing. Often his guidance (and sometimes disciplinary action) was required in dealing with unprofessional behaviors of colleagues. He was “one of them” and was well respected so he was one of very few who could manage his way through those difficult circumstances. Sometimes there were difficult patient care decisions to be made among the patient, physician and family members. Again, Clifton was more than a clinical scientist. He knew the psychological, sociological and spiritual dimensions of life decisions.

HOW DID THE NOMINEE MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ON A LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL LEVEL?

In the various leadership roles that he held, Clifton was a firm believer that he had to keep his hand in direct patient care. He was credible as an executive leader because he saw patients in clinic and consulted on cases of other physicians. He couldn’t be a “suit” and be effective as a physician leader. Beyond his impact at the bedside, he saw the big picture of the fragmented and often dysfunctional health care delivery system. He proposed methods for caring for the uninsured and

navigated grants for pilot projects to address the healthcare needs of the underserved populations across the state. Later in his career, he made significant progress in this regard in his role as Executive Director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance. He was one of a very few physicians who could bring together the 2 academic medical centers in Middle Tennessee to advocate for and accomplish changes that make an impact to this day.

CLIFTON KIRKPATRICK MEADOR, M.D.

September 7, 1931 - October 12, 2021

Clifton Kirkpatrick Meador, Sr., M.D. died in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 11, 2021. He was born on September 7, 1931, in Selma, Alabama, the son of Mabel Kirkpatrick Meador of Cahaba, Alabama, and Daniel John Meador II of Myrtlewood, Alabama.

From the age of 5, he wanted to be a doctor, growing up with his veterinarian father and uncles who were physicians. Eighty-five years later, medicine remained the object of his endless curiosity and efforts to improve the care of patients and the practice of medicine. His love of medicine meant that he never worked a day in his life, he said.

He graduated from high school in Greenville, Alabama. At the age of 16, he arrived by train at Union Station in Nashville with a scholarship from the W. O. Parmer Foundation and no idea where Vanderbilt University was located. A member of Kappa Alpha Order, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1952. In 1955, he graduated from Vanderbilt School of Medicine with the Founder's Medal for first honors and as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.

From 1955-57, he completed his internship and first-year residency at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York. Driving through the city with Alabama plates was a bracing experience, he said. He served as a captain in the Army Medical Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, from 1957-59, where he diagnosed the hearing problem of a new recruit, Elvis Presley.

He returned to Vanderbilt to complete his residency, then practiced medicine in Selma for a year. In 1962, he joined the University of Alabama College of Medicine in Birmingham, as an assistant professor of medicine and director of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Center. From 1963-68, he was a Markle Scholar in academic medicine, which provided fellowships at Harvard's Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and at Oak Ridge National Laboratories, where he was certified in Nuclear Medicine.

In 1968, he became Dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

He created the Medical Information Service by Telephone by which any physician in Alabama could call specialists in the medical center for a free consultation. MIST soon served 100,000 calls annually.

In 1973, Meador returned to Nashville, joining the Vanderbilt faculty to create the medical residency program at Saint Thomas Hospital. He served as Chief of Medicine at Saint Thomas and Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt until 1982, then as Chief Medical Officer of Saint Thomas until 1998.

Retirement lasted less than a year. In 1999, he became the first Executive Director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, where he served until 2012 as Professor of Medicine at both Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt School of Medicine. At the Alliance, he was one of the founders and first chairman of the Consortium of Safety Net Providers of Middle Tennessee, a consortium of 23 clinics that served uninsured people.

He served on a number of professional and nonprofit boards.

As much as he loved medicine, he was prolific in his creative pursuits as a woodworker, writer, and father. Tables, boxes, flocks of hand-carved birds; 14 books; 7 children.

For decades, he was a part-time completely uncertified amateur yogi, leading friends in weekly yoga. Stretching was everything, he believed. Exercise was key to long life.

Meador published more than 50 papers in the medical literature, and was known for his satires of the excesses of American medicine, among them “The Art and Science of Nondisease,” “A Lament for Invalids,” “The Last Well Person,” and “Clinical Man: Homo clinicus,” describing a new species of humans totally dependent on continuous medical care. Among his books are A Little Book of Doctors’ Rules and Sketches of a Small Town, a memoir.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Daniel John Meador III. He is survived by his wife of 17 years,

Ann Peacher Cowden Meador, a portrait artist and mother of 3 sons by a previous marriage: Stephen Douglas Cowden, Mark Austin Cowden, John Brandon Cowden. His children survive as well. By his first wife: Clifton Kirkpatrick Meador, Jr. (Mary Neal); Aubrey Allen Meador (Celine); Ann Meador Shayne (Jonathan); Elizabeth Meador Elder (Jonathan). By his second wife: Mary Kathleen Meador; Graham Kirkpatrick Meador; Rebecca Ingram Meador. Grandchildren: Reed Wood Meador, James Clifton Meador, Wilson Laird Meador, David Meador Shayne, Clifton Meador Shayne, Lawson David Driskill, Ann Rembert Driskill. Great-grandchildren: Aubrey Reed Wood Meador, Aubrey Allen Meador.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Nashville.

Memorial service on Saturday, October 30, 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 4815 Franklin Pike, Nashville, with visitation an hour beforehand. Visitation Friday, October 29, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the church.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Clifton K. Meador Education Fund at the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance at https:// Give.VanderbiltHealth.org/Meador or by mail to 3322 West End Avenue, Suite 900, Nashville, TN 37203, or to the charity of one’s choice.

LETTER SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THE NOMINATION OF CLIFTON K. MEADOR MD TO THE TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME 2023

January 23, 2023

Ladies and Gentlemen:

It is my honor and privilege to write in support of Clifton K. Meador MD for induction into the 2023 Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. Surely this wonderful physician and human being is on the very short list of distinguished people most deserving of this honor.

A bright young man born and raised in rural Alabama, Clifton arrived as a freshman at Vanderbilt at the tender age of 16 and graduated medical school there not long after with the highest student award, the Founders Medal for Scholastic Honors. He began to chisel out his destiny and honorable character by first serving as a front-line physician in an underserved region of his native Alabama.

Too many people knew and understood his gifts and leadership potential, though, and he was soon to be recruited to the faculty of the fledgling Medical College of Alabama, now known as the UAB Medical School. Within 6 years, he would become Dean. Indeed, without a doubt, Clifton was a cornerstone figure in propelling that institution into its current era of greatness and excellence.

He was an innovative thinker and doer, as he sought to lead his institution into the modern era and establish her as a model worthy of praise and emulation. Among his many accomplishments as dean, let me highlight two:

As Clifton began his tenure, there was no good way for physicians outside of the medical school to reach the specialists who could otherwise help them with very sick patients, either with advice, or with their need to transfer a patient to a higher level of care. Dean Meador organized what came to be known as the MIST system, which streamlined access to better, quicker care throughout the state of Alabama. Many Alabama health care statistics immediately improved as a result, including a plummet in infant mortality.

As direct result of his helmsmanship, UAB ended racial segregation. Clifton has told me that this one thing is one of his accomplishments that he is most proud of, saying, “that was my small contribution to help end segregation in Alabama”

As many great professors do, Dr. Meador moved on to a new institution in 1973 to make his mark there and it was his beloved Vanderbilt. He established a robust Vanderbilt residency program at St. Thomas Hospital, where he served as Chief of Medicine and Chief Medical Officer for 25 years. He was an outstanding and deeply admired mentor to several generations of young doctors. He taught the high moral calling and ethics of medicine by his unwavering example in his own behavior toward all patients as well as students and colleagues.

Late in his stellar career, he spearheaded, and cheer led the genesis of the Vanderbilt-Meharry Alliance, a now much celebrated coalescence and cooperation of medical education between these two vital institutions. The result has been an ongoing success story of symbiotic growth and excellence for both medical schools, and just this past Fall of 2022, Dr. Meador was honored in a lovely tribute of gratitude at Meharry, and a new lecture series, named for him, was begun that day for his singular role in this gift to Tennessee medical education.

Perhaps more important than all mentioned above, though, is a remembrance and celebration of who the man was in a white coat. If there was as an overarching penchant or special talent that this doctor had, it was his understanding that many people are sick, sometimes with incapacitating and long chronic illnesses, where no identifiable disease is present. His compassion to try to help people such as this transcended mere psychiatry, or the assumption that a less discerning physician might have that these patients are malingerers.

Dr Meador was a brilliant professor of endocrinology and internal medicine, not a psychiatrist, but he behaved as though he was also a wise and gifted psychiatrist. Indeed, he regularly held clinics for enigmatic patients, referred to him by otherwise talented, but flummoxed colleagues. And he was a compelling and tireless teacher of that art of medicine. The late Roy Elam MD, another wonderful doctor to have graced Tennessee, said that Clifton’s “stamp on the world will be the large number of people he has taught to care deeply about trying to improve the human condition”.

It would be no surprise that Dr. Meador is the author of at least 14 books and countless other publications that are not only scholarly, and often ground-breaking, but are peppered with wisdom, and winsome humor.

Finally, about my own personal relationship with Clifton Meador: I certainly knew of Dr. Meador and held him in high esteem for my entire medical career. I matriculated UAB Medical School in 1975, two years after he had last been our dean. He was a storied presence throughout my time there, though I had yet to meet him. I was to eventually train at Vanderbilt in cardiology, and I practiced in Nashville for 30 years, retiring in 2017. I was a distant admirer of Dr. Meador throughout all these decades because I knew so much of what I relate above about him.

It was only after my retirement that I became Clifton’s neighbor, and he and I became fast and deeply genuine friends for only the last few years of his life. I count his friendship as one of the beautiful grace notes of my life. I know that I have never met a more enthusiastically curious person in my life. He delighted everyone around him by always asking more than he told.

He exuded joy in life and endless interest in others to his very last moments of consciousness before his end. He was a master at deflecting attention from himself so others around him could shine. He was the consummate educator to the end, literally teaching medical students

and residents from his ICU final hospital bed about his own complex metabolic illness just days before he courageously chose hospice care for himself for the sake of those he loved.

I cannot imagine any person more deserving of this honor for which you consider for him, and I thank you in advance for your devotion to this considerable effort to honor those most deserving of this venerable recognition.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert H.

Christenberry

404 Charlesgate Ct

Nashville, TN. 37215

(615)-347-4743

bobcberry@gmail.com

MD

LETTER SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THE NOMINATION OF CLIFTON K. MEADOR TO THE TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME 2023

I have known Dr. Meador since 1963, when I was a medical resident at Vanderbilt Medical Center and he was a research fellow there, studying Endocrinology under Dr. Grant Liddle.

During that fellowship he discovered that Cushing’s Syndrome could be produced by non-endocrine tissues like the lung, by secretion of ACTH, formerly believed to be secreted only by the pituitary gland. He presented these findings at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society and subsequently was the first author on the paper describing these findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology. It was an important medical discovery.

We reconnected for several years beginning in the early 1970’s at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. I was practicing medicine there and Dr. Meador was the Chief of the Vanderbilt -allied Medical Service there for several years. Dr. Meador served as a role model for the Vanderbilt house staff St. Thomas and additionally for many of the community internists there. He became particularly adept and knowledgeable about the diagnosis of unexplained disease, and often helped all the physicians there, both house staff and practitioners, in the diagnosis of these difficult patients who had been incorrectly labeled as psychosomatic. During this period St. Thomas was quite a busy hospital and had the fourth highest number of coronary bypass patients in the country. Dr. Meador’s clinical, administrative, and interpersonal social skills played a definitive role at the hospital during those years. He had the unique ability to gain the trust and confidence of his fellow physicians, hospital administration, Vanderbilt faculty and the entire medical community in and around Nashville.

I never missed one of Dr. Meador’s weekly clinical conferences, which routinely packed a conference room, and was faithfully attended by the house staff and attending physicians, both for the clinical information but also for Dr. Meador’s methods of interviewing and understanding patients and gaining their confidence and trust We became close friends during this period.

Subsequently, because of his variety of skills and his reputation in the community, Dr.Meador was appointed as the Director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt

LETTER SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THE NOMINATION OF CLIFTON K. MEADOR TO THE TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME 2023

Alliance, a problematic area in which little progress had been made for several years. His office was at Meharry Hospital. One of his duties included serving on the Nashville Consortium of Safety-Net Clinics. As an active participant of the Consortium, he found that its major problem was the care of chronic diseases, particularly diabetes mellitus.

The Consortium asked Dr. Meador to direct a plan to improve this medical situation. Dr. Meador asked me (recently retired then), to join him in this difficult problem. At the Alliance we established a computerized database to analyze the care and treatment of hundreds of these patients, and we held clinical and educational sessions at each clinic on multiple occasions Additionally, we held monthly sessions at the Alliance Office. It was a typical example of the respect he had earned over many years in Nashville, both medically and ethically, and as a role model to other physicians and health care providers.

Sincerely yours,

Alan L. Graber, MD

Letter on Dr. Clifton Meador’s writings

Upon having read just a few chapters, I became increasingly cognizant of the profound, critical importance of fostering and developing a sense of evaluative introspection for an adequate assessment of one’s formation and education. It should certainly behoove any soon-to-be physician to cultivate such an intrinsic understanding of their future profession by means of nurturing their spirit with the compassion and benevolence that Dr. Meador always strove to instill upon his readers with his example.

I was honestly astounded to see that the environment Dr. Meador learnt in did not differ much from mine, despite his stories offering a glimpse into the s Nashville whilst I live in a relatively small college town in Venezuela in the s: Medicine has indeed progressed and changed much, but the essence of forming the key competences of caring, thorough physicians seems to be ubiquitous and atemporal.

Dr. Meador’s memoir has profoundly impressed me and inculcated in me a sense of moral responsibility to abide by the opinions and perceptions that ultimately lead to the greater good, especially that of the patient. I was touched by Dr. Meador’s video to previous Dr. Paez’s students and despite it having been recorded years prior, I felt as if it had been filmed for us. I’m very grateful to have had the chance of having had Dr. Meador inculcate much of his genius and compassion by reason of his powerful voice and writing.

With gratitude,

Antonio J. Sosa Méndez.

Letter in support of Clifton K. Meador MD to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame 2023

My interaction with Clifton Meador MD extends back to the early 2000s. This was after he had already made an impact on his colleagues in neurology and was in a position of leadership and administration over medical affairs of a tertiary care hospital.

My recognition of his impactful methods and manner of guidance was not fully realized until I myself became more involved in the house of medicine. Expanding beyond the academic and clinical practice of Dermatology, I had the opportunity and privilege of helping to oversee the regulation of medicine in my own State of TN. This provided me with a broader perspective of the delivery and standards of medical care not only in TN, but also across the nation as a liaison to other state medical boards.

During this time in my career, I maintained frequent contact with Clifton and his evolving role of bringing not only physicians but also institutions together. It was not until my tenure with the ACCME, when I saw the level of ability and dedication to the advancement of medical learning of its national leadership, that I realized how Clifton Meador made leadership and advancement in our own state appear so natural and easy. Leading medical professionals who are at the peak of their specialty and careers is no simple task, nor is it easy to bring institutions with their declared goals and missions to realize there are shared benefits to work together.

I have tried to further the maturation of Competition to Cooperation to Collaboration over the past four years. Clifton Meador fostered this concept a decade ago. He did it in a constructive and unpretentious manner, inspiring selfless leadership. Others should aspire to this admirable goal. Clifton’s legacy and actions can continue to serve as a role model in the years ahead through the recognition associated with his induction to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Michael Zanolli MD Dermatologist

Past President and Chair of NAM

Past member and President of the TN BME

Past Board member of the FSMB

Past member and Chair of ACCME

NAM – Nashville Academy of Medicine

TN BME – Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners

FSMB - Federation of State Medical Boards

ACCME – Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

STEPHEN REYNOLDS

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE STEPHEN REYNOLDS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Stephen Reynolds has devoted his life to bringing excellent care to all citizens of the Mid-South. Through his work with Baptist Memorial Health Care and his mentoring of health care leaders, his legacy for compassion, integrity and excellence in health care continues.

Reynolds earned his B.S. from Arkansas State University in 1968 and his Masters of Health Administration from Washington University School of Medicine in 1972. When Reynolds started working at Baptist Memorial Health Care in 1971, the organization included only two facilities. When Reynolds retired 43 years later, after serving as president and CEO from 1994 to 2014, the system included 14 affiliate hospitals, dozens of other entities, a vast network of more than 500 highly trained providers from Baptist Medical Group and more than 4,000 physicians affiliated with Baptist facilities. Reynolds played a key role in that growth, which led to Baptist becoming the largest health care organization in the Mid-South region.

Under Reynolds’s direction, Baptist also expanded its commitment to community service; the Baptist Operation Outreach mobile health care clinic for the homeless—Memphis’s largest homeless health care provider—was established in 2003. At Reynolds’s retirement in 2014, Baptist’s fundraising arm had garnered more than $100 million and awarded an additional $60 million in grants, donating millions of dollars to schools, area nonprofits and other organizations. A donation of Baptist property and land, worth $80 million, was given to the University of Tennessee and the Memphis Bioworks Foundation during Reynolds’s tenure, as well. It was the largest gift in UT history and paved the way for the development of biotechnology in Memphis and revitalization of the medical center district.

Reynolds has also proven to be a loyal supporter and advocate for state and regional health care, helping to shape the regional health care agenda and advancing local health care priorities. He served with the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) for a number of years, including as THA president, developing strategies to enhance health care access and delivery across the state. He participated in the Tennessee Business Roundtable, championing causes in health care and education. His efforts to expand the Baptist College of Nursing into the Baptist College of Health Sciences sent degree-level nurses, radiology technicians and nuclear medicine technicians all over Tennessee. Today, the Baptist College is recognized as a best buy for local colleges.

Reynolds’s commitment to education has included mentoring and developing other health care leaders, including his successor Jason Little. Through the Baptist Groner Fellowship program, Reynolds identified and nurtured leaders, like Little, who have gone on to lead nationally recognized health care organizations. Reynolds often worked with fellows directly to impart his wisdom and guidance. Reynolds also has contributed to the national health care agenda, serving as chairman of CEOs Against Cancer, the Healthcare Institute (a national think tank of leading healthcare CEOs), National Quality Forum’s National Patient Safety Task Force and the National Committee for Quality Health Care. He was additionally a board member of the Healthcare Research and Development Institute and Veterans Health Administration, Inc.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE STEPHEN REYNOLDS

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2017)

NAME: Stephen C. Reynolds

COMPANY: Baptist Memorial Health Care (retired)

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Living

EMAIL ADDRESS: Stephen.reynolds@bmhcc.org

PHONE NUMBER: 901.227.5121

MAILING ADDRESS: 350 N. Humphreys Blvd., Memphis, TN 38120

EDUCATION:

• He graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1964.

• B.S., Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 1968

• Master of Health Administration, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1972

• Honorary Doctorate of Humanities, Union University, Jackson, TN, 2007

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD: Mr. Reynolds served with the Tennessee Hospital Association, including as THA president. He participated in the Tennessee Business Roundtable. He has served as chairman of the board of the Memphis-area Better Business Bureau, American Heart Association, the Chamber of Commerce, Memphis Tomorrow and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. He also was secretary of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and chairman of the “Let’s Move Together” Arthritis Walk. The University of Memphis Board of Visitors and Trezvant Manor’s Retirement Living Board benefitted from his input as well as the Memphis Biotech Foundation and University of Tennessee Development Council. Mr. Reynolds also has contributed to the national health care agenda, serving as chairman of CEOs Against Cancer, the Healthcare Institute—a national think tank of leading healthcare CEOs, National Quality Forum’s National Patient Safety Task Force and the National Committee for Quality Health Care. He was a board member of the Healthcare Research and Development Institute and Veterans Health Administration, Inc.

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS: Mr. Reynolds’s long list of awards demonstrate the significance of his work, his commitment to excellence in health care and his contribution to national health care. He received the Arkansas State University School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award in 1986, Tennessee Hospital Association’s Distinguished Service Award in 1991, Arkansas State’s Distinguished Alumnus honor in 1995, the American College of Health Care Executives Regents Award in 1998, the Washington University School of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999, Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award in 2000 and the B’nai B’rith Healthcare Award in 2005. Other recognition includes Arkansas State University’s Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Award, recognition from the Boy Scouts of America for his leadership in the industry and an honorary doctorate from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He also was a member of the Advisory Board for the Washington University School of Business and Arkansas State University Foundation’s Board. Mr. Reynolds served as an adjunct instructor in Health Administration at the Washington University School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Trinity University. He also was a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Scott Fountain COMPANY: Baptist Memorial Health Care

EMAIL ADDRESS: scott.fountain@bmhcc.org

PHONE NUMBER: 901.227.8182

MAILING ADDRESS: 350 N. Humphreys Blvd., Memphis, TN 38120

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Former Direct Report/Mentee

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Mr. Reynolds lived and worked in Tennessee from 1971 until the present. He worked at Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis, Tennessee from 1971 until 2014.

NOMINEE WILLINGLY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL/MENTOR WITHIN HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY? Mr. Reynolds has mentored and helped develop other health care leaders, including myself and his successor Jason Little. Through the Baptist Groner Fellowship program, Mr. Reynolds identified and nurtured dozens of health care leaders who have gone on to lead local, regional and national health care organizations.

NOMINEE DEMONSTRATED UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT? Mr. Reynolds’s colleagues describe him as a humble, mission-focused servant leader who does the right thing. They describe him as a consummate professional and point to the same word over and over again: integrity.

NOMINEE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT/LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY? At Mr. Reynolds’s retirement, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam thanked him for his service and stated: “As governor, I’m very appreciative of what Steve has meant for health care in the entire region. Baptist has become a leader, not just in our state, but around the country in providing care.”

IMPACT/CONTRIBUTION ON THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: When Mr. Reynolds started working at Baptist in 1971, the organization included only two facilities—the original Medical Center hospital in Memphis’s midtown area and a nearby rehabilitation facility. But when Mr. Reynolds retired from Baptist 43 years later in 2014, after serving as president and CEO for 20 years from 1994 to 2014, the system included 14 affiliate hospitals, dozens of other entities, a vast network of more than 500 highly trained providers from Baptist Medical Group and more than 4,000 physicians affiliated with Baptist facilities throughout the Mid-South region. Mr. Reynolds played a key role in that growth, which led to Baptist becoming the largest health care organization in the Mid-South region of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

In fact, the Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Memphis estimated Baptist’s economic impact throughout the state in 2012 at more than $2.6 billion. Mr. Reynolds’s vision for Baptist as a health care system led to expansion into new markets. In 2001, the system opened Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, one of only a few freestanding women’s hospitals in the country and the Baptist Heart Institute in Memphis. This made strategic sense as Baptist was the leading provider of women’s health care and the only facility conducting heart transplants in Memphis.

Mr. Reynolds also oversaw the merger of NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas which expanded the system’s footprint and the creation of the Baptist Medical Group, one of the Mid-South’s largest physician management organizations. He also championed the development and opening of the Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief and Baptist Trinity Hospice House, the area’s first freestanding hospice house in 2010. This was one of Mr. Reynolds’s most loved and personal projects, which is a tremendous asset to the community.

Upon Mr. Reynolds’s retirement, Baptist’s corporate board of directors renamed the house Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in his honor. Under Mr. Reynolds’s direction, Baptist also expanded its commitment to community service. Baptist Operation Outreach mobile health care clinic for the homeless was established in 2003. This program is a partnership between Baptist and Christ Community Health Services (which Baptist helped found 23 years ago) and

is Memphis’s largest homeless health care provider. Baptist is also the region’s largest TennCare provider, contributing $229 million in community benefit in 2012, including $1.7 million in care for Church Health Center patients. At Mr. Reynolds’s retirement in 2014, the Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation, Baptist’s fundraising arm, had garnered more than $100 million and awarded an additional $60 million in grants, donating millions of dollars to schools, area nonprofits and other organizations.

A donation of Baptist property and land, worth $80 million, was given to the University of Tennessee and the Memphis Bioworks Foundation during Mr. Reynolds’s tenure, as well. It was the largest gift in UT history and paved the way for the development of biotechnology in Memphis and revitalization of the medical center district. Baptist also has donated millions of dollars to dozens of schools, area non-profits and other organizations under Mr. Reynolds’s leadership. One of those schools, the Harwood Center, dedicated its golf tournament to Mr. Reynolds in honor of Baptist’s donation to the organization. Harwood credits Baptist’s donation with allowing the center to increase the number of children served by 91 percent since 2011, open two behavior programs for children with autism, offer a school-based program for children with behavioral challenges resulting from autism and open two off-site preschool classrooms, increasing the number of children served by 28 percent. Mr. Reynolds has proven to be a loyal supporter and advocate for state and regional health care, helping to shape the regional health care agenda and advancing local health care priorities.

He served with the Tennessee Hospital Association for a number of years, including as THA president, developing strategies to enhance health care access and delivery across the state. He participated in the Tennessee Business Roundtable, championing causes in health care and education, including for the Baptist College. His efforts to expand the Baptist College of Nursing into the Baptist College of Health Sciences sent degree-level nurses, radiology technicians, nuclear medicine technicians and many more health care professionals all over Tennessee. Today, the Baptist College is recognized as a best buy for local colleges. In fact, the Memphis Business Journal recently ranked Baptist School of Health Sciences No. 1 among local colleges and universities for highest paid alumni, surpassing such academically top-ranked schools as Rhodes College and Christian Brothers University. A doctoral degree nurse practitioners program will be added soon, propelling the college forward as a graduate institution of health care instruction.

All of these achievements within the Baptist College would not have been possible without Mr. Reynolds vision, dating back to 1995. Mr. Reynolds’s commitment to education has included mentoring and developing other health care leaders, including his successor Jason Little. Through the Baptist Groner Fellowship program (named for former Baptist President and CEO Dr. Frank Groner), Mr. Reynolds identified and nurtured leaders, such as Little, who have gone on to lead nationally recognized health care organizations. He often worked with fellows directly, imparting his wisdom and guidance.

Mr. Reynolds also has contributed to the national health care agenda, serving as chairman of CEOs Against Cancer, the Healthcare Institute—a national think tank of leading healthcare CEOs, National Quality Forum’s National Patient Safety Task Force and the National Committee for Quality Health Care. In addition, he was a board member of the Healthcare Research and Development Institute and Veterans Health Administration, Inc. He also was a member of the Advisory Board for the Washington University School of Business and Arkansas State University Foundation’s Board. Committed to helping develop future health care leaders, Mr. Reynolds served as an adjunct instructor in Health Administration at the Washington University School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Trinity University. He also was a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

ANY ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED:

While Mr. Reynolds’s professional achievements are impressive, he seems most proud of his family and his faith. He and his wife Ann have been married for 47 years, the majority of which he affectionately calls dating. He also is close to his three daughters and their families. Perhaps, his wife and daughters contributed to his backing and promotion of the area’s first women’s hospital, which now serves as a legacy for Mr. Reynolds and his family. Mr. Reynolds also has remained active with his community church, having served as chairman of deacons at First Baptist Church Memphis and chairman of trustees at Trinity Baptist Church of Cordova, Tennessee. No doubt, his Christian faith contributed to the way he led Baptist for 20 years.

For more than 40 years, Stephen Reynolds has made significant contributions to local, regional and national health care through hard work, innovation, respect for others and a compassionate spirit. He has devoted his life to bringing excellent care to all citizens of the Mid-South. Even in his retirement, Mr. Reynolds continues to be involved with health care through his role as a member of the Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation Board. Through Baptist and Mr. Reynolds’s mentoring of dozens of health care leaders, his legacy for compassion, integrity and excellence in health care continue. With sincerest regards, and in light of his character, contributions and vast achievements, I respectfully submit this nomination for his induction into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

REYNOLDS, STEPHEN C. President and CEO

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

350 North Humphreys Boulevard

Memphis, TN 38120

Telephone: (901) 227-5117

Fax: (901) 227-5113

Email: Stephen.Reynolds@bmhcc.org

Born, May 1, 1946, in Little Rock, Arkansas He graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1964. B.S., Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 1968; Master of Health Administration, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1972; Honorary Doctorate of Humanities, Union University, Jackson, TN, 2007; U.S. Army, 1968-70, Quartermaster Corps, Second-First Lieutenant. Baptist Memorial Hospital: Administrative Resident 1971-72; President & CEO, Baptist Memorial Hospital, 1992; President & CEO, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp., 1994. Fellow, ACHE; Chair of Board, Tennessee Hospital Association 1989-90; Chairman, Healthcare Institute Board, 2006-08; VHA, Inc. Board, 2000-07; Chair of Board, National Committee for Quality Health Care, 2001; Vice Chair, National Patient Safety Task Force, National Quality Forum, 2006-07; Leadership Memphis, Class of 1983; The Memphis Rotary Club Board, 1995-97; Chair of Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce, 1997; Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Board, Secretary; University of Memphis Board of Visitors; University of Tennessee Development Council; Memphis Bioworks Foundation Board; Memphis Tomorrow Board; Dixon Gallery and Gardens Board; Adjunct Professor in Health Administration, Washington University School of Medicine, 1985-present; Arkansas State University, Alumni Association, President, 1984-85; B’nai B’rith National Healthcare Award, 2005; Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Business, Arkansas State University, 1986; Distinguished Alumnus, Arkansas State University, 1995; Distinguished Alumni Award, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Arkansas State University, 1986; Distinguished Service Award of the Tennessee Hospital Association, 1991; Washington University School of Medicine Graduate Program in Health Administration Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1999; Rotary Paul Harris Fellow for 2000; Chairman of Deacons First Baptist Church, Memphis, TN, 1986-87; Chairman of the Trustees, Trinity Baptist Church, Memphis, TN 1994, 2006-08. He is married to Ann and has three daughters, three sons-in-law and seven grandchildren.

STEPHEN C. REYNOLDS – VITAE

Stephen C. Reynolds was born on May 1, 1946, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a graduate of Little Rock Central High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, Master of Health Administration degree from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, and an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee.

Experience

Mr. Reynolds began his career as an Administrative Resident at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, 1971-1972. In October 19922, he became President and Chief Executive Officer, Baptist Memorial Hospital and on October 1,1994, he became President and CEO of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation.

Military Service

Mr. Reynolds was in the United States Army, Quartermaster Corps, Second-First Lieutenant, 1968-1970.

Health Care

He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Board member of Healthcare Institute (Chair 2006-08); National Committee for Quality Health Care (Past Chair); Vice Chair, National Patient Safety Task Force, National Quality Forum, 2006-07; and Board member of VHA, Inc. (2000-07)

Community and Board Membership

Mr. Reynolds has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Memphis Chapter of the American Heart Association, Memphis Better Business Bureau, and the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the Boards of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (National Secretary), Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation, Memphis Tomorrow and Dixon Gallery and Gardens.

Educational Involvement

Mr. Reynolds is an Adjunct Professor in Health Administration, Washington University School of Medicine. He also previously served as the President of the Arkansas State University Alumni Association and the Board of the Arkansas State University Foundation. He serves on the University of Memphis Board of Visitors, the University of Tennessee Development Council and the Board of the Baptist College of Health Sciences.

Honors

Mr. Reynolds received the Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Business, Arkansas State University, 1986; the Distinguished Alumni Award, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Arkansas State University, 1986; the Distinguished Service Award of the Tennessee

Hospital Association in 1991; the Distinguished Alumnus Award, Arkansas State University in 1995; the Regents Award, American College of Health Care Executives in 1998; the Washington University School of Medicine Graduate Program in Health Administration Distinguished Alumnus Award for 1999; the Rotary Paul Harris Fellow in 2000; and B’nai B’rith National Healthcare Award for 2005.

Personal

Mr. Reynolds has served as Chairman of the Deacons, First Baptist Church, Memphis, and Chairman of Trustees of Trinity Baptist Church, Cordova. He is married to Ann and has three daughters, three sons-in-law and seven grandchildren.

March 2, 2017

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee

c/o Belmont University

1900 Belmont Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37212

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my honor to give insight into the impeccable character of Stephen C. Reynolds, a man I have known as a colleague and friend for 35 or more years. He is brilliant, he understands people and he always sees the big picture and takes the high road. I’ve often said if I owned Baptist Hospital, I would hire him to run it.

He is simply gifted in the way of being firm, fair and saying or doing the right thing. If someone else has a good idea, he is very quick to recognize it and give credit where credit is du e. I’ve never known him to raise his voice or be rude, even when others might think it appropriate.

It’s not always about putting the last penny in the bank, and Steve understands that. It’s more about being prudent and keeping a successful hospital in order to have the ability to help those who can’t purchase health care or need other assistance. It’s just a healthy approach to the management of the institution. I’ve been in a lot of Baptist Foundation meetings with him and some competitive issue would com e up and he was always the guy that said, “Wait a minute now , and let’s be sure we do the right thing here. Let’s fall back on our purpose to get these patients well.”

Steve came to Baptist as a very junior administrative guy and was a student of Dr. Frank Groner, CEO of Baptist from 1946 to 1980, the administrator who made such a difference in the early years of the hospital. He learned a lot from Dr. Groner, and he built on what he and other administrators did. Under his leadership, the system expanded from a downtown hospital to a 17-hospital system. Patient management improved by maximizing the quality of the medical staff, the ancilla ry staff and the nursing staff and upgrading all our computer capabilities. He made investments in brick and mortar, infrastructure and people. He is responsible for the ongoing success of the system.

I really appreciate your consideration of Stephen C. Reynolds for induction into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. He is quite deserving and just the finest kind of guy. I wish you all the best in these endeavors.

Best regards,

Rodney Wolf, M.D. Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

February 27, 2017

Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame

Selection Committee

Dear Sirs:

It is my deep pleasure to write this letter in support of the nomination of Stephen C. Reynolds to the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

I have known Steve for more than 25 years through my work as President and CEO of the Healthcare Research and Development Institute (HRDI) and Healthcare Institute. I first met Steve when Joe Powell brought him to a gathering of our group so that Steve cou ld meet this illustrious group of hospital and healthcare system leaders.

When Joe retired and Steve became eligible to become a member, the group immediately brought him in, making him the first person to follow two previous members from the same institution. (Frank Groner was a founding member.)

Steve is first of all a true gentleman. A thoughtful and caring man who always looks for the positive and ensures that credit goes to others for their ideas and their work. His faith underlies his decision mak ing, and his family is the foundation of his world.

Steve dedicated his career to improving healthcare delivery and access in and around Memphis. He grew the Baptist Memorial system to expand access and continually seek new ways to deliver great care.

Steve also expanded the reach and reputation of Baptist Memorial far beyond Tennessee, serving as a leader and role model in numerous organizations including National Committee for Quality Healthcare and HRDI (Healthcare Research and Development Institute) where he served as chair.

In cases where the organization had key issues, he was willing to step up and become a leader during difficult times. He quietly listened, sometimes asking just the right question, often raising an issue or solution not considered before. Rarely did he receive the credit for these crucial contributions. He was not interested in credit. His concern was in ensuring a good decision.

He served on many boards of directors, local, state and national. He has received recognition for his leadership from a diverse and impressive group of organizations, from Washington University to B’nai B’rith.

I could go on and on with examples of Steve’s unique style of leadership and his many contributions to the healthcare field. But the bottom line is, Steve is a man who makes a difference wherever he goes.

I am proud to call him a friend and grateful for the difference he has made in my life and in the organizations where we worked together.

Sincerely,

Diane Appleyard President

Core Consulting

February 28, 2017

Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee

c/o Belmont University

1900 Belmont Blvd. Nashville, TN 37212

Dear Selection Committee:

I am writing to support the nomination of Stephen C. Reynolds for entrance into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. I have had the privilege of knowing Steve for more than 25 years, and he is a consummate health care professional. He has carried out both the broad mission of the health care industry as well as the tenets of the Baptist Memorial Health Care mission of preaching, teaching and healing.

While representing his health system and the health care community in Memphis and across the state, Steve has been very unselfish with his time and participated in a number of civic and economic enhancement activities for the community, such as the Memphis Chamber of Commerce (served on the board and as board chair), Memphis Tomorrow and the Chamber’s Chairman Circle. In each of those organizations, I had the honor to work alongside him and see him shape policies forging the direction of Memphis and surrounding areas.

Steve also has served with the Tennessee Hospital Association, helping Tennessee enhance health delivery and health access for citizens across the state. He has contributed to the development of health care policy and participated on the Tennessee Business Roundtable, working on both health care - and education-related issues that benefit Memphis and all of Tennessee. One such endeavor includes the expansion of the Baptist Co llege of Nursing into the Baptist College of Health Sciences, which Steve spearheaded. That college now offers baccalaureate and doctoral degree programs, which help meet the need for better educated health care professionals throughout Tennessee.

As a CEO for 20 years, Steve never lost his common touch and always remained accessible to others, from health care executives to patients. These qualities endeared him to others and motivated him to approach every situation with the community and other people in mind. Instead of focusing on himself, he approached situations with the goal of making things better for all.

Stephen Reynolds has propelled Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation forward making it larger, stronger and more diverse and recognized locally, regionally and nationally. He is the pinnacle of health care leadership in Memphis and the Mid-South a true servant leader. His legacy will be felt for decades to come.

Sincerely,

Calvin Anderson

Retired Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee

CANBY ROBINSON

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE CANBY ROBINSON

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

G. Canby Robinson (1878-1960) received his A.B. (1899) and M.D. (1903) from Johns Hopkins University and did post-graduate work in Munich. He was a resident pathologist and physician in Philadelphia in the early 1900s and became an associate professor at the Rockefeller Institute in 1910. From 1913 to 1920, he was an associate professor of medicine and dean of the medical school at Washington University in St. Louis. He became chair of the Department of Medicine and dean of Vanderbilt Medical School in 1920. Dr. Robinson transformed the Vanderbilt medical school by changing the faculty from private physicians to full-time academic professors and leading the efforts to build a brand-new medical campus for Vanderbilt University. He is credited for establishing the new Vanderbilt School of Medicine as one of the foremost medical training facilities of its time.

Upon joining Vanderbilt, Dr. Robinson decided that rather than improving and enlarging the medical school buildings on the South Campus, an entirely new medical school should be built on the West Campus with the rest of the University. The proposal initially was not well received, partly because it would cost almost twice as much as the General Education Board had made available to Vanderbilt. Despite concerns, Dr. Robinson was able to raise $7 million, including the largest single grant given to a medical school at the time, to start construction on the new medical school on West Campus. It would take four years to complete the new medical school, and Dr. Robinson made good use of that time. He toured Europe, examining the German and English medical schools and purchasing books and journals for the Vanderbilt medical library. He also oversaw the process of selecting the men to fill full-time faculty positions. Five of those men were given an opportunity to travel to the European universities to study the methods of these schools.

While Dr. Robinson was making changes, the old faculty understandably resented the importation of new department heads. Many angry meetings were held protesting their new subordinate position. It is a tribute to Dr. Robinson's administrative acumen that he was able to satisfy these distinguished physicians while assembling an outstanding faculty. The new Vanderbilt Hospital and Medical School opened its doors on September 15, 1925. Dr. Robinson proved himself to be an able administrator. Though the school seemed to be perpetually operating in the red, Dr. Robinson always managed to find a philanthropic group to donate the necessary funds.

A mere three years after the opening of the new hospital and school, Dr. Robinson left Nashville for Manhattan, having accepted the position of Director of the new Cornell Medical School. He served in many distinguished capacities after he left Vanderbilt and retired in 1955 to write an autobiography, which he published in 1957.

Dr. Robinson’s leadership in overseeing the design of a new Medical Center building with teaching, patient care and research capabilities contained under one roof inspired the formation of the Canby Robinson Society at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The organization honors and encourages those who provide annual leadership-level support for health care, discovery research and professional training programs. It is a testament to the culture of collaboration represented by Dr. Robinson which remains a hallmark of the Medical Center today.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE CANBY ROBINSON

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2023)

NAME: Canby Robinson

COMPANY: Vanderbilt Medical School

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Deceased

EMAIL ADDRESS: n/a

PHONE NUMBER: n/a

MAILING ADDRESS: n/a

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Harry Jacobson COMPANY: n/a

EMAIL ADDRESS: harryj@hcigrp.com

PHONE NUMBER: 615.364.4640

MAILING ADDRESS: 836 Glen Leven Drive, Nashville, TN 37204

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: n/a

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Lived, worked

PLEASE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: G. Canby Robinson (1878-1960) received his A. B. (1899) and M.D. (1903) from Johns Hopkins University and did post-graduate work in Munich. From 1903-1912, he held positions at Cornell, Pennsylvania Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia, and the Rockefeller Institute. In 1913, he joined the faculty and administration of Washington University School of Medicine, serving as associate professor of internal medicine (1913-1920), acting dean (1917-1918) and dean (1919-1920) of the medical school.

In his roles as chair of the Department of Medicine and dean of Vanderbilt Medical School beginning in 1920, Robinson transformed the school in the 1920s by changing the faculty from private physicians to full-time academic professors and leading the efforts in building a brand-new medical campus for Vanderbilt University. He is credited for establishing the new Vanderbilt as one of the foremost medical training facilities of its time.

PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE NOMINEE’S WORK EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS Robinson was a resident pathologist and physician in Philadelphia in the early years of the 1900s and then turned to medical education as an associate professor at the Rockefeller Institute in 1910. From 1913 to 1920, he was an associate professor of medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.

In 1920 Chancellor James Kirkland offered Dr. Robinson the position of dean of the Vanderbilt Medical School and chairman of the Department of Medicine. At that time, the Vanderbilt Medical School faculty consisted entirely of private physicians from Nashville, some of whom maintained their faculty status primarily for its prestige value.

Chancellor Kirkland, with much assistance from Abraham Flexner, was trying to establish the first full-time academic faculty in the medical school’s 45-year history. George Canby Robinson was the man chosen to initiate that plan. He accepted immediately.

Dr. Robinson decided that rather than improving and enlarging the medical school buildings on the South Campus, an entirely new medical school should be built on the West Campus with the rest of the University. It would take four years to complete the new medical school, and Dean Robinson made good use of that time. He spent 1921 as temporary head of the Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, 1922 was spent touring Europe, examining the German and English medical schools, and purchasing books and journals for the Vanderbilt medical library. In the fourth year of his deanship, he moved his family to Nashville to oversee the construction of Vanderbilt's new medical school and hospital and to begin the process of selecting the full-time faculty positions. Five of the faculty selected in 1923 were also given an opportunity to travel to the great European universities during 1924 in order to study the methods of these schools. The magnificent new Vanderbilt Hospital and Medical School opened its doors on September 15, 1925.

Three years after the opening of the new hospital and school, Dean Robinson left Nashville for Manhattan, having accepted the position of Director of the new Cornell Medical School. Canby Robinson considered himself the father, not the nursemaid, of the fledgling Vanderbilt Medical School.

Dr. Robinson served in many distinguished capacities after he left Vanderbilt. He retired in 1955 to begin his autobiography, Adventures in Medical Education: A Personal Narrative of the Great Advance of American Medicine, which he published in 1957.

PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SPEAK TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS: Robinson's ethics are rooted in his upbringing in a devout Quaker household and his early education in Quaker schools. This background helped at the start of his career as he showed great persistence in ultimately finding an internship position at the Pennsylvania Hospital.

Robinson's interpersonal skills are clear in the way that he led Vanderbilt Medical School and Department of Medicine. While Robinson was making changes, the old faculty understandably resented the importation of new department heads. Many angry meetings were held protesting their new subordinate position. It is a tribute to Dr. Robinsons administrative acumen that he was able to satisfy these distinguished physicians while assembling an outstanding faculty.

Additionally, Robinson demonstrated impressive acumen when convincing Vanderbilt's chancellor and board to accept his idea for the new medical school. The proposal initially was not well received, partly because it would cost almost twice as much as the General Education Board had made available to Vanderbilt after the Flexner Report. Despite concerns, Robinson was able to raise $7 million, including the largest single grant given to a medical school at the time, to start construction on the new medical school on West Campus. It is amazing that in 1920 an additional $3 million could be raised following the earlier $4 million that was of itself the largest single grant to a medical school at that time.

A related piece of Robinson's legacy is the Canby Robinson Society. This philanthropic designation honors and encourages those who provide annual support at the leadership level for the health care, discovery research, and professional training programs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center-all in honor of Robinson and his leadership in overseeing the design of a new Medical Center building with teaching, patient care, and research capabilities under one roof. As the Canby Robinson Society showcases, this culture of collaboration represented by Robinson remains a hallmark of the Medical Center today.

ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED? Dr. Robinson's research interest was primarily in the diseases of the heart, but also in electrocardiography, typhoid bacilli, and the treatment of tetanus by magnesium sulfate.

March 13, 2023

Dear TN Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee:

Vanderbilt School of Medicine, today one of the largest academic medical centers in the country, owes much to Dr. Canby Robinson. Before he took over as Dean of the medical school and Chair of the Department of Medicine in 1920, the faculty were all private physicians from Nashville, and had been since the medical school became affiliated with Vanderbilt in 1874. Some kept their faculty titles simply because it conferred prestige The chancellor at the time, James Kirkland, wanted to establish a full-time academic faculty and recruited Dr. Robinson for the job.

Robinson’s people skills were clearly demonstrated in the way that he was able to execute Kirkland’s vision despite facing understandable resistance from the faculty. Of course, they liked the way things were and did not want things to change. He had to demote many, and they held angry meetings in response. However, Robinson was able to persevere and build a strong academic medical faculty despite such resistance to change.

Another example of his impact was that the General Education Board of the university had already allocated funds for enlarging and improving the medical school buildings on the South Campus. However, Robinson felt the school should be located on the West Campus which was closer to the hospital, laboratories, clinics, and medical library. Robinson was able to convince the chancellor and board to accept his new idea and raised sufficient funds for the project including the largest single grant given to a medical school at that time ($4 million then, equivalent to $58.5 million today), plus a significant amount of money after that ($3 million then, equivalent to almost $44 million today)!

These changes led by Robinson fundamentally changed the trajectory of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and its Department of Medicine. He expanded the size of the school, leading to major progress in research endeavors with far-reaching consequences for the field of medicine. Today, Vanderbilt School of Medicine boasts several Noble laureates and is one of the top elite medical schools in the country. Much of this success and impact is thanks to Canby Robinson and his effective leadership.

Robinson is therefore an excellent candidate for the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

Kathryn M. Edwards MD

Professor of Pediatrics Emerita

Formerly Director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

JOSEPH WEBB

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE JOSEPH WEBB

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Dr. Joseph Webb D.Sc., FACHE, earned a Doctor of Science in Health Services Administration and Master of Science in Hospital and Health Services Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also holds a Master of Science in Health and Physical Education and a Bachelor of Science from Tennessee State University.

He is the CEO of Nashville General Hospital, a leading safety net hospital where he has created and implemented a successful community strategy to address health literacy as one of the major drivers of health disparities. Since joining the hospital in 2015, he has successfully led efforts to improve patient outcomes, enhance patient experiences and grow revenues. Dr. Webb’s approach follows the Webb Health Equity Model (WHEM), a “hub and spoke” health care delivery process that Dr. Webb designed. WHEM leverages the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and Chronic Care Management model to bring holistic, proactive health care and well-care to the individual where they live—in the community. At Nashville General Hospital, the WHEM model addresses health literacy, creates referrals to care through community organizations and ensures continuity of care.

During his tenure, Nashville General has earned multiple accreditations from its evidence-based measures and practices that provide quality healthcare. These include The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval accreditation, NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home accreditation, the NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program, accreditation by the Commission on Cancer for Nashville General’s Robert E. Hardy Cancer Center and Level 3 TNCPE Performance Excellence Award. The hospital also has increased its revenue sources through expanded healthcare services and launched initiatives to attract new commercially insured patients. These efforts ensure that every Nashville General Hospital patient, regardless of ability to pay, receives high-quality care.

To fulfill the hospital’s mission of improving the health and wellness of Nashville, one neighbor at a time, Nashville General launched the Food Pharmacy in 2018. The Food Pharmacy serves two audiences, providing “food as medicine” for patients with food insecurities based on diagnosis and healthy food totes for other select individuals with food insecurities. Another community initiative, Congregational Health and Education Network (CHEN), launched in 2017. CHEN is a 501(c)(3) faith-based initiative that reduces health disparities for communities of color through education attainment, access to health care and health literacy.

Dr. Webb continually works to engage the community and the local, state and federal government representatives. He attended President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union Address with Congressman Mark Green as well as attended the 2023 THA Legislative Day on the Hill. Here he met with all of the area legislators one on one to discuss the need for a new hospital, the importance of Nashville’s safety net hospital and health equity for our community. He tirelessly works with bipartisan leadership to bring to the light the opportunities and challenges surrounding healthcare for not only Nashville but for our state of Tennessee.

Dr. Webb’s prior roles include chief operating officer for Common Table Health Alliance in Memphis, chief executive operating officer for Methodist Le Bonheur South Hospital in Memphis and additional chief executive roles for Healthcare Services of America at Coastal Carolina Hospital and Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE JOSEPH WEBB

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2016)

NAME: Joseph Webb

COMPANY: Nashville General Hospital

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Living

EMAIL ADDRESS: joseph.webb@nashvilleha.org

PHONE NUMBER: 615.341.4491

MAILING ADDRESS: 1818 Albion St, Nashville, TN, 37208

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Abby Davenport

EMAIL ADDRESS: abby@punchingnungroup.com

MAILING ADDRESS: 1002 Fair St, Franklin, TN, 37064

COMPANY: Punching Nun Group

PHONE NUMBER: 479.877.5777

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: I have been working with Dr. Webb and Nashville General as a marketing consultant to further the mission of the hospital and communicate its value.

ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS

NOMINEE WAS BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE? Lived, worked

PLEASE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: Dr. Joseph Webb D.Sc., FACHE is the Chief Executive Officer of Nashville General Hospital, a leading safety net hospital where he has created and implemented a successful community strategy to address health literacy as one of the major drivers of health disparities.

PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE NOMINEES WORK EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Dr. Webb is board certified in Healthcare Management and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. Webb earned a Doctorate of Science in Health Services Administration and Master of Science in Hospital and Health Services Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also holds a Master of Science in Health and Physical Education and a Bachelor of Science from Tennessee State University.

Since joining the hospital in 2015, Dr. Webb has successfully led efforts to improve patient outcomes, enhance the patient experience and grow revenues. Prior to joining Nashville General Hospital, Dr. Webb served as chief operating officer for Common Table Health Alliance in Memphis, Tennessee. As a former chief executive operating officer for Methodist Le Bonheur South Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, he held additional chief executive roles for Healthcare Services of America at Coastal Carolina Hospital and Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Webb is the author of the Health Equity Model (WHEM), a “hub and spoke” healthcare delivery process founded on the principles of evidence-based management. EBM is the “systematic application of the best available evidence to management decision-making, aimed at improving the performance of healthcare organizations.” As part of this approach, WHEM leverages the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and Chronic Care Management model to bring holistic, proactive healthcare and well-care to the individual where they live—in the community. The WHEM model addresses health literacy, creates referrals to care through community organizations and ensures continuity of care.

Since joining the hospital in 2015, Dr. Webb has successfully led efforts to improve patient outcomes, enhance the patient experience and grow revenues. During his tenure, Nashville General has earned multiple accreditations from its evidence- based measures and practices that provide quality healthcare. These include The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval accreditation, NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home accreditation, the NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program, accreditation by the Commission on Cancer for Nashville General’s Robert E. Hardy Cancer Center, and Level 3 TNCPE Performance Excellence Award. The hospital also has increased its revenue sources through expanded healthcare services and launched initiatives to attract new commercially insured patients. These efforts ensure that every patient, regardless of their ability to pay, receives high- quality care at Nashville General Hospital.

To fulfill the hospital’s mission and vision of improving the health and wellness of Nashville – one neighbor at a timeNashville General launched the Food Pharmacy in 2018. The Food Pharmacy serves two audiences, providing “food as medicine” for patients with food insecurities based on diagnosis and healthy food totes for other select individuals with food insecurities. Another community initiative, Congregational Health and Education Network (CHEN), launched in 2017. CHEN is a 501(c)(3) faith-based initiative with a primary focus on reducing health disparities for communities of color through education attainment, access to healthcare, and health literacy.

Dr. Webb continually works to engage the community and the local, state and federal government representatives. He attended President Biden’s State of the Union Address with Congressman Mark Green this year as well as attended the most recent THA Legislative Day on the Hill. Here he met with all of the area legislators one on one to discuss the need for a new hospital, the importance of Nashville’s safety net hospital and health equity for our community. He tireless works with bipartisan leadership to bring to the light the opportunities and challenges surrounding healthcare for not only Nashville but for our state of Tennessee.

PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE NOMINEES WORK EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Please see the next document.

JOSEPH WEBB, D Sc, FACHE 1818 Albion St , Nashville, TN 37208

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Senior healthcare executive with 25+ years of proven expertise in for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare organizations Recognized for building operational capacity and growing inpatient volume by 45% Passionate about the use of Evidence-Based Management which is the effective utilization of data and other available empirical evidence to target and achieve organizational strategic goals/outcomes Acquired expertise as CEO of an acute-care hospital and as CEO of a behavioral health/chemical dependency hospital Career is highlighted by seventeen-year tenure with one acute-care health system which consisted of several internal promotions and the final eight years as CEO of a 200 bed acute-care hospital Branded as a Visionary and Transformational Leader with demonstrated success as a fiscal and operational change agent An innovative and strategic thinker who founded a faith-based health network which led to a strategic stakeholder partnership between a major health system and 500+ faith-based organizations Chosen by health-system employers as executive of-the-year for performance excellence Knowledge and expertise in strategies related to the areas of population health improvement, hospital readmissions, health care equity/disparities, and faith-based organizations Healthcare leadership expertise is supported by (a) extensive background experience in hospital operations, (b) Doctorate of Science degree in Health Services Administration, and (c) board certification/ACHE and Fellow status in Healthcare Management

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

Leadership and Business

Acumen

Task Implementation

Analytical Applications

Use of Evidence-Based

Methodology

Work within Budgets

Transformational Leader

Population Health Strategy

Strategic Thinking

Teambuilding

Communications

Contract Management

Outcomes Oriented

Community Leader

Capacity Builder

RESULTS / SUMMARY

Process development

Stakeholder Strategy

Negotiating

Adaptability

Visionary Leader

Innovative Leader

Solutions Oriented

● As Senior Scholar, conducted 3 years of doctoral level research in areas of hospital readmissions, health care disparities, stakeholder role of faith-based organizations, and population health outcomes Research subsequently published as Doctoral Dissertation and empirical results presented to major health system from which data was collected

● Generated an average of 20% off budgeted construction costs by strategically selecting contractors and facilitating effective competitive bidding process

● Generated savings of 20% – 25% off budget costs (FF&E) by negotiating pricing with suppliers and vendors and including accurate costs for a budget with minimum variation

● Increased outpatient visits 29% and grew patient revenues 75% by strategically initiating marketing activities in the hospital's Primary Service Area

● Implemented Open Heart Surgery and Cardiac Catheterization services application and successful acquisition of state CON 45% growth of Average Daily Census.

● Successfully resolved anesthesia problems in surgery and obstetrics by negotiating contract with anesthesiology group 25% growth in Operating Room (surgical) volume

● Founder of Faith-Based Health Network and strategic stakeholder partnership with major health system, currently 500+ member congregations

● Surpassed hospital's budgeted financial performance goals for five consecutive years

● Increased hospital's commercial paver insurance volume by 62%

● Seventeen year tenure with Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare System – Memphis, TN Held three key senior leadership positions and achieved two significant internal promotions supported by positive operational outcomes Recognized by the system as Executive of The Year for leadership accomplishments

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chief Operations Officer 2015 - Present Nashville General Hospital, Nashville, TN

Since joining the hospital in 2015, Dr Webb has successfully led efforts to improve patient outcomes, enhance the patient experience and grow revenues Nashville General Hospital, a leading safety net hospital where he has created and implemented a successful community strategy to address health literacy as one of the major drivers of health disparities Responsible for leading the nationally recognized hospital to achieve its mission to improve the health and wellness of our Nashville community by providing equitable access to comprehensive, coordinated, patient-centered care We also work to support tomorrow’s caregivers, and translate science into clinical practice Focused on:

● Addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

● Health Equity & Literacy

● Access to Healthcare & Healthcare Deserts

● Healthcare Leadership & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

● Holistic Care Delivery & Evidence Based Care Management

● Public Safety Net Hospitals (funding, federal support, community need)

● Evidence-Based Care Delivery

● Leveraging the church for population health efforts in the community

● Health Equity in Hospital Staffing

● Community Based Population Health

● Data Driven Population Management in Urban Served Communities

Chief Operations Officer 2014 - 2015

Common Table Health Alliance, Memphis, TN

Responsible for leading the daily operations of a nationally recognized Regional Health Improvement Collaborative that focuses on assisting key stakeholders with identifying opportunities for improving health care quality, value, and outcomes Common Table Health Alliance (CTHA) also operates as a neutral convener to promote planning and implementation of strategic health related initiatives among stakeholders. Activities facilitated by CTHA that allows it to achieve its mission, vision, and goals; are focused on:

● Population health improvement/outcomes

● Health equity distribution

● Physician practice redesign/Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)

● Development of public and private reporting/performance measurement systems

● Elements of healthcare's Triple Aim:

○ Improve outcomes

○ Improve patients' experience

○ Improve cost efficiencies

SENIOR SCHOLAR, Health Services Administration 2011 - 2013

Center of Excellence in Faith and Health

Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN

Responsible for contributing to efforts of the Center of Excellence staff through dialogue and interaction with health care leaders and when appropriate, community leaders around the topic of community involvement and improving healthcare outcomes

● Assist with community engagement through faith-based organizations as key stakeholders Provide feedback and update on research of faith-based organizations, health care disparities, and hospital readmissions project progress and outcomes

● Provide advice and general feedback to hospital leadership regarding community demographics, population health, and opportunities for further engagement of the faith-based community

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 2009 - 2011

HMA Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center Clarksdale, MS

Responsible for leading the operations of a 200 bed for-profit Medical Surgical Hospital Responsibilities also consisted of developing and executing strategic physician recruitment and relationship activities as part of a team approach

● Assisted with preparation of Community Health Needs Assessment plan required by CMS to demonstrate hospital's ability to improve population health outcomes within its market. Negotiated profitable (20%) contract with management vendor in the opening of a 3,200sf Wound Healing Centerthree hyperbaric chambers Also supervised design and construction Successfully supervised CMS licensure survey where major Life Safety and Environment of Care violations were cited Probationary status and 6 month correction period Completed installation of sprinkler system and corrected structural violations Costs exceeded $2 million and yielded discontinuance of probationary status

● Instrumental in successful completion of JCAHO survey in 2011

● Led Successful restructuring of a de-funded (block grant) Delta Trauma Region organization Served as chairman of the board, facilitated financial audit, revised operating guidelines, reorganize board make-up, and hired executive director Results were restoration of funding ($778,625) and reinstatement of grant eligibility

● Successful leadership as board chair of the Delta Bridge Project of Coahoma County and Clarksdale MS Initiative funded by Walton Foundation (Wal-Mart) to economically revitalize Coahoma County and Clarksdale, MS Led national search for consulting firm, completed strategic plan in 9 months of a budgeted 12 month period

Principal 2006 - Present Imperial Contractors, Memphis, TN

Responsible for the daily operations of a full service administrative management and general contracting company

● Provide administrative management and project facilitation

● Generated savings of 20% – 25% off budget costs by negotiating pricing with suppliers and vendors and including all costs (FF&E) for a budget with minimum variation

● Provide General Administrative management services - advice on organization and selection

● of internal team members (users) and outside resources to maximize synergies and minimize project variation. On-time and on-budget project outcomes.

● Generated an average of 20% off budgeted construction costs - Strategic selection of contractors and facilitation of an effective competitive bidding process

Board of Directors 2006 - 2009

Shelby County Healthcare Corporation

Memphis, TN

Served as a member of the board of directors Responsible for assisting with Strategic leadership and decision-making for: A Licensed 631 Bed safety-net hospital, Public Health Department, Community Health Clinics, Level I Trauma Unit and a Burn Center Served on the Finance Committee and Quality Committee

Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare, 1989 - 2006

Memphis, TN

Seventeen-year tenure with Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare highlighted by continuous performance- related promotions Served eight years in final position as CEO of a 200 bed tertiary medical-surgical suburban hospital

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1998 - 2006

Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare-South Hospital, Memphis, TN

Responsible for managing the daily operations of a licensed 200 bed tertiary medical surgical suburban hospital.

● Surpassed hospital's budgeted financial performance goals for five consecutive years Increased commercial paver insurance volume by 62%

● Strategically implemented marketing/PR activities in hospital's PSA Increased outpatient visits by 29% and grew patient revenues by 75%

● Implemented Open Heart Surgery and Cardiac Catheterization services - application and successful acquisition of state CON Resulted in 45% growth of hospital ADC

● Converted a 5 MRI (in trailer) to 1 5 in-house fixed unit (new construction) Contributed to 29% growth in outpatient volume

● Resolved chronic Emergency Department on-call problems with specialty coverage by recruiting: 3 OB/GYNs, 2 General Surgeons, I Orthopedic Surgeon, 1 Otolaryngologist, 2 Cardiologists, 1 Neurologists, 2 Urologists and I Thoracic Surgeon

● Strategically recruited physicians for PSA - 10 Primary Care Physicians (doubled the base size)

● Successfully resolved anesthesia problems in surgery and obstetrics: Negotiated contract with anesthesiology group Contributed to 25% growth in Operating Room (surgical) volume

● Reduced supply cost as a % of operating revenue by 6%

● Achieved and surpassed customer satisfaction goals in three strategic areas:

● Physician Satisfaction - Achieved 3 2 goal of 3 14

● Patient Satisfaction - Achieved 79 8% goal of 78 4%

● Associate (Employee) Satisfaction - Achieved 3.96 goal of 3.84

● Strategic growth and market penetration - 45% growth in ADC and 75% growth in patient revenues

● Founder of Congregational Health Network (CHN), initiative to educate community populations on improving healthcare outcomes CHN membership currently 500+ congregations and successes include presentation at the House, Washington, DC

● Acquired and renovated 100,000 sq ft former "Target Store" to Class "A" medical office complex solving chronic problem with lack of physician office space Additional physicians contributed to increased growth in ADC and patient revenues

● Created a positive perception of hospital's services through marketing and public relations activities Contributed to higher patient satisfaction scores, utilization, and operational revenues (75%)

● Recruited, hired and facilitated a successful leadership team consisting of Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Administrative Assistant

● Improved ratio of RNs to LPNs providing direct patient care Contributed to improved patient satisfaction score and a reduction in Voluntary Employee Turnover

● Decreased use of agency labor in clinical areas Contributed to performance level rating of "Exceeds Expectations" in patient satisfaction.

● Worked with community development group(s) to enhance resources of PSA Results were Kroger upgrade to new facility, location of super Wal-Mart, Renovation and revitalization of oldest shopping mall in Memphis, TN, location of 3 Walgreens, upgraded gas/quick market vendors e.g. Exxon, BP, Shell, etc.,

● Achieved "Exceeds Expectations" in performance evaluations during consecutive years as CEO

● Achieved 14% reduction in patient Average Length of Stay (ALOS)

● Founder of 501(c3) Community Development Corporation as a community building initiative Contributed to fiscal revitalization of an economically depressed community and 11% growth in community population

VICE PRESIDENT/OPERATIONS 1991 - 1998

Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare - University Hospital, Memphis, TN

Provided leadership in directing the day-to-day operations of a licensed 943 bed medical surgical urban teaching hospital Also responsible for Planning and Construction for the system which consisted of seven hospitals Provided Administrative Supervision for 23 cost centers, an operating budget of $70 million and 1,000+ FTEs

● Consolidated facility services departments resulting in efficient and effective operations with improved customer satisfaction and a 10% reduction in FTEs Increased outpatient visits to the rehabilitation services department by 12% by implementing a state-of-the-art Hearing and Balance Center

● Led initiative to design and developed the Medical Education and Research Institute (MERI) MERI provided research and teaching facilities utilizing fresh cadavers for an enriched learning experience and opportunity for larger research grants

● Successfully implemented one of the first 20 GAMMA Knife facilities in the United States Contributed to a neurosurgical center of excellence

● Appointed to chair system-wide (7 hospitals) Environment of Care after JCAHO survey identified numerous level 1 citations and placed system on probationary status. Facilitated successful revisit by JCAHO, results was removal of all citations, and written commendations

● Participated in facilitation of Total Quality Management Initiative (Continuous Improvement Process) which led to being recognized as a top 100 healthcare system for key quality measures.

● Toured South Africa as a team member of Total Quality Management (TQM) experts and taught seminars on "Implementing Total Quality Management" into healthcare organizations

● Negotiated savings of 30% off sale price in purchasing $5 Million of system-wide imaging equipment

ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR 1989-1991

Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare-South Hospital, Memphis, TN Responsible for administrative support and assistance in a licensed 200 bed medical surgical suburban hospital Provided budget review and approval, departmental productivity monitoring, and position control Interacted with the medical staff in order to foster a more productive working relationship while promoting and maintaining a strong community relationship between the hospital and key community groups/organizations

HSA Coastal Carolina Hospital, 1985 – 1988

Myrtle Beach, SC

Served in two different positions at a Private 100 bed for-profit Behavioral Health (Psychiatric) and Chemical Dependency Hospital Promoted from Assistant Administrator to Chief Executive Officer in 1986

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1986-1988

Management of total daily operations Responsible for budget preparation, revenue cycle management with implementation of an effective cash collection program, and physician recruitment for various hospital programs

● Increased volume by 25% by developing and maintaining a successful marketing and public relations program

● Implemented flexible volume FTE control program with an initial 10% reduction in FTEs while maintaining full operation of core services

● Provided leadership for successful accreditation/licensure by JCAHO, Medicare, CHAMPUS, and State of South Carolina

● Achieved 25% growth in volume resulting from re-branding of hospital, improved hospital logo and galvanized community support Contributed to recruitment of 3 medical directors

Developed state-of-the-art Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Programs to meet needs of PSA Recruited medical directors and program directors for: (a) Child and Adolescent Treatment Program, (b) Adult Treatment Program, and (c) Chemical Dependency Treatment Program contributing to a 25% growth in volume

● Implemented an Adolescent Residential Treatment Center on hospital campus after successfully acquiring a challenged Certificate of Need required by State. Full capacity of program ADC (14) was maintained

● Successfully managed hospital through purchase by a major corporation by maintaining high quality service programs and minimum staff turnover

● Maintained corporate owner-established operational financial margins during review and negotiation process for acquisition

● Developed and implemented a strategic plan to address low morale of employees during and post-purchase which contributed to minimum turnover

ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR 1985-1986

Assisted with daily operations of the facility Chairman of Marketing Committee, Credentialing Committee and Safety Committee Active member of other hospital committees Responsible for all operational departments with heavy involvement in marketing and public relations, physician relations and physician recruitment

HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATIVE RESIDENT, 1984 - 1985

Healthcare Services of America (Behavioral Health and Chemical Dependency services), Inc. Birmingham, AL

HSAI Corporate Headquarters - Marketing and Finance Responsibilities HSA Hillcrest HospitalBirmingham, AL - Operations Responsibilities

HSA Cumberland Hospital - Fayetteville, NC - Operations Responsibilities.

EDUCATION

Doctorate of Science - Health Services Administration 2013

Dissertation research topic: "Effect of a Faith-Based Initiative on Hospital Readmissions"

Master of Science - Hospital and Health Services Administration

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Core Business Curriculum Courses

Nashville State Technical Institute, Nashville, TN

Master of Science - Health and Physical Education Bachelor of Science - Health and Physical Education

Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Board Certified in Healthcare Management and a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

Mid-South Healthcare Executives

National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), Member

Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare Executive of the Year - Recipient of the 2003 "Sherard Award" recognizing the individual who exemplifies leadership excellence through accomplishments towards the organizations goals and objectives

COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

Mid-South Food Bank - Chairman, Board of Directors

Whitehaven Economic Development Corporation - Board of Directors

March 7, 2023

Dear Members of the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Selection Committee,

Throughout my years as a health system administrator, I have connected and collaborated with a number of health care leaders. I continue to be impressed by the determined focus on health equity and access undertaken in Nashville under the leadership of Dr. Joseph Webb. For this reason, I recommend Dr. Joseph Webb D.Sc., FACHE, as an inductee for the 2023 Health Care Hall of Fame.

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are considered a leading cause of health disparities in our communities and across the country. Dr. Webb has developed an evidence-based care model to address these SDOH by removing barriers. Using this care model his team at Nashville General Hospital has seen an improvement in chronic disease control, patient outcomes, and utilization of preventative screenings and services. The hospital has also received multiple quality awards directly related to these efforts including the 2021 Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Achievement Award.

Dr. Webb has been steadfast in connecting directly with the citizens of Nashville and surrounding communities. His creation and incorporation through the Congregational Health and Education Network (CHEN) of faith-based organizations and leaders into his care delivery model is truly inspiring. Local faith-based organizations can play an important role in health education, literacy, and access in our communities across the state

I recommend Dr. Webb as an inductee into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame in recognition of his distinguished healthcare career and work to address and eliminate SDOH.

Sincerely,

Leticia W. Towns, FACHE Executive Vice President/CAO

Joseph Webb

WHITE PAPER: September 15, 2021

Joseph Webb

D.Sc., MSHA, FACHE, CEO

(Webb Health Equity Model)

The pandemic has highlighted our nation’s continuing struggle with health equity. According to the CDC, the number of individuals who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. are disproportionately “Hispanic or Latino, non-Hispanic Black, and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native.” 1 These underserved minority groups are victims of ineffective policies and a failed healthcare delivery system, the impact from which includes reduced access to affordable care, increased chronic disease, and poorer outcomes. 2

The good news is that progress is being made—just not where some might suspect. Instead of large health systems with well-funded foundations, the most innovative transformations have come from public safety net hospitals— so called “last resort” hospitals. At a time when others talk about using innovation to reduce health inequity, address disparities, improve the health of populations, and reduce costs; community hospitals have succeeded in building a highly effective model. What they’re doing is quite remarkable and completely repeatable in communities across the country.

The Webb Health Equity Model (WHEM)*

In 2015, Joseph Webb, DSc, FACHE, CEO at Nashville General Hospital (NGH), developed the Webb Health Equity Model (WHEM), a healthcare delivery process founded on the principles of evidence-based management. EBM is the “systematic application of the best available evidence to management decision-making, aimed at improving the performance of healthcare organizations.”3 As part of this approach, WHEM leverages the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH/PCSP) and Chronic Care Model to bring wholistic, proactive healthcare and prevention to the individual where they live—in the community.

*WHEM is a model that addresses health disparities in both urban and rural communities through an evidencebased healthcare delivery approach.

Image 1: WHEM Model

Removing SDOH Barriers

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are considered the primary cause of health disparities across the country; they tend to correlate with health outcomes and mortality. For example, research shows that SDOH are closely correlated with an individual’s risk of getting type 2 diabetes, their chance of being diagnosed, and their likelihood of dying from disease-related issues.4 Fully integrated into WHEM, hospitals adopt clinical best practices for the treatment of chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and respiratory illnesses. As part of this effort, they should collaborate with community initiatives such as Target: BP®, a program developed by the American Heart Association and the American Medical Association that focuses on reducing the “high prevalence of uncontrolled blood pressure.” 5

Food Pharmacies: Food as medicine

One of the foundational tenants of WHEM is preventing and managing chronic disease. This requires continuous care coordination from the emergency room to ambulatory care to home. Food Pharmacy, which NGH has implemented as part of WHEM, is a prime example. The Food Pharmacy concept is like traditional food pantries in that they provide access to food for individuals living with food insecurity. But the Nashville General Food Pharmacy goes a step further by not only providing the individual with a food supply but educating individuals about which foods best fit within the care plan based on their chronic conditions. For example, a person living with diabetes would be educated about which foods increase or lower glucose levels. As part of this education, they receive

While it is a federal mandate that hospitals treat patients presenting in an Emergency Department (ED) regardless of their ability to pay, NGH voluntarily expands this option to patients no matter where they are in the care continuum. Cost should never be an obstacle to receiving appropriate healthcare.

WHEM

(Webb Health Equity Model)

instructions on how to prepare these foods in a healthy way and with the tools they have available. Cancer patients can benefit from the Food Pharmacy as well since maintaining a healthy weight is critical to the body’s ability to tolerate treatment. This has had a major impact on keeping cancer patients compliant to treatment protocols that require them to maintain weight during a difficult treatment regime. Evidence based on outcomes indicate that the Food Pharmacy has made a major impact on improving the survival rate of cancer patients at NGH.

Addressing Health Literacy: CHEN

According to the Center for Health Care Strategies, those with low health literacy experience “greater health care use and costs compared to those with proficient health literacy.”6 Addressing health literacy is essential to creating healthier populations. Collaborating with community organizations like churches helps bring education to individuals where they live. For example, NGH developed the Congregational Health and Education Network (CHEN) as a 501c3 with local churches and educational institutions. CHEN’s mission is to increase health education to lower health disparities. The CHEN framework is built upon four pillars: education starting in kindergarten, health literacy, access to care, and member support. CHEN currently includes 100 faith-based organizations of all denominations throughout the Nashville area, working together to elevate health education for children and adults. These relationships create a “community” referral process as well where individuals can be connected in a personal manner to healthcare and other public resources of which they otherwise may not be aware.

Delivering Healthcare and Well-care Through Community Collaboration

A critical part of reducing the impact of SDOH and improving the health of communities is through preventative care and health screenings. WHEM addresses this need by establishing outpatient and specialty clinics. Service offerings should include comprehensive OB/GYN care, with an emphasis on prenatal care. Expectant mothers with unaddressed chronic conditions such as diabetes are at greater risk of complications throughout pregnancy and delivery. Having access to care early in the pregnancy can help providers proactively intervene to reduce complications and improve outcomes.

(Webb Health Equity Model)

2020 Nashville General Hospital Outcomes

NGH experienced many challenges in 2020 due primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, throughout it all, clinical outcomes improved.

78% 79% 20% 1.2%

20% increase in number of patients in control of their diabetes compared to 2019.

78% of female patients between ages 50 and 74 seen in Internal Medicine Clinic received a mammogram in the previous 27 months.

79% of Internal Medicine Clinic patients were screened for depression.

ESI5 (Emergency Severity Index) decreased to 1.2%, well under NGH’s 3% goal.

85.71% of NGH patients would recommend the hospital to patients and friends, according to the most recent Press Ganey patient satisfaction surveys.

QUALITY SUMMARY:

• Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval accreditation

• NCQA Patient–Centered Medical Home accreditation

• NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program

• Silver–Level recognition by the Commission on Cancer for Nashville General’s Dr. Robert E. Hardy Cancer Center

WHEM

(Web Health Equity Model)

The Future of Community Health

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Of all forms of inequality, an injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” 7 Safety net hospitals understand this all too well, which is why they are in the best position to create meaningful change. Rather than being viewed as a resource of last resort, Nashville General and other urban hospitals are innovating more rapidly to address the root causes of Health Inequity offering substance over sound bites. Through innovation, collaboration, and evidence-based management tools like WHEM, community hospitals like NGH are achieving significant advances in the healthcare delivery process—one neighborhood at a time.

“What we are doing here isn’t rocket science, it’s evidencedbased care delivery. We don’t have an access issue with healthcare, we have a health literacy and care coordination problem that traditional healthcare is not incentivized to solve. We’ve solved it in Nashville through our hub and spoke model, including a communitybased strategy; with the right leadership, this can be done in any metropolitan city in America.”

- Dr. Joseph Webb

SOURCES

1 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/ racial-ethnic-disparities/disparities-deaths.html

2 https://smhs.gwu.edu/rodhaminstitute/sites/rodhaminstitute/files/ HCReform%20-%20Disparities%20Report.pdf

3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016354/

4 https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/early/2020/10/31/dci200053.full.pdf

5 https://targetbp.org

6 https://www.chcs.org/resource/health-literacy-fact-sheets/

7 https://www.rwjf.org/en/blog/2013/01/_of_all_the_formsof.html

PHILIP WENK

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE PHILIP WENK

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Dr. Phil Wenk is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry who practiced in Clinton, TN, for 20 years. In 1997, he accepted the role of chief operating officer at Delta Dental of Tennessee, a nonprofit dental benefits provider, where he continues to serve to this day. In 2000 he became president and CEO, and he has earned a reputation as one of Tennessee’s principal health care executives.

Dr. Wenk has grown Delta Dental to be the largest independent dental benefits provider in the state, with more than 2,000 employer groups representing over 1.2 million Tennesseans. Through the Tennessee Dental Safety Net Denture Program, more than $1.25 million has benefitted over 2,300 Tennesseans to date—in many cases, patients who received affordable prostheses have gone on to live healthier lives and find better jobs.

Under Dr. Wenk’s leadership, Delta Dental has greatly expanded its philanthropic giving. The organization launched its philanthropic arm, the Smile180 Foundation, in 2015. Under the direction of Dr. Wenk and his team, the program has provided more than $30 million in statewide grants and community support. In 2016, Delta Dental gave away 75 percent of net revenues to support communities across the state, and the organization has become the single largest donor to the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. Through the Foundation, Dr. Wenk has led Delta Dental to build an ambulatory dental clinic at every children's hospital in Tennessee that has space. These clinics allow pediatric dentists to serve patients and to bring in children with mental or physical challenges. The Smile180 Foundation now serves 25 total clinics across the state, providing operational support and capital needs for independent clinics and equipment assistance for federally qualified clinics. In addition to its direct contributions in terms of dental equipment, the Smile180 Foundation provides Tennessee Charitable Care Network dental providers the opportunity to attend an annual conference at no expense. This opportunity for free and charitable dental providers to network and participate in a day of education and personal growth is deeply appreciated by all who attend.

Dr. Wenk serves as a member of the University of Tennessee President’s Council, chair of the University of Tennessee Foundation Board and chair of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Advisory Council in Knoxville. He also serves on boards for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Church Health in Memphis and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville. He is a past chair of the American Cancer Society board and a recipient of the organization’s national St. George’s award. His other accolades include: “Top 100 Distinguished Alumni” in Tennessee Alumnus, the University of Tennessee system’s alumni magazine, recognition as a “Health Care Hero,” inclusion in the Nashville Business Journal’s “Health Care 100” and a Nashville Business Journal “Most Admired CEO.”

In addition to his commitment to community service and engagement, Dr. Wenk is known to carry a bright smile and generous spirit.

TENNESSEE HEALTH CARE HALL OF FAME NOMINEE PHILIP WENK

NOMINEE INFORMATION (2022)

NAME: Philip Wenk

IS THE NOMINEE LIVING OR DECEASED: Living

EMAIL: pwenk@deltadentaltn.com

COMPANY: Delta Dental of Tennessee

PHONE NUMBER: 615.742.6920

ADDRESS: 240 Venture Circle, Nashville, Tennessee 37228

NOMINEE BORN, LIVED OR WORKED IN TENNESSEE?: Born, Lived, Worked

EDUCATION: 1973 graduate of the University of Tennessee and a 1977 graduate from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD: President and CEO of Delta Dental of Tennessee

APPOINTMENTS/HONORS: As a student, Dr. Wenk served in leadership as vice president and president of the UT Student Association and a member of the Student Government Executive Council. Dr. Wenk’s professional memberships include the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the American and Tennessee Dental Associations. He serves as a member of the University of Tennessee President’s Council, chair of the University of Tennessee Foundation Board, as well as chair of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Advisory Council in Knoxville. He also serves on boards for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Church Health in Memphis, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville. He is a past chair of the American Cancer Society board and the former 2nd district dental society president.

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

NAME: Dr. G. Scott Morris COMPANY: Church Health

EMAIL: hodgel@churchhealth.org

PHONE NUMBER: 901.272.0003

ADDRESS: 1350 Concourse Ave, STE 142, Memphis, Tennessee 38104

RELATIONSHIP TO NOMINEE: Professional Colleague

DESCRIBE THE NOMINEE: As a hometown dentist-turned-corporate executive, Phil Wenk has spent a lifetime serving his community, his profession, and his state. Hailing from the east Tennessee town of Clinton, Dr. Wenk has had a front row seat to dentistry all his life as he observed both his father and uncle in practice. He was torn between medicine and dentistry as he began his undergraduate studies in Knoxville at the University of Tennessee in 1969, but ultimately decided to pursue dentistry and graduated in 1977 with his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. He then returned to Clinton, Tennessee where he practiced dentistry with his father for more than 20 years. In an interview for Nashville Medical News, Dr. Wenk states, “I think I did a good job as a restorative dentist, but I think the most rewarding part was connecting with people…being immersed in the community.” During his time

in Clinton, Dr. Wenk took on numerous roles including serving on the city council, as chairman of the local school board, and as an announcer for Clinton High School football and basketball games.

Two decades into his practice, Dr. Wenk was diagnosed with a benign tumor spanning the C2 through C6 vertebrae and required a nearly 12-hour surgery. Due to the physical requirements of being a dentist, it became more and more painful for him to practice. So, when the opportunity came up to join Delta Dental of Tennessee, Dr. Wenk was able to continue to impact oral health but on a much broader stage. He joined Delta Dental in 1997 as chief operating officer and became president and CEO in 2000, a role he continues to serve in today. Under his leadership, Delta Dental has steadily increased revenues and as those profits increased, their efforts to expand their service to their patients and the public has grown accordingly. As they’ve become more successful, one of the things he has led the company to do, is to become more engaged with providing better oral health to the people of the state of Tennessee.

PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE NOMINEE'S WORK: Dr. Phil Wenk, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Tennessee, is a 1973 graduate of the University of Tennessee and a 1977 graduate from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. As a student, Dr. Wenk served in leadership as vice president and president of the UT Student Association and a member of the Student Government Executive Council.

He transitioned from a student leader to small-town dentist, practicing in Clinton, TN for 20 years and serving on the city council and school board. In 1997, he accepted the role of chief operating officer at Delta Dental of Tennessee, eventually moving to president and CEO in 2000 where he serves today.

Under his leadership at Delta Dental, the company has significantly increased revenues while also maintaining a focus on giving back to the communities it serves. Delta Dental has become the single largest donor to the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry and through its philanthropic arm, the Smile180 Foundation, Dr. Wenk continues to provide support for dental schools, children’s hospitals, and charitable dental clinics across the state, to the tune of $30 million since its inception in 2014.

Dr. Wenk’s professional memberships include the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the American and Tennessee Dental Associations. He serves as a member of the University of Tennessee President’s Council, chair of the University of Tennessee Foundation Board, as well as chair of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Advisory Council in Knoxville. He also serves on boards for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Church Health in Memphis, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville. He is a past chair of the American Cancer Society board and the former 2nd district dental society president.

PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SPEAK TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

How has the nominee served as a role model or mentor within the health care community?

In addition to providing access to oral healthcare providers, Delta Dental of Tennessee has earned a well-deserved reputation for generosity in communities across the state. In 2014, they formalized their philanthropic strategy and created the Smile180 Foundation. The Smile180 Foundation provides resources for free and reduced cost clinics, children’s hospitals, and the state’s dental colleges.

In 2016, the organization gave away 75 percent of net revenues to support communities across the state. Under the direction of Dr. Wenk and his team, the program continues to build off that initiative which has provided more than $30 million in statewide grants and community support. There are now more than 25 such clinics across the state where the Smile180 Foundation provides operational support and capital needs for independent clinics and equipment assistance for federally qualified clinics.

Dr. Wenk continues to advocate for the importance of dentistry at a state level through his trusted relationships with representatives and senators. His numerous board memberships demonstrate the level of respect and influence he has within multiple local communities across the state and he is known to carry a bright smile and generous spirit. He is dedicated to his profession, to the people of this state, his family and the future of Tennessee.

How has the nominee demonstrated the utmost professional and ethical conduct?

The dental profession holds a special position of trust within society. As a practitioner, Dr. Wenk made an oath to uphold the highest ethical standards in patient autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, justice, and veracity. As the CEO of Delta Dental of Tennessee, he has carried these tenants through his work and service to the community and his clients.

How has the nominee made a significant impact/lasting contribution to the health care industry on a local, state, national or international level?

Currently, Dr. Wenk has grown Dental Dental of Tennessee to be the largest independent dental benefits provider in the state, with more than 2,000 employer groups representing over 1.2 million Tennesseans. Through the Tennessee Dental Safety Net Denture Program, more than $1.25 million has benefitted over 2,300 Tennesseans to date—in many cases, patients who received affordable prostheses have gone on to live healthier lives and even get better jobs.

Dr. Wenk has been instrumental at Meharry School of Dentistry in building the simulation lab and in providing funding for the diagnostic center and multiple student scholarships. In Memphis, Delta Dental of Tennessee continues to support the UT College of Dentistry, becoming the single largest monetary supporter.

Through his leadership as president and CEO, he has built an ambulatory dental clinic at every children's hospital in Tennessee that has space. These clinics allow pediatric dentists to serve patients and to bring in children with mental or physical challenges. "Our future is always our children so we're going to contribute to our future."

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OF SIGNIFICANCE TO BE MENTIONED? In addition to aiding the dental schools and children’s hospitals across the state, the Smile180 Foundation and Dr. Wenk also back the broader concept of education, including support of organizations like Books from Birth.

Phil A. Wenk, D.D.S.

After practicing dentistry for two decades in his hometown of Clinton, Tennessee, Dr. Philip Wenk embarked on a new career as the CEO of Delta Dental of Tennessee, a not-for-profit dental benefits provider dedicated to customer satisfaction and community service. Since then, he has earned a reputation as one of Tennessee’s principal health care executives and led Delta Dental of Tennessee to become the state’s largest dental benefits carrier. Dr. Wenk’s vision enabled the organization to become one of the region’s fastest growing companies in recent consecutive years and earned the Nashville Business Journal’s coveted “Best in Business” award.

Since taking on the role of CEO in 2000, Dr. Wenk has received numerous accolades. He was selected as one of the University of Tennessee’s most illustrious alum when he was chosen from more than 370,000 alumni and also included in the “Top 100 Distinguished Alumni” in Tennessee Alumnus, the University of Tennessee system’s alumni magazine. Dr. Wenk’s work allowed him to be recognized as a “Health Care Hero” and included in the “Health Care 100” by the Nashville Business Journal. Recently, he was named a “Most Admired CEO” by the Nashville Business Journal. However, any Delta Dental of Tennessee employee will attest that it is Dr. Wenk’s commitment to community service and engagement that define his leadership and set the company apart.

Under Dr. Wenk’s leadership, Delta Dental received the Nashville Business Journal’s Corporate Giving Award and honors from the Memphis and Nashville chapters of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. In 2015, he continued the company’s commitment to community service with the development of Delta Dental of Tennessee’s Smile180 Foundation. This organization strategically focuses the company’s philanthropic efforts on charitable dental clinics, dental education, and children’s hospitals across the state. Smile180 assists some of the state’s most vulnerable residents by offering financial support to charitable dental clinics across Tennessee. The foundation is also a prominent contributor to Tennessee’s two dental colleges and children’s hospitals statewide. Since its inception, the Smile180 Foundation and Delta Dental of Tennessee have reinvested more than $30 million in the community.

However, Dr. Wenk’s commitment to community service is not limited to his role as a corporate executive. In his time away from the office, Dr. Wenk lends his skills, time, leadership, and resources to organizations across the state and serves on several boards and committees. His current projects include serving as a member of the University of Tennessee President’s Council and chair of the University of Tennessee Foundation Board as well as chair of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Advisory Council in Knoxville; and serving on boards for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Church Health in Memphis; and Tennessee Performing Arts Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville. A past chair of the American Cancer Society board, Dr. Wenk was honored with the organization’s national St. George’s award.

When he is not working to improve the health of Tennesseans, Dr. Wenk and Brenda, his wife of 50 years, enjoy life in Brentwood and time spent with their two children and three grandchildren.

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Dear Selection Committee:

I am honored to nominate Dr. Phil Wenk for the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. As the founder and CEO of Church Health, which is the largest faith-based, charitable healthcare organization in the United States, I have seen first-hand how Phil has spent a lifetime serving his community, his profession, and his state.

Church Health serves the uninsured and underinsured low to moderate income population in Shelby County, TN with a robust model of integrated medical, dental, physical rehabilitation, eye care and behavioral health services. Additionally, we offer nutrition, movement and health ministry programs on-site and in the community.

In 2021, we conducted 61,300 patient visits and, including 30,000 procedures performed in our dental clinic. Much of our dental care is possible because of Phil’s commitment to caring for our patients. With proper dental care, our patients can lead productive lives that enable to them to improve their overall health with good nutrition and better job prospects.

Over the years, Phil has been an exceptional advocate and supporter of Church Health. As a longtime board member, we have benefitted from his wealth of knowledge. Phil has advised us on building and expanding our dental clinic, helping us recruit volunteer dental providers, and teaching the next generation of student dentists to participate in charitable dental clinics.

On behalf of Church Health and the tens of thousands of people we’ve served with the support of Dr. Phil Wenk, I encourage selection committee to consider Phil as an inductee into the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

Sincerely,

G. Scott Morris, M.D., M. Div Founder and CEO Church Health

Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame, Class of 2021

Robert B. Carter

Executive Vice President &

Chief Information Officer

Member of the Executive Committee

February 21, 2022

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Dear Selection Committee:

I am honored to nominate Dr. Phil Wenk for the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. I have served with Dr. Wenk on the Church Health board for many years, including my five years as Chairman of the board. Church Health’s CEO and founder, Dr. Scott Morris was inducted into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame last year.

Church Health serves the uninsured and underinsured low-income population in Shelby County, TN with a robust model of integrated medical, dental, physical rehabilitation, eye care and behavioral health services. Additionally, we offer nutrition, movement and health ministry programs on-site and in the community.

In 2021, we conducted more than 30,000 procedures in our dental clinic. Our dental care is made possible because of Dr. Wenk’s commitment to caring for our patients. His generous giving has helped so many underserved Memphians achieve a huge boost in their lives With proper dental care, our patients lead much more productive and confident lives. The renewed smiles the dental center helps our patients attain lead to improved health, nutrition, and far better job prospects.

Over the years, Phil has been an exceptional advocate and supporter of Church Health. As a longtime board member, we have benefitted from his wealth of knowledge. Dr. Wenk and Delta Dental have enabled us to build and expand our dental clinic. This state-of-the-art center has helped us recruit volunteer dental providers and creates a teaching environment for the next generation of student dentists.

On behalf of Church Health and the tens of thousands of people we’ve served with the support of Dr. Phil Wenk, I encourage selection committee to consider Phil as an inductee into the Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame.

Best regards,

February 22, 2022

The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame

Dear Selection Committee:

On behalf of the Tennessee Charitable Care Network (TCCN) Board of Directors, members, and staff, I am writing to enthusiastically endorse Dr. Phil Wenk’s nomination for the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. TCCN is a network of over 50 free and charitable health care providers serving low-income, uninsured, under insured and under served Tennesseans. Nearly half of TCCN members provide dental care to their neighbors in need. The support provided by Delta Dental in the person of Dr Phil Wenk has translated into many thousands of vulnerable Tennesseans receiving quality oral health services.

Every TCCN dental provider I visit is excited to tell me about the times that Dr. Wenk visited their clinic, assessed their services, and ensured that their equipment needs were addressed with state-of-the-art dental equipment. Our members and their patients are incredibly grateful for Dr. Wenk’s personal interest in their work and his advocacy to ensure that they have what they need to serve Tennesseans who otherwise would have no access to dental care.

In addition to the tremendous contributions in terms of dental equipment, Delta Dental, again, in the person of Dr. Phil Wenk, provides TCCN dental providers an outstanding annual conference at no expense to these hardworking nonprofit leaders. This opportunity for free and charitable dental providers to network and participate in a day of education and personal growth is invaluable and deeply appreciated

On behalf of TCCN and our many dental providers who owe a huge debt of gratitude to this tremendously dedicated dental leader, I hope that the selection committee will induct Dr. Phil Wenk into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. Thank you for your consideration of this heartfelt request.

Best regards,

Mary Kiger Executive Director, TCCN

615-414-8345

mary@tccnetwork.org