Physician Leadership
Capella Healthcare's Chief Medical Officer Erik Swensson, MD, FACS, leads the work of the National Physician Leadership Group. Learn more about Dr. Swensson, click photo .>>
At Capella’s family of hospitals, physicians are integrally involved in providing leadership where they practice. In addition to leadership roles on the Medical Staff and with hospital committees, physicians are also a vital part of each hospital’s Board of Trustees. Together with members of the community and hospital leadership, physicians collaboratively provide guidance and strategic leadership for the hospital’s operations.
In addition to traditional Board and medical staff leadership opportunities, each hospital also has a Physician Leadership Group (PLG). With 6-10 members representing a cross-section of its medical staff, the PLG provides input to hospital leadership on all aspects of operations, including strategic development, key initiatives, quality improvement, patient and employee satisfaction, and more.
One of the most important decisions the NPLG made during 2010 was the selection of The Advisory Board’s Crimson Clinical Advantage as the tool through which they would address physician performance improvement. A revolutionary platform to help hospitals better manage patient quality and costs across hospital inpatient, outpatient and physician clinic care settings, Crimson Clinical Advantage combines best-in-class business intelligence technology with dedicated implementation support, ongoing research on physician enfranchisement, and membership in a rapidly growing national peer collaborative. The Crimson Initiative is helping Capella’s hospitals and physicians work collaboratively to advance quality goals while delivering the efficient, compassionate care.
Members of Capella Healthcare’s National Physician Leadership Group are shown here at the recent National Conference. Starting from left on the back row and moving clockwise, they are:
Kari Kubik, MD, Parkway Medical Center (Decatur, AL)
Stephen Snell, MD, Southwestern Medical Center (Lawton, OK)
Richard Levine, MD, Grandview Medical Center (Jasper, TN)
Alan Drake, MD, White County Community Hospital (Sparta, TN)
Erik Swensson, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Capella Healthcare
Todd Stewart, MD, River Park Hospital (McMinnville, TN)
Russell Ulrich, DO, Jacksonville Medical Center (Jacksonville, AL)
Alan Walker, MD, Hartselle Medical Center (Hartselle, AL)
Victoria Damba, DO, Mineral Area Regional Medical Center (Farmington, MO)
Robert Hipp, MD, Capital Medical Center (Olympia, WA)
Matthew Bliven, MD, Willamette Valley Medical Center (McMinnville, OR)
Tim English, MD, National Park Medical Center (Hot Springs, AR)
Jay Gregory, MD, Muskogee Regional Medical Center (Muskogee, OK)