Claxton-Hepburn

Dear friends, Laura Shea, MHA, FACHE Director, Community Relations and Planning Find the hidden apple in Living Well and win an iPad mini! Go to www.claxtonhepburn.org/apple or send a postcard with your name, address, and phone number indicating the page number and location of the apple to: Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center Attn: Community Relations 214 King Street Ogdensburg, NY 13669 www.claxtonhepburn.org All entries are due by Oct. 31, 2014. One entry per person. Correct entries will be entered into a drawing. Must be at least 18 years old to enter. Claxton-Hepburn employees and their immediate families are not eligible for the drawing. Congratulations to our last issue's winner: Nancy Bouchard from Ogdensburg. Did you fi nd the apple in the last issue? It was hidden on page 5! Giveaway AnnounceMent ▲ Welcome to The North Country, Nate Howell! (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) With many changes forecast for the healthcare industry in coming years, it's critical to have a leader in place who has the experience and vision necessary to lead Claxton- Hepburn Medical Center into the future. After months of an extensive search process, our board of directors has found the right person. It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to Nate Howell, the new chief executive of cer of Claxton-Hepburn. Howell took leadership of the hospital on September 1, and he's a welcome sight here in the halls at the hospital and in Ogdensburg, where he lives with his wife, Julie, and their two children. Please join me in welcoming the Howell family to our community. As always, thank you for depending on Claxton- Hepburn and its staff for your family's health care. Sincerely, Nate Howell has lived in the Southeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast during his career in health care. New facilities and technologies at the hospitals at which he worked aren't the only legacies the new Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center CEO left in each community—he also touched lives through a variety of outreach work with organizations such as Kiwanis, YMCA, United Way, and the American Cancer Society. L I V I N G W E L L www.claxtonhepburn.org 2 Oversaw the addition of two medical-surgical oors—a $25 million, 101-bed project—and an eight-bed emergency department observation unit at Midwest Regional Medical Center in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Helped outpatient radiology and laboratory volumes increase 10 percent and presided over an $11 million project that added 36 private telemetry beds at Easton Hospital in Easton, Pennsylvania. Most recently, oversaw the completion of numerous expansion and renovation projects and helped execute a two- year nancial turnaround from a net loss of $16 million to a gain of $12 million at Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton, Massachusetts. Howell is thrilled to assume a top hospital leadership role for the rst time and bring his commitment to meeting community needs to Claxton-Hepburn. He looks forward to building a life in the North Country with his wife, son, and daughter, and to improving the health of his adopted community. "During the interview process, we spent time researching the city of Ogdensburg as well as the hospital," Howell explains. "Ogdensburg and the surrounding St. Lawrence County have so much to offer a young family. We are excited to be here, get settled, and get outside to the river and mountains." Curious about Claxton-Hepburn's latest achievements, recent additions, or upcoming events? Visit the "About us" section at www.claxtonhepburn.org for all the news from your community hospital. A Caring Citizen

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