MDNews - San Antonio

CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH SYSTEM NAMES PRESIDENT/CEO CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System is pleased to announce that Dean Alexander, FACHE, has accepted the senior leadership role as President/CEO for the Santa Rosa market, effective April 3, 2017. Alexander is returning to the San Antonio area after serving as the market executive vice president for TeamHealth's Central Group in Nashville, Tennessee. There, he oversaw significant growth through contract acquisition and mergers, initiated cost-saving efforts, and improved patient and provider satisfaction for the 13-state region with more than 150 physician practice contracts. Elaine Mendoza, Chair of the Board of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, noted, "Mr. Alexander brings a wealth of knowledge in develop - ing and growing teams and cultivating outstanding physician relations; CHRISTUS is fortunate to have him join our healthcare ministry." Alexander previously served as chief execu- tive officer with Methodist Healthcare System's Methodist Stone Oak Hospital, a partnership between Methodist Ministries and Hospital Corporation of America. There, his solid perfor- mance led to outstanding outcomes including budget performance, top tier HCAHPS patient satisfaction, hospital expansion, and emergency services development and integration. He also led the development, opening and operation of the Methodist Boerne Emergency Center. With a career dedicated to health care, Alexander brings years of chief leadership from a variety of facilities in Texas, Florida and Louisiana. He earned his MBA at the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, and his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. He enjoys being outdoors, and he and his wife, Allison, have two children, Abbe and Tommy. "It is a blessing to have the opportunity to return to the San Antonio area and to lead a dynamic healthcare ministry such as CHRISTUS Santa Rosa," Alexander says. "Health care is an ever-changing environ - ment, and I look forward to continuing the work the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word began in 1869, and further growing and leading CHRISTUS Santa Rosa for years to come." Dominic Dominguez, CHRISTUS Health – South Texas Senior Vice President of Operations notes, "I am confident Mr. Alexander will effec - tively collaborate with the System's Associates, physicians and leaders; he's one who can effectively navigate the changes in the healthcare in - dustry to continue CHRISTUS Santa Rosa's more than 140-year legacy." SAVING HEARTS BY REDUCING TREATMENT TIME: SOUTHWEST GENERAL HOSPITAL RECEIVES REGION'S SHORTEST DOORTO BALLOON TIME AWARD Each year, 250,000 Americans suffer from the most severe type of heart attack. Getting treatment speedily is the key to a better outcome. The goal is to get patients the treatment in the shortest amount of time, and it's called "door-to-balloon time." In February, Southwest General Hospital was awarded the "short - est door-to-balloon time" by The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC). The award was handed out at STRAC's Regional Cardiac Systems Quarterly Cardiac Dinner, which recog - nizes the best of the best in cardiac care in San Antonio. Door-to-balloon time is a measurement in emergency cardiac care (ECC) referring to the span of time between when you reach the front door of the hospital to the time the device is in the heart and restoring blood flow. National guidelines suggest it should be 90 minutes or less for the most severe type of heart attack. "Time is muscle," says Dudley Wait, Chair of STRAC's Regional Cardiac Systems Committee. "When someone is having a heart attack, it's critical for all pieces of the healthcare system to operate in concert so the patient receives the most efficient and safest treatment possible. This award recognizes the tremendous work by Southwest General Hospital's administration, nurses and physicians, along with the X-ray and scrub techs, and the entire Cath team." For 2016, Southwest General Hospital was recognized for an occur - rence in which the system performed flawlessly with a patient receiving definitive care, a cardiac catheterization, in 20 minutes from the time the EMS arrived at the hospital's doors. "To put this in perspective, the national goal is 90 minutes and our regional goal is 60 minutes," Wait says. "To perform such a critical, lifesaving procedure in such a short time shows a tremendous commit - ment by Southwest General Hospital to have developed internal systems and processes to perform as efficiently as possible when such critical patients arrive at their door." "Cardiology is among the most critical needs in our community and one of Southwest General Hospital's key service lines," says the hospital's CEO, Craig Desmond. "This award signals that if you have a heart attack or any other kind of cardiac event on San Antonio's South Side, Southwest General Hospital has the tools and the very best team in place to care for you." AROUND TOWN THE SAN ANTONIO ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP HIRES DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL REIMBURSEMENT The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group has hired Mikael Moore as Director of Professional Reimbursement. Moore will be responsible for the development and oversight of all systems, departments, policies, team members, training and strategies related to reimbursement for all billable services. She will also assume the role of compliance officer. Moore is a certified professional coder and a certified professional compliance officer. She graduated from Montana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Administration. ■ H O S P I TA L R O U N D S 1 7

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