UMC Health System - Physician Notes

Summer 2017

Physician Notes is a magazine published by UMC Health System in Lubbock Texas

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David Allison PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mike Ragain CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Mark Funderburk CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Penne Richards DIREC TOR, PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT & REL ATIONS Cindy Flores REGIONAL OUTREACH COORDINATOR Eric Finley MARKETING DIREC TOR Kala Waits ASSISTANT DIREC TOR OF MARKETING Susie Pfeiffer ART DIREC TOR Linda McMillan PHOTOGRAPHER T W I T T E R @ U M C H e a l t h Sy s t e m F A C E B O O K f a c e b o o k .c o m / U M C H e a l t h Sy s t e m Y O U T U B E y o u t ub e.c o m / U M C H e a l t h Sy s t e m F O L L O W U M C H E A L T H S Y S T E M U M C H E A LT H S Y S T E M 602 Indiana Ave. Lubbock, TX 79415 806.775.8200 physician.notes@umchealthsystem.com MIKE RAGAIN, CMO Dear colleagues, As a physician, husband and father of two, I know how powerful those first moments and days of your children's lives are. If a health complication is present, that time can be filled with fear. My daughter, Margaret, received care in the neonatal intensive care unit following her birth. It was wonderful to have confidence in the nurses, physicians and other staff taking care ofher. is year, she is starting her senior year at Texas A&M University and is doing wonderfully because of the team in the NICU. And that is true of manychildren. At a medical center like UMC, a whole host of specialists — from the infectious disease experts to the surgeons — who help provide kids and families with the comfort and care they need. In this issue of Physician Notes, you will read more about how our expert team comes together over and over again to provide life-changing services to families. ank you for making all of this possible. Sincerely, Mike Ragain, chief medical officer, UMC Health System 6 + Taking Breast Imaging to the Next Level 7 + Welcome, Specialists + Nurturing a Culture of Excellence Through Collaboration 8 + CJR Program Raises Level of Care 4 + Tiny Beginning, Mighty Endeavor ON THE COVER: Melissa Piepkorn, M.D., neonatologist at UMC 2 PHYSICIAN NOTES /// SUMMER 2017

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