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
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MIKE RAGAIN, CMO
Dear colleagues,
In this issue of
Physician Notes, we
feature a patient,
Justin Goebel,
who experienced a
traumatic accident
and was airlifted
to UMC Health
System, the
region's only Level 1 Trauma Center, for
the extensive care he needed. While he
underwent a long hospital recovery, his
wife, Ika, was pregnant with their second
child. e couple decided to move her
prenatal care to UMC so she could be close
to Justin. She gave birth to their son, Luke,
at UMC, and all the doctors who cared for
Justin wanted to meet their baby and be
part of this story's happy ending. To be able
to accommodate Ika's prenatal care and
labor during her husband's recovery was
important to us as a health system.
We all have women we love in our lives,
and we want to make sure they get the
best care possible. at is why we work to
advance and improve the care of women
in all we do. Our personnel, programs,
facilities and technology are in place to
enhance the care of women in our region,
creating a health system that is effective,
convenient and accessible.
We make an intentional, focused effort
to serve the women in our community with
a high level of care. We recently received
the Women's Choice Award for patient
experience. In our last issue, we featured
James Henderson, M.D., who is committed
to taking breast imaging to the next level,
helping to detect breast cancer early and
in its most treatable stages. In this issue,
we talk to Jason Wischmeyer, M.D., an
interventional cardiologist who is focused
on keeping the hearts of the women we
love healthy.
UMC has recognized a need to put
women's health programs in place to deliver
care effectively to all of the women we love.
Sincerely,
3
+ Anchoring Cardiac
Preventive Health
+ The Journey to
Next-level Nursing
6
+ Finding a Hospital Home for
Cancer Care
7
+ Welcome, Specialists
+ Furthering Critical
Patient Care
8
+ Y-90 Offers Major Options
for Liver Cancer Patients
4
+ Trauma Teamwork
Saves Lives
Mike Ragain, chief medical officer,
UMC Health System
2 PHYSICIAN NOTES /// FALL 2017
