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Medical Briefs THE ONONDAGA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY WELCOMES ERIKA BARRY, WHO WAS RECENTLY HIRED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE SOCIETY. Erika Barr y brings deep exper tise in nonprofit management and cataly tic systems change to Onondaga Count y Medical Societ y. She was most recently Director of Business E xpansion with Hillside Family of Agencies, where she was responsible for government af fairs, led strategic planning ef for ts, built new local and national par tnerships across sectors, and cultivated nontraditional sources of funding in order to scale programs for youth and families along the continuum of care. Prior to joining Hillside, Barr y was E xecutive Director of the Syracuse Nor theast Communit y Center. She also ser ved as E xecutive Director at Thrive DC, ser ving men and women facing pover t y and homeless - ness in the nation's capital. Barr y has provided fundraising and board gover- nance consulting to communit y-based nonprofits across the countr y, and she also brings direct experience in educa - tion and health and wellness program- ming. Barr y graduated from Vanderbilt Universit y summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa and was a Fleming Public Administration Fellow at The George Washington Universit y in Washington, DC, where she earned a Masters in Public Administration and specialized in Social Policy and Nonprofit Management. To contact Barr y, email ebarr y @oncms.org. ST. ELIZABETH CAMPUS OF MVHS ATTAINS ACCREDITATION AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY The St. Elizabeth Campus of Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), has achieved accreditation as a Center of E xcellence in Or thopedic Surger y by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). A Center of E xcellence in Or thopedic Surger y accreditation distinguishes the St. Elizabeth Campus from many other hospitals by providing the highest qual - it y of care to its patients as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation. Status as an accredited Center of E xcellence in Or thopedic Surger y means that the St. Elizabeth Campus, along with John P. Sullivan, MD, or thopedic surgeon and Andrew B. Wickline, MD, or thopedic surgeon and Total Joint medical director at the St. Elizabeth Campus, have met nationally recognized-standards. "The program was identified as having zero deficiencies and was noted to be a top per forming program nationally," says Darlene Stromstad, FACHE, President / CEO of MVHS. "Congratulations to all involved, this is a great win for MVHS as well as the communit y." Healthcare organizations and surgeons seeking accreditation by SRC undergo an extensive self-assessment and on-site inspection. This process includes physi - cians, nurses and administrators who are actively involved in the accredited pro- gram. The inspection is consultative and educational, presenting best practices to help an organization or surgeon improve its care and ser vices. n 2 2❱❱❱❱❱ M E D I C A L B R I E F S