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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ +HOSPITAL ROUNDS U +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ including a donation rate of 75% or more a community member and a physician who Minnesota," explains Wordelman. "HCMC is of eligible donors at their facilities and for demonstrate "selfless dedication and exem- moving to serve our community through a achieving a rate of 3.75 organs transplant- plary leadership in improving the health and new integrated delivery system, and ambula- ed per donor. welfare of St. Paul residents and the com- tory care is at the center of the future. As I munities we serve," according to the United join the HCMC leadership team, I look forward Hospital Foundation announcement. to helping build a stronger system which will CAROL KOENECKE-GRANT JOINS CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA AS NEW CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Dr. Dunn graduated from the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, exceed our patients' expectations." Wordelman received a bachelor's degree NE, and completed her residency at the in business and hospital administration from University of Minnesota's Department Concordia College in 1980 and continued Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota of Neurosurgery. She is certified by the studies at the University of Minnesota's is pleased to welcome Carol Koenecke- American Board of Neurological Surgery Independent Study Program in Health Care Grant as the new chief strategy officer and is a Fellow with the American College of Administration. He held administrative (CSO). Koenecke-Grant joined the team in Surgeons. Her list of special medical interests positions in Baudette, MN, and Chisago City, September and brings 20 years of stra- includes: pediatric neurosurgery, surgi- MN, prior to moving to Red Wing in 1998. He tegic health care planning expertise to cal treatment of epilepsy, brain and spinal is a former chair of the Minnesota Hospital Children's Hospitals. tumors, selective posterior rhizotomy, stereo- Association and member of the American tactic brain surgery, and spinal cord surgery. Hospital Association Regional 6 Policy Board, Koenecke-Grant was most recently senior among other AHA committees. Wordelman vice president of strategic planning and is a Fellow in the American College of Health implementation at Guthrie Health System of SCOTT R. WORDELMAN, FACHE NAMED HCMC'S VICE PRESIDENT OF AMBULATORY ADMINISTRATION Care Executives and has been honored as Grant has built her health care career around Scott R. Wordelman was recently named Vice Health Care" by the Healthcare Forum. a fundamental belief in patient-centered care President of Ambulatory Administration at He was the first recipient of the Heart of and the importance of differentiation to drive Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). Minnesota Award from the Minnesota Health organizational growth. Before joining HCMC's leadership team, Care Auxiliary Association. Northern Pennsylvania and Southern New York, which is comprised of three hospitals and 23 clinics. Initially a clinician, Koenecke- "Carol brings a keen, strategic eye to our Wordelman led the creation of one of the one of Modern Healthcare's "Up and Comers" and as one of four "Emerging Leaders in Wordelman serves as a preceptor and nation's first rural integrated community speaker for both Concordia College's changing health care landscape," says Alan health systems, Chicago Health Services, and Health Care Management Program and the L. Goldbloom, M.D., President and CEO of the integration of three community hospitals University of Minnesota Masters in Health Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. to create Fairview Lakes Regional Health Care Administration Program. "She'll be a great asset in helping us grow Care, a regionally integrated health system core programs, expand our clinic footprint and a division of Fairview Health Services in adult trauma center and Level 1 pediatric and evolve the patient family experience. Minneapolis, MN. trauma center with the largest emergency business and a deep understanding of the Most recently, as president and CEO, he led HCMC is a nationally recognized Level 1 department in Minnesota. The comprehen- the integration of Interstate Medical Center, sive academic medical center and public DR. DUNN RECEIVES SERVICE TO HUMANITY AWARD River Region Health Services and Fairview teaching hospital includes a 462-bed acute to create Fairview Red Wing Health Services care hospital with primary care and specialty Mary E. Dunn, M.D., neurosurgeon with — an integrated, community-based health clinics located in downtown Minneapolis and United Neurosurgery Associates, one of the system in Red Wing, MN, affiliated with throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. specialty groups located at the Apple Valley Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services, Medical Center, was recently presented with where he was a senior officer. the Service to Humanity Award from the United Hospital Foundation. The Service to Humanity Award goes to 24 | Twin Cities MD NEWS I MDNEWS.COM "I am delighted and honored to join the If you have a press release about an event, new hire, announcement, etc., please team of caregivers who each day meet a email the information to Troy Anderson at mission unlike any other in health system tanderson@mdnews.com. I

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