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2020 HONOREES

FIRST RESPONDERS Julie Morrow ...... 19 Priya Samant ...... 20 Miguel Baez ...... 6 Luz Helena Tono ...... 20 Brice Minor ...... 6 Mike Vincent ...... 21 Jullie Wiley ...... 22 Corporate Tower HEALTH CARE INNOVATIONS PROFESSIONALS 101 N. Robinson Ave., Ste. 101, David Kendrick ...... 7 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Cory Littlepage ...... 8 Clark Bishop ...... 22 Godwin Feh ...... 23 405.235.3100 Kendra Orcutt ...... 8 Jeanean Yanish ...... 9 Beth Goetz ...... 23 Tim Grifﬁ n ...... 24 GROUP PUBLISHER - Lisa Blossman Jay Johnson ...... 24 NURSES J.R. McClanahan-Polzien ...... 25 EDITOR - Russell Ray Rachel Cameron ...... 9 Bansari Mehta ...... 26 Christy Olson ...... 26 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR - Sarah Barrow Emily Cooper ...... 10 John Dimmer ...... 11 Tammy Powell ...... 27 Ashley Sale ...... 27 SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS EDITOR - Jessica Mitchell Barbara Holtzclaw ...... 11 Michelle Kinsey ...... 12 Kayse Shrum ...... 28 Rick Snyder ...... 29 COPY AND WEB EDITOR - Ron Clay Monica Kraft ...... 13 Traci Owen ...... 13 Richie Splitt ...... 30 WRITERS Susan Ward ...... 30 Heide Brandes Denise Webber ...... 32 Jessica Mitchell PHYSICIANS Terri White ...... 33 Jennifer Sharpe Adam Asch ...... 14 Justin Beasley ...... 15 ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGERS VOLUNTEER GROUPS Teresa Deck ...... 15 Vicki Madden Jeff Hirsch ...... 16 Dentists for the Disabled and Elderly in Need Shelly Sanderson Douglas Horstmanshof ...... 16 of Treatment ...... 34 Laura Watts Mohammad Faisal Khan ...... 17 Paul Mitchell The School Tulsa .. 34 Jennifer Logsdon ...... 17 PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Elizabeth Greff Tammy Maschino ...... 18 Dan McNeil ...... 18

INTRODUCTION The Journal Record’s inaugural Health Care Heroes event recogniz- health. es 44 honorees who have gone above and beyond to help make Oklaho- Professional: Honors health care workers other than doctors and ma a healthier, safer and happier place to live and work. nurses. Examples include administrators, researchers, technicians and “Our heroes share a common passion for the services they provide professors. and for the life-changing impacts they have on the lives of others,” said Volunteer Group: Honors nonpayroll individuals and groups who Journal Record Editor Russell Ray. “These heroes exemplify what it reach out with time or skills to help patients or health care providers. means to truly care about people, whether they be individuals su ering Health Care Innovation: Honors innovative projects implement- from a debilitating disease or grieving after a mass tragedy.” ed in Oklahoma in 2018 or 2019 that have improved the health of Okla- The 2020 honorees will be recognized in six categories: homans. First Responder: Honors individuals such as military personnel, Each of this year’s Health Care Heroes are pro led in this magazine. emergency medical technicians, paramedics, re ghters and police o - The Journal Record congratulates these Health Care Heroes and thanks cers for their professional achievement and community involvement in them for making a di erence in communities throughout Oklahoma. their line of duty. We would also like to thank our event partners for their support Nurse: Honors individuals from the nursing eld whose perfor- of this important program: Commerce Healthcare, Norman Regional, mance is considered exemplary by patients and doctors and provides a SSM Health St. Anthony and the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City. model of professionalism to peers. If you know any Health Care Heroes you would like to nominate, Physician: Honors doctors who work to discover new medicine or please go to journalrecord.com, click on events in the main menu and practices that can save lives or improve the quality of life for a large num- scroll down to Health Care Heroes to ll out a form for 2021. ber of people. These honorees are also involved in community organizations and outreach programs that focus on improving the community’s

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4 Health Care Heroes 2020 e Journal Record 2020 HEALTH CARE Keynote Speaker HEROES AWARDS Gary Cox • Oklahoma State Department of Health Commissioner PROGRAM

March 6, 2020 ary Cox, commission- Embassy Suites by Hilton Oklahoma City er of the Oklahoma Downtown/Medical Center G State Department of Health, has more than 40 WELCOME years of public health expe- Russell Ray rience. Editor, The Journal Record Before joining the Okla- homa State Department of KEYNOTE SPEAKER Health in 2019, he served Gary Cox 10 years as executive director Commissioner of Health, of the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. Prior to that, Oklahoma State Department of Health Cox worked as an environmentalist for the Tulsa Health Department, where he went on to serve as legal SPONSOR RECOGNITION counsel before eventually serving as director for 15 years. Sarah Barrow Cox received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa. Advertising Director, The Journal Record He has previously served as an adjunct professor of environmental law at the University of Tulsa College of Law and as a visiting as- LUNCH sociate professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health for 17 years. HEALTH CARE HEROES His leadership accomplishments include serving as past presi- AWARD PRESENTATION dent to both the Oklahoma Public Health Association and the Na- Richie Splitt tional Association of County and City Health Officials. He serves President and CEO, on the executive committees for various national, state and local public health efforts. Cox chaired the Governor’s Joint Commis- Norman Regional Health System sion on Public Health. In addition, he is a fellow of U.S. Public To present the following categories: Health Leadership Institute and serves on the University of Cen- First Responders tral Oklahoma President’s Council of Advisors. Health Care Innovations Nurses

Darren Walkup Senior Vice President, Commercial & Industry Lending Team Leader, Commerce Healthcare To present the following category: Physicians

Kelly Kay President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City To present the following categories: Professionals Volunteer Groups

CLOSING REMARKS Russell Ray, Editor, The Journal Record

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Miguel A. Baez Lieutenant • Oklahoma City Fire Department

s a first responder with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, outstanding work Lt. Miguel A. Baez embraces his Hispanic heritage to make a ethic and an unwav- A difference in the lives of everyone in the community. ering positive attitude “I have a strong desire to help others in need, and that’s why toward both fellow fire- I focused on finding a career path that would allow me to serve fighters and citizens in the the people of Oklahoma City and honor my Hispanic heritage,” community,” said Hilda de said Baez, who is a member of the Oklahoma City Fire Depart- Leon Xavier, bilingual clinic spe- ment dive team and recruitment committee as well as the Urban cialist at the OKC-County Health Department. “He has shown Search & Rescue Team OK-TF1. “Being both bilingual and a tireless devotion to the department’s needs on and off duty by native of Mexico enables me to directly relate to the Hispanic volunteering his time, locally or away from home, to educate chil- population’s cultural beliefs and share my story with elementary dren and the general public on fire safety. Baez’s efforts, energy, schools, civic groups and nonprofit organizations. All of which and expertise have increased the department’s overall capabili- is an asset to the Oklahoma City Fire Departments reach into the ties, including its reach into the Hispanic community.” community.” Baez has earned numerous awards and honors, including the Baez serves on the boards of Court Appointed Special Advo- 2018 OKC Commendation Award, Oklahoma City Fire Depart- cates of Oklahoma County and La Luz and volunteers as a com- ment Medal of Meritorious Service and Global Citizen Award. mittee member for Fiesta de las Americas. “Believing in yourself is the No. 1 way to success and only “During the last seven years, Lt. Baez has demonstrated an you can create your future,” Baez said.

First Responder

Brice Minor Assistant Chief • Bridge Creek Volunteer Fire Department

n addition to working full time at Warren Caterpillar of state to honor the Oklahoma City, Brice Minor serves as assistant chief for memory of the first I the Bridge Creek Volunteer Fire Department. responders lost on His need to fulfill a service to his community is why Mi- 9/11 by climbing 110 nor joined the volunteer fire department a decade ago. He floors in what is now was promoted to captain in 2012 and named to his current known as BancFirst Tower position of assistant chief in 2016. in downtown Oklahoma City. “Bridge Creek Fire Department is an integral part of the “Being able to serve as the assistant chief on our depart- 911 system for our rural area,” Minor said. “We respond to ment has been a great honor,” he said. “One of the most poi- structure fires, grass fires, vehicle fires and accidents, an as- gnant times in my career has been serving with my depart- sortment of medical calls, and many other needs in our com- ment during times such as the Moore tornado and the Bridge munities. It is an honor to be able to serve my community in Creek tornado where multiple departments and communities this capacity, especially when lives depend on our service.” came together in times of need to serve in a much larger ca- Minor was one of seven members from the Bridge Creek pacity.” Fire Department who joined other departments across the Minor and his wife, Amy, have two kids – Kade and Emma.

6 Health Care Heroes 2020 e Journal Record Health Care Innovation David Kendrick, M.D., MPH, FACP CEO • MyHealth Access Network; Chair • Department of Medical Informatics at University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine r. David C. Kendrick is more than a physician. He also is an engineer istence has been touched and public health scientist. by the information revo- D “I have a unique educational background and my work at the lution. However, most of the intersection of health care, engineering, and information sciences offers unique innovations and opportunities to opportunities for improving the human condition,” said Kendrick, founder improve lives remain to be discovered and CEO of MyHealth Access Network. and implemented to serve populations.” “The creation of the nonprofit health information exchange to govern and Kendrick has served the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT enable secure health data exchange throughout Oklahoma and beyond has the as its senior counsel for Interoperability, co-authoring the National 10-Year potential to make the largest long-term impact on health in Oklahoma and the Roadmap for Interoperability and providing technical assistance on Medi- rest of the nation,” he said. “Indeed, significant reductions in cost and improve- care’s State Innovation Model program. ment in health outcomes have already been demonstrated.” In addition, Kendrick is chair of the National Committee for Quality As- As a board-certified internist and clinical informaticist, Kendrick chairs the surance and serves on the boards of Strategic Health Information Exchange Department of Medical Informatics at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Collaborative and Network for Regional Health Improvement. He is also an Community Medicine and serves as the assistant provost for Strategic Plan- adviser of Birth to Eight Strategy for Tulsa. ning for the OU Health Sciences Center. Originally from Duncan, Kendrick currently lives in Tulsa with his wife, “I enjoy developing innovations to help improve the health and well-being Dr. Christie Kendrick, and their four children, Katherine, 14; Matthew, 12; of the most people possible,” Kendrick said. “Virtually every facet of human ex- Benjamin, 11; and Joseph, 8.

Top 10 Health for Oklahoma MyHealth Access Network CEO Dr. David Kendrick and the entire MyHealth team would like to recognize our Healthcare Heroes — the Board of Directors and more than 350 participating organizations, whose vision and commitment to better health care in Oklahoma is moving us towards becoming a Top Ten State for health. Under their leadership, MyHealth has successfully linked more than 4000 providers and their 3.8M patients in a secure statewide health information system that has: • Improved the quality of health care • Facilitated care coordination • Empowered patients to take • Reduced health care costs control of their own health Thank you all for your wonderful vision and guidance over the last decade of progress!

Jenny Alexopulos, DO David Free, OD Robert Hauger, MD Stacie Pace Oklahoma State University SMRTSight Subnetwork Oklahoma Tulsa County Medical Society Southeast Oklahoma Center for Health Sciences Association of Optometric Physicians Saint Francis Health System Rural Health Network Billy Beets, MD Frank Gresh Ron Hoffman (SORHN) Muscogee (Creek) Nation First Responder Subnetwork (EMSA) Ascension St. John Susan Savage Robert Bush David Griffiths, MD Benjamin Mansalis, MD Morton Comprehensive CommunityCare of Oklahoma Tulsa County Medical Society INTEGRIS Health System Health Services Joseph R. Cunningham, MD Harvard Family Physicians Lynn Mitchell, MD, MPH Guy Sneed, MD Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma Brian Hail, FACHE OU Health Sciences Center Hillcrest HealthCare System Bruce Dart, PhD Cherokee Nation Ann Paul, DrPH, MPH Jeanean Yanish Tulsa Health Department Health Services Ascension St. John Health Alliance for the Uninsured

Phone: 918-236-3434 For more information on MyHealth, go to Email: [email protected] https://myhealthaccess.net/ Address: 201 W 5th St., Suite 600 Tulsa, OK 74103

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Cory Littlepage Tribal Diagnostics • CEO

ory Littlepage, CEO and founder of Tribal Diagnostics, panels. The compa- began his 19-year career in health care with Pfizer, mov- ny’s primary service C ing through various positions in multiple departments. area is Oklahoma, but He later worked for the private equity portfolio company Expert it also reaches Texas, Global Solutions, where he led its largest health care account be- Missouri, Arkansas, Ari- fore founding Tribal Diagnostics in October 2015. zona, Louisiana, Maryland, An enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, Littlepage was Maine, Michigan and Washing- passionate about making a change in health outcome statistics, ton. Today, the company has 47 employees. particularly for the tribal communities, and decided to start with In 2016, Littlepage was named among the National Center for laboratory services. Oklahoma City-based Tribal Diagnostics American Indian Enterprise Development’s 40 Under 40. He is a opened for business in November 2016. REI Oklahoma’s Native member of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Okla- American Business Centers named Tribal Diagnostics the 2016 homa’s 2018 Class of Leadership Native Oklahoma. Minority Start-Up of the Year. Initially the company’s focus was Littlepage is an area board member for the American Cancer on medication monitoring through urine drug testing in an effort Society Oklahoma/Texas Panhandle Area. In addition, he volun- to aid in the opioid addiction crisis. In 2019, Tribal Diagnostics teers in the special needs ministry at his church and has served as expanded to health and wellness blood testing, offering metabol- a volunteer with other organizations, including Love Link Minis- ic, diabetes, lipid, hormone, liver, renal and infectious disease tries, the Regional Food Bank and the Moore Food & Resource Center.

Health Care Innovation

Kendra Orcutt, OTR, SCEM, CAPS Owner/Occupational Therapist • Home Mods PC

endra Orcutt is an occupational therapist with 28 years’ Oklahoma as well experience in the health care industry. She is the owner of as curriculum advi- K Home Mods and she specializes in providing home modi- sory board member fication for accessibility, aging-in-place education, patient advocacy, and clinical fieldwork creative problem-solving and therapy services in rural areas. educator for the OU and Orcutt earned her bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the Univer- Oklahoma City Community sity of Oklahoma and master’s degree of occupational therapy from College occupational therapy pro- Texas Women’s University. She is a Certified Aging-in-Place Special- grams. She also has been a guest lecturer at OU, OCCC and Tulsa ist and earned her Specialty Certification in Environmental Modifi- Community College. cations from the American Occupational Therapy Association. “Through her business of home design, modification and ther- She has used her expertise to organize therapy service delivery apy, Home Mods, Orcutt continues to help those she serves on a in a series of different environments, including major hospitals, nurs- daily basis live with dignity and purpose, and helps them create an ing homes, therapy organizations and in-home care settings. Her environment where they feel empowered and able to focus on their modification work has been featured in many publications, and she goals and dreams,” said Mashell Sourjohn, associate state director of has given numerous presentations and speeches to professional and community outreach at AARP. “Her expertise and drive have helped community groups. countless Oklahomans live happier and healthier lives while main- Orcutt volunteers with AARP, doing HomeFit Guide presenta- taining independence in their own homes.” tions. In addition, she is a board member of Daily Living Centers Orcutt and her husband, Kent, have a son, three daughters and three grandchildren.

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Jeanean Yanish, Ph.D., MA, CFRE Executive Director • Health Alliance for the Uninsured

s executive director for the Health Alliance for the Unin- sured patients. Physi- sured, Jeanean Yanish has the daunting task of organizing cians volunteer to see A and maintaining a team of professionals to respond to the HAU-referred patients medical and medication needs of thousands of Oklahomans. in their offices, with hos- The Health Alliance for the Uninsured connects low-income, pitals, imaging and surgery uninsured Oklahomans with lifesaving health care services and re- centers contributing facility sources that they could not access on their own. These critical con- services. Care Connection made nections improve the health outcomes of program participants, pre- more than 2,000 referrals in 2019. vent emergency room visits and reduce the state’s economic health HAU’s Cooperative Central Pharmacy program improves access care burden. HAU’s core programs help more than 6,500 vulnerable to vital prescription medications for patients of HAU partner safe- Oklahomans who depend on its services. ty-net clinics. These medications include antibiotics, blood pressure, “Our state consistently ranks near the bottom in health. An indi- diabetes, cholesterol and non-controlled analgesic medications. This vidual’s mental and physical health is deeply intertwined with many program is designed to increase access to both short-term medica- other factors that significantly affect their quality of life,” Yanish said. tions and lifesaving medications to treat chronic illnesses. The Oklahoma City nonprofit partners with 15 charitable clinics “I am deeply committed to connecting the most vulnerable Okla- and two large community health centers to provide two programs homans with health care services. HAU services will transform thou- that improve the health of low-income, uninsured Oklahomans: sands of lives in the coming decades,” Yanish said. “Hopefully, the HAU’s Care Connection Program coordinates diagnostic and ripple effect of that into our community will be profound as our state specialty care services, including surgery, for low-income, unin- works together collaboratively to be Heroes for Healthcare.”

Nurse Rachel Cameron, APRN-CNP Clinic Owner and Family Nurse Practitioner • Trail Creek Wellness

or as long as she can remember, Rachel Cameron has always ner Bridget Keast, P.A., wanted to be in the health care industry. are always exploring cut- F “I couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” said Cameron, ting-edge, evidence-based family nurse practitioner and owner of Trail Creek Wellness in King- therapies and incorporating fisher. “I grew up on a farm, taking care of animals as a young child them into their practice if prac- – dogs, cats, horses, cattle, rabbits, and chickens. This experience gave ticable, even when retraining and new me an expansive opportunity to care for the healthy and sick.” certifications are required to do so.” Cameron said she considers obtaining her family nurse practitioner Cameron is a certified sexual assault nurse examiner and child degree from the University of Oklahoma her proudest career accom- abuse examiner for Kingfisher and Blaine counties as well as a medical plishment because it has given her the opportunity to not only open team representative for Kingfisher County’s Multidisciplinary Child her own wellness clinic but also start and maintain Compassion Clinic, Abuse Response Taskforce. In addition, she serves on the board of a free monthly nighttime clinic at her church, for the past six years. Northwest Oklahoma Rural Health Projects Inc. and Kingfisher Com- “As a medical provider, (Cameron) makes herself as accessible as munity Collaborative, an umbrella organization focused on health and possible to her patients, making monthly house calls to homebound wellness programs, particularly those involving children. and nursing home patients and answering texts at all hours in addition “Cameron is the embodiment of kindness and compassion deliv- to offering more traditional telemedicine services,” said Christine Reid, ered with a sweet servant’s heart,” Reid said. senior editor at Kingﬁ sher Times & Free Press. “She and business part-

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Emily Cooper RN, BSN Registered Nurse • Village Center Pediatrics

mily Dawn Cooper has been working in health care for eight formed venipunc- years as a pediatric nurse. Since August 2015 she has been in tures and operated E her current role at Village Center Pediatrics, where her du- catheter devices. She ties include assisting with in-office procedures, performing X-rays, was also responsible for administering breathing treatments, completing intake tasks such as educating and counseling recording patient history and symptom reports, taking patient vital patients and family members signs, administering medications, telephone triage, composing letters on all aspects of cancer symptoms of medical necessity, managing annual education and certification and treatment. updates for providers and nursing staff, and working with Intergy Cooper also has an extensive portfolio of volunteer experience. electronic health record software. She has served on the Feed the Children Eye Team in Oklahoma City She previously worked for almost three years as a nurse in the he- since 2011 and has volunteered with the Love Like Crazy Founda- matology/oncology/transplant unit at OU Children’s Hospital, where tion, a group that seeks to educate about mitochondrial disease, espe- she was a charge nurse for the oncology floor and stem cell transplant cially Pearson syndrome, and caring for children with other complex unit. Certified in chemotherapy and blood product administration, illnesses since 2014. She has also volunteered with the YWCA, In- Cooper assisted oncologists with treatment procedures, conscious fant Crisis Center and March of Dimes and served as a switch leader sedation and examinations, accessed implanted Infusaports, per- at Life.Church.

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John Dimmer, APRN-PNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner •Oklahoma City Indian Clinic

hen he was 11 years old, John Dimmer witnessed a friend “Adapting to the cul- drown in the Illinois River. ture of the patients W “I remember a feeling of helplessness, not under- he sees, he has built a standing what needed to be done to save the life of my friend,” Dim- bridge of trust through mer said. “Though there were many adults around at the time, my kindness, humor, laughter friend passed. I feel that I have been driven to better understand med- and with his genuine smile. It is icine since that point in my life.” not uncommon to see a child smile Dimmer earned his nursing degree from Oklahoma City Univer- with excitement at their pediatric visits when seeing John Dimmer.“ sity in 2005 and began his career in the health care industry as a reg- Dimmer, a certified asthma educator, considers establishing an istered nurse treating pediatric patients at OU Medical Center. After Asthma Clinic at the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Pediatrics his earning his master’s degree in nursing in 2009, he worked as a pedi- proudest career accomplishment. atric nurse practitioner at The Children’s Center in Bethany before Dimmer volunteers with Oklahoma City Indian Clinic’s Health joining the staff of Oklahoma City Indian Clinic the following year. Promotion and Disease Prevention programs to help promote healthy “He has a heart for others and goes over and above to provide lifestyles. He has taught martial arts and boxing and was a motivator care,” said Janice Hixson, chief medical officer for Oklahoma City to students for the running club by participating in the Oklahoma Indian Clinic. City Memorial run with them. “In years past, he has taken himself to the home of children to Dimmer and his wife, Jennifer, have three daughters – Jordan, make sure they were provided what was needed,” Hixson said. Taylor and Reese.

Nurse Barbara Holtzclaw Ph.D., RN, FAAN Associate Director of Donald W. Reynolds Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence and Professor • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing arbara Holtzclaw, a nurse scientist and teacher who has blended homa.” nearly two decades of clinical practice with 30 years of teaching Holtzclaw has a Band research, is best known for translational studies where basic bachelor’s degree in nurs- science concepts are used to develop clinical nursing interventions. ing from the University of Holtzclaw is a professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Oklahoma, a master’s in nursing Sciences Center’s Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing and is the from the University of California at San associate director of Translational Science Training for its Donald W. Francisco, a doctorate in higher education from OU and a postdoctoral Reynolds Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. fellowship from the University of Pennsylvania. She helped establish OU’s doctorate program in nursing in 2008. She has published two books and more than 50 articles on topics of Holtzclaw formalized the OU Honors College research requirements at fever, shivering, and hypothermia. She was founding editor of the South- the nursing school and coordinates the enhancement of research for un- ern Online Journal of Nursing Research and served on Peer Review Pan- dergraduate honors candidates. els for the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Con- “Dr. Holtzclaw has been a champion of education for the future trol and Prevention’s Centers for Scientific Review. In addition, she has nurse workforce in Oklahoma,” said Dr. Lazelle Benefield, director of served on task forces and advisory committees for the American Nurses the D.W. Reynolds Center for Geriatric Excellence. “She has crafted Association and the American Academy of Nursing and is a fellow of new programs in nursing enabling hundreds of students to graduate the American Academy of Nursing and the Gerontological Society of with advanced degrees and improve the health of the citizens of Okla- America.

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Michelle Kinsey, RN Intensive Care Unit Supervisor • OU Medical Center Edmond

t was the feeling of helplessness that I came over Michelle OU Medicine is proud Kinsey when a blood donor was experi- to recognize encing a seizure that prompted the phle- Healthcare Heroes botomist with the Oklahoma Blood In- stitute to pursue the Adam Asch, MD nursing profession. Stephenson Cancer Center “I didn’t know what to do for her; that wasn’t Beth Goetz part of our training. We called Harold Hamm Diabetes Center 911 and got her immediate care,” Kinsey said. “In that moment, I knew I wanted to do more. I Barbara Holtzclaw, PhD, RN wanted to be able to truly help people, those who are sick and in College of Nursing the most vulnerable moments of their lives.” After obtaining her associate degree in nursing in 2011, she David Kendrick, MD, MPH, FACP began working as a nurse on a cardiac unit in Enid. Within a OU-TU School of Community Medicine, year, she progressed to working in the intensive care unit and Michelle Kinsey, RN was offered a charge nurse position on a weekend shift. While OU Medical Center Edmond working full time and running her household, she went back to school and obtained her bachelor’s degree in nursing in Decem- Monica Kraft, MSN, RN ber 2018. The Children’s Hospital at OU Medicine In August 2018, Kinsey took a staff nurse position in the ICU at OU Medical Center in Edmond, where she was named super- Christy Olson, MS, RD, LD, CDE visor of the unit in July 2019. Harold Hamm Diabetes Center “Michelle ensures that the care given to the community by OU Medical Edmond’s ICU is efficient and world-class,” said Somer Boydston, describing Kinsey as a “professional team play- These special employees and providers are er, mentor and great teacher who goes above and beyond for fel- part of a team of 11,000 employees and more low RNs with an uncompromising nursing ethic.” than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice Kinsey has volunteered with her nursing unit at a local nursing home during the holidays and has also volunteered her time providers, making up Oklahoma’s largest and resources to United Way. She supports her local gym by physician network with a complete range of writing Athlete of the Month articles for its Facebook page. She specialty care. also has run in several charity 5K races, including Remember the Ten in Stillwater. Kinsey and her husband, Shaun, have one daughter, Saige, and a son, Calen.

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Monica Kraft, RN, BSN, MSN Director of Nursing for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology • The Children’s Hospital at OU Medicine

U.S. Navy veteran of 20 years, Monica L. Kraft said she Kraft has volun- felt drawn to the nursing profession after volunteering teered her time at the Awith the American Red Cross during the aftermath of the Salvation Army, serving Oklahoma City bombing and various tornadoes. It was during her meals and also acting as a bell clinical rotations that she realized her passion for working with ringer during the holiday season. Ad- pediatric oncology patients. ditionally, she has helped paint houses and has done landscap- Kraft, who has pediatric hematology/oncology and nurse ex- ing with Habitat for Humanity. She recently became a Court ecutive leadership certifications and a master’s degree in nursing Appointed Special Advocate of Oklahoma County volunteer to leadership, is director of nursing for Pediatric Hematology/On- advocate for the best interests of children who have been removed cology at The Children’s Hospital at OU Medicine. from their homes due to abuse or neglect. She is a member of the Oklahoma Nurses Association, Psychi- Kraft also participates with several of the nonprofit organiza- atric Nurses Association and Association of Pediatric Hematology tions that support her oncology patients and their families, such Oncology Nursing and an adjunct nursing professor at Oklahoma as the Love Like Crazy Foundation and Keaton’s Kindness Foun- City Community College. She also picks up weekend shifts, as dation, as well as those that promote leukemia and lymphoma needed, in the pediatric psychiatric unit. awareness, including the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Nurse Traci Owen, RN, BSN Oncology Sexual Health Specialist • Cancer Treatment Centers of America – Tulsa

raci Owen started her 36-year nursing career at the age of Treatment Centers of 17 as a certified nursing assistant and transitioned to being a America in December T registered nurse five years later. Today she works at Cancer 2015. She received a Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in Tulsa, where her practice State of Oklahoma Medical is focused toward educating the oncology patient/couple regarding Reserve Corps Commendation the impact of a cancer diagnosis and treatment on the sexual body in 2012 and the American Red Cross “Save a Life Hero” Every Day Hero Award in 2011. Her other hon- system, identifying opportunities to maintain or improve sexual ors include receiving a Leadership Award from Hillcrest Specialty health, and supporting the couple as they navigate physical, emotion- Hospital in 2008, an Emergency Preparedness Commendation from al and intimate changes. the Tulsa County Health Department in December 2007 and South- “Traci is extremely passionate about helping patients and care- Crest Hospital’s President’s Award “For Exemplifying Our Vision” givers stay connected emotionally, mentally, and physically during a in 2005. cancer diagnosis, as well as during and after treatment, as the rate for In addition to working at CTCA, Owen volunteers with cancer divorce among women diagnosed with an illness is six times higher support organizations, such as Project 31, Anna’s Belles Ovarian than that of a man,” said Lauren Beach, marketing specialist at Can- Cancer Support Group and Susan G. Komen. Owen and her hus- cer Treatment Centers of America. band, Michael, also provide premarital coaching and marriage men- Owen was named one of Oklahoma’s Great 100 Nurses in 2015 torship services through their local church to assist couples with the and 2018 and received the Moment of Truth Award from Cancer transition to marriage.

e Journal Record Health Care Heroes 2020 13 Physician Adam Asch, M.D. Deputy Director, Professor and Chief of Hematology and Medical Oncology • Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine

r. Adam Asch is professor and chief of Hematology/On- make the patient feel cology as well as deputy director at OU Medicine’s Ste- at rest while having a D phenson Cancer Center in Oklahoma City. dreaded disease,” said Asch has been helping care for patients with leukemias, lym- Todd Ward of Edmond. phomas and other blood and marrow diseases for more than four “He is accurate in his diag- decades. He completed his hematology and oncology training at nosis and researches for the best Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York and was engaged in treatment. As a patient of his, I have seen firsthand his ability to research and patient care there for many years. diagnose and communicate in a caring manner.” Asch, who joined the Stephenson Cancer Center five years Asch is also committed to raising awareness of the work of ago, said he is proud to have seen the center grow and achieve the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) on behalf of his pa- NCI designation. tients, and has been nominated for LLS Man of the Year for 2020. “He goes above and beyond normal physicians in trying to

Congrats, Ashley! Congratulations Ashley Sale, PA-C, for being a recognized by The Journal Record as a Health Care Hero! Thanks for continuing our mission of affordable, accessible health care for all!

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Justin Beasley, DDS Owner/Dentist • Justin Beasley DDS

s the owner and dentist at Justin Beasley DDS, Beasley has 2011 and Oklahoma had the opportunity to build long-lasting trusting relation- Dental Association’s A ships with patients while improving their health and appear- New Dentist of the Year ance for the past 16 years. award in 2010 as well as “I wanted to utilize both problem-solving skills and artistic de- being named one of the “Top sign to help patients have a happier and healthier life,” Beasley said. Dentists” in Oklahoma Magazine in In addition to providing dental care and service at his practice, 2008. In addition, his practice was a finalist in 2011 for The Journal Beasley has served as a dental volunteer for the Oklahoma Mission of Record’s Beacon Awards, which recognized his charitable influence Mercy for the last 11 years. He serves on the board of the Oklahoma by developing a culture of volunteerism. Dental Foundation and is also the past president of the Oklahoma County Dental Society and a past chair of the Oklahoma Dental As- Beasley has given back to the less fortunate by providing free den- sociation New Dentist Committee. tal treatments in Peru and across Oklahoma as part of the Oklahoma “My proudest accomplishment is my fellowship in the Academy Dental Foundation’s Mobile Dental Unit as well as participated in the of General Dentistry due to the years of continuing education and Oklahoma Mission of Mercy for the past 10 years. testing required to achieve it,” he said. Beasley and his wife, Kerri, were able to build a successful prac- His honors include receiving the University of Oklahoma Col- tice from scratch and now have a team that serves patients throughout lege of Dentistry’s Dental Young Alumnus of the Year award in the Oklahoma City metro area. The couple have three daughters.

Physician Teresa J. Deck M.S., LPC Clinical Director • Green Shoe Foundation

t was while grieving the death of her father and a difficult divorce mental health issues, that Teresa Deck uncovered a deep desire to understand human addictions, childhood I behavior. trauma and dysfunc- “I chose to return to school and study counseling psychology, tional relationships. where I discovered my passion for understanding human behav- She previously worked ior, how the brain works, how childhood relational trauma impacts as a dental hygienist before our current adult behaviors, and then helping individuals create a taking a long hiatus to raise her two healthy relationship with themselves and with others,” Deck said. children. “I can confidently say that my time at the Green Shoe Founda- “The last 24 years I have spent learning about mental health and tion has the top place in my professional life as a career accomplish- serving in the mental health community have been the most reward- ment. ing and transforming years of my life. It is an honor and a privilege Deck earned her bachelor’s degree from Baylor University and to hear individuals share the deepest parts of their soul, and then to her master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of be able to create a place for healing and recovery is nothing less than Central Oklahoma. miraculous.” Her community involvement has included volunteering at Calm Deck, a licensed professional counselor and an approved LPC Waters Center for Children and Families, Arise Ministry, Camp Fire supervisor, has served as clinical director at Green Shoe Foundation Girls and Edmond Public Schools PTO as well as serving as a pre- since 2016. Throughout her career in the behavioral health field, she school teacher at North Pointe Baptist Church and Moms in Touch has been an advocate for individuals who have experienced life with leader.

e Journal Record Health Care Heroes 2020 15 Physician Jeff Hirsch, M.D. Family Physician, SSM Physicians Metro Medical Associates and President • SSM Health Medical Group

r. Jeffrey G. Hirsch, who has practiced family medicine ing the needs of for more than 40 years, was inspired to enter the health thousands of patients D profession after experiencing firsthand what disease can over the past 40 years do to a family. and growing to know them “As a teenager, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer,” through their best and the worst Hirsch said. “When hospitalized, I observed the team of physi- of times. cians who cared for her with compassion and a commitment to “Light over darkness, good over evil, right over wrong, treat cure her disease. I decided at that point in my life, I wanted to others the way that you want to be treated,” said Hirsch. become a physician.” Hirsch also gives back to the community through his work Today, Hirsch is not only a family physician with SSM Phy- with New Beginnings, Westminster School and Temple B’nai Is- sicians Metro Medical Associates, but also president of SSM rael. He was honored as a winner of the Readers’ Choice Award Health Medical Group. in 2013, 2014 and 2015 by The Oklahoman; the Patients’ Choice Hirsch attended the University of Oklahoma School of Medi- Award in 2015 and 2016 and America’s Most Honored Profes- cine from 1971 to 1975, did his residency from 1975 to 1979 and sional in 2016 by vitals.com; the Oklahoma Gazette Best of OKC has served the Metro Medical Associates since 1979. in 2018; and as Best Family Physician in The Journal Record’s He said his proudest career accomplishment has been meet- 2019 Reader Rankings.

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Douglas Horstmanshof, M.D., FACC Co-director • Integris Advanced Cardiac Care at Integris Baptist Medical Center; Associate Chief Medical Ofﬁ cer • Integris’ Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute

r. Douglas Horstmanshof is a cardiologist specializing in advanced while taking the least amount heart failure, left ventricular assist devices and cardiac transplan- of risk needed to get there,” D tation. He has been practicing for 25 years, and been working in he said. “I love being able to heal Oklahoma since 2005. He currently serves as co-director of Integris Ad- hearts with meticulously applied medi- vanced Cardiac Care and program director of the Integris Heart Failure cal therapy, and am grateful I can provide more options when good self-care Institute and has been the associate chief medical officer for Integris Baptist and medications are not enough!” Medical Center since August 2005. In 2018, he was named associate chief Horstmanshof is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School medical officer for Integris Health. and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine followed Horstmanshof has played a key role in the evolution of Integris Ad- by a fellowship in cardiovascular disease and advanced training in heart vanced Cardiac Care, which today offers Oklahomans advanced heart failure failure and cardiac transplantation at Washington University in St. Louis/ care options that were not available in our state 15 years ago. He has also Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Horstmanshof has had research published in vari- served as adjunct clinical assistant professor of internal medicine in cardiolo- ous medical journals and he has completed numerous abstracts, posters and gy at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine since oral presentations. He is involved in several current research projects. Horst- August 2018. manshof is an American College of Cardiology Fellow and previously served “I was and am passionate about partnering with individuals with ad- on the board of directors for the American Heart Association-South Central vanced cardiac disease to get the most years of the best quality of life possible Affiliate. He has also volunteered at Ministries of Jesus clinic.

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Mohammad Faisal Khan, M.D., FACR Rheumatologist • Rheumatic Diseases Clinic of Oklahoma PLLC; Principal Investigator & Laboratory Director • Arthritis & Rheumatology Center of Oklahoma PLLC

r. Mohammad Faisal Khan said he chose rheumatology ing a shoulder joint and as his field of medicine because it connects almost all a medical device he said Dother medical subspecialties. measures tender joints with “It is a thinking man’s field that brings about the academi- high accuracy and sensitivity over cian, the clinician and a diagnostician all together as one,” said conventional techniques. He has presented both of these innova- Khan, who is a rheumatologist with Rheumatic Diseases Clinic tions at annual scientific conferences of the American College of of Oklahoma PLLC. “There being a universal shortage of rheu- Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism. matologists worldwide, I chose to be a part of this specialty to Khan also finds time to volunteer as a clinical associate pro- make a difference.” fessor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Khan, who also is principal investigator and laboratory di- as a consultant for several advisory boards for various pharma- rector with Arthritis & Rheumatology Center of Oklahoma ceutical companies, providing feedback on research and clinical PLLC, has developed a new technique for injecting and aspirat- trials.

Physician Jennifer Logsdon, D.C. Owner & Chiropractor • Chickasha Chiropractic Clinic

r. Jennifer Logsdon became interested in chiropractic mine the cause of medicine after her father, who was suffering from verti- the problem, noting D go years ago, was aided by a chiropractor. That interest, that imbalances in the combined with her love for serving God and helping people feel spinal column can have as good as possible, motivated Logsdon to enter the profession. implications throughout She has been practicing what she loves and treating patients for the entire body. 24 years. “Chiropractic care improves Logsdon, owner of Chickasha Chiropractic Clinic, sees pa- health and wellness in all areas of a patient’s life,” Logsdon said. tients with a variety of backgrounds, such as those looking for Logsdon has received various awards throughout her career, pain relief after an accident, experiencing an injury, or suffering including The Express Star’s Readers’ Choice Favorite Chiro- from a specific back or spinal condition. Using a holistic approach practor; Pinnacle Top 25 Doctors in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 and in the care of her patients, Logsdon assesses each individual’s 2012; and American Institute of Chiropractors Top 10 Patient overall wellness and looks for the root of their pain, discomfort Satisfaction in 2016. Most recently Logsdon tied for first place for and disease versus just treating their symptoms and complaints. “Best Chiropractor” in The Journal Record’s 2019 Reader Rank- She said she carefully evaluates every patient’s case to deter- ings publication.

e Journal Record Health Care Heroes 2020 17 Physician Tammy Maschino Owner & Pediatrician • Village Center Pediatrics

r. Tammy Maschino is a pediatrician and the owner of Vil- In addition, lage Center Pediatrics in Edmond. She has been practicing Maschino cares for D medicine for 20 years, and her clinic is approaching its 18- foster children and year anniversary in April 2020. Prior to going into private practice, works with foster families Dr. Maschino completed her residency in pediatrics at The Chil- to help coordinate their care. dren’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. She is a 1998 graduate of the Uni- She has volunteered with Edu- versity of Oklahoma College of Medicine and completed her under- cational Futures International in Bucharest, Romania, and complet- graduate work at the University of Central Oklahoma. ed a medical mission in Mexico. Following Hurricane Katrina, she Maschino was the chief of pediatrics for Mercy Health Center spent two weeks with the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps, provid- in Oklahoma City from 2008-09. Her honors include receiving the ing care in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She also has participated in the Outstanding Resident Teaching Award in 1999-2000 and 2000-01 and the James A. Merrill Award for an outstanding student in OB- Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, summited Mount Kilimanjaro GYN in 1996-97. for her birthday in 2011, and has supported several other nonprofit “Dr. Maschino goes above and beyond in her care,” said Emily organizations. Maschino is a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church Cooper, a registered nurse. “If she is in office, she never turns away a in Guthrie. She has been married to her husband, David, for almost sick child and will often see nearly 50 patients to make sure they are 38 years and is the mother of two adult children – a son and a daugh- all evaluated and treated as needed.” ter.

Physician Dan McNeill, Ph.D., PA-C Director of Program Data and Evaluation, Northeastern State Uni- versity Physician Assistant Studies Program and Medical Director • Good Shepherd Clinic

an McNeill’s 31 years in the health care industry have been ma Physician Assistant all about selfless leadership and service. He has made sig- Practice Act. D nificant contributions to both physician assistant education He came out of retire- and to the Good Shepherd Clinic. ment in 2014 to develop and McNeill earned a physician assistant degree from Wichita State run the Physician Assistant Program University and a doctorate in anatomy from East Carolina Univer- at Oklahoma City University, where he was the program’s director sity. He spent two years in a postdoctoral fellowship at the Marine until 2019. Today, McNeill is with Northeastern State University in Biomedical Institute in Galveston before coming to the University of Muskogee serving as Clinical Professor in the Physician Assistant Oklahoma College of Medicine as a neuroscientist. In 1994, he be- Studies Program. came the director of the Physician Associate Program and professor Since 2008, McNeill has been involved with the Good Shepherd in OU’s Family & Preventive Medicine Department, a position he Clinic, volunteering countless hours as a medical provider and serv- held until his retirement in 2013. ing on its board of directors. In 2018, he was named board adviser He served four terms as president with the Oklahoma Academy and medical director for the clinic. of Physician Assistants and spent two decades as the organization’s In addition, McNeill served on the board of the Health Alliance legislative coordinator, where he has worked to improve the Oklaho- for the Uninsured from 2010-18.

18 Health Care Heroes 2020 e Journal Record Physician Providing Excellent Care Julie M. Morrow, D.O. for Over 30 Years Pediatrician Saints Midtown Pediatrics • St. Anthony Hospital for Patients Birth to 21 yrs Michael D Vincent MD r. Julie Morrow was always Dr. Vincent grew up in rural northwestern Oklahoma. He attended medical D drawn to school at the OU Health Sciences Center. He did his pediatric specialty medicine from an training at Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, followed early age and start- by one year as Chief Resident. He is one of the founding partners of ed working for her Northwest Pediatrics. Dr. Vincent counts it a privilege to partner with hometown doctor parents in the education, health, and well-being of children. In his spare when she was 15. time he keeps busy with movies, travel and Life Church. He is a 5 time “I loved pediat- recipient of The Oklahoman Readers Choice Awards Best Pediatrician. rics from my first rotation and have never looked back,” said Mor- row, who is a pediatrician 4140 West Memorial Road Suite 413 with Saints Midtown Pediatrics Oklahoma City, OK 73120 at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. (405) 755-2230 She considers the ongoing relationships she has developed nwpedsokc.com with patients and their families her greatest career accomplishment. “It makes me so proud of our clinic that the patients actually look forward to seeing us,” she said. Dan McNeill’s, passion and commitment Morrow earned her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State to Good Shepherd’s mission to help University and her medical degree from the OSU Center for the medically underserved community Health Sciences. She completed her internship at Hillcrest Health has left a lasting impression on all Center and her residency at The Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma who have the pleasure of coming into contact with him. Whether that be City. the patients he cares for, the medical Morrow is also an adjunct faculty/preceptor for family medi- students who learn from his sincere cine residency and clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at the encouragement and positivity, or Dan McNeill PhD, PA-C OSU Center for Health Sciences. continually inspiring volunteers. His In addition, she has volunteered for almost two decades on dedication to the betterment of this state’s healthcare and his fellow Oklahoma’s Child Death Review Board. Oklahomans’ general well-being is Morrow and her husband, Jay, have one daughter, Ella, and a 222 NW 12th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73103 something to be emulated. 405-232-8631 • www.goodshepherdokc.org border collie named Pinky.

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e Journal Record Health Care Heroes 2020 19 Physician Priya Samant, M.D., MPH Medical Director • Community Health Centers of Oklahoma

or as long as she can remember, Dr. Priya Samant wanted Three centers in- to follow in her uncle’s footsteps and become a doctor. clude dental care pro- F She earned her degree in dermatology from India’s grams. University of Bombay, now known as the University of Mum- Today, Communi- bai, and a master’s degree in public health from the University ty Health centers located in of Oklahoma. Samant completed her residency at OU in inter- Oklahoma City, Spencer, Langston, nal medicine and pediatrics. Carney and Shawnee serve a primarily low-income population For more than 18 years, Samant has provided personal care that is racially diverse, gender balanced and ranges in age from to Oklahoma City-area homeless men, women and children as infants to seniors. All patients except those who are homeless director of Healing Hands Health Care Services, a division of are required to pay for services; however, fees are determined Community Health Centers of Oklahoma. In fiscal year 2018, on a sliding scale that takes family size and income and federal Healing Hands served 2,175 different individuals and record- poverty guidelines into consideration. Annually, Community ed 8,045 patient visits. Health’s health and dental programs experience nearly 50,000 In 2019, Samant was named medical director at Communi- patient visits. ty Health Centers of Oklahoma, a nonprofit organization that aSamant is a member of the American College of Physicians operates seven primary family health care centers in Oklaho- and serves on the executive committee for the American Asso- ma, Lincoln, Logan and Pottawatomie counties in Oklahoma. ciation of Physicians of Indian Origin.

Physician Luz Helena Tono M.D., FACP Hospitalist/Internal Medicine Physician • Sound Physicians/SSM Health

r. Luz Helena Tono has a passion to serve people in need. ited, paving the way “I love science and since childhood was always intrigued on for her residency at the Dhow the amazing human body works,” said Tono, who has been a University of Oklahoma hospitalist at St. Anthony Hospital/SSM Health since 2012. “Medicine is Health Sciences Center. a challenge with every patient and you never stop learning. I feel this pro- Tono participates in several fession makes me grow spiritually, mentally and academically every day.” committees at St. Anthony Hospital, Tono also is medical director for YWCA Oklahoma City, which she including ethics, inpatient mortality, readmissions, patient satisfaction and considers her second job. In this role, she oversees the care of victims of sepsis. domestic and sexual abuse. She also serves on the board of La Luz, a nonprofit faith-based orga- “Medicine is not only about diagnosing and treating, it is about being nization that assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking able to care for another human being at their most vulnerable time,” Tono in the Hispanic community. In addition, she supports Feed the Children said. through monthly donations. Tono graduated from medical school at the Universidad del Sinu in The OU Health Sciences Center has recognized her with an award Cartagena, Colombia, and did her internship at Hospital Militar Central for superior teaching, and she has received the American Academy of in Bogota, Colombia. She decided to move to the United States in 2006 to Medicine Physicians’ Recognition Award. Last year, she was named practice medicine here, but her university wasn’t accredited or recognized among The Journal Record’s Fifty Making a Difference honorees. in the U.S. Instead of starting over, she worked to get the school accred-

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Mike Vincent, M.D., FAAP Physician/partner • Northwest Pediatrics of Oklahoma City and Kids First Pediatric After Hours Clinic

r. Michael Vincent grew up in rural northwestern Okla- of Kid’s 1st Pediatric homa. After Hours Clinics in D After earning his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and Oklahoma City and Ed- biology at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, he obtained mond. his medical degree at the University of Oklahoma Health Scienc- “We love Dr. Vincent! He es Center. is a comforting face my son has grown “When I started medical school, I thought that I wanted to to love and I recommend him to everyone I know,” said Katie be a family medicine physician like my mentor,” Vincent said. Hanson. “He is someone I wholeheartedly trust with my child’s “The timing of my pediatric clerkship in my third year of medical health after numerous times of him going above and beyond to school was done because I had no interest in children. However, put this mama’s heart at ease. His patients are a priority to him during that rotation, I fell in love with providing medical care for and we are so thankful to have him! children and my career path changed.” Vincent also serves on the board of trustees for Mercy West Vincent did his pediatric specialty training at The Children’s Communities. Hospital in Oklahoma City, followed by one year as chief resident. He said he counts it a privilege to partner with parents in the A 34-year veteran pediatrician, Vincent is a founding partner education of the health and well-being of children. In his spare of Northwest Pediatrics of Oklahoma City, as well as a co-owner time he keeps busy with movies, travel and Life.Church.

e Journal Record Health Care Heroes 2020 21 Physician Julie Wiley, D.O., FACOOG Obstetrician/Gynecologist • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Oklahoma City r. Julie Wiley is an obstetrician/gynecologist at SSM Wiley has Health St. Anthony Hospital-Oklahoma City. served as chair of D Wiley earned her bachelor’s degree in zoology the OB-GYN De- from the University of Oklahoma in 2006 and her medical partment at St. An- degree from the Oklahoma State College of Osteopathic thony Hospital. She is Medicine in 2010. She did her residency at St. Anthony Hos- a member of the Oklahoma pital in 2014. Osteopathic Association, Amer- “I thoroughly enjoy caring for women in their best mo- ican College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists ments and their difficult times. It is an incredibly special and Oklahoma City OB-GYN Society. bond that we, as OB-GYNs, are able to have with our patients “I am proud to be a mom of a 9-year-old little girl, Olivia, throughout the stages of their lives,” Wiley said. who keeps me very busy,” she said.

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Clark Bishop, PharmD Pharmacist manager/Co-owner • Hutton Pharmacy

lark Bishop, a pharmacist who has been in the industry for 12 waiting area of Hutton years, is in his fourth year as pharmacist manager/co-owner of Pharmacy this past CHutton Pharmacy in Blackwell. About 18 months ago, Bishop summer. won a National Community Pharmacists Association Scholarship that “If you walk into the allowed him to obtain certification as a mental health first-aid trainer. store today, you will notice Mental health first aid is a skills-based training course that teaches that it is full of patients’ stories participants about mental health and substance-use issues. As a train- of hope and victories,” said David er, Bishop has taught his co-workers and staff at Hutton Pharmacy in George, a pharmacist and Bishop’s business partner. “Clark has told Blackwell, Mustang Drug in Mustang and Creative Care Pharmacy in me numerous stories of how the flyers and Hope Wall have initiated Edmond. In addition, he has taught students at the University of Okla- conversations with patients that he has been able to help, and/or recom- homa College of Pharmacy and Southwestern Oklahoma State Univer- mend another professional as a resource for help.” His efforts were recognized last year with the Excellence in Innova- sity College of Pharmacy as well as trained others in mental health first tion Award from the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. aid in Oklahoma, including police officers, firefighters and the staffs of In addition, Bishop is a volunteer pharmacist at Living Water Com- various churches. munity Clinic as well as a continuing education speaker for the Okla- In addition to creating and posting multiple poster-size flyers homa Pharmacists Association and other groups. He also serves on the throughout the pharmacy store to help increase awareness for mental board of the Blackwell Area Chamber of Commerce. health in Blackwell, Bishop installed a Community Hope Wall near the

22 Health Care Heroes 2020 e Journal Record Professional Godwin Feh Founder and President • Cohesive Healthcare Management & Consulting

13-year veteran of the health care industry, Godwin Feh began his “I chose the health career as a certified nurse aide and then a licensed practical nurse. care career to demonstrate AFeh later earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Oklahoma Pan- compassion and services to handle State University and a master’s in business administration from St. the vulnerable population,” Gregory’s University. Feh said. “Cohesive Healthcare Throughout his career, Feh has held several leadership roles in long-term has been very instrumental in saving acute care hospitals and critical access hospital settings, including nurse su- rural (critical access hospitals) in multiple states that were near closing. I am pervisor, chief clinical officer, director of clinical operations and CEO. very proud of the Cohesive team for their relentless efforts to ensure that rural In 2016, Feh founded Shawnee-based Cohesive Healthcare Manage- hospitals and jobs are preserved.” ment and Consulting, which specializes in managing and consulting for rural Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital is one of those hospitals Feh’s and community hospitals. Partnering with community hospitals, Feh works company has helped. in collaboration with the hospital staff, medical staff, hospital boards and the “Our hospital would not be open today if Cohesive had not come in and community as a whole to plan, implement and achieve strategic goals in a invested resources and financial support to us and our community,” said Tom cohesive manner. Hinton, chief executive officer of Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital. Feh said his top priority is to optimize services, increase revenue, increase “We are grateful for their continued support and the impact they’ve made on employment and manage expenses efficiently. the patient care we’re able to provide.”

Professional Beth Goetz Diabetes Prevention Coordinator • Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

eth Goetz is an experienced health care and fitness profes- tional Fitness Profes- sional who works at the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center as a sionals Association and B diabetes prevention coordinator, a position she has held since National Strength and 2016. At the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, Goetz is responsible Conditioning Association. for teaching Prevent Type 2 Diabetes classes, providing participants She is also certified as a Fitness with support and feedback on their diet, exercise, stress management Nutrition Specialist by the National and overall health practices in order to best enable them to manage Academy of Sports Medicine. Since 1991, Goetz has worked as a healthy lifestyles. She is certified as a lifestyle coach by the American Master Level Personal Trainer with the YMCA. Association of Diabetes Educators. As a result of Goetz’s efforts with Goetz has a passion for cooking, and she enjoys making meals diabetes education and coaching, participants make diet and lifestyle for those in need in the local community. She has also found time to changes that can improve and extend their lives. volunteer with the YMCA on its United Way Annual Campaign and Goetz has more than 25 years’ experience in the health and fitness Healthy Seniors Day. industry, holding personal trainer certifications from both the Na-

e Journal Record Health Care Heroes 2020 23 Professional Tim Grifﬁ n, Ph. D. Associate Member, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation & Research Biologist • Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center

s a former high school and college athlete who suffered a series of In 2016, Griffin re- football-related injuries, Dr. Timothy Griffin soon realized how ceived OMRF’s Fred Jones A much people depend on healthy pain-free limbs and joints to enjoy Award for Scientific Achieve- an independent life without limitations. ment. Last September, Griffin’s “This is why I have focused on osteoarthritis research for the past 15 lab received a $650,000 Merit Re- years because it is the No. 1 cause of disability in aging adults,” said Griffin, an view Award from the U.S. Department of associate member in the Aging & Metabolism Research Program at the Okla- Veterans Affairs for his work in developing a new clinical approach to treat homa Medical Research Foundation and a research biologist at the Oklahoma osteoarthritis. City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. “The second reason that I chose my ca- Griffin has been involved with many professional groups in the fields of reer is because research offers a lifetime of learning, challenges, and discovery. orthopedics and rheumatology, including serving as an associate and editorial I love the anticipation of seeing the outcomes of our experiments.” board member for the research journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. His lab He also serves as an adjunct associate professor at the University of Okla- regularly participates in the Arthritis Foundation’s Arthritis Walk. He is also homa Health Sciences Center. on the board of Wilson Arts Inc., an organization dedicated to supporting arts Griffin has a bachelor’s degree in biological anthropology from Harvard integration education at Wilson Elementary in Oklahoma City. University and a doctorate in integrative biology from the University of Cal- Griffin is married to Dr. Courtney Griffin, a scientist at OMRF who serves ifornia-Berkeley. He completed his postdoctoral training at Duke University as the director of the Oklahoma Center for Adult Stem Cell Research. They Medical Center in 2008 before joining OMRF that same year. have twin daughters.

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Jay Johnson CEO and President • Duncan Regional Hospital

ay Johnson is president and CEO of Duncan Regional Hospital. viability of hospitals and Johnson earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1990 access to care for Okla- J from Cameron University in Lawton and his Master of Health Adminis- homans.” tration degree in 1994 from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Johnson is a fellow Virginia. of the American College of He began his career at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, Healthcare Executives and serves followed by nine years at Stillwater Medical Center and five years at Mercy as chairman of the boards of the Oklaho- Hospital-Ardmore. ma Hospital Association and Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma. In August 2010, Johnson assumed his current role as the president and His honors include being named Duncan Man of the Year by the Duncan CEO of Duncan Regional Hospital. During his tenure, Duncan Regional Hos- Chamber of Commerce in 2019 and receiving a Distinguished Alumni Award pital’s net revenue has grown 54% to $140 million. In addition, he has led the from Cameron University in 2015. He is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma, organization’s expansion by adding Jefferson County Hospital with clinics in Leadership Duncan and Leadership Stillwater. nine communities in southwest Oklahoma. New services include adding full- Johnson serves on the board of the Duncan Chamber of Commerce and time programs in cardiology, psychiatry and pulmonology/critical care. is a member of the Duncan Rotary Club. Previously, he served as chairman “Under Jay’s leadership, revenue of Duncan Regional Hospital has grown of the Duncan Public Schools Foundation and the Duncan Area Economic significantly at a time when many rural hospitals are struggling,” said Cori Development Foundation. Loomis, Oklahoma City health care attorney. “(Johnson) has been a strong He is married to Sarah Hill Johnson. They have twin boys, Ben and Nick, advocate for Medicaid expansion and other issues important to the financial in the 11th grade at Duncan High School.

24 Health Care Heroes 2020 e Journal Record Professional Congratulations J.R. McClanahan-Polzien, to Dr. Tim Griffin, RN, MSN Post-Secondary Health Coordinator and Direc- OMRF Health tor of Practical Nursing • Wes Watkins Technolo- gy Center Care Hero s a nurse, J.R. McClanahan- Helping Oklahoma fight APolzien was passionate about providing exceptional patient obesity and arthritis, care. When she began her career as a nurse one discovery at a time educator and health care mentor, her new- found love was combining her knowledge and abilities of being a nurse and health care provider. McClanahan-Polzien, post-secondary health coordinator and director of practical nursing at Wes Watkins Technology Center in Wetumka, has been a CareerTech educator for more than 20 years. Her dedication to the health and welfare of Oklahoma’s communities goes beyond the classroom. As a member of the Nursing Education and Practice Subcommittee of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing, McClanahan-Polzien chaired the task force that developed the veteran medic bridge guidelines to enable veterans to receive credit for their military training and experiences to help them receive their education quicker and become a licensed practical nurse. McClanahan-Polzien is also member and chair of the Oklahoma Health Care Workforce Center’s Simulation Conference Planning Com- mittee, a member of the Oklahoma Medical Response Team, Carter County Board of Health and Grace Living Center Board of Directors. Living in rural Oklahoma, she realized the importance of training and the ability to obtain required continuing education credits for the rural EMT/paramedics in their area without having to travel away from work and family. Following 9/11, the importance of providing disaster relief and mass casualty preparedness was heightened. With that in mind, she worked with Kiamichi Technology Center to develop a dual-purpose mobile unit, to provide both emergency care skills development and capabil- ity to respond to mass casualty events in Oklahoma. “Her dedication to ensuring Oklahoma has the finest health care professionals in nursing, surgical technology, respiratory therapy, occupational and physical therapy has taken her across the state to work with teachers and other staff ensuring students’ knowledge, skills and critical thinking development guarantees delivery of safe and effective patient care,” said Wes Watkins Technology Center Superintendent Wade Walling.

Discoveries That Make a Difference e Journal Record omrf.orgHealth Care Heroes 2020 25 Professional Bansari Mehta, MHA Medical Practice Administrator • Retina Vitreous Center

riginally from Mumbai, India, Bansari Mehta is a multifac- as a youth mentor for eted health care executive with experience in highly skilled the United Nations Oand competitive research, administrative and clinical posi- Youth Assembly at the tions with national and international health organizations. UN’s headquarters in A respiratory therapist, Mehta came to the United States to ob- New York City, where she tain her master’s degree in health administration and policy from the helped mentees develop and University of Oklahoma. Today, she is medical practice administrator present social ventures for sustain- for Retina Vitreous Center. able development. Mehta is a past regional lead for the American “My life runs on passion for health care,” Mehta said. “I see my- Academy of Ophthalmic Executives and is a fellow of its nationally self working towards eradicating health care issues that plague this acclaimed Ophthalmic Practice Administrators Leadership Program. world. Every big dream must start with a small step. That small step Mehta is active in the community, serves on various nonprof- for me right now is being an efficient medical practice administrator it boards and is currently going through Leadership Oklahoma’s who understands the nuances of health care and is willing to spread L.O.Y.A.L. program. Her honors include being named among Okla- cost-effective ways and means of making health care a better com- homa’s 30 under 30 award winners by NextGen and Oklahoma’s modity for our community and world.” 40 under 40 award honorees by Oklahoma Gazette as well as The Mehta serves on the OUHSC Master of Health Administration Journal Record’s Achievers Under 40 and Fifty Making a Difference. Alumni Advisory Board and mentors students in the professional In 2019, she was a recipient of Oklahoma City Young Professionals’ development programs. In addition, she has been selected to serve Horizon Award and the Most Influential Young Professional Award.

Professional Christy Olson, MS, RD, LD, CDE Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Educator • Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at OU Medicine

hristy Olson is a registered dietitian and diabetes educator pumps and continuous with the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at OU Medicine in glucose monitors, Ol- C Oklahoma City. son has been recognized “I enjoy teaching people about how to prevent or improve regionally and nationally by chronic diseases through healthy lifestyle changes such as following Medtronic as insulin pump train- a healthy eating pattern and exercising,” Olson said. “It is very sat- er of the year. isfying to help others as I have been seeing some of my patients at Olson is involved in the Oklahoma and National chapters of the the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center for almost nine years. Every day American Association of Diabetes Educators and the OKC District I come to work and I’m grateful to get to do a job that I absolutely Dietetic Association. She also volunteers at the Regional Food Bank enjoy.” of Oklahoma. Olson said one of her newest passions is a project the OU Med- She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Univer- icine team is collaborating on to help patients with food insecurity. sity of Central Oklahoma. An expert in technology used to treat diabetes such as insulin

26 Health Care Heroes 2020 e Journal Record Professional Tammy Powell President • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-OKC and Bone and Joint Hospital at St. Anthony

ammy Powell, president of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital, has four St. Anthony Health- more than 30 years of health care experience in nursing and admin- plex campuses and the T istration. state’s largest rural health “I had a desire to help others after my grandfather was diagnosed with network. colon cancer as a young child,” said Powell. “My initial career as a nurse was “The success of St. Anthony a good opportunity to meet that need.” Hospital is dependent upon our em- Powell, who has held many positions with SSM Health Care of Oklaho- ployees providing exceptional care to our patients,” Powell said. “To provide ma throughout the years, also serves as president of Bone & Joint Hospital at exceptional care to patients, you must first have engaged employees. In 2006, St. Anthony. we were at the 43rd percentile for employee engagement. By 2008, we have “Tammy is an advocate for her patients, employees and physicians,” increased to the 90th percentile and consistently perform at these levels.” said Sandra Payne, regional vice president, marketing and communication at She is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and was SSM Health Care of Oklahoma. “She has served in many state and national recently appointed as the chair-elect of the Oklahoma Hospital Association roles to advocate for ensuring appropriate funding for those in need of behav- board of directors. Powell serves on the boards of numerous organizations ioral health services. She is a champion for individuals who are vulnerable including Leadership Oklahoma City, YWCA, Oklahoma National Memo- and marginalized in our community.” rial and Museum and Downtown OKC. She is a graduate of Leadership Powell has led St. Anthony Hospital through unprecedented growth in Oklahoma City Class XXV, a 2008 Journal Record Fifty Making a Difference its Midtown campus and throughout central Oklahoma with the opening of honoree, and 2012 OKC Friday Rising Star.

Professional Ashley Sale, PA-C Physician Assistant • Variety Care

n late 2019, a man visited Variety Care Clinic in Oklahoma it sounds, I really City and spoke with physician assistant Ashley Sale. She im- like helping people. Imediately noticed something serious and sent the patient di- I have a heart for mis- rectly to the emergency room. The patient was admitted and un- sions, and eventually, I derwent quadruple bypass surgery. He later emailed Variety Care, hope to provide care for thanking her for literally saving his life. patients outside the U.S. via “My favorite thing above any accolade is receiving a ‘thank missions. I also love that I literal- you’ from patients,” Sale said. “In my area of practice, I don’t typ- ly can learn something new every single day. Health care is con- ically have a lot of follow-up with patients. So, when one stops by tinuously evolving, which means a constant learning environment to say ‘thanks for saving my life,’ it means the most to me.” for providers.” Sale earned her master’s degree in physician assistant stud- Sale says her main goal is to bring health awareness to Okla- ies from the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Fully certified by the homans and help patients become proactive instead of reactive National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, regarding their health. Sale has served Variety Care since 2018. She previously worked “People who don’t have accessible health care suffer in many at Access Medical Center Urgent Care and the Veterans Health other areas,” said Sale, who sees firsthand how health care affects Administration. all aspects of life. “I was trained in and now work in communi- “I love having the ability to help better the health and lives ty medicine to help fill the gap so uninsured and underinsured of people while continuously learning,” Sale said. “As cliché as Oklahomans don’t go without health care.”

e Journal Record Health Care Heroes 2020 27 Professional Kayse Shrum, D.O. President • Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

s a young college athlete at Connors State College, Dr. Kayse toring and scholar- Shrum didn’t know what career she wanted to pursue. Her ship program named Afocus was on improving her softball game. That changed af- Blue Coat to White ter she decided to take a physiology class for no other reason than Coat that encourages the because she liked science. state’s FFA students to con- After witnessing her excel at the top of the class, her professor sider a career in medicine and encouraged her to pursue medical school like everyone else taking to be part of the solution to rural the course. Oklahoma’s physician shortage challenges. “That fateful day changed the course of my life,” Shrum said. To further the mission of improving health care access in Okla- “From that day on, I learned how important it is to be mentored by homa, Shrum collaborated with the Cherokee Nation to establish the others and to mentor others. It’s important to reach back, to pull nation’s rst tribally a liated medical school, the OSU College of someone else up, and to give someone else hope that they too can Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation. be successful.” Gov. Kevin Stitt said Shrum’s history of serving Oklahoma and Today, Shrum is president of the Oklahoma State University promoting entrepreneurship and business growth through advance- Center for Health Sciences and dean of OSU’s College of Osteopath- ments in science and technology made her the ideal person to serve ic Medicine as well as Oklahoma secretary of science and innovation. in his cabinet as secretary of science and innovation. When she was named president of the OSU Center for Health Shrum and her husband, Darren, have six children – three of Sciences in 2013, one of the rst initiatives she launched was a men- whom they adopted as adolescents from Ethiopia.

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The Oklahoma Rick Snyder Hospital Association Vice President/Finance & Information congratulates our members Services • Oklahoma Hospital Association and staff who are recognized as 2020 Health Care Heroes. ick Snyder, vice president of - R nance and information services for the Jay Johnson, FACHE Oklahoma Hospital president & CEO Association, not only provides informa- Duncan Regional Hospital tion and assistance to Chairman, OHA board of directors member hospitals on nancial matters, but also supports the devel- Tammy Powell, FACHE opment and knowledge of president, SSM Health St. Anthony hospital managed care profes- Hospital – Oklahoma City sionals. Snyder earned his master’s degree in health care administration Chair-elect, OHA board of directors from Oklahoma State University and his bachelor’s in accounting and business management from Kansas State University. He previously served as vice president of nance and chief - Godwin Feh nancial o cer at an Oklahoma regional medical center and at a Kan- administrator, Seiling Regional Medical Center sas-based medical center. Cohesive Healthcare Management “After completing an accounting degree I had the opportunity to work for a nonpro t community hospital and found my calling there,” said Snyder. “It’s been my good fortune to help manage some Richie Splitt, FACHE excellent small-town hospitals, leading to my current role where I president & CEO work with hospitals across the state on nancial issues.” Snyder was part of an OHA team in 2011 that created and con- Norman Regional Health System vinced the Legislature to pass Oklahoma’s Supplemental Hospital O set Payment Program, which provides additional funds to hospitals that serve Medicaid patients. Denise Webber, FACHE Snyder is a member of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority’s president & CEO Medical Advisory Committee and its SHOPP Hospital Advisory Stillwater Medical Center Committee. In addition, he is a governor’s appointee to the Health Information Technology Advisory Board. He was also a member of the State Innovation Provider Data Rick Snyder Workgroup for “A New Horizon: Recommendations for Okla- homa’s Modernized Health Insurance Market,” submitted by the vice president of finance secretary of health and human services and the state of Oklahoma and information services to develop an A ordable Care Act State Innovation Waiver. The Oklahoma Hospital Association purpose was to ensure the provision of high-quality and a ordable health insurance products that improve health and health care quality while controlling costs.

And we salute the more than 76,000 outstanding individuals employed by Oklahoma hospitals across the state, who stand prepared to care for their communities 24/7 all year, every year. www.okoha.com e Journal Record Health Care Heroes 2020 29 Professional Richie Splitt President & Chief Executive Ofﬁ cer • Norman Regional Health System

ichie Splitt, president and chief executive officer of Norman side of health care. Regional Health System, was drawn to medicine at a young “There I learned R age. that effective healing “That was mostly due to gentle encouragement from my parents also required effective and my relationship with my dear aunt Lenda, who happened to be business decisions. When paraplegic,” he said. “Lenda’s wheelchair, her health challenges and those two elements were united, her zeal for life always intrigued me and certainly inspired me – espe- they produced the greatest outcomes and cially in the area of physical medicine.” value,” he said. While he was pursuing his degree at the University of Oklahoma, Norman Mayor Breea Clark said Splitt has been a driving force Splitt got a summer job as a physical therapy technician. and a visionary regarding the future of health care in Norman. “The moment I began interacting with patients and their fam- “When the proposal, Inspire Health, hit a snag at City Hall, he ilies, I knew health care was the vocation for me,” he said. “I loved did not give up,” Clark said. “He doubled his efforts to educate the working to help and to heal patients. I learned firsthand that I was Council and the community about the amazing things this new plan capable of making a difference in people’s lives; that in many ways, could do for our city. He personally attended countless meetings in their achievements were often linked directly to my attitude and my the evening and on the weekends all while maintaining the morale of commitment to their personal goals of recovery and health.” his staff because he believes in the plan.” After earning his master’s in business administration at Oklaho- Splitt serves on the boards of LifeCare Health Services, Vizient ma City University, Splitt moved from the bedside to the business Oklahoma/Arkansas and the Norman Chamber of Commerce.

Professional Susan Ward Administrator • Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice

usan Ward started her 42-year career in health care as a nurse her Bachelor of Sci- because she knew there would always be jobs available in the ence in Nursing de- S profession. Ward, who has held a variety of positions through- gree from Oklahoma out her career, said she enjoys making an impact on the health and Baptist University in well-being of her patients, their families, her staff and her community. 1978, and she is a Certified Since 2003, Ward has been an administrator with Heartland Home Health Administrator. Home Health Care and Hospice in Shawnee. Prior to that, she spent Ward was a 2009-10 partici- 12 years as an administrator and clinical manager for home health pant in the Leadership Shawnee program, and she is currently in- with Unity Health Center Home Health and Hospice of Shawnee. volved with Shawnee’s Community Renewal program. She serves Her other work experience includes positions with the ElderCare on the advisory board of the Gordon Cooper Technology Center Program for the Oklahoma Health Department, Shawnee Medical Licensed Practical Nursing Program and has been a part of the Okla- Center Hospital, Home Health Nursing in Fairview, Fairview Hospi- homa Baptist University Alumni Board and the Shawnee Senior Cit- tal and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Tulane University Hospital izens Advisory Board. Ward has volunteered for the Shawnee Free in New Orleans. Early in her career, she worked as a nursing instruc- Clinic and actively supports public radio and her local community tor for Seminole State College in Seminole, Oklahoma. Ward earned market.

30 Health Care Heroes 2020 e Journal Record Congratulations, Richie Splitt

Norman Regional Health System and Richie leads a team of more than 3,000 our family of healers congratulate and healers to fulfill the health system’s recognize President and CEO Richie Splitt mission of serving its community as a on his Health Care Heroes nomination. leader in health and wellness care.

During his first week on the job at Norman Regional, an EF-5 tornado destroyed the system’s Moore facility. This tragic and momentous event revealed Splitt’s character as a strong, effective and engaging leader in times of crisis. Splitt helped Norman Regional and its communities find hope, healing, pride and even joy in the face of adversity.

During Richie’s time as President and CEO, NRHS has received numerous clinical recognitions and experienced tremendous growth. He has led new growth in areas such as population and telehealth – including a direct-to-consumer app called Norman Regional Virtual Care, primary care clinic expansion, and a new transformative campus plan called Inspire Health.

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Denise Webber, FACHE President/Chief Executive Ofﬁ cer• Stillwater Medical

enise Webber is president and chief executive officer of Stillwater Commerce, ACHE Re- Medical, a three-hospital regional health care system for Payne gents Advisory Council DCounty and adjacent counties. and Stillwater Economic Under her leadership, Stillwater Medical Center has seen improved Development Advisory performance in employee satisfaction and engagement through the devel- Council. opment and implementation of a service-oriented culture. She established She was named one of the the Physician Leadership and Physician Champions for Engagement teams. “Rising Stars: 25 Healthcare Leaders un- Since then, physician satisfaction scores have climbed from 62% to 99%. In der 40” by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2015. addition, Webber successfully spearheaded the acquisition of a 22-physician Webber said one of her greatest influences was her high school phys- clinic practice in just six months and helped Stillwater Medical Center ac- iology teacher, who encouraged her to get involved in the sports medicine quire a competitive Ambulatory Surgery Center, which led to a 5% growth program. in net revenue. “I immediately loved the field and energy around helping others and saw Webber joined Stillwater Medical Center in May 2003 as an administra- the positive impact that caring people can have on each other,” she said. “It tive fellow7 and then was promoted to director of physician practice manage- helped drive a passion in me to help others and make a difference.”

ment in 2004. In 2006, she was promoted to the senior leadership team and Webber earnedJUNE her 14, 2019 bachelor’s degree in sports medicine and master’s www.CPBJ.com 8 www.CPBJ.com Central Penn Business Journal MAY 31, 2019 ACCOUNTING www.CPBJ.com OPINION Chambersburg-based Rotz and GUEST VIEW Stonesifer named Dennis Shindle • degreeJUNE 14,in 2019 health care administration from Oklahoma State University. She is was promoted to chief operating officer. She assumed her current position in senior manager. BANKING/FINANCE NEWSMAKERS He provides tax, Latest census data reveals trends to watch consulting and Lower Paxton Township-based Centric Bank named Promotions, appointments, hires financial state 717-236-4300 Kuhn The U.S. Census Bureau recently re- and every year in between. migration. by natural increase of 427 people and in- ment services • Silver Spring assistant manager of the leased new population estimates that Lancaster remains the largest and fast- The fastest growth occurred outside to closely held - ternational migration of 52 people. Township Finan- Patricia A. companies. He is Central Penn Businessaccount Journal for and compare the resident est-growing county. At 984 square miles, of metropolitan areas. Surprisingly, no There is more growth than decline. Out a board-certified fellow ofcial Center. Shethe American College of Health Care Executives 2016. She is a board member of the Oklahoma Hospital Association and has a CPA and a graduate of Shippens population for counties between April 1, it also is the largest of the four counties. new metro areas moved into the top 10 will cultivate new of 3,142 counties, 1,739 (or 55.3 percent) burg University. Shindle 2010 and July 1, 2018. The outcome? There Between 2010 and 2018 it experienced the largest areas. Of the 390 metro areas in Central Penn Business Journal customer rela lishing. He has a bachelor’s degree gained population between 2017 and 2018. • tionships, man from Millersville. are shifts in population taking place across largest numeric growth at 24,112 people. the U.S., (including the District of Co- Twelve counties (0.4 percent) experienced ARCHITECTURE/ age the internal - Central Penn Business Journal the nation that may differ from what you No. 2 in numeric growth was actually the lumbia and Puerto Rico), 102, or 26.2 no change in population, and the remain- 6 www.CPBJ.com Central Penn Business Journal 717-236-4300 JUNE 14, 2019 - sales process, - • • Jeff Musselman, head brewer at the ENGINEERING Bramlitt GOVERNMENT might assume. Here are the highlights at a smallest of the four counties, Cumberland percent experienced population decline maintain the with customized financial solu ing 1,391 (or 44.3 percent) lost people. www.CPBJ.com Millworks in Harrisburg, said the local tions. She has 25 years of banking Harrisburg-based Pennsyl nationalfamily and local law experience. level. She has a County, which grew by 16,017 people. in 2018. The five fastest-shrinking metro Between 2010 and 2018, a total of 1,481 (or • and a 2011 Leadershipbranch’s Stillwater operational proficiency graduate. 13 served on various other boards including United Way, Stillwater Chamber of vania Public Utility Commis DAIRY GODMOTHERS market has struggled to check all three and mentor her financial center and financial services experienceMelfi bachelor’s degree from the Col- York County grew by 13,301 people and areas (excluding Puerto Rico) were Kuhn sion named 47.1 percent) counties gained population buckets. Most local hop farms are growing team. Most recently, she was a cor and was a financial adviser with lege of William and Mary and a of Philadelphia and What’s happening locally? Dauphin County grew by 8,997 people. Charleston, West Virginia (-1.6 percent); and 1,661 (or 52.9 percent) lost popula- 2 on one or two acres and not pelletizing. porate social responsibility super Smoker Wealth Management. - Amy S. Goldman law degree from Dickinson School Hrivnak - Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (-1.5 percent); PHOTO/THOMAS A. BARSTOW “The vast majority of local hops are visor and head teller II with First She has bachelor’s and master’s of Law. tion. Though there has been more growth - members of of the Cumberland Pennsylvania County -York experience consis- Farmington, New Mexico (-1.5 percent); Specialty cheese biz taps into local dairies National Bank. She has a bach- degrees from Ashford University. What’s happening nationally? than decline overall, the numbers indicate brewed in late summer or early fall for FOOD BUSINESS Telecommunications Relay SerMatthew wet-hop beers,” he said. “That has been elor’s degree from York College. - Laura J. Melfi was named senior tent growth. The most The census data confirmed that coun- Danville, Illinois (-1.2 percent); and vice Advisory Board. Goldman Susquehanna Township-based that this can easily shift year over year. By Stacy Wescoe Hills Farm in Chester County. the big limitation.” - vice president and cash manage- notableMette Evans trend & Woodside between named ties with the largest numeric growth are Watertown-Fort Drum, New York (-1.2 717-236-4300 “We’ve recently advanced Krieger has been a public member of the A deeper dive into the census data BridgeTower Media The Millworks and other breweries said ment officer with Mid Penn’s First Matthew D. Co- our operator training and Jones pitched the idea of using the CSA Lower Allen Township-based board. She is a speech-language 2010 and 2018 in Central located in the south and the west. In percent). The population decreases were Lancaster-based RGS Associ Members 1st Federal Credit Priority Bank division. She will be ble a sharehold- reveals several demographic changes certification program and secretary format to develop a new way of selling craft they would like to buy more local hops ates named pathologist, has conducted - Pennsylvania is that these fact, Texas claimed four out of the top primarily due to negative net domestic Fauth Union named based in Chester County and con- er. He represents impacting commercial real estate develop- Stefanie Angstadt started making cheese cheese to cheese fans. That led Jones, Ang- Craft-beer boom spurs local hops farmersyear round, especially pelletized hops, to ect landscape architect. He has trainings on the importance of are currently engaged with insurancecounties com all experienced 10 spots. Looking at population growth migration. a pilot program assessing Jake Krieger Alma Jimenez tribute to deposit growth through ment: household formations, aging baby - efficienciesas a hobby for the soon use afterof graduating from col- stadt and Miller in 2016 to create the Collec- support farmers. a bachelor’s degree from Temple telecommunications for those “I think brewers absolutely want to use branch manager business development activities. panies,consistent fraternal growth year- by metropolitan area, Dallas-Fort North Dakota was home to the fastest- lege in 2008. tive Creamery CSA, based out of Angstadt’s University. - with disabilities and has been boomers, growing millennials, women drones for 3Droadway modeling slide of areas.” By Jason Scott proj of the location She will also generate fee income benefitover-year. societies, Moreover- the Worth-Arlington, Texas had the largest growing county. Among counties with a [email protected] it,” Musselman said, noting the differencesnamed a computer aided drafting - involved with the administra After a few years she knew it was some- Oley creamery, with Jones as the operations Matthew Fauth inside the Gi through cash management prod- - insurance pro Mike in the workforce and migration toward Flahive said. The company now does work stockpiles, excavations and in smell and taste between East and Westand design designer. He also is a tion of Pennsylvania’s telecom growth was fairly even numeric growth, with a gain of 131,767 population of 20,000 or more, Williams thing she wanted to do full time. manager and Angstadt and Miller as the two ant Foods store ucts and services, and expand and ducers and third- Kushner the South. Today’s demographic changes 1 for a number of different clients, including Alexis Campbell, PennDOT press Pennsylvania leads the nation in craft- - Coast hops. sergeant in- the National Guard. He munications device distribution over the last eight years. people, or 1.8 percent in 2018. Second County, North Dakota, claimed the top construction companies, utilities and gov She opened Valley Milkhouse in a former primary cheese makers. on East Market - retain customer relationships. She party administra- - - was present challenges for commercial real The opportunities for creating new jobs But Musselman said he expectshas local an associate degree from York program. Hrivnak will represent ernment agencies. dairy farm in Oley in 2014 and began to “We thought between the three of us, we beer production. Street, York. She has 43 years of financial services tors in insuranceAnother regulatory, trend trans worth was Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona, spot as the fastest-growing by percent- JUNE 21, 2019 But while more beer is being brewed in hops would cost more than thoseTechnical from Institute. experience. the PUC’s Bureau of Consum - estate developers, but they also offer lu- and businesses are vast, said Albert R. manufacture and sell her cheeses profes- could pool our resources and move beyond was a branch - actional andnoting litigation- is matters.thatCoble the counties have main- which had an increase of 96,268 people, age. This county’s population rose by 5.9 Sarvis, an assistant professor of geospatial er Services on the board. He - crative opportunities to firms creatively places like Carlisle, Harrisburg and York, larger West Coast suppliers, given the manager for PNC Bank. tained the same order of ranking based technology at Harrisburg University of Sci- sionally. farmers markets,” Angstadt said. is manager of compliance and or 2.0 percent. The cause of growth in percent between 2017 and 2018 (from ence and Technology. HU has adapted its brewers here must rely on some key in lower hop volumes at local farms.Upper Nev Dublin Township, Mont Jimenez CONSTRUCTION MARKETING adapting to new demands. DRONE Not a dairy farmer, herself, she partnered According to Jones, the trio didn’t invent gomery County-based McMahon competition in the bureau’s pol upon population for eight-plus years. For these areas is migration, both domestic 33,395 to 35,350 people). The rapid continued from page geospatial programs to include the use of gredients that often travel long distances. - ertheless, he said he would still buy local - • drones and has sponsored summer camps with other small Berks County dairies to buy the idea of a cheese-based CSA. But, she Manheim Township-based Lancaster-based Wohlsen Lancaster-based Godfrey According to the association, drones - One is hops, which are not widely Associates Inc. named icy division. - example, in 2010 the counties in order of and international, as well as natural growth Williams County experienced was for students in high school and middle hops for special PA Preferred brews, i.e., - Ambassador Advisors LLC named Construction Co. named named Mike Kushner is the owner of Omni Realty school to encourage interest in the technol- fresh warm milk “straight from the udder.” said, “A cheese CSA is still pretty unique.” pher K. Bauer smallest population to largest were Cum- increase. In Dallas, it was natural in- due mainly to net domestic migration of will offer $82.1 billion in economic benefits - grown in Pennsylvania, or on the East - beers made with Pennsylvania-produced Christopher R. Maza ciate creativeLuke director. Weidner He will Group, a real estate firm in Harrisburg. He can ogy, SarvisOthers said. pointed out that drones have been Her cheeses — mostly a mix of softer and Jones said it also makes sense. general manager of the Camp Hill - project and create 100,000 new jobs in the United Coast in general. agricultural commodities, like hops or Coolidge manager and es Harrisburg-based State Civil oversee message unificationberland, andDauphin, York and Lancaster. crease that served as the largest source 1,471 people in 2018. The county also ex- be reached through www.omnirealtygroup. States alone by 2025. The association’s goal - office. He has morean associate.than 20 years He is Service Commission named - used in the film and television industries, as aged styles — were a hit. “You can get subscriptions for anything In fact, most hops come from Washing Christo investment of timator. He was an asso is to encourage state leaders to support David Heath, director of the PA Drone Association, prepares to make remarks at Drone Advocacy Day June 11 in Harrisburg. Heath and other grain. Manuel brand consisten This is the same ranking we see in 2018, of population growth. For Phoenix it was perienced growth between 2017 and 2018 com� well as in surveying rail lines and in police of project management and trans chief resa Osborne the development of a drone industry – or supporters hope to encourage state leaders to support the growing drone industry. “We make everything by hand. It’s very today — dog products, beauty products — Victor Shaffer and Andrew Lyons start - ficer. He leads project engineer. - and emergency applications, such as river ton, Oregon and Idaho, which account for cy and align cre - unmanned aircraft systems, as they are County a commissioner. She was rescues. One story told during the June 11 portation engineering experience the wealth man- - He has a bache- more formally known – because other states training and certification program and are good cheese so there is a demand,” Angstadt why not cheese?” she said. ed growing an acre of hops outside of ative resources - - event was how cattle had ruined a portion of the majority of the country’s hop produc secretary of the Pennsylvania of Lackawanna De- alreadyFor are example, doing so. New York is putting up $30 currently engaged with a pilot program as - and has helped municipalities agement depart lor’s degree from a farmer’s crops. A drone was able to assess said. Mechanicsburg last year. Their company, Te- with project and - sessing efficiencies for the use of drones for - tion. Washington alone has about 40,000 partment of Aging. - the total damage, which helped justify the ders recently purchased equipment that through their responsibilities as ment and works - Millersville Uni - million to pay for a 50-mile unmanned air 3D modeling of stockpiles, excavations and In fact, demand often outpaced her sup- A profitable boost From left, Sue Miller, Stefanie Angstadt and Alex Jones brought together their collective acres of hops. Mike and Sharon Reifsnyder stand in the hop yard of their West Pennsboro Township called Lion Bines Hop Farm, is expected to account needs to roadway slide areas,” she said in a written insuranceThen claim. there are the spin-off businesses. will allow them to pelletize dried hops local project sponsors on state - corridor between Syracuse and Rome, the PHOTO/MARKELL DELOATCH with various oth- - versity. ensure efficien response to questions. ply. Nonetheless, she struggled with the lo- The Collective Creamery is now heading talents to form the Collective Creamery CSA in 2016. PHOTO/SUBMITTED Two Cumberland County hop farmers farm. They began growing the crop in 2017 in a bid to make locally grown hops more produce a partial harvest of hops this year GUEST VIEW association said. Other states have become - JUNE 21, 2019 — meaning to grind them into powder and federally funded projects. He er departments. HEALTH CARE Ryan Boswell is the Philadelphia-based - - - cy. Most recent federal test sites for the drone industry, - gistics of getting the cheese she was making into its third year. And while it is still just available. Several attendees at the June 11 event sales manager for PhaseOne Industrial, DRONE are hoping to claim a piece of that market - andalso a full serves harvest municipalities’ next year. day- - while others have been joining regional Flying into new roles continued from page and press them into small pellets. Pellet He is a chartered financial- analyst a camera company based in Colorado. < But the partners are investing now in York-based Wagman Construc East Pennsboro Township- ly, he was the - partnerships to develop initiatives. As each to the people who wanted it. a small part of each of the cheesemakers’ Brewing Co. in Douglasville and Covered and inspire other Pennsylvania farmers to to-day traffic consulting needs. PhaseOne cameras can be outfitted on will offer $82.1 billion in economic benefits “You can get subscriptions But Reifsnyder, who retired in 2011 ized hops have a longer shelf life and are charterholder. tion Inc. named Maza based Geisinger Holy Spirit day passes, Pennsylvania seems to be falling said they think state leaders will be sup- andcreate 100,000 new jobs in the United Coolidge design manager - - various drones toWhile do a variety around of work forStates80 alone percent by 2025. The association’sAccording goalof the to association, the drones cheese business, it is an important one. Bridge Farmstand in Oley — and at one consider cultivating the crop for breweries Heprocessing is a professional equipment engineer to pelletizeand their further behind in developing a domestic portive of ideas to expand drone programs tois encourage state leaders to support what many brewers rely on throughout tor of business development for named governments, quarry operatorsthe development and of a drone utility industry – or from the U.S. Navy after 22 years of service, for Artisanal Brewing Ventures. both within state agencies and with com- unmanned aircraft systems, asthey are for anything today — dog Retirement plans should be piece of M&A puzzle drone industry,For now, observers the association said. isn’t asking hops, with an eye on making extra money - she makesmore formally known is – becausesold other states wholesale to markets and By eliminating the middleman, the chee- location in the Lehigh Valley — Bonn Place in Pennsylvania. professional traffic operations Maryland. He will Joe Corson direc of GeisingerDr. Ho Ming Jang companies,Dayalready areamong said doing so.the others, drone Boswell industry said. is com the year. Weidner mercial applications once they understand “It’s a niche thing. Not too many peo took a chance on hops after experiment Manheim Township-based Weidner has a bachelor’s degree the potential.Tasks such as bridge inspections or aerial millionto pay for restaurants,a 50-mile unmanned air profits were much higher on the semakers get more of the profit. Brewing Co. in Bethlehem. Other pickup The farm’s hop yard could yield about engineer.by pelletizing hops for other farmers. expand the firm’s ly Spirit Primary 2018 was a banner year for mergers So, if you’re planning a merger or acqui- restriction before being able to join the includes confirming past operational and Pennsylvania’s leaders for much – except corridorbetween Syracuse and Rome, the products, beauty products RKL Wealth Management LLC - For example, New York is putting up $30 direc from Penn State. association said. Other states have become petitive in that anyone can buy a drone for ing with grapes and asparagus on his “In the future, we would love to process to be aware of what is going on and to offer federal test sites for the drone industry, - a member - while others have been joining regional 20 percent of the product she was selling at Angstadt said her profit margin is gener- locations are in the Chester County and ple do it,” said Michael Reifsnyder, who - participation in - Care. He will see - and acquisitions. Global M&A activity was sition, consider the retirement plans now buyer’s 401(k) plan, losing out on a full procedural compliance, making sure all surveys that once took weeks to conduct around $500 and set up shop. However, 5,000 or 6,000 pounds of hops this year. named support as ideas develop, several people partnerships to develop initiatives. As each Carlisle-area farm, dubbed GEMS Farm. day passes, Pennsylvania seems to be falling commercial operators are required to take — why not cheese?” for other farms so there is less of a cost oppor tunities adult patients said. One goal is to create a working group can now be done in a day or so, Day said. further behind in developing domestic a her farm stand and the two farmers markets ally about 15 percent to 20 percent on the Philadelphia areas. planted 3,400 hop plants on his 15-acre - GEMS expects to pelletize the majority Swatara Township-based Skelly senior wealth William M. Onorato the second highest on record, with deals to avoid a headache later on. year of tax-efficient savings and employer plan documents are up-to-date, and con- drone industry, observers said. FAA training to become a licensed remote NONPROFITS within the state aviation caucus – a legis Farmers, utilities and others have seen how 1 He also saw success at nearby hop yard and Loy named Pennsylvania’s leaders for much –except At Keystone, Day said, prices can range West Pennsboro Township property in barrier,” Shaffer said. strategist. He will - and enhance and specialize drones can reduce the costs of projectsto and be aware of what is going on and to offer she attends, pilot,the he Easton and others Farmerssaid. Market in roughly $150,000 in gross sales she has in a By having a wider client base, the chee- of its hops this year after selling almost totaling $2.72 trillion. Looking ahead, 76 If the transaction is a stock acquisi- contributions. firming general compatibility between the lative group – to develop a roadmap that For now, the association isn’t asking - support as ideas develop, several people — Alex Jones, Collective Creamery CSA Sunny Brae Farms and thought his farm marketing spe Both Cumberland County hop farms Philadelphia-based Pennsyl inspections. They also havesaid. One goalweighed is to create a working the group li- 2017. - advise high-net- client relation in geriatric care. would “identify funding opportunities to within the state aviation caucus – a legis downtown Easton and one in Philadelphia. year. That makes it a challenge to maintain semakers also are able to offer more variety. all of its harvest last fall to local breweries percent of top executives at U.S. compa- tion – where the buyer takes full owner- The main advantages of termination plans. Examples include reviewing non- lative group – to develop a roadmap that depending on the job and the location. A go premium vanians for Modern Courts named ability risks and realized they are better off support critical drone infrastructure,” the would “identify funding opportunities to A big reason for the lack of new hop farm- could provide complementary varieties of cialist. She will be LeShelle Smith ships throughout He was a clinical support critical drone infrastructure,” the acknowledged the hops worthbusiness families in Penn - a Governments, however, seem to have a day of aerial camera work with a licensed re- associationThe saidassociation in a fact isn’t sheet. asking for new regu- association said in ausing fact sheet. drones. “The question was, how do we reach a capital-intensive operation. Anywhere Angstadt and Miller rotate between six But they are on the lookout for more pickup making wet-hopped beers — also known retired nies expect to close more ship of the selling company – the buyer are that employees can be integrated into discrimination testing results from recent mote pilot might cost about $2,000 in some fresh local hops to small breweries. responsible for - Maryland. He has - assistant profes lations, pointing out that drones are regulat ers is difficulty in getting started and com- - sylvania is not much moreon multigenera than a seedling. ed by the Federal Aviation Administration, Lawrence F. The association isn’t asking for new regu- these people who want tohigh-density buy our areas cheese in New York or sheNew Jer can improve the profit margin is a boost. varieties of cheese, including Angstadt’s locations along their current route and for He and his wife, Sharon, along with as fresh-hop beers that use hops fresh off deals this year than last, then assumes all of the seller’s liabilities, the buyer’s plan with one benefit structure years, the seller’s fiduciary oversight prac- lations, pointing out that drones are regulat orFAA, which controls U.S. airspaces and higher hurdle to overcome when liability 717-236-4300 graphics coordi- 30 years of con- sor of medicine Judge alreadyrequires commercial drone opera - sey and perhaps about $1,000 elsewhere. peting with larger established operations. But through trial andtional error, planning, they are opti ed by the Federal Aviation Administration, tors to get a license. concernsSeveral are raised, experts Day noted said. the concerns can without standing there at a farmers market Profits on the CSA vary from month to Witchgrass, her version of a French Valen- pockets of cheese lovers who may want to the vine. nation, including Stengel - and a majority predict including its retirement plan. The buyer for all; there is only one plan to maintain; tices, administrative operations such as for action on the state level. In October “These local houses are up against com their two teenage daughters, maintain legacy planning, - struction industry experience. He in the division of geriatric- medi or FAA, which controls U.S. airspaces and 2018, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed Act Wet-hop batches of beer can use five mistic hop farms will begin to sprout. Butthat doesn’t mean there is no room member.He a board is 78, which limits the ability of municipali - be eased once the options are carefully all day — sometimes in the rain — hoping month, but she said they tend to average at cay cheese, and Miller’s Clipper, an aged get in on their offerings. Corson already requires commercial droneties opera to regulate unmanned - aircraft unless the hop yard, which is entering its second preparation of - “I hope we see

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That led Jones, Ang- rate through the Affordable Care Act and Central Penn Business Journal the nation that may differ from what you No. 2 in numeric growth was actually the lumbia and Puerto Rico), 102, or 26.2 played a big role in ensuring that money Specifically, during fiscal year 2017– the 2017–2018 state budget process, the we’ll be right on target.” It sounds watches from Gucci made with no change in population, and the remain- As a premium subscriber,Proposed tax gain could harm- total specialty surgicaldatabase centers access with unlimited downloads. as a hobby soon after graduating from col- stadt and Miller in 2016 to create the Collec- 2018, Pennsylvania’s hospitals received Medicaid expansion, we still have people simple and scientific, doesn’t it? similar materials sell for $275 to was preserved for health care — not to fill General Assembly authorized borrowing - might assume. Here are the highlights at a smallest of the four counties, Cumberland percent experienced population decline ing 1,391 (or 44.3 percent) lost people. tive Creamery CSA, based out of Angstadt’s $28.5 million through the TSF at the state who are uninsured and need help. $350. lege in 2008. one-time budget holes or fund other proj- against $1.5 billion in future TSF payments statedIn to his applause, budget address,“This proposal Gov. Tom asks Wolf for no national and local level. County, which grew by 16,017 people. in 2018. The five fastest-shrinking metro level, which is then matched by the federal ers areThe willing problem to pay is has that nothing what buy - Volume 35, Number 23 Between 2010 and 2018, a total of 1,481 (or After a few years she knew it was some- Oley creamery, with Jones as the operations Ournew hospitals taxes. Not rely one on dime. these Not funds one to penny.” ects. We worked with health educators, re- to balance the state’s budget. The bond to do with the sellers’ costs. You turingTrust – there me is – no I know possibleexpanding manufac way executive team York County grew by 13,301 people and areas (excluding Puerto Rico) were government to total approximately $60 makeYet, sure as theythe General can stay Assembly open and combs contin through- 47.1 percent) counties gained population thing she wanted to do full time. manager and Angstadt and Miller as the two searchers and provider groups to find the payments now are due, to the tune of $115 don’t believe that? I’ll give you 1500 Paxton St., Harrisburg, PA 17104to explain that price differential for the second one. The per million. This money goes to cover the cost ue tothe treat governor’s everyone. proposal, The statewe find has that options there - What’s happening locally? Dauphin County grew by 8,997 people. Charleston, West Virginia (-1.6 percent); She opened Valley Milkhouse in a former primary cheese makers. right balance for everyone. million during this budget. two scenarios. 717-236-4300 • [email protected] on manufacturing costs.By Jason Scott son who runs it is a long-time and 1,661 (or 52.9 percent) lost popula- of caring for the uninsured and underin- to balanceare, in fact, its taxbudget increases. — options that don’t Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (-1.5 percent); dairy farm in Oley in 2014 and began to “We thought between the three of us, we That’s why you can buy fake [email protected] employee, who makes a higher tion. Though there has been more growth sured. Some of the reasons that TSF money jeopardize the already stressed financial Gucci watches for less than my wage than the guy running the manufacture and sell her cheeses profes- could pool our resources and move beyond went directly to hospitals to fund uncom- ministrationOne specific is a “double tax being tax” proposedon ambulatory by the ad York experience consis- What’s happening nationally? Farmington, New Mexico (-1.5 percent); than decline overall, the numbers indicate GUEST VIEW situations of many of Pennsylvania’s hos- NEWSTimex on the street. The differ paid-off machine. The cost of the Pennsylvania also received more than pensated care is because they are under- surgical centers (ASCs) like Associate Publisher/Editorial Director, Cathy Hirko Expecting a record year for lending and - tent growth. The most The census data confirmed that coun- Danville, Illinois (-1.2 percent); and sionally. farmers markets,” Angstadt said. $44 million for CURE grants during the pitals. ential is totally due to the cachet second machine is higher than that this can easily shift year over year. paid by the safety-net payer, Medicaid, the ones in my district. Editor, Joel Berg of the Gucci brand. The price more growth, thethe Lancaster-based cost of the first. Do you Commu be notable trend between ties with the largest numeric growth are Watertown-Fort Drum, New York (-1.2 Not a dairy farmer, herself, she partnered According to Jones, the trio didn’t invent fiscal year 2014–2015. The grants help More than a third of Pennsylvania’s A deeper dive into the census data which a recent analysis indicates reim- ASCs are convenient Mariah Chuprinski with other small Berks County dairies to buy the idea of a cheese-based CSA. But, she Health and wellnessuniversities, communications hospitals and research orga- can be engaginghealthhospitals care facilities operated run in the red last fiscal isWeb what Editor, the market Becca will Oken-Tatum bear, nity- First Fundlieve has you can been get a adding different staff price and 2010 and 2018 in Central located in the south and the west. In percent). The population decreases were burses at 81 cents on the dollar. by physicians that provide the value the buyer puts on the for a product based on which reveals several demographic changes fresh warm milk “straight from the udder.” said, “A cheese CSA is still pretty unique.” nizations partner to unlock solutions for year. Among that group, more than three- restructuring its executive team. - same-day surgical and di product.Special Projects Editor,Reporters machine you decide to use? Of Pennsylvania is that these fact, Texas claimed four out of the top primarily due to negative net domestic cancer, ways to improve the quality and There are no hospitals or hospital staff quarters have been operating in the red The nonprofit economic development or JUNE 7, 2019 impacting commercial real estate develop- Her cheeses — mostly a mix of softer and Jones said it also makes sense. A strong wellness program can be a agnostic care for focused Jason Scott course you can’t. differentiator for recruitment, reduce the that treat only the uninsured or patients for the last three fiscal years. Now, more counties all experienced 10 spots. Looking at population growth migration. care needs, such as eye this tax plan, this customer care might no lon cal machines,Suppose except you have one two is paid identi with what the market will bear for ment: household formations, aging baby aged styles — were a hit. “You can get subscriptions for anything cost of health care benefits and help build insured by Medicaid, and Pennsylvania than ever, these hospitals are relying on Ioannis Pashakis ganization recently hired Michael Carper, the consistent growth year- by metropolitan area, Dallas-Fort North Dakota was home to the fastest- surgeries, colonoscopies, ger be possible. for and you took out a big loan tactical.Pricing Working is both with strategic compa and change notices, usually much high doesn’t have a public hospital system. As SUBSCRIBE TODAY! PHOTO/SUBMITTED boomers, growing millennials, women “We make everything by hand. It’s very today — dog products, beauty products — a team atmosphere based around healthy spine and jointthe procedures, enduring promise that the TSF will be former CEO of the Housing Development Reseacher, Ana Mrdalj - nies to improve profitability, we er margins than for the original New Markets Tax Credit program, a federal tax - over-year. Moreover the Worth-Arlington, Texas had the largest growing county. Among counties with a good cheese so there is a demand,” Angstadt why not cheese?” she said. choices. However, communicating the a result, the hospital community treats all and more. Therethere are to 234help them continue to stay open, that theirAnother nurse-to-patient advantage of ratios surgical are centers generally is Corp. MidAtlantic, to be its chief credit officer. Mike in the workforce and migration toward DESIGNJohn Layton have adopted a strategy of slowly orders. In thatPictured, case the customerclockwise is from bottom left, is Community First Fund’s executive team: Dan growth was fairly even numeric growth, with a gain of 131,767 population of 20,000 or more, Williams benefits and program elements of a well- patients, regardless of the type of insur- Medicare-certified ASCs in Pennsylvania. lower than at general hospitals. These nurses - credit program operated by the U.S. Treasury said. remain financially stable and treat every - raising prices above whatCommunity we First Fund also contracted- witha captive audience. But sometimes - Kushner the South. Today’s demographic changes are trained in one or a few specialized surgical Betancourt, president and CEO; Mike Carper, chief credit officer; James Buerger, executive over the last eight years. people, or 1.8 percent in 2018. Second County, North Dakota, claimed the top ness initiative can be hard to navigate. Hu- ance they have — and serves as the safety patient who walks through their doors. Graphic Designer, get with the magic formula until we ease up on the change adjust Department that helps support large urban In fact, demand often outpaced her sup- A profitable boost From left, Sue Miller, Stefanie Angstadt and Alex Jones brought together their collective from theseThe governorinnovative expects surgical to takecenters, $12.5 which million - procedures. This system ensures that patients a finance expert from Chicago to serve as CFO vice president and chief lending officer; and Joan Brodhead, senior executive vice president present challenges for commercial real man resources and cor- net for the underinsured and uninsured. customers push back. We often ment, and let the customer know it - Another trend worth was Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona, spot as the fastest-growing by percent- ply. Nonetheless, she struggled with the lo- The Collective Creamery is now heading talents to form the Collective Creamery CSA in 2016. PHOTO/SUBMITTED is income they would otherwise put toward the receive the best care possible with the same Tracy Bumba - and chief strategic initiatives officer. redevelopment projects. porate leadership need to Even with the improvement in the insured Trends may come and go, but the Penn- end with prices at a higher, moreuntil it hires someone to the postto full-time. build good will. estate developers, but they also offer lu- • See things from the employees’ per- incredible services theysylvania provide hospital at lower community’s costs mission CALLnurses caring for them throughout their treat AUDIENCEManager, DEVELOPMENT OR VISIT Community First is one of two local orga noting is that the counties have main- which had an increase of 96,268 people, age. This county’s population rose by 5.9 gistics of getting the cheese she was making into its third year. And while it is still just 877-615-9536“We’re adding and growing dramatically,” walk a fine line – avoiding spective. How will the wellness program profitable level for many, but not - to patients. ASCs alreadyremains pay income, focused sales on health care. We call on ment. - profit has made some internal promotions. crative opportunities to firms creatively to the people who wanted it. a small part of each of the cheesemakers’ Brewing Co. in Douglasville and Coveredsounding paternal, mor- components benefit them? Why should State all customers. It’s the customer, pricesWe below have the sometimes magic formula reduced nizations that can apply for those federal tax tained the same order of ranking based or 2.0 percent. The cause of growth in percent between 2017 and 2018 (from “You can get subscriptions and property taxes, as opposedthe legislature to general to makehos sure it remains the said Dan Betancourt, the organization’s presi COO Joan Brodhead was recently named se adapting to new demands. alistic or even too per- they care? Does it affect their work life or pitals, which do not pay these same taxes. Greg tals protectSmaller patients facilities from also spreading help surgical infections hospi For subscription informationnot theand formula questions, that please determines call - to build market share or capture credits. upon population for eight-plus years. For these areas is migration, both domestic 33,395 to 35,350 people). The rapid While around 80 percent of the cheese business, it is an important one. Bridge Farmstand in Oley — and at one mission of the TSF, too. Don’t rob patient dent and CEO. - sonal while empowering home life? Zero in on key factors affecting Rothman among each other. This large reduction in 800-425-8609the or bestemail price. [email protected]. a new account. If the new busi nior executive vice- president and chief strategic The other — Harrisburg-based Common • she makes is sold wholesale to markets and By eliminating the middleman, the chee- location in the Lehigh Valley — Bonn Place for anything today — dog Rep. ADVERTISING Community First Fund provides financ - example, in 2010 the counties in order of and international, as well as natural growth Williams County experienced was employees and spurring employees and highlight the benefits of are noThe “new” governor taxes in is hiscorrect proposal,care when to fillas he he saysbudget tried there gaps. nosocomial infections is critical in a surgical ness is incremental, it is all good Mike Kushner is the owner of Omni Realty restaurants, profits were much higher on the semakers get more of the profit. Brewing Co. in Bethlehem. Other pickup - We have experimented tactically initiatives officer, while senior vice president of wealth Cornerstone Group, a subsidiary of participation. products, beauty productshealthy choices. and was unsuccessful in getting this ASC tax environment. on the bottom line. smallest population to largest were Cum- increase. In Dallas, it was natural in- due mainly to net domestic migration of Group, a real estate firm in Harrisburg. He can Andy Carter is president and CEO of The Christiana Rathman ing for small businesses, affordable housing lending James Buerger was elevated to execu - - 20 percent of the product she was selling at Angstadt said her profit margin is gener- locations are in the Chester County and passed through the General Assembly last Senior Account Managers, Michele Engle, AnthonyCarley Lucas, Miranda - the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Hospital and Healthsystem Association of This is the very problem that ASCs were at projects and nonprofit organizations located berland, Dauphin, York and Lancaster. crease that served as the largest source 1,471 people in 2018. The county also ex- be reached through www.omnirealtygroup. How a company com- — why not cheese?”• Avoid communicating to staff as if year. It is my hope that the House Republican ASCs,Not but onlythey areface patients lower costs better at caredthese cenfor at tempting to solve. a nice Thetarget, magic but don’tformula fall givesinto you tive vice president and chief lending officer. her farm stand and the two farmers markets ally about 15 percent to 20 percent on the Philadelphia areas. municates can make a big they are marketing targets. Trust them Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. Account Manager, Gail Clough (PHFA) — recently was awarded $55 million • Remove jargon, whether healthCaucus, care along with the Pennsylvania Medical ters than they do at general hospitals. Medic in thelow-income trap of thinking communities that is your and serving dis Community First also has hired staff to work - This is the same ranking we see in 2018, of population growth. For Phoenix it was perienced growth between 2017 and 2018 com� she attends, the Easton Farmers Market in roughly $150,000 in gross sales she has in a By having a wider clientdifference. base, the It cheecan boost- and communicate with them as if they or HR wording that might not be easily un- • This ASC tax would be a blow to competi — Alex Jones, Collective Creamery CSA Society and other medical-service advocates, aid [email protected] face 50 percent lower costs and tion and innovation in health care. By tying best price. in the latest round of funding. enrollment in the wellness strategy and are “one of us,” instead of “one of them.” advantaged groups, including Latino and Af downtown Easton and one in Philadelphia. year. That makes it a challenge to maintain semakers also are able to offer more variety. derstood. Remember, when willjargon prove is used,once more that this tax would be patients with commercial insurance plans the invisible hand of the free market in Insidehealth Sales/Operations EVENTS Coordinator, under each of the C-suite executives. Community First was shut out but hopes create more engagement among employ- Use “we” and communicate from a team it may mean the employeesdetrimental are unlikely to toPennsylvania surgery patients. pay as low as 25 percent the costs of a hospi care with burdensome taxes, we get less rican-American entrepreneurs. And the need The growth comes at a time when Commu - “The question was, how do we reach a capital-intensive operation. Anywhere Angstadt and Miller rotate between six But they are on the lookout for more pickup Richard Randall is founder and ees. Those who are engaged at work Juliewill go perspective, rather than a top-down understand the message. tal-based visit. health and less care. Event Manager, Dayna Edelman president of management-con its clients still can take advantage of the in - for services is rising. these people who want to buy our cheese she can improve the profit margin is a boost. varieties of cheese,the including extra mile andAngstadt’s demonstrate locations increasedLando along their currentstandpoint. route and for able toFirst, afford this state-of-the-art tax would cause equipment. ASCs to be un sulting firm New Level Advisors - nity First has been positioning itself as a go-to centives. - • Avoid populating emails or messages Event Coordinator, Erica Hildabridle The organization, which started out serving without standing there at a farmers market Profits on the CSA vary from month to Witchgrass, her versionproductivity, of a French which shows Valen up- in pocketsa compa -of cheese lovers who may want to Such equipment allows them to have higher practitionersIn addition also to save saving Medicare patients $2.3 money, billion these - cost theAnother state Medicaid tax on these system, ASCs it would may even not only in Springettsbury Township, York resource for investors and developers inter “We plan to work with clients and try to GUEST VIEW with large amounts of information. People - County. Email him at info@newleve • Talk about the rewards – not only for productivity and healthier patients, but under a year on just the 120 most-common proce cost lives. Event Marketing Specialist, Laura Chanoski Lancaster, now covers 15 counties in Central all day — sometimes in the rain — hoping month, but she said they tend to average at cay cheese, andny’s Miller’s profitability, Clipper, turnover an aged numbers, get insafety on their offerings.their personal lives, but rewards of the digest details in small chunks, so consider ladvisors.com. • dures that Medicare patients receive, accord ested in the federal opportunity zone program, help them find an allocation through another 7 incidents and quality. program. What’s in it for them can be a an ongoing campaign to share bits and Multimedia Design Specialist, Paul Gingrich Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley and suburban page the right people will come buy it?” she said. the higher end of her overall profits. raw-milk cheese. They also reach out to “We have to be lean and use the resources • Bring creative ideas to the effort. ingAlready to UC Berkeley. a Print &House DigitalI andurge Senate my colleagues to vote against in the Pennsylvania this proposal Subscriber? Call to upgrade - NOW!in which investors can get a tax break on capi powerful motivator to expand participa- pieces of information, or a web page to Consider interesting program elements to organization,” Betancourt said. The current CSA package from the Col- other cheesemakersCommunication in other regions, is key for hop an employee- we have,” Jones said. and I urge Gov. Wolf to visit an ASC like West Philadelphia. Its staff has grown from 20 to 40 tal gains by investing in projects in qualified Community First andEXPANDING Commonwealth Cor health and wellness program and for a tion. That participation, in turn, can build view the full information when employees up the ante of interest and participation.in 2015,UC Pennsylvania Berkeley noted ASCs in a saved recent Medicare study that Shore Endoscopy in Cumberland County to REPRINTSLisa Arnold/PLAQUESTO THE EDITOR - Retirement plans should be piece of M&A puzzle Organizing principal lective Creamery ranges from $180 for a ing to include their specialty craft cheeses One secondary benefit to the women’s - over the past five years and it is making more business overall. Looking to a professional a team atmosphere and lead to higher are interested and have time. Think about bringing in a local chef to $32.6of- million on cataract procedures, $1.3 - learn about the progress that is being made by distressed areas, dubbed opportunity zones. please see restriction before being able to join the includes confirming past operational and In 2016, as fate would have it, an old once-a-month pickup of two pounds and in the CSAcommunicator to give customers for ideas more and bestoptions. practiceslocal craft cheeseengagement. making is the small boost million on upper GI procedures and $6.9 mil these entrepreneurial physicians and nurses. - If there’s one constant in health direct -loans to businesses, with volume rising The investments typically will flow through 2018 was a banner year for mergers So, if you’re planning a merger or acqui- • Have a sense of humor when commu- fer a cooking class, having a local farm - care, it’s change. UPMC’s invest- will help streamline communications sur- lion on cystoscopy procedures. [email protected] • 717-323-5213 and acquisitions. Global M&A activity was sition, consider the retirement plans now buyer’s 401(k) plan, losing out on a full procedural compliance, making sure all friend of Angstadt’s, Alex Jones, a prominent four varieties of cheese for four months For example, Miller is currently work- it gives to- the region’s dairy farmers, which nicating. Loosening up a formal approach stand bring in their fresh produce regu- ment in southcentral Pennsylvania from about $10 million to $30 million in the what are known as qualified opportunity funds. • Consider health and wellness ambas- my district,As I meet such with as those physicians at West and Shore patients En in organizer of commu- to $280 for a twice- ing withrounding a sheep such farmera program to andblend lead sheepto more Angstadt saidsadors. are struggling Peer-to-peer with communication low prices is can go a long way to creating engagement larly or bring in a gardening expert to offer has brought positive change to past three years. the second highest on record, with deals to avoid a headache later on. year of tax-efficient savings and employer plan documents are up-to-date, and con- were toIf thebe enacted,Wolf administration’s the Pennsylvania tax proposal Am - doscopy, I have been amazed at the benefits Community First has been working to develop engaged, healthier employees. powerful and partnering with passionate with the communication and getting on a hands-on workshop for growing veg- our region, including new, highly The nonprofit also has opened new loan offic nity-supported agri- monthly pickup and cow milk together to make a creamy on the commodities market. - bulatory Surgery Association, along with a of their innovative approach. - totaling $2.72 trillion. Looking ahead, 76 If the transaction is a stock acquisi- contributions. firming general compatibility between the team members to communicate can re- - board with the program. , Suzanne Fischer-Huettner such funds, which could work in combination federal allocation, the organization’s eighth. - What can you do? etables or herbs. At GRIT, team memberscoalition of state medical societies, warn that specialized services, thousands of percent of top executives at U.S. compa- tion – where the buyer takes full owner- The main advantages of termination plans. Examples include reviewing non- culture programs in of one-and-a-half Camembert-style cheese. She saidmove there the paternalistic is a dairy crisis factor. across the es in Allentown and Philadelphia where it would • Make it a two-way conversation. Ask in the wellness program are walkingup to 25 miles percent of these centers may need only minorWe all if can it happens relate to to the someone phrase, else.”“Surgery is new providersGroup and Publisher leading-edge, Suzanne Fischer-Huettner with other state and federal incentives. The previous seven allocations have helped the Greater Philadel- pounds and three Ultimately, their goal is to turn cheese nation. employees what program components like to add more people to expand lending. Among the most notable of those is the nies expect to close more ship of the selling company – the buyer are that employees can be integrated into discrimination testing results from recent • Connect the dots for employees to the (via a step tracker) to earn a freeto closeairplane – pushing thousands of patients into - technology to treat the most fund 38 developments in the state, including phia area, had just varieties of cheese lovers into die-hard cheese fans. Accordingbigger corporate to the picture.National Participation Family Farm in they’d like to see. Find out what might mo- costly general hospitals and forcing centers to Nobody wants to be told they need surgery “We expect to go deeper into markets we are - deals this year than last, then assumes all of the seller’s liabilities, the buyer’s plan with one benefit structure years, the seller’s fiduciary oversight prac- - ticket to anywhere in the world. The more - and they especially do not want an unpleas advanced diseases.Copyright However, 2019 byeven BridgeTower Media. All rights reserved. the Hamilton Health Center in Harrisburg, - wellness programs has the potential to de- - tivate them to participate. Ask for ideas on withdraw from Medicaid. ant surgery experience. left a job with a CSA. for four months. “We want to cultivate the cheese culture Foundation, America has lost over half creative and out-of-the-box the program, positive change canVolume cause 35, confu Number- 23. Reproduction or use, without permission, in,” Betancourt said. and a majority predict including its retirement plan. The buyer for all; there is only one plan to maintain; tices, administrative operations such as crease company health benefit costs over- communicating the details to staff. - - Lancaster’s Keppel Building and the renova In a typical CSA, CSA packages gen- in this area like it is in Europe. We don’t want its dairy farmers in just the last 16 years, as when paired with easy ways to participate, sion. I’d like to take a momentof editorial to or graphic content in any manner, including electronic But depth, he said, requires a bigger team. these deals will be larger, has three options for how to handle the and the risk of any liability transfer into distributions, payroll and loan processes, vaniansThanks have beento ASCs, given thousands a convenient of Pennsyl and year — likely mixed-use, commercial and tion of Gettysburg’s Schmucker Hall. all, which in turn could make a difference the more people will want to take part. clarify a question involvingreproduction, health is prohibited. For licensing, reprints, e-prints and a group of farmers erally run from five people to see cheese as a guilty pleasure, but wholesale dairy prices have dropped below - • Use social channels to help spread quality outpatient experience with positive - community service projects — with a focus on In the meantime, officials are narrowing according to a report acquired company’s retirement plan. It the buyer’s existing plan is avoided. The and fulfillment of government reporting in employees’ premium or out-of-pocket the word. Whether its an internal social insurance plans accepted at UPMCplaques, email [email protected]. Authorization to - That starts at the executive level. connect with a group to six months. The as a food you eat every day,” Angstadt said. 1970 prices. • Stay diverse with your communica- outcomes and speedy recovery in the comfort photocopy articles for internal corporate or instructional use may In addition to adding new execs, the non - from Axios. These compa- can either maintain its own plan and the downside is that the employee accounts requirements. health care costs. tool such as Slack or Yammer or a closed tions focus. If there is a large subset of - Pinnacle. - those that exceed $5 million. down mixed-use and commercial projects of their own homes. A double tax on these be obtained from the Copyright Clearance Center at 978-750-8400. - Developers often have to spend more of consumers who current package is “This is a way to grow the cheese community. “Because of the quality I demand, I pay a group on Facebook or LinkedIn, encour staff who bike to work, that’s great, but if - across the state that could receive the tax nies, and others around seller’s plan separately, terminate the become immediately accessible. So, if not Many companies partner with an out- - centers would not only be devastating to the CENTRAL PENN BUSINESS JOURNAL (ISSN1058-3599) is pub- want to buy fresh, shortened since the “People don’t see fine cheese as a neces- premium for the milk,” she said. age employees to share pictures of their - that’s all communications are about, the many hardworking physicians in our com outpatientUPMC clinics Pinnacle continue hospitals to and lished weekly except for the first week of July, the last full week of money to buy and fix up vacant and blighted credits. Part of that selection process could the globe, turn to M&A seller’s plan, or merge the seller’s plan rolled over into an IRA or other retirement side consultant to conduct a thorough healthy choices and/or program partici local produce. They current CSA season sity,” added Jones. “When they go to the gro- Her sources include Spring Creek Farm- in company risks losing support from other monwealth but their patients as well. accept most major insurance November and the last full week of December by BridgeTower Me- properties than they can expect to get back include working with Lancaster-based deals- to increase market John into its own plan. plan, employees could squander retire- benefit plan review and help determine - pation. Build a little competition between Tax credit plan sell shares of their fu- has already begun. cery store they feel they have to get produce Wernersville, an organic dairy farm. parts of the employee base. The same goes plans, including Aetna, Capital Blue dia, 1500 Paxton St., Harrisburg, PA 17104-2633. The periodical post - in rental rates once construction is complet company segments and offer content our commonwealth,For the sake of theI hope health my andcolleagues wellness in of - After being shut out in the last fund - Community First Fund, which did not receiveshare and improve their Jeffrey If the buyer decides to maintain both ment assets and face penalty taxes for the best option. When experts are engaged for any topic: if it’s strictly about one thing, Cross, Highmark and UPMC Health age is paid at Harrisburg, PA and at additional mailing offices. POST - ture crop to the con- Customers pick and bread … we want them to think of fine Greg Stricker, a partner in Spring Creek,meant to engage the group – ask ques - Harrisburg listen to our physicians and their MASTER: Electronic ACS Service requested. Send address changes ed. The New Markets program takes private tax credits this year but has its own backlogbusiness models. plans, the newly acquired employees can early distribution. from the start, they can help ensure the the business might lose the interest of its Plan for all services. Changes in the ing round in 2017, Central Pennsylvania will sumers, who then Honey-Bell is a brie-style cheese made by up their orders at cheese like that, not as a luxury.” said he pays special attention to the milktions, he post a quiz or host a ‘meet this goal’ patients and reject this tax. - to: Subscription Services, PO Box 1051, Williamsport PA 17703-9940 equity from investors, usually banks, and of projects. Throughout the M&A either be offered the same benefits they The final option – merging the seller’s transition is smooth and employees have whole audience. relationship between Highmark Central Penn Business Journal cannot be responsible for the challenge. - receive a share of 2018 tax credits under a The two midstate nonprofits have part - pick up weekly or Stefanie Angstadt in her Oley creamery. participating loca- Miller sees the craft cheese industry produces for Angstadt. - State Rep. Greg Rothman (R) represents the 87th turns that money into gap financing to help process, executives are hyper-focused had previously, or a new formula for their and buyer’s plans – requires that both a clear understanding of the benefits with Internal communications centered around and UPMC in the greater return of unsolicited material with or without the inclusion of a new round of funding from a federal program PHOTO/SUBMITTED House District, which is in Cumberland County. developers offset some of the construction monthly boxes of the tions. Most are busi- growing in much the same way the craft beer “I always try to make the highest-quality health and wellness can make or break pro Pittsburgh and Erie areas will not stamped, self-addressed return envelope. Information in this publi- nered on tax-credit projects in the past,on company synergies and big-picture employer benefits. Maintaining both plans plans be the same type and have a similar their new employer. - designed to support large urban redevelop farmers’ latest crops, nesses that focus on industry has developed and grown, with milk, but we try to concentrate on making a gram participation. Get together with HR, affect the relationship between cation is gathered from sources considered to be reliable, but the ac costs and keep rents in line with what a local including the redevelopment of the former ment projects: the New Markets Tax Credit. goals. As a result, one very important fac- can provide employees continuity of ben- plan design. This option can be efficient An organization’s retirement plan sharing both the risk and the rewards of the local craft foods and products like farm those in the industry working cooperatively milk that is higher in protein and butter fat leadership and a few employees to brain UPMC Pinnacle and Highmark. curacy and completeness of the information cannot be guaranteed. real estate market can support. Bulova building in Lancaster. Commonwealth No information expressed herein constitutes a solicitation for the The U.S. Treasury Department last month The investors receive tax credits in return, tor often goes overlooked – the employer’s efits with no impact to the buyer’s retire- and cost-effective – one benefit structure, should be a consideration from the early - storm the best ways to get the message out. Cornerstone poured $10 million in tax cred farmers’ season and giving those farmers a stands or craft brewers, which support “buy instead of competitively to boost the entire to make her cheeses,” Stricker said. purchase or sale of any securities. retirement plans. There are many details ment plan. However, operating multiple one plan to operate – and it also avoids the stages of an M&A. Though the evaluation • - to careWe for lookall of forward our patients to continuing in awarded $55 million in tax credits to the more reliable source of income. local” efforts. industry by sharing tips and efforts. Stricker said the extra money a cheese- Julie Lando is the owner and president of GRIT which count against their federal income its into the project, while Community First Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency’s - to consider when acquiring a company. plans can be burdensome and expensive, negatives of plan termination. process can be lengthy, it’s better to an- “My job was to buy products from dozens Having a variety of pickup locations in “It’s the whole ‘a rising tide raises all maker like Angstadt is willing to pay repre- Marketing Group, a marketing and communica- 2019 and beyond. To learn more taxes. added another $8 million. about full, in-network access to Commonwealth Cornerstone Group, based in Investors can receive credits totaling 39 Folmer said project announcementsUnderstanding could the seller’s retirement plan and nondiscrimination testing is needed if The risk associated with merging are the ticipate issues that could arise, instead of the region helps the Collective’s members ships’ kind of thing,” she said. “We all benefit sents a needed boost for small farms like his. tions firm with offices in York and Lancaster. - of local farmers,” Jones said. UPMC doctors and hospitals, call and how it will fit within the current ben- employees are receiving different benefit unknown factors of the seller’s plan. Has it realizing them in the midst of the merger • Harrisburg. percent of their investment. They can use the come this fall. She was looking to take her CSA skills spread their cheese sales farther than they from a stronger cheese industry.” “It’s a huge benefit to us when a local our toll-free help line at 1-833- - Commonwealth Cornerstone’s executive - credits over seven years as such: 5 percent efit structure is vital to success. packages. always operated in compliance with all the when it might be too late. and use them in a new way. She thought of could on their own. Jones said the trio is focused on being a business like that uses our product,” he said. 879-5013 or visit UPMC.com/ director Charlotte Folmer said the funding per year for the first three years and 6 per If retirement plans are not considered If the buyer is going to terminate the complex rules associated with retirement • Angstadt and another cheesemaker she had Subscriptions can be picked up in two regional leader in the craft cheese industry. “It’s essential to find someone making a Choice2019. CORRECTIONS/ will help the nonprofit tackle a hefty pipeline- cent for the next four years. upfront, executives may learn that the ac- seller’s plan, this decision should be made plans? If not, the buyer’s plan would be at John Jeffrey is a consulting actuary, specializing < met in her old job: Sue Miller of Birchrun Berks County locations — Hidden River They aren’t planning any major expansion. higher-end product to compete.” CLARIFICATIONS of projects seeking funding. Folmer said it will be several weeks until quired company has an underfunded pen- and the process initiated before the com- risk. in retirement plan consulting and post-employ- - www.journalrecord.com “We have over 40 projects requesting Philip W. Guarneschelli, The Central Penn Business Journal will cor Commonwealth Cornerstone receives its sion plan – which can be a deal breaker panies merge. If the acquired company’s Before deciding how to handle the sell- ment health care benefits, for Conrad Siegel, President and CEO rect or clarify mistakes made in the publica- over $700 million,” she said, noting that the – or that the seller’s 401(k) plan does not 401(k) is terminated after the transaction, er’s retirement plan, the buyer will need which is based in Susquehanna Township, tion. If you have a question, please call the UPMC Pinnacle requests come from across the common meet compliance standards. the seller’s employees will face a one-year to perform exhaustive due diligence. This Dauphin County. editorial department at 717-236-4300. wealth. Folmer said she hopes the tax credits will be able to support about seven projects this 32 Health Care Heroes 2020 e Journal Record Professional Terri White, MSW Former Commissioner • Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

undreds of thousands of Oklahomans have a mental or tion she served in until addictive disorder. During the course of these illnesses, resigning Feb. 1. Under H many of them will lose their families, homes or jobs be- her leadership, ODM- cause they are unable to access appropriate care. Many will end HSAS became nationally up in the criminal justice system, and some will lose their life to known for its children’s behav- overdose or suicide. ioral health services, community-based Terri White said she realized early on that it doesn’t have to be treatment programs, technological innovations such as “telepsy- this way, and that she could make a difference. chiatry” and the integration of behavioral health care into primary And that is just what she has done. health care settings. White earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in so- In addition to her career endeavors, White has received numer- cial work from the University of Oklahoma in 1997. After working ous awards from civic organizations for her outstanding leadership as a fiscal analyst for the Oklahoma Senate from 1998-2001, she abilities and tireless efforts to improve the quality of life for Okla- joined the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance homans living with mental or addictive disorders. Abuse Services. She went on to serve in numerous leadership ca- She received a national Henry Toll Fellowship with the Council pacities, including interim executive director for Central Oklaho- of State Governments in 2015. In 2014, White received the Kate ma Community Mental Health Center. Barnard Award from the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of In 2007, she was named ODMHSAS commissioner – a posi- Women.

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ow-income, uninsured Oklahomans can find state and must be low-income without dental insurance. federal assistance for health care, food, housing, and “D-DENT often serves as the last safety net for uninsured L even cellphones. However, dental care is a different story. individuals,” Harris said. “Nonprofit dental clinics charge at cost or sliding scale The nonprofit organization allows these patients to receive fees, often beyond what our target population can afford,” said care through multiple visits and procedures until full mouth Shirley Harris, D-DENT executive director. “Medicaid-eligible restoration is achieved. D-DENT provides care for those who adults only receive free extractions if they have Title 19. Medi- have nowhere else to turn to get the extensive dental treatment care offers no dental care. Ignoring the problem is not the an- they desperately need. swer; untreated cavities can lead to serious health consequences D-DENT is a facilitating agency that manages the efforts of including death through neglected infections from abscessed volunteer dentists providing charitable dental work in the com- teeth.” fort of their private dental clinics. Dentists for the Disabled and Elderly in Need of Treatment, Since 1986, D-DENT volunteers have restored the oral referred to as D-DENT for short, works to improve health and health of 16,239 uninsured patients free of charge – more than quality of life for eligible low-income uninsured Oklahomans $22,668,333 in donated dental care. statewide by providing free comprehensive dental care in pri- In 2019, D-DENT was named the Dr. Rodney L. Huey Me- vate dental clinics. D-DENT’s target population includes adults morial Champion of Oklahoma Health, the highest honor of the 60 years and over, adults with intellectual/developmental dis- Champions of Health awards presented by the Oklahoma Car- abilities, and honorably discharged veterans. Additionally, they ing Foundation Inc.

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n August 2015, Erin Syfrett, a future professional at Paul Beauty a monthly event.” Mitchell the School Tulsa and staff member at Cancer Treat- The school’s future professionals have continued to provide Iment Centers of America in Tulsa, organized the first “Night free beauty services for patients and caregivers at Cancer Treat- of Beauty.” ment Centers of America once a month since August 2015. The goal was to help bring joy to patients and caregivers who “Patients and caregivers don’t always feel their best, so we sure are going through one of the toughest phases of their lives. appreciate this group of students offering their free time to bright- The future professionals from Paul Mitchell the School Tulsa’s en someone’s day,” said Chance Lambert with Cancer Treatment “Be Nice Or Else Team” provided hairstyling, makeup, nails, hand Centers of America in Tulsa. and arm massages, inspirational temporary tattoos, and painted It’s not just the patients and caregivers who are heartened by bandanas for the patients and caregivers. the monthly Night of Beauty. “We were able to bless over 30 patients and caregivers that first “Our lives have been touched by the strength and character of night,” said Tami Buttry, operations leader with Paul Mitchell the each person we have seen,” Buttry said. “We have shed tears, cele- School Tulsa. “Cancer Treatment Center told us that our event was brated victories, and experienced loss. We are looking forward to the most attended event and asked our team to make the Night of new experiences in 2020.”

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