HJNO Mar/Apr 2019

Healthcare Journal of NEW ORLEANS I  MAR / APR 2019 61 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalNO.com • HCA Healthcare (Tennessee) • Intermountain Healthcare (Utah) • Laura and John Arnold Foundation • Mayo Clinic (Minnesota) • Peterson Center on Healthcare (New York) • Providence St. Joseph Health (Washington) • SSM Health (Missouri) • Trinity Health (Michigan)  The 12 new founding members include: • Advocate Aurora Health (Illinois &Wisconsin) • Allegheny Health Network (Pennsylvania) • Baptist Health South Florida (Florida) • Franciscan Alliance (Indiana) • Memorial Hermann Health System (Texas) • NYU Langone (New York) • Ochsner Health System (Louisiana) • Sanford Health (South Dakota) • St. Luke’s University Health Network (Pennsylvania) • Spectrum Health (Michigan) • Steward Health Care (Texas) • Unitypoint Health (Iowa) LakeviewRegional Names Stacey O’Connell Chief Financial Officer Stacey O’Connell, a healthcare leader with more than 20 years of experience in all areas of finan- cial management, planning, and business devel- opment, has been named chief financial officer of Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center. O’Connell currently serves as the CFO of Garden Park Medical Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, a role she will keep in addition to her new responsibili- ties at Lakeview Regional. Both facilities are mem- bers of HCA Healthcare’s MidAmerica division. “We are very familiar with Stacey’s positive assets and work ethic,” said Hiral Patel, Lakeview Regional CEO. “Working with Regina Ramazani, Tulane Health System’s market chief financial offi- cer, this arrangement will result in a robust, coor- dinated leadership team that will better align our facilities and strategies across the Southeast Loui- siana and Mississippi Gulf Coast regions.” Prior to joining HCA Healthcare two years ago, Stacey served as assistant chief financial officer with Community Health Systems - Merit Health Biloxi. There, she was responsible for the direction, oversight, and administration of financial opera- tions for the 198-bed acute-care hospital, a 45-bed offsite behavioral health facility, 14 employed physician clinics, an ambulatory surgery center, a wound care center, a radiation oncology center, and offsite imaging centers. Among other accom- plishments during her six-year tenure there, Sta- cey was involved in the evaluation and acquisi- tion of two ambulatory surgery centers, a two-site imaging center, a radiation oncology practice, and numerous physician practices. She also served as interim CFO. Stacey’s healthcare experience also includes time at Accel Healthcare Communications in New York City, where she was vice president of finance and control, and with Tenet Health Systems - Pro- fessional Home Health/Gulf Coast Medical Cen- ter in Biloxi, where she was director of accounting. St. Charles Parish Hospital Recognized as a Top General Hospital by Leapfrog Group St. Charles Parish Hospital has been recognized as a 2018 Top General Hospital by The Leap- frog Group. The honor is designated based on data gathered through its annual hospital survey, which compares hospital performance on national patient safety, quality, efficiency, and manage- ment standards. The Luling-based facility is the only hospital in Louisiana to receive this presti- gious honor in 2018.  “Leapfrog is proud to recognize the recipients of our most elite award for safety and quality. We’re encouraged by the hard work of Top Hos- pitals, as well as all of the hospitals that compete for this award. Their transparency and determina- tion delivers the best possible care in their com- munities,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “This honor is a testament to efforts of each team member to create a healing, safe envi- ronment that offers exceptional healthcare to our community,” said Austin Reeder, CEO of St. Charles Parish Hospital. “Our motto of ‘Every Patient. Every Time.’ is reflected in the collabora- tion and engagement demonstrated daily.” St. Charles Parish Hospital is a 59-bed facil- ity which was created as a service district hos- pital in 1959. In 2014, a partnership with Och- sner Health System established the sharing of best medical practices and the implementation of advanced technology, resulting in improved quality, expanded access to care, and reduction in medical costs. Since the beginning of the partner- ship, access to high quality healthcare has greatly expanded in St. Charles Parish, including the opening of the Plantation View Medical Offices, providing expanded access to Primary Care, Urol- ogy, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women’s Services, as well as an outpatient Pharmacy. “We’ve made significant investments in infra- structure, technology, and expansion of services, which have led to improved outcomes, patient sat- isfaction, and recognition by the nation’s leading quality organizations,” continued Reeder. “Our board of directors has also passionately advo- cated for keeping and expanding care locally.” In 2018, 11 Ochsner facilities were recognized with an ‘A’ grade in patient safety by The Leap- frog Group. FCCChairman Ajit Pai Visits Ochsner Medical Center, Explores Healthcare Innovation Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai met with leaders of Ochsner Health System (Ochsner) and innovationOchsner (iO) to discuss Ochsner’s commitment to innova- tion and tour the system’s flagship facility. Chair- man Pai, who was appointed to his position in Jan- uary of 2017, has a special interest in utilization of technology and telehealth services to improve healthcare access and quality. “Connected health has the power to transform the lives of patients across the country. I saw that firsthand at Ochsner Health System where we discussed the importance of connectivity to tele- health and telemedicine initiatives. That’s why I’m committed to continuing my work at the FCC to Stacey O’Connell