John Haupert took the reins as Grady Memorial Hospital’s new CEO on Oct. 4. Haupert, recently the chief operating officer at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, has experience dealing with the challenges of running a large public hospital — the overflowing emergency departments, unpredictable funding and need to build strong ties quickly with local leaders.
“He is the right person at the right time to deal with some of the issues that we have with stabilizing Grady,” Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves said.
Putting Grady on stable footing by boosting revenue and looking for ways to improve the flow of federal and local dollars will be key priorities, Haupert said.
State named to coalition: Georgia has joined 36 states in being named Action Coalitions by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AARP and the Center to Champion Nursing in America.
The initiative aims to ensure that all Americans have access to high-quality health care, with nurses contributing to the full extent of their capabilities. Regional or state-wide action coalitions work with the campaign to implement recommendations of the landmark Institute of Medicine report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
Major award: Sigma Theta Tau International (the Honor Society of Nursing) recently bestowed an honorary membership award on Emory University's Kenneth Hepburn. Hepburn, a professor and associate dean for research with Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, was one of five people from around the world honored as "highly influential leaders in the advancement of global health and wellness."
His principal research concerns the development of programs that improve the lives of people with dementing disorders by enhancing the self-efficacy of their family caregivers. Hepburn is also the school’s director of graduate studies.
Stroke award: Eastside Medical Center in Snellville has received the American Heart Association's Gold-Plus Stroke Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Eastside's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
Mary Robichaux, vice president of Quality Improvement Initiative for the American Heart Association, presented the award to CEO Kim Ryan, stroke program coordinator Mary Hudgins and all the doctors and nurses participating in the stroke program.
Health IT grant: Atlanta has won a $1.65 million federal grant to train chronically unemployed and veterans to become health information technology workers. The program is intended to spur job growth and public/private partnerships across the country.
Gwinnett Technical College will develop a one-year certificate program in health information technology. The Georgia Tech Research Corp. will assist in the program and identify eligible small businesses to participate. The Atlanta Development Authority will coordinate the financing.
Party on: The Atlanta chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) will host its annual holiday party on Nov. 15 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Maggiano's Little Italy at Perimeter Mall. The cost for members and potential members is $30; other guests, $45. There will be a cash bar. RSVP to Kathy Christopherson (kchrisrn@yahoo.com) by Nov. 10. Mail check to Kathy Christopherson, Critical Consults, Inc., 1240 Gum Creek Road, Oxford, GA 30905.
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