Howard Drenth was named CEO of the Presence Medical Group (PMG), a group led by more than 320 physicians. In his new role, Drenth will provide direction and leadership in collaboration with the Presence Health physicians, which will shape the organization’s goals and focus. A health system executive of more than 15 years, he began his career as an occupational health manager in Michigan.
Publicis Healthcare Communications Group (PHCG) appointed Nathalie Le Bos as CFO, in which she will be responsible for overseeing and strengthening the network’s global financial functions. Le Bos recently served as CFO for PHCG Europe. A seven-year veteran of Publicis Groupe, she was also the operations control director for Publicis Worldwide, where she was instrumental in enhancing operations in the Europe office.
SAN ANTONIO — In Texas, Forest Park Medical Center is taking the patient-based design concept to a whole new level, by building medical facilities using a hospitality-based focus, in terms of design, patient care and amenity offering
MONONA, Wis. — The UW Health Yahara Clinic in Monona lives and breathes efficiency.
PALO ALTO, Calif. — The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) awarded a $543 million contract to HP Enterprise Services, a division of Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard, for its Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Real-Time Location System (RTLS). The contract will serve to launch a management system that will help automate and improve upon operations and veteran health care services.
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — The former Osco Drugstore at 61st and Broadway in Merrillville, will soon transform into the newest Community HealthNet medical center, which will comprise the northern half of the 16,000-square-foot building.
Organize all health care disposables, such as tissues and gloves, with Proximity System’s hygienic wall-mounted item dispenser. Available for customizing, users can choose the types of shelves, drawers and bins for the dispenser. The unit also comes in more than 1,200 laminate finishes to compliment existing room designs. ADA and fire code compliant, the dispenser’s slim design minimizes obstruction during emergencies and maximizes space in high traffic areas.
Frank J. Fortner has been named president of health care solutions provider Iatric Systems Inc. As leader of the company, Fortner is now responsible for directing product strategies within the application and interface software teams. With more than 20 years in the hospital IT marketplace, he delivers cost-effective IT integration solutions to the firm’s clients.
Newly hired project manager for Conshohocken, Penn.-based Shoemaker Construction Co., Matt Madeira will oversee and manage all phases of a construction project from preconstruction to completion, including the development of a project schedule, construction plan and project phasing. During construction, Madeira is responsible for managing and directing the work of the specialty contractors and personnel.
WILMINGTON, Del. — A talking avatar named Val, an acronym for Veteran Affairs locator, now greets veterans and their family members at the Wilmington VA Medical Center via a LogicJunction digital wayfinding system that was launched in mid-December.
“The point of Val is to provide a personal touch to the interactive touchscreen system,” said Mike Drozda, chief operating officer for LogicJunction, in a statement.
