Schumacher Group’s Hospital Medicine service line has augmented its existing structure with three new Regional Vice President roles, in order to meet aggressive strategic objectives for 2012 and beyond. Please welcome Carl Simmons and Dylan Cutrera to these positions effective March 1st and Rick Aguado on April 1st.

Hospital Medicine continues to experience tremendous growth, and after studying closely the areas where we’ve struggled and where we’ve enjoyed successes, we’ve identified the need for experienced managers in the field who can better serve our providers and client hospitals. This will also augment the recent significant changes in leadership with Dr. David Grace assuming the Senior Medical Officer role to enhance efficacy of our medical leadership.

The HM RVP will operate in a similar fashion to the ED RVP – being directly responsible for the daily operations at the facility level. The HM recruiters and the facility-based Hospitalist Practice Coordinators (HPCs) will now directly report to the RVP. This new reporting structure and new RVP position will better align HM to our 5 pillars and help us better synergize with the ED Regional Operating Teams.

In this restructure, the current position of HM Director of Recruiting will be integrated into the existing structure in the SG Recruiting enterprise to achieve our recruiting goals. Additionally, the dedicated position of HM New Business Development will also be absorbed into the existing ED Marketing Team who will assimilate the HM opportunities into the company’s growth strategies.

As many of you know, Rick Aguado has been with Schumacher Group since Sept. 2006 and has led the division as Director of Operations and most recently Director of HM New Business Development. Rick will bring his deep knowledge of HM operation along with his past experience as a hospital administrator and clinical background as a R.N.

Carl Simmons has been with Schumacher Group since April 2006 and was the first recruiter hired to start the HM Division. Carl has been leading the growing recruiting department as Director of HM Recruiting. Carl’s innate customer service focus as well as his years of experience in Hospital Medicine will serve the Division well.

Dylan Cutrera is the newest member of the HM team having joined our ranks in Nov. 2011. Dylan was brought in as HM’s first Client Manager due to his HR background and years of managing a local cardiology practice. Dylan’s understanding of policies and procedures coupled with his knowledge of the inpatient needs of specialists, have made him stand out during his brief time with SG.

Please join me in welcoming these exceptional employees into their new roles as Regional Vice President and wishing them optimal success.

Marc Newquist, MD. FACEP
President, Hospital Medicine

Rutherford Regional Medical Center
Rutherfordton, N.C.
Rutherford is one of two Top 100 National Hospitals in the Carolinas

• 143 bed hospital with a 24-bed ED
• Doctors see patients at a rate of 2.2 per hour
• Steeped in history, Rutherfordton has an “old time” charm with 21^st century amenities

Logan Regional Medical Center
Logan, W.Va.
Serve in a recently expanded facility with new state-of-the-art medical equipment

• 132-bed acute care hospital
• Home to an ED/Women’s Center with 22 ER rooms, an X-ray room and three trauma rooms
• From the Guyandotte River to the Chief Logan State Park, adventure awaits you in this beautiful West Virginia city

Crossgates River Oaks Hospital
Brandon, Miss.
Work in a community-oriented hospital that takes pride in giving patients the highest quality care

• A 134-bed hospital with a Level IV Trauma Center
• Named one of the best places to work in Mississippi
• One of the top 10 best places to live in America by Progressive Farmer Magazine

Adena Regional Medical Center
Chillicothe, Ohio
Adena features medical professionals who trained at some of the most influential institutions in the nation

• 26-bed ED with an annual volume of 50,000.
• State-of-the-art patient simulation labs and education center
• With more than 30 miles of biking and walking trails, Chillicothe is a great place to raise a family

ETMC – Henderson
Henderson, Texas
Work in a facility that houses more than 200 devoted professionals and is the oldest community hospital in East Texas

• 96-bed community hospital with a Level IV Trauma Center
• 12-bed ED with an annual volume of 12,000
• Home to the annual Syrup Festival, Henderson is a quaint city with a National Historic Downtown District

Doctors Hospital of Laredo
Laredo, Texas
The Doctors Hospital has been treating patients like family for more than 35 years

• A 180-bed facility accredited by JCAHO
• Centers of emphasis include: cancer, cardiology, emergency medicine, surgery, women’s health, and dialysis
• The culturally-rich city of Laredo will amaze you with its history, heritage and flair

Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center
Eagle Pass, Texas
Work in a facility where every employee receives “service excellence training” to provide the best care possible

• Level IV Trauma Center, 14-bed ED
• More than 400 employees, including 70 RNs
• A friendly community along the beautiful Rio Grande known for the International Friendship Festival

Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center
Amory, Miss.
Serve in northeast Mississippi’s first modern medical center

• CT and Ultrasound available 24/7
• Level IV trauma center and 15 treatment bays
• Nestled in the heart of Mississippi, Amory is home to excellent schools

Meadows Regional Medical Center
Vidalia, Ga.
Serve in a brand new hospital that is seeing rapid growth

• State-of-the-art facility, open since February 2011
• 21-bed ED with cardiac, respiratory, orthopedic and pediatric rooms
• The charming community of Vidalia, the “Sweet Onion City,” a short drive from Savannah and Atlanta

Toppenish Community Hospital

Toppenish, Wash.
Work in the region’s only hospital committed to assessing patients within the first 15 minutes

• Level IV Trauma Center, 8-bed ED
• Flexible and equitable scheduling
• The eclectic Western flair and beautiful public art of Toppenish

Yakima Regional Medical & Cardiac Center
Yakima, Wash.
A newly-renovated facility in the breathtaking Yakima Valley

• Expanded 21-bed ED with a Level III Trauma Center
• Thomson Reuters Top 100 Heart Hospital
• An active community featuring exquisite vineyards, hiking trails and water sports

Byrd Regional Hospital
Leesville, La.
Byrd Regional Hospital features a highly skilled team of doctors, nurses, and support staff are dedicated to keeping individuals and families healthy.

• A 60-bed, licensed hospital with 35 active physicians and 360 employees
• Named one of the nation’s top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America
• The Leesville area is known as “The Heart of Sportsman’s Paradise” and “The Wildflower Capital of Louisiana”

Banner Churchill Community Hospital
Fallon, Nev.
Banner Churchill Community Hospital is a nonprofit, acute-care hospital that offers excellence in health care including cancer care, orthopedics, and on-site family practice clinics.

• A 40-bed, licensed hospital that opened in 1996, serving a community of 45,000 with 10 physicians and 400 employees
• Received the most improved award two years running by the Nevada Hospital Association for Acute Myocardial Infarction Care
• Plenty to enjoy in Fallon, from taking a dune buggy up Sand Hill to the local Oats Park Art Center, galleries, museum, historic attractions, performances, literary readings, visual arts exhibitions, and community and other events

Orange Regional Medical Center
Middleton, N.Y.
Orange Regional Medical Center will pursue excellence in all we do and become the best regional hospital in New York State, meeting 95 percent of our community’s acute healthcare needs. We will be the “provider of choice” for our community, the “employer of choice” for our staff and the “workplace of choice” for our doctors.

• Five ED rooms are designed for Level II Trauma services, two rooms are devoted to care for pediatric patients. For major emergencies, a helipad (heated to melt snow and ice) is located just outside the emergency department.
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program is available.
• Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy residing by the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. There are several strip malls downtown, and a multitude of active service groups in the city. Middletown is on the border of the New York metropolitan area.

Catskill Regional Medical Center
Harris, N.Y.
The Emergency Department at Catskill Regional Medical Center has all the resources that only a hospital can provide to handle all types of emergencies — large and small.

• Adult day health care and long term care, biochemical dependency and mental health, rehabilitation and rape intervention services and education (RISE) programs.
• High-tech electronic patient tracking and medical records system
• Harris, N.Y., is in the heart of Sullivan County and the Catskill Mountains. Nature lovers will love the outdoor recreation here. Artists abound in the area, and if you crave city lights, New York City is only two hours away.

David, M. Grace, MD, FHM, Area Medical Officer with Schumacher Group’s Hospital Medicine Division, traveled to the annual week-long Burning Man festival in late summer. The event calls itself an “annual art event and temporary community based on radical self-expression.” Grace wrote about his experiences for the Schumacher Group blog.

Burning Man defines itself as an experiment in self-reliance and expression, and despite my fifth year attending the event in the hot, dusty, high desert of Nevada known as Black Rock Canyon, I still find trying to explain it an exercise in futility. Living for a week in an artistically created “city” must be experienced to be fully understood.

Picture awe-inspiring art and music at every turn, an overwhelmingly strong sense of community, a “gifting economy” that negates any need for money, and spotlessly clean streets based around the principle of “leave no trace,” and you begin to get the idea it’s not the typical vacation destination.

More expedition than vacation, more work than play, more experience than spectate, and far more demanding of the mind and body than any trip I’ve taken over the years — it’s so rewarding and fulfilling. It truly is a place for exploring the wondrous diversity of human nature and amazing accomplishments of collective effort.

Some come to build, some to explore, some to experience, and others to help — and that was my gift to the people of Black Rock “city”: volunteering my medical service to any and all in need.

Burning Man began in 1986 as an end-of-summer ritual capped by a bonfire of an 8-foot-tall wooden man. That first event drew just 20 people, but as the years passed the numbers in attendance grew, as did the wooden man to be sacrificed by fire.

This year, nearly 54,000 people attended. And our “burning man?” At the end of the festival, he was set aflame as usual … all 104 feet of him.

As a chance to experience something different from day-to-day life — as well as another opportunity to give to others — I remained humbled by the experience. There’s truly nothing like it, no place like it, no event like it, on earth.

Rena Cottam

 Corporate Controller & VP of Finance

“Accounting is a critical service delivery team made up of several departments that touch every employee, provider, vendor and facility customer of Schumacher Group. We have a huge impact on the people and business goals of the 4+13. The payroll departments ensure timely, accurate pay for all 1,453 employees and 1,588 providers monthly. Providers are also supported by the insurance department, which accounts for the captive that handles Schumacher Group’s medical malpractice claims. Accounts payable not only “keeps the lights on” by paying all of the invoices for Schumacher Group and managing those vendor relationships, but they also make sure employees are reimbursed for their expenses appropriately. The revenue and accounts receivable team has a direct impact on the business goals by calculating and validating patient revenue, as well as invoicing for and providing collection reports on contract services. Obviously, financial statements and management reports are instrumental in evaluating the business goals. These reports wouldn’t be possible without accountants, bookkeepers, data entry, tax, software, administrative assistance and treasury management, who are all key players in providing support to the teams within accounting.”

At Schumacher Group, it begins and ends with the patient. No matter what role, department, how long they’ve been with us or where they are located across the U.S., all Schumacher employees know that he or she has an impact on the more than 3.2 million patients we serve each year. Over the coming weeks, you can read firsthand how Schumacher Group employees touch the lives of those patients. And we want to hear from you too. Click here to tell us how YOU impact patient care in your daily work with Schumacher Group, and you could be one of several who win a ‘Dr. Flash’ thumb drive or a Schumacher Group shirt.