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Hospital Authority members honored
Mitchell Fagler, chairman, made the presentations and extended the Authority's appreciation to Dr. Ray for serving as Chief of the Medical Staff and physician member of the Hospital Authority January to December 2007. Clark Dixon was recognized for serving on the Hospital Authority 1997- 2007 and Craig McNeely was acknowledged for being on the Hospital Authority 1998-2007. During their tenure, each honoree held the office of chairman and was actively involved in the 2003-05 building project. "We appreciate the dedication and support these individuals have contributed for the advancement of healthcare in our community," Fagler said while making the presentations. Fagler also commended the EMC staff for their dedication and commitment to the local healthcare facility. Current members of the Emanuel County Hospital Authority include Mitchell Fagler, Craig McNeely, Dr. Anthony Howard, Scotty Hudson, Bill Carmichael, John Whetsell, Clark Dixon, Dr. James Ray, Butch Frye and Joe English. Members of the EMC Medical Staff include James Clifton, DO; James Ray, MD; Anthony Davis, MD; Cedric Porter, MD; Tim Palmer, DO; Joel Bray, MD; Brad Headley, MD; Anthony Howard, MD; Vijitha Prasad, MD; Muhammad Jamal, MD; Traceyan Mendez, MD; John Murimi, MD; Jorgen Olsson, MD; Behrooz Tohidi, MD; Darshan Shah, MD; and Somsak Wattanawanakul MD. Others include: H. Kemp Jones, OD; Henry Taylor, DPM and Gwen Moddrell, MD. Brandon and Amanda Bell provided entertainment and employees won numerous door prizes throughout the evening. Last year Emanuel Medical Center was one of seven hospitals in Georgia to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Georgia Medical Care Foundation. This was quite an accomplishment to be recognized as a Best Practices Quality Hospital for improving and maintaining indicators for the Pneumonia Core Measures. (The core measures track the percentage of time patients received all the appropriate care for which they were eligible.) Emanuel Medical Center also achieved the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA) "Top CARE Hospital" award, GHA's gold standard for excellence in patient care for maintaining its standing in the top quartile of its peer group for at least three years. The award represents EMC's outstanding achievement and sustained improvement and performance in six key areas of clinical quality, patient safety, and financial management.
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