Accountable Care Consortium President Selected

Elizabeth Simpkin has accepted the role of President of the ACC formed this past fall by Community Health Network, St. Vincent Health and six of the SHO hospitals. Simpkin will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and implementing initiatives that will achieve the ACC goals of improving the quality of patient care, while lowering the cost of healthcare delivery.

"Liz has the perfect background to hit the ground running with the ACC," said Dave Lippincott, SHO President.

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SHO Announces New President

The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Suburban Health Organization (SHO) announced that Davis C. Lippincott will be taking on the role of President effective January 10, 2013. Lippincott takes on his new role succeeding Julie M. Carmichael, FACHE, as she assumes the role of System Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at St. Vincent Health.

Lippincott has extensive experience working with the SHO hospitals in his previous role as Director of Provider Contracts and Risk Services. In that role, he has directed SHO’s managed care programs, and was integral in defining SHO’s involvement in the Accountable Care Consortium partnership with Community Health Network and St. Vincent Health.

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Welcome to the Newest Physicians in the SHO Family!

The following physicians worked through SHO Physician Recruitment and have recently been hired into the SHO family. For a complete list of physicians and nurse practitioners who have begun practicing as part of the SHO family, click here.

• Amanda Armey, MD began practicing Family Medicine at Hancock Regional Hospital. Dr. Armey is Board Certified in Family Medicine.
• Martin Bohm, DO joined Community Westview Hospital. Dr. Bohm will practice Family Medicine and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
• Neha Gavin, MD joined Witham Health Services as an endocrinologist. Dr. Gavin is Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
• Tony Gia Quinta, MD joined Hendricks Regional Health where he will practice as a Pediatric Hospitalist. Dr. Gia Quinta is Board Eligible in Pediatrics.
• Samir Ginde, MD began practicing as a Family Medicine Hospitalist at Hendricks Regional Health. Dr. Ginde is Board Eligible in Family Medicine.
• Stephen Perkins, MD began practicing as a Hospitalist with Hancock Regional Hospital. Dr. Perkins is Board Eligible in Internal Medicine.
• Pragnesh Radadiya, MD joined Hancock Regional Hospital as a Nocturnist.
• Dr. Alan Tripp, DO joined Community Westview Hospital in General Surgery. Dr. Tripp is Board Certified in Osteopathic Surgery.
• Stacy Williams, MD joined Hendricks Regional Health. Dr. Williams will be practicing Pediatrics and is Board Eligible in that specialty.