BILLINGS, Mont. - Jen Alderfer, MBA, MHA, FACHE, has been named the president of the Montana Region and St. Vincent Healthcare, SCL Health announced Friday.
BILLINGS -Â St. Vincent Healthcare is proud to be one of only two hospitals in Montana to receive an âAâ grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospitalâs achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
This marks the sixth consecutive time St. Vincent was been awarded an âAâ for achieving the highest national standard in patient safety, according to a press release.
âThis is a tremendous accomplishment and a clear example of the exceptional skill and dedication our entire care team provides at St. Vincent Healthcare,â Michael Skehan, SCL Health Montana COO, said. âEarning a sixth consecutive A grade from Leapfrog reinforces our commitment to continually strive to provide the safest, highest quality of care at St. Vincent Healthcare. I am incredibly proud of our associates and providers as they live out our mission each day by improving the health of
Loveless shares biggest accomplishments while preparing to leave as president of St. Vincent in Billings
President of St. Vincent Helathcare stepping down
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BILLINGS â After 10 years of service to the organization, Steve Loveless, president of SCL Health Montana and St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, said his biggest accomplishment was drastically increasing the level of physician engagement at the hospital.
âWhen I arrived, our physicians were pretty disengaged, very low satisfaction. In fact, you couldnât get much lower than we were at that point, Loveless said Tuesday.
SCL Health announced Loveless will be stepping down from his position on April 30. In his time with the organization, he said listening to staff was key to increasing physician engagement.