Beres
Dr. Mary-Emma Beres was recently named the first Medical Director of Primary Care at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Hospital leaders said, with countless years of experience and education, Dr. Beres will be an excellent leader for the Hugh Chatham team and create growth within the organization.
“We are pleased to announce that Mary-Emma Beres, MD has accepted the role as Primary Care Medical Director for Hugh Chatham Medical Group. This position is designed to allow her to continue as a Family Medicine physician, while influencing system-wide decisions and performance,” said Dr. Jonathan Snyder, Chief Medical Officer.
Dr. Snyder continued by saying, “Joining our medical staff in 2017, Dr. Beres has served on the Provider Leadership Council since 2018, chairing the Clinical Informatics Committee. The Provider Leadership Council will help shape common aim, deepen provider engagement, and catalyze progress across our network.”
Hospitals Lose Millions of Dollars Because of Pandemic PUBLISHED 8:25 PM ET Jan. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED January 17, 2021 @8:25 PM
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ELKIN, N.C. North Carolina hospital staff has been working overtime since March. As a result of the pandemic, hospitals had to cancel appointments and postpone elective surgeries. It was a strategy to help free up resources for the fight against the coronavirus.
But that same strategy is costing hospitals millions of dollars.
“All the things we traditionally care for, like diabetes, chest pain, and heart failure, didn’t go away so we had those in addition to COVID,” explains Mary Blackburn, the chief clinical officer at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital.
More hospitals await COVID-19 vaccine delivery scheduled for Thursday Share Updated: 5:48 PM EST Dec 16, 2020 Share Updated: 5:48 PM EST Dec 16, 2020
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Show Transcript OCTOBER, ONE PERSON IN OUR STATE HAS DIED. KENNY: AS SOME HOSPITALS AROUND OUR STATE BEGIN GIVING OUT COVID-19 VACCINES TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS OTHERS ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR OWN DELIVERIES. NOVANT HEALTH AND HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL ARE EXPECTED TO GET THEIR FIRST DOSES TOMORROW. WXII’S JUSTIN SHRAIR IS LIVE OUTSIDE NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER WITH HOW THEY’RE PREPARING. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING? JUSTIN BOTH NOVANT HEALTH AND : HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SAY WHILE GETTING THESE DOSES OUT IS GREAT NEWS, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO TRY AND STOP THE SPREAD. NOVANT HEALTH SAYS THEY ARE PREPARED TO WELCOME NEARLY 7,000 DOSES OF PFIZER’S COVID-19 VACCINE ON THURSDAY AND WILL DISTRIBUTE IT TO THREE OF THEIR FACILITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING FORSYTH MEDI