Butler Health System | Health Link | Spring 2019

Butler Health System complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. TTY: 711 . 注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。 TTY: 711 。 HEALTH LINK is published as a community service for the friends and patrons of: BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: 1 Hospital Way, Butler, PA 16001-4670 724-283-6666 • butlerhealthsystem.org Ken DeFurio President and CEO Jana Panther Director of Marketing and Public Relations Anne Lehman Editor To opt out of this mailing, contact Public Relations at 724-284-4200. People who are hearing-impaired can access the hospital by calling the AT&T operator at 1-800-654-5988 (voice) or 1-800-654-5984 (TDD). The caller can then notify the AT&T relay system operator and request relay services to BMH at 724-283-6666. Information in HEALTH LINK comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, contact your health care provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. Awealthof experience Get to know our new Chief Compliance Officer Hillary Harlan, BSRN, JD, CHC, has joined BHS and brings a wealth of experience, most recently having served as Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer and Vice President of Compliance and Ethics for McKesson, as well as an Executive Compliance and Privacy Consultant for Change Healthcare Advisory Services. “I am beyond thrilled to be a part of the mis- sion and vision at BHS and to carry forward the team-oriented culture that is so evident in this organization,” she says. Hillary holds a doctorate in jurisprudence from Texas Tech University School of Law, a BS in nursing from Texas Tech University and a BA in English from Southern Methodist University. Ken DeFurio, President and CEO for BHS, states, “Butler Health System is very fortunate to have found a richly experienced person, one who has written and lectured nationally on compliance topics, as well as applied best practices to her own organizations.” Ken DeFurio, President and CEO Hillary Harlan, BSRN, JD, CHC Competition is good www.SRU.edu A member of Pennsylvania‘s State System of Higher Education MASTER OF SCIENCE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES PROGRAM at Slippery Rock University START A REWARDING CAREER IN A HIGH-DEMAND AREA OF HEALTH CARE Do you have the compassion to help others? Would you enjoy working with diverse populations as a medical care provider while being gainfully employed? SRU’s Physician Assistant Studies Program is a combination of academic and clinical instruction, blended course delivery (onsite and online), team instruction and collaborative outreach taught in unique learning environments. CONNECT WITH US CALL: 1.877.SRU.GRAD (toll free) or 724.738.2051 EMAIL: graduate.admissions@sru.edu EXPLORE: www.SRU.edu/graduate BHS News BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any basis, including a person’s age, sex, color, race, religious beliefs, national origin, disability or lifestyle. BMH also provides services without discrimination regardless of a person’s age, sex, color, race, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, lifestyle or source of payment. 2019 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Numbers to know Butler Memorial Hospital Main 724-283-6666 Central Scheduling 1-877-247-2717 You may have noticed that there is a lot of competition among health care providers in Western Pennsylvania. This competition continues to intensify as time goes by. Competition is good. It makes everybody “up their game,” ensuring that service and quality are at a high level. In terms of competition, I ask you to consider this: What does your local health care provider mean to you? Butler Health System, despite the odds, has not only remained independent and locally controlled over the years, it has thrived. It has grown by any measure—breadth of services, geographic presence and ever- improving quality. All of these things have resulted in BHS being one of the largest health care providers in Pennsylvania and the largest employer in Butler County. Not only is BHS that ever-present community safety net and resource for care during difficult times, BHS is a critically important economic engine in the community and in the region. When you support BHS, you support the jobs and livelihoods of family, friends and neighbors. When you choose BHS, you are supporting our community. I respectfully ask you to consider these things when competitors who are not based in our community try to attract you to their facilities. Some competitors are in the hospital and health insurance business, and they may make it difficult or confusing for you to know what choices you have. The fact is that all services of BHS have long-term contracts in place with every major health insurance company in our market. You can come to BHS for your care, regardless of what that care may be. If you have any questions, just give us a call. Don’t take just my word for it regarding which health system you should choose. Take a look at the doctors featured in this issue of Health Link . These physicians include the doctors of BHS Benbrook Gastroenterology Associates, physicians of the Butler Cancer Center, the BHS partnership with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center, and the doctors of BHS Urological Associates. Each of these doctors has served our community for years, and all of them are now a part of Butler Health System. It is always gratifying when doctors who have been in the community for a long time choose to become fully employed physicians on the BHS team. And, of course, there are always doctors who are new to our community and to BHS. Among them are Brian Carey, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Richard Begg, MD, FACC, FSCAI, excellent cardiologists who you will meet in this issue. Lastly, you have probably heard that Clarion Healthcare System, including Clarion Hospital, has de- cided to join BHS. For the first time in BHS’ 120-year history, we will become a multi-hospital organiza- tion. The good folks at Clarion came to this decision because they know that the values that are impor- tant to them are the values of Butler Health System. We will provide high-quality, affordable care in the Clarion community, close to home. This is another excellent example of keeping the community strong, with a sound employer firmly in place, supporting its neighbors and acting as a good corporate citizen. Please consider BHS’ community support and commitment when you choose your health care provider. And thank you, as always, for choosing Butler Health System. HEALTH LINK 2 |