January 26, 2011
Eau Claire, Wis., – Sacred Heart Hospital is pleased to announce the hospital’s Leaders of the Year for 2011.
Deb Bloom, MT(ASCP), Laboratory Director, Hospital Sisters Health System Division (Western Wisconsin)—which represents Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls—was recognized for her leadership in implementing a Sacred Heart Laboratory redesign using LEAN principles. “Through this process, Deb demonstrated exemplary leadership skills that included conflict resolution, project management, and change management; and has set the direction necessary to create a divisional approach to the delivery of laboratory services,” said Faye Deich, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President Division Operation, HSHS Division (Western Wisconsin).
John VanDeVoort, Pharm. D., Pharmacy Director, Hospital Sisters Health System Division (Western Wisconsin), was recognized for his leadership in Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals’ MEDITECH electronic medical records implementation. “John is described as innovative and energetic by the HSHS leadership he works with and continually seeks process improvements,” said Deich. “He easily articulates the metrics he is working on and has a clear vision for the future of pharmacy services in our division.”
Sacred Heart Hospital’s Leader of the Year awards are given to outstanding hospital leaders who exceed expectations and meet challenges outside of the scope of their daily responsibilities. The hospital began awarding this recognition in 2000; this year marks the 11th year of the award.
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About Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital is an affiliate of the Hospital Sisters Health System. Since 1889 it has been meeting patient needs in western Wisconsin with the latest medical innovations and technology, together with a Franciscan whole-person healing tradition. For more information about
Sacred Heart Hospital, visit www.sacredhearteauclaire.org.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System is a Roman Catholic health care mission founded to continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care framed in traditional values taught by St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. It is dedicated to serving all people, including the poor and the needy, at each of its 13 Local Systems in Illinois (Belleville, Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Highland, Litchfield, Springfield and Streator) and in Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay). For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org.
