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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE FOCUS MAGAZINE | NOVEMBER 2021

for being recognized in August as the Physicians Health Plan (PHP), a Sparrow Carson Hospital, is Sparrow’s
Small Business of the Month by State subsidiary of Sparrow Health System, Physician of the Year. Paul Entler,
Representative Angela Witwer. announced that it has earned a D.O., Sparrow Health System vice
Medicare Advantage quality rating president of quality and performance
of 4.5 stars (out of 5) from the U.S. improvement, received the Sparrow
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Physician Leadership Award.
Services (CMS). The rating means Inductees into Sparrow’s Physician
that members enrolled in PHP’s Hall of Fame can be nominated
Medicare Advantage plans — PHP by colleagues or members of the
Advantage, Sparrow Advantage, community. This year’s inductees
Covenant Advantage, and U-M Health include: Timothy Hodge, D.O., an
+ St. Joe’s Advantage — have access emergency medicine clinician,
Patient satisfaction ratings have to high quality Medicare Advantage educator, and leader. Said Omar, M.D.,
risen by nearly 20 percent within a plans offered by a locally owned and the distinguished medical director
year at the Sparrow Eaton Hospital community-based health plan. of the Sparrow Hospital Regional
Emergency Department, thanks to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Albert
a series of changes to improve the Ross, M.D., a founding partner of the
patient experience. The Emergency Michigan Gastroenterology Institute
Department is the gateway to the and active in numerous Sparrow
hospital for many patients and governance committees. Rebecca
Sparrow Eaton realizes a patient’s Wolfe, M.D., an outstanding family
interaction there creates a ripple medicine physician at Sparrow
effect throughout their stay. From Medical Group North. The late Paul
pediatric to geriatric care, dignity, Schluckebier, M.D., an OB/GYN whose
compassion, communication, and passion for his patients and their
listening are at the forefront of caring Herald Entler families impacted countless lives.
for our community. That’s evident
based on Sparrow Eaton’s emergency PROMOTIONS
department increased patient
satisfaction scores via surveys from Alerus Financial Corporation
Professional Research Consultants Inc., (Nasdaq: ALRS) announced that its
a national healthcare quality firm. Board of Directors appointed Katie
A. Lorenson, the Company’s current
executive vice president and chief
financial officer, as the Company’s
next president and chief executive
Hodge Omar officer, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Ms.
Lorenson will also join the Company’s
Board of Directors upon assuming
her new role. Randy L. Newman will
transition to the role of executive
chairman of the board to ensure a
Lansing Community College (LCC) seamless leadership transfer.
men’s basketball coach Mike Ingram
has been inducted into the Basketball Plante Moran
Coaches Association of Michigan has appointed
(BCAM) Hall of Fame. The ceremony Ross Wolfe Greg Walthorn
was held Saturday, Oct. 2 in Pontiac, as managing
Michigan. Coach Ingram has over 600 Christopher director of its East
wins,18 conference championships Herald, M.D., Lansing office.
and four top-ten finishes at nationals born at Carson Walthorn will
in 30 years of coaching the Stars. City Hospital, the be responsible
Once a player at LCC, Ingram has fully son and grandson for leading the
cemented his legacy at LCC. He has of Carson Walthorn East Lansing
led LCC to 18 Western Conference nurses, and office and further
Championships, and his teams have who now leads developing its staff and client base.
finished in the Top 8 four times at the the emergency He will continue to serve as a partner
NJCAA National Championship. Schluckebier department at in wealth management, helping to
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