Program Day

through time in understanding the evolution of Evangelical Community Hospital. Elissa Veldhuis, MS, ATC/LAT, PES, Community Health & Wellness at Evangelical Community Hospital, and Educator and Wellness at Work Coordinator at the Miller Recreation Center, who shared how taking ultradian rhythm breaks will increase productivity along with your health and wellness. Tamara Persing, Vice President, Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer at Evangelical Community Hospital and Brian Wolfe, Vice President, Physician and Clinic Practices at Evangelical Community Hospital, presented on the importance of health literacy and knowing when to utilize primary care, urgent care, and the emergency department.

Our day ended with a virtual tour of Evangelical Community Hospital’s new critical care unit.

Although this was not the program day that was originally planned, it was a great reminder that change should be embraced. As a leader, not everything is going to go as planned, and it is how we react and adapt to change that is important.

Thank you to our program day sponsor, Evangelical Community Hospital!

Phil DeRose, Manager, Planning & Marketing Date Research at UPMC, moderating a Healthcare Executives’ Panel Discussion, featuring Dr. David Laopatofsky, MD, Chief Medical Officer at UPMC; Kendra Aucker, President/CEO at Evangelical Community Hospital; and Tracey Wolfe, Chief Administrative Officer at Geisinger.