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HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF BATON ROUGE I  MAR / APR 2020 45 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalBR.com previously served on the board of directors for Capital Area United Way. Ryland Percy is senior partner in the law firm of Percy, Mumphrey, and Skias and has practiced in Ascension Parish for more than 40 years. He serves on the governing boards of the Ascension Par- ish Library and the Louisiana Super Region Rail Authority, and previously served on the boards of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce, and River Parish Community College Foundation. A 37-year vet- eran of the U.S. Navy, retiring as a rear admiral in 2006, Percy has also worked as attorney for the City of Gonzales and the Pontchartrain Levee District. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from LSU, a Master of Science in Administration from the University of Guam, and a Juris Doctor degree from LSU Law Center. Christopher Tyson is the president and chief executive officer of Build Baton Rouge, where he leads Baton Rouge’s land development and blight elimination efforts. Currently on leave from his position as the Newman Trowbridge Distin- guished Professor of Law at the LSU Law Center, Tyson has previously worked at Accenture, Jones Walker, and in the Washington, D.C. office of Sen- ator Mary Landrieu. In 2015, he was the Louisi- ana State Democratic Party nominee for Louisi- ana Secretary of State. While unsuccessful, Tyson earned the largest number of votes of any black candidate at that point in Louisiana’s history. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree with honors from Howard University, a Master of Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. Raju Vatsavai, MD, a faculty member of Baton Rouge General’s Internal Medicine Pro- gram, earned a medical degree from Siddartha Medical College in Vijayawada, India, and com- pleted an internal medicine residency at Cleve- land Clinic. He also completed a clinical research fellowship in the department of Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic. Vatsavai is board-certified in internal medicine and also serves as assistant pro- fessor for Tulane University School of Medicine. Other members of the BRG Board of Trustees are: Phyllis McLaurin, chair Charles D’Agostino, vice chair Jacques de la Bretonne, MD Gwen Hamilton Brian A. Jackson Joseph E. Juban Roy G. Kadair, MD Scott Kirkpatrick, ex officio member Louis Minsky, MD, ex officio member Isabelina Nahmens, PhD Andrew Olinde, MD Edgar S. Starns Edgardo Tenreiro, ex officio member Dr. Jill Bader Elected 2020 Chief of Staff of Woman’s Hospital Jill Bader, MD, FACOG, has been elected to a one-year term as the chief of the medical staff of Woman’s Hospital, the highest elected leadership position among the medical staff. Bader’s duties include the coordination of clini- cal improvement activities as well as chairing the Medical Executive Committee. As chief of staff, she will also serve on the Woman’s Hospital Board of Directors.  A practicing obstetrician and gynecologist with Louisiana Women’s Healthcare, she is cer- tified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Bader graduated fromMedical Col- lege of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gyne- cology and is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Baton Rouge General, Baton Rouge Clinic JoinMayo Clinic Care Network Baton Rouge General (BRG) and The Baton Rouge Clinic (the Clinic) are the newest mem- bers of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a group of independent health systems selected to work with Mayo Clinic to offer care to patients and commu- nities around the country. BRG and the Clinic are the first healthcare organizations in Louisiana to join the Network. Through this collaboration, both care providers will have access to Mayo Clinic knowledge and expertise, including its research, diagnostic, and treatment resources. Patients, through their physician, will have access to the latest Mayo Clinic research and treatment recommendations at no additional cost and close to home. By combining their trusted local physicians’ understanding of their unique medical needs with Mayo Clinic expertise, patients can often avoid the expense and incon- venience of additional appointments and travel. “We know that patients want more access and convenience, a shift that is fundamentally chang- ing the way we provide care,” said Edgardo Ten- reiro, CEO of Baton Rouge General. “This collab- oration means our patients can work with their existing BRG physician to take advantage of Mayo Clinic’s research and resources, without leaving their homes and families.” Mayo Clinic developed the first integrated, mul- tispecialty group practice more than 150 years ago. It is now the largest nonprofit group prac- tice in the world, serving about 1.3 million patients annually. Mayo Clinic healthcare providers across medical specialties work together to advance medical knowledge through research and edu- cation, and apply that knowledge to patient care. “As we explored the potential for collaboration with Mayo Clinic, it was clear that our values are remarkably similar,” said Dr. Louis Minsky, chief of staff at BRG. “From a physician’s perspective, I look forward to using their resources to strengthen patient relationships and preserve their ability to obtain the best care here at home.” As a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, BRG and the Clinic may have access to: • AskMayoExpert: Point-of-care tool that offers concise clinical information on hundreds of medical conditions and includes medical pro- tocols, recommendations for treatment, and medical references. The database can be used wherever healthcare is provided. • eConsults: BRG and the Clinic physicians can Jill Bader, MD, FACOG