HJBR Sep/Oct 2021

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF BATON ROUGE I  SEP / OCT 2021 33 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalBR.com over the disaster management team for the resi- dency, staying the entire week at the hospital dur- ing Hurricane Ike. Daniel Daire, NP, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans and a master’s in nursing along with a family nurse practitioner degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from LSU. The clinic staff and hospital leadership, along with the Central Chamber of Commerce, held a ribbon cutting as well as an open house to meet the providers and clinic team Aug. 12. Baton Rouge General Physicians – Central is located at 11111 Park Place Drive, Suite B. Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s DanielleMack Appointed to National Board Danielle Mack, vice president and chief devel- opment officer, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, has been named to the board of directors of The National Association of Cancer Center Develop- ment Officers (NACCDO). NACCDO is a cooperative venture of academ- ically based comprehensive, clinical, basic and consortium cancer centers that are designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), or who have investigators that receive NCI grant funds. The network was created to share information and resources among cancer center develop- ment programs while helping advance cancer care through philanthropy. The NACCDO board of directors is comprised of development leaders from cancer centers across the country. Ochsner Pediatric Super-Clinic Welcomes ShelleyMartin, MD Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove (The Grove) welcomes pediatrician Shelley Martin, MD. Martin adds to the growing list of pediatricians and pediatric specialists joining Ochsner Baton Rouge leading up to the new pediatric super- clinic opening this fall at The Grove. Previously serving at The Baton Rouge Clinic, all past and current patients can continue seeing Martin at The Grove with priority access. A board-certified pediatrician, Martin earned an undergraduate degree from Nicholls State Uni- versity in 1989 and a medical degree from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1993. She completed a residency in pediatrics at LSU Health Sciences Center and began practicing in 1996. CIS Expands Management Services to Illinois Practice Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS), through its subsidiary company, Cardiovascular Logistics of Chicago, has entered into a man- agement partnership with Midwest Cardiovas- cular Institute (MCI) based in the southwest sub- urbs of Chicago, Illinois in the towns of Naperville and Elmhurst. MCI is owned by 20 cardiologists in Chicago- land who have practiced in the area for more than 30 years. CIS’s role in the partnership is to provide all management oversight, all employees, clinic information systems, human resources support and business office systems. This management agreement also includes management oversight, strategic planning, quality performance improvement and opera- tional efficiency of the cardiovascular service line at Edward Hospital in Naperville and Elmhurst Hospital in Elmhurst, both part of the Edward- Elmhurst Health System. CIS is also co-managing the cardiac catheterization labs at these two hos- pitals as well as assisting with hospital rounding. Additionally, a Virtual Care Center (VCC), mod- eled from the CIS VCC in Lafayette, will be built in Naperville to accommodate the growing need for high accessibility to cardiovascular care. “A couple of years ago, we started looking for opportunities as to how we could provide a better product to our patients and deliver better care,” said Mark Goodwin, MD, interventional cardiol- ogist and resident of MCI. “We looked all over the country and found CIS, who shared the same values, such as patients first, teamwork, empa- thy, and excellence. By partnering with CIS, we really believe we are going to change the world for patients. We are looking forward to building a new great practice together that serves our patients and their families every single day.” CIS CEO David Konur, FACHE, is also excited about this new collaboration. “Our physician-led approach at CIS has proven successful to provide exceptional care to patients in our communities here, and we are proud to partner with this team of physicians already known for cardiovascular excellence in their community to further the suc- cess of their team.” In addition to the Edward-Elmhurst Health agreement, CIS has 11 hospital co-management agreements across Louisiana and Mississippi. Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Participates in Pilot Project Aiming to Diversify Cancer Clinical Trials Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has been selected by The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Association of Com- munity Cancer Centers (ACCC) to participate in an exclusive pilot project focused on increas- ing racial and ethnic diversity among patients enrolling in clinical trials. The goal of the ini- tiative is to ensure racial and ethnic diversity among clinical trial participants and support for clinicians to enhance their abilities in com- municating the benefits of research to all eli- gible patients. Sites invited to be involved in the project Danielle Mack Shelley Martin, MD