Physicians, Executives Pair Up at Mercy Medical Center in Iowa

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Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines (Iowa) has restructured its leadership to integrate clinical and administrative functions across the organization.

Under the new arrangement, seven physician leaders will each partner with an administrative colleague. These "dyads" will then be accountable for performance within their respective area or department. Physician leaders will also collaborate to help the 802-bed hospital achieve coordinated and high-quality patient care.

This new structure will be implemented without any changes in staffing, and goes into effect Feb. 1.

"Mercy has always had great physician leaders, but now we're formalizing their leadership roles by clearly defining them and engaging them to lead clinical changes and operational movements," Mercy President and CEO David Vellinga said in the news release.

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