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CRISTA DURAND, President, Newport Hospital (Newport)   Rhode Island is fighting a national battle against opioid addiction — a battle that has no boundaries and threatens every family, every neighborhood, every race, and rich and poor. The growing drug problem…

STEVEN D. SHAPIRO, MD, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, UPMC (Pittsburgh)   “The most pressing health concern in our market is the need for accessible, affordable, high-quality care — the same issue facing the rest of the country and, indeed,…

JANICE BURGER, CEO, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Providence Health & Services- Oregon, Western Division (Portland)   “Providing access and affordable services to the many people in our community who are recently covered through the Affordable Care Act is a…

DI SMALLEY, Regional President, Mercy (Oklahoma City)   “Our market is large and diverse, but I would say that a common concern across our market is the use of tobacco and childhood obesity. Mercy recently launched Tobacco Free Mercy at…

BRIAN G. DONLEY, MD, Chief of Staff and Chief of Clinical Enterprise, Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland)   “The rise in chronic disease remains the most pressing health concern locally and throughout the country. As a nation, this continues to challenge us…

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  JOHN D. MCCONNELL, MD and CEO, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem)   “The increasing burden of chronic disease is the biggest health concern. In many of our highest-risk patients, all of these things, [such as obesity, high blood…

Teladoc, Inc., the nation's first and largest telehealth provider, announced that East Jefferson General Hospital selected the company and its network of board-certified physicians to deliver affordable, comprehensive quality care via telehealth to New Orleans-area residents.

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