Premier Pulse
Volume 6, Issue 1 – January 2019
Physician, Heal Thyself
By Marc Belcastro, DO, chief medical officer, Premier Health Southern Region
“Physician, heal thyself” (Latin: Medice, cura te ipsum) is a proverb used in literary texts from at least the 6th century B.C. The moral of the proverb is that physicians should care for themselves in order to better care for the illnesses
of others. Read more.
Greetings from New President of Miami Valley Hospital Medical Staff
By Tarek Sabagh, MD, medical staff president, Miami Valley Hospital
I’m honored to be the 47th president of the medical staff of Miami Valley Hospital for the next two years. I first came to Miami Valley Hospital as a second-year internal medicine resident in 1990. I recognized in no time that the hospital was the
best in the region, and physicians were proud to work here. The phrase “the region’s leader” was heard often, and was accurate. Read more.
- Spotlight: Premier Health Ostomy Clinic is Unique to Region
- Premier Health Achieves First System-Wide Magnet® Recognition
- Save the Date: Miami Valley Hospital Wellness Run/Walk
- Annual Medical-Spirituality Conference to Focus on Addiction Recovery
- Physician Profile: Orthopedic Surgeon Enjoys Grilling and Country Music
- System Hospital News: January 2019
- Provider Praise: January 2019
- New Local Option for Patients with Complex Head and Neck Cancers
- New Coagulation Normal Ranges, Heparin Protocol for APTT, and Critical Values
- Introducing Self-Referral Program for Premier Health Heart CT
Editorial Board: Dr. Marc Belcastro, Dr. Jennifer Hauler, Dr. Scott Kanagy, Dr. Matthew Reeves
Vice President, Marketing and Communications: Kathy Harper
Director, System Communications: Ben Sutherly
Editor: Sarah Zoellick