Who’s News- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
Who’s News- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
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June 8, 2001
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In This Issue:
A Snapshot of Partners Progress
Press Ganey Results Are In
BASE Aims to Boost Practice Efficiency
BWH 2001 Service Awards
BWH Welcomes State Representatives
Pike Notes
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Reissig Takes Reigns of Partners Home Care
Partners HealthCare System welcomes Marcia P. Reissig, RN, MS, CHCE, who was recently hired as president of Partners Home Care. Partners Home Care was created last October with the merger of the MGH/Spaulding Home Health Agency, Newton-Wellesley Home Health Services and the Affiliated Community Visiting Nurses Association. “I am excited to be in this new position with Partners. What attracted me most to this role was the depth and breadth of the existing home care expertise within the organizations that have come together to form this comprehensive home care entity. Partners is fortunate to have such a strong home care foundation,” said Reissig. Before her move to Partners, Reissig served as the president and CEO of home health organizations within the Catholic Health System in New York. She has over 20 years of home health care experience in both patient care and administrative roles. She also serves in leadership positions of industry associations on a national and state level and has spoken nationally on a variety of topics related to nursing, home care and quality improvement. According to Reissig, home care is increasingly recognized as a high quality, cost efficient alternative to hospital admission and/or extended lengths of stay, and the home setting is often the preferred location of care for patients and their families. “The true power of home care is best unleashed when home care is a core component of an integrated health care delivery system,” said Reissig, whose goals are to build on Partners Home Care’s existing foundation, custom tailor its services to better meet the needs of the Partners system as well as the community, improve the accessibility of such services and expand its geographic coverage. “The result will be a member of the Partners family that is the first choice for home care for patients, employees, physicians and acute care, rehabilitation and long term care,” said Reissig.