Medical Staff Officers Announced at Hendersonville Medical Center

HENDERSONVILLE, TN (June 12, 2007) - Hendersonville Medical Center recently announced its elected medical staff officers for 2007-2009. Steve Dickerson, MD, will serve as Chief of Staff, Rob Dyer, MD, as Chief of Staff-elect and Randy Howard, MD, as Secretary/Treasurer.  In addition, Guillermo Ludi, MD will serve as Associate Chief of Staff representing Portland Medical Center, a facility of Hendersonville Medical Center.

As Chief of Staff, Dr. Dickerson will chair the medical executive committee and serve as a medical staff representative to the Hendersonville Medical Center Board of Trustees.  Dr. Dickerson has been on staff at Hendersonville Medical Center for 11 years. He has served as Specialty Chief of Anesthesiology and President-elect of the Medical Staff for the facility in years past.  An anesthesiologist, he is a part of Comprehensive Pain Specialists located on the hospital’s campus.

The medical executive committee will oversee and coordinate the activities, policies and standards of the clinical services of the medical staff. They will serve as a liaison between the medical staff, board of trustees and administration. The executive committee is responsible for ensuring that Hendersonville Medical Center will meet and exceed the requirements of accreditation bodies like the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The following physicians are serving this year as Department Chiefs: Anesthesiology – Steven Dickerson, MD; Emergency Medicine – Duane Harrison, MD; Family Medicine – Susan Wyatt, MD; Medicine-Jan Hausmann, MD; Obstetrics/Gynecology – Craig Knecht, MD; Pathology – Dan Pankowsky, MD; Pediatrics – Kenneth Wyatt, MD; Radiology – David Watts, MD, and Surgery – Rob Dyer, MD.

"Hendersonville Medical Center is extremely fortunate that these physicians will be providing leadership for the hospital's medical staff of more than 175 physicians," Mike Esposito, CEO of Hendersonville Medical Center said.

Hendersonville Medical Center, part of the TriStar Health System, is a 110-bed community-based medical center with comprehensive medical and surgical programs including Obstetrics, Cardiology, Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery services.  Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Hendersonville Medical Center remains the only Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County. Portland Medical Center, a facility of Hendersonville Medical Center, joined the TriStar Health System in April 2006 and together, we are proudly serving the healthcare needs of Sumner County.

For more information about the services offered and health plans accepted by Hendersonville Medical Center, Portland Medical Center or TriStar Health System, call MedLine at 342-1919, toll-free outside of Nashville at 1-800-242-5662, or visit the website at TriStarHealth.com