Two new members join Affinity board of directors
03 / 03 / 2006
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Maria Nelson, Media Relations
Affinity Health System
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MENASHA, Wis. – The Affinity Health System board of directors recently elected two members to three-year terms.
Dr. Joseph McCormick, Appleton, has been an orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist for Affinity Medical Group since 2001. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, and his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Stephen Morton, Neenah, is president of Morton Drug Co. He is currently past president of the Neenah Rotary Club, corporate board treasurer of the YMCA of the Fox Cities, and a board member of the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce and the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. Morton received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Lakeland College, Sheboygan.
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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a faith-based regional health care network, is the Fox Valley’s second-largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry. For the fourth consecutive year, Affinity has been named one of the nation’s top 64 health systems based on clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of health care. For ten consecutive years, Affinity Health System has been named to the SDI (formerly Verispan) Integrated Health Network Top 100, an annual assessment of the 100 most highly integrated health care networks in the nation. Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 25 family practice and specialty clinics – 22 of which are recognized as NCQA Level III medical homes, the highest level of recognition – in 14 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; and Affinity Occupational Health.