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Donatelle named VP of Medical Affairs

06 / 05 / 2008

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Maria Nelson, Media Relations
Affinity Health System
(920) 720-1752
(920) 554-0686 (pager)

MENASHA, Wis. – Dr. Lawrence Donatelle, is the new vice president of Medical Affairs for St. Elizabeth Hospital.  In addition to his responsibilities, Dr. Donatelle will also continue providing part-time primary care services to Affinity patients as a board-certified member of family medicine in the Affinity Medical Group. 

Donatelle serves as a member of the Physician Governance Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee of the Affinity Board of Directors.  He has been a member of the Affinity team since 1985 when he came on board as a Family Practice provider for the LaSalle Clinic. 

He obtained his medical degree at the University of North Dakota Medical School and completed his residency through UW Madison’s Fox Valley Family Practice Residency program in Appleton.

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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.