This past week, healthcare professionals from around the country flocked to Austin, TX for The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Meeting. During the meeting, which ran from April 27-30, ACOG aired daily TV segments that played on a closed circuit network throughout the conference hall and surrounding locations. OBHG’s Senior Director of […]
We’ve expanded our national network! On April 4, 2018, OBHG launched a Type A obstetrics emergency department within Baylor Scott & White McKinney in McKinney, TX. This is the fifth OBHG partnership to begin in 2018. The hospitalist team at Baylor Scott & White McKinney includes (left to right): Dr. Timothy Sandmann, Dr. Edileola Makinde, […]
About one in three babies is delivered via C-section in the U.S. It’s the most common surgery in the nation. While much has been written about the need to reduce or eliminate unnecessary cesarean sections, many are unavoidable – but can also leave a mother feeling that she missed a crucial part of the experience. […]
The inaugural Black Maternal Health Week, founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA), is taking place from April 11-17 this year. The BMMA launched the effort to increase public attention around the state of Black maternal health in the U.S., along with the root causes of poor maternal health outcomes, and community-based policies, programs, and solutions. […]
New OBHG hospital partner St. Luke’s First Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, TX, was featured on a recent local media story. OB/GYN hospitalist Dr. Randall Davis, and St. Luke’s Director of Women’s Services Terrie Price, explained how the new 24-7 obstetric emergency department works, and how it will benefit moms, babies, families and local obstetricians […]
Healthcare Finance recently interviewed OBHG’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Simon about the benefits private-practice OB/GYNs glean from an OB hospitalist partnership. According to Dr. Simon, a lot of obstetricians get fed up with the bureaucracy inherent in the healthcare system, as well as the various pressures the job. Read full article.
OBHG is excited to announce our third program go-live of 2018 at Our Lady of Lourdes in Binghamton, NY. Our Lady of Lourdes, part of the Ascension Health system, has a full-time OBHG triage. The hospitalist team at Our Lady of Lourdes includes: (from left to right) Dr. Tanya Mays, Dr. Scott Treutlein, Dr. Mark Spence, […]
Ob Hospitalist Group Medical Director of Business Development Dr. Jane van Dis was one of the prominent national experts quoted in a recent U.S. News and World Report article. The piece, geared toward aspiring medical students, discusses what up-and-coming OB/GYNs should look for when they choose a medical school. Read the full article
Each quarter, our OBHG colleagues commend their peers for going above and beyond with the ‘You Delivered!’ peer-to-peer recognition program. Winners are named each quarter, shared within the OBHG community, and receive a personalized, engraved trophy. All nominees receive a unique lapel pin. Dr. Troy Eckman and Leslie Cianfarano were named winners of the ‘You […]
