Please formally welcome Texas Health Frisco in Frisco, TX to the OBHG family! We kicked off a full-time, Type A obstetric emergency department earlier this month. This partnership is the 33rd program to start in 2019. The hospitalist team at Texas Health Frisco includes, from left to right: Dr. Steven Trostel, Dr. Audrey Puentes, Dr. Melinda Spooner, Dr. Erica Berry and Dr. Todd […]
Please help us welcome our 32nd new partner of the year, Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami, FL. Kendall Regional launched a Type A obstetrics emergency department earlier this month. The team at Kendall Regional includes, from left to right: Onner Fleites (L&D nurse leader); Claudiane Recio (director of women’s services); Dr. Michael Saad-Naguib (hospitalist); Dr. Burlison (medical director […]
A new, comprehensive guide to pregnancy has made its way onto bookshelves this month, Bumpin’: The Modern Guide to Pregnancy. OBHG hospitalist and medical director for business development Dr. Jane van Dis served as the medical editor for Leslie Schrock’s new book that is a “thoroughly modern guide to pregnancy – from preparations of ‘trimester […]
Please help us welcome our 31st new partner of the year, St. Luke’s University Hospital Bethlehem! St. Luke’s, in Bethlehem, PA, launched a full-time obstetrics triage program in November. The team at St. Luke’s University Hospital Bethlehem Campus includes from left to right: Dr. Beth Maisel, Dr. Fred Nichols (Site Director), Dr. Cathleen Brown. Not pictured is Dr. Teresa […]
In July 2020, the Joint Commission will require hospitals to meet 13 new elements of performance related to maternal health as part of the accreditation requirements. OBHG’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mark Simon, recently wrote an article for FierceHealthcare about helping hospitals prepare for the new maternal health accreditation standards. OB hospitalists, while not specifically […]
