"Greensboro— Cone Health has named Terri Andrews, BSN, MBA, as executive director of quality for Cone Health. Andrews will have responsibility for the quality of care provided across Cone Health.
Andrews previously worked as the site director for information technology at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She helped the hospital land on Hospitals & Health Networks annual Most Wired Survey in 2012 and 2013. Andrews joined Alamance Regional Medical Center as the director of cardiac rehab and diabetes education in 1989.
“Cone Health has developed a strong reputation for outstanding quality in the care we provide our patients,” says Cone Health Chief Clinical Officer Mary Jo Cagle, MD. “Terri brings a sharp attention to detail and a drive for accepting only the best when it comes to patient care. I am sure our patients will benefit from her leadership.”
Cone Health has been recognized with numerous awards for high-quality care. These include being ranked “High Performing” in 9 specialty areas by U.S. News and being named among the top 100 hospitals/health networks in the nation in 13 medical categories and 20 patient safety categories in the 2015 quality awards from CareChex®—a division of Comparion."
- A Press Release
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Andrews Named Executive Director of Quality for Cone Health
Moses Cone cancer center begins expansion
The Moses Cone Regional Cancer Center, located on Elam Avenue in Greensboro, broke ground yesterday for an expansion and renovation. The project has budgeted $15 million, with two thirds being invested by Moses Cone Health System and the remaining amount sourced to what a press release calls “community contributions.” Completion is expected by the end of 2011, adding 21,000 square feet and renovating 12,000 square feet. The expansion, which is designed to “enhance patient and educational resources,” will include a dedicated breast cancer center.
Moses Cone Health Services spokesman Doug Allred said the expansion project is expected to create about 260 temporary construction jobs. Rentenbach Constructors, a company with offices across the South, has been awarded the construction contract, while Charlotte-based Wilkerson Associates is the designated architect, Charlotte Engineers is under contract to provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, and Manning Design Group is under contract for interior design.
Allred said the expansion is being undertaken to accommodate the need for more space rather than to add programming that would require new permanent healthcare hiring.
“Most of the addition is centered around breast-cancer care because that is more a part of what we’re seeing [in demand],” he said. “The good thing is that they’re living longer and because of that they’re needing more support services, including counseling and nutrition advice.”
Moses Cone Health Services spokesman Doug Allred said the expansion project is expected to create about 260 temporary construction jobs. Rentenbach Constructors, a company with offices across the South, has been awarded the construction contract, while Charlotte-based Wilkerson Associates is the designated architect, Charlotte Engineers is under contract to provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, and Manning Design Group is under contract for interior design.
Allred said the expansion is being undertaken to accommodate the need for more space rather than to add programming that would require new permanent healthcare hiring.
“Most of the addition is centered around breast-cancer care because that is more a part of what we’re seeing [in demand],” he said. “The good thing is that they’re living longer and because of that they’re needing more support services, including counseling and nutrition advice.”
Moses Cone exec: We'll see more uninsured patients
Tim Rice, the president and CEO of Moses Cone Health Systems, braced employees for new challenges facing the healthcare system and its patients today.
The good news for the hospital, if not for the community it serves, is that Moses Cone continues "to see good patient volumes."
The most immediate hurdle for the hospital in the midst of the current financial storm is financing for capital improvements.
Rice: "As an example, Moses Cone hospital borrows money, millions of dollars, in order to provide for the buildings and materials and equipment that you need to do your job. As an example of what’s happened in the market, the interest rates that we pay have gone up dramatically. In the last two weeks of September, we paid $380,000 more in interest than we had budgeted. This year, which just started Oct. 1, we planned to spend $90 million for new capital improvements. Given what’s going on in the environment we believe we should skinny that down to more like $45 million for this fiscal year."
But the challenges for the hospital reflect more widespread difficulties for healthcare consumers.
Rice: “We believe we will see more uninsured patients who come to us for their care. We will see more people coming to our emergency departments who are not going to their primary-care physicians or who are putting off buying their important medications. We could see people put off elective surgeries. We certainly will see people struggle to pay their hospital bills. We haven’t seen these things happen yet, but we believe they will.”
Can we put universal healthcare back on the political agenda?
The good news for the hospital, if not for the community it serves, is that Moses Cone continues "to see good patient volumes."
The most immediate hurdle for the hospital in the midst of the current financial storm is financing for capital improvements.
Rice: "As an example, Moses Cone hospital borrows money, millions of dollars, in order to provide for the buildings and materials and equipment that you need to do your job. As an example of what’s happened in the market, the interest rates that we pay have gone up dramatically. In the last two weeks of September, we paid $380,000 more in interest than we had budgeted. This year, which just started Oct. 1, we planned to spend $90 million for new capital improvements. Given what’s going on in the environment we believe we should skinny that down to more like $45 million for this fiscal year."
But the challenges for the hospital reflect more widespread difficulties for healthcare consumers.
Rice: “We believe we will see more uninsured patients who come to us for their care. We will see more people coming to our emergency departments who are not going to their primary-care physicians or who are putting off buying their important medications. We could see people put off elective surgeries. We certainly will see people struggle to pay their hospital bills. We haven’t seen these things happen yet, but we believe they will.”
Can we put universal healthcare back on the political agenda?
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