Townview Health Rehab scores at top in recent Highmark ranking
has received a No. 1 ranking among 147 rehabilitation facilities in Western Pennsylvania for the fourth quarter of 2016 from Highmark based on a number of criteria the health insurer used for evaluating the success of returning Highmark-insured patients to full recovery after treatment.
According to information the center received from Highmark, of the 23 admissions it had in the fourth quarter, 78 percent were discharged to the community, with a 4.3 percent readmission rate in the first 30 days. The statistics were provided to Highmark as tracked by naviHealth. For all of 2016, Highmark ranked Townview Health Rehabilitation No. 4 out of 456 contracted skilled nursing members in Pennsylvania tracked by the insurer.
Stacey Brodak of Washington has joined Waynesburg University as vice president for institutional advancement and university relations.
Experienced in government and corporate affairs, Brodak, a native of Carmichaels, has a broad background in communications, donor stewardship, government and community relations, corporate social responsibility, leadership and management for both the private and public sectors.
Since 2012, she served as the senior advisor for government, community and media relations for Noble Energy, where she managed all aspects of communications and government relations for the company’s business Unit.
Active in the community, Brodak has served as the president of Washington County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors and currently serves on the boards of the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association, the Marcellus Shale Coalition and ARC Human Services Foundation.
Previously, she served as senior director of corporate development for Chesapeake Energy; senior director of donor relations for the West Virginia University Foundation; and the executive director of the Greater Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Brodak holds an MBA from Waynesburg University, a B.A. from West Virginia University and a certificate in corporate citizenship management from Boston College.
Sandy Sabot of North Franklin Township has been named the new part-time Faith in Action program director, part of TRPIL Community Services. She replaces long-time director Candy Bernier, who will continue one day per week as program assistant.
Faith in Action works with county churches, organizations and the community at-large to place volunteers with senior citizens and individuals with disabilities for non-medical assistance to remain independent in their own homes. For information on becoming a volunteer, contact Sandy Sabot at 724-223-5115, ext. 1203 or e-mail her at ssabot@tripil.com.
Kenneth Molinero Jr., D.O., has joined Monongahela Valley Hospital as an orthopedic surgeon.
A Pittsburgh native, he received his bachelor’s degree from Gannon University and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency training at Millcreek Hospital, Shriner’s Hospital for Children and Hamot Hospital in Erie, as well as UPMC Mercy.
He completed his fellowship in orthopedic trauma at Allegheny General Hospital. Prior to entering medical practice, he trained in a limb reconstruction and computer-assisted fellowship in Melbourne, Australia.
He is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery and has been in practice for over 10 years.
St. Clair Hospital has been named a “Most Wired” winner in the 19th Annual Health Care’s Most Wired survey by? the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum. The survey covered 2,158 U.S. hospitals.
The 2017 Most Wired survey and benchmarking study is a leading industry barometer measuring information technology use and adoption among hospitals nationwide.
St. Clair was judged on specific requirements in four focus areas: infrastructure; business and administrative management; clinical quality and safety (inpatient/outpatient); and clinical integration.
Hospitals on the “Most Wired” list are transforming care delivery with knowledge gained from data and analytics. They are investing in analytics to support new delivery models and effective decision-making and training clinicians on how to use analytics to improve quality, provide access and control costs.
Joining St. Clair on this year’s list are such notable institutions as Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Stanford Health Care, Stanford, Calif.; Yale New Haven Health System, New Haven, Conn.; Northshore University Health System, Evansdale, Ill.; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.; and Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, Va.
Chris Burek has been named sales director of Coldwell Banker’s Peters Township office. He will be responsible for the oversight of approximately 70 affiliated sales associates and teams serving Peters Township and the surrounding communities of Washington County.
Prior to this position, Burek, of Collier Township, was a top-producing sales associate with more than 10 years of real estate sales experience, and was most recently affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services Peters Township office. He also has more than 20 years of experience in the home construction business, as well as an investment property owner.
Spherion Staffing Services, a local recruiting, staffing and workforce solutions provider backed by the resources of a $2 billion global workforce leader, recently honored Canonsburg franchise owners Don Ruggery Sr., Don Ruggery Jr. and Jay Ruggery with the company’s 2016 Outstanding Achievement Award. Given annually, the award recognizes the individual owner or ownership team who achieve significant results across all target growth areas, along with an unparalleled commitment to customer development and community involvement.
In 2016, the Ruggerys and their staffing team executed an aggressive growth plan while adapting to changing industry trends to significantly improve their year-over-year sales. Notably, the trio extended its workforce services to a wider base of Pennsylvania job seekers and businesses with several acquisitions, bringing its Keystone State presence to 13 branches stretching from the Pittsburgh suburbs eastward through York County.