Podcasts
In-depth conversations with leaders and associates from across Ascension. Each month, the Good Day Ascension Podcast will discuss timely topics related to our Mission-focused national healthcare ministry.
Paul J. Posey Jr.
September 2017
“If we bring a holistic care approach through our Ascension Care Management service teams, we can help remove… barriers to care so that [those we serve] have more power to help improve their own health condition,” says Paul Posey Jr., CEO of Ascension Care Management, one of Ascension’s Solutions subsidiaries. “The Mission orientation that we’ve inherited… means that we’re always thinking about the person, holistically and first…. And when you do that, we think you get better outcomes…. That’s what distinguishes Ascension.”
Jason Alexander
August 2017
“Healthcare’s not just about the medical care you provide, it’s about how you provide the care,” notes Jason Alexander, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Ascension Healthcare and Birmingham Ministry Market Executive, who recently returned to Ascension in Alabama after serving as CEO of a medical center in another state. Noting Ascension’s legacy of caring for the whole person – body, mind and spirit – Jason says, “Nothing’s different about Catholic healthcare if we don’t carry on what our [historic] Sponsors have spent decades establishing.”
Dr. Joseph Cacchione
July 2017
“We really want to be the preferred place for providers to practice medicine, and that people will seek us out because of the environment we’re creating for providers,” says Joseph Cacchione, MD, FACC, who became President of Ascension Medical Group in April. “This is an organization that is very Mission-focused. It is our guidestar…. I have been so impressed with how the Mission is part of every discussion we have with doctors. They really do believe in the Mission of Ascension.”
Karen Springer
June 2017
“I believe God really has called me to be able to be in this place at this time,” says Karen Springer, Senior Vice President, Ascension Healthcare and Tennessee Ministry Market Executive. “Because of my clinical background, I relate to our clinicians who say that this is hard work – I understand it’s hard work – but I think that is why we’re here…. We’re blessed to be part of Ascension, who believes in this work.”
Scott Caldwell
May 2017
“The Resource Group is here to serve and manage the supply chain, and the operations, logistics and contracting on behalf of all of the providers and caregivers across Ascension,” says Scott Caldwell, The Resource Group’s President and CEO. “The ‘why we do what we do’ is singularly focused – it is to support the Mission of Ascension.”
Dr. Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee
April 2017
“I’ve always felt that my calling was to be a physician… and to particularly focus on those who are underserved and sometimes those whom people don’t want to touch,” says Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, Vice President of Care Excellence for Ascension. “It’s really been my privilege to engage in that work.... I help our ministry leaders work toward eliminating unwanted variation in care.”
Gwen MacKenzie
March 2017
“Anytime you take on an effort as large as this, you want it to go well,” says Gwen MacKenzie, Senior Vice President, Ascension Healthcare and Michigan Ministry Market Executive, about Michigan serving as a pilot for the introduction of the Ascension identity in our local communities. “It was a very natural and invigorating launch because it connected the Mission with the brand and the work that we do. It’s gone extremely well.”
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