UNC Health Pardee Announces Two New Board Members and Executive Committee
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UNC Health Southeastern Board of Trustees introduces new President and CEO –
UNC Health Southeastern Board Chair Wayland Lennon announced today the appointment of Chris Ellington as the health system’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Last week, current UNC Health S southeastern President and CEO Joann Anderson announced her plans to retire effective at the end of 2021. Ellingon currently serves as president of UNC Health Care Network Hospitals. He earned his B.S. in accounting from Clemson University and his MBA from the University of Phoenix.
Pictured above: Chris Ellington, UNC Health Southeastern’s new President and Chief Executive Officer
Lumberton, NC–UNC Health Southeastern Board Chair Wayland Lennon announced today the appointment of Chris Ellington as the health system’s new President and Chief Executive Officer.
Last week, current UNC Health Southeastern President and CEO Joann Anderson announced her plans to retire effective at the end of 2021. Ellington will assume the role of President and CEO in October, and Anderson will shift to an advisory role for the remainder of her tenure.
“We are pleased to announce Mr. Ellington’s decision to join our organization,” stated Lennon. “We became closely acquainted with Chris during our partnership exploration process with UNC Health, where he learned a great deal about not only our organization but also our community. Having that knowledge and choosing to join our team assures me that he is fully aware of the uniqueness of our community and our patient population, that he has a heart for rural healthcare, and a desire to help us move forward with the progress made by his predecessor.”
Ellington currently serves as president of UNC Health Care Network Hospitals. Along with his statewide focus, Ellington served concurrently as the executive vice president and chief financial officer for UNC Hospitals from 2008 to 2020. Before joining UNC in 2008, Ellington served in senior leadership roles in multi-entity healthcare systems in Kentucky, West Virginia, Alabama, and Texas.
Ellington serves on the Boards of the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA), UNC’s Health Alliance and Senior Health Alliance, as well as UNC Health Care affiliated entities Caldwell UNC Health Care, Pardee UNC Health Care, and UNC Rockingham Health Care.
Ellington earned his B.S. in accounting from Clemson University and his MBA from the University of Phoenix.
“I am very excited to join UNC Health Southeastern and to lead the organization entrusted with the health of North Carolinians in the region, “Ellington said. “I look forward to relocating to the area, joining the team, and getting to know the residents of Robeson County and the surrounding communities.”
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Live Updates: Hurricane Helene recovery continues
Head of FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell visited Asheville on Monday with Gov. Roy Cooper. So far the agency has spent $1.4 billion in North Carolina during early Helene recovery efforts. That includes about $130 million directly to the people that have been impacted by the storm. Criswell says misinformation hasn’t hindered FEMA’s ability to help but that she is concerned that misinformation will discourage folks from applying for the funds that they deserve. She says FEMA is in discussions with Congress about the need for a supplemental budget. She said that initially, they thought the threat was more widespread but that it only paused door-to-door operations. She added that staff were in “some counties” and that search and rescue teams, as well as food and water were in place to move into communities “once found out where they were going to be.” She said Helene has been “one of the fastest mobilizations and integration of our active duty military in support of the National Guard”
Head of FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell visited Asheville on Monday with Gov. Roy Cooper.
So far the agency has spent $1.4 billion in North Carolina during early Helene recovery efforts. That includes about $130 million directly to the people that have been impacted by the storm.
“The amount of damage to the infrastructure here is going to be billions and so we will be working with the state and the counties as they go through and start the repair and the rebuild process. But we also want to work with them to rebuild in a way that’s going to make them more resilient,” Criswell said.
She said that the topography of the region and the wide scale of the hurricane’s impact have made recovery more complicated.
“Some of these projects are going to be years down the road. We are a reimbursement program when it comes to the rebuilding. And so as a community goes through and they repair and they rebuild their infrastructure, they submit to us for reimbursement,” Criswell said.
Criswell explained that the responsibility to continue to fund the recovery rests with Congress in the years to come.
“I have enough money to continue to support the response and the life-sustaining efforts that we’re doing right now. Helping to support the people that were impacted and giving them the financial resources for some of the damages that they have, or if they need a temporary housing solution, I have enough money for that through this year,” Criswell said. “But it may mean that I have to pause those types of obligations … those types of reimbursements for permanent repair work in other communities across the country or eventually in North Carolina down the road, if I don’t have a supplemental.”
She says FEMA is in discussions with Congress about the need for a supplemental budget.
National politicians including former President Donald Trump who visited Swannanoa yesterday have said that FEMA is not helping the region. Yesterday, Trump called FEMA’s rescue effort “almost non-existent.”
Local politicians like U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and Sen. Kevin Corbin have refuted these statements on social media. Edwards was at Trump’s visit yesterday and did not contradict his speech. Instead, Edwards, who owns seven McDonald’s franchises, presented Trump with a “French Fry Certification pin.”
Criswell says misinformation hasn’t hindered FEMA’s ability to help but that she is concerned that misinformation will discourage folks from applying for the funds that they deserve.
“I want people who have been impacted to register for assistance. What I don’t want is somebody, who is listening to lies … then not get into our system and get the type of assistance that they’re eligible for and that frankly, they deserve,” Criswell said.
“We’ll never know if there was a group of people or even one family that didn’t because of that.”
Here’s more information about how to apply for FEMA aid .
The registration period for FEMA is through Nov. 27.
Criswell did address the threat to FEMA in Rutherford County. She said that initially, they thought the threat was more widespread. Ultimately, it led to one arrest but Criswell explained that it only paused door-to-door operations. FEMA aid was still available at disaster centers during that pause.
“They were still there, helping people, and then we quickly once we’ve validated or invalidated what that threat was we were able to get people back out into the communities,” Criswell said.
Criswell says that FEMA was on the ground in Asheville before the storm as well as at the state Emergency Operations Center. She added that staff were in “some counties” and that search and rescue teams, as well as food and water were in place to move into communities “once we found out where the impacts were going to be.”
“We moved pallets of water in food into local areas that the state could then draw from. And then the state moves those to the points of distribution that they set up across the different counties,” Criswell said.
She said that Helene has been “one of the fastest mobilizations and integration of our active duty military in support of the National Guard” explaining that within the first week of the storm, Cooper asked for the military to come in with rescue efforts.
Health Briefs
Pardee announces three new members of its 15-person board of directors. The new board members began their term on June 1 and will serve for three years through 2021. Mission Health is making college more affordable for 30 minority high school seniors and college students from western North Carolina. The scholarships are named in honor of Kesha Young, a 22-year-old, biracial woman who was born with mental and physical disabilities and died just months before she was scheduled to earn her high school diploma. More than 40 vendors will be on hand offering everything from free health screenings, hourly seminars, door prizes, food and more at the Prime Timie Health and Retirement Expo on Thursday, July 12, at the Lelia Patterson Center, 1111 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher. For more information, visit www.PrimeTimeLivingExpo.com or call 828-209-6935. The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina is teaming up with the Emmanuel Lutheran Church to host the “The Alzheimer’s Confident Caregiver” workshop.
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Pardee announces three new board members
Pardee UNC Health Care announced three new members of its 15-person board of directors: Vivian A. Bolanos, market manager for Asheville Savings Bank; Brian Cavagnini, senior director of operations for axles at Meritor; and James “Jimmy” Chandler, a retired vice president of operating services at Compaq Computers. Bolanos, Cavagnini and Chandler will fill seats left vacant by Peggy Judkins, Bill Moyer and Bill Smith, who have completed their terms. The new board members began their term on June 1 and will serve for three years through 2021.
The board also elected a new executive committee at its June 27 meeting, naming Jack Summey board chair, Greg Burnette vice chair, Hall Waddell treasurer and Tammy Albrecht secretary. For a full list of board members, visit www.pardeehospital.org/about-us/leadership.
“On behalf of the Pardee UNC Health Care board of directors, I am pleased to welcome Vivian, Brian and Jimmy,” said Jack Summey, chair of the Pardee UNC Health Care board of directors. “As leaders in their respective industries, we look forward to their unique perspectives as we pursue our mission to offer high-quality health care to our community.”
Health and retirement expo planned
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More than 40 vendors will be on hand offering everything from free health screenings, hourly seminars, door prizes, food and more at the Prime Timie Health and Retirement Expo on Thursday, July 12, at the Lelia Patterson Center, 1111 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher, from 1-7 p.m.
Hourly education seminars includes topics like, health & wellness, staying active as you age, safety, fraud, disease prevention, veterans benefits, elder law and estate planning, memory care/Alzheimers, nutritionand more.
For more information, visit www.PrimeTimeLivingExpo.com or call 828-209-6935.
There is free parking and free admission for this special expo.
Mission Health awards 30 scholarships to minority students
Mission Health is making college more affordable for 30 minority high school seniors and college students from western North Carolina who are pursuing careers in healthcare. For the 2018-19 school year, each of these students will receive $2,000-$2,350 through the Kesha Young Health Careers Scholarship program.
The scholarship is named in honor of Kesha Young, a 22-year-old, biracial woman who was born with mental and physical disabilities and underwent multiple surgeries at Mission Hospital. Young died just months before she was scheduled to earn her high school diploma. Despite being in constant pain and confined to a wheelchair, Kesha was described by her adoptive parents as embodying the characteristics that are vital to how healthcare team members engage with patients, families and visitors, with a strong spirit, warm smile and positive encouragement.
“I’m so pleased that Mission can honor the memory of Kesha Young by helping these students pursue their college education,” said Sheila Meadows, Chief Human Resources Officer for Mission Health. “Since 2006, this program has helped hundreds of minority students in our region and has put them on track for successful careers in healthcare.”
The scholarships, which aim to help further the students’ educational and professional development in healthcare and grow future Mission Health team members, help with tuition, books and expenses. In addition, members of the Mission Health team serve as mentors to the students as they embark on their careers.
Mission recognized this year’s recipients of the Kesha Young Health Careers Scholarships at a reception in May. First-time recipients were: CeeCret Allen, Adriana Alvarez, Estefania Andrade-Hercules, Keeaisha Barnard, Zenobia Blue-Bey, Jameka Bowman, Laura de la Pena, Lucinda Geter, Savanah Hibbs, Juana Jeronimo, Carson Jones, Antares Lance, Mitsy Lopez-Garcia, Angelica Melo-Perez, Karisma Moore, Victor Ocampo and Anjelika Ortiz.
Those receiving renewal of their scholarships included: Alondra Aguirre, Candida Alas-Ortega, Cederia Davis, Megan Farlow, Monserrat Gonzalez, Suhani Gupta, Jayda Hart, Kenya Miles, Alisha Patrick, Diana Sanchez, Taya Streeter, Aubrielle Wallace and Ashley White.
Alzheimer’s caregiver workshop
The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter is teaming up with the Emmanuel Lutheran Church to host the “The Confident Caregiver” education workshop on Sunday, July 22.
It will take place from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 51 Wilburn Place in Asheville. The half-day workshop is geared for caregivers – of those living with Alzheimer’s or dementia – to discuss helpful strategies to provide safe, effective and comfortable care to help make their lives easier.
A light lunch will be provided. The workshop is free, but registration is strongly suggested to ensure space for all attendees. To register, visit bit.ly/ALZCaregiverWorkshopJuly22 or CommunityResourceFinder.org (search for program by name, date, and/ or location). For question or to register over the phone, call 1-800-272-3900.
Moss chosen to lead Interfaith Assistance Ministry
Moss has been with the IAM for 17 years. She is retiring to spend more time with her family. The IAM is a non-profit organization that provides services to the community. It was founded by a group of former IAM employees in the 1970s. The organization is based in New York City, but has offices in Washington, D.C. and Washington, DC. It is funded by donations from members of the public, as well as donations from the public. For more information on the organization, visit: http://www.iam.org/news/press-releases/news-reporters-and-public-interest-in-new- York-county-will-be-benefiting-from-this-year’s-most-successful-year-of-the-iAM.
The Board of Directors of Interfaith Assistance Ministry announced today that Elizabeth Willson Moss has been hired to serve as IAM’s new executive director.
Moss will fill the vacancy created by David Cook’s retirement from the position he has held for 17 years.
Moss will step into her new role as director on Aug. 14, said Lynn Pope, president of the IAM Board of Directors.
“The IAM Board of Directors and the Transition Planning Committee conducted a four-month regional search and chose Elizabeth Moss because we believe she possesses a strong connection to our community and the skills to lead the organization into the future,” Pope said.
After an award-winning career as a reporter and editor in Florida, Boston and then locally at the Times-News after moving to this area, Moss most recently worked as a fundraiser for the Pardee Hospital Foundation before moving into her role as director of community affairs and outreach for Pardee UNC Health Care.
“We are very proud of the work that Elizabeth has done not only at Pardee, but more importantly, within our broader community. In her time at Pardee, I have seen firsthand the deep commitment she has to community involvement and improving the lives of others,” said James M. Kirby, II, CEO and president of Pardee UNC Health Care. “She will be missed at Pardee but clearly will be an asset to Interfaith Assistance Ministry in her new role as executive director. We wish her well.”
Moss has worked to strengthen the community professionally and as a volunteer during her 19 years in Henderson County. She serves as president of the Hendersonville Kiwanis Club and as an elder at First Presbyterian Church of Hendersonville.
She is stepping down from her roles as vice chair of Henderson County United Way’s Board of Directors, co-chair of Women United, vice chair of Henderson County Recreation Advisory Board, the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce Board, Safelight’s Board, the Hendersonville YMCA Advisory Board, Henderson County Partnership for Health, the Athena Committee and Henderson County Education Foundation to focus her efforts on IAM’s mission.
“I am honored to serve our community by helping IAM continue its vital ministry of lifting up our Henderson County friends and neighbors in times of need,” Moss said. “I am grateful to follow in the large footsteps of retiring executive director David Cook who has guided IAM on a strong course into the future with a dedicated staff, new state-of-the-art building and a veritable army of volunteers.”
Moss lives in Flat Rock and is married to Bill Moss, editor and publisher of the Hendersonville Lightning. They have two grown children.
The mission of IAM is to provide emergency relief to Henderson County residents in financial crisis by offering food, funds, guidance and referrals in an atmosphere of compassion and respect. For more information about IAM, call 697-7029.