John Muir Health Progress Report 2006/2007 - (Page 10) Jeffrey Traynor, M.D. Perinatologist At t r ac t ing World - Cl ass Medic al Prof essional s Medi cal technology has made incredible advances in recent years, but excellent medical care still requires highly trained and highly capable individuals. For a communitybased not-for-profit healthcare organization, John Muir Health has attracted innumerable highly gifted physicians, nurses, technicians, and support professionals. There are many reasons why, starting with the culture of excellence that has defined both of our hospitals for decades. We encourage collaboration among our clinicians and across clinical disciplines. We provide our team the tools to innovate, share knowledge and insight, and establish best practices to guide patient care and professional development. And through such programs as Health Matters we are committed to giving all our employees and their families the necessary information, tools and incentives to achieve personal wellness – always an important goal and doubly so in an organization dedicated to individual and community health. John Muir Health is also recognized for providing the necessary resources for excellence, from leading-edge technology tools to the soon-to-be expanded infrastructure at both the Walnut Creek and Concord campuses. Our relatively small size and not-forprofit status also give John Muir Health the ability to act on strategic decisions quickly – an attractive attribute for medical professionals who want to deliver the best possible advances in patient care quickly and effectively. Importantly, we work hard to attract excellence at every level of John Muir Health. We are making a particular effort, for example, to earn Nursing Magnet Status, a recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (an affiliate of the American Nurses Association) that assesses a healthcare organization in 14 critical areas of nursing practice, including organization structure, quality of care, and professional development. Magnet status also reflects a strong collaborative culture, and such shared decision-making has long been a quintessential part of the professional culture in our organization. This not only generates better patient care and outcomes, it further increases our ability to attract and retain excellent nurses and sustain the high levels of care that define John Muir Health and exceed the expectations of our patients. Jeff Traynor, M.D., is a perinatologist, a highly trained specialist in the care of pregnant women and their as-yet unborn babies. He loves his job. And he loves doing it as well as he can, which is why he joined the staff of John Muir Medical Center. “I’ d practiced in other environments,” he says, “and John Muir is just a superior organization. This is an institution where if there’s a problem, we can deal with it. The nurses here are incredibly well trained and experienced. We have a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. And we can routinely offer advanced care – like first trimester screening – that is considered an exotic luxury elsewhere.” 10
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