Local Healthcare Veteran “Skip” Strauchman Named Executive Director of IPC–The Hospitalist Company
Alvin “Skip” Strauchman, a 30-year veteran of Michigan healthcare, has been named executive director of the Michigan practice for IPC–The Hospitalist Company.
06.27.2006
(DETROIT, MI – June 27, 2006) — Alvin “Skip” Strauchman, a 30-year veteran of Michigan healthcare, has been named executive director of the Michigan practice for IPC–The Hospitalist Company. IPC, the nation’s leading hospitalist company, entered the state earlier this year through the acquisition of Michigan Hospitalists, a well-established practice of approximately 70 providers in the greater Detroit area.
In his new role, Strauchman is responsible for IPC’s growth, development and ongoing operations in Michigan. IPC physicians in Michigan currently experience about 500 patient visits a day, seeing patients at 17 area hospitals plus several long-term assisted care facilities and nursing homes. Most recently Strauchman worked as an independent consultant, involved in strategic initiatives on behalf of both the Karmanos Cancer Institute and St. John’s Hospital and Medical Center, both in Detroit. Previously, he served in an administrative capacity for Bon Secours Cottage Health Services in Grosse Pointe and immediately prior served as president and chief executive officer of SinaiCare Physician Hospital Organization in Detroit.
“IPC’s commitment to quality, depth of resources and technological savvy has clearly positioned the company as the industry leader,” said Strauchman. “Hospitalists are more and more becoming the true drivers of hospital care, and I’m anxious to help IPC cultivate this market in a way that greatly benefits patients, physicians and the overall healthcare system.” Strauchman holds a Master of Arts in business management from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Arts from Oakland University in Rochester. He is a member of both the American Academy of Medical Administrators and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Hospitalists, the nation’s fastest-growing medical specialty, are acute-care specialists who focus on a patient’s hospital care from time of admission to discharge. Increased evidence has shown that hospitalists improve quality of care and reduce healthcare costs while providing patients and their families the added comfort and security of having a physician on site to answer questions and coordinate all of the tests, treatments and services that take place within the hospital.
No other hospitalist company in the country matches IPC’s depth of experience and breadth of resources. The company employs approximately 500 physicians who collectively have more than 1.3 million patient visits and manage more than $1 billion in healthcare expenditures annually. These IPC physicians work closely with hospitals, health plans and independent, locally based physicians to help drive the healthcare delivery system toward higher-quality, more patient-focused care. In doing so, IPC has been an industry leader and catalyst in the growth of hospitalist medicine.
Information on IPC may be obtained at www.hospitalist.com.
In his new role, Strauchman is responsible for IPC’s growth, development and ongoing operations in Michigan. IPC physicians in Michigan currently experience about 500 patient visits a day, seeing patients at 17 area hospitals plus several long-term assisted care facilities and nursing homes. Most recently Strauchman worked as an independent consultant, involved in strategic initiatives on behalf of both the Karmanos Cancer Institute and St. John’s Hospital and Medical Center, both in Detroit. Previously, he served in an administrative capacity for Bon Secours Cottage Health Services in Grosse Pointe and immediately prior served as president and chief executive officer of SinaiCare Physician Hospital Organization in Detroit.
“IPC’s commitment to quality, depth of resources and technological savvy has clearly positioned the company as the industry leader,” said Strauchman. “Hospitalists are more and more becoming the true drivers of hospital care, and I’m anxious to help IPC cultivate this market in a way that greatly benefits patients, physicians and the overall healthcare system.” Strauchman holds a Master of Arts in business management from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Arts from Oakland University in Rochester. He is a member of both the American Academy of Medical Administrators and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Hospitalists, the nation’s fastest-growing medical specialty, are acute-care specialists who focus on a patient’s hospital care from time of admission to discharge. Increased evidence has shown that hospitalists improve quality of care and reduce healthcare costs while providing patients and their families the added comfort and security of having a physician on site to answer questions and coordinate all of the tests, treatments and services that take place within the hospital.
No other hospitalist company in the country matches IPC’s depth of experience and breadth of resources. The company employs approximately 500 physicians who collectively have more than 1.3 million patient visits and manage more than $1 billion in healthcare expenditures annually. These IPC physicians work closely with hospitals, health plans and independent, locally based physicians to help drive the healthcare delivery system toward higher-quality, more patient-focused care. In doing so, IPC has been an industry leader and catalyst in the growth of hospitalist medicine.
Information on IPC may be obtained at www.hospitalist.com.