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Dr. Judy Schwartz Joins the Executive Team at Knox Community Hospital
Mount Vernon, OH – Dr. Schwartz began in her new role as Vice-President of Medical Affairs at Knox Community Hospital on July 9th. She is a cardiothoracic surgeon by training, and during her career, has been board certified by the American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and the American board of Medical Management. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from John Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health. She comes to us from Medcenter One Health Systems in Bismark, North Dakota.
Dr. Schwartz also spent many years in the United States Navy, serving at The Naval Hospital in San Diego, California; The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland; and The Pentagon, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Health Services Operations.
Additionally, Dr. Schwartz is a Baldridge Award Examiner and will continue to serve in that capacity. The Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive. As an examiner, Dr. Schwartz is responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications submitted for the Award. The board of examiners is composed of approximately 500 leading experts selected from industry, professional and trade organizations, education and healthcare organizations and government.
Those selected meet the highest standards of qualification and peer recognition. All members of the board must take part in a preparation course based on the Baldridge Criteria for Performance Excellence and the scoring and evaluations processes for the Baldridge Award.
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