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MidState Medical Center, consistently rated among top hospitals for patient satisfaction, offers private rooms and state-of-the-art health services offered by highly skilled physicians and staff.
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MidState Medical Center Announces that Richard Smith, MD, Has Been Named POMS - President of Medical Staff
January 1, 2013
MidState Medical Center is pleased to announce that Richard Smith, MD, a board certified pulmonologist who has been affiliated with MidState and practicing in the community for over 35 years, and a Wallingford resident, has been named President of the Medical Staff. Dr. Smith will serve a 2-year term, and provide oversight and leadership in matters concerning patient care and the medical staff.Dr. Smith is a leading specialist in his field, having earned high satisfaction among his patients and his peers. In 2008, he was named the recipient of The Daniel Kahn Clinical Quality Award, given by MidState Medical Center. During his long tenure, Dr. Smith's name has become synonymous with quality. Among his many accomplishments, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Medical Quality Management Committee, challenging practitioners at MidState to improve clinical quality through best practices, evidence based medicine and attention to patient safety goals.
More recently, Dr. Smith has served on the Board of Directors, on the Medical Board, as co-chair of the Critical Care Committee, as co-chair of the Quality Improvement Council, on the Medical Quality Management Committee, on the Intensive Care Unit Revision Project Team, and as Director of Utilization Review.
Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from the Albany Medical College of Union University and went on to complete his internship and residency in internal medicine and later a fellowship in pulmonary disease. He is a member of the American Thoracic Society, Connecticut State Medical Society, Meriden-Wallingford Medical Society, New Haven County Medical Society, and American College of Chest Physicians.
Also serving as officers for the medical staff are Immediate Past President Rajani Nadkarni, MD and Vice President of the Medical Staff John Redmond, MD, who will serve as president in 2015.
About MidState Medical Center In quarterly patient satisfaction surveys, MidState consistently rates among the top hospitals in Connecticut and the nation. Conveniently located just minutes off Rte. 691 in Meriden, CT, MidState offers free and safe parking, as well as private inpatient rooms. Services include general surgery, emergency medicine, the Weight Management Program, MidState Medical Group Walk-in Center, MediQuick for urgent care needs, and state-of-the-art care dedicated to cancer care, wound and hyperbaric care, family birthing, sleep care, digestive health, pain management, neurosciences and cardiac care. MidState Medical Center is a member of Hartford HealthCare, a large, diversified health care system throughout Connecticut.
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