| February 25, 2010 | For More Information Contact: Andy Van Pelt 503-479-6018 |
OAHHS Expands its Team with Two New Hires
Lake Oswego, Ore. (Feb. 25, 2010) – The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) is pleased to welcome Kelly Rinehart and Kennedy Smith as its newest staff members.
Rinehart serves as a clinical quality project manager. Her duties include managing several clinical quality projects and initiatives, and supporting the work of Diane Waldo, director of quality and clinical services.
Rinehart earned a degree in nursing from Regents College in Albany, New York, and a degree in biology and zoology from Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif. She is a certified operating room nurse, a registered nurse first assistant, a certified professional in health care risk management and a legal nurse consultant. Prior to forming her own company, Medical Risk Consulting, LLC, in Newberg, she worked for a medical malpractice insurance company as a risk management intervention specialist.
Smith serves as OAHHS's communications and member services coordinator, assisting with organizing events, developing communications, training and information resources for members, producing education and conference materials, and corresponding with various OAHHS committees, stakeholders and constituent groups.
She earned a degree in English literature and linguistics from California State University Chico in Chico, Calif. Before joining OAHHS, she was a reporter for Oregon Health News, a health-policy publication based in Portland. She is the former manager of membership and public outreach for the Multnomah Bar Association. She was also a reporter for Portland's Daily Journal of Commerce and associate editor of Quality Digest magazine in Chico.
"Kelly immediately impressed us with her expertise in health care quality and risk management, and will be an enormous asset to our team," said Andy Davidson, OAHHS president and CEO. "Likewise, Kennedy has the right blend of journalism, communications, member relations and health care knowledge to extend our organization's reach. They will both be integral to OAHHS's goal of supporting and promoting the needs of Oregon's 58 community hospitals and health systems."
About the OAHHS
Founded in 1934, the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) is a statewide, nonprofit trade association that works closely with local and national government leaders, business and citizen coalitions, and other professional health care organizations to enhance and promote community health and to continue improving Oregon's innovative health care industry.
In addition to 58 acute care hospitals, OAHHS membership includes 10 health systems and related health plans, 16 affiliated allied organizations and 32 associate members representing health care consulting and other service companies.
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