Changing perception of health care bodes well for the future, says AHA trustee Nancy Agee

AHA board member Nancy Howell Agee has seen a tremendous change over the past few years in terms of expectations from the community around health care, from the demand for healthy food and walkways to new retail clinics. Carilion is an integrated health care organization serving communities in the w...

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Published inAHA News Vol. 51; no. 5; p. 5
Main Author Byrum, Shellie
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Hospital Association 06.03.2015
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Agee, Nancy Howell
Health care
Leadership
Trustees
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Summary:AHA board member Nancy Howell Agee has seen a tremendous change over the past few years in terms of expectations from the community around health care, from the demand for healthy food and walkways to new retail clinics. Carilion is an integrated health care organization serving communities in the western part of Virginia. Agee said that their focus is on delivering good quality and safe care--what she thinks of as the magical moment between the clinician and the patient--regardless of the setting.
ISSN:0891-6608