Hospital Honors Medical Staff and Supporters

(HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS HONORED FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE INCLUDED {left to right}: DR. KARL RUDERT, DR. BASHAR ALZAHABI, DR. JOSEPH SPRAUL AND DR. KEVIN MALONE {all for 20 years' service}; DR. NASH NAAM {30 years' service}; DR. JAMES FLAIG {10 years' service}; AND DR. JOHN KAY {30 years' service}. ALSO HONORED AT THE EVENT, BUT NOT PICTURED, WERE DR. STEVE JONES AND DR. SEAN FLYNN {BOTH 15 YEARS' SERVICE})

HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital recently honored members of the hospital leadership groups and Medical Staff at its Annual Recognition Social at the Holiday Inn Grand Ballroom. The event was held to thank members of the Board of Directors, various hospital committees, and the hospital Medical Staff. St. Anthony’s 2015-2016 Annual and Community Benefit Report was distributed at the event as well.

At the event, Theresa Rutherford, HSHS St. Anthony’s President and CEO, honored board committee members completing their terms of service. These members honored this year were: 

• ·From the Board of Directors:

-        Dean Keller

-        Tom Wegman

• ·From the Quality Care Committee

-        David Kowalski, MD

-        Charles Runde, MD

-        Louis Schwing, MD

• ·From the HSHS St. Anthony’s Foundation

-        John Gapsis, MD

-        Mary Lynn Byers

-        Ren Woodruff

• ·From the Medical Executive Committee

-        John Kay, MD

-        David Kowalski, MD

-        Karl Rudert, DO

The hospital also honored members of the Medical Staff for their years of service to St. Anthony’s.  St. Anthony’s annually recognizes all active members of the Medical Staff celebrating their tenth anniversary and subsequent anniversaries in five-year increments.  Eight members of the Medical Staff were honored this year for their service.  The physicians honored this year were:

• ·For 10 years of service:

-        James Flaig, DO

• ·For 15 years of service:

-        Steve Jones, MD

-        Sean Flynn, MD

• ·For 20 years of service:

-        Karl Rudert, DO

-        Bashar Alzahabi, MD

-        Kevin Malone, MD

-        Joseph Spraul, MD

• ·For 30 years of service:

-        John Kay, MD

-        Nash Naam, MD

For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital or to download a copy of the hospital’s 2015-2016 Annual and Community Benefit Report, visit St. Anthony’s web site at stanthonyshospital.org, and click on “Publications & Forms,” at the bottom of the home page.

HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is part of the Southern Illinois Division of Hospital Sisters Health System, which also includes HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland.