The very structure of a bustling academic medical center and its multidisciplinary approach to care can lend itself to communication breakdowns between providers, departments and non-clinical staff. It can be a challenge to get the message across in a format that fits the culture and time constraints of the receiver, but the safety of patients can hinge on that communication. |
![Patient and parent, Welch knows value of Children’s Hospital Patient and parent, Welch knows value of Children’s Hospital](/news/News_Articles/2018/10/images/Paige-Welch-3.jpg) | As a teenager, Paige Staggs Welch fought cancer at the Children’s Center Center and won, going on to graduate from college, marry and become a mother. When her infant son needed surgery, there was no question where she and her husband, Mark, were taking their child: to Batson Children's Hospital. |
An assistant professor of pathology gets tabbed for national committee service; an assistant professor of family medicine becomes the first African-American MPA president-elect; and several UMMC faculty and staff members claim the moniker "Health Care Hero" from a statewide business journal. | ![Pathology, family med faculty earn leadership posts Pathology, family med faculty earn leadership posts](/news/Miscellaneous/2018/06/June 25, 2018/ummc-distinctions.jpg) |
![Schwartz Rounds, Excellence in Research Awards head busy week Schwartz Rounds, Excellence in Research Awards head busy week](/news/images/upcoming_events.jpg) | Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming weeks at the Medical Center. |
Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of Oct. 22-28. | ![UMMC staff receive service recognition UMMC staff receive service recognition](/news/images/anniversaries.jpg) |