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UCREVIEW.COM · OCTOBER 19 · 2011
Civil Rights Pioneer Calls for and Praises Mercy for Delivering Per- son-Centered Care
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he personal physician to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks – and a civil rights pioneer in his own right – spent the day at Mercy Philadelphia Hospital on Wednesday. Dr. William G. Anderson served as keynote speaker and received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the Tenth Annual C. Jules Rominger, MD FACR Lecture Series. The hospital also awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award. Anderson served as keynote speaker on the topic “Courage of Reform in Medicine – A Personal Refl ection.” His re- fl ection centered on his experi- ences as a physician in 1960s Georgia, where he returned after his medical training at the urging of his wife. “That’s where my services were needed,” he said. “It wasn’t about the practice of medicine it was about the practice of life.” He recalled making house
calls to patients who lived in unsanitary conditions with no electricity. On some nights, he drove his car right up to the house’s window, shining the lights in the room where he had to deliver a baby. “It was just me and the pa- tient back then. I took care of patients in those conditions they found themselves in. Those days are gone, but the patients’ needs are the same.” These days, Anderson says, it’s not only just him and the patient, but a physician reviewer, a lawyer, an ethicist, STARK and the latest technol- ogy “all with the common objective that the patient gets the best care possible.” But in spite of all that, he says, physicians must not lose the most basic relationship with patients.
“No matter how smart you get, you can’t give up caring for the patient’s psychological, emotional and physical health. Never let technology trump the soul, the art and heart of
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“In the spirit of humanitarian- ism and service, what a great speaker to have. This man is a piece of American history.” Anderson gained national attention when he served as president of the Albany Move- ment in the 1960s. He became the fi rst African-American member of the Board of Trustees of the American Os- teopathic Association and is highly regarded as a physician and hospital administrator. He is past president of the Ameri- can Osteopathic Association and Senior Advisor to the Dean Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine. The C. Jules Rominger, MD
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital CEO Kathryn Conallen (left) and Dr. Jules Rominger (right) award Dr. William G. Anderson with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
medicine,” he told the audi- ence which included Mercy medical staff members and administration. Anderson also recounted his friendship with the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He quoted King, saying “Of all the forms of inequality, injus- tice in healthcare is the most
shocking and inhumane.” “For something as basic and fundamental as healthcare, there should be no barriers,” added Anderson. “That’s why I’m so proud of Mercy for taking care of everyone and never turning anyone down for healthcare.” Before speaking at the eve-
ning event, Anderson spent the day at Mercy Philadelphia Hospital with medical resi- dents, one of whom had the honor of introducing him to the audience. Dr. Michael Ruzek, a third- year internal medicine resi- dent at Mercy, has known An- derson for six years. He said,
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FACR Lecture Series is named after the Mercy Philadelphia and Mercy Fitzgerald radia- tion oncologist who has dedi- cated his life to care for people in West Philadelphia for more than half a century.
Rominger has spent virtu- ally his entire working career with Mercy and continues to provide dedicated service and compassionate, quality care to his patients, many of whom he has followed for decades after successfully curing their cancers. Rominger continues to practice at Mercy Philadel- phia Hospital to this day. Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, a 214-bed community teach- ing hospital, has established a healthcare tradition that spans more than 90 years. Offering quality, compassionate acute care services in West and Southwest Philadelphia, Mercy Philadelphia Hospital ensures its community has access to healthcare services, education and prevention programs. The expanded Emergency Care Center of- fers state-of-the art treatment rooms with on-site radiology services staffed by board certi- fi ed Emergency Room physi- cians. A separate Emergency Services Area, the Crisis Re- sponse Center, provides men- tal wellness services 24 hours a day. Mercy Philadelphia Hospital is recognized by the American Stroke Association as a silver award winner. The Vascular Center offers high- quality imaging and interven- tional procedures and the Iris V. Henderson Cancer Center offers the latest therapy avail- able in cancer treatment. The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine offers advanced solutions for problem wounds with improved healing rates and preventable limb loss. Mercy Philadelphia Hospital is a member of Mercy Health System of Southeastern Penn- sylvania.
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