CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Durham VA Well being Care System’s Government Director, Paul Crews, MPH, FACHE, has been appointed Government Director of VA’s Mid-Atlantic Well being Care Community, efficient October 10, 2021.
Crews has an achieved historical past of 30-years of well being care expertise. Most just lately, serving because the Government Director of Durham VA Well being Care System for the final three years, he led the system by means of two COVID-19 surges whereas increasing VA take care of greater than 70,000 Veterans all through northeastern North Carolina. He superior strategic planning and budgetary duties for an approximate $850 million operational finances at ten care websites inside a 27-county space, attributing to virtually 1 million affected person encounters yearly.
“Mr. Crews led his workers and Veterans by means of one of the vital difficult and essential occasions in historical past whereas persevering with his dedication to patient-centered care,” mentioned Renee Oshinski, Assistant Undersecretary for Well being for Operations for the Division of Veterans Affairs. “We’re excited to carry Mr. Crews on board as the brand new VISN 6 Community Director. His sound management qualities and confirmed expertise shall be priceless belongings for VISN 6, the staff and volunteers, and most significantly, for the Veterans we’re honored to serve.”
The VA Mid-Atlantic Well being Care Community has 46 websites of care in North Carolina and Virginia, together with seven VA Medical Facilities and 32 related Group-Primarily based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), 5 Well being Care Facilities, and two free-standing dialysis clinics. The community has an operations finances of $4.7 billion {dollars}, 20,000 workers, 4,000 volunteers, and serves 415,000 Veterans yearly.
“It has been my honor to serve Veterans in northeastern North Carolina,” mentioned Crews. “I’m happy with the work we’ve got achieved and the various advances in medical care we’ve got been capable of incorporate through the years that exhibit our dedication to serving Veterans. As I transition into my new position, I sit up for remaining within the Durham space and persevering with my relationships with our Congressional delegates and group companions in North Carolina and Virginia and having broader oversight on the standard care supplied to Veterans.”
Previous to serving because the Government Director for Durham VA Well being Care System, Mr. Crews served in management positions all through VA in Western New York, San Francisco, and Tennessee Valley. Earlier than VA, Crews was the Vice President of the Virginia Rural Well being Affiliation and Chair of the State’s Rural Well being Workgroup on High quality.
Crews holds a Bachelor’s diploma in Healthcare Administration from Texas State College and a Grasp’s diploma in Public Well being in Coverage and Administration from Texas A&M College. He’s a member and mentor of The American School of Well being Care Executives and was awarded the North Carolina Chapter’s 2020 Regent’s Senior Healthcare Government Award. He presently serves on the Veterans Well being Administration Regents Advisory Committee and is a coach for VHA’s premier management growth program for brand spanking new up-and-coming VA executives.
He’s a proud Navy Veteran who has been married to his spouse Mary Lou for greater than 20-years.
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