Nason Medical Center Adds To Top Management
January 14, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – January 14, 2104 – The board of directors of Nason Medical Center today announced the appointment of three executives to senior management positions with the growing urgent and emergency care system.
Robert Hamilton, III, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, said Dr. Gary Headden has been named to the new post of Medical Director in which he will provide ongoing guidance to Nason’s emergency physicians in advancing the standards of patient care. Dr. Headden was previously an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and is a member of the American College of Physicians, the South Carolina Medical Association, and the Charleston Medical Society. He graduated from the University of South Carolina and gained his medical degree from MUSC, where he also performed his residency.
The Board also promoted Jessica Cruell to Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for medical scribes, patient reception staff and the billing group. Ms. Cruell, who joined Nason in 2007 and has a bachelor’s degree from Charleston Southern University in biology, has been instrumental in building sophisticated EMR and EPM software for our medical providers, creating the scribe program, and ensuring that the practice meets regulatory guidelines for credentialing staff and submitting information to insurance companies, Hamilton said. He added that Jessica will be supporting Dr. Headden in physician and PA recruiting as well as the provider schedules.
Emily Olson is the new Director of Human Resources. A graduate of Trident Technical College, she was previously Assistant to the Broker-In-Charge at Prudential Carolina Real Estate and served in managerial positions at Thornley Oil Company and Nichols Equipment, Inc.
Nason Medical Center serves Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley counties from five urgent/emergency care locations staffed by board-certified emergency physicians. Open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Nason centers have seen and treated more than 150,000 patients a year.
