Governor DeWine Convenes Health Advisory Group

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)? Today, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, MD, MPH, convened a group of health advisors from the Ohio Hospital Association.? The group will be advising the Governor as the state continues its preparations for the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.? Currently in Ohio, there are no confirmed cases and 1 person under investigation (PUI).

?As we learn more about COVID-19 and its spread in the United States, I am grateful for the expertise of these medical professionals who will help advise the state on strategies to deal with the disease and the best medical practices and procedures,? said Governor Mike DeWine.

The Health Advisory group is made up of the following members:

• Janet Bay, M.D., of Powell
  Vice President, Clinical Leadership Affairs
  Ohio Hospital Association
• T. Laurence (Larry) Blosser, M.D. of Columbus
  Corporate Medical Director
  Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians
• Michael Brady, M.D. of Columbus
  Retired Associate Medical Director and Co-Medical Director for Patient Safety
  Nationwide Children?s Hospital
• William W. Brien, M.D. of Cleveland
  Chief Quality and Medical Officer, University Hospitals
• Michael Canady, M.D., MBA of Gallipolis
  CEO
  Holzer Health System
• Jim Guliano, R.N., of Warren
  Vice President, Quality Programs
  Ohio Hospital Association
• Ann Hamilton of Cleveland
  Executive Director of Public and Government Affairs
  Cleveland Clinic
• Pamela Jensen, of Toledo
  President, ProMedica Memorial Hospital
  President, ProMedica Fostoria Hospital
• Robert Kose, M.D., J.D. of Toledo
  Hospice Northwest Ohio Medical Physicians
• Richard Lofgren, M.D. of Cincinnati
  President and CEO
  UC Health
• Andrew W. Thomas, M.D., MBA of Columbus
  Chief Medical Officer
  OSU Wexner Medical Center
• Bruce D. White, M.D. of Mt. Vernon.?
  CEO
  Knox Community Hospital
• Bruce T. Vanderhoff, M.D., M.B.A. of Columbus
  Chief Medical Officer
  OhioHealth
• Robert Wyllie, M.D., of Cleveland
  Chief of Medical Operations
  Cleveland Clinic

For up-to-date information about COVID-19 and resources, go to www.coronavirus.ohio.gov.

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