Summer Internship: UnityPoint Health-Trinity
By: Brian Richardson
Hi everyone!
I have spent the summer as an intern with UnityPoint Health-
Trinity in the Quad cities working under the direction of Jay Willsher,
VP/Chief Operating Officer of UnityPoint Health- Trinity. This summer has been
such an awesome experience for me. I cannot believe how much exposure I have
been able to receive in such a short time! I have had the opportunity to shadow
Jay every day and participate in any meeting, project, discussion that has
interested me. It is hard to believe how
many moving parts and people are really necessary to make a hospital function.
The opportunity to spend time with each director has taught me so much.
My main project for the summer has been to develop a business
plan of a Joint Venture shared maintenance facility for the two largest EMS
providers in the Quad Cities region.
This project has been a lot of fun and required a lot of legwork
regarding the operations, financial performance, leadership, business model,
etc. of both EMS providers. This new proposal will save between 20-25% on the
maintenance costs for these ambulances. I have also worked on projects related
to: process improvement (anesthesiologist block utilization), population health
(Healthier Hospitals Initiative), and transition planning. The UnityPoint Rock
Island campus is currently building a new $60 million Emergency
Department/Heart Center. I have had the
opportunity to participate in many initiatives regarding this new ED/HC. One unique aspect of working with UnityPoint
in the Quad Cities is having to deal with the challenges of providing care in both
Iowa and Illinois. It has been very interesting to see the different challenges
that arise due to the fact that the four campuses of UnityPoint health cover
two different states.
This has been a very fun and busy summer for me! In addition to
everything else going on, we were also very excited for the arrival of our baby
boy, Charlie, on June 25th. It is hard to believe that he is already
almost a month old. Hope you are all doing well!
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