St. Vincent Charity Hospital Welcomes New Community Board Member

CLEVELAND (August 2007) – St. Vincent Charity Hospital recently named Jeffrey Krakowiak to its Community Board.

Established in 1996, the Community Board was created to ensure that the Hospital’s mission of providing quality, faith-based care to all remains a top priority. The Board is comprised of respected community leaders and Hospital senior administrative staff members.

“Jeffrey Krakowiak is committed to his position on our Hospital’s Community Board,” said Jeffrey S. Jeney, President and CEO, St. Vincent Charity Hospital. “His experience in leadership roles will guide our Caregivers, and further advance the fulfillment of our Hospital’s mission.”

Krakowiak joins the Community Board with more than 18 years of successful product development, program management, marketing, and sales experience in the automotive industry. He is vice president of sales and marketing for the Eaton Corporation in Cleveland. Prior to this position he served as director of sales for the Ford account, worldwide, as part of Eaton’s Automotive Group.

As a member of the St. Vincent Charity Hospital Community Board, Krakowiak will have an advisory role in:

• Reviewing the quality assurance, risk management, peer review and utilization reports of the Hospital’s Medical Staff, and reviewing any associated recommendations from Hospital management for educational activities or corrective action plans.
• Overseeing compliance with all JCAHO standards relating to the Hospital’s Medical Staff and Departments
• Working alongside the Hospital’s Board of Directors and Medical Executive Committee to evaluate the qualifications of practitioners applying for appointment or reappointment to the Medical Staff, or renewal or modification of clinical privileges.
• Reporting and making recommendations to the Hospital’s Board of Directors following each Community Board meeting.

Krakowiak joins the St. Vincent Charity Hospital Community Board, which consists of the following members: Terry L. Poltorek, Chair; Stanley F. Szwed, Vice-Chair; John A. Bastulli, M.D.; Sr. Joan Gallagher, CSA; Ruben L. Holloway; Jeffrey S. Jeney; Elizabeth P. Macintyre, M.D.; Sr. Mary Ann Mozser; Robert E. Rzewnicki, M.D.; Adnan Tahir, M.D.; Sharon Thomas; and Jeffery J. Weaver.