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Development Director joins Staff

December 21, 2012

St. Joseph’s in Breese recently welcomed Brian Moeller as the hospital’s new Development Director. He will be responsible for the annual community appeal, which is going on now, the annual Friends golf scramble, the Friends Board, Caring Hearts – the annual colleague giving campaign, donor records and donor recognition, among other activities. Moeller, of Mascoutah, holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and also attended Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville. He most recently was in fundraising and marketing at Hoyleton Youth and Family Services and VNA-TIP Hospice and previously worked as a news reporter/editor with several local publications including the Carlyle Union Banner and Breese Journal. “We know philanthropy will play an increasingly important role at St. Joseph’s in Breese,” said Mark Klosterman, hospital president and Chief Executive Officer. “Brian brings a wealth of experience to the position and we are lucky to have him on our team.” For information on giving to the hospital or the Friends of St. Joseph’s, visit www.stjoebreese.com and follow the Friends link or contact 526-5439 or brian.moeller@hshs.org.

 

Mark Klosterman, President and CEO, Named ‘Up & Comer’ by National Magazine

September 24, 2012

Mark Klosterman, President and CEO, St. Joseph’s Hospital was named to the 2012 “Up & Comers” list co-sponsored by Modern Healthcare magazine and Witt/Kieffer. Klosterman is one of two health care professionals in Illinois to earn this national recognition in 2012.

For 26 years, the Up & Comers recognition program has honored rising young leaders ages 40 years and younger who are making significant contributions in health care administration, management or policy. Klosterman is one of 12 executives who appear in the September 24 issue of Modern Healthcare, a national trade publication that covers the health care industry. A record 265 nominations were received in 2012.

“Being in the company of these health care professionals is quite an honor,” Klosterman said. “But my successes would not be possible without the dedicated team of colleagues at St. Joseph’s, as well as our leadership team at the hospital and Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS).” St. Joseph’s Hospital is one of 13 hospitals sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis.

In selecting Klosterman, the magazine highlighted his combination of clinical laboratory experience, knowledge of information technology and his executive level experience. “The hospital’s quality, patient satisfaction, employee and physician engagement and financial performance are strong,” said Mary Starmann-Harrison, President and CEO, HSHS. “Mark is always looking for the next opportunity for improvement,” she added. The magazine also noted his genuine concern for patients and hospital colleagues, passion and approachable style as strengths of his leadership.

Klosterman was named President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Hospital in May 2010. In two years under his leadership, St. Joseph’s opened a new Priority Care, implemented new vascular screening and breast care programs, undertook a renovation of its Women and Infants Center, implemented an electronic health record and formed a Hospitalist Program. In addition, St. Joseph’s was selected as one of 14 Illinois hospitals honored by HealthGrades for 2010/2011 for ranking in the top 10 percent among the 3,775 health care facilities that participate in the annual Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. Additionally, the hospital received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for its commitment to high quality patient care.

About Hospital Sisters Health System
Founded in 1979, HSHS is a multi-institutional health care system that operates 13 hospitals in 12 communities across Illinois and Wisconsin and an integrated physician network. HSHS is sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, a religious congregation in the United States since 1875. For more information, please visit www.hshs.org.

General Surgeon Timothy Ruff, MD, Joins Medical Staff

August 29, 2012

Timothy Ruff, MD, a board-certified general surgeon, has been appointed to the St. Joseph-Breese medical staff and the HSHS Medical Group. He is seeing patients in Suite 113 of the Physician Office Building on the hospital campus.

Timothy Ruff, MD, a board-certified general surgeon, has joined the St. Joseph-Breese medical staff and is now seeing patients in Suite 113 of the Physician Office Building on the hospital campus.

Dr. Ruff most recently completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Chicago Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Evanston, Ill., working with Dr. Constantine T. Frantzides, MD, PhD, FACS.

At the Institute, Dr. Ruff worked extensively in bariatric and laparoscopic surgery and assisted with the publication of the textbook, “Atlas of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery.”

He also accompanied Dr. Frantzides on a mission trip to the Republic of Cyprus, performing several surgeries that could not otherwise be performed on that island.

Previously, Dr. Ruff was with the national wound care physician group Vohra Wound Physicians and served as an Emergency Department physician and ED Medical Director at several Tennessee hospitals through Elite Emergency Services. He also worked as a general surgeon at StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna, Tenn., and Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.

Dr. Ruff received his medical degree from Hahnemann University, an affiliate of Drexel University College of Medicine, in Philadelphia, Penn., completing a residency in general surgery at the Marshall University Department of Surgery in Huntington, WVa. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of Missouri at Columbia.

In addition to the hospital medical staff, Dr. Ruff is also joining the HSHS Medical Group, a network of primary and specialty care physicians aligned with St. Joseph’s in Breese and the 12 other Illinois and Wisconsin hospitals that comprise Hospital Sisters Health System.

Other HSHS Medical Group physicians on the hospital staff include family practitioners Timothy Beaty, MD, Marc McCleary, MD, Michael Nash, MD, and Jonathan Osborn, MD, sports medicine specialist and hospitalist David Neighbors, MD, and pediatrician Doug Kuhl, MD, of Clinton County Rural Health; general surgeon Renato Rivera, MD; podiatrist David Kee, DPM, of Ankle and Foot Center of Southern Illinois; plastic surgeon David Reid, MD, of New Dimensions Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery; adult internal medicine physician Alberto Butalid, MD, in Carlyle; and hospitalist Mark V. Geronimo, MD.

Certified by the American Board of Surgery and an associate fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Ruff is also a published author and has addressed the West Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons in White Sulfur Springs, WVa; the Southeastern Surgical Congress in Nashville, Tenn., and Marshall University Research Day in Huntington, WVa.

For more information, contact Clinton County Rural Health at 526-7271 or hospital Professional Services Director Jene Bieri at 526-5458 or jbieri@sjb.hshs.org.

Pediatrician Douglas Kuhl, MD, Joins Medical Staff

July 15, 2012

Board-certified pediatrician Douglas Kuhl, MD, has joined the St. Joseph-Breese medical staff and will begin seeing patients Monday, Aug. 6, at Clinton County Rural Health in the Physician Office Building on the hospital campus.

Dr. Kuhl and his wife, Diane Beckmann Kuhl, are looking forward to returning to the area. He is originally from Germantown and she is an Aviston native; both are graduates of Mater Dei High School in Breese.

“We have lived in St. Louis, Iowa and Tennessee but have always called Clinton County home,” Dr. Kuhl said.

“It was hard being away from family for so many years and having three children, it was natural to want to move back home,” he said. Dr. Kuhl is the son of Dennis and the late Joyce Kuhl and brother of Jason Kuhl, all of Germantown.

“I decided to just look into the idea of practicing at St. Joseph’s and they welcomed the idea,” Dr. Kuhl said. “We are excited to get reunited with old friends and make new ones through work and school.”

The couple has three children, soon-to-be third grader Sean, kindergartener Nathan, both of whom will attend All Saints Academy in Breese this fall, and youngest daughter Abby, 2 years old.

In addition to joining the hospital Medical Staff, Dr. Kuhl is also joining the HSHS Medical Group, a network of primary and specialty care physicians aligned with St. Joseph’s in Breese and the 12 other Illinois and Wisconsin hospitals that comprise Hospital Sisters Health System.

Other HSHS Medical Group physicians on the hospital staff include family practitioners Timothy Beaty, MD, Marc McCleary, MD, Michael Nash, MD, and Jonathan Osborn, MD, and sports medicine specialist and hospitalist David Neighbors, MD, of Clinton County Rural Health; general surgeons Renato Rivera, MD, and Julie Lorber Weber, MD; podiatrist David Kee, DPM, of Ankle and Foot Center of Southern Illinois; plastic surgeon David Reid, MD, of New Dimensions Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery; adult internal medicine physician Alberto Butalid, MD, who has an office at the hospital’s Priority Care in Carlyle; and hospitalist Mark V. Geronimo, MD.

Dr. Kuhl received his Doctor of Medicine degree summa cum laude (with highest honors) from St. Louis University School of Medicine, completing a pediatric residency at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology magna cum laude (with high honors) from St. Louis University.

During his training, Dr. Kuhl also completed a family practice internship at the residents’ outpatient clinic at Forest Park Hospital in St. Louis, implemented a maternal depression screening in the University of Iowa Pediatric Residency Clinic and participated in a pediatric health intervention trial project at SLU’s School of Medicine.

Following residency, Dr. Kuhl transitioned to the Jackson, Tenn., Pediatric Center with hospital privileges at Jackson’s Regional Hospital. He completed requirements for certification by the American Board of Pediatrics in 2010.

Dr. Kuhl is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and Alpha Omega Alpha, an honor medical society.

For more information, contact Clinton County Rural Health at 526-7271 or hospital Professional Services Director Jene Bieri at 526-5458 or jbieri@sjb.hshs.org.

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