PeaceHealth St. Joseph Community Health Board appoints Ione Adams, MD, MPH as new board chair

Submitted by PeaceHealth

Charles Prosper, chief government officer of PeaceHealth, Northwest, introduced right this moment that the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Group Well being Board, at its assembly earlier this month, authorized the appointment of Ione Adams, MD, MPH, as chairman of the board.

Ione Adams, MD, MPH. Picture credit score: Mark Turner

Dr. Adams has served on the medical heart’s Group Well being Board since 2016 and can also be an lively member of the board’s Group Collaboration Committee. Dr. Adams testifies to her dedication to group well being, notably serving essentially the most susceptible – a precedence she shares with PeaceHealth.

“DR. Adams is a perfect government alternative for our time,” mentioned Barb Lupo, vice chairman and member of the board.

Dr. Adams has been a practising GP and medical director of the Sea Mar Group Well being Middle since 1989, her first job after incomes a Masters in Public Well being, Maternal and Little one Well being, and a PhD in Medication – each from the College of Minnesota.

“Group well being has lengthy been my ardour,” shared Dr. Adams with. “I consider that the work of the Group Well being Board ought to proceed to increase past the partitions of the hospital and work with most people and medical communities to enhance the overall well being and wellbeing of all.”

Dr. Adams’ curiosity in medication earlier started with a bachelor’s diploma at Augustan School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the place she earned a bachelor of science diploma in nursing after which spent two years volunteering with the Peace Corps in Honduras on well being initiatives.

Along with the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Group Well being Board, Dr. Adams at present serves on the board of administrators of the Mt. Baker Basis and Whatcom County Council on Getting old.