Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Joins Consumer Health Services, Inc.’s National Medical Advisory Board
Consumer Health Services, Inc. (“CHS”), the nation’s premier manager of on-site physician centric consumer health care, today announced the addition of former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. to its National Medical Advisory Board (NMAB).
The NMAB was created in 2007 for the purpose of providing CHS and it’s physicians with ongoing clinical and health policy guidance. Its members, selected based on their vast experience, individual achievements and medical expertise include distinguished members such as: Robert A. Barish, M.D., Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine; Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D., Dean for Medical Education at the Georgetown University School of Medicine; and Donald E. Wilson, M.D. Dean Emeritus, Director, Program in Minority Health and Health Disparities Education and Research University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Dr. Sullivan is the founding Dean and first President of the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). With the exception of his tenure as Secretary of HHS from 1989 to 1993, Dr. Sullivan was President of MSM for more than two decades. On July 1, 2002 he left the presidency, but continues to serve on the MSM Board of Trustees to teach and to assist in national fund-raising activities on behalf of the school.
“It is a significant achievement that one of the most well-respected physicians in the country has agreed to join our National Medical Advisory Board,” said James A. D’Orta, M.D., Chairman of Consumer Health Services. “Dr. Sullivan will complement our already distinguished board and provide essential expertise and invaluable counsel on matters such as patient care and clinical protocols. We look forward to continuing to expand our delivery of high quality, physician-based health services to consumers, to reach a broader patient audience, serve a wider range of ailments and take the quality consumer-health concept to the next level.”
“I’m pleased to be joining this outstanding advisory board and will work with them to make quality health care more accessible and more affordable for all Americans,” said Dr. Sullivan.
About Consumer Health Services
Launched in 2006, Consumer Health Services, Inc. (CHS) has emerged as the nation’s premier manager of on-site consumer health centers. CHS implements its model through extensive collaboration and work with leading local health care delivery systems, doctors, nurses, physician assistants and insurers to offer quick, convenient, physician-directed care for individuals where they shop, where they work and where they travel. Today, more national retailers, like Duane Reade Pharmacy based in New York City, hospitality companies and large employers are turning to CHS as a partner of choice to launch and manage successful consumer health centers that deliver an exceptional customer experience. To learn more about CHS, visit us online at www.chscorp.com.