AN OPEN FORUM ON HEALTH
IN OUR SAGINAW COMMUNITY 

SESSION 7: THRIVE (Transforming Health Regionally In a Vibrant Economy) – What to Know and How to be Involved

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 | 5:45pm to 7:00pm

Andersen Enrichment Center | 120 Ezra Rust Drive Saginaw, MI 48601

AGENDA

5:45 p.m.   Check-in, Networking and Light Meal Served

6:00 p.m.   Welcome

6:15 p.m. Speakers

Dr. Cathy Baase
THRIVE Senior Fellow and MiHIA Board Chair

Dr. Matthew Samocki
THRIVE Portfolio Director

Dr. Sasha Savage
THRIVE Chief Health Officer

6:30 p.m.   Open Forum / Q&A with Community Leaders

IN COLLABORATION WITH:

PREVIOUS SESSIONS

SESSION 3: Rebuilding Our Community Together: CMU Health Partners, A Patient Centered Care Hub in Saginaw County

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 | 5:30pm to 8:00pm

Andersen Enrichment Center | 120 Ezra Rust Drive Saginaw, MI 48601

5:30 p.m.   Check-in, Networking and Light Meal Served

6:00 p.m.   Speakers

Vickie Mello, DO, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Renee Sundstrom, DO, Obstetrics and Gynecology

6:30 p.m.   Open Forum / Q&A with Community Leaders

  • Waheed Akbar, MD, Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital, Orthopedic Surgery
  • Evan Paulus, Operations Director, CMU Health
  • Tawyna Simon, Personal & Preventive Health Services Director, Saginaw County Health Department
  • Mary Jo Wagner, MD, Chief Academic Officer/Designated Institutional Official,
    CMU Medical Education Partners

 Click here for Slide Deck from Session 3

SESSION 2: Rebuilding our Community Together: Evolution of the Saginaw County Health Department and Future Initiatives

Tuesday, May 14th, 2019 | 5:30pm to 8:00pm

Andersen Enrichment Center | 120 Ezra Rust Drive Saginaw, MI 48601

5:30 p.m. Registration, Social Hour and Light Refreshments

6:00 p.m.  Speakers

Christina Harrington, MPH
Health Officer – Saginaw County Health Department

Tawnya L. Simon, RN, BSN, MSA
Personal & Preventive Health Services Director – Saginaw County Health Department

6:30 p.m. Open Forum / Q&A with Community Leaders

  • Waheed Akbar, MD Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital, Orthropedic Surgery
  • Catherine Baase, MD Michigan Health Improvement Alliance
  • Brenda Coughlin, MD, MPH President/CEO, Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
  • George Kikano, MD VP of Health Affairs, CMU, and Dean, CMU College of Medicine
  • Delicia Pruitt, MD Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Associate Professor, Family Medicine, CMU
  • Najibah Rehman, MD, MPH Medical Director, Saginaw County Health Department
  • Samuel Shaheen, MD Executive Director, CMU Medical Education Partners

Click here for Slide Deck from Session 2