Berlin Man Now Member of Panel that Oversees Safety, Quality
Russ Kuehn, the chairman of the board at First National Bank in Berlin, has joined the ThedaCare Quality Council. Kuehn is one of three new community members to join the Quality Council, which oversees ThedaCare’s commitment to high-quality patient care and the safety of patients and employees.
Kuehn began his banking career in 1970 and retired as president and CEO of First National Bank of Berlin in 2010. He currently serves as the chairman of Community Health Network’s Quality and Risk Committee. Kuehn said he plans to bring that experience to his new role on the ThedaCare Quality Council.
“My personal philosophy is ‘people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.’ I cannot think of a better venue to promote this philosophy more than in healthcare and with ThedaCare,” Kuehn said. “I am excited about my role as a team member on a committee that is responsible for making sure our healthcare is of the highest quality.”
In addition to Kuehn, the other new members are Jim Kotek of the Menasha Corporation, and Terry Timm of Thrivent Financial.
The new board members join Ray Georgen, MD, of Surgical Associates-Neenah; Mark Hermans, MD, vice president of medical affairs for Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center; Greg Johnson, MD, of the Kaukauna Clinic; Greg Long, MD, ThedaCare’s chief medical officer; Dave Poeschl, district administrator for the Waupaca School District; Jenny Redman-Schell, chief operating officer for ThedaCare physician services; Norma Turek, MD, a hospitalist with ThedaCare; Cyril Walsh, MD, of Appleton Medical Center; Marilyn Wiesner of Neenah; and Jim Williams of New London.
Poeschl serves as council’s chair.
ThedaCare™ is a community health system consisting of seven hospitals: Appleton Medical Center, Theda Clark Medical Center, ThedaCare Medical Center-New London, Shawano Medical Center, Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca, Berlin Memorial Hospital, and Wild Rose Community Memorial Hospital. ThedaCare also includes ThedaCare Physicians, ThedaCare Behavioral Health, ThedaCare At Work, ThedaCare At Home, and Heritage/Peabody campus. ThedaCare is one of the largest employers in Northeast Wisconsin with more than 6,800 employees. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
