Our Health: Krista Ludwig joins WU Urology Practice at Alton Memorial
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ALTON Urology has long been a male-dominated medical specialty. Washington University employs a diverse work force and has made the addition of a female urologic nurse practitioner on the Alton Memorial Hospital campus.
Krista Ludwig, MSN, ANP, FNP-BC, has joined urologic surgeon Dr. Arjun Sivaraman at the Washington University Urologic Surgery office located in Suite 205 of Medical Office Building A. For more information, call 618-433-6632.
Ludwig has more than 20 years of health care experience, most of which was spent working in intensive care units. She joined the Alton practice last year to expand and meet the urologic needs of the female population.
AANA, Rural Health Action Alliance Call on Congressional Leaders to Take Action to Improve Healthcare Access in Rural America
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PARK RIDGE, Ill., Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ (AANA) As rural America continues to struggle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) joined 15 other healthcare organizations urging Congress to bring equitable access to care in rural America and bridge the rural divide.
Members of the Rural Health Action Alliance (RHAA), a coalition of healthcare providers and facilities who provide high-quality, evidence-based care to millions of Americans, recently sent a letter to House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, and Senate Leaders Sen. Mitch McConnell and Sen. Chuck Schumer outlining policies that would improve rural health outcomes during the pandemic and beyond.
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Towers Pinnacle Award was initiated in 2013 in honor of Jan Towers, PhD, NP-C, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, a long-time health policy expert. The award is presented annually to an individual who, through policy, practice or education, has made outstanding contributions that resulted in increased national recognition for NPs and increased opportunities for NPs to provide care to patients.
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Sharp Cutting Edge Award was created in 1996 in honor of Nancy J. Sharp, MSN, RN, FAAN, a strong supporter of the NP role. Recipients of this award have shown leadership through innovative services, technologies or advocacy activities that advanced NP practice and patient care on a national level.
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President Joe Biden has appointed Susan Orsega to serve as acting surgeon general, according to a posting on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website.
Orsega, who has served as the director of commissioned corps headquarters at the Office of the Surgeon General since March 2019, will be among a handful of nurses appointed to fill the role of surgeon general. Rear Admiral Orsega is a longtime champion of public health whose visionary leadership has strengthened health care equity and access for our nation, said American Association of Nurse Practitioners president Sophia L. Thomas in a statement.