After over a  year of looking for the right individual to fill our open VP/medical directorship in Oregon, I'm pleased to announced that Dr. Doug Carr will start next month. He's an internist who has been at the Billings Clinic since 1989, first in patient care, then administration. His experience and expertise are a great fit for PeaceHealth. We look forward to working with him. (Read more about Dr. Carr.)

I also wanted to draw your attention to the featured video (left column) about a new high school opening this fall in Vancouver, Washington. Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School (HeLa High) is one of a handful of health-medical high schools in the nation. It's located next to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Students will have the opportunity to learn hands-on medical work via internships at the hospital and local medical staff will also have the chance to guest lecture.

Thanks to leaders and other caregivers at PeaceHealth who have helped see this project come to fruition. It's a privilege for our organization to be part of encouraging the next generation to enter the health care field.