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Two new members join Affinity board of directors

03 / 03 / 2006

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MENASHA, Wis. – The Affinity Health System board of directors recently elected two members to three-year terms.

Dr. Joseph McCormick, Appleton, has been an orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist for Affinity Medical Group since 2001. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, and his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Stephen Morton, Neenah, is president of Morton Drug Co. He is currently past president of the Neenah Rotary Club, corporate board treasurer of the YMCA of the Fox Cities, and a board member of the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce and the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. Morton received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Lakeland College, Sheboygan.

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For the Editor:
Affinity Health System, a Catholic mission-oriented regional health care network, is a partnership of Ministry Health Care and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. Affinity Health System is the Fox Valley’s third largest employer, according to the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and is ranked 24 among the top 100 integrated health care networks nationwide (Verispan 2008). Both St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh rank among the top 1 percent among hospitals nationwide in terms of quality and efficiency, as determined by the 2007 Premier | CareScience Select practice National Quality Award. Network Health Plan has achieved Excellent accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the highest possible level. It is ranked 37th among the 250 rated health plans in the nation in terms of customer satisfaction and clinical performance, according to the U.S. News and World Report/NCQA Best Health Plans in America listing. Members of Affinity include Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation, Oshkosh; St. Elizabeth Hospital and the St. Elizabeth Hospital Community Foundation, Appleton; Affinity Medical Group, a regional network of 23 family practice and specialty clinics in 13 communities; Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; Network Health Plan, Menasha; and Affinity Occupational Health.