Franciscan Care names new administrator

01 / 05 / 2007

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APPLETON, Wis. – Sandy Creech has been named administrator of Franciscan Care & Rehabilitation Center, Appleton. Creech, who served as assistant administrator of the facility from 1994 to 1998, has been interim administrator since November.

Franciscan Care & Rehabilitation Center, a member of Affinity Health System, provides long-term care, rehabilitation, hospice and therapy programs for people in the Fox Cities. The 200-bed facility specializes in caring for the elderly and temporarily disabled, and it includes a specialized care unit for Alzheimer’s patients.

Creech, who has worked for Affinity Health System for seven years, has 20 years of experience in the nursing home industry, including 10-plus years as an administrator. Prior to being named interim administrator, Creech was administrator of the subacute nursing units at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh.

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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.