Franciscan Care & Rehabilitation Center names new medical director
08 / 03 / 2006
Go to Newsroom
Pam Koehler-Zastrow, Media Relations
Affinity Health System
(920) 720-1757
(920) 554-0686 (pager)
APPLETON, Wis. – Dr. Ronald Schreiber has been named medical director for Franciscan Care & Rehabilitation Center in Appleton.
Schreiber, who has been with Affinity Medical Group since 1993, currently is an Internal Medicine physician at the Affinity Medical Group clinic on Madison Street in Appleton. He has more than 10 years experience in nursing homes, and he is a member of the American Medical Directors Association.
Franciscan Care & Rehabilitation Center offers long-term care and transitional rehabilitation, hospice and therapy programs to Fox Valley residents. The facility is a 200-bed comprehensive center specializing in caring for the elderly and temporarily disabled. It also includes a specialized care unit for Alzheimer’s patients.
###
###
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.