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BRIDGEPORT—Bridgeport Hospital’s Senior Vice President
for Medical Affairs, Bruce McDonald, M.D., has been appointed to
a three-year term as a member of the Visiting Nurse Services of
Connecticut’s Board of Directors. The board approved the action
at its meeting February 5.
Dr. McDonald has served as the hospital’s chief physician
since 1987. In that post, he manages the 850 person medical staff,
oversees the hospital’s credentialing process and ensures
compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements. Dr. McDonald
also serves as president of the nonprofit Mill Hill Medical Consultants
practice of 68 physicians who provide care at the hospital for community
residents. Dr. McDonald earned his medical degree from the State
University of New York, Health Science Center in Brooklyn. He has
certifications from the American Board of Pediatrics, the American
sub-Board of Pediatric Nephrology and the American Board of Medical
Management. The Fairfield resident is also a Clinical Professor
of Pediatrics at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Also at the February 5 meeting, the VNS Board of Directors approved
new three-year appointments for current members Linda Cheever from
People’s Bank, Bridgeport; Richard Cooper of Oxford; Susan
Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Saint Vincent’s
Medical Center in Bridgeport; Carolyn Salsgiver-Kobsa, Vice President
of Planning and Marketing, Bridgeport Hospital; Michael Weinshel
of Weinshel, Wynnick & Associates, Fairfield and James Woods
of Venman & Company, LLC, of Shelton.
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