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FRANKLIN, Tenn., September 8, 2006 – Passport
Health Communications, Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Floyd Loop, a
highly-regarded healthcare pioneer, has recently joined the company’s
Board of
Directors. Dr.
Loop retired as chairman and chief executive officer of the Cleveland Clinic
Foundation in October 2004 after 15 years of service and currently serves as a
consultant to the Foundation. Founded in 1921, the Foundation integrates
clinical and hospital care with research and education in a private, nonprofit
group practice. Under Dr. Loop’s leadership, The Cleveland Clinic grew in
revenue from $674 million in 1989 to $3.6 billion in 2004. The Cleveland Clinic
Health System is comprised of 14 family health centers, five ambulatory surgery
centers, and 12 hospitals.
“We are honored to
have Dr. Loop join Passport’s leadership team,” confirmed
Jim Lackey, CEO and
Chairman. “It is rare to find an individual that has so successfully coupled
exceptional business acumen with a lifelong passion for healing. Dr. Loop will
be instrumental to Passport’s delivery of healthcare solutions through
technology.”
Dr. Loop practiced
cardiothoracic surgery for 30 years, including more than 12,000 open-heart
operations, and headed the department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at
the Cleveland Clinic from 1975 to 1989. He is a member of numerous academic
societies related to specialty medicine. He has chaired the Residency Review
Committee for Thoracic Surgery. From 1999 to 2002, he was a commissioner on the
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Dr. Loop has served
on the editorial boards of 15 medical journals. He is the author of more than
350 clinical research papers, including the landmark study of internal thoracic
artery grafting that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1986.
He has served as
president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and an honored guest
lecturer at the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is an
honorary member of a dozen international medical organizations.
He has been an
active participant in community service organizations.
His
achievements have earned him numerous awards, including being listed repeatedly
among the Best Doctors in America by U.S. News & World Report.
Dr. Loop serves on
the board for several public and private healthcare companies. He earned his
bachelor of science degree from Purdue University and his medical doctorate from
George Washington University. |
