By Kristine Thomas It’s one example of how the alignment between Silverton Health and Legacy Health will benefit its patients. Legacy Silverton Medical Center President Sarah Fronza shared how a baby was recently born prematurely in Silverton. Although it was a successful delivery, the baby needed extra care. A call was made to Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel, where […]
By Kristine Thomas At Silverton Health, it is a time of change, endings and beginnings. On March 11 the Silverton Health Board voted to begin formal discussions with Legacy Health about partnering. Five days later the medical staff received the news via an email from Silverton Health Board Chairwoman Gayle Goschie. Then on March 24, Silverton Health President/CEO Rick Cagen […]
Silverton Health President/CEO Rick Cagen announced March 24 he will retire July 1. Sarah Fronza will take his place as the interim CEO and continue the negotiations for the proposed partnership between Legacy Health and Silverton Health. When Cagen started at Silverton Health almost five years ago, he said it was his goal to retire by the time he was […]
Childhood obesity is “our generation’s Black Plague,” Sarah Fronza said, not once but twice to emphasize the severity. The director of chronic disease prevention and management for the Silverton Hospital Network, Fronza is passionate about educating people on preventing childhood obesity.
