Prestigious Honor Shines National Spotlight on Healthcare In Nevada

Renown Health President and CEO Dr. Tony Slonim recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives in the U.S.

RenownHealthPresidentandCEO,AnthonySlonim,M.D.,DrPH,FACHE,hasbeenselectedasoneofthetopinfluentialclinicalexecutivesinthe U.S. for hisinnovation and leadership in healthcare onanationallevel.

Dr. Slonim is joined by an elite list of 50 esteemed honoreesidentified as Modern Healthcare’s “Most Influential ClinicalExecutives.”Thelistfeaturesleadersfromtop-ratedinstitutions across the country including an impressive list ofthat includes Dr. Anthony Fauci, director, National Institute ofAllergy&InfectiousDiseases,Dr.RochelleWalensky,director,CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,and colleaguesfromWeillCornellMedicine,YaleSchoolofMedicine,UCLAHealthandmore.

Fawn Lopez, publisher and vice president of Modern Healthcare, the industry's leading source of healthcarebusiness and policy news, research and information, noted, “Under Slonim’s leadership, Renown a couple ofyears ago launched the Healthy Nevada Project® with the goal of doing comprehensive population health work.The Project has sequenced genetic data with 60,000 study participants was expanded across the state. ThesystemisalsobuildinganewclinicallyintegratednetworkafterjoiningforceswiththeUniversityofNevadaSchoolof Medicine. In 2018, Slonim was appointed by the governor as one of the two hospital officials on the state’sPatient Protection Commission, which advises policymakers on access and equity issues. During the pandemic,Renown was an early leader in adopting home monitoring systems, offering free ICU beds to those in need, andexpanding disease monitoring. Slonim wrote passionately about the loss of his father to COVID and used thatexperienceasthebackdroptoadvocate formorefamilyandstaff supportstructures.”

“UnderDr.Slonim’sleadership,RenownHealthisanextraordinaryforceforgoodinourcommunity,”saidJamesDeVolld, chair of the Renown Health Board and Managing Director, Commercial Banking at First IndependentBank. “He leads by example to serve our patients, employees and community, helping pave the way for otherleadersandphysicianstothriveatRenown.WearehonoredtoserveourcommunityalongsideTonyasweworktogethertomakeagenuinedifferencefor those weserve.”

“We never would have anticipated the challenges we encountered through the pandemic. The highest priority ofall CEOs - whether you are the leader of a state or a health system - is to ensure safety and the public’s health.KnowingIhadasolidteaminplacetomitigate,prepare,respond,communicate,andrecoverfromtheCOVID19outbreak and provide access to people who needed us most, gave me confidence and Dr. Slonim was a criticalpart of that team,” said Steve Sisolak, Governor of the State of Nevada. “Little did we know we would also facean economic crisis, political turmoil and significant social unrest. While at times these challenges seemeddaunting, they also accelerated our ability to learn and grow together, to prove we could manage through timesof great ambiguity, to move at unprecedented speeds, and have ultimately prepared us to change our world forthe better. On reflection, it turned out that we could not have asked for better preparation for our future. Thankyou,Dr.Slonim.”

“Tonyisjustgettingstarted!RenownHealthandtheUniversityofNevada,RenoSchoolofMedicine(UNRMed)have announced our affiliation and the creation of the first integrated health system in northern Nevada, saidBrian Sandoval, President, University of Nevada, Reno. “Dr. Slonim has always answered the call, and workedwith me to improve health through proactive community-based prevention, to create an exceptional healthcaresystemforthosewithacuteandchronicdiseases,andtocareforallpeopleinourcommunity.WearesofortunatetohavehiminNevada.”

During Dr. Slonim’s career at major healthcare organizations and academic institutions, he has developed anational profile as an academic leader and tenured professor, holding appointments as clinical professor in thedepartmentsofinternalmedicineandpediatricsattheUniversityofNevada,RenoSchoolofMedicine.Dr.Slonimis also an expert in patient safety, accountable care, health care quality and innovative care delivery modelsfocusedonimprovinghealthwithinthecommunity.

Since joining Renown as CEO and President in July 2014, Dr. Slonim has completely reoriented northernNevada’slargestlocallygoverned,not-for-profithealthcarenetwork.Withapersonalpassionforpopulationhealth,Dr.SlonimcreatedtheInstituteforHealthcareInnovation,launchingthenation’sfirstcommunity-based,population health study that currently has more than 60,000 participants and is returning clinical results on thefirst three genetic conditions identified. The Healthy Nevada Project®is a collaboration with global leader inenvironmental data, Desert Research Institute, and personal genomics company, Helix. The Healthy NevadaProject combines genetic, environmental, social and clinical data to address individual and community healthneedswith thegoal ofimproving healthacrossthestate,andthenation.

The “50 Most Influential Clinical Executives” awards and recognition program honors individuals in healthcaredeemedbytheirpeersandthesenioreditorsof ModernHealthcaretobepavingthewaytobetterhealththroughtheir executive responsibility, leadership qualities, community service and achievements inside and outside oftheirorganization.Judgingforthefinalrankingofthe50MostInfluentiallistisbasedonreaders’votesaswellasinput from the senior editors of Modern Healthcare. Dr. Slonim was among the initial nominee list of 150 namespublishedinMarch2021.Formoreinformationabout theprogram,pleasecontactJodiSniegocki.

About Renown Health

Renown Health is the region’s largest, locally governed, not-for-profit integrated healthcare network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe and northeast California. With a diverse workforce of more than 7,000 employees, Renown has fostered a longstanding culture of excellence, determination and innovation. The organization comprises a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and urgent care network, and the region’s largest, locally owned not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health. Clinical institutes include: Cancer, Heart and Vascular Heath, Neurosciences and Robotic Surgery. Renown is currently enrolling participants in the world’s largest community-based genetic population health study, the Healthy Nevada Project®. For more information, visit renown.org.

Reno is Home to Chief Marketing Officer to Know: Suzanne Hendery of Renown Health, Named to Becker's National List

Becker’s Hospital Review’s annual list of Chief Marketing Officers to Know has been published, recognizing professional healthcare leaders across the country who specialize in branding, marketing and communications. Suzanne Hendery, MA, APR, CPXP of Renown Health, Reno’s only not-for-profit, academic health care organization, is one of the 78 professional hospital and healthcare communicators nationally to be listed, and the only one from Nevada. “The driven, innovative thinkers featured on this list are responsible for implementing impactful marketing strategies for their hospitals and health systems. Utilizing brand building, data analysis, business-to-business and business-to-consumer outreach, partnerships, social media and beyond, these executives lead with creativity and precision. This list celebrates chief marketing officers for their outside-the-box thinking and award-winning creative strategies,” writes Anna Falvey of Becker’s Healthcare. “We are proud to showcase these accomplished professionals, whose work plays a vital role in the success and growth of their organizations. Anna Falvey writes, “Suzanne Hendery. Chief Marketing and Customer Officer at Renown Health (Reno, Nev.). Ms. Hendery works with Renown Health’s CEO, executive team and key stakeholders to create engaging communications and exceptional experiences for customers. She oversees marketing and communications, the customer service call center, customer experience and community health for the largest integrated health system in Nevada, with hospitals and outpatient centers serving 1 million people. Their brand campaign, “Fight the Good Fight,” new website and online physician ratings led Renown to become a premier brand position in the market and a statewide leader. A recent employee referral and recruitment campaign yielded 1,000 new clinicians in just one year. Ms. Hendery has implemented a new initiative focusing on online scheduling for adult primary care and pediatric visits, with the goal of reaching 80% of all patients via online scheduling. This initiative allows patients to learn about different physicians, as well as schedule and receive appointment reminders in both English and Spanish.” Hendery has over 25 years of experience as a health care executive specializing in listening to and engaging key stakeholders to create engaging communications and exceptional experiences that delight customers and transform organizations. She is a nationally recognized leader in successfully implementing customer-centered, enterprise-wide digital transformation and branding efforts to build preference, loyalty and drive revenue and growth. Hendery earned her M.A. in Marketing Communications from the University of Connecticut, is a lecturer at Harvard University, a member of the American Marketing Association Health Care Executive Board, Accredited as APR by the Public Relations Society of America, serves as a national board member for the American Hospital Association’s Board of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. Hendery was selected as the 2020 "Marketing Person of the Year” by the Healthcare and IT Marketing Community (HITMC), and appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of Strategic Health Care Marketing in 2021. Hendery and her teams have won numerous international and national awards for their outstanding contributions and best practices in healthcare marketing, branding, patient experience and community engagement programs. Suzanne Hendery is a member of the executive leadership team at Renown Health. She is a frequent contributor and speaker for the American Marketing Association, HIMSS, The Forum for Healthcare Strategists, the Healthcare Executive Forum, American Hospital Association, Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD), Healthcare Marketing & Physician Strategies Summit, Becker’s, Modern Healthcare. Note: Leaders cannot pay for inclusion on this list.

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Termination of HHS ARPA Funds Leads to Suspension of Services at Renown Crisis Center

After thoughtful consideration and a careful review of current circumstances, services have been suspended at the Renown Crisis Care Center. The Center, which provided short-term, 23-hour behavioral health crisis intervention services was funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant that was recently terminated by Health & Human Services (HHS). Renown leaders are working with representatives on the federal, state, and local level on alternative funding sources with the goal of resuming operations when a sustainable form of funding is identified.

Renown Health's CEO, Dr. Brian Erling, Recognized as a Great Leader in Healthcare 2025 by Becker's National Hospital Review

Renown Health is proud to announce that Brian Erling, MD, MBA, President & CEO has been recognized as a “Great Leader in Healthcare for 2025” by Becker’s Hospital Review.

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