ICDR in the News:
Swine Flu Coordinator Named



Press Release

American Hospital Management Corporation


American Hospital Management Corporation, Longmont, Colorado, has named Dr. Gregory Ciottone as the coordinator for Swine Flu Infection for all hospitals within the AHMC network effective immediately.  Dr. Ciottone will coordinate AHMC’s hospitals’ response to the Swine Flu (H1N1) virus.  Dr. Ciottone is the Chief Medical Officer for AHMC and Director, Center for Disaster Resilience-Boston.  He is also the Chair, Disaster Medicine Section and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School.

“The response to any large scale medical emergency is a major concern and primary responsibility of AHMC hospitals in the communities we serve”, stated Randall Arlett, CEO/President.  “We assure our communities that our hospitals are ready and equipped to respond to disasters and major health issues such as the Swine Flu epidemic”, added Arlett.

Dr. Ciottone will be the Interim Medical Director for Emergency Management for each of AHMC’s hospitals and all questions or issues will be coordinated through him.  He will be available 24 hours 7 days per week to deal with these issues. American Hospital Management Company (AHMC), a member of the Family Hospital Group of Companies, is a United States company that is a diversified international healthcare system whose focus is on the administration, management, and development of world-class hospitals and healthcare systems.

Founded in 1998, AHMC has grown into the leading international hospital management and administration outsourcing company.   American Hospital Management operates 19 hospitals in 10 countries on three continents and has 2100 beds under its management.  The revenues from the hospitals are US $335 million.  There are 4200 employees at the various facilities.

Questions or comments may be addressed to:

Dan Smigelski, Vice President
615-595-2759
dsmigelski@comcast.net