PaulStaffordBuchananMD

Internal Medicine • Springfield, OH

Retired Chief Clinical Officer Springfield Regional Medical Center

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Office
Springfield Regional Medical Center
100 Medical Center Drive
Springfield, OH 45504

Summary

I was an internist and practiced in Springfield, OH, for 41 yrs.
Retired as Chief Clinical Officer of Mercy Health Springfield, OH, market in April 2022.
I am a former officer & director of Western Ohio HealthCare Corp. (HMO);
Former Director of Dayton Heart Hospital;
Former Trustee of Ohio Society of Internal Medicine

Education & Training

Akron General Medical Center/NEOMEDResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
Case Western Reserve Univ. School of MedicineFifth Pathway, Medicine, 1977 - 1978
Universidad Autonoma de GuadalajaraClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1980 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Heart of Gold, Humanitarian Award Springfield Regional Medical Center, Mercy Health, 2022
Physician of the Year Springfield Regional Medical Center, 2021
Cardiac, Diabetes Care Recognition Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute
Chief of Staff Mercy Medical Center, 1994
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
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Press Mentions

Coronavirus: Springfield Regional Medical Center Nurses Adapt to Staff Shortage, Operations Manager SaysOctober 4th, 2021
Coronavirus: Springfield Regional Medical Center Faces Triple Threat as Cases IncreaseSeptember 20th, 2021
Quillen, Health Wagon Partner in Medical Education ProgramMay 10th, 2021
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Professional Memberships

American College of Physicians - ACP
Member

Industry Relationships

Director, Dayton Heart HospitalDHH was a physician investor owned 45 bed acute care cardiac hospital in Dayton, OH. It was part of Medcath Corp of Charlotte, NC, and sold to Good Samaritan Hospital in 2008.1999 - 2005
Officer and Director, Western Ohio Healthcare Corp.WOHCC was an IPA-HMO in Southwest Ohio of over 250,000 enrollees, ultimately sold to United Healthcare in 19931984 - 1993