VOL. 128 | NO. 185 | Monday, September 23, 2013

Health care was the hot topic Thursday, Sept. 19, as nearly 150 people gathered in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art auditorium to discuss the current landscape and impending changes in that field.

Dr. Reginald Coopwood, president and CEO of The Regional Medical Center at Memphis, presents the keynote at The Daily News' Health Care: State of the Industry seminar on Sept. 19. Coopwood provided an overview of the business of health care in Memphis.

(Andrew J. Breig)

Health Care: The State of the Industry one of six seminars in The Daily News 2013 Seminar Series attracted a variety of professionals, most of them from outside the medical realm. They included lawyers, architects, administrative professionals, Realtors, assisted-living specialists and bankers, among others, and most of them were eager to learn more about the Affordable Care Act and how it would affect them. Others came to be inspired.

Primarily we came here to hear what Dr. Coopwood had to say. Hes an interesting person, said Senior Care Management Solutions Director Jason Gibert of keynote speaker Dr. Reginald Coopwood, president and CEO of The Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Also, this seminar addressed a lot of issues that are key to us regarding end-of-life care.

Coopwood, who was hired in March 2010, is credited with overseeing The MEDs financial turnaround, and with directing improvements that include an $800,000 renovation of the facilitys emergency department, enhancements to the womens services department, new technology and plans for expansion.

His speech provided an overview of the business of health care in Memphis, including the flurry of preparations for Oct. 1.

Any health care organization had better be preparing for the enactment and rollout of this law, as imperfect as it may be, Coopwood said of the Affordable Care Act. It is changing health care in that were moving forward in a way that really has not been seen in many, many years.

A variety of professionals, many from outside the medical sector, attend The Daily News' Health Care: State of the Industry seminar Sept. 19.

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