{"id":277951,"date":"2026-03-31T12:38:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/doctors\/john-podkowa-jr-do\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:02:05","slug":"john-podkowa-jr-do","status":"publish","type":"doctors","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/doctors\/john-podkowa-jr-do\/","title":{"rendered":"John Podkowa Jr, DO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<p>El Dr. John Podkowa es el Jefe Ejecutivo de Atenci\u00f3n Primaria de Southcoast Health.\n<\/p>\n<p>Comenz\u00f3 a desempe\u00f1ar esta funci\u00f3n en 2026 y ha sido proveedor de atenci\u00f3n primaria de Southcoast Health desde 2009.\n<\/p>\n<p>En la actualidad, es responsable de dirigir la Pr\u00e1ctica de Atenci\u00f3n Primaria de Southcoast Health para ofrecer una atenci\u00f3n excepcional a los pacientes, garantizar unos resultados de calidad excelentes y mejorar el acceso a los servicios de atenci\u00f3n primaria. Junto con el equipo de atenci\u00f3n primaria, se centra en la asociaci\u00f3n con numerosas especialidades en todo el Sistema de Salud Southcoast para fortalecer la atenci\u00f3n al paciente y servir mejor a nuestra comunidad.\n<\/p>\n<p>Durante su permanencia en Southcoast Health, el Dr. Podkowa ha sido Director M\u00e9dico de la Red de Salud de Southcoast, Jefe Regional de Atenci\u00f3n Primaria y Director de Informaci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica y Vicepresidente Senior. Su liderazgo siempre se ha centrado en mejorar la prestaci\u00f3n y la experiencia asistencial.\n<\/p>\n<p>La Dra. Podkowa est\u00e1 licenciada en Medicina Interna y sigue atendiendo a pacientes en Dartmouth. Su compromiso con la compasi\u00f3n se extiende mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de su funci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica, y se ha asociado con Southcoast Health para establecer el Nicole Podkowa Patient &amp; Caregiver Fund, que proporciona apoyo a los pacientes de Southcoast Health Cancer Care que lo necesiten.\n<\/p>\n<p>Antes de incorporarse a Southcoast Health, el Dr. Podkowa se licenci\u00f3 en Medicina en el Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine de Pensilvania. A continuaci\u00f3n, complet\u00f3 su residencia en Medicina Interna en el Temple University Hospital de Filadelfia, donde fue Jefe de Residentes. 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