{"id":284088,"date":"2026-01-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=284088"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:15:55","slug":"podkowa-executive-chief-primary-care","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/podkowa-executive-chief-primary-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. John Podkowa Nomeado Chefe Executivo dos Cuidados Prim\u00e1rios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Southcoast Health reconhece a import\u00e2ncia cr\u00edtica de expandir o acesso a cuidados prim\u00e1rios de alta qualidade e acredita que \u00e9 a base de uma comunidade saud\u00e1vel. Com esse compromisso em mente, temos o prazer de partilhar que o nosso Dr. John Podkowa foi nomeado Chefe Executivo dos Cuidados Prim\u00e1rios, continuando a servir a nossa organiza\u00e7\u00e3o como prestador de cuidados prim\u00e1rios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"O Dr. Podkowa traz uma profunda experi\u00eancia cl\u00ednica, uma forte lideran\u00e7a e uma abordagem centrada no paciente que ajudar\u00e1 a orientar o crescimento cont\u00ednuo e o sucesso dos nossos servi\u00e7os de cuidados prim\u00e1rios\", disse Dennis La Rock, MD, Presidente do Southcoast Physicians Group, Vice-Presidente Executivo, Chief Physician Officer da Southcoast Health. \"Nesta nova fun\u00e7\u00e3o, o Dr. Podkowa ir\u00e1 concentrar-se em melhorar os cuidados que os pacientes recebem, facilitando o acesso a cuidados de qualidade e apoiando a sa\u00fade geral das nossas comunidades.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Como Chefe Executivo, o Dr. Podkowa est\u00e1 encarregado de liderar todos os prestadores de Cuidados Prim\u00e1rios da Southcoast Health na presta\u00e7\u00e3o de cuidados excepcionais aos pacientes, garantindo resultados de excelente qualidade e melhorando o acesso aos servi\u00e7os de Cuidados Prim\u00e1rios. Al\u00e9m disso, esta nova fun\u00e7\u00e3o dar\u00e1 ao Dr. Podkowa uma plataforma para promover iniciativas de bem-estar dos prestadores, conceber modelos de cuidados eficientes e eficazes, implementar programas inovadores que beneficiem os nossos doentes e comunidades e garantir que a Southcoast Health continua a ser um sistema de sa\u00fade onde os prestadores de cuidados prim\u00e1rios podem prosperar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desde que se juntou \u00e0 Southcoast Health em 2009, o Dr. Podkowa tem-se dedicado profundamente a cuidar dos pacientes e a apoiar os seus colegas. A par do seu trabalho como m\u00e9dico de cuidados prim\u00e1rios, desempenhou as fun\u00e7\u00f5es de Diretor M\u00e9dico da Southcoast Health Network, Chefe Regional de Cuidados Prim\u00e1rios e Diretor de Informa\u00e7\u00e3o M\u00e9dica e Vice-Presidente S\u00e9nior. A sua lideran\u00e7a sempre se baseou na melhoria da forma como os cuidados s\u00e3o prestados e vividos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O compromisso do Dr. Podkowa para com a compaix\u00e3o estende-se para al\u00e9m da sala de exames. Estabeleceu uma parceria com a Southcoast Health para criar o Nicole Podkowa Patient &amp; Caregiver Fund (Fundo para doentes e prestadores de cuidados), que fornece apoio financeiro aos doentes necessitados da Southcoast Health Cancer Care, reflectindo a sua convic\u00e7\u00e3o de que cuidar dos doentes significa apoi\u00e1-los como pessoas e n\u00e3o apenas tratar doen\u00e7as.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Estou extremamente grato por aceitar o cargo de Diretor Executivo dos Cuidados Prim\u00e1rios na Southcoast Health e estou entusiasmado por trabalhar com os nossos excepcionais prestadores e membros da equipa dos Cuidados Prim\u00e1rios. Juntos, vamos cuidar incrivelmente dos pacientes e uns dos outros para garantir que as comunidades da Costa Sul tenham acesso aos servi\u00e7os de cuidados prim\u00e1rios da mais alta qualidade em nossa regi\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Para ler mais sobre o Dr. Podkowa, visite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/john-podkowa-jr-do\/\">https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/doctors\/john-podkowa-jr-do\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":284091,"template":"","categories":[1230],"class_list":["post-284088","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-people"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dr. John Podkowa Named Executive Chief of Primary Care - Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dr. John Podkowa has been named Executive Chief of Primary Care, while continuing to serve our organization as a primary care provider.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/podkowa-executive-chief-primary-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dr. John Podkowa Named Executive Chief of Primary Care - 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