Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Ky.,has partnered with the Dallas, Texas-based Eagle Hospital Physicians to provide hospitalist services at the privately owned facility. Eagle provides hospitalist and emergency medicine services to hospitals in 17 states.
In Memoriam
Scott Swygert, MD, hospitalist, chief quality officer, and chief medical information officer at Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Medical Center (LRMC), died Nov. 1 at the age of 45. Dr. Swygert had been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare condition resulting in scarring of the lung tissue. According to local news reports, he was awaiting a lung transplant and had been airlifted to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla.; however, doctors deemed him too sick for the procedure.
Dr. Swygert was most noted for his sense of humor and passion for the care of his patients. He is credited with jump-starting LRMC’s hospitalist program and was on the cutting edge of working to move the hospital to electronic health records.
He is survived by his wife, Donna, and three daughters, Anna, Rachel, and Laura.