Dr. C. Wesley Dingman II
“At my age, you expect things to go wrong.”
Dr. C. Wesley Dingman II, 90, was matter of fact about that as well as his treatment by a urology specialist from the Albany Med Health System.
The Albany Med Health System is about people, our patients – people who come to us for exceptional health care, people who require the specialized care that only we offer, people who appreciate having care closer to home.
It is also about the people of the System, our colleagues – people who care for the entire person and their family, people who set the standard for care and treatment, people who bring hope and healing, people who are compassionate, supportive, innovative, and inclusive, people who are dedicated to our community.
Palmatier, the purchasing supervisor at Columbia Memorial Health, is part of an extensive team of System Supply Chain employees. In the last two years, Supply Chain management has become a System-level function, where our four hospitals work together for sourcing and purchasing supplies and maintaining adequate inventory.
At Saratoga Hospital, Richard Vandell and his laboratory colleagues see the benefits of System integration every day. Integration projects have reduced turnaround times for lab results, ensured access to hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 tests Systemwide, and saved over $5 million since 2018.