AmericasDoctor.Com Selects Fred Brown to Chair National Professional Advisory Board
To: National Desk, Health
Reporter Contact: Michael Cryor of AmericasDoctor.Com, 443-394-1390; E-mail: [email protected]; or Katy Dickey and Molly McMahon, 202-408-0808, for AmericasDoctor.Com
OWINGS MILLS, Md., July 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Fred L. Brown, vice chairman of BJC Health System in St. Louis, and Chairman of the American Hospital Association, has been named Chairman of the National Professional Advisory Board for AmericasDoctor.com, the nation's only Internet-based, 24-hour/7 days a week, real-time physician chat, health information and resource system.
Brown brings more than 35 years of expertise in health care administration and management to his voluntary role with AmericasDoctor.com. He served as principle architect and founding President and CEO of the BJC Health System in St. Louis, overseeing the merger of five health care organizations and the development of a comprehensive network including 200 care sites and 28,000 caregivers and physicians. Currently, Brown serves on the Board of Directors of Commerce Bancshares, Inc., the Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Morrison Management Specialists, and Citation Computers, Inc. He is also a member of President Clinton's Senior Advisors Group on Year 2000 Conversion.
"Fred has a great understanding of today's healthcare environment and he is deeply committed to serving the needs of consumers and the hospital community," said Scott M. Rifkin, M.D., Chairman and CEO of AmericasDoctor.com. "His credentials are impeccable, and we are delighted he has agreed to lead our National Professional Advisory Board," Rifkin concluded.
Brown holds a master's degree from George Washington University, a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and a doctorate of humane letters from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has received awards and honors from several leading organizations including the American College of Chaplains, the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Missouri Hospital Association.
AmericasDoctor.com began operating in September 1998. It is the only medical/health information Internet site to offer private, real-time, one-on-one chat with primary care doctors and other health specialists 24 hours a day, seven days a week at no cost to the consumer. America's Doctor is an anchor tenant on America Online's health page (Keyword: Amdoc), and launched its World Wide Web site, http://www.AmericasDoctor.com in March 1999.
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