Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

Tim Tobin wins The Barker Award from VCU’s Department of Health Administration

April 29, 2011

Fredericksburg, VA, April 29, 2011 - Tim Tobin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, was selected as the recipient of The Barker Award on Friday, April 1 and received the award in a presentation at the hospital on Thursday, April 28.

Thomas C. Barker Outstanding Preceptor Award or The Barker Award is given In recognition of administrative residency preceptors who have demonstrated exceptional mentorship and leadership for Master of Healthcare Administration students. This award was established to honor Dean Thomas C. Barker for his years of devotion to the Department of Health Administration at VCU.

Sebastian Haines, a current Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center resident and a student in the VCU Master of Healthcare Administration program, nominated Tim Tobin because as he stated, "Mr. Tobin is one of the few executives that I have had the privilege to meet who truly exemplifies servant leadership, and whose team is determined to do the right thing. The number one goal in healthcare is always to do right by the patient, and I was able to see this followed throughout my year at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center. Mr. Tobin leads by example and his leadership and mentorship throughout my residency have been invaluable."

About the VCU Department of Health Administration

The overall purpose of the Department of Health Administration is to provide educational programs and services related to the organization and administration of health services. In achieving that purpose, the department’s principal functions are to provide high-quality education leading to careers in the administration of health care institutions, agencies and systems and to provide advanced training and education for those who will teach, plan, evaluate and investigate health care policies and medical care systems. Corollary functions are to provide assistance and other services for community organizations and to conduct health services and health policy research.

MHA Program web site: www.had.vcu.edu/programs/mha

Program Coordinator
Ms. Suzanne Havasy
shavasy@vcu.edu
Phone: 804/828.0719

About HCA Virginia:

HCA Virginia is the commonwealth’s most comprehensive health system, with 13,700 employees, 13 hospital campuses and 31 outpatient centers consistently recognized for clinical excellence. In 2009, it generated $67 million in state and local taxes and provided $385 million in uncompensated care. In Central Virginia, Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center opened in June 2010 with services dedicated to women and children, orthopedic, cardiac, and 24/7 emergency care, among others. It also offers high-tech imaging, in- and outpatient surgery, and related services. In April 2010, Virginia’s Department of Certificate of Public Need (DCOPN) approved SRMC’s request to add new technology that will become part of the hospital’s comprehensive cancer treatment center. The technology includes a linear accelerator, a CT (computed tomography) unit and a PET (positron emission tomography) unit, all of which are used for radiation therapy. Spotsylvania Regional has earned the highly respected NICHE certification, which is an acute care program and helps hospitals provide exemplary geriatric care as well as the means to implement a geriatric care service line.