Jun 23
Shannon Health Update: June 2022
Shannon Welcomes Ten Talented Providers
Shannon continues to expand access to care for the people living in the Concho Valley with the addition of a number of impressive surgeons, primary care physicians and specialists to the medical staff. In addition, Shannon is actively recruiting an additional 17 physicians and seven advanced practice professionals in various specialties.
Nathan Menon, MD
Orthopedic Upper Extremity & Hand Surgery/Microsurgery/Plastic Surgery
Dr. Menon has more than 10 years of experience in microvascular surgery and treatment for hand and lower extremity nerve injuries, fractures and reconstruction. He is the only surgeon in the area to offer microinvasive ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel release surgery.
- Bachelor’s degree from Boston University
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University
- Medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Residency in integrated plastic surgery at Georgetown University Hospital
- Fellowship in microsurgery and reconstructive surgery at Stanford University Hospital
- Fellowship in aesthetic surgery at Cleveland Clinic
- Fellowship in orthopedic upper extremity/hand surgery at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Rowena Bullen, APRN, FNP-C
Emergency Medicine
- Bachelor’s in Nursing degree from Butuan Doctors College School of Nursing in Butuan City, Philippines
- Master’s in Nursing degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Bryan Hambric, MD
General Surgery
- Bachelor’s degree from Trinity University, San Antonio
- Medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Surgical residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- Board certified by the American Board of Surgery
Gary Eaton, FNP-C
Internal Medicine
- Bachelor’s, master’s and family nurse practitioner degrees from Angelo State University
Cassandra Henderson, APRN, FNP
Endocrinology
- Bachelor’s and Master’s in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner degrees from Texas Tech University Health Science Center
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Kinesiology from Angelo State University
Matthew Lowery, MD
Emergency Medicine
- Bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston
- Medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, Galveston
- Emergency medicine residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville
- Board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine
Timothy Peterson, MD
Family Practice
- Bachelor’s degree from Utah State University, Logan
- Medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond
- Family medicine internship and residency at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada
- Board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine
Ashlee Miller, APRN, FNP-C
General Surgery
- Bachelor’s in Nursing from Angelo State University
- Master’s in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner degrees from the University of Texas, Arlington
- Board certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Rachel Trojcak, APRN, FNP-C
Orthopedic Surgery
- Bachelor’s degree from Angelo State University
- Master’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington
- Board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Janice Nevins, APRN, FNP-C
Electrophysiology
- Bachelor’s in Nursing from Angelo State University
- Master’s in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner degrees from Texas Tech University
Shannon Recognized as a Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients
Shannon has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain — MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2022. Shannon is one of only 240 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes Shannon’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients and signifies that Shannon has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.
To receive the Chest Pain — MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Shannon has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain — MI Registry for two consecutive years (2020 and 2021) and performed at the highest level for specific performance measures.
Shannon Sporting Clay Shoot Raises Thousands
The 22nd Annual Shannon Sporting Clay Shoot raised more than $120,000 to benefit several patient care programs at Shannon including regional EMS Support through Shannon AirMed 1, the Oncology Angel Fund, Patient Benevolence Fund, Cardiac Care Fund, Shannon Care Coordination program and the Nurse Education Fund. More than 175,000 lives in the Concho Valley will be touched through the continued support of so many local businesses and individuals.
New Training Programs Help to Fill Open Positions
Shannon has started two new programs to help fill gaps and reduce the time to hire for open positions in clinical services.
Students who are nearing graduation from the Howard College Radiology and Respiratory Therapy programs can begin an early internship at Shannon. The interns fill open positions and complete their training during the intern period. Once they graduate and receive their license, they will already be trained and be able to step quickly and seamlessly into a licensed position and take a full schedule.
Shannon has also created an in-house certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program. It is a five-week course open to prospective employees as well as current staff who want to become certified to move into a CNA position. This new program is expected to start this summer with ten students.
Epic Connect Program Expands EHR Connectivity
Shannon has launched “Epic Connect” to provide access to the gold standard in electronic medical records systems to independent providers and healthcare organizations across the region.
It would be cost-prohibitive for these organizations to partner with Epic individually. Shannon is able to extend its relationship with Epic to provide these smaller healthcare entities with the many benefits Epic offers providers and patients, including better coordination of care as patients transition between healthcare organizations within the same community.
Shannon currently has a signed contract with La Esperanza Clinic (FQHC) in San Angelo with an anticipated go-live date in the fourth quarter and has interest from other rural hospitals and entities in the region.