PeaceHealth Chief Medical Officer Media Availability Tuesday (Photo) -11/30/20

With COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continuing to rise in southwest Washington, PeaceHealth Columbia Network Chief Medical Officer Lawrence Neville, MD will be available via a Zoom videoconference call on Tuesday Dec. 1, 2020 at 11 a.m. to provide an update on PeaceHealth’s response to the increase, and to answer questions from news media. Dr. Neville oversees health and safety issues for both PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, WA and PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, WA.

Dr. Neville will begin the call with a 10-minute briefing on the following topics:

• Current COVID-19 case counts and trends
• Hospital capacity
• Surge planning and preparation
• PPE supply
• Preparations to receive and distribute COVID-19 vaccines

After this short briefing, Dr. Neville will respond to questions from participants.

If you would like to participate in the Zoom videoconference, please contact PeaceHealth at SWCommunications@peacehealth.org and we will provide you with a link and password information for the videoconference.

About Dr. Neville:
Lawrence Neville, M.D. earned an undergraduate degree in political science at Reed College in Portland; an MA and a masters in philosophy at Yale University; and a medical degree, Magna Cum Laude, at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). He completed his Residency in Neurology at OHSU and a Fellowship in Neuromuscular/ EMG at OHSU. He serves as the Chief Medical & Chief Safety Officer for PeaceHealth's Columbia Network.

About PeaceHealth
PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a group practice with more than 900 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. The Sisters shared expertise and transferred wisdom from one medical center to another, always finding the best way to serve the unmet need for healthcare in their communities. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission. Visit us online at peacehealth.org.