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Next Generation Cardiac Biomarker Testing to Optimize Patient Experience at Novant Health
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – When a patient presents to an emergency department with concerns of acute chest pain, a key aspect of the workup often includes a specific lab test knows as troponin which is released by damaged heart muscle to help detect heart attacks and other...
Jason Mutch, MD Recognized in North Carolina’s Listing of Top Doctors for Emergency Medicine
(CHARLOTTE, NC) - January 2021. SouthPark Magazine published DataJoe Research’s list of “top doctors” featuring Jason A. Mutch, MD as one of only four listed physicians in the Emergency Medicine specialty category for the Charlotte area. Dr. Mutch has been an...
MEMA Emergency Medical Physician Reveals How COVID-19 Has Shaped her Outlook on Charlotte’s Community
“The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly taken a toll on the whole world,” says Gloria Tsan, MD, FACEP, an emergency medicine physician with Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA), and “I have witnessed both the atrocities this pandemic has caused, as well as...
2nd Edition of Dr. Kathleen Jordan’s Pediatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care: “The Pocket NP” Awarded AJN’s Book of the Year
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – The American Journal of Nursing announced their 2020 Book of the Year Awards, listing Pediatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care: “The Pocket NP” co-authored by Dr. Kathleen S. Jordan, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, ENP-C, SANE-P, FAEN, FAANP in third place...
MEMA Physician Spotlight: Gloria Tsan, MD, FACEP
For medical school, please share which school you attended and tell us about why it made the top of your list. I attended State University of New York Brooklyn (SUNY) Downstate College of Medicine. I chose this medical school because I wanted to train in NYC. And you...
MEMA Clinicians Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – December 2020 On December 17, the first clinicians from Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) received the COVID-19 Vaccine at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. As frontline physicians, PAs, and NPs working in the emergency...
MEMA Physician Spotlight: Josie Bowen, MD, FACEP
For Medical school, you attended the University of North Carolina School of Medicine: Chapel Hill. Tell us about why it made the top of your list: As a North Carolina native and having grown up in Raleigh, UNC-Chapel Hill was always my number one choice for...
MEMA Physician Spotlight: Joshua Hughes, MD
Tell us about which medical school you attended and why it made the top of your list. I attended Marshall University for medical school. It was a simple choice for me to pick between a civilian medical school or USUHS, which is a US military medical school. Where...
Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates Congratulates the 2020 APP Fellowship Graduates
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – November 2020. Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates’ (MEMA) Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Program honors their 2020 graduating class: Johanna Rossitch, PA-C and Jillian Rengel, FNP-C. In late 2016, MEMA’s APP Fellowship program...
Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates Congratulates Dr. Joshua Loyd on 2020 Fellow Designation
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – October 2020. A bit of bright news comes out of 2020 from the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP®) as they announced their class of 2020 Fellows of the Academy of Emergency Medical Services (FAEMS) which included Mid Atlantic Emergency...
Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates Celebrates ER Nurses the Only Way They Know How – BIG!
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – October 11th through October 17th, 2020 was Emergency Room (ER) Nurse Appreciation Week. Celebrated nationally, this is a time to recognize ER nurses for their dedicated work to providing quality patient care. Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical...
MEMA Providers Publish Article in Nursing Journal Addressing Nonfatal Strangulation Related to Intimate Partner Violence
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – October 2020. Kathleen S. Jordan, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, SANE-P, FAEN, FAANP and John A Murphy, MS, PA-C, both clinicians with Mid- Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA), recently published an article in Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal’s...
MEMA Physician Spotlight: Meghan Williams, MD
Tell us about which medical school you attended and why it made the top of your list: For medical school, I attended the University of Toledo College of Medicine… Go Rockets! It felt like I fit right in when I visited, and I could see myself spending 4 crazy...
Jason Mutch, MD Appointed Chief of Staff at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center has appointed Jason Mutch, MD Chief of Staff. He will serve a three-year term as Chief of Staff after serving as Vice Chief of Staff overseeing staff from 18 varying departments. “The bonded partnership between Novant Health...
MEMA Serves Prominent Role Supporting RNC Emergency Care
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – Through its partnership with Novant health, Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) has played an integral role in the safe execution of the Republican National Convention (RNC) being hosted here in Charlotte. Through COVID testing and...
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Team Members Recognized as Trauma Stars
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Submitted by Angela Clarkson, trauma nurse coordinator (COURTESY NOVANT HEALTH) Trauma care is a "team sport" and the identification, coordination, and management of the complex needs of a traumatically injured individual requires advanced...
Provider Spotlight: Beth McInnis, MSN, ARNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC
Tell us about which Nurse Practitioner (NP) school you attended and why it made the top of your list. In 1998, I attended Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas and enrolled in the Acute Nurse Practitioner Program there. At the time, critical care seemed like...
John Murphy, PA-C, Retires After 36 Years of Practice
By: Elizabeth “Beth” McInnis MSN, ARNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC When do you know you’re ready to retire from medicine? I think this is a common question after years of service in this readily changing health care system, especially in the inherently challenging field of...
MEMA’s Leadership Involvement Strengthens with North Carolina’s Chapter of College of Emergency Physicians
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – This spring, the North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians (NCCEP) elected Josh Loyd, MD, Emergency Medical Physician with Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) and Medical Director of Novant Health’s Critical Care Transport and...
MEMA Physicians Scores High with Quality Interaction Training in Partnership with Novant
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – June 2020. Physicians with Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) recently participated in two educational modules: Overcoming Unconscious Biases and Cross-Cultural Care. With a 100% completion rate for the Overcoming Unconscious Biases...
MEMA Recognized in 2020 Charlotte Magazine’s Top Doctors
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – July 2020. Charlotte Magazine released its annual list of Top Doctors featuring 6 Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA). The following MEMA physicians have been recognized in the 2020 listing published in July’s publication: ...
Physician Spotlight: Stephen A. Small, FACEP, FAAEM
Tell us about which medical school you attended and why it made the top of your list: I attended medical school at Emory University. I grew up in Atlanta and wanted to stay close to family and of course, Emory has a renowned and well-established program, so it was...
MEMA Physician Spotlight: Chris Gardner, MD
Tell us about which medical school you attended and why it made the top of your list: For medical school, I went to UNC-Chapel Hill. It was an easy choice as it was close to home, offering great value, and the education was world-class. The only tough part was...
2nd Edition of Kathleen Jordan’s Pediatric Emergent/Urgent and Ambulatory Care: “The Pocket NP” Released
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – Kathleen S. Jordan, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, ENP-C, SANE-P, FAEN, FAANP, a board-certified emergency nurse practitioner with Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) announces the release of the 2nd edition of the Pediatric Emergent/Urgent and...
MEMA Physician Assistant Spotlight: John A. Murphy, PA-C
Please tell us why you chose the Duke University Medical Center for their Physician Assistant program? I grew up in the Northeast and for undergrad, attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. While I was accepted to another university you may have heard...
MEMA’S Lisa Wood, MD Appointed Vice Chair of Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center’s Credentials Committee
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – On April 16, 2020, Lisa Wood, MD with Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) was appointed Vice-Chair of Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center’s Credentials Committee. The Credentials Committee’s basic function is to vet all incoming...
BEDGEAR Foundation Supplies Performance® Pillows to Charlotte Emergency Department Physicians
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – BEDGEAR Foundation, BEDGEAR’s registered 501(c)3 arm, has donated tens of thousands of KN95 respirator masks and thousands of the brand’s Performance pillows throughout Long Island, New York in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Now, through a...
NASCAR’s Real Heroes 400 Recognizes MEMA’s Dr. Joshua Hughes with a Win from Kevin Harvick
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – May 17, 2020, NASCAR hosted its first-ever race at the Darlington Raceway without spectators amid the COVID-19 pandemic. NASCAR teamed up with “The Real Heroes Project” to recognize and honor the courage of front-line workers throughout the current...
ESPN Piece Highlights How Dr. Sarah Edwards’ Coaching from Pat Summit is Impacting Her Response to COVID-19
Dr. Sarah Edwards played for the Lady Vols from 1998-2001 under the legendary coach, Pat Summit. In this ESPN feature, Dr. Edwards reflects on her time on the court in Tennessee and on Coach Summit's lasting impact on her life. Now on the frontlines of the COVID-19...
Josh Loyd, M.D. Appointed Chairman of the Mecklenburg EMS Medic Control Board
(CHARLOTTE, NC) – Josh Loyd, M.D., Emergency Medical Physician with Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) and Medical Director of Novant Health’s Critical Care Transport and Medical Flight programs was appointed Chairman of the Mecklenburg EMS Medic Control...