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Stephen L. Mansfield, PhD, FACHE

President and CEO, Methodist

Health System

John E. Phillips, FACHE

President, Methodist Mansfield

Medical Center

Chris Hawes

Vice President Public Relations and

Marketing, Methodist Health System

Stacy Covitz

Assistant Vice President External

Relations, Methodist Health System

Calvert Collins-Bratton

Manager Public Relations, Methodist

Health System

Angel Biasatti

Director Community and

Public Relations, Methodist

Mansfield Medical Center

Sarah Cohen

Publication Specialist/Editor, Methodist

Health System

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Models may be used in photos

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Texas lawprohibitshospitals frompracticingmedicine.The

physicianson theMethodistHealthSystemmedicalstaff,

including thosebeing referenced in thearticlescontained in

thispublication,are independentpractitionerswhoarenot

employeesoragentsofMethodistMansfieldMedicalCenter,

MethodistHealthSystem,oranyof itsaffiliatedhospitals.

MethodistFamilyHealthCentersandMedicalGroupsare

ownedandoperatedbyMedHealthandarestaffedby

independentlypracticingphysicianswhoareemployeesof

MedHealth.Thephysiciansandstaffwhoprovideservices

at thesesitesarenotemployeesoragentsofMethodist

MansfieldMedicalCenter,MethodistHealthSystem,oranyof

itsaffiliatedhospitals.

MethodistUrgentCare isan independent legalentity

separate fromMethodistHealthSystemand itsaffiliated

hospitals.Thephysiciansandotherpersonnelproviding

careat theMethodistUrgentCare locationsareemployed

byMethodistUrgentCareandarenotemployeesoragents

ofMethodistMansfieldMedicalCenter,MethodistHealth

System,oranyof itsaffiliatedhospitals.

ThephysicianspracticingatTheLiver InstituteatMethodist

Dallasand thoseprovidingservices inconnectionwith the

kidneyandpancreas transplantprogramatMethodistDallas

MedicalCenterare independentpractitionerswhoarenot

employeesoragentsofMethodistMansfieldMedicalCenter,

MethodistHealthSystem,oranyof itsaffiliatedhospitals.

TexasOncology–MethodistCancerCenter isoperatedby

TexasOncologyPA.Thephysicians,mid-levelpractitioners,

andothersworkingat theCancerCenterarenotemployees

oragentsofMethodistMansfieldMedicalCenter,Methodist

HealthSystem,oranyof itsaffiliatedhospitals.

MethodistCenter forDiagnostic Imaging isan independent

legalentityseparate fromMethodistHealthSystemand

itsaffiliatedhospitals.Thephysiciansandotherpersonnel

providingcareat theMethodistCenter forDiagnostic Imaging

locationsareeitheremployedbyor independentcontractors

ofMethodistCenter forDiagnostic Imagingandarenot

employeesoragentsofMethodistHealthSystem,oranyof

itsaffiliatedhospitals

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