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Fall/Winter 2005/06 |
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| • Administration Partners, LLC |
• Springhill Medical Center |
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Story coming soon. Eight out of ten uninsured Americans are from working families and come from every race, age and ethnic group. More than 45 million Americans do not have health insurance, including 80,000 of them who live in the greater Mobile area. After participating in several mission trips to Central and South America to provide medical care, Dr. Robert D. Lightfoot and his wife, Tami, were inspired to find a way to provide affordable, quality adult primary care for the needy in their own community. In January 2003 they opened Victory Health Partners. In addition to general medical care, Victory offers x-rays, EKGs, pulmonary function tests, counseling and wellness education. Patients may have blood drawn for laboratory tests, participate in the Dispensary Program and receive their medications at no cost. Victory teams with local hospitals and private physicians to provide specialized care when needed. More than 150 local physicians and other medical professionals have donated care to Victory’s patients in their offices at no cost to the patient. Providence Hospital donates more than half a million dollars in ancillary services each year. This winter, Victory Health Partners will open a dental clinic to provide basic dental care to qualified patients who now number in excess of 4,100. The success of Victory depends on the volunteers in the medical community to serve at the clinic or to see patients in their offices, to share their medical samples and supplies, and to support the organization financially. Lightfoot urges the community to join in Victory’s mission to provide healthcare services to those who could not otherwise afford medical care. “Partners in the success of your plan” Kim Newell and Belinda Henning started with a plan. By combining Henning’s 20-plus years experience with qualified retirement plans and Newell’s qualified plan administration, human resource administration and comptroller background, they knew they had the foundation for a successful business. In 2001, Newell and Henning bought the right to provide third party administration services to the former clients of Pension Administration & Consulting, Inc., for whom they had worked. With a list of clients and a wealth of experience, the pair knew they wanted their company to provide clients with quality administration and their staff a good working environment. With two home equity loans, used office equipment, a lot of prayer and a staff of six including themselves, Newell and Henning started Administration Partners LLC. They immediately sent letters to brokers and investment professionals within the first week of forming the company, making it clear that Administration Partners does not sell investments but rather concentrates solely on the third party administration of defined contribution plans. Rather than compete with investment professionals, the company helps investment professionals increase revenue by expanding opportunities for sales. Administration Partners works with business owners, their CPA, and their financial advisors to provide compliance for their clients’ Qualified Retirement Plans. The company helps business managers and accountants determine if their clients’ plan has the right design, is in compliance with ever-changing regulations, and produces the annual allocations, testing and government filings. They also provide human resource administrators with the benefit of having an in-house consultant for their retirement plan with the low cost of a third party administrator. In order to be successful, Newell and Henning wanted a staff that was personally involved in their work. “We are allowed to develop personal relationships with our clients and are encouraged to go the extra mile on their behalf,” explained Administration Manager Robyn Myers. And at Administration Partners, staff is treated like family. Administration Specialist Christine Wilson said, “This company is run on good Christian values, so as a client or an employee, you always get dealt with honestly. They truly care about us as individuals and make you feel like you are working with them and not for them.” Named Up and Coming Woman-Owned Business of the Year for 2003 by the Women’s Business Center of South Alabama, Administration Partners’ owners Newell and Henning know a lot about the success of a plan. The business has grown to 10 employees and has doubled revenue since inception. The increase in business, the owners said, is due to continuing referrals from financial advisors and accountants throughout the Southeast who have trusted their services to maintain compliance for their clients’ plans. But they don’t claim to have done it alone. With a lot of good advice, a sound plan, an outstanding staff and answered prayers, Administration Partners has proven to be worth the investment. Administration Partners: (251) 344-3116, Kim Newell knewell@ap-tpa.com, Belinda Henning, belinda@ap-tpa.com. Need to find a new or pre-owned vehicle? Sandy Sansing can help. Need service and repairs? Sandy Sansing can help. Need to make our community a better place to live, work, and play? Sandy Sansing does help.
Since 1987, Sandy Sansing has provided the Gulf Coast with trustworthy service and honest sales. Built on old-fashioned values of integrity and trust, Sandy Sansing provides customers with quality automobile sales and service. Sandy Sansing’s family of dealerships are locally-owned and operated, and he believes in giving back to our communities. A long-time sponsor of programs such as the United Way’s Cram the Van, Communities Caring at Christmas, and more than 70 Little League teams, Sandy Sansing donates his time and resources to improving the Gulf Coast from Pensacola to Mobile. Sandy Sansing sees his dealerships as another way of serving his community. Visit any Sandy Sansing location and find knowledgeable staff who make quality service and customer satisfaction their top priorities. So whether you need a master-certified technician or a new or pre-owned vehicle, Sandy Sansing can help. Stop by Sandy Sansing Hyundai in Mobile, Southern Chevrolet in Foley, or any of his Pensacola locations for a great selection of vehicles at affordable prices or visit www.sandysansing.com. Offering Advanced Medical Service in a Caring Community Hospital
Since its early beginnings in 1975, Springhill Medical Center’s philosophy has been to be the best health care provider in Mobile. Of equal importance has been to recognize the individuality of the patients and fulfill the needs of the physicians who care for them. In addition, Springhill Medical Center reflects a national trend toward offering the latest in technology and service. In the last four years, the locally-owned facility has opened a one-stop heart care complex for diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and maintenance; established an outpatient orthopaedic surgery center; installed digital mammography with specialized software to help prevent false negative diagnoses; acquired a high-speed, 64-slice CT scanner that provides a closer look at the heart; installed a picture archiving communications system (PACS) providing physicians with immediate access to radiology reports and digital images; and acquired a PET/CT scanner for cancer detection and treatment planning. A privately-owned facility, Springhill is the only tax-paying, for-profit health care complex in the local area. The campus is centrally located at the intersection of Dauphin Street and I-65 and includes: the 252-bed acute care accredited hospital, the Springhill Senior Residence skilled nursing facility, the HeartCare Center, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, the Southeast Regional Center for Sleep/Wake Disorders, The Woman’s Diagnostic Center, Springhill Rehabilitation Services, the Cancer Center, and the Orthopaedic Center at Springhill. Springhill’s campus is also host to 165 physicians in more than 30 practices, with an additional 400 physicians having hospital privileges at Springhill. The hospital offers many traditional services such as inpatient and outpatient surgery, pediatric care, intensive care, rehabilitation programs, diagnostic services, laboratory testing, and emergency care by board-certified emergency physicians. In addition, Springhill features industrial health, a high-end lithotripter for the treatment of kidney stones, and one-to-one nursing attention for labor and delivery patients. Springhill established a tradition of excellent patient care in 1975 when Dr. Gerald L. Wallace developed his vision of a patient and physician-friendly hospital atmosphere he felt was needed in the Mobile community. His vision for Springhill Memorial Hospital was to create an environment where the availability of advanced technology for patients is a priority and where physicians play a vital role in contributing to the design and operation of the hospital. After his death in 1986, Dr. Wallace’s wife, Ms. Celia Wallace, preserved the hospital’s family-oriented atmosphere while maintaining a technologically advanced facility. But, that’s not what makes Springhill unique. “The genuine caring and love of their jobs by Springhill employees will continue to set the hospital apart as a place that’s truly dedicated to providing personal health care for patients,” said Ms. Wallace, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for Southern Medical Health Systems, Inc., the health care company that operates Springhill Medical Center. |
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