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Around the Network - Award for Excellence in Clinical Leadership

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Lebanon VAMC Physician Recognized With Prestigious, National Award

Scott T. Shreve, D.O. recently received the 2016 Mark Wolcott Award for Excellence in Clinical Leadership.

Dr. Scott T. Shreve (center) is presented with the 2016 Mark Wolcott Award for Excellence in Clinical Leadership.
Dr. Richard Allman, VA chief consultant for geriatrics and extended care (left), and Dr. Koji Nishimura, VA acting deputy undersecretary for patient care services (right), present Dr. Scott T. Shreve (center) with the 2016 Mark Wolcott Award for Excellence in Clinical Leadership in a ceremony held at the Lebanon VA Medical Center in April.

Dr. Shreve serves as both the national director of VA's hospice and palliative care program and the program leader of the 17-bed inpatient hospice and palliative care unit at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.

The Wolcott Award is named after Dr. Mark Wolcott, who dedicated more than 30 years of his life to serve and improve health care for Veterans. The award was established in 1996 with two categories. The excellence in clinical care leadership category recognizes a health care practitioner who has demonstrated excellence through exceptional support and direction of patient care providers, including support of innovations that enhance the quality of direct patient care delivery.

"This award is given only once a year to the top clinician and top leader in clinical care for the entire VA," said Dr. Koji Nishimura, VA's acting deputy undersecretary for patient care services. "The award recognizes a lifetime of services, not just one year."

The award recognizes exceptional service in providing outstanding clinical care to our Nation's Veterans and this ceremony marked the first time VA officials traveled to a physician's home facility to present the award.

"We have really seen a transformation in care for seriously ill Veterans nationwide because of Scott's leadership," said Dr. Richard Allman, VA's chief consultant for geriatrics and extended care services.

"The mission of VA's hospice and palliative care program is to honor Veterans' preferences," said Dr. Shreve. "Our job is to find out what is important to the Veteran and their family and help them accomplish that – whatever it takes."

"The care of Veterans at end of life is so important," he continued. "The demographics of the Veteran population require us to be experts at it."

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