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SRMC ER Medical Director

wins Rookie of the Year award

By Roxana Ross

Will McCammon,
D.O.

Dr. Will McCammon, medical director of the emergen- “I’m glad to be of service,” Dr. McCammon said. “I couldn’t
cy room at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, was just leave to go accept an award when people needed help
recently given the Rookie of the Year award from Apol- the most. It’s not part of the job description.”
loMD. The award ceremony was held at the 2019 Apol-
loMD Leadership Conference in Atlanta. Dr. McCammon Dr. McCammon said while he had been though his share
was unable to attend and accept in person because of Hur- of hurricanes in Florida, none of them were quite like what
ricane Dorian. Lumberton experienced in recent years. He said the experi-
ence has turned the hospital into a well-oiled machine when
“Will has been nothing short of a true professional,” said disasters strike.
ApolloMD Regional President Dr. Ayaz Pathan. “His ded-
icated leadership has been a tremendous asset to the entire “During a hurricane it’s all hands on deck,” Dr. McCammon
team and has been demonstrated over his short tenure as said. “Everyone has to work together to ensure communi-
a director. This wasn’t the first year he had to miss out cation, that everyone knows the plan and what comes next,
because of a hurricane. Last year, he was stationed at the especially how to interact with the mutual aid in various
ED for several days due to flooding working alongside his support teams, should evacuation be required. The whole
team to ensure a high quality of care was received by pa- system has grown a great deal and the community is better
tients no matter what the weather was doing around them. prepared from what we’ve learned.”
This steadfast dedication is a testament to why he was
nominated and awarded the 2019 Rookie of the Year.” About ApolloMD
ApolloMD offers leading multispecialty solutions for hos-
Originally from Orlando, Fla., Dr. McCammon has been pitals through a unique structure focused on excellent clin-
with Southeastern Health for four years. He is also one ical operations and enhanced patient care. Emphasizing
of the core faculty for the Emergency Medicine Residen- quality, efficiency, communication, and patient experience,
cy Program. Before joining SeHealth, he was the EMS ApolloMD works collaboratively with partner facilities to
director for Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville. He implement best practices and process improvement across
attended medical school at West Virginia School of Os- the board. Southeastern Health contracts with ApolloMD
teopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, W.Va., and completed for Emergency Services providers, and, starting in January
his emergency medicine residency at Metro Health Hos- 2020, Hospitalist providers.
pital in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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