Donn Sorensen, MHA, MBA, FACMPE
Friday, 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Mercy Clinic-Joplin: Response, Recovery, and Rebuilding after the Nation’s Worst Tornado in 60 Years
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The May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado caused unprecedented destruction, including this country’s first direct hit on an acute care hospital. The integrated services of Mercy Health-Joplin experienced a near complete disruption to its ability to provide hospital and physician services to its regional service area. Mercy tells its story of the first few harrowing days of response, as well as the recovery and continuing efforts to rebuild a system of care poised not to replace what was lost but to serve the clinical and service needs of its patients into the future.
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to identify with the challenges faced when a large-scale natural disaster produces extensive interruption to operations of a health system; delineate the multi-year process of rebuilding a health system and physician group to address the healthcare needs of today and tomorrow; and describe efforts to integrate many independent physicians who also were displaced by the disaster.
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Donn Sorensen was named vice president of ambulatory operations, Mercy Clinic in 2009. Mercy Clinic is a 1,500 physician medical group throughout the four state areas of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Mr. Sorensen has been with Mercy since 2000. He has more than 25 years of healthcare experience, including service with Premier Practice Management, a national practice operations company; several specialty and multi-specialty group practices in Nashville, Tennessee, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and the Mayo Clinic, where he started his career. Mr. Sorensen serves on the American Medical Group Association Board of Directors and previously served as Chair of their CAO/COO council. Mr. Sorensen is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa; a master’s in health administration from St. Mary’s College in Rochester, Minn.; and a master’s in business administration from Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo
