Mission Health today announced the appointment of Jon Ostendorff as regional communications and advocacy manager. He comes to the healthcare system from WLOS News 13, where he was an investigative reporter.
“Jon’s experience telling complex stories about western North
Carolina fairly and accurately, combined with his knowledge of regional
politics and government, make him a great addition to our staff,” said Rowena
Buffett Timms, Senior Vice President for Government and Community Relations.
His duties at Mission Health, which begin on July 11, include
working with the news media and local governments across the region.
Ostendorff’s journalism career started at the Asheville
Citizen-Times in 1999. At the newspaper, he covered politics, criminal
justice, environmental issues and government.
He was also the North Carolina correspondent for USA Today
and has received awards from the Associated Press and N.C. Press Association,
including a Public Service Award in 2009.
Ostendorff spent months as an embedded reporter inside
Mission Health for a special report that published last year. The series
explored the impact of the Affordable Care Act and population health management
on hospitals, specialists, primary care physicians and patients. His work
was cited in the New England Journal of Medicine in March 2016.
“My passion for journalism comes from a desire to help my
community,” Ostendorff said. “I am excited about this new role in serving the
people of western North Carolina in this time of rapid change in health care.”
Ostendorff is a graduate of Brevard College and the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass
Communication. A native of Greenville, S.C., he currently lives in
Waynesville with his wife, Becky Johnson, and two children, Josie and Alex.
About
Mission Health
Mission
Health, based in Asheville, North Carolina, is the state’s sixth-largest health
system and was recognized as one of the nation’s Top 15 Health Systems from
2012-2015 by Truven Health Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters, becoming the
only health system in North Carolina to achieve this recognition. Mission
Health operates six hospitals, numerous outpatient and surgery centers,
post-acute care provider CarePartners, long-term acute care provider Asheville
Specialty Hospital, and the region’s only dedicated Level II trauma
center. With approximately 10,700 employees and 2,000 volunteers, Mission
Health is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the people of
western North Carolina. For more information, please visit mission-health.org or @MissionHealthNC.
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