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Brigitte Reeb |
Effective December 31, 2002, Robert McEwan, administrator of the Comprehensive Transplant Center at Hopkins, resigned from his position. McEwan left to assume the role of CEO of MEDBANK of Maryland, the company he founded three years ago as a volunteer. MEDBANK provides medications to chronically ill, uninsured and underinsured patients. MEDBANK currently assists over 16,000 such patients in the state of Maryland.
Serving the CTC for the past six years, McEwan was responsible for building its image with initiatives that included research and staff education, centralized databases to track transplant referrals and success/failure rates, and publications, conferences, social events, and follow-up programs to support outreach.
Brigitte Reeb, who was the assistant administrator of the CTC, has been named acting Administrative Director. A Hopkins employee for the past 8 years, Ms. Reeb held positions as a market analyst, senior project manager for Marketing and Planning, operations manager for Integrated Renal Solutions, a Johns Hopkins subsidiary, and since March 2001, assistant administrative director of the CTC.
Ms. Reeb holds undergraduate and master’s degrees from New York University. She was also a military officer with the Military Intelligence and Aviation units. Ms. Reeb lives in Baltimore City, is married and has two small children.
Ms. Reeb’s special skills and interests include integration of clinical, financial and research data to enhance operational and business initiatives within health care systems. She is also interested in using technology to streamline business processes. When asked what her goals were for the CTC, Ms. Reeb responded:
“My philosophy is that it all begins and ends with our patients. We know that as the line grows longer waiting for a transplant and post-transplant, we will need to be as streamlined and efficient as possible to manage the growth. We are not the only choice for transplant in the area, but we strive to live up to the idea that you made the best decision by coming here. Like all things, nothing is perfect; we are always a work in progress. With the input of interested patients who want to see us be the best, we will get there and live up to the name Johns Hopkins has come to symbolize. I look forward to working with and for all of you.”
