Union Memorial Hospital

Harrison J. Rider III is the president of Union Memorial Hospital and a member of the MedStar Health Leadership Team. MedStar Health is a community-based network of eight of the Baltimore/Washington area's finest non-profit hospitals and other healthcare services. Union Memorial Hospital, one of MedStar's eight major hospitals, was founded in 1854, has 287 beds and 2,300 employees. In fiscal year 2003, the hospital had over 18,500 admissions, 46,000 emergency room visits, and 850 open-heart cases. Rider first joined the Good Samaritan Health System in Baltimore in 1980, as controller. In 1994, as the chief financial officer, he played a key role in merging Good Samaritan with Helix Health, at the time a two-hospital health system that served the Baltimore area. Rider then became the health system's chief financial officer, and in 1996, he assumed the role as executive vice president and chief operating officer. In his current position as president of Union Memorial Hospital, Rider has ensured the hospital's fiscal viability by turning a $9.9 million loss for fiscal year 1999 into five straight years of profit with an operating margin of $12.4 million in fiscal year 2004. He has implemented a customer service program and other quality initiatives to improve patient, physician and employee satisfaction, which have resulted in more than a 30 percent increase in volumes. At the same time, satisfaction levels of physicians have increased to the 99th percentile. The hospital was recognized in fiscal year 2004 by Solucient as one of the top 100 in the nation and as one of the top 100 cardiovascular programs in the nation. Additionally, the orthopedic program was recognized by US News & World Report as one of the top 50 programs in the country. Rider is a certified public accountant and a fellow in the Healthcare Financial Management Association. He is a past member of the Maryland Hospital Association's Financial Policy Group. Rider received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Nebraska in 1972 and his master's in business administration with a concentration in health care from Loyola College in Baltimore in 1978.

Casey Gomes spent his professional career, to date, working in Leadership and Organizational Development. He has experience in organization development interventions, large and small group facilitation, strategic planning, change management, leadership coaching and curriculum design. He currently serves as the Consultant for Leadership and Organizational Development at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. In April 2008 Casey received a MS in Organization Development and Strategic Human Resources from the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University. Casey received a BA from the University of Maryland in 2002. Before his current position, Casey worked in Washington, DC for Touchstone SRA Consulting. In this position he served as a consultant to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) SAFECOM program, FEMA, and Disaster Management. He supported the Executive Committee and Advisory Group in maintaining a national governance structure. In addition, he collaborated with government officials from the states of Nevada and Virginia to conduct two Regional Communications Interoperability Pilots (RCIPs)--interventions designed to improve communications interoperability by coordinating exercises with first responders, local, and state officials. Casey grew up in Narragansett, RI and currently resides in Maryland with his wife, Remy.

Dr. Graham is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery, and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand. In addition, he completed the Executive Management program in Health Care Administration from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation's collaborative program with The Weatherhead School of Case Western Reserve University. In 1994, he joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic. His clinical expertise includes surgery of the hand, wrist and elbow with special concentration on complicated reconstruction after trauma, complex elbow disorders and congenital hand surgery. Dr. Graham also maintains a special focus on the care of the elite athlete's hand and elbow disorders. Dr. Graham has served as the Hand Surgery Consultant for all of the professional sports teams in Cleveland, as well as the Cleveland Symphony and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; he maintains his position with the Cleveland Indians. His skills are requested by athletes from all major sports and he maintains formal relationships with the many franchises, agencies and leagues as their official Hand Surgery Consultant. From 1981-1984 he was affiliated with the United States Olympic Committee as an exercise physiologist during the Los Angeles Quadrennium. Dr. Graham has published numerous articles on many aspects of hand and upper extremity surgery, lectured around the world and edited several books. He founded and directed The Cleveland Clinic's Orthopaedic International Educational Symposium at the Greenbrier Resort. Dr. Graham had an extended administrative role as Chief of the Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital of Cleveland from 1997-2000. He is among the youngest doctors ever to be chosen for the prestigious publication; Woodward & White's Best Doctors in America and Castle Connolly's Best Doctors and was repeatedly voted as one of "Cleveland's Top Doctors" in Cleveland Magazine, then received the same honor from his peers in Baltimore by inclusion in "Top Doctors" in Baltimore Magazine, after less than two years in the city. He was chosen for permanent status in Strathmore's Who's Who in 2000. Dr. Graham has been the subject of several magazine articles in the popular press and has been the recipient of many awards for his clinical and academic contributions including the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Medal, The Riordan-Brand Award in Hand Biomechanics, and the prestigious John J. Fahey, Jr., M.D., North American Traveling Fellowship. Recently, Dr. Graham was featured on ABC's Nightline for his role in the treatment of 9/11 survivors. In 2002, Dr. Graham was selected for fellowship in the American Orthopaedic Association, the highest honor in the specialty, as one of the youngest members ever elected. In 2000, he accepted the position as Director of The Curtis National Hand Center and Chief, UMH Division of Hand Surgery in Baltimore, Maryland. With the singular Congressional Designation, this Hand Center is the world's largest and serves as the focal training center in the specialty. He also serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Union Memorial Hospital. Because of Dr. Graham's extensive experience and relationships in professional sports, he began an exciting new endeavor in 2002 as the Director of MedStar SportsHealth; the Sports Operations Division of the mid-Atlantic's largest healthcare system. Presently, he serves on the medical staff of the Baltimore Ravens (NFL), Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) and Washington Nationals (MLB); he is also the National's Medical Director. Likewise, he serves as the designated Hand Surgery Consultant for the National Hockey League Players Association and is on the roster of designated specialists for the National Football League, Major League Baseball and the PGA Tour. Among his latest endeavors, Dr. Graham is collaborating with Arnold Palmer to develop a specialized sports medicine program and destination center for athletes and active persons. As the...