Spine Hospital of LA CEO receives 2016 PHA President’s Award

The Spine Hospital of Louisiana at The NeuroMedical Center is pleased to announce that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert D. Blair, has been awarded the 2016 President’s Award from Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) for outstanding service and contributions to the physician-owned hospital industry. Blair was honored in front of a crowd of fellow hospital administrators and physicians from around the country Friday, September 16th at PHA’s 2016 Executive Summit in Napa, California.

During his six year tenure as Chief Executive Office, Blair has catapulted The Spine Hospital of Louisiana into national prominence. Under his leadership, the Spine Hospital of Louisiana was recognized as a 5-star hospital by the federal government and earned prestigious awards including Press Ganey’s Guardian of Excellence Award, an honor reserved for the top 5% of all hospitals in categories essential to Patient Satisfaction. The Spine Hospital of Louisiana is also the state’s reigning Hospital of the Year, voted best in the state in back-to-back years by the Louisiana Nurses Foundation.  After bringing the nation’s first Ultimax-iFPD multipurpose x-ray system and the Gulf Coast’s first laser for spine surgery to The Spine Hospital of Louisiana,  Blair is currently heading a $5 million hospital expansion project that will double the facility’s pain management capabilities.

In 2012, Blair bolstered the power of the PHA by organizing the Louisiana Physician Hospital Association (LAPHA L.L.C.) contingency. “He has been pivotal in bringing our state association together working as one” said Kandi Moore, CEO of the Specialists Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana. “He has worked closely with PHA and has gathered our hospitals together collectively to work for a level playing field for our industry.” By uniting the state’s physician-owned hospitals, Blair has been instrumental in perpetuating the mission of PHA to advance the quality of healthcare in Louisiana. Blair has served as the association’s President for the past four years.

“Rob Blair’s leadership of the Louisiana Physician Hospital Association has been exemplary and indispensable to our advocacy on behalf of the physician-owned hospital industry” said Dr. R. Blake Curd, President of Physician Hospitals of America (PHA). “His dedication to providing patients with quality care at The Spine Hospital of Louisiana should be an example to not only other physician-owned hospitals but all members of the healthcare industry.”

Blair, a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, has worked for 25 years in healthcare management. Prior to assuming his present position at The Spine Hospital of Louisiana in April 2010, Blair’s healthcare leadership has been demonstrated at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, HealthSouth in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and three Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) facilities in Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, and is President of the Louisiana Physician Hospital Association and the Louisiana Chapter of PSU Alumni.

About Physician Hospitals of America (PHA)

Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) offers support, advocacy, and educational services to the physician-owned hospital industry, reflecting at all times the best interests of the patients, physicians, and other specialty providers who play an inextricable and essential role in the provision of healthcare services.

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