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10 The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Transformative Care Comes to Savannah
Seniors
ChenMed, a leading
senior-focused primary care
practice, is now accepting
patients at its Dedicated Se
nior Medical Center, bringing
transformative primary care to
underserved Savannah neigh
borhoods. Thousands of older
Savannah-area residents can
now benefit from the highly
personalized, preventive, and
affordable VIP care that’s de
livering better health through
more than 120 ChenMed/Dedi-
cated centers in 15 states.
Last Wednesday’s
grand opening of the new Ded
icated Senior Medical Center
in the Victory Heights neigh
borhood will provide best-in-
class care to Medicare-eligible
seniors throughout the “Host
ess City of the South.’’
“Our commitment
to underserved communi
ties has never been stronger,’’
said Christopher Chen, M.D.
ChenMed CEO. “Our doctors
are looking forward to loving
on Savannah seniors, as they
transform care in ways that are
proven to reduce emergency
room visits and hospitaliza
tions by 33 percent.’’
Dedicated locates
centers in communities where
a lack of access to high-quality
primary care and other social
determinants of health have
negatively impacted longevity
for many years. These barriers
have shortened average life
spans by as much as 20 years
when compared to older adults
living in nearby more affluent
zip codes. So, the innovative
medical practice is working to
address what Rev. Martin Lu
ther King, Jr. heralded more
than 50 years ago: “Of all the
forms of inequality, injustice
in health is the most shocking
and the most inhumane.’’
Headlining the grand opening
was the Honorable Van John
son, Mayor of Savannah, who
spotlighted how Dedicated
transforms care for seniors, s
The Mayor also noted that “Sa
vannah will be the number one
site in the universe of Dedicat
ed.’’
Dedicated doctors
used the event to explain how
their medical practice fulfills
its purpose by being account
able for helping their patients
achieve better health. A recent
Dedicated study found 30 per
cent of Savannah respondents
who go to other healthcare fa
cilities said it’s too difficult to
get in to see their doctor when
they’re sick and almost 30 per
cent said the staff elsewhere is
unfriendly and difficult to work
with. The Dedicated staff pro
vides personalized, high-touch,
friendly care and ensures its
patients can get the care they
need when they need it. Ded
icated also offers same-day
telehealth or in-person appoint
ments, whenever needed. Ad
ditionally, Dedicated centers
help reduce barriers to healthy
living, from transportation as
sistance to on-site medications,
to help with social services.
“Our doctors and care
teams do whatever it takes to
help vulnerable seniors stay
healthy and happy,’’ explained
Kimberly Zielke, M.D., Victo
ry Heights’ Center Medical Di
rector. “We deliver affordable
VIP care that includes patients
getting more frequent visits
with the doctor who knows
them best, while also enjoying
the convenience of one-stop
visits where lab work and phar
macy needs are handled on
site, without the need to wait,
make another appointment, or
go elsewhere.’’
The highly personal
ized care at Dedicated leads to
happier and healthier patients,
as noted by a 2022 third-par
ty survey of more than 76,500
ChenMed patients:
• 94.8% report provider satis
faction.
• 95.3% agree their doctor lis
tens to them.
• 97.0% feel their doctor shows
respect.
ChenMed/Dedicat-
ed will continue expanding to
meet the needs of at-risk se
niors throughout the state and
nationwide
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L-R: National Presidents of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. - Ingrid Miller (17th); Gail
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Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum Names
Molly Carrott Taylor New Executive Director
The Board of Trust
ees of Ships of the Sea Mari
time Museum is pleased to an
nounce the selection of Molly
Carrott Taylor as the new exec
utive director, effective March
1,2023.
“Molly Taylor’s mu
seum and business develop
ment experience is a tremen
dous asset to Ships of the Sea,’’
said Laura Collins, the chair of
the Board. “Molly will bring
focus to our strategic planning
and will be critical to broaden
ing the museum’s outreach to
new audiences.
Taylor has a proven
record of leading high-per
forming teams. She began her
career at The Metropolitan Mu
seum of Art. After relocating
to Savannah in 2008, Taylor
continued her work at Telfair
Museums where she served as
director of development and
later deputy director, focus
ing on museum management,
strategy, and fundraising. She
has served as Ships of the Sea’s
business development and
fundraising consultant for the
past year.
“Ships of the Sea is a
key cultural institution,’’ Tay
lor said. “The museum shares
foundational stories of Savan
nah—from the maritime histo
ry that is Savannah’s history to
the Scarbrough House’s use as
a school for Black Americans
for almost 90 years to the Lane
family’s multigenerational,
significant contributions.’’
Eager to get started,
Taylor is enthusiastic about the
future. “As a collegiate sailor
and lifelong lover of the wa
ter, I’m excited to reach out to
our community and to share
Ships of the Sea with residents,
scholars, historians, and visi
tors to our city. “
She is a 2015 grad
uate of Leadership Savannah.
She earned her master’s degree
in Arts Administration from
Columbia University and her
bachelor’s degree in Art His
tory from Connecticut College.
In 2020, Taylor earned a slot
in the prestigious Getty Lead
ership Institute management
program for museum leaders.
She and her husband, Geoffrey
Taylor, enjoy family life with
their two active sons, Finlay
and Keating.
Wendy Melton, the
museum’s long-time curator,
has been promoted to deputy
director and curator. “We want
to thank Wendy Melton for
stepping in as interim execu
tive director,’’ Collins noted.
“Wendy’s steady hand allowed
Ships of the Sea to successful
ly navigate uncertainty during
the pandemic. We are delighted
that she has accepted this ex
panded role at the museum.’’
Visit https://www.
shipsofthesea .org/.
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