PORT ANGELES — Dr. Mark Fischer, a board-certified internal medicine and pulmonary medicine physician at Olympic Medical Center, has received the 2016 Outstanding Pulmonary Clinician of the Year award from the Washington Thoracic Society.
Fischer was recognized for his achievement Wednesday afternoon during the Olympic Medical Center Board of Commissioners meeting in Linkletter Hall.
The award is given to an outstanding physician practicing pulmonary or critical care medicine in the state of Washington during the annual Winter Lung Conference, which occurs every January in Leavenworth.
“Dr. Fischer received this award because he is highly regarded among his pulmonary colleagues for his expertise, integrity and sincere concern for the welfare of his patients,” said Dr. Tony Gerbino, head of pulmonary medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle and the current president of the Washington Thoracic Society.
“Dr. Fischer is not only considered an outstanding pulmonary physician but an outstanding internist and thoughtful leader. As much as anything, Mark is highly esteemed for his longstanding and steadfast commitment to the health of the Port Angeles community.”
The Washington Thoracic Society is the state chapter of the American Thoracic Society, the premier society for those practicing in pulmonary and critical care medicine in the United States.
The society consists of physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists who practice pulmonary medicine and critical care.
“Dr. Fischer is an incredibly dedicated physician, and we are very fortunate to have had him providing excellence in medicine for many years here in our community,” said Eric Lewis, OMC chief executive officer.
“He is a thought-leader and physician champion for many of our initiatives here at Olympic Medical Center, most recently with implementation of Epic electronic health records.”
Fischer also is “a staunch advocate of the Triple Aim, a framework adopted by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to improve the patient experience, improve the health of populations and [reduce] the costs of health care,” Lewis said.
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