
Close to Home
Close to Home: Meritus Health provides Expert Care, Close to Home. On his podcast, President and CEO Maulik Joshi, Dr. P.H. discusses the topics that hit Close to Home as Meritus manages the care needs of the local community.
Episodes
17 episodes
Psychiatry with Purpose: Inspiring the Next Generation
In this episode, our CEO Maulik Joshi, DrPH, sits down with Dr. Heather Thiebert, DO, the Residency Program Director at Meritus Health, to discuss her inspiring journey into psychiatry and her pivotal role in shaping the new Psychiatric Residen...
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12:39

Breaking the Stigma of Suicide: Talking About Suicide is How We Stop it
On this episode of Close to Home, President and CEO Maulik Joshi and Brook Lane CEO Jeff O'Neal tee up an important discussion about eliminating the stigma of suicide and how we as a community work to eliminate it.
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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9:53

Reacting to Allergy Trends
Allergic? Are you sure? Did you know that more than 90% of people who have been diagnosed with a penicillin allergy aren't actually allergic? In this episode of Close to Home, Maulik Joshi sits down with Dr. Seemal Awan to discuss the latest tr...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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9:19

Cutting Through It: A Conversation with Meritus Health’s Chief Surgeon
On this episode, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., sits down with Dr. Adrian Park, Meritus Health's Chief Surgical Officer, as the two discuss Dr. Park's specialty in foregut surgery. He shares the quality of life challenges patients with GERD can experie...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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13:13

Stronger Together: How Meritus and Brook Lane are teaming up to help our community
On this episode, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., sits down with Jeff O’Neil, CEO of Brook Lane, as the two discuss the impact of access to mental health services in our community.
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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10:15

Higher Education at a Lower Cost
As most schools are back in session, we are talking higher education at a lower cost on this edition of Close to Home. Our President and CEO, Maulik Joshi sits down with Dr. Jacob Ashby, Executive Director, USMH, to talk about finding way...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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8:41

Pickled Cauliflower and Picking Wall Colors
Pickled Cauliflower and Picking Wall Colors: Meritus Chief Strategy Officer explains process of opening a medical school and shares some local favorites
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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9:57

The Power of Partnership
On this episode, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., sits down with Dr. David Sovine, Superintendent of Washington County Public Schools, as the two discuss the power of strong partnerships in a community.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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12:04
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Answering the Call: Combating Loneliness One Person at a Time
On this episode, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., sits down with Lynnae Messner, Meritus Health's Director of Outpatient Care Management, as the two discuss the Care Callers program that targets loneliness in the community.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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10:02

Waging a War Against Vacant Jobs by Upping the Minimum Wage
On this episode, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., sits down with Scott Salzetti, Meritus Health's Vice President of Team Member Services (Human Resources), as the two discuss the challenges of healthcare job vacancies and what Meritus Health is doing to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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10:52
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Reflecting on 3 Years of COVID
On this episode, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., sits down with Carrie Adams, Pharm.D., Meritus Health's Chief Operating Officer, as the two reflect on how Meritus Health quickly responded to the COVID pandemic three years ago.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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9:08

A Friendly Chat about What Age-Friendly Means
On this episode, listen as your host, Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., sat down with Terry Fulmer, Ph.D., RN, president of the John A. Hartford Foundation, as the two discuss the framework for an Age-Friendly Health System.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:04

From Screenings to Screen Time – Supporting the Health of our Children
Before he became Meritus Medical Center's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anand Budi spent decades as a prominent community pediatrician. On this episode of Close to Home, host Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H. and Dr. Budi talk about threats to the healt...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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9:48

Take me Higher – the low-down on Higher Education in our Region
Listen as your host Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H. takes it up a notch – literally – talking about higher education in our region with Dr. Jim Klauber, President of Hagerstown Community College.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:45
