Scott D. Skorik, a 20-year veteran of Sodexho Health Care Services, was recently named Senior Vice President for Operations in Sodexho’s North Central region. His area of responsibility encompasses the greater Chicago area as well as Illinois, Wisconsin, and the greater St. Louis Market place.

Skorik’s career includes in-depth operations experience that has served his clients well. He began his career as a District Manager for the greater Chicago area for Marriott Management Systems (which merged with Sodexho in 2000). Following that, he was assigned to the Mayo Medical Center in Rochester, MN, one of Sodexho Marriott’s premier accounts to this day, where, as District Manager, he oversaw all food operations and managed more than 1500 staff members. He was next assigned to the Wheaton Franciscan System/Covenant Milwaukee, where he supervised operations for nine healthcare facilities in Wisconsin and Illinois including Food & Nutrition, Environmental Services and Plant Operation and Maintenance Services.

A successful transition to Sales Director for the upper Midwest in 2001 led to Scott’s being named the 2003 Sales Director of the Year for the entire Sodexho Health Care Services division. Following that achievement, he was tapped to become the Sales Vice President for a 12-state area, where, until recently, he led an eight-person sales team working with prospective clients in both the acute care and senior services markets. Scott’s strong leadership skills and extensive experience at all levels of the Sodexho organization made him an ideal choice to lead operations in this key area.

"I am fortunate to have a strong, experienced operations team in the greater Chicago area that will enable us to meet the needs and expectations of current and future clients", Scott said. "Sodexho Health Care Services is focused on operational excellence, open and frank communication with our clients through our Clients for Life® program and finding the best, most practical solutions to their changing needs. As a division, we are dedicated to working with our clients to enhance the Patient Experience in each of the hospitals we serve. Our corporate mission is to improve the quality of daily life, and we do so by supporting a hospital’s focus on the healing process, through service delivery designed to be compassionate, respectful and enthusiastic."

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) announces that Allen W. Heinemann, PhD, has been selected as a Fellow of The American Congress of Rehabilitation (ACRM). This designation recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of rehabilitation medicine and ACRM.

Dr. Heinemann is the director of the RIC Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, a rehabilitation focused research unit which measures the impact of medical rehabilitation over the long term in patients with disabilities. He is also an associate director of research at RIC, the hospital ranked "Best Rehabilitation Hospital in America" by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1991. He also serves as a professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.

Heinemann completed his doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the University of Kansas with a specialty focus in rehabilitation. He completed an internship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and was an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Active in his field, Heinemann has been a member of ACRM since 1984. He serves as past president of ACRM, and served as president in 2004-2005 and vice president from 2002-2003. He has also been a Research Policy and Legislation Committee member since 2001 and a leader in the Measurement and Evaluation Task Force.

Heinemann is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 22) and a Diplomat in Rehabilitation Psychology (ABPP). He serves as past president of the Rehabilitation Psychology division of the American Psychological Association. He is on the editorial board of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Steve Wilder, President and CEO of Sorensen, Wilder & Associates in Bradley, IL was recently a featured presenter at the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management annual conference in San Antonio, TX. Wilder’s presentation on Violence in Healthcare was attended by over 200 healthcare risk mangers from around the United States.

In additional news, Sorensen, Wilder & Associates recently welcomed Michael Croudep as a safety and security consultant. Croudep holds a Bachelors Degree in Law Enforcement and a Masters Degree in Safety Engineering. He will be working with SWA clients both locally and nationally on their workplace safety and security management programs. Croudep has held safety management positions with both Sears and K-Mart. He has earned several national awards for his outcomes in logistical safety management and for employee safety and health management programs.