CEO of The Spine Hospital of Louisiana Earns National Award

The Spine Hospital of Louisiana at The NeuroMedical Center announced 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 LLC) contingency. 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.

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.

09/22/2016