Doctors Community Hospital - Passion for Caring

PHILIP B. DOWN, President, has the responsibility for general supervision and control of all the business and affairs of Doctors Community Hospital.  He has been President of the Institution since 1990 and was Executive Director of the predecessor AMI Doctors Hospital for four years (1986-1990). He has a master’s degree in health care administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont. Before joining AMI Doctors Hospital, Mr. Down spent eight years (1978-1986) as the Chief Operating Officer at Howard County General Hospital, a not-for-profit acute care general hospital in Columbia, Maryland.  From 1977 to 1978, he served as the Director of General Services at North Shore Children’s Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts and from 1973 to 1977, he was an administrative assistant responsible for various management functions at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital of Boston in Brighton, Massachusetts.  Mr. Down is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Maryland Hospital Association. He is also the past president of the Chesapeake Healthcare Forum.  From 1994 to 2002, Mr. Down served as a Commissioner for the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission

THOMAS J. CROWLEY, Executive Vice President, has responsibility for the day-to-day activities of Doctors Community Hospital. Mr. Crowley received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering in 1967 from General Motors Institute, Flint, Michigan and his Master of Business Administration in 1974 from Boston College.  He joined the staff of AMI Doctors Hospital as chief operating officer in 1989.  From 1985 until 1989, Mr. Crowley was a partner in the accounting firm of Ernst & Young and the director of its hospital operations consulting practice in the Mid-Atlantic States.  Prior to 1985, Mr. Crowley served as Director of Applied Management Systems, a Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing in hospital management.  His memberships and affiliations include the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Hospital Association.  Mr. Crowley is past President of the Prince George’s County Board of Trade.

DENNIS P. SCANLON, Vice President, Finance, is chief financial officer and oversees all fiscal operations at Doctors Community Hospital.  He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in 1969 from the University of Baltimore, Maryland.  Mr. Scanlon was the Assistant Chief Rate Analyst for the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission from 1973 until 1976.  In 1976, he became Director of Finance for Anne Arundel General Hospital, Annapolis, Maryland.  He became Controller of Provident Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland in 1984. Mr. Scanlon was the Controller, responsible for day-to-day operations of the Finance Department of Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, from 1985 to 1988.  He joined the staff of AMI Doctors Hospital in 1988. He is a Certified Public Accountant and an Advanced Member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.  Mr. Scanlon is active in the Maryland Chapter of HFMA and served as the Maryland Chapter President for the 1996-1997 fiscal year.  Mr. Scanlon is the immediate past President of the Greenbelt Rotary Club.

PAULA L. BRUENING, Vice President, Nursing and Patient Care Services, is responsible for nursing services at Doctors Community Hospital.  She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1982 and her Master of Science in Nursing Administration in 1984, both from the University of North Carolina.  In 1993, she received her post-master’s certificate in nursing administration from Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She is a member of the American and Maryland Organizations of Nurse Executives, Sigma Theta Tau, the National Honor Society for Nursing, and the Board of the Prince George’s County Literacy Council.  In 1973, after completing requirements for her Associate Degree in Nursing at Hagerstown Junior College, she began her nursing career as a staff nurse at Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, Maryland.  She was appointed Head Nurse in the Emergency Department at Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, North Carolina in 1982 and Administrative Nursing Supervisor in 1984.   In 1984, Ms. Bruening was appointed Vice President of Patient Services at Loudoun Healthcare, Inc., Leesburg, Virginia.  In 1989 she became Vice President for Nursing Services at Kent General Hospital, Dover, Delaware, and in 1990, Ms. Bruening was appointed to her present position at Doctors Community Hospital.

CHARLENE LUNDGREN, Vice President, Human Resources, is responsible for oversight of all areas involving labor, wages and benefits for hospital employees.  Ms. Lundgren came to the Hospital in November, 1993.  She began her career in human resources at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California while obtaining her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles.  Subsequently Ms. Lundgren received her Master of Industrial Psychology degree from the University of Louisville.  Prior to joining the Hospital, she served as the senior human resources executive for a major law firm in the District of Columbia. Ms. Lundgren currently serves on the Council for Clinical and Quality Issues for the Maryland Hospital Association; the Focus Group on Safe Nursing Practice for the American Hospital Association; and the Annual Conference Committee for the American Society of Healthcare Human Resources Administrators.  She is an active member and a past President of Maryland Healthcare Human Resources Administrators.  Ms. Lundgren was the 2004 recipient of the American Hospital Association Outstanding Chapter Contribution Award.

GABRIEL JAFFE, M. D., Vice President, Medical Affairs, has responsibility for medical staff relations, medical staff development, and quality of care review.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree phi beta kappa from the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont in 1961 and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, in 1966.  Dr. Jaffe served as a medical intern, a medical resident, and a fellow in infectious diseases Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, from 1966 to 1973.  He was Associate Professor of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Medical School, New York, New York, from 1973 to 1974 and then served as Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease at Prince George’s Hospital Center beginning in 1974.  He became Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Doctors Community Hospital in 1993, and has served as Vice President, Medical Affairs since 1994.  Dr. Jaffe holds a board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine.

ERIC L. CONLEY, Vice President, Operations, is responsible for the day-to-day oversight for several clinical ancillary departments and support services.  He received his Bachelor of Science Degree-Allied Health in 1990 from Slippery Rock University and his Master of Health Services Administration from The Ohio State University in 1994.  Mr. Conley was an Administrative Fellow at the New York University Medical Center in 1994 until 1995.  In 1995, he became a Project Administrator at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and in 1997 became an Assistant Administrator for Support Services at D. C. General Hospital.  In 1998 Mr. Conley became Administrative Director, Clinical Ancillary Services, at Durham Regional Hospital within the Duke University Health System.  Before joining Doctors Community Hospital in October 2007, Mr. Conley held several positions at Franklin Square Hospital Center from 2003 to 2007, the latest being Vice President, Operations.  He is a member of the American College of Health Executives and the President Elect of the Baltimore Chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives.

SCOTT B. GREGERSON, J.D., Vice President, Business Development, is responsible for providing leadership in business development and strategy for the organization.  He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997 and his Juris Doctorate from Washington and Lee University Law School, Lexington, Virginia in 2002.  Mr. Gregerson was an Associate Director for The Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C. from 2003 through 2004.  Before joining Doctors Community Hospital in May 2007, Mr. Gregerson was the Vice President, Marketing and Business Development for Sonoma Valley Hospital, Sonoma, California.  He is a Fellow of The Advisory Board Company and is licensed to practice law in the states of California and Minnesota.