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Society of Chest Pain Centers Names Robert Weisenburger Lipetz as Executive Director

COLUMBUS, OH – October 9, 2001. The Society of Chest Pain Centers today announced the appointment of Robert Weisenburger Lipetz as the first executive director.

“Bob will be a tremendous asset as we continue to reduce heart attack deaths and teach early heart attack care, “said Dr. Raymond D. Bahr, Immediate Past President of SCPC.

The appointment reflects a commitment of the Board of Directors to aggressively expand the scope and impact of the society. The executive director reports to the board of directors and works full time to further the mission of the SCPC. The position was created in the bylaws of the SCPC, and is being filled for the first time today.

“I quit my consulting position at the height of my career,” said Mr. Lipetz, “because making money is not enough. I believe in the Society. We are going to save lives, that’s the bottom line.”

Mr. Lipetz has a masters degree in business administration from the Ohio State University and has experience raising funds and managing programs for nonprofit organizations.

In addition, Mr. Lipetz teaches T’ai Chi Ch’uan in Columbus, Ohio, where he resides with his wife Debra and his Springer Spaniel, Becca.

The Society of Chest Pain Centers, established September 18, 1998 in Dearborn, Michigan, exists to support quality chest pain center care and to promote the interests of Chest Pain Center physicians.
The mission of the Society of Chest Pain Centers is to encourage hospitals to develop a prepared, comprehensive triage system in the Emergency Department that is cost effective for patients who present with various types of chest discomfort and to develop awareness programs with the community emphasizing early symptom recognition of a heart attack.

About the Society of Chest Pain Centers
The Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) is an international professional society focused on improving care for patients with acute coronary syndromes and related maladies. The Society is committed to improving the quality of patient care through protocol-based medicine and the adoption of process improvement science to healthcare. SCPC is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, visit www.scpcp.org.

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