By Kevin McCauley
Cathy Barry-Ipema, who has more than 30 years of hospital and health systems experience, has moved to Edelman’s D.C. health practice.
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She joins from The Joint Commission, which accredits and certifies more than 19,000 healthcare groups and programs across the U.S.
Barry-Ipema, a 19-year veteran of TJC, was chief communications officer, in charge of media relations, issues management, publications and the organization’s speakers’ bureau.
Prior to TJC, she was PR director of Lutheran General Health System (Park Ridge, Il) and Grant Hospital of Chicago. Barry-Ipema, who lives in Chicago, reports to Laura Gordon, GM of Edelman’s Washington’s healthcare team. |