OSWEGO – December 18, 2023, The Medical Staff at Oswego Hospital recently appointed new leadership for 2024-2026, including Wajeeh Sana, MD, FAAFP as President and Nicholas Runeare, MD as Vice President.
Wajeeh Sana, MD, FAAFP leads the team of providers as the Medical Director for the Oswego Hospital Emergency Department and both Fulton and Central Square Urgent Care Centers. He earned his medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College in Pakistan. Dr. Sana has been a member of the Medical Staff at Oswego Hospital since 2013 and as the newly elected President of the Medical Staff, he will also serve as Chair of the Medical Executive Committee and as a member of the Oswego Health Board of Directors. In this role, he is responsible for communicating and representing the opinions and concerns of the Medical Staff and its members on organizational and specific matters affecting Hospital operations to the Board. He will also oversee compliance on the part of the Medical Staff with the procedural safeguards and rights of its members in all stages of the Hospital’s credentialing process.
Nicholas Runeare, MD earned his Doctor of Medicine in 2017 from SUNY Upstate. There he completed his Residency in Internal Medicine in 2020 and his Chief Residency in Quality and Safety (CRQS) at the Syracuse VA in 2021. As Hospitalist Medical Director, Dr. Runeare is responsible for the oversight of all delivery and coordination of care to Hospitalist Medicine patients including overseeing the quality of care and serving as the principal clinical liaison with the members of the delivery system. He joined the Medical Staff in 2021. As Vice President of the Medical Staff, Dr. Runeare will chair the Oswego Health Quality Assurance and Process Improvement Committee and will also serve as a member of the Medical Executive Committee.
“We are fortunate to have both Drs. Sana and Runeare leading the Medical Staff here at Oswego Hospital” stated Michael C. Backus, President & CEO of Oswego Health. “Their commitment to safety and quality of care is exemplary as we know they both take immense pride in caring for our community. We look forward to collaborating with our Medical Staff as we transform healthcare locally.”
The Medical Staff at Oswego Hospital includes 270+ providers representing multiple specialty services across Oswego County.
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About Oswego Health:
The mission of Oswego Health is to provide accessible, quality care and improve the health of residents throughout Oswego County. As a nonprofit healthcare system established in 1881, Oswego Health is proud to continue to be one of Oswego County’s largest employers. More than 1,200 employees spread throughout its 17 locations, work for the Oswego Health system, which includes the 132-bed community Oswego Hospital, a 32-bed psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral health service locations, The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springside at Seneca Hill, an independent retirement community. The health system also operates Oswego Health Home Care, the only hospital-based certified home healthcare agency in the County as well as two outpatient centers, including the Fulton Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, physical therapy, and occupational health services, and the Central Square Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, and physical therapy services. In addition, Oswego Health includes the Oswego Health captive professional corporation, Physician Care P.C., providing physician services in orthopedics, cardiology, ENT, gastroenterology, breast care, audiology, general surgery, bariatrics, and primary care. For more information about Oswego Health visit www.oswegohealth.org.
