In the News
PhoneDOCTORx article in McKight's Long Term Care News.July, 2009
House CallsJune, 2009
Telemedicine service used by doctors helps reduce cost at nursing homesApril, 2009
Nursing home will have doctor video-conferencingMarch, 2009
PhoneDOCTORx, Inc. selected as one of 11 finalists by New England Healthcare Institute for one of most promising healthcare technology in 2009.February, 2009
The Board of American Doctor's Online is excited to welcome two new board members; Dr. Alan Woodward and Mr. John Day.February, 2009
PhoneDOCTORx article in McKight's Long Term Care News.August, 2007
PhoneDOCTORx could change the face of patient care.May, 2007
Doctor just a phone call away.March, 2007
PhoneDOCTORx on the cover of Boston Magazine.March, 2007
PhoneDOCTORx presents at the annual Massachusetts Extended Care Federation meeting and exposition.November 16, 2006 PhoneDOCTORx presents to the MECF (www.mecf.com) a group which represents more than 500 skilled nursing facilities, assisted living residences and continuing care retirement communities, MECF is the voice of the long term care provider community in Massachusetts.  Nursing homes seen deficient on basic careMovement grows to cut unneeded hospitalizationsBoston Globe | July 3, 2006 Tens of thousands of nursing home residents must be sent to the hospital each year because of a breakdown in basic medical care at the facilities, specialists say, a scenario that exposes frail elderly people to unnecessary trauma and illness... Health Care Center unveils breakthrough video technologyStandard-Times staff writer | April 26, 2006Imagine if the television and camera set-ups that offices use for video teleconferencing were brought to a nursing home. |
John B. Day is President and Chief Executive Officer of Southcoast Health System, comprising St. Luke's Hospital, Charlton Memorial Hospital and Tobey Hospital all located in the Southcoast of Massachusetts.
Since November 1991, Day has been President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Luke's Hospital and St. Luke's Health Care System.
He joined St. Luke's Hospital in 1978 and has served in a variety of administrative roles, including interim president, senior vice president and administrative president. Day received his bachelor of arts degree in Political Science, as well as masters degrees in Health Care Administration and Secondary Education from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Prior to joining St. Luke's, Mr. Day was on the staffs of the Connolly School in Potomac, MD, and Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. He also served as a legislative staff aide for Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine.
Day is a member of the American Hospital Association. He is a founding member of the National Association of Urban Hospitals in Washington, D.C. He also serves on the boards of the Massachusetts Hospital Association, the Southcoast Education Compact, and the New Bedford United Way. In 1995, he was inducted into the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame. 
Alan C. Woodward, M.D., FACEP began his practice of Emergency Medicine in Massachusetts at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in 1981. In 1989, he was recruited to Emerson Hospital to be the Chief of Emergency Medicine, a role he filled until 2007, transforming Emerson's “Emergency Room†in to a state-of-the-art Emergency Department in all respects. He has been recognized as a trailblazer for emergency medicine in Massachusetts. A committed patient advocate, he has worked tirelessly to improve access to high-quality emergency care and to enhance public health. Currently he pursues his interests in health policy and public health and sits on numerous healthcare related boards, local and State committees, and on the Massachusetts Public Health Council. In addition he has been active in organized medicine at the local, district, state and national levels.
Dr. Woodward has served as president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and has also served on the Board of Trustees, the House of Delegates and numerous committees and tasks forces. He chaired the Committee on Legislation, and in that role after years of persistent efforts, successfully negotiated the language of Chapter 141, the comprehensive managed care Patient Bill of Rights which passed the Massachusetts Legislature in 2000. He also served as a member of the committees on Strategic Planning, Administration and Management, Nominations, and task forces on Prescription Coverage, Access to Health Insurance, Hospital Closure, Conversions & Mergers, and Ethical Standards in Managed Care, among others. On the district level, he served as vice president and president of the Middlesex Central District Medical Society. In his specialty, Dr. Woodward has held many leadership positions including president of the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians (MACEP). He also served for many years as a councilor to the House of Delegates of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
At Emerson Hospital, Dr. Woodward has also served in numerous leadership positions including as president of their medical staff, on the hospital Board of Directors, the IPA Board of Directors, as well as multiple committees including Medical Executive, Professional Review, and Strategic Planning and currently serves on the Foundation Board of Directors. He also served on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Statewide Diversion Task Force (now the Statewide Boarding and Patient Flow Task Force) which he co-chairs with the Commissioner of Public Health. He also served on the Regional Emergency Medicine Services Advisory Committee, the State EMCAB Committee, and currently serves on the Statewide Medical Surge Committee as well as the Public Health Council, since 2007. In addition, he has served on Emergency Physician Advisory Committees at Tufts Associated Health Plans, Harvard-Pilgrim Health Care, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
For his contributions to emergency medicine, MACEP honored him with the Vanguard Award for Outstanding Service In Emergency Medicine, the President's Award for Leadership and Dedication in Emergency Medicine and in 2001 with the Pinnacle Award for commitment to quality emergency care. He also received the 2001 Award for Distinguished Service to the Massachusetts Medical Society. In 2002, the Metropolitan Boston Emergency Medical Services Council presented him with the Mark E. Weinstein, M.D. Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Region IV EMS System. He was also noted by Boston Magazine to be one of the “40 People to Watch†in 2002 and in 2008, received national recognition by the American College of Emergency Physicians as a “Hero of Emergency Medicineâ€Â.
A graduate of Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, Dr. Woodward received a master's degree in bioengineering at Columbia University before earning his M.D. degree at Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed a flexible internship at Newton-Wellesley Hospital and his residency in emergency medicine at Bowman Gray School of Medicine/North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. He lives in Concord with his wife, Elise, an architect, and has two children, Lauren and Andrew, both recent college graduates.
