In early July, Concord, Mass.-based Emerson Health appointed Rachel Wasserstrom as senior vice president and chief strategy officer. To this role, Ms. Wasserstrom brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience from both academic medical centers and community health systems. Becker’s connected with Ms. Wasserstrom to discuss how healthcare is rapidly shifting closer to home, and how Emerson is uniquely positioned to expand access, improve services and drive innovation for the patients it serves. She also shared her vision for blending academic medicine strengths with a personalized touch of community-based care. 

Emerson Health provides care to more than 300,000 people across 25 cities and towns. It comprises Emerson Hospital in Concord and multiple health and urgent care centers, acco

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