President of Elliot Health Talks Omicron and Stresses Covid Surge Have on Hospitals

A concerning new Covid variant is being watched by New Hampshire health professionals who are already stressed over and above the present pandemic. Podcaster Roger Wood talks with Dr. Greg Baxter, President of Elliot Health System of Manchester. He opens up about the difficulty of providing health care in the current environment.

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Dr. Greg Baxter, a board-certified emergency medicine physician, was named President of Elliot Health System after serving for 10 years as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Baxter has been with Elliot Health System since 2003 when he joined and led the emergency physician provider group, growing it to 17 physicians and 10 advanced care providers by 2008. At that time, he was named Vice President of Medical Affairs serving as a liaison to the medical staff, Elliot Board of Directors, and management. In 2009, Dr. Baxter was appointed Chief Medical Officer and has served in this leadership role for nine years. In 2020, he took on the role of Chief Clinical Officer.

Roger Wood is an award winning radio, podcast, newspaper and television journalist, with over 40 years of experience in the media. Roger has spent his entire professional career in New Hampshire. Roger currently serves as associate publisher and podcast producer at InDepthNH.org. He has produced news and special feature reports for InDepthNH, New Hampshire Public Radio, NPR, and other Public and commercial radio stations. He also produced spot news for CBS Radio. He has produced some 50 audiobooks and has written three novels. Roger has also moderated political forums as well as public policy discussions locally and statewide.