St. Lukes Hospital has announced that Jason Sain has joined the hospital’s staff as information systems analyst, intermediate.

Sain has a strong background in the implementation and management of hospital information services. His expertise lies in the analysis, design and implementation of connected networks. He received his bachelor of science in computer science from Limestone College. Most recently, Sain worked for Michelin IBM in the IT department. &bsp;

I want to see St. Lukes Hospital as connected as larger hospitals, says Sain. This will allow St. Lukes to be more competitive. This will also help my co-workers to be as efficient as possible with little downtime due to computer malfunction. Im excited to be able to implement the latest technology for healthcare at St. Lukes.

Sain will be working alongside David Pearson, information services director.

I am very pleased that Jasons prior experiences have allowed him to come on board and immediately begin supporting our end-user community at St. Lukes,” Pearson says. “Jason has thus far been an asset in reducing information services response times, which in turn improves services to our patients. His knowledge and troubleshooting skills have already made a noticeable and positive impact for information services at St. Lukes facilities.

Sain, who graduated from Polk County High School, resides in Green Creek with his wife, Carla, and their five children, Madolyn, Olivia, Clayton, Josiah and Phoebe. When not working, Sain and his family enjoy motorcross, church events and spending time with family and friends.

Im excited to have a job that feels like home. Ive wanted to move to the medical field with IT support and what better place to do that! Im close to home, working with people I know, in a community I love, says Sain.

St. Lukes Hospital is a not for profit, acute care hospital affiliated with Carolinas HealthCare System of Charlotte, N.C., for specialized management expertise, experience with developing strong community-based clinical services, and participation in revenue and purchasing contracts. CHS is the largest healthcare system in the Carolinas and the third largest public system in the nation.

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