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Ginny Creasman, Pharm.D., FACHE
Executive Director
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Ginny L. Creasman has served as the Medical Center Director of VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, since February 18, 2018.
Serving a 15-county area of Michigan and Northwest Ohio, VAAAHS provides world-class health care and services to the men and women who have proudly served our nation. VAAAHS offers 102 acute care beds distributed among Medicine, Surgery, Critical Care, and Psychiatry, along with 40 Community Living Center beds. Currently offering services in 5 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Adrian, Flint, Jackson, Toledo, and 2 specialty clinics in Ann Arbor, with 2 new CBOCs activating in Canton and Howell in 2022. More than 69,000 Veterans choose VAAAHS to provide their comprehensive health care and support services.
Over the course of her career, Dr. Creasman has served in many leadership roles at the national, VISN and medical center levels, while focusing on the promotion of Veteran-centered services and continuous improvement of Veteran health care. During her tenure as interim Medical Center Director at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, she fostered partnerships with the Indiana National Guard, which resulted in the activation of the Wakeman VA Clinic at Camp Atterbury. She also developed a memorandum of understanding with the YMCA for a prevention and wellness clinic, as well as for ongoing initiatives involving Veteran engagement in health and fitness.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Creasman has led VAAAHS and the VA Michigan Market in providing high quality care for Veterans and supporting the healthcare needs of the broader community through the VA’s 4th Mission. As a Medical Center Director, Dr. Creasman continues her efforts in creating and sustaining highly reliable organizations during an ever-changing healthcare footprint.
Dr. Creasman’s areas of interest include strategic healthcare delivery and planning, staff development and succession planning, governance and organizational realignment, and the integration of technology to improve direct patient care. Dr. Creasman is a passionate leader in engaging employees through leadership development and frontline problem solving. This ultimately resulted in improving positive Veteran experience.
Dr. Creasman is the recipient of the Federal Service Excellence Supervisory Award and the VA Secretary’s Hero Award for service to Veterans following Hurricane Katrina. She was a member of the Detroit leadership team for the 2012 National Veterans Conference, receiving a VA Secretary Commendation for enhancing services to Veterans through this effort.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
2018 – present Director, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
2016 – 2018 Director, Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Saginaw MI
2015 – 2016 Acting Director, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
2014 – 2016 Associate Director, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
2009 – 2014 Assistant Director, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor MI
2005 – 2009 Chief, Pharmacy Service, Cincinnati, OH
1992 – 2004 Associate Chief, Pharmacy Service, Cincinnati, OH
EDUCATION:
1992 Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1988 Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1985 Bachelor of Science, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY