Fleur-De-Lis Connection Volume 27, Issue 1 | Page 3

GLMS AND SURGERY ON SUNDAY LOUISVILLE INCREASE PARTNERSHIP In 2016, the Greater Louisville Medical Society and Surgery on Sunday Louisville will build upon a longstanding partnership to better serve patients with little or no health care by providing access to free outpatient surgeries. GLMS has supported Surgery on Sunday Louisville since it began several years ago but the new partnership will be beneficial to both groups. For Surgery on Sunday Louisville, GLMS will provide credentialing for participating physician volunteers as well as increased communication abilities and meeting space as necessary. Erica Sutton, MD, is a general surgeon with U of L and executive director for Surgery on Sunday Louisville. She guides the program today much as she did when it first took off in 2013. But as it grows so do the challenges involved. Speaking to the GLMS Board of Governors in December, Dr. Sutton said “My board is v