Richard Benson
Emergency Medicine Physician
- Role
- Medical Director at Vance County Fire Ems
- Location
- Durham, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richard Benson
Leadership. Collaboration. Team Building.As a physician executive with ApolloMD, I serve our health system partners and practices in our collective mission to drive better patient care and higher-quality outcomes. ApolloMD is one of the nation’s premier private multidisciplinary provider groups, specializing in Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine, Anesthesia, and Radiology services. In my role, I work with teams to develop strong, performance-based, patient-centric practices that align closely with our health system partners.With over twelve years of experience in Emergency Medicine and EMS Medical Direction, I bring a strategic, data-driven approach to healthcare leadership—focusing on operational efficiencies, patient engagement, process improvement, risk management, and applied healthcare technologies.I am passionate about mentoring physician leaders, identifying strategic partnerships, and driving business development to innovate and revolutionize healthcare delivery. In addition to my executive leadership role, I remain a practicing Emergency Physician, proudly serving communities throughout the Carolinas.Let’s connect to discuss healthcare leadership, operational strategy, and the future of emergency medicine.
Experience
Medical Director
Jun 2020 — Present · Henderson, NC, US
Develop, maintain, update, and implement departmental policies, procedures, and protocols. Ensure providers are aware of and compliant with departmental, hospital, and medical staff policies. Work to ensure that medical staff policies support the department and hospital vision for ED care.
Education
Meharry Medical College
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Medicine
2009 — 2013
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
University of Chicago
Emergency Medicine Residency, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
North Carolina State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Morehouse College
Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry
2005 — 2009
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