Healthcare Public Relations: The By McCormack Team

Writer and strategic communications consultant John McCormack leverages nearly two decades of experience to lead the public relations efforts of healthcare information technology companies, hospitals and physican practices. McCormack strated his career working for magazines such as McKnight's Long-Term Care News, Hospitals & Health Networks and Health Data Management -- and now puts his knowledge of the heatlhcare industry and writing skills to work for a variety of healthcare industry clients.

As a professional writer, who has been published in a variety of consumer and trade publications, McCormack has the communication skills that many organizations truly need. Years spent covering the healthcare information technology beat makes him especially well-versed in this complex industry. Plus, he has the inside track on working the "media machine." It's a combination that has resulted in significant media exposure in a wide variety of national, regional and local consumer and trade publications.

Being a writer by training (McCormack holds a Master of Arts in Writing from DePaul University) and by passion has made it possible for this writers' writer to offer services that offer that certain something extra to clients. McCormack has devised and implemented successful media relations campaigns and produced high-quality, creative communications materials for a number of health care clients including: American Medical Association, Awarix, Cardinal Health Care, CareVoyant, Edward Hospital, InformMed, McKesson, Microsoft, NeedMyDoctor, Prime Clinical Systems, Purkinje, Radiological Society of North America and Roche Pharmaceuticals.

Deborah Linton brings more than 15 years of media relations experience to the table. As a communications professional, Linton has lead the development and execution of successful media and marketing campaigns for health care providers such as Edward Hospital and MacNeal Health Network. Linton has achieved significant media placement results for clients such as Heller Financial, GE-Healthcare and Roche Pharmaceuticals. In addition to working with trade and business media, Linton has substantial experience with consumer media, having secured and coordinated media opportunities with outlets such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America and The Today Show.

Linton has successfully orchestrated major media events such as the opening of the Edward Heart Hospital, Plainfield medical office building groundbreaking, Horton quintuplets, Magnet award, AED event, colonoscopy procedure and other health-related events. Plus, she has developed and pitched story ideas for media for placement such as gestational surrogacy/IVF, spinal fusion, animal-assisted therapy and a variety of mental health topics.