RENOWN NEWSROOM

Reno, Nev. (Mar. 14, 2025) – Today, top public health experts and pediatricians across northern Nevada met with area media to call on parents to have their children vaccinated for measles, as cases increase in parts of the United States, and Spring Break travel increases the potential for infection. As of March 2025, 222 measles cases have been reported in 12 US states, with 1 confirmed death and 1 death under investigation. 94% of those cases were among individuals who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown. The experts stressed that the most important thing individuals can do to help protect themselves, their families, and their communities from measles is to be sure everyone who can be vaccinated is up to date on their measles vaccination

Renown Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim D. Thomas, CHCIO, MBA as the new Vice President for Data Center and Networks. With a distinguished career in healthcare technology and executive leadership, Jim brings a wealth of experience and expertise to overseeing data center operations, network, and infrastructure engineering/architecture for Nevada’s largest, not-for-profit integrated academic healthcare network serving over 1 million residents across Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California. Mr. Thomas begins his new role on March 31, 2025, and joins Steven Ramirez, VP and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Kathleen Zaski, Vice President of Enterprise IT Applications, in reporting to Chuck Podesta, Chief Information Officer for Renown Health.