The Elkhart County Health Department has a new health officer, and his name is Dr. Daniel A. Nafziger.
Nafziger, a specialist with the infectious diseases division of Goshen Health System and medical director of the Mennonite Mutual Aid Association, was recently selected by the Elkhart County Board of Health to take over the position from retiring County Health Officer Dr. Aixsa Perez.
Having served in the position since early 2002, Perez actually left the position in mid-April to pursue other interests, but was reinstated as interim health officer for a short time due to the onset of the worldwide swine flu pandemic.
According to County Health Department representative Carolyn Mast, the announcement of Nafziger’s appointment was made by current interim health officer and Elkhart County Board of Health President Dr. Max Mertz during a special meeting of the health board Thursday night.
“Dr. Mertz is actually serving as interim health officer until Dr. Nafziger takes over, because Dr. Perez has now left the area,” Mast said.
According to Mertz, Perez has chosen to continue with her medical practice in her native Puerto Rico.
“She and a group of other physicians and investors have purchased a hospital in Puerto Rico, and they’re going to run that,” Mertz said. “That’s where she’s from , so she’s getting back to where she grew up and where she was trained.”
Mertz said he expects to hand over the reins of the health officer position to Nafziger sometime in early August.
Local News
Dr. Nafziger named as new county health officer
- Local News
-
-
Church members building homes in Haiti
It’s been more than two years since a massive earthquake rocked the small island nation of Haiti. Recovery is far from complete, but with the help of a church in Waterford, it is getting closer.
-
After two-year wait, Goshen teen receives heart transplant
A phone call around 5:15 a.m. Sunday morning ended a two-year wait for a new heart for Goshen’s Barrett Younghans, 19.
-
Coat for a coat: Company gives back
Fifty Goshen girls have new coats today thanks to a new business.
-
Snyders enjoy a lifetime together
Shirley and Terry Snyder both grew up in Goshen and attended Goshen High School at the same time. Shirley, whose maiden name was Snook, said she was assigned a seat between Terry and his twin brother, Jerry, for all four years in the assembly class.
-
Young scientists compete in Olympic-style event at Goshen College Saturday
Science took center stage in Goshen Saturday morning as 13 area Science Olympiad teams converged on a snow-dusted Goshen College campus to participate in the 2012 Science Olympiad Regional Tournament.
-
Fairfield students building press box
The building trades program at Fairfield High School is tackling a different project this winter, as students construct the school’s new press box at the football field.
-
Lawmakers: Bipartisan cooperation does exist
With a week now past since multitudes descended on Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, local legislators are once again finding their bearings and ready to jump back into the current legislative agend
-
Purchase of GHA office part of downfall?
Looking back, Wayne Kramer thinks he can identify the turning point in which everything went south for the beleaguered Goshen Housing Authority.
-
Family wins Keystone travel trailer
Keystone RV of Goshen, has awarded a Passport travel trailer to a winner in its Rediscover America RV Giveaway.
-
'Pancake Club' makes a difference
They make pancakes — lots of pancakes. The Exchange Club of Elkhart County is even known as “The Pancake Club.”
- More Local News Headlines
-
Nordic Festival Puts North Korea in Spotlight
'Rumor Has It' Adele's Rolling in the Grammys
Grohl, Grammy Nominees Cut Up on the Red Carpet
Greece Passes New Austerity Deal Amid Rioting
Coroner: Houston Autopsy Results Weeks Away
Raw Video: Greek Rioting Ahead of Austerity Vote
Raw Video: Child Rescued After Kosovo Avalanche
Pop Music Superstar Whitney Houston Dies at 48
Whitney Houston's Church Mourns Her Passing
Reaction to Houston's Death at Clive Davis Party
79 Turtles Seized at Shanghai Airport
Severe Cold Wreaks Havoc in China
Fuel Removal Under Way on Capsized Italian Ship
Police: Houston Found Dead in Her Hotel Room
Paul Suffers Narrow Loss to Romney in Maine
Palin Brings Anti-Washington Message to CPAC
Obama Scraps Birth Control Mandate
Navy Names Ship for Gabrielle Giffords
Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Kill Obama
Marines: No Punishment for Nazi-like Flag
