Gramann joins hospitals in communications role

    Hospital Sisters Health System Southern Illinois Division has announced that Ashley Gramann was recently named the manager of communica-tions within the HSHS Southern Illinois Division. Gramann’s focus will be the HSHS Southern Illinois ministries of HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese, HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland.
    Gramann will create and manage comprehensive communications plans and media relations programs to support each hospital’s strategic goals. She will serve as counsel to hospital leadership in matters related to internal messaging, community and public relations, and crisis communication to ensure a positive and cohesive public image. Gramann will also provide oversight for a variety of collateral materials, internal and external publications, hospital internet and intranet sites, social media sites, crisis communications, and colleague communications.
    Gramann comes to HSHS having served as the marketing supervisor at EPIC Systems, Inc. in St. Louis, where she led a marketing team whose roles included data analysis, digital media and event coordination.