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St. Catherine’s EMS Education continues to save lives
Emergency Response Service (EMS) personnel are at the forefront of emergency care—they are first to reach someone in need of immediate care and communication of protocols is imperative to successful outcomes when collaborating with Emergency Department physicians and health care professionals. St. Catherine’s EMS Dinner and Education Lectures Series is an initiative coordinated by the Community Outreach Program to foster excellence in health care services through improved communication and education. The medical center offers the free dinner and lecture, including CMS credits for EMS personnel quarterly, throughout the year. The EMS dinners are a direct result of St. Catherine’s 2014-2016 Community Service Plan to fortify a comprehensive approach to assessing community health, and developing and implementing action plans to improve community health through member and partner engagement. The second EMS Education Dinner and Lecture was held at the Stonebridge Country Club in Smithtown 2015. St. Catherine’s
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Director of the Emergency Department Mustafah Khwaja, DO, lectured on “Updates in Pre-Hospital Stroke Care”, followed by “Sports Injuries to the Shoulder and Knee”, presented by Michael J. Sileo, MD, and “Emergency Management of
the Hand and Arm” presented by Dimitrios C. Christoforou, MD. EMS personnel in attendance all remarked about the great topics and need for the education forum. In addition, first responder Scott Waryold from the East Northport
Fire Department was presented with the “Protector of the Penumbra” award. The “Protector of the Penumbra” award was developed by St. Catherine of Siena as a patient initiative in partnership with the American Heart Association.
The goal is to improve administration times for the “clot-busting” drug used in the treatment of patients who are brought to the emergency department with symptoms of acute ischemic stroke. Ischemic stroke is caused by a blockage in a blood vessel that stops the flow of blood and deprives the surrounding brain tissue of oxygen. In the absence of oxygen, the brain cells in the immediate area begin to die and release a cascade of toxic chemicals that threaten brain tissue in the surrounding area—the ischemic penumbra. When a patient receives the drug within 40 minutes of arrival emergency personnel are awarded for their diligence. Because of their timely care, they successfully aided in minimizing the long-term deficits from the ischemic stroke. Paul Ziebarth and Vincent Linnanewere also recognized and awarded with the “Protector of the Penumbra” award for their lifesaving efforts, but were not in attendance. For more information about the St. Catherine’s Community Outreach Program, please call (631) 870-3444 or visit stcatherines.chsli.org.
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Glen Cove Hospital physicians and certified diabetes educators recently held a day-long education event to help community members, hospital patients and staff members learn the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Glen Cove Hospital participated in the North Shore-LIJ Health System’s “Know the Difference Day”. Representatives from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation joined the Diabetes Task Force at Glen Cove Hospital to boost knowledge about diabetes and treatment. Events included a live panel discussion, a version of “Diabetes Jeopardy,” patient safety rounds throughout the hospital, a raffle and free prizes. While both types of the disease are characterized by having higher than normal blood sugar levels, the cause and development of the conditions differ. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease – the body’s immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that make the hormone insulin. The disease can strike both children and adults at any age and cause lifelong dependence on insulin. Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease in which a person’s body still produces insulin but is unable to use it effectively. Usually diagnosed in adulthood, type 2 diabetes cases also are growing in children due to an increase in childhood obesity. Type 2 diabetes can sometimes be treated with diet and lifestyle changes, oral medications, and as the disease progresses, individuals may require injected or pumped insulin. Glen Cove Hospital is a leader in diabetes care both locally and nationally, and is certified by the Joint Commission for Advanced Management of Inpatient Diabetes.
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Boston Children’s Hospital is extending its reach to patients far outside Boston, with a deal to acquire a large and growing group of doctors in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The nonprofit hospital plans to complete the acquisition of Children’s and Women’s Physicians of Westchester LLP, a for-profit group of 276 doctors, this summer. Terms were not disclosed. The hospital already treats many patients from other states and countries, but this is its first acquisition outside Massachusetts. The deal will add thousands of patients to the Children’s network and advance the hospital’s out-of-state expansion strategy; last year Children’s earnings rose on increased business from international patients. “Children’s wants to be more and more a regional hospital,” said Ruselle W. Robinson, a health care lawyer at the Boston firm Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP. “It already has a national reputation, but now they want to extend their reach for patients.” The addition of hundreds of doctors and thousands of patients is not expected to have any direct impact on patients from the Boston area — other than perhaps strengthening the hospital’s finances by providing a new source of revenue and more referrals.
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The following is a statement from Michael Gerardi, MD, FACEP, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). “The American College of Emergency Physicians congratulates our esteemed colleague, Dr. Steve Stack, on his inauguration as president of the American Medical Association (AMA). Dr. Stack is the first emergency physician to lead the AMA and its youngest president in 160 years. Even as a very young physician, Steve demonstrated his interest in leadership by joining the board of the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA) and went a step further by acting as the EMRA representative to ACEP’s Board of Directors from 1998 to 2000. Dr. Stack embodies all that is best about emergency medicine: staying cool under pressure, problem-solving, teamwork and the spirit of innovation. His career – already distinguished by governance roles in both emergency medicine and the house of medicine as a whole – offers a shining example to us all of how to blend leadership with hands-
on work in the emergency department, which he continues to do. Dr. Stack’s experiences as an emergency physician have kept him connected to the wide variety of patients who seek help every day in our nation’s emergency departments, giving him a unique and invaluable perspective on our 21st century health care system. We are very proud of Steve Stack’s inauguration as president of America’s largest physician organization and look forward to the great things we know he will accomplish in this new role.” ACEP is the national medical specialty society representing emergency medicine. ACEP is committed to advancing emergency care through continuing education, research and public education. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACEP has 53 chapters representing each state, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A Government Services Chapter represents emergency physicians employed by military branches and other government agencies.
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Statement attributable to: Andrew W. Gurman, M.D., President-elect, American Medical Association “As part of the AMA's long-standing commitment to improving the health of the nation, we continue to focus our efforts on identifying the best ways to prevent the chronic diseases that have the biggest impact on public health and put a fiscal strain on our health care system. We are pleased to be participating in the White House Conference on Aging and applaud the Administration for taking a step in the right direction to bring more attention to the importance of disease prevention, especially given that more adults than ever before are now living with multiple chronic conditions. “Through partnerships forged over the past two years, the AMA is working to prevent type 2 diabetes and heart disease--two of the country’s leading causes of disability and death, particularly among older Americans--to ensure patients live richer and fuller lives. We’ve begun our efforts by focusing on the precursors to these diseases, prediabetes and high blood pressure. “With more than 86 million Americans living with prediabetes and nearly 90 percent of them unaware of it, the AMA is working in partnership
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Y-USA to increase awareness of prediabetes, and to spread the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program to reach more people who have prediabetes and stop the progression to type 2 diabetes. Most recently, together, the AMA and CDC launched Prevent Diabetes STAT™ and are urging others to join this critical effort to help prevent diabetes before it starts. “Additionally, the AMA is working to help the 30 million U.S. adults who have high blood pressure and a source of health care and yet do not have their blood pressure under control. Specifically, the AMA partnered with Johns Hopkins Medicine and ten physician practices in Illinois and Maryland to develop tools and resources that are being used by physicians and care teams throughout the country to help patients improve blood pressure control and reduce their risk for heart attack, stroke or death. These efforts will also help alleviate the $51 billion in annual national health care costs associated with high blood pressure. “We will continue our strong commitment to improving the health of the nation by supporting efforts and advocating for policies that help reduce the burden of preventable diseases and reduce health care costs.”
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Seasoned nurses are notoriously known for “eating their young.” A 2011 retrospective design study demonstrates that the new graduate nurse retention rate is as low as twenty-five percent. It is time for the traditional approach - that of more experienced nurses belittling new comers - to become a thing of the past. Renowned nursing theorist Patricia Benner’s (1984) model of skill acquisition shines light on the stages through which new nurses progress through in their careers. At the lowest rung on the totem pole, beginning nurses start out as “novices” in the profession. With experience in the field, these novices advance to competent and proficient nurses. Veteran nurses who can walk into a room and proceed solely by intuition with just their sense of smell and observation, are called “expert” nurses accorder to Benner's model. Using Benner's philosophy to drive the culture of health care settings, proposes a way to guide novice nurses by understanding that with time and experience comes expert professionals. The American Nurses' Credentialing Center (ANCC) awards Magnet status recognition to hospitals that strive to retain nurses. Incorporating the professional practice model of Synergy helps new nurses feel comfortable in their new role. The Synergy model pairs the “right nurse to the right patient.” The model notes the unique individual patient's needs and matches the patient to a nurse who has the qualifying skill sets. Matching the nurses' competencies improves quality of care for the patient, while adding to nurse satisfaction. Applying this model to staffing assignments can help new nurses develop their skills safely. Formal mentorship programs can also successfully ensure that new nurses have a trusting and competent co-worker to approach. Fostering mentorship programs can a provide a valid resources for the new nurses that will help support professional growth, help nurses seek learning opportunities, and help the nurses deal with stressors. Nursing is a profession built on caring, compassion, and empathy. These traits have not always aligned with the hazing attitude towards new-comers into the coveted circle of caregivers. Rather than taking a bite out of new nurses, it is time to stop the bullying mentality. Through re-vamped orientation programs, synergistic assignments, and mentorship, the culture can change to foster pride in novice nurses for their decision to enter the field of nursing.
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Events across U.S. July 30 as Medicare turns 50 Nurses to celebrate 50th Anniversary in over 25 actions from Washington DC to Chicago to Los Angeles RNs join call to protect, improve and expand medicare
Registered nurses will join actions in over 25 U.S. cities July 30 to honor Medicare and Medicaid’s 50th anniversary with a National Day of Action celebrating the theme, “Medicare is as American as Apple Pie” – and call on policy makers to protect, improve, and expand Medicare to cover all Americans with a single standard of quality care not based on ability to pay. The RNs, affiliated with National Nurses United, and an ad hoc coalition, Medicare Turns 50, plan actions in Chicago, El Paso, Tx., Lakewood, Oh., Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Oakland, Portland, Me., St. Paul, Mn., Washington DC, and other cities, including additional locales to be announced. “RNs are celebrating the birthday of Medicare because it has a terrific track record of providing quality patient care to millions of elderly and disabled Americans,” said NNU Secretary-Treasurer Martha Kuhl, RN. “There are still far too many people who are uninsured and under insured, or priced out of access to needed care due to cost. Medicare for all is the answer. As nurses, we are committed to expanding and updating Medicare to cover everyone.” The Medicare Turns 50 coalition includes Physicians for a National Health Program, Alliance for Retired Americans, Campaign for a Healthy California, HealthcareNOW!, Progressive Democrats of America, Health Care for All Colorado, Healthcare for All Texas, Illinois Single-Payer Coalition and Public Citizen among others. Planned actions include public forums, rallies, marches, skits, flash mobs and birthday celebration parties, picnics and BBQ’s. In Washington DC nurses will lobby legislators to support HR676, the Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act. This bill would create a publicly financed, privately delivered health care system that improves and expands the already existing Medicare program to all U.S. residents, and all residents living in U.S. territories.
NNU also supports HR 1200, the American Health Security Act of 2015, a state-based single-payer bill, introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott. Organizers say the actions will underscore the need to expand access to health care in the U.S. since, despite passage of the Affordable
Care Act, millions of residents continue to go without adequate care. Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid coverage to eligible patients and members of Congress, such as U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, continue to push for reductions in Medicare with proposals to increase the eligibility age, eliminate
providers and turn Medicare into a voucher program.” After 50 years, we have a lot of experience with Medicare, enough time to see that it works, has kept tens of millions of Americans out of poverty, and remains enormously popular,” said NNU Co-President Jean Ross, RN.
“Schemes to privatize or erode Medicare would be devastating for many, many people. The best way to protect Medicare is to upgrade it and expand it to cover everyone. It is time for this country to catch up with other nations and implement a universal system of guaranteed healthcare,” Ross said.
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St. Catherine’s Nurses continue to climb the clinical ladder
Co-Chair of the Clinical Ladder Committee Ann Robbins, BSN, RNC, gave a warm welcome to award recipients at St. Catherine of Siena’s annual Clinical Ladder Awards at the medical center to celebrate the 34 nurses on the clinical ladder. The Clinical Ladder Program is committed to inspire and cultivate a culture of nursing excellence in the provision of direct patient care across the continuum. The program facilitates progression in the career of nursing and defines the levels of clinical, professional nursing practice. To progress “up the clinical ladder”, the individual nurse must demonstrate skills, competency, clinical excellence, educational attainment and professional expertise. “The essence of nursing is the relationship developed at the bedside with direct care from the nurse to the patient— which is why nursing is the most trustworthy profession— the most noble profession,” said Assistant Vice President of Nursing Administration and Co-Chair of the Clinical Ladder Committee MaryJane Finnegan, MSN, RN, as she encouraged the room of engaged nurses to continue achieving excellence in the field of nursing. The Clinical Ladder Program goals are: To attract, recognize and retain nurses as direct patient care providers; To serve as an inspiration to promote best practice in patient care through continuing education of the bedside practitioner; to enhance professional involvement through mentorship, committee participation, leader and partnership; To provide an environment that promotes excellent patient outcomes while fostering patient and staff satisfaction; To impart the desire for life-long learning.
St. Catherine’s Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer Gara Edelstein, MSN, RN, presented each clinical ladder attendee with their awards and remarked on how proud she was of their accomplishments. She stated, “Nurses today are challenged with higher acuity of patients, along with the whole industry being challenged with reimbursement and
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Chairman of Breast Cancer Help, Inc. Henry Schreiber, Jr., presented Lorraine Pace Scholarships to three inspirational High School seniors whose lives have been touched by a breast cancer diagnosis. After supporting a family member through cancer, these students are determined to make a difference in the lives of others facing the disease. Babylon High School graduate Breanna Morrow received a $1,500 scholarship. Breanna will attend Mercy College in the fall and will major in Sports Management and Marketing. Evan Sigouros graduated from West Islip High School with honors. The $1,500 scholarship recipient will attend Sacred Heart University as a member of the College of Health Professions. Islip High School graduate Tessa Seidenspinner received a $1,000 scholarship. She will attend the University of Vermont’s College of Arts and Sciences in the fall. Breast Cancer Help, Inc. provides outreach, education and programs for those dealing with cancer at the Long Island Cancer Help and Wellness Center at 32 Park Avenue in Bay Shore. Through a series of free nonmedical services including exercise classes, art therapy, and massage, the Center provides cancer survivors with support to overcome the challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
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Burke Rehabilitation Center Combines World-Class Rehabilitative Care and Cutting-Edge Research When a patient is hospitalized with a medical issue that will require rehabilitation, they often have many questions. Am I a suitable candidate for acute inpatient rehabilitation? Where can I receive outpatient care close to my home? How do I find out about research studies I may qualify for? These are some of the common questions patients may have. Burke Rehabilitation Center makes the answers easy to find. When patients are facing a lifealtering illness, injury or surgery, such as a stroke, spinal cord i n jury or brain injury, Burke offers numerous avenues of care— from inpatient treatment at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital to outpatient therapy at one of Burke’s six outpatient clinics, to taking part in groundbreaking research studies at Burke Medical Research Institute, Burke’s associated research center located on its 61-acre campus in suburban White Plains, New York. The continuum of care available at Burke is integral to helping all patients achieve the fullest recovery possible—and what sets Burke apart as one of the pioneers in the field of rehabilitation. Since opening its doors 100 years ago, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, a 150-bed acute care facility has provided care for a broad range of neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiac, and pulmonary issues
caused by disease or injury, i n cluding stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, joint replacement and amputation. Patients participate in intense physical, occupational and/or speech therapy for a minimum of three hours on weekdays and 1-2 hours of therapy on Saturdays. Burke’s doctors, nurses and therapists provide specialized treatment in interdisciplinary teams. Burke’s clinicians and therapists utilize the latest technology and research-backed treatments thanks in part to the rigorous work done by the faculty of the Burke Medical Research Institute. Burke is one of the only rehabilitation centers in the country to have an affiliated research center on its campus, which has programs in basic, translational and clinical research. There, patients are given the opportunity to participate in NIH-funded studies. Some of the current clinical trials being conducted at BMRI include evaluating whether increasing brain glucose utilization can slow cognitive decline in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment or mild Alzheimer's disease dementia as well as investigating combined brain stimulation and hand robotic training in spinal cord and brain injury. This synergy between the research facility and rehab hospital allows for better patient outcomes.
Burke’s world-class physicians and therapists help patients who have experienced brain and spinal cord injury, stroke, other neurological, orthopedic, cardiac, and pulmonary issues achieve the fullest recovery possible.
Opened in 1915, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital is an a 150-bed acute rehabilitation hospital located on a 61-acre campus in White Plains, New York.
Better patient outcomes are also possible thanks to Burke’s extensive outpatient programs. Patients are able to complete outpatient therapy at Burke’s main campus in White Plains or at any of our 5 satellite clinics throughout Westchester and the Bronx. These locations offer patients access to Burke’s world-class therapists in a setting close to their home. A patient’s relationship with Burke does not end at discharge. In addition to the outpatient clinics, and research opportunities, Burke offers 10 free support groups that meet regularly, including support groups for spinal cord injury, young onset Parkinson’s disease, and aphasia. There is even a well spouse group for caregivers of those with series medical conditions. In addition, patients and former patients—as well as the community— can utilize Burke’s on-campus fitness facility, which offers not only traditional gym equipment, such as treadmills and stationary bikes, but numerous adaptive sports and fitness programs for those with health issues such as adaptive yoga and tai chi classes as well. Staff certified trainers are able to work with members and meet the needs of specific patient populations.
For the past 100 years, the mission of Burke Rehabilitation Center has been to ensure that every patient makes the fullest possible recovery from a debilitating illness or traumatic injury. The combination of Burke’s outstanding inpatient programs, research facility, and community events provides a con-
tinuum of care and equips patients with the tools that are necessary to achieve everyone’s ultimate goal: to be as healthy and independent as possible. For more information about any of Burke’s programs and services, please visit burke.org or call 88899-BURKE.
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Avrielle Rykman Peltz, MA. OTR/L, from Burke Medical Research Institute’s Restorative Neurology Clinic works with a patient on the clinic’s upper limb robotic equipment which helps patients regain lost mobility following stroke or brain injury.
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Pioneering Never Gets Old When you pioneer an industry, you don’t just set the bar for excellence and innovation, you keep raising it. Since
1915
opening our doors in April 1915, Burke has been pioneering medical rehabilitation. Burke is one of the only institutions in the U.S. that is both a rehabilitation hospital and research center. We continue to be at the forefront in the development and implementation
Burke opens doors
In 1924, we helped found the American Heart Association
During World War I, we treated over 2,000 injured sailors
of rehabilitation medicine.
During World War II, we transformed medical rehabilitation
In 1978, we created the Burke Medical Research Institute Burke Centennial
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BURKE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL We help patients recover from a broad range of complex medical conditions.
Our physicians, therapists and researchers work in concert to ensure that all our patients have access to the latest technology. This relationship helps patients make the fullest possible recovery.
BURKE MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE We are dedicated to discovering new treatments for neurological disease.
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Orange Regional Medical Center starts $99 Million construction project for new medical office building and cancer center
Orange Regional Medical Center has begun construction on an exciting new 153,000 square foot, fivestory medical office building and a 26,000 square foot, single-story cancer center at the hospital’s main campus. When completed in the fall of 2016, the $99 million project will help relocate many outpatient services currently provided at other off-campus locations into new, state-of-the-art buildings on the existing 73-acre hospital campus in Middletown. Both new buildings will be patient-centered healing environments incorporating all the latest technology and amenities for patients and families. Plans also include adding an additional 800 convenient parking spaces. Recently, the hospital closed on $70 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) which are necessary to fund the project. The remaining funds will be derived through a combination of sources, including an equity contribution from ORMC, outstanding 2008 bond proceeds from the construction of ORMC’s new hospital and a capital fundraising campaign. Orange Regional Medical Center selected Skanska USA as the Construction Management firm for the project.
Skanska USA is one of the world's leading construction groups with vast experience in health care construction. The first two floors of the Medical Office Building will house a world class array of the most advanced diagnostic medical technology available including (64 Slice Computerized Tomography, CT Wide-Bore Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI, Digital X-ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography, PET/CT and Fluoroscopy). The Women’s Breast Center will house 3D Mammography, the most advanced imaging available for breast cancer detection. In addition, the outpatient and procedure center will provide the most technologically advanced care in a convenient and welcoming outpatient environment.
The center will house four outpatient operating rooms, endoscopy services, five procedure rooms, a primary care office, urgent care, cardiac rehabilitation, a diabetes care center, cardiac rehabilitation, outpatient laboratory services, medical school classrooms, pre-surgical testing, a retail pharmacy, a bistro, and a community health resource center. Floors three to five will be occupied by Orange Regional Medical Group primary care and specialty physicians. The 26,000 square foot Cancer Center will combine existing outpatient cancer therapy services including radiation oncology (True Beam and Rapid Arc Linear Accelerators, High Dose Radiation Unit) and Infusion Therapy,
along with oncology exam rooms and associated nursing and care provider stations. The singlestory Spagnoli Family Cancer Center will be attached to the main hospital building. Orange Regional Medical Center President & CEO, Scott Batulis, said, “We are very proud to be able to expand on the great success of our new hospital and create a one stop destination with inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic and physician services all in one fully integrated, convenient location.” Orange Regional Medical Center has a successful history of enhancing health care for the Hudson Valley. In August 2011,
ORMC closed its two outdated hospitals and consolidated services into the first newly built, state-ofthe-art hospital in New York State in over 20 years. Recently, ORMC became a major teaching hospital through its partnership with Touro Medical College of Osteopathic Medicine and offers residency programs in Family Medicine, Internal Medical, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry, as well as hosting medical students in their 3rd and 4th year clinical rotations. Orange Regional Medical Center is a member of the Greater Hudson Valley Health System. To learn more please visit www.ormc.org. photos provided
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Southside Hospital recognized by American Heart Association for heart attack care
Members of Southside Hospital’s cardiology team with the American Heart Association’s 2015 Mission: Lifeline Bronze Plus Receiving Center award.
For implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks, Southside Hospital has been recognized by the American Heart Association as a 2015 Mission: Lifeline Bronze Plus Receiving Center. Southside Hospital is the first hospital in Suffolk County to receive this designation. Each year in the United States, approximately 250,000 people have a STEMI, or ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, caused by a complete blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment. To prevent death, it’s critical to immediately restore blood flow, either by surgically opening the blocked vessel or by giving clotbusting medication. Southside Hospital earned the award by meeting specific criteria and standards of performance for the quick and appropriate treatment of STEMI patients by providing emergency procedures to re-establish blood flow to blocked arteries when needed. Eligible hospitals must adhere to these measures at a set level for a designated period to receive the awards. Southside Hospital received Bronze recognition for treatment of at least nine patients who had a STEMI with over 85 percent adherence to all Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Center quality achievement indicators for consecutive 90-day intervals and over 75
percent compliance on all quality measures to improve the quality of care for STEMI patients. In addition to receiving the Mission: Lifeline Bronze Receiving award, Southside Hospital has also been recognized as a recipient of Mission: Lifeline’s Bronze-Plus award, which recognizes the hospital has reached an achievement score of 75 percent or greater for treating STEMI transfer patients within 120 minutes. Treatment for STEMI patients includes using a balloon or stents to open blocked arteries. Southside’s fastest time to date getting a patient from their home to the care they needed was 28 minutes. “There is a saying that time is muscle, which is particularly the case with a STEMI,” said Burak Arkonac, MD, director of interventional cardiology at Southside Hospital. “Southside’s cardiology and emergency medicine teams really coordinate to get patients the critical care they need quickly, which this award recognizes.” “We commend Southside Hospital for this achievement award, which reflects a significant institutional commitment to the highest quality of care for their heart attack patients,” said James G. Jollis, MD, Chair of the Mission: Lifeline Advisory Working Group and President of the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. “Achieving this award means the hospital has met specific
reporting and achievement measures for the treatment of their patients who suffer heart attacks and we applaud them for their commitment to quality and timely care.” Southside also recently began using Physio-Control’s LIFENET
system, which allows pre-hospital medical providers to transmit essential information about the patient who is having a heart attack to the hospital’s cardiac and emergency medicine teams. This allows the cardiac on call team to be ready
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for quick intervention when the patient arrives to the hospital. For more information about Southside’s Mission: Lifeline Bronze Plus achievement, contact the cardiology department at (631) 591-7400.
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Long Island’s Seventh Annual Brain Aneurysm Awareness Walk benefiting North Shore-LIJ’s Brain Aneurysm Center Two survivors to share their story at this year’s walk
Brain aneurysm survivors, along with North Shore-LIJ's staff, at last year's Brain Aneurysm Awareness Walk
Two patients recently treated for potentially life-threatening brain aneurysms will be featured on Saturday, Sept. 26, when the Brain Aneurysm Center of the North Shore-LIJ Health System’s Cushing Neuroscience Institute (CNI), along with the Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF), host Long Island’s Seventh Annual Brain Aneurysm Awareness Four-Mile Fun Run/Two-Mile Walk at Jones Beach State Park. Brain aneurysm survivors, along with North Shore-LIJ's staff, at last year's Brain Aneurysm Awareness Walk Proceeds from the walk benefit CNI’s Brain Aneurysm Center and the BAF, helping support essential research into how to help prevent cases of ruptured aneurysms. The walk will feature two survivors – former New York City Police Detective Mitchell Smith of Wantagh and Maggie Story of Richmond Hill in Queens, who will share their stories. Hundreds of walkers -- including brain aneurysm survivors, their families and friends -- are expected to attend the funfilled event. Many doctors, nurses and staff members from CNI’s Brain Aneurysm Center will also be on hand to show their support for the many patients they have treated over the years. Among those who will be attending are David Chalif, MD, and Avi Setton, MD, co-directors of CNI’s Brain Aneurysm Center. “One of the goals of this annual event is to increase awareness about the warning signs of a brain aneurysm,” said Dr. Chalif. “The symptoms can include severe headache, nausea, blurred or double vision, stiff neck or neck pain, pain above or behind the eye and loss of sensation.” Last summer, Mr. Smith, 52, was out fishing with his nephew in Reynolds Channel near Jones Beach. He recalls that suddenly he had the worst headache of his life and told his nephew to call 911. The 911 operator asked his nephew if Mr. Mitchell would be able to steer the boat toward Jones
Beach, Field 5, where an ambulance would meet him. It took about five minutes to get there and he was immediately taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans revealed a ruptured brain aneurysm and the patient was transferred to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. Dr. Chalif surgically clipped the aneurysm, cutting off blood flow. Clipping a brain aneurysm is a surgical procedure performed on both ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. In this procedure, the neurosurgeon works through a small opening in the skull and once the aneurysm is located with the operating microscope, the neurosurgeon cuts the blood flow by placing a clip across its base -- allowing blood to flow normally elsewhere in the brain. Ms. Story, 61, of Richmond Hill, Queens, showed a different symptom of a persistent pulsating in her neck, which she had since 2013. While originally told everything looked fine during her physical examination, she went back to her doctor for another check-up a year later knowing that something wasn’t quite right with the rapid pulsating feeling she was still having in her neck. An MRI revealed that she had a large brain aneurysm. In May 2014, Ms. Story was referred to Dr. Setton, who performed another treatment option for brain aneurysms, a minimally invasive stent-assisted coiling procedure. A stent is an expandable tube made of titanium metal that is inserted into a blood vessel. The stent acts as a support to provide structure for the vessel and is placed under the opening of the aneurysm. The stent secures placement of coils and maintains blood flow through the artery. In her case, there is a family history -- her father passed away from a ruptured brain aneurysm. Since she, too, suffered a brain aneurysm, she is encouraging her two brothers and four sisters, as well as her own two children, to be screened.
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“What is amazing about Mitchell and Maggie is that they both paid attention to their bodies and knew that something wasn’t quite right and sought immediate medical attention,” said Dr. Chalif. “With Maggie’s story, there is an additional lesson to be learned in that if you have a family history of brain aneurysms, it is recommended that family members be screened. By Mitchell and Maggie sharing their stories at our walk this year, they will undoubtedly help us spread awareness about the warning signs of a brain aneurysm and save lives. We are extremely grateful to both of them and they should be commended for their extraordinary courage and strength.” Registration for the walk begins at 8:30am at Jones Beach State Park, Field 5, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, NY. The start time is 10am and the event will be held rain or shine. The registration fee is $25 through September 12th. After September 12th, the registration fee is $30, so register early! Entry fee includes the cost of parking and snacks. Tee-shirts will be handed out on a first-come, first-serve basis. To preregister for the walk, go to give.bafound.org/2015LongIsland.
About North Shore-LIJ’s Cushing Neuroscience Institute (CNI) The Cushing Neuroscience Institute (CNI), part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, consists of multidisciplinary clinical and research teams that provide patients with stateof-the-art treatments for the entire spectrum of neurological diseases, including brain aneurysms, AVM’s, stroke, traumatic brain injury, movement disorders, brain and spinal cord tumors, diseases of the spine, muscle and peripheral nerves, Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, neurodegenerative diseases, pain, epilepsy and neurological diseases of infancy and childhood. To learn more about CNI and its centers of excellence, go to neurocni.com.
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ARCHITECTURE
Bernstein & Associates, Architects Founded in 1990, Bernstein & Associates, Architects, specializes in the design and construction of hospital and healthcare facilities. Our focus: high-quality design, excellent service, and client satisfaction. We have worked for over 100 hospitals and another 200 private healthcare facilities, across the United States. Our project types have included all hospital and healthcare service groups, including: Adult Day Care, Alcoholism Treatment Facilities, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Assisted Living, Cancer Centers, Cardiac Cath, Cardiology, CCU/ICU, Clinics, Coronary Care, Dental, Dermatology, Dialysis Clinics, Doctors Offices, Drug Treatment Facilities, Elder Care, Employee and Student Health Support Services, Emergency Departments, Emergency Preparedness, Endoscopy, ENT, Expert Witness, Group Practices, Hospices, Hospitals, Infectious Disease, Information Systems, Intensive Care, JCAHO Survey, Joint Commission Survey, Laboratories, Master Plans, Medical Offices, Medical Equipment, Medical Libraries, Medical Records, Neurology, Nursing Homes, Ophthalmology/Eye Center, OB/Gyn, Orthopedic, Pain Care Facilities, Pathology, Patient Safety Consulting Services, Pediatric, Pharmacy, Physical Fitness and Sports, PT/OT, Primary Care Programs, Psychiatric, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Senior Citizen Facilities, Sleep Centers, Social Services, Statement of Conditions, Surgical Suites and Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Urgent Care Centers, and USP 797 Consulting Services. The firm's projects have won design awards from Progressive Architecture, Architectural Record, and the Architectural Woodworking Institute, and have been published in Advance, Health Facilities Management, Medical Technology Today, Bio/Technology, Progressive Architecture, Architectural Record, Design Solutions, Hospitality Design, Sound and Communication, Contract Design and Hospital Newspaper. Architectural Services include: programming, planning, design, construction documents, bidding and negotiation, and construction administration. The firm also offers sustainable or “green” healthcare design. The firm has a number of LEED-accredited professionals, has successfully completed numerous green healthcare projects, and has published articles on “Greening the Healthcare Environment”. Project Management (or Owner’s Representative Services) is offered as a stand-alone service through our affiliated project management company, Empire Projects, Inc. (www.empireprojects.com). Bernstein & Associates, Architects - PLLC 51201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001 Contact: William N. Bernstein, AIA Managing Principal Tel: 212.463.8200 • Fax: 212.463.9898 wb@bernarch.com NEW YORK - HARTFORD - PRINCETON
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Earn an advanced certificate or an M.B.A. degree in the growing field of healthcare management at Long Island University’s Hudson Graduate Center at Westchester. Demand for healthcare managers with business skills has never been greater. Responding to this need, Long Island University has launched a new Healthcare Sector Management program, offering two graduate study options in the field of healthcare administration. After completing your advanced certificate or your M.B.A. at the University’s Hudson Graduate Center at Westchester, you will be prepared to advance in middle and upper management positions in the healthcare industry. Option A: The Advanced Certificate in Healthcare Sector Management
Enhance your credentials by enrolling in the advanced certificate program. Certificate candidates will complete four healthcare sector management courses for a total of 12 graduate credits on a part-time basis in just two semesters. Option B:The M.B.A. Degree with a Healthcare Sector Management Concentration
Students in the M.B.A. program follow the standard 48-credit curriculum, normally completed by part-time students over a 24-month period, with a focus on leadership in healthcare organizations. The Healthcare Sector Management Program will be offered at Long Island University’s Hudson Graduate Center at Westchester, located on the grounds of Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, N.Y. Courses are offered on weekday evenings and on Saturdays. 5 “The healthcare management field is one of the few sectors of our economy we know will continue to grow significantly over the next five years,” according to Dr. Kevin Nash, director of the M.B.A. Healthcare Sector Management program. For more information, please contact the Admissions Department at 914-831-2700 or Westchester@liu.edu. Long Island University Hudson Graduate Center at Westchester 735 Anderson Hill Rd. Purchase, NY 10577
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NURSING HOME
• Calvary also offers hospice services in more than 25 nursing homes in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Westchester, Rockland and Nassau counties.
Jewish Home Lifecare is one of the premier non-profit geriatric and rehabilitation institutions in the country. The Home serves more than 9,000 older adults daily through traditional long term care, subacute care, rehabilitation services, community services and senior housing programs. These services are offered on the Home's three campuses in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Westchester at the Sarah Neuman Center for Healthcare and Rehabilitation, as well as through our Lifecare Services Division, which provides programs throughout the metropolitan area. Many levels of care are provided by the Home's health system so that as needs change, individuals can transfer from one level of care to another. Skilled nursing and medical care are provided 24 hours a day by on-site clinical staff as well as a complement of physicians representing a full range of medical specialties. The Home also educates and trains physicians and medical professionals in geriatrics. In an unprecedented teaching program with Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, over 2400 fourth year Mt. Sinai Medical School students have participated in a mandatory rotation program at the Home. A strong component of the Home's activities include conducting research to improve the quality of life of older adults. Jewish Home Lifecare is the home of the Lester Eisner, Jr. Center for Geriatric Education, the Saul Alzheimer's Disease Special Care Unit (Bronx), the Greenberg Center on Ethics in Geriatrics and Long Term Care and the Center on Pharmacology for the Elderly (COPE). The Home has added a new service titled, CONNECTIONS, an information and referral service for the professional and lay communities, connecting people to programs.
For more information, call Calvary Hospital (718) 518-2300, Calvary@Home (718) 518-2465, and Wound Care (718) 518-2577. To sign up for the e-newsletter, Calvary Life, please go to www.calvaryhospital.org.
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Calvary Hospital
Founded in 1899, Calvary Hospital is the nation’s only accredited acute care hospital devoted to palliative care for adult patients with advanced cancer and life-limiting illnesses. Its mission is to address the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. Press Ganey has consistently ranked Calvary among the top one percent in patient satisfaction among 7,000 hospitals in the country
Each year, Calvary cares for more than 6,000 patients and their families. The continuum of care includes inpatient, outpatient, home hospice, home care, and the care of complex wounds. Calvary cares for inpatients at its 200-bed hospital in the Bronx and at its 25-bed Brooklyn satellite at Lutheran Medical Center. Calvary Hospice provides short-term inpatient care at The Dawn Greene Hospice, located at Mary Manning Walsh Home in Manhattan. Calvary@Home offers home care and hospice for patients suffering from advanced cancer and other chronic and acute terminal illnesses.
• Home care is available in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, and lower Westchester.
• Hospice services are offered in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, as well as Nassau, Westchester, and Rockland counties.
In 2004, Calvary opened the Center for Curative and Palliative Wound Care at its Bronx facility. Since then, a team of experienced physicians, surgeons, and certified wound care nurses has helped more than 800 patients to date with complex chronic wounds caused by complications of diabetes, cancer, venous and arterial disease, and other illnesses.
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Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan - Bronx - Sarah Neuman Center 120 West 106th Street, New York, New York, 10025 Call Connections Information and Referral at 212- 870-5919 or 800-544-0304
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We are proud to announce that our stunning new nursing center has opened and has private and semi-private rooms with magnificent views of Long Island Sound. United Hebrew is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, multi-service senior living campus serving the Westchester metropolitan area since 1919. Our dedicated short-term rehabilitation suite is staffed by Burke Rehabilitation professionals. The exemplary clinical team of professionals will design a personalized treatment plan for care in our nurturing environment. Features include country kitchens, recreation rooms on each floor, a courtyard garden for recreational use, private dining and family rooms and wireless internet access. United Hebrew Family of Services: • Nursing Home Care • Burke Rehabilitation at United Hebrew • Willow Towers Assisted Living Residence • Soundview Apartments for Independent Seniors • Long Term Home Health Care Program • Azor Home Health Agency For more information or to schedule a tour please call Admissions at 914-632-2804 x1148 or email Maria Hood at mhood@uhgc.org. United Hebrew 391 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805 914.632.2804 www.uhgc.org
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