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My sister, Patricia Dalton, volunteered to take part in a honor flight from Stewart Airport in New York that took 88 Veterans from the Hudson Valley to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Thanks to the volunteer-run organization and local corporate sponsors, the Honor Flight took off on September 21 and landed at Reagan National Airport.

The Honor program gives veterans a free trip to the memorials commemorating the wars in which they served.

Also, along for the trip to the memorials was filmmaker Joe Allen. Allen filmed the trip for a full-length documentary titled, "Hudson Valley Honor Flight: Generation Bridges”.

There are so many heroes that are forgotten and it is an organizations like Honor Flight that tell everyone how important those who serve are!

It would great to see a lot of flags flying on Nov. 11. The veterans deserve it!

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Emergency Medical Associates Experiences Record Growth

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The Sign of Excellence ence in Emergency Medicine edicine® ree Decades for More Than Three

Emergency Medical Associates (EMA) has experienced record growth during the last 18 months, signing 9 new contracts and increasing its number of annual emergency department patient visits by nearly 35 percent.

Since April 2012, Emergency Medical Associates has grown its client base from 19 emergency departments to 28 emergency departments in New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island – 47 percent increase.

This growth has increased the company’s annual number o f ED patient visits to nearly 1.4 million.

“It’s an exciting time in our history,” explains Raymond Iannaccone, MD, FACEP, president and chief executive officer. “While we’ve expanded our footprint exponentially over the last year and half, we’ve continued to invest in our physicians, mid-levels, support staff and technology to continue to deliver the high-quality emergency medicine that has been our gold standard.”

It’s this commitment to its clinical staff that has led Emergency Medical Associates to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” three times.

The company’s personalized iPad recruiting application enables recruiters to quickly match a physician’s geographic, lifestyle and facility preferences to the right career position. Recruiters and physician partners will be onsite during ACEP’s Scientific Assembly to meet with physicians and residents to discuss career opportunities, including emergency medicine, urgent care and observation medicine positions.

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Ask An Expert Christopher J. O’Connor Executive Vice President, GNYHA Ventures, Inc., President, GNYHA Services, Inc. and President, Nexera, Inc.

Beyond Supply Chain – Connecting Cost, Quality, and Outcomes to Be the Best To be the best is a lofty goal for any organization. But because of the complex nature of healthcare delivery—including clinical, legislative, regulatory, and fiscal issues—striving to be the best can be enormously challenging. It entails the oversight, sometimes even the overhaul, of several multi-faceted parts. Most importantly, it requires significant organization-wide shifts to provide a solid foundation for change. Focusing on the relationship between cost, quality, and outcomes is a key framework for success using the new healthcare model.

In order to manage the necessary changes in hospital people, processes, and technology while coordinating them with elements beyond hospital walls requires hospital leadership that is committed to fostering a collaborative environment.

In a 2011 study on acute myocardial infarction mortality rates, organizational culture proved the most significant differentiator between high-performing and low-performing hospitals. The staff at the high-performing hospitals reported the presence of physicians leaders, empowered nurses, and involved pharmacists, as well as an engaged senior management.

They also noted strong communication and coordination.

The holistic approach, linking cost with patient care quality and outcomes using the emerging value-based models, exemplifies the underlying thread of the new healthcare landscape—collaboration. By viewing products from a clinical, operational, and fiscal perspective (instead of cost alone), hospitals can identify unnecessary expenditures while simultaneously improving patient outcomes and satisfaction. As I have stated on many occasions, it is supply chain management’s cross-disciplinary position in hospitals that makes it especially well-suited to take on a leadership role in managing the intersection of cost, quality, and outcomes in order to align procurement decisions with hospital objectives.

The best decisions are the most informed ones. Increased collaboration optimally leverages skill sets for better, more efficient care, processes, and decision-making. When physicians, nurses, and other stakeholders are integrated into the purchasing process and educated about the financial impact and the value (or lack of value) of devices and other items, when supply chain is knowledgeable about the links between medical supplies and patient outcomes, that is when decisions that most positively impact care and the hospital bottom line are made.

Connectivity across healthcare systems, services, and professional silos while accessing vital data and balancing different perspectives are key to success. The best hospitals have made the correlation between cost, quality, and outcomes. They have created clear roadmaps for improving care, quality, and efficiency while reducing costs.

The quality of leadership coupled with the quality of organizational and cultural support determine the ultimate success of institutional objectives—and how close hospitals get to becoming the best that they can be.

Christopher J. O’Connor is Executive Vice President of GNYHA Ventures, Inc., the for-profit arm of the Greater New York Hospital Association, and President of two GNYHA Ventures companies: GNYHA Services, Inc., an acute care group purchasing organization, and Nexera, Inc., a healthcare consulting firm. Mr. O’Connor is Chair-Elect of the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM).

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Catholic Health Services Best Hospitals of 2013

Catholic Health Services Facilities Ranked Among the Best

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Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Best Hospitals of 2013

Good things are happening at Wyckoff!

One story…

Lola Chau Employ Date: 2/10/1975

Credit: Hall of Fame project for Wyckoff Heights Medical Center © Daryl-Ann Saunders

My name is Lola Chau and I work in the endoscopy unit at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. I started February 10, 1975 and I’m still there 37 years later. I love the job, that’s why I’m there so long. I’m still waiting to retire but I don’t have a grandkid yet so I’m still at Wyckoff!

I was born and raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan to parents who are immigrants.

After graduating from Washington Irving High School, I became a nurse’s aide. At that time, I made $1.38 an hour which was a lot back then. I then went to study at Caledonian Hospital where I worked during the weekends to pay the rent of $10.00 per week.

After becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse, I continued to work there for an additional two years. In 1975, I saw an advertisement in the newspaper with a job opening in a bigger, more prestigious hospital and I applied for the position. That hospital was Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.

When I first started, I worked at the Medical Surgical Unit. I taught patients how to inject insulin for themselves. It was very rewarding to be able to give them independence and an ability to treat themselves. In addition, I was very encouraged when the hospital honored me with a certificate for that training.

In the 1970’s, the hospital was in a rundown neighborhood with stores that were out of business, empty factories and abandoned buildings. In the 1980’s, the new hospital wing was completed. It gave me great pleasure to see the hospital grow and become more beautiful because it meant that the hospital would be better able to help the community in an environment that would be even more pleasant for both patients and staff alike.

Now the once-out-of-business stores have become ones that are thriving; the empty factories are replaced with condominiums and lofts. And Wyckoff Hospital has added to the community by adding a new Women’s Health Center.

I always wanted to be in the nursing field. I felt if I could contribute something in my life, I would love to work with people. I love my job, the people. It’s like a family.

I just love it to this day. You love the work or you wouldn’t be staying there that long! Every day is different . . . we have different patients, different problems.

At the end of the day, we’re able to solve it and take care of the patient. You can feel the warmth in your heart if you’re able to help people, in this way, in your lifetime.

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center is a voluntary, not-for-profit 350-bed teaching hospital located in an ethnically diverse residential neighborhood on the border of northern Brooklyn and western Queens. Founded in 1889, the hospital is committed to providing the highest quality care to our community through prevention, education and treatment in a safe environment.

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Wyckoff Heights Medical Center proudly serves as the hospital of choice for residents of Brooklyn and Queens

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Wyckoff Heights Medical Center • 374 Stockholm Street • Brooklyn, NY 11237 www.wyckoffhospital.org • (718) 963 7272

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Calvary Hospital Best Hospitals of 2013

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Patients aren’t the only ones who rely on Calvary’s expert palliative care.

(Just ask some of the world’s leading hospitals.)

When many leading hospitals look for expert advice for their end-of-life care programs, it’s no wonder they turn to Calvary Hospital. Calvary is still the nation’s only fully accredited acute care hospital providing palliative care to end-of-life adult patients. The unique Calvary@Home program, which includes home care and home hospice, is unmatched in the industry. Calvary’s “process”, known as their Continuity of Care, assures each and every one of its patients – and family members – that Calvary will never abandon them along their end-of-life journey, providing instant accessibility to wherever and whenever they need care. Whether it’s at their own home, at a select nursing facility, or at the world-renowned Calvary Hospital, it’s all part of the unique Calvary Continuity of Care.

And this is just one more reason why Calvary is the place Where Life Continues.

For more information call 718-518-2300 or visit www.calvaryhospital.org.

1740 Eastchester Road • Bronx, NY 10461 • (718) 518-2300 • Calvary Hospital Inpatient Service • Outpatient Services Calvary@Home (Home Care/Hospice) • Center for Curative and Palliative Wound Care • Satellite Services at Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn NY 11220 (Calvary@Home programs are Medicare-certified and contract with most major insurances.)

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Tanya Dutta, MD, Cardiologist; Steven Lansman, MD, Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery; Martin Cohen, MD, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab; Linda Cuomo, MD, Cardiologist; Gilbert Tang, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon (l to r).

For us, advanced care is not a goal.

It’s a responsibility.

We are proud to join a select few centers in the nation offering Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), a minimally invasive method of replacing the heart’s aortic valve. Our Cardiothoracic Team is using this procedure to implant a new type of aortic valve in certain patients who previously would have been treated with open-heart surgery, or who may not have been surgical candidates at all. This is one of the procedures performed in our new Hybrid Operating Room, a state-of-the-art suite that enables us to offer a new generation of innovative, less-invasive techniques.

Westchester Medical Center is making these groundbreaking investments to ensure the highest level of care for the 3 million residents of the Hudson Valley…so we’re ready when you need us most.

877.WMC.DOCS westchestermedicalcenter.com

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Lenox Hill Hospital Best Hospitals of 2013

Leading prostate cancer expert joins Lenox Hill Hospital David B. Samadi, MD, one of the world’s most prominent prostate cancer surgeons, has recently been appointed chair of urology and chief of robotic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Dr. Samadi, best known for his pioneering work in minimally invasive prostatectomy, including an improved method of robotic surgery, is a board-certified urologic oncologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of urologic diseases and cancers of the prostate, bladder and kidneys.

Knowledge Leads to Innovation Dr. Samadi’s approach to prostate cancer includes a rare combination of abilities in open, laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques.

After completing an oncology fellowship in urology at Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, Dr. Samadi learned about a special type of laparoscopic surgery being performed only in France. In 2000, he traveled to France to learn this new technique, spending a year there and completing a fellowship in robotic radical prostatectomy at Henri Mondor University Hospital Créteil under professor Claude Abbou, MD. In 2001, Drs. Abbou and Samadi performed the first 11 robotic prostate surgeries in the world.

A SMART Move After returning to the United States, Dr. Samadi continued to perform open, laparoscopic and robotic surgeries, refining and perfecting them to develop an improved method of robotic surgery: the revolutionary Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique (SMART).

This technique combines the approach of open surgery, which allows the surgeon to maneuver around the prostate more easily, with the well-documented advantages of robotic-assisted prostate surgery, including tiny “keyhole” incisions resulting in less blood loss and pain, low risk of infection, a shorter hospital stay, quicker recovery, minimal scarring, and reduced risk of losing sexual or urinary function.

“Regular robotic surgery works from the outside in, mobilizing the nerves and sphincter and then taking out the prostate,” Dr. Samadi said. “The problem with this approach is the potential for damage to surrounding nerves and bladder muscles, which are important for sexual and urinary function.”

David B. Samadi, MD, chair of urology and chief of robotic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital.

He explained that “the idea behind the SMART technique is that the less we do, the better it is. So instead of mobilizing the nerves from the prostate, I do the exact opposite. I mobilize the prostate away from the nerves, minimizing nerve damage — and I completely stay away from the sphincter.”

The SMART technique allows Dr. Samadi to cure 97 percent of all prostate cancers while sparing the surrounding nerves. As a result, 96 percent of his patients retain urinary control, and 87 percent retain sexual function. While important for men of all ages, this is particularly important for most of Dr. Samadi’s patients. “It’s a big deal since most of the men who come to my office are fairly young — in their 40s and 50s,” he said.

A Trusted Team Dr. Samadi employs another novel approach toprostate cancer surgery: He personally performs each procedure with the same team, following each case from beginning to end. This focused, personalized approach has allowed Dr. Samadi to perform more than 5,000 successful robotic procedures over the past 10 years, more than any other surgeon in the United States.

“The robot is merely a tool; it is the experienced hands guiding the robot that matter,” Dr. Samadi said. He brought his staff of 20 with him to open the Prostate Cancer Center at Lenox Hill Hospital.

“I am very proud of my entire staff and team in the operating room. They are superstars. We are all after the same thing — outstanding outcomes. That is why they all came with me to Lenox Hill.”

The Future at Lenox Hill Hospital Dr. Samadi describes Lenox Hill Hospital as the perfect location to expand the availability of concierge robotic prostate surgeries and considers the move an unparalleled opportunity to advance science.

“Lenox Hill’s leadership team and I have a shared vision and mission for the future,” Dr. Samadi said. “Together, we are going to turn Lenox Hill into the premier prostate cancer institution in the United States.”

Visit roboticoncology.com or call 212-365-5000 for more information about the Lenox Hill Hospital Prostate Cancer Center. To watch a video about Dr. Samadi, go to bit.ly/16PF3eP or scan this QR code with your smartphone.

Pursuing the Prostate Dr. Samadi has devoted a large portion of his professional career to improving prostate cancer care.

“The prostate is special, located deep inside the body where it is well protected and difficult to reach,” said Dr. Samadi. “I am interested not only in the science of prostate cancer but also the sentiments involved,” Dr. Samadi said. “Prostate cancer affects a man’s entire family and his relationship with his partner.

That is why I strive to achieve outcomes that help men regain function, control and confidence after prostate cancer surgery.”

Why Surgery?

When prostate cancer is diagnosed, surgery is often the first line of treatment and offers several advantages.

“Follow-up is very easy and convenient.

Once the prostate is out, it is much easier to accurately stage the tumor and confirm that we got it all,” said Dr. Samadi. “With just a simple blood test every three months, you know that you’re cancer-free.”

If the cancer comes back, he explained that “Plan B” is radiation.

“I can give radiation after surgery, but it would be very difficult to do surgery after radiation. This allows us to keep the options open.”

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Staten Island University Hospital Best Hospitals of 2013

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Burke Rehabilitation Center Best Hospitals of 2013

Burke Rehabilitation Center 785 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 (888) 99-BURKE www.burke.org

Burke Rehabilitation Center has been a leader in medical rehabilitation for nearly one hundred years. Burke Rehabilitation Center is comprised of three divisions: 1. Burke Rehabilitation Hospital 2. Burke Medical Research Institute 3. Burke Outpatient Division Burke Rehabilitation Hospital is a 150-bed acute rehabilitation hospital located in White Plains, NY. Opened in 1915, Burke is the only hospital in Westchester County entirely dedicated to rehabilitation medicine.

Burke provides inpatient rehabilitation care for a broad range of neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiac and pulmonary disabilities caused by disease or injury. Burke treats patients who have suffered a stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, amputation, joint replacement, complicated fracture, cardiac and pulmonary disease, and neurological disorders. Burke follows a program model that provides specialized care according to each patient’s diagnosis.

Patients are most frequently transferred to Burke from acute care hospitals once their condition is stable and they are able to participate in intense physical, occupational and speech therapy. Burke’s doctors, nurses and therapists provide state-of-the-art treatment and personalized care that is the result of expert, interdisciplinary teams led by highly respected medical specialists.

Burke's full-time physicians include neurologists, physiatrists, internists, rheumatologists, pulmonologists and neurophysiologists.

Inpatient programs include: - Amputee Rehabilitation - Brain Injury Rehabilitation - Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation - Joint Replacement Rehabilitation - Orthopedic Rehabilitation - Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation - Stroke Rehabilitation - Neurological Rehabilitation Burke also offers rehabilitation services on an outpatient basis. The Burke Outpatient Division provides physical, occupational, and speech and language therapy at six locations throughout our service area.

The outpatient satellite clinics are in: - White Plains - Purchase - Mamaroneck - Bronx - Somers - Yonkers

Burke Medical Research Institute, opened in 1979, is a research enterprise that works in partnership with Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and its academic affiliate, Weill Cornell Medical College, to develop new therapeutic approaches for a host of impairments that cause disability including paralysis, sensory loss, language problems and dementia.

The institute's 17 full-time scientists and dozens of other research associates are exploring the frontiers of rehabilitation medicine and striving to make scientific discoveries that will better the lives of those suffering from disability stemming from injury or illness. Along with their colleagues at WCMC in New York City, Burke scientists collaborate with others working in rehabilitation across the country and around the world.

More About Burke • Burke is one of the only rehabilitation hospitals in the nation with an associated medical research institute whose sole mission is to reduce disability from illness or injury.

• Patients admitted to Burke may have the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge medical research on stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, robotics and pharmacological studies.

• All of Burke Rehabilitation Hospital’s programs utilize the latest in technology and equipment to ensure each patient makes the fullest recovery possible.

Noteworthy Accomplishments • According to recent Press Ganey patient surveys, more than 95% of former patients would refer Burke to others.

• More than half of Burke’s nursing staff is certified in rehabilitation nursing.

• Recipient of a Nursing Excellence Award from the American Nursing Association in 2012.

• Accredited by the Joint Commission.

• CARF-accredited for: - Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs - Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program - Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program - Stroke Rehabilitation Program - Outpatient Rehabilitation Programs For more information about Burke’s inpatient, outpatient or research programs, please call (888) 99-BURKE or visit burke.org

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North Shore-LIJ Huntington Hospital Best Hospitals of 2013

North Shore-LIJ Huntington Hospital offers its patients the best of both worlds North Shore-LIJ Huntington Hospital offers its patients the best of both worlds: the very latest treatment options, within the culture of a personalized community of caregivers who put their patients at the center of everything they do.

Over the past year, there have been significant and exciting changes at Huntington. One of the largest and most important areas of growth at the Hospital is its surgical services. Huntington has made – and continues to make – tangible investments and strides in its surgical program. Areas of surgical practice at Huntington have grown to include thoracic, bariatric, gynecologic, colorectal, orthopedic, neurologic, oncologic and general surgery.

One the investments made to further increase Huntington’s advanced surgical technology is the addition of the state-ofthe-art da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System. This method places the surgeon’s hands at the control of a cutting-edge surgical platform, enabling the performance of even the most complex procedures through a minimally invasive approach.

These procedures reduce trauma during surgeries and accelerate recovery. At Huntington, this system is used for robotic thoracic, oncology, bariatric, urology, colorectal, gynecologic and general surgery.

In fact, Huntington was recently designated as a Center of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Women’s Surgery, and received the same designation for bariatric surgery late last year.

“Huntington Hospital’s surgical quality committee heavily emphasizes safety and quality,” said Michael Grosso, MD, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Huntington. “Together, using these pathways, we provide a clear advantage for our patients. We have a state-of-the-art surgical suite, built six years ago, and we have a great anesthesiology department.

We have all the moving parts we need to continue to be successful.”

Robotic surgery allows patients to experience less invasive surgical procedures—procedures that were once only possible with more traditional open surgery. The goal of Huntington Hospital’s team of robotic surgeons and their supporting network of health care professionals is to continuously strive to reduce patients’ stay in the hospital, as well as to minimize the pain and scarring associated with surgery and facilitate faster recovery, a quicker return to normal activities and improved functional outcomes.

Obtaining state-of-the-art equipment, such as the da Vinci® System and retrofitting its 12-suite surgical unit to accommodate ultra-modern technological upgrades are just a couple of examples of the commitment that Huntington continues to make to offer local residents the latest in world-class health care. Most importantly, Huntington has actively sought to attract some of the region’s most accomplished and respected medical and clinical staff to oversee its burgeoning programs and spearhead new clinical initiatives.

Members of Huntington Hospital’s gynecologic surgical team, shown with the robot, performed Huntington’s first robotic surgery earlier this year.

Staff of Huntington’s colorectal and general surgery teams.

“This, indeed, is a very exciting time for us,” Grosso said. “We can even be more efficient for our patients. The feedback we are getting compared to our local peers has been excellent.”

Established in 1916, Huntington Hospital is a full-service, 408-bed, nonprofit community hospital serving Huntington Township and surrounding communities. Huntington Hospital has

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For more information on Huntington’s physicians or procedures, please call 1.888.321.DOCS or visit hunthosp.org.

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North Shore-LIJ’s Paul Power and Rita Obregon with Dr. Ricardo Reyes of the Ricardo Reyes Ministries in front of the ambulance North Shore-LIJ donated to a Dominican Republic foundation.

The North Shore-LIJ Health System recently announced that its Center for Emergency Medical Services (CEMS) has donated a basic life support ambulance, complete with medical supplies and a wheelchair, to the Leonardo Diaz Foundation for the Disabled, which is in San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic.

Rita Obregon, assistant director of performance improvement in the pathology department at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, asked North Shore-LIJ for this donation after she was touched by an experience in 2010 when she was visiting the Dominican Republic foundation. At that time, Ms. Obregon witnessed a young girl who was in critical condition being taken to the hospital in a broken-down car. The North Shore-LIJ ambulance will go a long way toward ensuring safe travel and medical treatment for children in that area.

“When Rita approached us at CEMS for an ambulance donation and told us about how much this could help children, we were all too happy to make the donation,” said Paul Power, CEMS assistant director of operations.

“Our mission at the health system is to not only serve the communities where our hospitals and medical facilities are based, but to also aid other communities so they can provide local, quality medical care,” Ms. Obregon said.

The ambulance is being sent by cargo ship to the Dominican Republic with the help of the Ricardo Reyes Ministries in Freeport. Last year, Ms. Obregon helped to facilitate the donation of a North Shore-LIJ ambulance to FUPAC, another nonprofit organization in the Dominican Republic.

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Is the Customer Always Right?

It's that time in your life, out with the old and in with the new. It's time to ditch your old mattress and purchase one for more support and stability. They persuade you in the store by saying, it's an investment in your health and you do not want to skimp on price! After doing your research, you attempt to navigate the market by selecting what seems like a good fit for a mattress online, but it's difficult to tell without testing it out. You get five minutes in the store to feel the mattress before you feel uncomfortable with people staring at you.

So, you decide on the mattress, pay more than you are willing to pay because it is for your body's wellbeing. Now, you are locked into this decision and hope it fits your needs, budget, and makes you feel better.

The employees at the mattress store have been trained in customer service and aim to please you.

Feeding the consumer rehearsed lines is a way to sell a product in order to make a profit. They understand how tricky it is to compare prices.

Similar to buying a mattress is navigating the healthcare world that is now rooted in patient satisfaction scores and the consumerism. But, is the consumer always right? In many circumstances, the consumer does not have a medical degree just as most people do not have extensive knowledge regarding mattresses. Yet, the consumer is expected to pick out what meets their needs and budget and if those needs are not met they will not recommend the store. That's bad for business, so we will try to do everything possible to make that customer happy.

In 2013, are we taking this customer satisfaction principle too far when it comes to healthcare?

For instance, a patient is seeking pain medication. The doctors and nurses who have gone through extensive schooling to learn the appropriate pharmacological dosing for pain medication know to withhold further pain medications at this time for safety reasons. They have tried different regimens, PCA pumps, and routes of administration to ease pain. However, the customer is still not satisfied. The customer complains to management, and all of a sudden, the doctors who have been in school for years to know their product are suddenly overturned by a consumer without full comprehension of the risks. With patient satisfaction scores influencing reimbursement, the customer is suddenly right.

The healthcare system in America certainly has its strengths and weaknesses. It is important that, as nurses, we encourage patients to consider themselves customers. With that being said, customers should be educated and knowledgeable about the services they wish to receive.

Whether buying a mattress or looking for the top rated cancer care, customers can use online tools and reviews to pick what best meet their needs. When exploring healthcare through this lens, patients can expect to receive care aligned with their needs while keeping in mind that the employees do have an insider perspective into their product. Healthcare is ever changing so the more educated we can make our customers, the more satisfied they can be.

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NEW JERSEY LEAGUE FOR NURSING An Affiliate of the National League for Nursing 2013 NJLN PRESIDENT’S AWARD

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2013 NJLN SPECIAL AWARD “HOME CARE NURSES: HURRICANE HEROES” The dedicated Nurses of the Home Care Association of New Jersey

2013 NURSE RECOGNITION AWARDS Saundra Austin-Benn, MSN, APN Private Practice, Psychiatric Advance Practice Nurse Edna Cadmus, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAAN Clinical Professor, Specialty Director, Rutgers University Brian Dolan, RN, BSN, CEN, ACM, CCEMT-P Director E. D. & Disaster Preparedness Service, University Hospital Mary Fortier, EdD, RN, CNL Assistant Professor, Seton Hall University Daphne Foster, RN Staff Nurse, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Hospice & Palliative Care Griselda Frane, MA, RN, CCRN, CS, APN, CNE Instructor, CarePoint Health School of Nursing Janine Graf-Kirk, MA, RN-B, CNE Faculty, Trinitas School of Nursing Diane Hassa, RN, MSN Education Specialist, Saint Clare’s Hospital Mary E. Koch, RN, MSN, CNOR Perioperative Nurse Educator, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Nancy Munoz, RN, MSN, CNS New Jersey State Assemblywoman Kathleen Neville, PhD, RN Professor & Program Coordinator, Kean University School of Nursing G. Elaine Patterson, EdD, EdM, MA, RNC, CNE Professor of Nursing, Ramapo College of New Jersey Susan W. Salmond, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN Dean & Professor, Rutgers University

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Two North Shore-LIJ Hospitals to participate in National Nurse Leadership skill-building program LIJ Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital are only LI facilities among 7 NY area hospitals selected for elite American Association of Critical-Care Nurses training program The North Shore-LIJ Health System recently announced that LIJ Medical Center in New Hyde Park and North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) in Manhasset were selected to participate in the American Association of CriticalCare Nurses (AACN) Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy, a nurse leadership and innovation training program aimed at improving patient care and promoting costsavings.

NSUH, LIJ and five other New York hospitals were among 42 hospitals nationwide selected to participate in the preliminary national rollout of the AACN hospital-based nurse leadership skill-building training program. The AACN CSI Academy is a team-oriented, handson educational experience designed to empower bedside nurses as clinician leaders and change agents whose initiatives measurably improve the quality of patient care and hospital bottom-line.

“As we transform health care, it is vitally important that we engage the frontline, direct- care staff in

taking a leadership role in improving the quality outcomes, the patient experience and bending the cost curve,” said Maureen T. White, RN, senior vice president and chief nurse executive of the North ShoreLIJ Health System. “The AACNCSI initiative will foster the collaboration and sharing of best practices that will lead to new innovation in care delivery.”

As the only nursing excellence and leadership skill-building program that provides hospitals with both educational programming and grant funds to support project implementation, AACN CSI Academy represents a substantial investment

by AACN in the future of nursing.

During the program’s three-year first phase, AACN will invest $1.25 million to fund implementation at partner hospitals across the country.

This investment supports program administration and also provides a $10,000 implementation grant to each participating hospital.

The project also reflects AACN’s high-level response to the Institute of Medicine’s landmark “Future of

Nursing” report, confirming the vital role nursing can and should play in the transformation of healthcare.

For the next 16 months, teams of up to four nurses from each New York hospital will work with CSI faculty, an internal mentor and a chief nursing officer to identify issues related to existing patient care responsibilities. Teams will then develop and implement unit-based projects, resulting in quantifiable improvements in patient outcomes and decreases in hospital expenses.

In most cases, it is anticipated the projects will be implemented in other units at each hospital.

The AACN CSI Academy teams in New York join cohorts already in progress in Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas. Nurse participants in other regions are undertaking projects such as preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, pressure ulcers, falls, delirium and unplanned extubation, and improving communication and teamwork.

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NitroMist provides fast, effective symptom relief.

NitroMist provides a consistent dose with each metered spray.* NitroMist offers secure storage, ensuring potency for up to 36 months from date of manufacture.† Available in 90 & 230 spray bottles.

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Check with your GPO for low contract pricing. For additional information, please contact us at info@akrimax.com BRIEF SUMMARY NitroMist® (nitroglycerin) lingual aerosol Rx Only INDICATIONS AND USAGE– NitroMist is indicated for acute relief of an attack or acute prophylaxis of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease.

CONTRAINDICATIONS– PDE5 Inhibitor Use: Administration of NitroMist is contraindicated in patients who are using a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), as PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil have been shown to potentiate the hypotensive effects of organic nitrates. Severe Anemia: NitroMist is contraindicated in patients with severe anemia. Increased Intracranial Pressure: NitroMist is contraindicated in patients with increased intracranial pressure. Hypersensitivity: NitroMist is contraindicated in patients who have shown hypersensitivity to it or to other nitrates or nitrites. Skin reactions consistent with hypersensitivity have been observed with organic nitrates. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS– Tolerance: Excessive use may lead to the development of tolerance. Only the smallest number of doses required for effective relief of the acute anginal attack should be used. As tolerance to other forms of nitroglycerin develops, the effect of sublingual nitroglycerin on exercise tolerance, although still observable, is reduced. Hypotension: Severe hypotension, particularly with upright posture, may occur even with small doses of nitroglycerin. The drug should therefore be used with caution in patients who may be volume-depleted or who, for whatever reason, are already hypotensive.

Hypotension induced by nitroglycerin may be accompanied by paradoxical bradycardia and increased angina pectoris. The benefits of NitroMist in patients with acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure have not been established. If one elects to use NitroMist in these conditions, careful clinical or hemodynamic monitoring must be used because of the possibility of hypotension and tachycardia. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Nitrate therapy may aggravate the angina caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Headache: Nitroglycerin produces dose-related headaches, which may be severe. Tolerance to headaches occurs. ADVERSE REACTIONS– Headache, which may be severe and persistent, may occur immediately after nitroglycerin use. Flushing, drug rash and exfoliative dermatitis have been reported in patients receiving nitrate therapy. Postural hypotension, as manifest by vertigo, weakness, palpitation, and other symptoms, may develop occasionally, particularly in erect, immobile patients. Marked sensitivity to the hypotensive effects of nitrates (manifested by nausea, vomiting, weakness, diaphoresis, pallor, and collapse) may occur at therapeutic doses. Syncope due to nitrate vasodilatation has been reported.

DRUG INTERACTIONS – PDE5 Inhibitors: Administration of NitroMist is contraindicated in patients who are using a selective inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil have been shown to potentiate the hypotensive effects of organic nitrates. The time course and dose dependence of this interaction have not been studied, and use within a few days of one another cannot be recommended. Appropriate supportive care for the severe hypotension has not been studied, but it seems reasonable to treat this as a nitrate overdose, with elevation of the extremities and with central volume expansion. The use of any form of nitroglycerin during the early days of acute myocardial infarction requires particular attention to hemodynamic monitoring and clinical status. Antihypertensives: Patients receiving antihypertensive drugs, beta-adrenergic blockers, and nitrates should be observed for possible additive hypotensive effects. Marked orthostatic hypotension has been reported when calcium channel blockers and organic nitrates were used concomitantly. Labetolol blunts the reflex tachycardia produced by nitroglycerin without preventing its hypotensive effects. If labetolol is used with nitroglycerin in patients with angina pectoris, additional hypotensive effects may occur. Aspirin: Coadministration of aspirin and nitroglycerin has been reported to result in increased nitroglycerin maximum concentrations by as much as 67% and AUC by 73% when administered as a single dose. The vasodilatory and hemodynamic effects of nitroglycerin may be enhanced by concomitant administration of aspirin. Tissuetype Plasminogen Activator (t-PA): Intravenous administration of nitroglycerin decreases the thrombolytic effect of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). Plasma levels of t-PA are reduced when coadministered with nitroglycerin. Therefore, caution should be observed in patients receiving nitroglycerin during t-PA therapy. Heparin: Intravenous nitroglycerin reduces the anticoagulant effect of heparin. Activated partial thromboplastin times (APTT) should be monitored in patients receiving heparin and intravenous nitroglycerin. It is not known if this effect occurs following single nitroglycerin doses. Ergotamine: Oral administration of nitroglycerin markedly decreases the first-pass metabolism of dihydroergotamine and subsequently increases its oral bioavailability.

Ergotamine is known to precipitate angina pectoris. Therefore, patients receiving sublingual nitroglycerin should avoid ergotamine and related drugs or be monitored for symptoms of ergotism if this is not possible. USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS– Pregnancy: Pregnancy category C: Animal reproduction and teratogenicity studies have not been conducted with NitroMist or nitroglycerin sublingual tablets. It is also not known whether NitroMist can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. A teratogenicity study was conducted in the third mating of F0 generation female rats administered dietary nitroglycerin for gestation day 6 to day 15 at dose levels used in the 3-generation reproduction study. In offspring of the high-dose nitroglycerin group, increased incidence of diaphragmatic hernias and decreased hyoid bone ossification were seen. The latter finding probably reflects delayed development rather than a potential teratogenic effect, thus indicating no clear evidence of teratogenicity of nitroglycerin. There are no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. NitroMist should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed. Nursing Mothers: It is not known whether nitroglycerin is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when NitroMist is administered to a nursing woman. Pediatric Use: The safety and effectiveness of nitroglycerin in pediatric patients have not been established. Geriatric Use: Clinical studies of NitroMist did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects. Other rep-

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orted clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between elderly (greater than or equal to 65 years) and younger (less than 65 years) patients. In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy. OVERDOSAGE– Signs and symptoms of hemodynamic effects: The effects of nitroglycerin overdose are generally the results of nitroglycerin’s capacity to induce vasodilatation, venous pooling, reduced cardiac output, and hypotension. These hemodynamic changes may have protean manifestations, including increased intracranial pressure with any or all of persistent throbbing headache, confusion, and moderate fever; vertigo; palpitations; tachycardia; visual disturbances; nausea and vomiting (possibly with colic and even bloody diarrhea); syncope (especially in the upright posture); dyspnea, later followed by reduced ventilatory effort, diaphoresis, with the skin either flushed or cold and clammy; heart block and bradycardia; paralysis; coma; seizures; and death. No specific antagonist to the vasodilator effects of nitroglycerin is known, and no intervention has been subject to controlled study as a therapy of nitroglycerin overdose. Because the hypotension associated with nitroglycerin overdose is the result of venodilatation and arterial hypovolemia, prudent therapy in this situation should be directed toward increase in central fluid volume.

Passive elevation of the patient’s legs may be sufficient, but intravenous infusion of normal saline or similar fluid may also be necessary. The use of epinephrine or other arterial vasoconstrictors in this setting is not recommended. In patients with renal disease or congestive heart failure, therapy resulting in central volume expansion is not without hazard. Treatment of nitroglycerin overdose in these patients may be subtle and difficult, and invasive monitoring may be required. Methemoglobinemia: Methemoglobinemia has been rarely reported with organic nitrates. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients who exhibit signs of impaired oxygen delivery despite adequate arterial PO2. Classically, methemoglobinemic blood is described as chocolate brown, without color change on exposure to air. If methemoglobinemia is present, intravenous administration of methylene blue, 1 mg/kg to 2 mg/kg of body weight, may be required.

NONCLINICAL TOXICOLOGY– Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility: Animal carcinogenicity studies with sublingually administered or lingual spray nitroglycerin have not been performed. Rats receiving up to 434 mg/kg/day of dietary nitroglycerin for 2 years developed dose-related fibrotic and neoplastic changes in liver, including carcinomas, and interstitial cell tumors in testes. At the highest dose, the incidences of hepatocellular carcinomas was 52% compared to 0% in untreated controls. Incidences of testicular tumors were 52% vs 8% in controls. Lifetime dietary administration of up to 1058 mg/kg/day of nitroglycerin was not tumorigenic in mice. Nitroglycerin was found to have reverse mutation activity in the Salmonella typhimurium strain TA1535 (Ames assay). A similar mutation in S. typhimurium strain was also reported for other NO donors. Nevertheless, there was no evidence of mutagenicity in an in vivo dominant lethal assay with male rats treated with oral doses of up to about 363 mg/kg/day or in ex vitro cytogenic tests in rat and dog tissues. In vitro cytogenetic assay using Chinese hamster ovary cells showed no chromosomal aberrations. In a 3-generation reproduction study, rats received dietary nitroglycerin at doses up to about 408 mg/kg/day (males) to 452 mg/kg/day (females) for 5 months (females) or 6 months (males) prior to mating of the F0 generation with treatment continuing through successive F1 and F2 generations. The highest dose was associated with decreased feed intake and body weight gain in both sexes at all matings. No specific effect on the fertility of the F0 generation was seen. Infertility noted in subsequent generations, however, was attributed to increased interstitial cell tissue and aspermatogenesis in the high-dose males. PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION– Interaction with PDE5 Inhibitors - NitroMist should not be used in patients who are using medications for erectile dysfunction such as sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil.

These products have been shown to increase the hypotensive effects of nitrate drugs such as NitroMist. Administration - Patients should be instructed that prior to initial use of NitroMist Lingual aerosol, the pump must be primed by pressing the actuator button 10 times to ensure proper dose priming. If the product is not used for more than 6 weeks, the bottle can be adequately re-primed with 2 sprays. NitroMist is meant to be sprayed on or under the tongue at the beginning of angina or to prevent an angina attack. Treatment with nitroglycerin products such as NitroMist may be associated with lightheadedness on standing, especially just after rising from a laying or seated position. This effect may be more frequent in patients who have consumed alcohol, since alcohol use contributes to hypotension. If possible, patients should be seated when taking NitroMist. This reduces the likelihood of falling due to lightheadedness or dizziness. Headache - Headaches can sometimes accompany treatment with nitroglycerin. In patients who get these headaches, the headaches may indicate activity of the drug. Tolerance to headaches develops. Flushing - Flushing, drug rash and exfoliative dermatitis have been reported in patients receiving nitrate therapy. Container information - The NitroMist bottle should not be forcefully opened. Because NitroMist contains a highly flammable propellant (butane), do not have the container burned after use and do not spray directly towards flames. While the container is in the upright position, if the liquid reaches the top to middle of the hole on the side of the container, a new supply should be obtained. When the liquid reaches the bottom of the hole, the remaining doses will have less than label content.

Manufactured for Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, LLC E Cranford, NJ 07016

by Dynamit Nobel GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany E Marketed and Distributed by: Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Cranford, NJ 07016 USA NitroMist is a registered trademark of NovaDel Pharma Inc., used by permission.

141B002 10/2012

*Priming NitroMist: After receiving a new prescription or refill, patients should remove the plastic cap, place forefinger on actuator button, and press 10 times. NitroMist is now primed for 6 weeks and ready to use. If not used for more than 6 weeks, the NitroMist bottle can be adequately reprimed with 2 sprays. † Store at room temperature (25°C, 77°F); excursions permitted to 15-30°C (59-85°F).

NitroMist is a registered trademark of NovaDel Pharmaceuticals, LLC., used by permission.

©2012 Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, LLC., Cranford, NJ 07016 October 2012 NTR-145T

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