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A newsletter for Orange Regional Medical Center employees, physicians and volunteers
November 2016
From The President & CEO This year continues to be a banner year for Orange Regional. We should all be very proud of our accomplishments and the excellent recognition we have received both locally and nationally.
Scott Batulis President & CEO
Recently, the Joint Commission announced that Orange Regional Medical Center has been named a “Pioneer in Quality - 2016 Expert Contributor.” This recognition reflects hospitals that have advanced the evolution and utilization of electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQM) and for our specific contribution to eCQM development. We are one of only six organizations in the United States and the only New York State organization to be included in this recognition!
This achievement was made possible by all of the employees who have contributed to the development and increased status of our EPIC system and our Electronic Medical Records. Quality measures assess healthcare processes and outcomes and help to make sure our care is delivered safely, effectively and timely. I’m also pleased to announce that U.S. News & World Report has acknowledged Orange Regional as a 2016-2017 High Performing Hospital for Heart Failure and COPD. We also received national honors from Healthgrades recognizing us as one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention™ in 2017. Additionally, we were recognized with the 2017 Coronary Intervention Excellence Award. Healthgrades also named us among the top 5% and top 10% for Coronary Intervention Procedures as well as five-star recognition in this category. For Overall Bariatric Surgery, Natural Childbirth and Appendectomy, we also received five-star recognitions. While the uncertainty of how the new Trump administration will affect healthcare policy and what changes may take place with Obamacare, I am certain we will continue to work hard every day to fulfill our mission of improving the health of our community by delivering exceptional healthcare. At this point, as it pertains to our new President, I am not expecting anything to occur in 2017 that would have a dramatic impact on healthcare in our region, though we will be monitoring this situation closely. In the meantime, I encourage you to keep up the great work that our patients have come to expect. Happy Holidays! Sincerely, Scott Batulis, President & CEO
Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Celebrates 25th Anniversary
On October 19, Orange Regional’s Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation team hosted a patient appreciation event in celebration of its 25th Anniversary. Inpatient and Outpatient Physical Rehabilitation physicians, nurses and staff, Board of Directors members, executive leadership and employees gathered on the Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Unit to welcome and thank each patient who attended for entrusting Orange Regional with their care. Patients shared their personal stories and appreciation for the attentiveness and excellent patient care they received. Medical Director of Orange Regional’s Inpatient Rehabilitation program, Dr. Vincent Gulfo, was also recognized by the staff for his 25 years of dedicated service.
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November 2016
‘Fall back’ into better sleep habits Check it out! Samer El Zarif, MD, (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Department, ORMG), wrote a full-page article that appeared in the Times Herald-Record in advance of Daylight Savings Time. Congratulations!
Grand Rounds on eMOLST Emma Fattakhov, MD and Adrian Paraschiv, MD, (Hospitalist Department ORMG), presented at Grand Rounds on Electronic Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (eMOLST). Well done, team.
Congrats to Physicians and Students Congrats to Aamir Gilani, MD, MPH, (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Department, ORMG), along with Touro College students, John Bessada, Oddie Moghalu and Shiv Patel for a job well done presenting their poster on Combating Mortality in the ICU.
Holiday schedule
The following is the holiday schedule for Orange Regional Medical Group: Christmas Eve, Closing at 4:00 p.m. Christmas Day, Closed New Year's Eve, Closing at 4:00 p.m. New Year's Day, Closed
Happy Halloween
The following is the holiday schedule for Monroe Urgent Care: Christmas Eve, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Christmas Day, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. New Year's Eve, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. New Year's Day, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The following is the holiday schedule for Middletown Urgent Care: Christmas Eve, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Christmas Day, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. New Year's Eve, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. New Year's Day, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Our Orange Regional Medical Group Specialty Care team got in the spirit and dressed up for Halloween for the enjoyment of patients and colleagues alike!
Urgent Care will be open full hours of operation the day after Christmas and the day after New Year's. -2-
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Leading the Way Tracey Van Pelt, MSN-ED, RN-BC, BS has been promoted to Nursing Unit Director of Rowley Family Birthing Center’s Labor and Delivery Unit. In her new role, Tracey oversees the 12-bed Labor and Delivery Unit which includes two operating rooms and a two-bed Maternal Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). Tracy has been with Orange Regional since 1984 where she began her career at Horton Hospital as a Physical Therapist Assistant and later became a Registered Nurse in the Progressive Care Unit. She has held a variety of positions within the Hospital system including clinical nurse, informatics and nurse educator. In her most recent position, Tracy served as a Perioperative Nurse Educator where she taught staff in the Operating Room, PACU, Same Day Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging and Endoscopy Units. Tracy earned her Associate of Applied Science degree in Physical Therapy from Orange County Community College in Middletown, NY. She later earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. Tracy went on to receive her Masters of Science degree in Nursing from Walden University in Minneapolis, MN. She is currently a member of the Nursing Professional Development Association. Tracy can be reached at tvanpelt@ormc.org. Suzanne Geraci, BSN, RN has been appointed as Coordinator of the Neuroscience Program. In her new role, Suzanne has oversight of Orange Regional’s Stroke Program where she assures that the Hospital maintains its New York State Department of Health Stroke Center designation. She also works closely with staff neurologists, emergency room physicians and nurses to enhance stroke care. Suzanne earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from State University of New York – New Paltz in New Paltz, NY. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Suzanne can be reached at sgeraci@ormc.org.
Congratulations
November 2016
Welcome New Employees Angela Contarino Kayla Costello Alyssa Crowe Mariah DiLillo Stephanie Dickman Nana Yaa Donkor Heather Eisenberg Jordan Evans Antonio Fernandez Donna Furman Brydie Gillespie Ray Gonzalez Shawna Griffin-Scott Lisa Herbik Jennifer Hernandez Alexandria Hodges Veronica Isla Janacia James Valerie Jewis Brittany Kesar Lauren LaFountaine Amanda Langseder Deidre Lockwood Margaret Ludlow Ricky Maldonado Julie Martin Deborah Melendez Jennifer Orlowski Joseph Piqueras III Alyssa Raldiris
Jill Embler, Vice President of Financial Planning for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System, was one of the keynote speakers at the 2016 Strata Decision Technology Summit opening session on “The Path to Value: Mindset, Skillset, Toolset” which was held in Chicago on Oct. 18 and 19. The session addressed new approaches, applications and services that are being used by industry peers to simplify the financial planning process, prepare service line leaders to drive performance in bundle payment and value-based programs and use data to drive decisions and workflow. The conference is attended by over 300 clients from more than 100 healthcare organizations. Robin Masiero, Manager of Emergency Management for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System, was selected to be on a team of presenters from the Hudson Valley Mutual Aid Coordinating Entity (MACE) at the 2017 Joint Commission Resources Emergency Management Conference in New Orleans next spring. Robin is one of the original members of the MACE and submitted an abstract that was approved for presentation. This will be the third time that the MACE has presented at the conference. -3-
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November 2016
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November 2016
Safety Award Celebration The Greater Hudson Valley Health System held the 4th Annual Quality and Patient Safety Awards on October 27 at West Hills Country Club. This year’s theme was the “TONYS”. The ceremony began with “Memories” from the Broadway show Cats sung by our own Joseph Anesi and accompanied by pianist Scott Batulis. Joseph Anesi then hosted an entertainment-filled evening with live, musical performances by Jenny Vosganian-Clancy singing Guys & Dolls and Dr. Ronald Israelski and Gene Bernieri hip-hopping to their original quality rap song. Dr. Carlos Holden and Dr. Anuj Vohra gave tribute to Chicago. The top videos that were created by ORMC and CRMC teams were also shared. The highlight of the evening was the opera performance by Dr. Phillip Massengill and his wife, Susan Herrmann singing “All I Ask of You” from the Phantom of the Opera. Awards were presented to teams across the System for their outstanding achievements in improving care and patient safety.
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November 2016
New Registered Nurse Graduates Cohort The New Registered Nurse Graduates Cohort is a six-week program which meets for four hours once a week. The program offers additional support to new Registered Nurses at Orange Regional and topics include IV insertion, Central Line Maintenance, Tracheostomy Care, Communication, Critical Thinking Skills, Chest Tube Maintenance, etc. The program coordinators are Angela McCormack, MSN, RN-BC and Susanne Banse, MSN, RNBC from Nursing Professional Practice. A weekly debrief is incorporated into each session which helps the group better understand that they all encounter similar struggles and accomplishments. The program was revitalized in March 2016. Since then, more than 40 new Registered Nurses have completed the program and eighteen more are scheduled to attend the next.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Team Treasured Chests had the most members on any Orange Regional Making Strides for Breast Cancer team, totaling 27. These nurses and staff successfully raised over $1,700. Way to go!
GHVHS News Eileen Johnston has been promoted to Director of Accounts Payable for the Greater Hudson Valley Health System. Eileen is an invaluable resource for the organization. With oversight of ORMC, CRMC and the GHVHS Medical Group, Eileen will continue to work to align accounts payable processes across all entities. She can be reached at ejohnston@ormc.org.
Amanda Langseder has joined the Greater Hudson Valley Health System as Director of Community Health. In this new role, Amanda will be active in connecting GHVHS health programs with community organizations, as well as providing research, planning and leadership in the development of community health initiatives. In the past, she has worked for organizations including the Center for Discovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension and most recently as Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Director for Sullivan County Public Health Services. She was instrumental in the creation of the Sullivan Leadership and Health Summits which have fostered collaborative partnerships among nonprofit health and human service providers. Amanda holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications (Radio/TV/Film) from Rowan University, a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Mercy College and she is a Certified Lactation Counselor. She can be reached at alangseder@ormc.org. -6-
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November 2016
Outpatient Building and Spagnoli Cancer Center Orange Regional Veteran's Day Gratitude Ribbon Cutting We are happy to bring you Orange Regional's videos. To view the videos, click above or visit www.ormc.org and scroll down the homepage to the YouTube icon.
Celebrating Our Veterans
On Veteran's Day, Orange Regional thanked and recognized its physicians, employees, volunteers, patients and visitors who have served our country.
Halloween Happenings Staff celebrated in style this year by dressing up in costumes in recognition of Halloween! From our Executive Team to the IT Department – all staff that participated really got into the spirit!
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Blood Drive First Wednesday of the month 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The American Red Cross Donor bus will be located outside of the Main Campus Entrance.
November 2016
Compliance Program Celebrates Employees’ Safeguards The following employees were recognized for their efforts to safeguard the integrity of Greater Hudson Valley Health System and support the continued growth and success of our Compliance Program by going above and beyond.
Holiday schedule As always, Orange Regional Medical Center including the Emergency Department is open 24/7/365. However, our outpatient services do observe holidays. The following is the holiday schedule for all outpatient services: Closing at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 24, 2016 in observance of Christmas Eve Closed on Monday, December 26, 2016 in observance of Christmas Closing at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2016 in observance of New Year’s Eve Closed on Monday, January 2, 2017 in observance of New Year’s Day
Our “Compliance Stars” were: Will Scheuermann Dr. Robert Malacoff Eileen Johnston Nancy Tienken Judy Bernstein Terri Devit Charlotte Holman Laurie Brockner, RN Tina Matern
Administrator, Revenue Strategy & Decision Support Orange Regional Medical Group Cardiology Accounts Payable Manager Director, Nutrition and Food Service Emergency Department Registered Nurse Patient Financial Services Patient Financial Services CRMC Cardiac Rehabilitation CRMC Pathology Supervisor
Auxiliary Vendor Sales Program The Orange Regional Medical Center Auxiliary is pleased to continue its Vendor Sales Program. Kitty's Silver Exchange
December 7
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Kid’s Stuff
December 8
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Origami Owl
December 9
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Save on Sweats
December 12
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Teddi's Jewelry
December 13
Pavilion, Crystal Cafe'
Tupperware
December 14
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Robin's Nest
December 15
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Mary Kay
December 15
Pavilion, Crystal Cafe'
D & D Designs
December 19
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Mostly Silver Jewelry
December 20
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Kitty's Silver Exchange
December 20
Pavilion, Crystal Cafe'
Teddi’s Jewelry
December 21
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Applause Gifts
December 22
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Simple Treasures
December 23
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
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