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November 2010
Brought to you by Now a service of all HealthONE hospitals: The Medical Center of Aurora, North Suburban Medical Center, Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Rose Medical Center, Sky Ridge Medical Center and Swedish Medical Center.
To Families in the Rocky Mountain Region,
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As Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL opened its doors, many of us who have been involved in expanding pediatric care at HealthONE look back at the progress we have made in the past 20 years — and realize we are most excited about new projects that will improve our ability to care for our children, from the tiniest to the teens. The small group of pediatric specialists who joined Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in
1990 had a vision to provide excellent clinical care for children and outstanding service and support for parents. They succeeded. And now, the small group of specialists has expanded to include more than 300 board-certified/board-eligible pediatric experts, and the vision for care and service has extended throughout all of HealthONE’s RMHC “family of hospitals.” As someone who has had a career in healthcare, I’m proud to see the successful completion of >>> continues
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>>> continued from front this $130 million project for pediatrics and to support new plans for the next phase of improvements for the neonatal intensive care unit at RMHC at P/SL. But as a parent, I’m especially grateful to our medical staffs and employees who’ve been devoted to making pediatric care at RMHC the best in our region. When your child has more than a minor illness, you look for the most trusted care possible, the safest environment, and the fastest response. So, the RMHC commitment to quality care for children and service
Children (RMHC) is part of HealthONE’s family of hospitals including: Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center The Medical Center of Aurora North Suburban Medical Center Rose Medical Center Sky Ridge Medical Center Swedish Medical Center RMHC has more than 300 affiliated physicians, providing pediatric-centered care in virtually all pediatric specialties. RMHC physicians are boardcertified pediatric specialists, including pediatric emergency physicians, 24/7 hospitalists, 24/7 intensivists, radiologists, pathologists and anesthesiologists. RMHC at P/SL is the only pediatric hospital in the region that offers 24/7 on-site attendinglevel pediatric/adolescent critical care physicians (intensivists).
To your health, Jeff Dorsey, President and CEO, HealthONE
Our Emergency Department is staffed by experienced, board-certified pediatric emergency specialists — and the most experienced ER nursing staff.
Fast Facts & Firsts Rocky Mountain Hospital for
excellence for parents goes straight to what matters most: “Help my child get better.” It has been a privilege to support the staff and doctors from Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children as their vision has become a reality for the families who entrust their children to our care. I join them in celebrating this achievement as we dedicate Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL to our healthcare community.
More than 13,000 babies are
born in the RMHC “Family of Care” hospitals each year. 60,000 pediatric ER visits occur in all RMHC hospital locations each year. 6000 pediatric surgeries were performed in 2009 in all RMHC hospitals. More than 5,000 premature or ill newborns are cared for in RMHC NICUs each year. RMHC has had many “firsts” including the first endoscopic O.R. for children in the world and the first robotic surgery on a child in Colorado.
RMHC at P/SL is an international leader in minimally invasive and “incisionless” surgery with the largest number of minimally invasive procedures performed on newborns and infants and more pediatric laparoscopic anti-reflux procedures than any other hospital in the world. RMHC at P/SL with 84 beds is the largest Level III C Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Rocky Mountain Region and has the most experienced team of maternal-fetal specialists.
RMHC at Presbyterian/ St. Luke’s expanded pediatric facility has: An additional 160,000 square feet of space for pediatric services
A dedicated pediatric emergency room (ER), six pediatric operating rooms and two endoscopy suites
53 pediatric beds 10 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) beds
84 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) beds
A full-service, comprehensive pediatric diagnostic imaging center and gastrointestinal suite
A Ronald McDonald House Family Resource Room and a special room for teen patients
The only dedicated neonatal transport team in the state
A high-risk OB transport team
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Making A World of Difference Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children: Founded By Physicians with a Vision
N Miracles Come in Small Packages Gabriela and Kevin Stear anticipated two additions to their family in the spring of 2010 with the arrival of twins. However, Gabriela experienced complications. Sophia, weighing just one pound fifteen ounces, spent the first critical hours of her life at Rose Medical Center before being transported to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center (P/SL). Avery, weighing two pounds two ounces, spent four days at Rose before joining his sister in the NICU at P/SL. The next twelve weeks proved to be critical for Sophia and Avery. Gabriela remarks, “The NICU at P/SL was phenomenal. I truly believe that Sophia would not be alive today if she hadn’t been taken to P/SL.” Because of the care Sophia and Avery received in the NICU at P/SL, the Stear family made a generous donation to Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation to help families who need assistance while their children are hospitalized or undergoing medical treatment.
early 20 years ago, several of Denver’s leading pediatric physicians, subspecialists and surgeons — along with maternal-fetal specialists and neo-natologists — envisioned a leading regional pediatric care team that provided comprehensive care for families, from conception to birth and continuing through adolescence into adulthood. Central to this vision was the honored tradition of doctors and nurses using their skill, creativity and utmost compassion to bring every child and family the best possible care. The journey began with a dedicated team of physicians who relocated their practices to Presbyterian/ St. Luke’s Medical Center. Over the
years, with its roots at P/SL, the “pediatric hospital within a hospital” grew to become known as a hospital offering world-class expertise in maternal-fetal, newborn, pediatric and adolescent care. With a team of more than 300 affiliated physicians providing care in more than 40 specialties in a collaborative, multi- disciplinary care setting and the burgeoning demand from families across the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, the need for more space became paramount. In 2008, ground was broken on the P/SL campus for Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children. Today, we celebrate the state-of-the-art facility that’s filled with dedicated, compassionate people who continue to provide trusted care for kids.
The Founders: A team dedicated to improving the lives of children The following “pioneers” had the foresight and persistence to pursue their vision:
Edward Arenson, MD Mark Brown, MD Jack Chang, MD John Cullen, MD Del Eichorist, MD
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William Fuller, MD Jeffrey Hanson, MD Peter Honeyfield, MD Rich Porecco, MD Steven Pugh, MD
Barbara Quissell, MD James Tharp, MD Warren Toews, MD Reggie Washington, MD
he grand opening of Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children is the culmination of the long-term efforts and dedication of medical staff, nursing and ancillary services and administrators. They are all dedicated and committed to providing children, parents and primary care physicians from metro Denver, the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains with choice, ease of access and the highest quality in maternal-fetal, neonatal, pediatric and adolescent care.
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In their
Words
Shea’s story beautifully represents the patients served at RMHC...
This page is dedicated to Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children’s staff and physicians who tirelessly do all they can for the children entrusted to their care. Thank you!
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Dear Dr. Zimbleman, Dr. Clark and the entire staff at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL, It hardly seems as though seventeen months have passed since we first ended up at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL. I wanted to write this note since a mere “thank you” doesn’t seem like near enough. There were so many questions and so much uncertainty. As the doctors answered each of our questions, and the nurses took the time to explain how to care for Shea ourselves, I never felt that any question or concern that we had was wrong. During the first part of Shea’s treatment at P/SL we got to know a lot of people and were connected with a lot of great programs and foundations whose assistance was tremendously beneficial. Wherever we went in the hospital, we were always greeted with a smile and the sincere question as to how we were all doing. It really made us realize what a special group of people work at P/SL. I only know a portion of what you had to do in order to give Shea the third stage of the treatment with the experimental drug. If it was not an option to do it at P/SL we would not have done it at all. Everyone involved in his treatment is truly special. Shea became very close with his nurses and all of the doctors, and when we got to the end of the road, it was bitter sweet. Everyone truly feels like they are part of the family. You all taught us a lot during our time there. What seemed like such a bad thing at the beginning turned out to be so positive in the end. You truly do make a difference in people’s lives. Thank you for taking such good care of our son.
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