Winter 2013

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Medical Milestones

Winter 2013

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center of excellence Innovations Page 4

Ending Migraines Page 8

Hot Sauce Doc Page 12

To our community investing in employee wellness If you visit any of the Memorial campuses, you have probably noticed changes from time to time: new paint, lighting, better equipment, new offices, more doctors, I could go on and on.

That’s because Memorial invests in our infrastructure. We are growing and want to bring the best health care home to you.

However, if you were to take out our almost 2,300 employees, you would have nothing more than buildings filled with high tech equipment setting idle. The success of Memorial is a reflection of the health and well-being of our most vital resource, our employees.

“The success of Memorial is a reflection of the health and well-being of our most vital resource, our employees”

Larry Graham, CEO

We strive day in and day out to get our patients healthy and well. Now, we are making sure our employees have the resources to improve their own health and well-being.

This October we kicked off a new wellness program that is designed to give our employees the tools to help them and their families maintain healthy behaviors by eating nutritious foods, exercising, controlling weight, and understanding the importance of using their annual wellness visits and establishing a relationship with a healthcare provider.

Employees will improve their health issues by getting moving, motivated and proactive in disease prevention and management. As we get older it’s important to stay on top of our health issues, which may decrease our chances of a low risk illness becoming moderate or even high risk.

We care about our employees and I wouldn’t ask them to do anything I wouldn’t do myself. So, I am leading by example by dropping some pounds and eating healthier.

Like the saying goes, practice what you preach. And we invite our community to be proactive and take advantage of our Get Healthy suggestions and screenings that we will be sharing with you in the upcoming year.

Join us on the path to wellness,

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Medical Milestones Page 4

Innovations 4 Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment

Removing Joint Pain

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Total Ankle Replacement

Ending Migraines

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Radio Ablation Treatment

Cover Story

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Center of Excellence

Physician Spotlight 12

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J. King White, MD: Cardiologist & Hot Sauce Connoisseur

100 Days of Progress

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Moss Memorial Transition

Coming Events 16 Education Classes and Support Groups

Responder 5 18 Enhancing Nurse/Patient Communication

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On the Cover Drs David Darbonne and William Groves Page 19 3

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Diving

Innovations

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for Diabetes No matter how small or superficial a wound is, doctors will say you should never ignore it if you have diabetes.

This chronic disease can cause wounds to not heal properly through complications such as nerve damage, a weakened immune system and narrow arteries. This leads many wounds to become hypoxic, meaning they lack an adequate oxygen supply.

“When a patient is given 100 percent oxygen under pressure, the body dissolves more oxygen within the blood and, in turn, more oxygen reaches the wound area,” Dr. Mouton says.

Patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) are typically prescribed between 30 and 40 treatments, five days a week, and they last anywhere from 90 minutes to two hours.

“Diabetic foot complications are the most common cause of non-traumatic lower body amputations in the U.S.,” says Dr. Gerald Mouton, medical director at Lake Charles Memorial Wound Care Center. “Fifty percent of all lower body amputations in the U.S. are due to diabetes. And many diabetics suffer circulatory disorders that create inadequate levels of oxygen to support healing of those wounds.”

In addition to treating diabetic ulcers, Memorial’s Wound Care Center uses HBOT to treat other conditions such as crush injuries, compromised skin grafts/flaps and infections of the bone (osteomyelitis).

HBOT was originally developed to treat divers experiencing disorders such as the bends, or decompression sickness.

Treatments can actually be traced back to 1662 when the first well-known chamber was built and run by a British doctor named Henshaw. Memorial started using hyperbaric chambers in 2008 and was the first hospital in Southwest Louisiana to use such a treatment.

The vast majority of diabetic foot complications resulting in amputation begin with the formation of skin ulcers. Early detection and appropriate treatment of these ulcers may prevent up to 85 percent of amputations.

Inside Memorial’s Wound Care Center, patients dive into a treatment program that can help diabetics treat their wounds and avoid amputation.

For more information about Memorial’s Wound Care Center call 337.494.6700.

Patients enter one of two hyperbaric oxygen chambers and breathe in 100% pure oxygen at an atmospheric pressure about two times what we are typically used to. It’s the equivalent of diving 33 feet under the ocean.

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Getting Back into Step

Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Paul Fenn checks out Laudrey Darbonne’s new ankle.

Laudrey

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mature in her years, but that does not mean she has any plans to stroll along life’s path. However, unbearable pain from arthritis in her ankles was keeping her down.

There was a crunch when she walked. The cartilage cushion in her ankles was gone.

Her self-described walking pattern was that of a duck.

“It was pretty bad,” the 76-year-old recalls. “I was on medication the whole time. I could only take so much pain medicine a day, apply a heating pad and stay off of it as much as I could.”

Laudrey had enough of the pain. So, she went to see orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Paul Fenn with Orthopaedic Specialists, a part of the Memorial Medical Group.

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Dr. Fenn in the operating room Dr. Fenn has a fellowship in lower extremity reconstruction from Harvard University and is the only orthopaedic surgeon in the Lake Charles and Lafayette areas who is certified to offer this type of treatment.

What he offered her was a new and improved way to be rid of her joint pain with the STAR™ Total Ankle Replacement.

“The performance of these implants is now up to the level of knee and hip replacement technology,” Dr. Fenn says. “Compared to the old standard, this replacement is a great way to get pain relief and maintain function.”

Laudrey had her most troublesome ankle replaced first and it worked, so she wanted the other one done right away. Dr. Fenn gave her four months to heal then replaced the other ankle.

Ankle implants were first used back in the 50s and 60s, but were not of good quality. The gold standard was to fuse the ankle, which took away the motion and drastically changed a person’s walking pattern.

All of the technology that developed with the knees and hip replacements allowed for ankle implants to be better developed.

Implants now have a more than 90 percent survival after 10 years and there is data that even suggests the implants may last longer than that.

The STAR™ Total Ankle Replacement

“It’s such a small joint with all of your body weight going through a small area. The implants, though tiny, can withstand a lot of force,” Dr. Fenn says. “In order for these implants to not fail they had to have advanced designs, materials and tolerances to allow for them to survive. Every one I have put in is still in.”

“I’m real pleased with the way things are going. I’m not the kind of person to just sit around and have somebody wait on me,” she says. “That’s pretty much what I had to do until now, but I’m ready to go dancing again!”

There are similar restrictions comparable to any knee or hip replacement. However, non-impact sports such as cycling, skiing and swimming are perfectly okay to do.

The results are a night and day difference for Laudrey. She now has a life without pain, is free of dependence on medication and can continue to live to the fullest.

For more information, contact Dr. Fenn at Orthopaedic Specialists at 337.494.4900.

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An Answer to

Persistent Migraines

Dr. Seth Billiodeaux and Karlee Howard Karlee Howard never knew a life without migraines. The pulsating, throbbing pain would hit her often and without warning each day.

“It was like a stabbing, dull, all-the-time aching pain in the back of my head that would never go away,” the 20-year-old says.

with a mesh patch to relieve the pressure. Her motor skills and speech returned, but so did the migraines.

In the 7th grade, Karlee was diagnosed with a birth defect called chiari malformation, a condition where her brain could not fit inside her skull. The defect sent Karlee’s development backwards.

“It got to the point that I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t talk, I couldn’t feed myself,” she recalls. “I learned sign language to communicate with my mother.”

“Nobody could figure out what to do,” she says. “Nobody could really help me.”

Karlee continued to spend her days in the dark, trying to get past the excruciating pain in her head. She tried every prescription medication in the book, both those to prevent and stop migraines.

Massages and acupuncture were other attempted remedies – and all failed.

Karlee had a piece of the back of her skull cut out and replaced

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That is when Karlee went to see Dr. Seth Billiodeaux, an interventional pain specialist with the Memorial Medical Group. His job, identify the cause of Karlee’s migraines.

The third occipital nerve that runs from the spine to the back of the head was the root of Karlee’s pain. The decision was made to numb the nerve to see if that would provide permanent relief.

“We started with a trial run with a short procedure where I numbed the third occipital nerve,” Dr. Billiodeaux says. “She then reported her pain relief over a two to three day period.”

Karlee’s relief was significant, so Dr. Billiodeaux moved forward with a radiofrequency ablation, using heat to permanently numb the problematic nerve making it incapable of transmitting pain signals.

Three needles were used at the top, middle and bottom of the nerve. It took about 15 minutes to complete the procedure under mild anesthesia.

“Once I place the needle in the identified region, we heat the tip of the needle, which is able to ablate or permanently numb this nerve,” he says.

Karlee had the radiofrequency ablation in July and the migraines have not returned since.

“I figured that I’d wake up and five days later I would have a headache again, but that hasn’t happened,” she said. “I’ve been 100 percent without headaches.”

For more information on pain management, call 337.480.8900.

An x-ray of the radiofrequency ablation

Radiofrequency ablation is a procedure that uses electrical current produced by a radio wave to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain signals from that specific area.

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Cover Story

Memorial for Women Nam Lake Charles Memorial for Women is the only hospital in Louisiana designated a Center of Excellence for minimally invasive surgeries by the American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS).

OB/GYNs Dr. David Darbonne and Dr. William Groves perform a minimally invasive hysterectomy.

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med Center of Excellence L-R: Dr. Matthew Scroggs, Dr. William Groves, Dr. David Darbonne, Dr. Steven McCarus, CEO of AIMIS; Larry Graham, CEO of LCMH; Dr. Gisele McKinney and Dr. Joseph Semien.

Memorial for Women is one of only 41 hospitals nationwide, and the only hospital in Louisiana to be designated a Center of Excellence.

A hysterectomy involves removal of the uterus, the uterus and the cervix and, for some conditions, the fallopian tubes and ovaries. Each year, more than 600,000 women undergo the procedure, with one in three women in the United States undergoing the surgery by age 60.

“Being named a center of excellence represents the hospital’s and our doctors’ commitment to providing new and proven medical technologies that improve patient outcomes, shorten hospital stays, and lead to a better quality of life for patients and their families,” says Marilyn McSwain, Administrator of Memorial for Women.

Traditionally open hysterectomy requires patients to spend three to four days in the hospital, and up to six weeks recovery from the a painful abdominal incision. With only tiny incisions, laparoscopic hysterectomy usually allows patients to go home the same day, or stay only one night. These women can resume most normal activity in one to two weeks.

A hospital or surgical center can be recognized as a Center of Excellence once it has combined efforts with an accredited AIMIS surgeon and meets AIMIS standards. Memorial for Women exceeds the national average for open versus minimally invasive hysterectomies. More than 80 percent of hysterectomies performed at the hospital in the past two years were minimally invasive. The national average is around 20 percent.

AIMIS is the nation’s pre-eminent educator of minimally invasive surgical techniques. The organization teaches minimally invasive methods, and also supports graduates and members with opportunities to find marketing support, consulting services and strategies to help them grow and strengthen their practices.

In addition, six Memorial for Women doctors have received personal accreditation from AIMIS. These include obstetrician/ gynecologists Dr. Bradley Forsyth, Dr. David Darbonne, Dr. William Groves, Dr. Gisele McKinney, Dr. Matthew Scroggs and Dr. Joseph Semien.

AIMIS also provides resources for patients, corporate partners and physician members and affiliates to help foster progress throughout the medical profession.

For more information, contact Memorial for Women at 337.480.7000.

“We are extremely proud of our physicians and surgical staff on achieving this recognition,” McSwain says. “This achievement demonstrates their commitment to providing our patients with the best possible care.”

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Physician Spotlight J. King White, MD Cardiologist & Hot Sauce Connoisseur

In Louisiana, spice is the name of the game when it comes to the unique southern cuisine. You would be hard pressed to find a table without it in this state. Louisiana heritage is very much tied to food, which is what lead cardiologist Dr. J. King White to perfect a line of homemade hot sauces.

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When he is not busy treating patients at the Heart & Vascular Center, a part of the Memorial Medical Group, Dr. White is busy picking peppers in his garden, canning peppers or bottling hot sauce in his kitchen.

Hot sauce is such a passion, Dr. White has a collection of 850 bottles of hot sauce from around the world and a cat named Pepper.

“I had an ancestor, his name was Van King,” Dr. White recalls.

“He was my mother’s first cousin. When I was growing up he made hot sauce and would give me some for Christmas each year.”

His hot sauce inadvertently ended up in a Baton Rouge restaurant one day when his son was attending college. The owner was so impressed he wanted to supply his tables with it. Dr. White provided a case, but the customers loved it so much they “stole” all the bottles.

Dr. White is a native of Lake Charles. When he finished medical school he came back to his home in 1988 and decided to make his own hot sauce. Using his ancestor’s recipe as a starting point, Dr. White experimented, tweaked and tried different concoctions until he perfected his own.

Then the phone calls came pouring in from people in Baton Rouge wanting to know where they could buy it. Dr. White knew he would not be able to keep up with demand so he made the decision to stay out of the restaurant business.

“I don’t want to sell it commercially because then it becomes a business not a hobby,” he says.

Today, he makes five different sauces ranking from mild to extra extra hot: jalapeno, cayenne, Tabasco, a Tabasco/ habanera blend and a Tabasco/ghost pepper blend. The Tabasco/habanera blend is his most popular sauce.

“I give it to whoever likes it,” Dr. White says. “I give it to friends. I give it to patients, especially when patients follow my instructions such as losing weight or they quit smoking. I reward them with a bottle of hot sauce.”

Sauce making is a year round endeavor for Dr. White. He plants his garden in March. Peppers are picked every few weeks from July to the first frost. Processing and bottling takes place in the winter and spring, then the cycle starts all over again.

The peppers are processed and put into quart mason jars and sit in a floor to ceiling pantry at his home for three years before being bottled. A typical year will yield about 350 bottles of the finished product and extras usually do not last from one year to the next.

“I enjoy doing it and it’s something I can do in my spare time.

On the weekends I can pick peppers and can even do so after dark,” Dr. White says. “My hours as a cardiologist always put me a little behind as this has turned into a very involved hobby. It is time consuming, but I enjoy doing. It is something I can put off and work around my hospital schedule. About the only thing that has a time deadline is you have to process and can the peppers within three days of being picked.”

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Moss Memorial Serving More Patients

Governor Bobby Jindal highlights the progress made with the transition of W.O. Moss Regional Hospital to the W.O. Moss Memorial Health Clinic.

The transition of W.O. Moss Regional Hospital to the W.O. Moss Memorial Health Clinic is proving to be a great success for the community it serves.

Governor Bobby Jindal visited Lake Charles in October to highlight the progress made in the first 100 days of the public-private cooperative endeavor agreement with the Lake Charles Memorial Health System and Louisiana State University Health System.

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Dr. Mohammed Sarwar, Medical Director of the W.O. Moss Memorial Health Clinic

“It’s great progress we’ve made, but even more progress is in the future. We still have a lot of work to do, but there is a brandnew era of health care,” Governor Jindal said, while visiting Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. “No longer do we have to send folks out of Lake Charles, away from family, friends and their support network.”

Medical services have expanded at Moss Memorial, offering more convenient options for patients. Five new clinics have been added including: a breast health clinic, cardiology clinic, orthopaedic clinic, pulmonology clinic and a gastroenterology clinic.

Memorial has also reestablished the surgery and gynecology clinics at Moss Memorial, while adding three new doctors and a nurse practitioner to the gynecology clinic.

“We’ve embraced the beauty of the challenge,” said Bernita Loyd Brown, Administrator at Moss Memorial. “It’s so fulfilling. It’s so rewarding to be able to provide local access to our community and to allow people in our community to receive specialty services, and still be surrounded by the love and the strength of their family and friends.”

The new Urgent Care Clinic at Moss Memorial is capable of serving all patients regardless of their financial situation. The number of inpatients served each day is four times more than the number treated before the transition.

Other services that have been established for Moss Memorial patients include: electromyography (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG) tests, positron emission tomography (PET) scans, sleep studies, nuclear stress tests, multi gated acquisition (MUGA) scans, hepatobiliary (HIDA) scans, bone scans, outpatient therapy rehabilitation and liver and kidney biopsies.

Primary care clinic visits have also gone up. The transition of Moss Memorial has reduced wait times for scheduling appointments and has cut down on appointment backlogs, meaning people are getting the care they need in a faster amount of time.

“We continue to work to reduce the wait time for patients to see a provider so they can get the services they need the same day,” Brown said. “When you are sick, nobody wants to wait or travel a great distance to receive care. That is why we are expanding services as quickly as possible. We want to bring the best care available, home to our patients.”

According to Governor Jindal, the partnerships around the state have generated $140 million in savings with $20 million being reinvested in patient care at the hospitals.

“In my time as a legislator, up to this point, this has been by far the greatest thing that I’ve seen happen in the state of Louisiana,” said Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker, Chuck Kleckley, R-Lake Charles.

This latest addition of services will not be the last. Lake Charles Memorial is moving forward with plans to build a $4 million medical office building on the existing Moss Campus.

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Calendar of Events Support Groups

are offering women struggling with cancer - the diagnosis,

COPING WITH CANCER

treatment and concerns about their appearance - a chance to Look Good...Feel Better. For more information, call (337) 433-

For those cancer patients who are newly diagnosed, undergoing treatment, or who have completed treatment. For more

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information call Memorial’s Chaplain, Rev. David DeWitt at (337)

Fourth Monday of every other month

802-1933.

Shearman Conference Room at Memorial Hospital Noon - 2pm

Third Tuesday of Each Month • Chaplain’s Office Noon – light refreshments served

SARCOIDOSIS SUPPORT GROUP A group for people in our area dealing with this incurable disease, to come together to share their stories, health tips and

DESIGNER GENES A support group by and for the parents of children with genetic disorders. Located at Memorial Hospital for Women, 1900 W.

support. For more information, call Sabrina Sonnier at (337) 842-

Gauthier Road. For more information, call the group’s founders,

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First Tuesday of each month

Ashleigh Hornsby (337) 853-7657 or Jessi James (337) 563-1178.

Second Saturday of Each Month Memorial for Women • Noon

Shearman Conference Room 6pm - 7pm

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP

LA LECHE LEAGUE A breastfeeding group, La Leche League offers a series of meetings consisting of four classes that are helpful for pregnant

Don’t underestimate the importance of education and peer support when living with diabetes. Located at Memorial’s Diabetes Education Office, 2804 Second Avenue. For more information, call Memorial’s Diabetes Education at (337) 494-

moms and moms who are already nursing. Meetings are free and open to mothers and babies.

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First and Third Tuesday of Each Month Diabetes Education Office • 10am – 11am

First Thursday of Each Month Memorial for Women Education Room 2 10am – 11:30am

SISTERS SURVIVING A breast cancer support group for African-American women, but open to any woman regardless of race. For more information, call (337) 433-5817.

Third Tuesday of Each Month MOB II Conference Room • 6pm

blood drive COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE Approximately half of the nation’s blood supply is collected at blood drives. Memorial partners with United Blood Services to provide for our patients. Join us for the next Community Blood Drive, which will be held in the parking lot across Oak Park Boulevard from Memorial’s main entrance. For more information, call (337) 235-5433.

Fourth Monday of Each Month 2pm – 6pm

LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER Looking good can often be an important step toward feeling good - especially for women who are fighting the cancer battle.

With that in mind, Memorial and the American Cancer Society

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Winter 2013-2014 Prenatal and Family Education Classes Registration is required for all classes. For more information or to register, call 480-7243. All classes are held in the education rooms at Memorial for Women, 1900 W. Gauthier Road. Tours are available after all prenatal classes and at 1:30pm on the first Thursday of each month.

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS 4-WEEK SERIES

as confusing as it is joyous. This class focuses on the unity of the

This class is highly recommended for its hands-on, and often fun, approach to dealing with labor, delivery and recovery. Birth

family. Older siblings ages 2-10 are asked to attend with one or both parents. The children will have hands-on practice with dolls

preparation is discussed regarding natural delivery, birth with an

to learn how to interact with a new baby. Parents will receive

epidural and cesarean birth. Bring your pillows, your questions and don’t forget to breathe. Recommended during the last three

informative guidelines and everyone will tour the mother/baby unit.

months of pregnancy.

Tuesdays, November 4, 11, 18, 25

December 3, January 7, February 25, April 8 6pm – 7pm

Mondays, March 3, 10, 17, 24 6:30pm – 8:30pm $40/Couple

$10/Family BABY CARE CLASS The Baby Care Class reviews newborn characteristics, general baby care, early parenting issues and community resources.

ONE DAY PREPARED CHILDBIRTH CLASS Learn comfort, relaxation, positioning, breathing, and massage techniques for increasing the comfort level and enhancing the

Recommended during the last 3 months of pregnancy.

November 19, January 6, February 24, April 14 6:30pm – 8:30pm

birth experience during this condensed version of the Prepared Childbirth Series. Recommended for the last 3 months of

$10/Couple

pregnancy.

January 11, February 22, April 5

INFANT AND CHILD CPR CLASS FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS Learn and practice rescue for choking and CPR for infants. This

9am – 4:15pm $40/Couple

is NOT a certifying or credentialing course, but is recommended for expectant parents, new parents and support persons.

November 12, December 4, February 20, April 3 6:15pm – 8:30pm $10/Person

BREASTFEEDING CLASS Learn positioning, latch-on, early feedings and the importance of assessing baby’s intake during the Breastfeeding Class.

Recommended during the last 3 months of pregnancy.

November 7, December 5, January 9, February 27, March 13, April 10

SAFE SITTER

6:30pm – 8:45pm $10/Couple SIBLING CLASS This class is recommended during the last three months of pregnancy. Preparing siblings for the arrival of a new baby can be

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The best sitter is a safe sitter! The Safe Sitter® Class is designed for boys and girls ages 11 to 13. Sitters learn safety tips, how to recognize a medical emergency, what the appropriate action should be during an emergency, such as when a child or infant is choking, and how to have fun with children.

June 11, June 18 & July 9, 2014 $40/Sitter

Enhancing patient/ nurse communication Lake Charles Memorial has added a new communication system to streamline contact between patients, nurses and doctors. With Responder 5 the right person gets the right call at the right time.

“Calls coming from a patient can be relayed directly to a specific wireless phone their nurse carries,” says Joan George, a nurse manager at Memorial. “Nurses can consult with other staff members or with physicians directly. Best of all, this nurse call system is quiet, which promotes a healing, stress-free environment.”

Responder 5 use is intuitive, allowing for better communication through all levels of patient care.

With one touch of a button a nurse can be reached, a call can be forwarded or canceled, and a nurse can contact other hospital staff.

With the push of one button in surgery, housekeeping can be alerted to clean the room, central supply to stock supplies, and the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) that a patient is coming from surgery.

“Everything about Responder 5 relieves nurses from wasted effort, so they can spend more time on what matters most - quality patient care,” George says. “Because the system integrates with other technologies, such as wireless phones, staff can work more efficiently and effectively.”

Responder goes far beyond simple nurse call to include other key team members and departments – from radiology, physical therapy, transport, environmental services and more.

The simple press of a button easily links patients and staff – connecting the right call to the right staff directly and instantly – helping you deliver the best possible patient care.

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Letters

Heather, Dylan & Baby Deacon Hanks

I had the pleasure of being a patient at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women back in April. I was treated by the most awesome team of professionals that I could have asked for. Everyone from my doctor, nurses, pediatrician, custodians, food service workers, and even student nurses were better than I could have ever imagined.

I delivered my first baby on April 9, 2013 at 7:48am. I was scheduled to be induced later that day, but went into labor shortly after midnight at home in Jennings. On the way to the hospital, my husband and I were stopped by a state trooper. He asked why we didn’t go to the hospital in Jennings, and I replied, “I want to be at Lake Charles Memorial. That is where I have planned to be and that is where we are going.”

I have been present during labor and delivery at other hospitals, and knew I could receive the best care at Memorial for Women.

When we arrived at the hospital, I was immediately taken to my room and an expert team got me to my bed and the process began. They were so caring, knowledgeable, and friendly. All of the nurses answered all of my questions with patience and professionalism. There was nothing I asked for that they could not help me with!

They also helped me with all of my breastfeeding questions, even when I called and paged people from home.

I could go on and on about how pleased I am with my experience at Memorial for Women. Words cannot express how grateful I am for all of these people. I will always remember my labor and delivery experience as one where I received top notch care by a team of exceptional people. It was so refreshing to be at a place where you could feel that the employees genuinely loved doing their job. My husband and I are so thankful to everyone who cared for my son and me there.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!

1701 Oak Park Blvd.

Lake Charles, LA 70601

Memorial Medical Milestones Kathy DeRouen Senior Vice President of Marketing Matt Felder Communications Manager This is a publication from Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.

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