Hospital Headlines

A New Space For Care

The following Boone Health Medical Group clinics relocated to a new space at 1705 E. Broadway, Broadway Medical Plaza 4, Suite 300:

• Sonya Addison, MD, and Conne Dunn, NP, with Boone Health Diabetes and Endocrinology (www.boone.health/diabetes

• Jason Blanchard, MD, with Boone Health Foot & Ankle (www.boone.health/foot)

• Phillip Beck, MD, with Boone Health Infectious Disease (www.boone.health/ID)

The new location enhances synergy between the three practices and allows for future growth opportunities.

Lab Draw Opens in Centralia

Boone Health Medical Group recently cut the ribbon on its Centralia clinic.

The remodel includes a new stand-alone lab draw clinic with all new equipment. The lab will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. every weekday with no appointments needed.

The remodel also enhanced the attached ambulance space and emergency responder living quarters to support the 24/7 Boone Health Emergency Medical Service operation in Centralia.

The Boone Health clinic is located at 1021 East Highway 22 Centralia, MO 65240.

Boone Health Opens Plastic Surgery Clinic

Giorgio Allegra, MD, has joined the Boone Health Medical Group. Dr. Allegra is board certified in both general and plastic surgery, and he is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Allegra has practiced in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Dubai, and Milan, and brings more than 27 years of experience to Mid-Missouri.

Dr. Allegra offers comprehensive plastic surgery services including breast augmentation, breast reconstruction, face lifts, body lifts, tummy tucks, mommy makeovers, body contouring, liposuction, and anti-aging.

Boone Health Plastic Surgery will open its new permanent location at 1601 E. Broadway, Broadway Medical Plaza 1, Suite 260 in early August. For more information, call 573.815.5310 or visit www.boone.health/plasticsurgery.

Boone Health Heart Surgery Team Recognized

Boone Health earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery. This is the highest possible honor, and it places Boone Hospital Center among the elite in the U.S. and Canada when it comes to AVR surgery. The heart team also earned a STS three-star rating for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures.

The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in health care, rating the benchmarked outcomes of North American cardiothoracic surgery programs. The rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by 3,800 STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participants from January 2019 to December 2021.

Historically, approximately 4%-8% of participants receive three-star ratings for isolated AVR surgery and 20% for CABG.

Wound Healing Center Earns Distinction

Boone Health’s Wound Healing Center received the 2021 Center of Distinction award by Healogics®, the nation’s largest advanced wound care service provider. Our Wound Center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for 12 straight months, including a patient satisfaction rate higher than 92%.

Achieving Center of Distinction reflects the Boone team’s unwavering commitment to an excellent patient experience. Even with the extraordinary circumstances presented by the pandemic, Boone Health Wound Healing Center has persevered with a people-first, patient-centered approach to care.

The Wound Healing Center is a member of Healogics’ network of 600-plus Wound Care Centers®, offering highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, and other chronic wounds that don’t heal in a reasonable amount of time. Advanced wound care modalities provided by our experts include negative pressure wound therapy, biosynthetic dressings, growth factor therapies, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Congratulations to the Wound Healing Center team for its commitment to our patients!

Boone Health First In Area To Offer CryoBalloon Procedure

Boone Health is now offering the C2 CryoBalloon™ Ablation System to patients who suffer from chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the first hospital in Mid-Missouri to do so.

The C2 CryoBalloon Ablation System uses extreme cold to destroy unwanted tissue. A balloon probe, which is connected to a catheter, comes in contact with the wall of the target tissue. Upon activation by a physician, the balloon probe is cooled and inflated with nitrous oxide. The extreme cold eradicates the precancerous or abnormal lesions along the esophageal lining without harming the healthy tissue. The procedure can be performed in just 15-30 minutes. The procedure uses freezing therapy instead of burning therapy and patients generally experience less pain and a quicker recovery.

“There have also been studies to show that there have been some positive immunologic response from the body when you freeze tissue because you don’t degrade the proteins as much as when you burn them,” says Kevin Halsey, MD, of Boone Health and Gastrointestinal Associates, LLP.