New recovery unit designed for patient comfort
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Hospital officials and physicians cut the ribbon on the new Mercy Interventional Unit.
Mercy Hospital held a blessing and dedication ceremony for its new Mercy Interventional Unit (MIU) in April. The unit serves as a prep and recovery area for patients undergoing minimally invasive procedures in the interventional labs, and features 25 private patient rooms designed to enhance patient comfort. The nearly $5 million project involved the consolidation of two former prep/recovery units into one unit and relocating it closer to the labs on the hospital’s second floor.
Participating in the well-attended ceremony were: Mercy Hospital President & CEO C.J. Urlaub; Salvatore Calandra, MD, Director of Interventional Cardiology; Lee Guterman, PhD, MD, Medical Director, Neuroscience Service Line; Julio Alvarez-Perez, MD, Division Chief of Vascular Surgery; Gerald Joyce, MD, Chairman, Department of Radiology; and former VP of Nursing Kathleen Guarino, RN, MS, NP. The blessing was conducted by Reverend John Gaglione.
New services added at the MACC Catholic Health Partners in Rehab is pleased to announce the addition of cardiac and pulmonary rehab services at the Mercy Ambulatory Care Center (MACC) in Orchard Park. Hours of operation are Mon. - Thurs., 7 am – 7 pm; and Fri., 7 am – 5 pm. Appointments can be made by calling (716) 828-2455.
Mercy Hospital’s Pre-Surgical Testing Physical therapist Jeremy Voorhees, right, Department (PST) relocated to helps a patient at the MACC Partners in Rehab facility. the MACC, 2nd floor, suite 207 from its previous location at the Mercy Diagnostic & Treatment Center in West In addition, a new pulmonary Seneca. Hours of operation are Mon. – function testing lab opened at the Fri., 8 am - 4 pm and appointments can MACC. Appointments can be made be made by calling (716) 677-5050. by calling (716) 828-2179.
CARE Unit moves to former cath lab holding area Mercy Hospital’s CARE Unit (Comprehensive Admission Reception Expert) has moved to the former cath lab holding area on the second floor.
Opened in 2010, the unit is designed to help reduce wait times in the Emergency Center and to streamline direct admissions from doctors’ offices and patient transfers from other hospitals. The CARE Unit and a 24/7 patient access center (PAC) were recognized by the Healthcare Association of New York
State (HANYS) with the 2011 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety for improving hospital access and efficiency of care.
Dawn Reid, RN, MSN, was recently awarded the Registered Professional Nurse of Excellence Award by the Wyoming Erie Regional Emergency Medical Services Council. She was recognized for her outstanding achievement in the delivery of emergency medical services. An award presentation and celebration was held in her honor in the Emergency Center last July.
Congratulations to Diane Glowacki, RN, MSN, CNS, CNRN-CMC, clinical nurse specialist at Mercy Hospital, whose article about “Effective Pain Management and Improvements in Patients’ Outcomes and Satisfaction” was published in Diane Glowacki, the June 2015 edition of Critical Care Nurse Magazine, a publicaRN, MSN, CNS, tion of the American Association CNRN-CMC of Critical Care Nurses. To read the article, follow this link: http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/content/35/3/33.full
Heidi Kirsch, RN, BSN, nurse manager of the Mercy Ambulatory Care Center (MACC), had the honor of being a featured speaker at the 2015 Health Coalition Emergency Management Workshop: Trauma REACH (Rural EMS And Community Hospitals). In her presentation, she discussed Heidi Kirsch, RN, the MACC and Catholic Health’s BSN response to the epic Snowvember Storm.
Congratulations to Sharon Coughlin, RN, BSN, of the Mercy Perinatal Testing Center, who was named the Nurse of the Year in 2014 by the Buffalo PrenatalPerinatal Network, Inc. for her outstanding contributions. This organization is focused on improving access and delivery of prenatal, perinatal and postpartum health care services to highSharon Coughlin, need women and families. RN, BSN
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