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monitor A Joint-Replacement Surgery that Reverses Shoulder Pain When a Diabetes Diagnosis Provides a New Lease on Life Innovation Adds More Comfort to Prostate Cancer Care
KICKING THYROID CANCER WITH A TOP-NOTCH TEAM
COMPREHENSIVE SPECIALTY CARE
Discover more than 80 clinical specialties at EvergreenHealth that help you live your healthiest best Fall 2015
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Message from the CEO Robert H. Malte, Chief Executive Officer
Dear friends, Welcome to the Fall edition of Monitor. As always, we hope that its contents help you and your family in your pursuit of health and well-being, as well as serve as a source of pride in your hospital. Our vision to earn our community’s trust through exceptional clinical outcomes every day serves as a constant motivation and inspiration for our doctors, nurses, and staff across our more than 80 clinical specialties that comprise EvergreenHealth — delivering a depth and breadth of clinical capabilities and skill to serve patients who face any range of complex challenges or conditions. As you’ll read in this issue of Monitor, our specialists pioneer the latest advancements within their fields and collaborate with health care partners and colleagues to create a seamless and satisfying patient experience. They are advocates, innovators and listeners, each who create meaningful relationships with their patients to bring healing, comfort and relief.
Though these stories represent just a handful of the specialty care practices across the EvergreenHealth system, they exemplify our collaborative approach to “enriching the health and well-being of every life we touch.” On behalf of the 950 physicians and more than 4,000 employees of EvergreenHealth and EvergreenHealth Monroe, I thank you for your continued confidence in our promise to be your most trusted partner in health.
Sincerely,
Robert H. Malte, Chief Executive Officer
We invite your feedback and questions. Contact us at patientrep@evergreenhealth.com
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Specialty Care at EvergreenHealth At EvergreenHealth, we offer more than 80 clinical specialties, representing a breadth of services and programs that is among the most comprehensive in the region. Across our integrated system, doctors at the top of their fields provide expert care for heart and vascular conditions, cancer care, orthopedics, neurosciences, women’s and children’s services, pulmonary care, home care, hospice services, and many other medical and surgical specialties. Our specialty care is enhanced by the relationships we have with other top physicians and organizations in the community. EvergreenHealth, through its clinically integrated network, EvergreenHealth Partners, and our relationships with Virginia Mason and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, provides care in a collaborative approach that ensures a seamless experience. When it comes to making important decisions about your health, our physicians partner with you to provide the most knowledgeable and informed recommendations to treat any range of conditions. In this issue, you’ll read about patients who are overcoming complex health care challenges with the support of compassionate specialists and advanced treatments options. From defeating cancer to thriving in the face of a chronic condition, the patients you’ll meet share a resiliency that inspires all of us at EvergreenHealth to live our healthiest best.
Table of Contents
Features 04 A Joint-Replacement Surgery that Reverses Shoulder Pain
06 Kicking Thyroid Cancer with a Top-Notch Team 08 C omprehensive Specialty Care at EvergreenHealth 10 When a Diabetes Diagnosis Provides a New Lease on Life
11 Innovation Adds More Comfort
to Prostate Cancer Care
12 Living Your Healthiest Best 14 Specialty Care at
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A JOINTREPLACEMENT SURGERY
that Reverses Shoulder Pain Throughout his career, Dr. Edwin “Ned” Brockenbrough, a vascular and thoracic surgeon, knew he needed a hobby that could complement his demanding on-call schedule. He took to gardening, and the grounds surrounding his Hunts Point home—a place his family has lived for 50 years—show the meticulousness and care he’s put into it over the decades. But the now retired, active 85-year-old has never been one to sit idle. Family vacations took the Brockenbroughs to a beloved fishing resort in Alaska, where, in the summer of 2014, they returned for their 30th annual visit. As the trip neared its end, Dr. Brockenbrough was aboard a small boat when it suddenly pitched and sent him shoulder-first into the boat’s hull. It was a serious enough blow that Dr. Brockenbrough knew he’d need treatment, but knew it could wait until his return home.
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Back in Washington, an X-ray revealed a complex fracture that needed to be stabilized by a sling and mended with plenty of rest. But after a few months, the injury began bothering him more severely and an MRI showed damage to his rotator cuff with multiple fractures that did not heal. Though he was hesitant to pursue surgery, Dr. Brockenbrough’s son, Dr. John Brockenbrough, an otolaryngologist at EvergreenHealth, referred him to Dr. Michael Codsi who is fellowship-trained in orthopedic shoulder surgery. “He was living with a significant, complex injury that was limiting his daily life in ways that he may have not even noticed at the time,” Dr. Codsi explained. “The combination of arthritis, shoulder blade fractures, and a tear in his rotator cuff tendon made him a good candidate for a specialized procedure that we do here at EvergreenHealth, providing a good chance of relieving his pain and restoring his strength for the long run.” The solution was reverse shoulder replacement surgery. In a reverse replacement, highly skilled and specially trained surgeons repair the joint by swapping the position of the shoulder’s ball and socket joint after removing the areas of Dr. Michael Codsi, EvergreenHealth Orthopedic Surgeon
the bones damaged by arthritis. Instead of the ball extending as the top portion of the arm bone – as it would in a typical shoulder – a reverse repair uses a prosthesis that attaches a new ball to the shoulder bone and creates a socket to replace the top of the arm bone.
“This relatively new procedure provides a treatment option to a segment of the population that previously didn’t have a viable long-term solution,” Dr. Codsi added. Dr. Codsi and his partner, Dr. Vincent Santoro, are among the few specialists in the region who are trained in reverse replacements, which have been increasingly utilized over the last decade. As for Dr. Brockenbrough – he couldn’t feel better. He’s back to his regular exercise routine, enjoying his garden, and he was able to return to Alaska this year, injury-free, for his family’s annual fishing trip.
“I may be 85, but thanks in part to this team, I just don’t feel like it!”
FIND THE PERFECT FIT WITH CUSTOMIZED KNEE IMPLANTS Dr. Vincent Santoro, an orthopedic surgeon at EvergreenHealth, is one of Washington state’s leaders in using customized implants for total knee-replacement surgery that are tailored to fit each patient’s specific anatomy. With the ConforMIS prosthesis, no two implants are the same. Instead of using traditional “off-the-shelf” implants that come in standard sizes, Dr. Santoro uses 3D mapping to create a model to produce customized knee implants, specially designed to fit each patient’s natural shape and contours. “The result for patients is a quicker recovery and considerably less pain that’s often associated with the fit of an unmatched replacement,” Dr. Santoro said. “Customized implants are also projected to have a longer lifespan than traditional alternatives, which provides an ideal solution for patients who want to lead an active lifestyle for 20-plus years down the road.”
Find Your Partner in Quality Care To find a physician specializing in orthopedic care, visit
www.evergreenhealth.com/ortho
or call the 24/7 Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000.
Dr. Vincent Santoro, EvergreenHealth Orthopedic & Sports Care
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Seventeen-year-old Iza Alcorn is a busy high school student who wasn’t ready to be slowed down by a sore throat last year. But when she began complaining of headaches and sensitivity to light, her mom knew something wasn’t right. “When it comes to your kids, you know them the best,” said Norma Arauz, Iza’s mother. “Something inside told me to take Iza’s concerns seriously.”
“Something inside told me to take Iza’s concerns seriously.” Iza Alcorn and her mother, Norma Arauz
A visit to the Bothell family’s primary care provider, Dr. Lilaine Leonardo at the Lakeshore Clinic, confirmed her mother’s intuition. Dr. Leonardo detected thyroid nodules, which sparked a two-week, seamless coordination of care from biopsy to cancer diagnosis, followed by surgery to remove harmful cells from the active teenager’s thyroid and lymph nodes. Though her prognosis was promising, the process was intensely emotional for Iza and her family. “Hearing I had cancer was really hard for me and my family, but I knew I was in good hands and my doctors made me feel like I was going to get through this,” Iza described. “I knew complaining wasn’t going to help.”
“Hearing I had cancer was really hard for me and my fam
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Cancer
Top-Notch Team Dr. John Brockenbrough, EvergreenHealth Ear, Nose & Throat Care; Iza Alcon; Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia, EvergreenHealth Diabetes & Endocrinology Care
Iza first saw Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia at EvergreenHealth Diabetes & Endocrinology Care for a biopsy that confirmed papillary thyroid carcinoma. Dr. Patil-Sisodia referred her to Dr. John Brockenbrough of EvergreenHealth Ear, Nose & Throat Care, who performed a successful surgery to remove the cancer. Dr. Brockenbrough credits Iza’s positive attitude, along with crucial family support, as some of the most important factors that have contributed to her fast recovery. “As a cancer care provider, I treat patients who understandably have a lot of apprehension,” Dr. Brockenbrough said. “Through this whole process, Iza has remained determined and incredibly optimistic. In her case, recovery has as much to do with her outlook on life as it does with the medical interventions we provided. Positive people like Iza tend to achieve better outcomes.” Looking back, Iza remembers last spring as a time that was just too busy to let cancer get in her way. Even amid her diagnosis and treatment, she earned her best report card. Now cancer-free, she continues to set a high bar for herself in her school work, on the soccer field and in preparing for college next year, where Iza hopes to study to become a nurse. “I was thrilled to learn that she wants to enter the health care field,” Dr. Brockenbrough said. “She is going to be an exceptional provider, and Dr. Patil and I have already promised to give our input on her college essay. We know she’s going to do great things.”
Dr. Daniel Zeitler, EvergreenHealth Ear, Nose & Throat Care
DR. DANIEL ZEITLER JOINS EVERGREENHEALTH EAR, NOSE & THROAT CARE EvergreenHealth is pleased to welcome Daniel M. Zeitler, M.D., to EvergreenHealth’s Ear, Nose & Throat Care team. Dr. Zeitler is board certified in otolaryngology, otology and neurotology, and he specializes in ear and skull surgeries. He is the only physician fellowshiptrained in otology, neurotology and skull base surgery practicing on the Eastside of the Puget Sound region. In his area of specialty, Dr. Zeitler is engaged in a variety of clinical and basic science research projects, which have been featured at national and international meetings for professionals within the ear, nose and throat medical field. Dr. Zeitler also is involved with research affecting the use of cochlear implants for singlesided deafness in children and adults as well as cochlear implantation in the elderly.
mily, but I knew I was in good hands …” Fall 2015
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COMPREHENSIVE SPECIALTY CARE EvergreenHealth and the affiliated practices of our clinically integrated EvergreenHealth Partners network align the resources to help patients navigate a comprehensive range of specialty care and services. Our patient-centered and collaborative approach allows our specialists to work in concert with one goal in mind—solving our patients’ health care concerns
EvergreenHealth Practices Cancer Care
EvergreenHealth Halvorson Cancer Center www.evergreenhealth.com/halvorson 425.899.1860
Cardiology
EvergreenHealth Heart & Vascular Care www.evergreenhealth.com/heart 425.899.0555
Colorectal Care
EvergreenHealth Colon & Rectal Care www.evergreenhealth.com/colon 425.899.4600
Endocrinology
EvergreenHealth Diabetes & Endocrinology Care www.evergreenhealth.com/diabetes-care 425.899.6414
General Surgery
EvergreenHealth Surgical Care www.evergreenhealth.com/surgical-care 425.899.5500
Geriatrics
EvergreenHealth Geriatric Care www.evergreenhealth.com/geriatric-care 425.899.4280
Hospitalist Care
EvergreenHealth Hospitalist Services www.evergreenhealth.com/hospitalists-atevergreen 425.899.2560
Infectious Disease
EvergreenHealth Infectious Disease Care 425.899.5100
Neurology
EvergreenHealth Booth Gardner Parkinson’s Care Center www.evergreenhealth.com/parkinsons 425.899.3123 EvergreenHealth General Neurology Care www.evergreenhealth.com/neuro-care 425.899.3135
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with high-quality, safe, compassionate, and costeffective solutions. Providing clinical excellence across more than 80 specialties and sub-specialties means that patients can access the best care and service within the network they know and from providers they trust.
EvergreenHealth MS Care www.evergreenhealth.com/ms 425.899.5350
OB/GYN & Maternity Care
Interventional Spine Care www.evergreenhealth.com/interventionalspine-care 425.899.1210
EvergreenHealth Gynecological Care www.evergreenhealth.com/womensgynecological-care 425.899.2160
Otolaryngology
EvergreenHealth Maternal Fetal Medicine Care evergreenhealth.com/maternal-fetal 425.899.2200
Pain Management
EvergreenHealth Maternity Care www.evergreenhealth.com/maternity 425.899.3501 EvergreenHealth Midwifery Care www.evergreenhealth.com/midwife 425.899.4012 Evergreen Women’s Health Center www.evergreenhealth.com/wc-tan 425.285.0060 EvergreenHealth Women’s Care — Kirkland www.evergreenhealth.com/wc-kirkland 425.899.6400 EvergreenHealth Women’s Care — Monroe www.evergreenhealth.com/wc-monroe 360.794.1444 EvergreenHealth OB Hospitalist Services www.evergreenhealth.com/hospitalists-atevergreen 425.899.3500
EvergreenHealth Ear, Nose & Throat Care www.evergreenhealth.com/ENT 425.899.4590 EvergreenHealth Pain Care www.evergreenhealth.com/dr-charleschabal-md-pain-management 425.899.2365
Podiatry
EvergreenHealth Foot & Ankle Care www.evergreenhealth.com/foot-andankle-care 425.899.4650
Psychiatry
EvergreenHealth Behavioral Health www.evergreenhealth.com/behavioral 425.899.6300
Pulmonary Care
EvergreenHealth Pulmonary Care www.evergreenhealth.com/pulmonary 425.899.6972
Sleep Medicine
EvergreenHealth Sleep Services www.evergreenhealth.com/sleep 425.899.4280
Orthopedic, Sports & Spine Care
Urology
EvergreenHealth Orthopedic & Sports Care www.evergreenhealth.com/ortho-sports 425.899.4810
EvergreenHealth Urology Care www.evergreenhealth.com/urology 425.899.5800
EvergreenHealth Orthopedic & Sports Care — Monroe www.evergreenhealth.com/orthopedicand-sports-care-monroe 360.794.3300
Vascular Care
EvergreenHealth Vascular Care www.evergreenhealth.com/vascular 425.450.7007
EvergreenHealth Rehabilitation Services www.evergreenhealth.com/rehab 425.899.3139 EvergreenHealth Sport & Spine Care www.evergreenhealth.com/sport-spine 425.899.1220
EvergreenHealth Surgical & Vein Care www.evergreenhealth.com/vein-care 360.794.1415
Wound Care
EvergreenHealth Wound Care Services www.evergreenhealth.com/wound 425.899.2160
Neurology
Pediatrics
Anesthesiology
OB/GYN Care
Plastic Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
Center For Women’s Health at Evergreen www.womenshealthcare.org 425.899.4455
Podiatry
Advanced Family Medicine www.afmllc.us/neurology 425.453.6838 Matrix Anesthesia www.matrixanesthesia.us 425.822.8888 Northwest Weight Loss Surgery www.nwwls.com 425.385.2263
Clincal Psychology
Eastside Psychological Associates www.eastsidepsychologicalassociates.com 425.427.2474
Dermatology
North Sound Dermatology www.northsoundderm.com 425.336.4876 Pro Sports Club www.proclub.com/wellness/dermatology 425.861.6281 Sima Medical & Cosmetic Clinic www.simaclinic.com 425.398.2700 Strother Dermatology & Laser Treatment Center www.kirklandlaser.com 425.899.4144
Endocrinology & Diabetes Aria Endocrinology www.ariaendocrinology.com 425.242.5412
Bellevue Endocrine Consultants www.bellevueendocrine.com 425.289.0374
Gastroenterology
Associated Gastroenterology of Northwest www.kirklandgi.com 425.899.2211 Puget Sound Gastroenterology at Kirkland www.pugetsoundgastro.com 425.899.4500
Hand Surgery
Ericson Hand & Nerve Center www.wbericson.org 425.776.4444 Proliance Hand, Wrist & Elbow Physicians* www.prohand.com 425.283.5230
Nephrology
Cascade Kidney Specialists www.cascadekidney.com 425.453.8406 Eastside Nephrology & Hypertension www.eastsidenh.com 425.899.5111
Advanced Family Medicine www.afmllc.us/obgyn 425.453.6838
Eastside OB/GYN www.eastsideob.com 425.899.5000 Pacific Gynecology Specialists www.pacificgyn.com 206.965.1700
Opthalmology & Optometry Advanced Family Medicine www.afmllc.us/optometry 425.453.6838
Woodinville Pediatrics www.woodinvillepediatrics.com 425.483.5437 Puget Sound Plastic Surgical Group www.drbryanmcintosh.com 425.321.2643 Integrative Foot & Ankle Centers of Washington www.seattlefootdoctor.com 425.822.7426 Lakeshore Clinic www.lakeshoreclinic.com 425.821.4040 Mill Creek Foot & Ankle Clinic www.millcreekfootandankle.com 425.482.6663 Northwest Foot & Ankle 206.365.5484
Bellevue Lasik & Cataract www.bellevue-lasik.com 425.450.6990
Ortho Washington** www.orthowashington.com 425.820.1221
Washington Pacific Eye Associates www.infocusoptical.com 425.899.2020
Pro Sports Club www.proclub.com/sports-medicine/ podiatry 425.861.6258
Orthopedics, Sports Medicine & Spine Care
Eastside Orthopedics & Sports Medicine www.kneefootankle.com 425.899.6060 Kirkland Spinecare www.kirklandspinecare.com 425.899.5030 Lake Washington Sports & Spine*** www.lakewass.com 425.818.0558 Mimi D. Johnson, M.D. www.evergreenhealth.com/dr-miriam-djohnson-md-sports-medicine-pediatric 425.899.4200 Ortho Washington** www.orthowashington.com 425.820.1221 Pro Ortho* www.proortho.com 425.823.4000
Robert B. Kierstein, D.P.M. www.kirklandpodiatry.com 425.899.5331 Washington Foot & Ankle Sports Medicine www.rundoctor.com 425.899.3234
Radiology
Radia www.radiax.com 425.563.1500
Rheumatology
Richard A. Neiman, M.D. www.evergreenhealth.com/dr-richard-aneiman-md-rheumatology 425.899.1664
Urology
Washington Urology Associates www.washingtonurologyassociates.com 425.899.5800
Otolaryngology
Bellevue Ear Nose & Throat www.bellevueent.com 425.454.3938 Proliance Eastside Ear Nose & Throat* www.eastsideent.com 425.451.3710
Pathology
Puget Sound Institute of Pathology www.psip.com 206.622.7747
* A division of Proliance Surgeons ** A division Washington Sports Medicine Associates *** A division Emerald City Sports & Spine
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When a Diabetes Diagnosis Provides a New Lease on Life
After Abby Edwards was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2004, she spent the better part of a decade carefully managing her symptoms with prescribed oral medications, a strict diet and an impressive exercise routine. By 2014, though, something was off. “I just didn’t feel well; I didn’t feel like myself,” she described. Despite hearing otherwise from her doctors at the time, Edwards’ instincts led her to believe that her symptoms had more to do with her diabetes than poor health. She decided to see a different specialist, and was referred to Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia, who practices endocrinology at EvergreenHealth. From their first meeting, Edwards knew she had found a partner who was a passionate advocate for her health. “I felt for the first time that someone really listened to my story and was determined to figure out what was going on,” Edwards said. Together, they ran a series of tests— new tests—that would reveal why her regimen, despite her commitment to a healthy lifestyle, seemed to be failing. “Listening to Abby set something off in my mind,” Dr. PatilSisodia explained.
other than insulin, would effectively treat her symptoms. They immediately began a new regimen of insulin injections and regular blood-sugar level checks and eventually transitioned Edwards to an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor that she wears around the clock to help manage her blood sugar and insulin levels.
“I felt for the first time that someone really listened to my story …” “I have a great deal of respect for Abby and her motivation. She took the bull by the horns and followed up with diabetes education, focused on her diet and learned how to trust her body again,” Dr. Patil-Sisodia shared. Observing the two, it’s evident that feeling of respect is mutual. Now a year after her Type 1 diagnosis, Edwards describes having a new lease on life. “I had gotten to the point where I had lost confidence in doing Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia, EvergreenHealth Diabetes & Endocrinology Care
“It was very apparent that she didn’t have the typical indicators of a Type 2 diabetic and her body wasn’t responding to the medications she had been taking for 10 years.” Dr. Patil-Sisodia’s test confirmed that Edwards’ pancreas had completely ceased producing insulin and that she in fact had Type 1 diabetes, which is managed with a very different approach. It’s why no medication,
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simple things I once enjoyed. But by following Dr. Patil-Sisodia’s instructions and learning how to trust my body again, I feel like I’ve gotten my life back,” Edwards explained.
“I can’t think of a better outcome to any story,” Dr. Patil-Sisodia beamed.
INNOVATION ADDS MORE COMFORT TO PROSTATE CANCER CARE When Joe Erickson sat down with the radiation oncology team at EvergreenHealth, he knew their transparent approach to treatment options was just what he needed to start his battle against prostate cancer. What he didn’t know was that he would be a prime candidate for a procedure that has been hailed as the last decade’s most significant advancement in prostate cancer care. The new treatment is being pioneered by Dr. R. Alex Hsi, a radiation oncologist specializing in brachytherapy at EvergreenHealth’s Halvorson Cancer Center.
By injecting a gel-like substance between the prostate and the rectum, the treatment serves as a protective barrier throughout the course of radiation treatments. The gel, called SpaceOAR, was approved by the FDA in April of this year following extensive clinical trials led by Dr. Hsi and a team of researchers.
WHAT IS BRACHYTHERAPY? As a specialist in brachytherapy, Dr. Hsi, in collaboration with his urology colleagues, places radioactive seeds in or near tumors in the prostate, which work alone or in combination with external beam radiation delivered by EvergreenHealth’s state-of-the-art linear accelerator.
“Though it’s common for many men with prostate cancer to experience excellent outcomes and survival rates, radiation treatment can be damaging to neighboring organs, and that can have a significant impact on patients’ quality of life,” Dr. Hsi explained. “What we’ve discovered with this new intervention is that we can improve patients’ comfort and reduce radiation exposure to normal tissues by 75 percent.” Dr. R. Alex Hsi, EvergreenHealth Radiation Oncologist
Joe Erickson
The ultrasound-guided injections use liquids that form a solid gel once in place. Acting as a temporary buffer, the new technology separates the prostate and the rectum for up to six months before it naturally dissolves and safely reabsorbs into the patient’s body. Erickson, the first patient at EvergreenHealth to receive the treatment, said he is optimistic about his prognosis. “There have been a lot of decisions to make about my treatment so far, and there will be more, so I feel lucky to have such a great team on my side.”
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Living Your Healthiest Best
Providers across the EvergreenHealth system are connected by the shared values of living well and striving for fulfillment in many aspects of life. We call it living your healthiest best. We asked specialists what living your “healthiest best” means for their patients and for them, personally, too.
“Living my healthiest best means keeping a positive attitude and staying happy. I believe that good health is linked to happiness. I feel that keeping the patients that I work with happy, along with providing safe and quality health care, will lead to the best outcome.” Andrew Martina, O.T.R./L., Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Services
“My family and I make intentional choices to spend quality time doing something fun and active. That’s how I’ve been living my healthiest best lately, as a family unit.” Karlyn Huddy, M.D., EvergreenHealth Heart & Vascular Care
“Staying active is very important. Finding fun and creative ways to do so makes it even more enjoyable. The trick is to adapt to your environment…shine, sleet, or snow.” Oscar Gonzalez, M.D., Preventive Cardiologist, EvergreenHealth Heart & Vascular Care
“Living your ‘healthiest best’ is about taking care of yourself by exercising regularly, having a healthy diet, not overeating, getting adequate sleep, having good ways of managing stress and enjoying life. For patients living with a chronic disease, there is also a role for a care provider team to give knowledge and guidance in developing an individual treatment plan.” Ted R. Brown, M.D., M.P.H., Director of NeuroRehabilitation, MS Center at EvergreenHealth
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“I sleep. Sometimes that’s easier said than done, but a good night’s sleep is the foundation for everything else that matters to me – health, family, friends, learning, work, fun. Restorative sleep is so hard to come by in the hospital, and it has a huge impact on how people feel when they’re admitted. At least twice a week, patients tell me, ‘I’d feel so much better if I could just get one good night of sleep.’ When it finally happens, when they sleep through the night, they look and feel like a million bucks.” Jill A. Denny, M.D., EvergreenHealth Hospice & Palliative Care
“Living your healthiest best may seem impossible: eat better, lose weight, avoid stress and get enough sleep. Where do you begin? What I do and advise my patients to do is focus on one thing and set achievable milestones. If you want to live a healthy lifestyle, define your goal and tackle it one step at a time. I recently backpacked the Grand Canyon, from the South to the North Rim. I was intimidated by the final 6,000-foot ascent, not to mention the 30-pound pack that I was carrying. I wasn’t sure that I could do it. I took it step by step. I focused on getting to the top of each switchback and before I knew it, I conquered all 6,000 feet with that pack on my back.” Josephine Wang, M.D., EvergreenHealth Women’s Care
“I run, and mostly in wooded areas. Especially if I’m feeling stressed or tired from a long day of work, running makes my entire body feel relieved and clears my mind. I love the foliage of the Pacific Northwest and getting outdoors brings me joy. I try to remember this when working with my patients and incorporate therapy outside whenever possible.”
ANTERIOR APPROACH HIP REPLACEMENT – QUICK RECOVERY AND LESS PAIN Orthopedic surgeons at EvergreenHealth are among the few providers in the region to offer the latest procedure in hip replacement surgery. According to Drs. Jeff Stickney and Chris Boone, the “anterior approach” significantly reduces recovery time and pain, and yields better mobility for patients who want to continue living an active lifestyle. By operating on the front of the hip – where your front pant pocket would be – these highly trained surgeons work between tissues without making incisions into the muscles. The result is a faster recovery, with many patients returning home the same day of the procedure. Attend a FREE seminar to learn if the anterior approach is right for you. Visit www.evergreenhealth.com/hip for upcoming dates this fall.
Brianne Lynch, D.P.T., Rehabilitation Services Dr. Chris Boone, Bellevue Bone and Joint
“My wife, son and I play tennis four or five times a week! Not only does it help me maintain my cardiovascular health, it has helped me stay close to my family while encouraging my son to live a healthy, active lifestyle. Playing tennis is great for reducing stress and keeps me mentally sharp to continue providing care for patients every day.” Jacob Lin, M.D., EvergreenHealth Heart & Vascular Care
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The EvergreenHealth Monroe campus is home to a growing range of specialties that provide patients even greater choice and access to the highest quality, most satisfying care and service right in Sky Valley. In addition to established providers, the alliance with EvergreenHealth’s Kirkland campus has expanded the number of specialists practicing at the facility. “As an important part of the EvergreenHealth integrated system, Monroe specialty practices offer a mix of services that complement the system’s comprehensive approach to health care and wellness,” said Jack Handley, M.D., chief medical officer of EvergreenHealth Monroe. “Whether patients need an outpatient surgical procedure or partner in cancer care, our Monroe-based team connects residents here to quality medical care in their own community.”
THE WOUND HEALING CENTER at EvergreenHealth Monroe offers state-of-the-art specialized wound healing care using interventions including the center’s hyperbaric oxygen chamber, which can speed the healing process for a range of conditions through exposure to 100 percent oxygen at high pressures.
ORTHOPEDIC & SPORTS CARE in Monroe treats injuries and chronic conditions for athletes and non-athletes alike with expert care from highly trained and experienced orthopedic specialists who partner with patients to provide both surgical and non-surgical solutions.
EVERGREENHEALTH SURGICAL & VEIN CARE provides inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art surgical services including laparoscopic surgery, cancer procedures, hernia repair, and varicose vein treatments, from its location next to the EvergreenHealth Monroe campus.
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For those seeking to treat addiction, the RECOVERY CENTER helps with individualized programs to meet specific needs, offering outpatient resources, rehabilitation programs, residential treatment, detoxification services and medication assisted abstinence, along with evaluations and referrals. EvergreenHealth Monroe has also entered into an agreement with FAIRFAX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH that paves the way for a 34-bed psychiatric unit to open this year. The partnership provides a full range of adult psychiatric care services, offering a local solution to a state-wide shortage of inpatient psychiatric care beds.
WOMEN’S CARE IN MONROE offers comprehensive obstetrical and gynecological care to help women of all ages live their healthiest best. EvergreenHealth Monroe also offers specialty care from providers within: • Cardiology • Gastroenterology • Dermatology • Podiatry • Urology • Urogynecology Outpatient Therapy Services include: • Cardiovascular Services • Pulmonary Function Testing • Pulmonary Rehabilitation • Pain Management • Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy • Occupational and Hand Therapy • Anticoagulation Therapy he alliance between EvergreenHealth and T EvergreenHealth Monroe continues to bring new specialists to Sky Valley. To see a list of specialists visit
www.evergreenhealthmonroe.com/find_physician or to schedule an appointment with a provider, call Monroe’s dedicated 27/4 Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 360.794.1111.
Updates EvergreenHealth leads the region in reducing readmissions EvergreenHealth is just one of two Puget Sound-area health care systems that will avoid paying federal penalties this year thanks to its success in reducing 30-day hospital readmission rates among Medicare patients. EvergreenHealth is the only Washington hospital to avoid the penalty four years in a row. Learn more at
www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/readmission-reduction-program.
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Recognized as America’s 100 BestTM Hospitals EvergreenHealth recently was named one of Healthgrades’ America’s 100 BestTM hospitals in five specialties: stroke care, pulmonary care, gastrointestinal care, general surgery and critical care. The achievement is part of findings released in a national study, which demonstrates how clinical performance differs dramatically between hospitals and the impact that this variation may have on health outcomes and organizational costs. Read more at www.evergreenhealth.com/healthgrades.
Coming Soon! Enhancing Experience with a New Direction This fall, EvergreenHealth will install new hospital campus signage which will offer a simplified way for patients, visitors and guests to find their way on our campus, beginning with the easiest entry point for their visit. We’ve arrived at a new way to help our guests easily find the right entrance and parking for their visit with us – using East, West and Central Entrances for the means of navigation. The new signage will rename exterior entrances and parking as follows: • W est Entrance and West Parking, formerly known as ‘Main Entrance’ and ‘Silver Parking Garage’ • C entral Entrance and Central Parking, formerly known as ‘Blue Entrance’ and ‘Blue Parking Garage’ • E ast Entrance and East Parking, formerly known as ‘Evergreen Surgical Center & Parking’
WELCOME NEW PRACTICES AND PROVIDERS TO EVERGREENHEALTH • J effrey F. Bray, M.D., brings more than 15 years of experience in obstetrics and gynecology care to EvergreenHealth Women’s Care, which serves patients with comprehensive care across a broad range of services for women and families. •H eather Vas, PA-C, recently joined EvergreenHealth Primary Care – Sultan where she brings more than 20 years of experience caring for patients of all ages with an emphasis in asthma, allergy, immunology and family medicine. • F abio Vasquez, M.D., is the newest member of the EvergreenHealth Primary Care – Woodinville team, focusing on preventive care for patients of all ages through careful listening, evidence-based practices and compassionate care, in addition to being fluent in Spanish. • S cott D. Weber, M.D., a Sky Valley resident since 2001, expands the team at EvergreenHealth Primary Care – Monroe with family practice, pediatrics, men’s health, integrative and natural medicine and minor office procedures. •M ark Freeborn, M.D., has established EvergreenHealth Spine & Neurosurgical Care, specializing in diagnosing, treating and repairing the conditions that cause back pain using the least invasive and most effective methods to reduce or eliminate discomfort.
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HEALTH CLASSES: Register for classes online or by phone For your convenience, you may register and pay for classes 24/7 online at www.evergreenhealth.com/classes. You may also call the EvergreenHealth Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000, Mon.–Fri., 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Pre-registration is required for all classes. Checks, VISA and MasterCard are accepted. Refunds and rescheduling will only be given for cancellations two business days prior to the class. Let us know if you need special accommodations to participate. FREE SEMINARS Learn about our advanced treatment technologies, discuss options and lifestyle changes, and find support. • Breakthrough Treatment for Hip Pain • Back Pain • Weight-loss Surgery: Is it Right for You? • Plantar Fasciitis PARENTING & RELATIONSHIPS Classes to strengthen connections between families, parents and children • Resisting Germs from Irresistible Kids WELLNESS & HEALTH LIVING Participate in hands-on wellness experiences that provide education, fitness tools and demonstrations in the kitchen where you will learn how to master recipes, gain nutritional knowledge and more!
• Are You Ready for an Emergency?
• Cholesterol and Diabetes Screening
• Stretching 101
• Affordable Care Act - (ACA) en Español
• Breathing Exercises EMERGENCY & SAFETY EDUCATION Participants receive training and credentials in first aid, life support and more. • Babysitting Basics • Infant & Child CPR • Community CPR • Community First Aid • Community CPR & First Aid • Health Care Provider CPR • Advanced Cardiac Life Support • Pediatric Advance Life Support SENIOR HEALTH CLASSES
• Relax and Renew
In addition to the classes offered at EvergreenHealth Medical Center, we offer classes and health screenings at other convenient community locations. Visit www.evergreenhealth.com/ classes for class schedules and locations.
• Healthy Menopause
• AARP Smart Driver Program
• Strength Training for Everyone
• Seasonal Affective Disorder: Are You Feeling Sad?
• Healthy Meals Made Easy!
• Holiday Wellness: Keeping Calm Through the Holidays • Avoid Brain Drain • Natural Immune Boosting Tips
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NEUROLOGICAL & MOVEMENT DISORDERS EvergreenHealth Neurological Care offers classes and support groups to aid patients living with a variety of neurological diseases and movement disorders. • Mood & Cognition in MS: What You Can Do • Dance for Parkinson’s
CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION For class dates and times or to register for classes, go to www.evergreenhealth.com/ childbirth-classes or call the EvergreenHealth Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000. Register early during your pregnancy, as classes fill quickly. • Tour of the Family Maternity Center • Tour de la Sala de Maternidad en EvergreenHealth para Parejas de Habla Hispaña
• Laughter Therapy for People with Neurological Problems
• Understanding Your Prenatal Testing Options
• Neurological Exercise Group
• Meet a Midwife
• Warm Welcomes
• Neuro-Nutrition Class
• Labor & Birth Basics
• From-The-Ground-Up Strength & Flexibility
• Labor & Birth for Teens & Young Adults
• Optimize Your Wellness: Be the Champion of Your Health & Wellbeing While Living With MS
• Labor & Birth Multiples
• Living Well After Stroke • Evergreen Men’s Group • Therapeutic Yoga for MS
• Labor Coping Skills Review • Prepare the Nest: Childbirth, Breastfeeding & Newborn Care Class • HypnoBirthing®— The Mongan Method • Siblings Class • Conscious Fathering • Fit4Baby • Yoga for Pregnancy • Pelvic Health Class
BABY CARE New or expectant families learn effective techniques for parenting infants and babies through their first years of life. • Day About Baby
• Parenting Your Toddler Classes
• Breastfeeding Basics & Beyond
• This is Not What I Expected
• Pumping Class
• Starting Solids
• Bringing Baby Home Workshop
• Breastfeeding Your Older Baby
• Parent-Baby Groups
• Baby & Family Boutique
• Back to Work Parent-Baby Group
Car Seat Safety Car Seat Checkup I nfant Safety & Injury Prevention: Just for Parents I nfant Safety & Injury Prevention: Just for Grandparents
Cancer Care Classes Classes and support groups at Halvorson Cancer Center
STRENGTH. DIGNITY. HOPE.
EvergreenHealth offers cancer care support and education for patients and families in partnership with Cancer Lifeline. To register, call 206.297.2500 or 1.800.255.5505 or visit online at www.cancerlifeline.org.
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION • Holiday Paper Art Décor
PRESENTATIONS
SUPPORT GROUPS
• Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Health & Wellness
• Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group
• Beyond Survivorship to Thriving
• Breast Friends Breast Cancer Support Group
• Caregiving: Support for You & Your Family when Someone You Love Has Cancer
• Colon Cancer Support Group
• Happy Holiday Treats
• Chemo Brain: What Is It & How To Live With It
• Help Prevent & Survive Cancer Through Diet
• Compassion & Choices of Washington, An Overview
• Living With Metastatic Cancer Support Group
COOKING DEMONSTRATION • Brain Foods to Improve Moods • Building Immunity Through Diet • Foods That Fight Fatigue
EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT • Gentle Yoga
• Understanding Your Pathology STRESS MANAGEMENT
• Lebed Health Steps (Session II)
• The Benefits of Song for Relaxation
• Tai Chi for Everyone
• Stress Management & Relaxation Techniques
• Living With Cancer Support Group
• Oral Head and Neck Cancer Support Group AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (ACS) To register for monthly sessions, call ACS at 1.800.237.2345 Look Good, Feel Better Workshop — Support for Women Dealing with Hair Loss
For more scheduling information: For a full listing of classes, descriptions, dates and times visit www.evergreenhealth.com/classes.
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EvergreenHealth Foundation News Show your support for
Hospice and Palliative Care Thursday, November 12, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lynnwood Convention Center $50/person; $500/table of 10 You can reserve tickets online at www.SeasonsofHopeLuncheon.org or by calling 425.899.1900. For more information about the luncheon, contact Christie Elliott at the EvergreenHealth Foundation at 425.899.1906 or caelliott@evergreenhealth.com. Suggested donation of $100 is encouraged. EvergreenHealth’s Hospice and Palliative Care programs rely on your generosity to provide these compassionate services to patients and their families in some of the most challenging and trying times—dying and death. You can show your support by joining us at the seventh annual Seasons of Hope Luncheon, which benefits both programs.
“Our experience with EvergreenHealth Hospice was truly transformational during my wife’s battle with Glioblastoma Multiforme. They altered our feelings of fear and lessened the burden of caregiving, allowing us to focus on living fully with my wife during her end-oflife journey. Everyone should be this fortunate!” —Jeff Baker This year’s Seasons of Hope program features keynote speaker Terry Hershey: author, humorist, speaker, dad, ordained minister and garden designer. Hershey is an internationally known speaker who shares his practice of “pause” and “sanctuary,” to help us do less and live more. Hershey will illustrate that sanctuary is not a new-age fad or lifestyle upheaval; rather it’s a way to approach and embrace your daily life – personal or corporate – through a lens of grace, freedom, and contentedness.
Coluccio Golf Tournament Raises More Than $60,000 for Parkinson’s Care The Frank Coluccio Construction Company hosted an amazing golf tournament in August at The Golf Club at Newcastle, raising more than $60,000. With over 140 guests, the event was a major success to support the purchase of a new state-of-the-art AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill for the Booth Gardner Parkinson’s Center at EvergreenHealth’s Neurological Institute. With this new treadmill, developed with technology from NASA, patients are supported by a waist belt, making them virtually weightless, while they use their muscle memory to rehabilitate and recover quickly.
Dr. Jeff Tomlin, EvergreenHealth Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer joined Nick Coluccio, co-owner of Frank Coluccio Construction, on the course and spoke on behalf of EvergreenHealth at the awards ceremony following the tournament.
Thank you to Frank Coluccio Construction and the Coluccio family, event sponsors, donors, volunteers, and guests who support EvergreenHealth’s mission to advance the health of this community. Pictured (left to right): Pat Grady, Coluccio Construction employee; Nick Coluccio; Dr. Jeff Tomlin; and Grant Degginger, an attorney with Lane Powell, which also sponsored the event.
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Golden Hammer Ceremony Kicks off Acute Rehabilitation Unit Remodel Members of the Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) Medical and Management Team, the Halvorson family, and the Remak family were invited to join the Foundation team at the Golden Hammer Ceremony in July, signifying the start of the ARU remodel. With real golden hammers in tow, attendees threw caution to the wind (figuratively, of course) and gave it their best shot—putting holes in a designated wall that has since been demolished for pivotal upgrades to the facility. The new ARU will feature 14 upgraded patient rooms that will resemble a home bedroom with advanced patient beds. The updated unit will also offer a “Home Transition Apartment,” which along with the redesigned rooms, will help improve the patient experience and enable patients to be on the fast-track to recovery through these enhanced features.
... will help improve the patient experience and enable patients to be on the fast-track to recovery ... The Home Transition Apartment will act as the crucial transition between EvergreenHealth and home-life— carefully integrating patients to real-world surroundings, such as a kitchen and other living areas. The Home Transition Apartment was named in honor of Nancy Remak’s parents, Gene and Ruth Freedman. The Golden Hammer Ceremony denoted the kick-off of the fourphase remodel, which will be completed by year-end. The new ARU is coming to fruition thanks to the generous donors of the 2014 Evergreen Gala, the Remak and Halvorson families, and Michael and Mary Kay Hallman.
Blue Jeans and Boots Gala raised more than $108,000 to support EvergreenHealth Monroe Foundation! Guests in western attire joined EvergreenHealth Monroe Foundation for its Blue Jeans and Boots Gala on September 19, 2015. The event featured country music, silent and live auctions, a raffle and a special message from Dr. Jim Swenson, an orthopedic surgeon in Monroe, who is currently serving in the Army Reserves in Afghanistan. The Gala was the kick-off of a yearlong $150,000 campaign to support the remodel of EvergreenHealth Monroe’s Recovery Center. A SPECIAL THANK YOU
Save the Date: APRIL 30, 2016
Make your commitment early!
The charitable focus of the 2016 Evergreen Gala is EvergreenHealth’s Family Maternity Center. As one of the busiest maternity centers in the state, the center has the privilege of playing a special part in the lives of over 4,500 families each year as they welcome their new babies. Ensuring these families experience a personalized, comfortable, safe and joy-filled arrival of their treasured little one is of utmost importance. Gala proceeds will fund new fetal monitors, allowing our laboring mothers to experience the highest level of mobility, comfort and safety during this incredibly important time. Visit EvergreenGala.org or call 425.899.1900 for more information.
to The Pine Creek Nursery for donating its space, Hook and Ladder Barbeque for donating their catering services, emcee Jesse Jones of KIRO-TV and all of the wonderful auction donors, volunteers, and guests.
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12040 NE 128th Street Kirkland, WA 98034 www.evergreenhealth.com
Multiple Locations for All Levels of Care We make health care easy and convenient with 10 primary care practices, two urgent care centers and two 24/7 emergency departments, along with comprehensive primary, specialty and emergency care provided at our sister hospital, EvergreenHealth Monroe. Our primary care practices offer evening and weekend hours, with Saturday and Sunday walk-in care available at Canyon Park. We also provide more than 35 specialty practices. For hours, directions and appointments, visit our website at www.evergreenhealth.com. Or call our 24/7 Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000 for help selecting a provider. PRIMARY CARE Canyon Park Duvall Kenmore Kirkland Monroe Redmond Sammamish Sultan Woodinville Signature Care, Woodinville URGENT CARE Redmond Woodinville SPECIALTY PRACTICES Anticoagulation Services Booth Gardner Parkinson’s Care Center Colon & Rectal Care Diabetes & Endocrinology Care Diabetes Education & Nutrition Services
Ear, Nose & Throat Care Evergreen Women’s Health Center Eye Care coming December 14 Foot & Ankle Care General Neurology Care Geriatric Care Gynecological Care Halvorson Cancer Center Heart Care Hospice Infectious Disease Care Interventional Spine Care Kidney Care Lipid Services Maternal-Fetal Medicine Midwifery Care Multiple Sclerosis Center Orthopedic & Sports Care Pain Care Palliative Care Pulmonary Care Radiology Oncology Rehabilitation Care
Sleep Services Spine & Neurosurgical Care Sport & Spine Care Surgical Care Urology Care Vascular Care Women’s Care Women’s Care, Monroe Wound Care Services
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