Touching Lives - Winter 2017

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy healed him Neuropathy hurt Bill’s feeling

Bill Korpela remembers the day – years ago – when a coworker pointed out he’d been walking around with a board stuck to the bottom of his shoe. It was a surprise and an omen of health struggles to come. The reason Bill didn’t feel the nail turned out to be diabetic neuropathy. It’s a condition in which high blood sugar levels cause nerve damage in the legs and feet. Symptoms range from shooting, burning pain to a total loss of feeling.

Bill was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when he was 44. Now 66 and retired, he has lost almost all sensation in both of his legs below the mid-calf.

“We can’t predict who will develop neuropathy, but we do know it’s more likely when a patient’s blood sugar levels run higher over time,” says Bill’s family medicine physician, Bryan Petersen, MD.

“Bill’s diabetes has been more difficult for him to control, with wide swings in his blood sugar. This puts him at greater risk to develop complications like neuropathy.”

Complications from lack of feeling

People with diabetic neuropathy often can’t feel injuries to their legs and feet, which could be as simple as a callus from an illfitting shoe. Minor wounds can develop life- and limb-threatening infections quickly, sometimes in a matter of hours if the patient’s diabetes is not well controlled. People with neuropathy also tend to heal slowly due to poor circulation, nutritional factors and walking with a sore on the

Bill also has a complication of diabetes called peripheral vascular disease (PVD). In this condition, elevated blood sugars damage the blood vessels, causing them to narrow and reduce the flow of oxygenated blood to the feet.

“Any open wound on the foot heals more slowly when blood flow is inadequate,” says Amie Scantlin, DPM, MS, FACFAS, a GRHS podiatrist who has cared for Bill for about eight years and also treats patients at the GRHS Center for Advanced

When wounds don’t heal properly, tissue can break down and die, which can lead to amputation. Just ask Bill. “It took five days for one toe to develop gangrene, and two days later it was amputated,” he says. That’s why people with diabetes should have a physician check their feet at least once a year and check their own feet daily, using a mirror to see the bottoms. Dr. Scantlin advises those with neuropathy and/or PVD to see a clinician for a foot check every three months. Foot sores require an immediate visit.

We were so busy with construction and new service introductions during 2016 that we failed to mention (or celebrate) the 75th anniversary of Glencoe Regional Health Services. I’d like to pause and do so now.

Construction on Glencoe Municipal Hospital began in 1941. It was funded with a grant from the Works Projects Administration (WPA), municipal bonds and individual donations. You can still see the façade of the original hospital building if you travel past our campus along 18th Street East. When you do, I hope you’ll reflect on the ways that our independent, community-based health care system enriches life in Glencoe. For example, we are governed by a board of local citizens that keeps community interests at the forefront of our decision-making. We are the largest employer in town with more than 500 workers. We train doctors and other health care professionals, and grant scholarships so area students can prepare for careers in health care. As a non-profit, we commit our resources to meeting the health needs of people in Glencoe and surrounding communities.

On that point, I also want to let you know that we recently published a report on our 2016 community health needs assessment. It summarizes a process that takes place every three years to identify any gaps between our activities and the needs of the community. Please visit grhsonline.org/chna to read our 2016 report and submit your comments for consideration during our next assessment process in 2019.

A word from the president Jon Braband

Bill Korpela, 66, recovered from a partial amputation of his right foot with hyperbaric oxygen therapy at GRHS.

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Publisher: Glencoe Regional Health Services 1805 Hennepin Avenue North Glencoe, MN 55336

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Ana Alexander

Jon Braband

John Doidge

Jill Hatlestad

Patty Henderson

Kristine Knudten, MD

Laura Kuvaas

Julie Schmidt

Your ideas and opinions are important to us. Contact Nancy Ellefson at 320-864-7798 or nancy.ellefson@grhsonline.org with suggestions or comments.

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Healing powers of pure oxygen

Bill has had multiple surgeries on his right foot due to the effects of neuropathy and PVD. The most recent, on Aug. 17 in the Twin Cities, removed half of his foot. His surgeon recommended that Bill’s recuperation include an extended stay in post-acute transitional care, paired with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Because Bill had seen Drs. Petersen and Scantlin for years, he knew GRHS was among the very few regional hospitals to offer both services.

“I was thrilled to get oxygen therapy in Glencoe,” Bill says. “I could see my doctors and it was much more convenient than going to the Twin Cities every day.”

Therapy is usually scheduled five days a week for several weeks. Patients spend two hours per session in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. While 100-percent oxygen circulates, patients can sleep, watch television or a movie, or listen to music.

“Breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized environment helps it reach every part of the body, including wounds in limbs with poor circulation,” says Dr. Scantlin.

Just days into Bill’s first round of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a small sore on his left foot had completely healed. After seven more weeks of treatment,

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his right foot appeared healed. But when Dr. Scantlin removed heavy scabs, the wound underneath remained open so Bill started a second round of therapy.

“If Bill’s foot wound had not healed, he probably would have lost his leg,” says Dr. Scantlin. “That second round of hyperbaric oxygen therapy saved his leg.”

Making strides

With the healing process nearly complete, Bill started physical therapy in early

December to learn how to walk “heel first” on the remaining portions of his right foot. Guided by therapists but boosted by hard work, a positive attitude and a custommolded shoe, Bill is now walking with a cane.

He is grateful for his caregivers and the technology that sparked his healing. “We take so much for granted,” Bill says, “A lot can happen if you don’t take care of yourself. When it does, it wakes you up. Life is precious.”

New hospital entrance is taking shape

Renovation work on the first floor of the hospital in Glencoe is continuing this winter. Crews recently completed the footings, framing and roof for an addition that faces the parking lot on Hennepin Ave. N.

“We pushed out the entire front wall of the building to add valuable space for surgical services and create a new entrance with a more private check-in area for patients and visitors,” explains Jon Braband, FACHE, GRHS president and CEO. Other departments that will gain new space or be remodeled during the first floor renovation are the ambulance service, endoscopy, emergency room, hematology and oncology, infusion services, medical imaging, orthopedics, podiatry, urgent care and urology. Construction in these departments should be complete by the end of summer 2017.

The expanded surgery department will include:

• A larger waiting room for patients and family members

• More patient bays to meet demand for sameday surgeries

• An additional procedure room to accommodate increased demand and new technology

• More space for post-anesthesia care, including a bay that can be closed for pediatric patients or those at increased risk of infection

• A conference room that surgeons can use when updating patients’ family members and providing patient education

assistance from Shelby Fischer,

hyperbaric technologist at GRHS’ Center for Advanced Wound Care, Bill begins a pressurized “dive” in pure oxygen. What began as a treatment for divers with decompression sickness now helps people with slow-healing wounds.

The 67,000 lights that twinkled for 37 evenings this past holiday season in our annual Trees of Lights display were made possible by the sponsors listed here. These and other gifts to the Foundation are used to fund scholarships for area students studying for careers in health care and to support health initiatives at GRHS and in the community. Thank you for your gifts. We are grateful for your support.

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GRHS trains doctors-to-be in rural medicine

Third-year medical student Jacob Bermudez is midway through a nine-month training rotation at GRHS via the University of Minnesota’s Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP).

Born and raised in Chicago, Jacob worked as an engineer in Los Angeles before deciding to pursue a medical career. “My father was a physician, so I grew up in medicine,” he says. “I missed it. Gravity pulled me back.”

“RPAP gives students who have not really seen medicine in small-town, rural Minnesota a taste of what it is like. Many enjoy it more than they thought

they would,” says Bryan Petersen, MD, Jacob’s preceptor at GRHS. In fact, five GRHS family medicine doctors are alumni of the RPAP program who trained at GRHS: Kristen Budahn, MD; Tyler Helland, MD; Amanda Leino, MD; Laura Olson, MD; and Bryan Petersen, MD.

Jacob hopes to be an anesthesiologist, but his time at GRHS has sparked an interest in emergency medicine. Working in Glencoe has also made an impression. “I feel indebted to this community. You owe more to people when they are your neighbors,” Jacob says.

Jacob Bermudez

Solving the curious case of Henry Ott

Pediatric ER specialists on call, on screen

Heather Ott took her five-year-old son Henry to a clinic last September when he ran a fever. The provider believed a virus was to blame – a common diagnosis, especially when school starts. But then Henry developed rashes and bloodshot eyes.

“By the sixth day, he didn’t want me to pick him up because he was hurting so bad,” Heather recalls. When Henry complained of neck pain, Heather took him to urgent care at GRHS.

The urgent care provider ordered lab work, but results were negative. Something wasn’t right, so she recommended that Henry see an emergency room physician before the Otts went home. Mitch Palmer, MD, examined Henry in the ER.

“When a child has fevers and neck pain, we consider bacterial meningitis,” says Dr. Palmer. “But I also suspected Henry could have an uncommon illness, so I contacted Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.”

Before last fall, Dr. Palmer would have used a phone to describe Henry’s symptoms. But Henry was the first patient to use GRHS’ 24-7 telemedicine link to the pediatric ER at Children’s Hospital.

Specialists on call – and on screen

As little Henry lay in his ER bed in Glencoe, a computer on a cart next to him quickly connected to an ER specialist at Children’s. She appeared on screen to talk with Dr. Palmer, Henry and Heather. From her location in Minneapolis, the physician used a high-definition camera to take a closer look at Henry – zooming in on his eyes,

rashes and other presenting symptoms. That was helpful because Henry’s illness could not be detected by a specific test –only by a collection of symptoms.

The diagnosis? Kawasaki disease.

Dr. Palmer had never diagnosed nor even seen a case of Kawasaki disease in 17 years of practicing emergency medicine. Less than 20,000 cases occur in the U.S. per year. Up to 90 percent are in kids younger than age 5, so Children’s Hospital’s much larger volume of pediatric cases means its providers are more familiar with the rare illness.

Kawasaki disease causes inflamed blood vessels – the reason for Henry’s bloodshot eyes. Sometimes the coronary arteries are affected, which can lead to serious heart problems later in life. That’s why prompt treatment is vital – preferably within the first 10 days of illness.

Skipped to the head of the line

Henry’s family drove him to Children’s that night. They were delighted to learn transfers from GRHS are direct admissions and skipped an ER exam because of the telemedicine consultation. “That saved us time and money,” says Heather.

Children’s clinicians performed an echocardiogram of Henry’s heart and started 12 hours of intravenous immunoglobulin treatment. He also was given aspirin, something normally not given to children his age, but often used to treat Kawasaki disease.

The next morning, “he looked like a different kid,” Heather says. “His eyes

Five-year-old Henry Ott’s consultation with a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at Minneapolis Children’s Hospital took place in the GRHS ER via this telemedicine station with high-definition camera. His mom, Heather Ott (right), and the GRHS ER team were with him. were white again and his fever had gone.”

Children’s kept Henry one more day for observation. He will receive a series of echocardiograms to monitor his heart, but 95 percent of children who are promptly treated will avoid future heart problems due to the disease.

Convenient answers

The telemedicine consults provide immediate local access to pediatric

specialists that otherwise would require an ambulance or long car ride.

Dr. Palmer says that knowing when to consult experts is a vital skill for health care providers. “A consultant physician can glean invaluable information from ‘laying eyes’ on a patient that just can’t be obtained from a conversation.”

Visit grhsonline.org/telemedicine for more information.

Catch our new surgeon in the orthopedics department

Patrick Hurley, DO

Early in his career as a military family practice doctor, Patrick Hurley, DO, was assigned to care for students at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. “When they learned I was from Minnesota, they asked me to also be the hockey team physician,” he says. He soon added the football and basketball teams. “That’s when I realized I would rather be an orthopedic surgeon,” he recalls.

In 1997, after completing a second residency in orthopedics as well as his service to the Air Force, Dr. Hurley returned to Minnesota and settled into practice in the Alexandria area. Now, his desire to live in the Twin Cities – where he grew up – has led him to join the orthopedics team at GRHS.

Surgical specialties

Dr. Hurley specializes in hip and knee replacement, shoulder surgery, hand and elbow issues, sports medicine, and

trauma to hands, wrists, forearms, ankles and feet. He sees patients at the Glencoe clinic on Tuesdays and operates on Thursdays.

“I want to know the type of work my patients do, and their ability to adapt their lifestyle to their injury,” he says. Knowing this helps him guide patients in their recoveries and guard against future injuries.

At home outdoors

Dr. Hurley enjoys fishing and hunting. As a boy, he accompanied his father on annual fishing trips to Crane Lake. Duck hunting usually takes him to Lake of the Woods or the Alexandria area. It also led him to a longtime association with Ducks Unlimited and Greenwing, a children’s program that promotes wetland protection. To learn more, visit grhsonline.org/hurley.

Appointment scheduling

To make an appointment with your GRHS provider at any of our clinics, please call 320-864-7816 or toll free

1-800-869-3116 between 7 am and 5:30 pm Monday through Friday.

To make an appointment for physical, occupational or speech therapy, please call 320-864-7070 or toll free

1-888-526-4242, ext. 7070, between 7 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday.

To make an appointment with selected staff and consulting specialists, or to schedule medical imaging or other outpatient tests, please call 320-864-7080 or toll free 1-888-526-4242, ext. 7080, between 8 am and 5:15 pm Monday through Friday, unless otherwise noted in the outpatient clinic staff listing at right.

To talk with a doctor or nurse, or if you have general questions, please call 320-864-3121 or toll free 1-888-526-4242.

Important phone numbers

To schedule an appointment with providers in the following departments, call 320-864-7816 or 1-800-869-3116

Family Medicine

Kristen Budahn, MD *

William Hammes, MD

Tyler Helland, MD *

Kristine Knudten, MD *

Amanda Leino, MD

Laura Olson, MD

Bryan Petersen, MD *

Douglas Wagoner, MD

Christa Waymire, MD *

Kari Knodel Vettel, MPAS, PA-C

Sheryl Bartholow, FNP-BC

Michelle Quale, CNM, FNP-BC

Emergency Medicine

Liban Hired, MD

James Jessen, MD

Mitch Palmer, MD

Three

Glencoe construction

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General Surgery

Nora Burkart, MD

Chad Robbins, DO, FACOS

Internal Medicine

Bryan Fritsch, DO *

Shoeb Mohammed, MD *

Outpatient consulting staff

AuD, every other Tuesday

Cardiology

Minneapolis Heart Institute, three Fridays per month

Low Back and Neck Care

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Stulc at GRHS, please call 1-800-669-2513 Steve Stulc, DO, one Wednesday per month

In support of our community’s health Foundation News

Students, know this:

Each year, the GRHS Foundation awards scholarships to help local students train for careers in health care. The scholarships are made possible by bequests from Carl Sanken, a farmer from Biscay who was impressed by the care he received at GRHS, and Don Hatz, a farmer and postal clerk who lived his last years at our Orchard Estates senior living community. We awarded scholarships to 53 students for the 2016-2017 academic year. It was our largest class ever.

Apply for scholarships before March 31

Long Term Care

Michelle Schuberg, CNP *

Midwifery

Laurel McKeever, MSN, CNM

Michelle Quale, CNM, FNP-BC

OB/GYN

Ashley Hieronimus, MD

John Mark Johnson, DO, FACOOG

Pediatrics

Alexandria Kalina, MD, FAAP

Podiatry

Amie Scantlin, DPM, MS, FACFAS

To schedule an appointment with providers in the following departments, call 320-864-7080 or 1-888-526-4242, ext. 7080

Hematology/Oncology

Nicole Hartung, MD

Steven Rousey, MD, FACP

Orthopedics

Paul Damrow, MD

Patrick Hurley, DO

Brian Walters, MD

Terese Haasken, MPAS, PA-C

Urology

John Heller, MD

Nephrology

Rajeev Kaul, MD, one Monday per month

Richard Moore, MD, one Monday per month

Neurology

Sarah Benish, MD, twice per month

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Bradley Johnson, DO, Tuesdays

Pulmonology

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Larson at GRHS, please call 952-442-2191, ext. 5420 Barrett Larson II, MD, once per month

Sanken-Hatz scholarships will be awarded to qualified high-school seniors and post-secondary students who will be enrolled during the 2016-2017 academic year in approved programs for:

• Certified Nurse Practitioner

• Dentist (and Pre-Dentistry)

• Dental Hygienist

• Medical, Surgical or Medical Laboratory Technician

• Nuclear Medicine Technician

• Occupational, Speech or Respiratory Therapist

• Paramedic

• Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician

• Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy Assistant

• Physician (and Pre-Medicine)

• Physician Assistant

• Radiologic or Ultrasound Technologist

• Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse

Visit grhsonline.org/scholarships to review eligibility requirements and download an application packet. Complete the documents and mail to the address shown. Applications are not complete until we receive the applicant’s most recent official transcript and applicant appraisal forms from two references. All materials must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2017.

* These providers also serve as hospitalists.