April 2019 Above All Else Newsletter

RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER

APRIL 2019

Above All Else IN THIS ISSUE PG 2: Welcome New Providers Develop Our People PG 3: Employees of the Month Employee Town Halls PG 4: NAIA Game Ball Heart Award PG 5: Daisy Award Heart Award PG 6: ABATE Study Infant CPR & Choking Prevention

PG 7:

Employee Benefit Professionals Assoc.

39th Annual Brookside Parade

PG 8: World’s Most Ethical Companies Prescription Take Back Day

PG 9: RCON Summer Experience Birthing Center Tour Dates PG 10: Patient Comments PG 11: Healthy Habits Happenings

PUBLISHING TEAM: Kimberle Bovard Manager of Marketing (816) 276-9475 kimberle.bovard@hcamidwest.com

Corrine Everson Dix VP, Marketing/PR (816) 276-9293 corrine.everson@hcamidwest.com

Dear Research Family March was a good month at Research – employees are caring for patients with Integrity, Compassion, Always, Respect and Excellence! And the spring weather makes it easier for our patients to get to the care they need.

Together, Research doctors and care teams take care of patients with more than 35 regional hospitals and 2,200 partnering physicians and providers nationwide.

Our tele-health connections are growing regionally too – neonatology, behavioral health, stroke\neurology, neurosurgery, cardiology and more.

More great news - we’ve been selected by the Neuro-critical Care Society for a grant for a site visit to help develop more specialized Neurocritical Care pharmacists! This includes our pharmacists being invited to present at their annual meeting in Vancouver. Kudos to our pharmacy team who are developing new pharmacists while they offer the latest in pharmacology for our patients.

It’s exciting to be part of the change to new uniforms! Our teams look so crisp and integrated - I think our patients will appreciate it too. I’ll be wearing my new uniform when I spend time shadowing in departments.

Thank you to everyone who worked hard at making this happen!

Construction is complete and the new RMC Visitor Entrance is open!

Greeters are at this entrance and parking will improve!

Welcome Spring and Royals Baseball!

Sincerely,

facebook.com/researchmedicalcenter

@ResearchMed

Integrity Compassion Always Respect Excellence

Jackie DeSouza-Van Blaricum President and CEO

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Welcome New Providers Kimberly Swan, MD joins Midwest Women’s Healthcare Specialists and offers obstetrics and gynecology expertise and specializes in treating a wide range of complex gynecologic issues. Dr. Swan graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed a fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.

To schedule an appointment or refer a patient, call (816) 444-6888.

Kelvin Walls, MD is a board certified otolaryngologist. Dr. Walls is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. He has expertise in balloon sinuplasty, image guided endoscopic sinus surgery, facial trauma and minimally invasive parathyroid and thyroid surgery.

To schedule an appointment or refer a patient, call (816) 333-6996.

Jon Wilensky, MD is a board certified plastic surgeon. He will be taking care of patients at Research Medical Center’s Grossman Burn Center. Dr. Wilensky previously worked at the Grossman Burn Center at Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California.

To schedule an appointment or refer a patient, call (816) 276-4325.

Develop Our People - Promoted Leaders

Cheryl Noll Manager of Psychiatric Adult Research Psychiatric Center

Adam Barrett Manager of Medical/Surgical Research Medical Center

Patton Rainey Manager of Ortho/Neuro/Trauma Research Medical Center

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Employees of the Month Research Medical Center

Brookside Campus

Renee Shutt Environmental Services Tech

Emily Rotert Outpatient Physical Therapist

Renee goes above and beyond.

We love working with her on 4 east. She is nice, kind and a hard worker. She cares about her job, patients and co-workers.

Emily is routinely recognized by patients for outstanding patient care. She is a model employee who follows ICARE values with patients and co-workers.

Employee Town Halls Monday, April 29 - Saturday, May 4 Come Visit With Your Senior Leaders!

Pick a class that is convenient for your schedule.

Enjoy complimentary breakfast or lunch beforehand!

How to Register for a Class:

Go to the intranet, click Class Registration on the right hand side, select Research Town Hall and select a class time.

Attending team members will receive a special giveaway! (while supplies last)

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Huddle Heart Award The Huddle Heart award is given during safety huddle in recognition of the extraordinary efforts of a Research Medical Center

Katie Hanrahan, RN Progressive Care Unit

Heart Award The Heart award is given in recognition of the extraordinary efforts of a Research Medical Center employee.

Brenda Huntley Unit Secretary, 5E

Clayton Stiff Registrar, Patient Registration

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Daisy Award The Daisy Award celebrates extraordinary, compassionate and skillful care given by nurses at Research Medical Center.

Pat Lunn LPN IV Certified, 5E

Chichi Douala RN, 3N

CEO Invited to NAIA Tournament Jackie DeSouza-Van Blaricum, RMC CEO handing out the game ball at the NAIA Basketball Tournament in Kansas City.

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RMC Neuroscience and Trauma Report

RMC Leaders Share What the HCA Healthcare ABATE Study Means to Patient Care: This study demonstrates how local HCA Midwest Hospitals, including Research Medical Center, benefit from the scale of HCA Healthcare nationally. Our ability to capture data to improve patient care ‘real time’ drives local health care delivery.

The ABATE Trial builds on previous research conducted at HCA Healthcare hospitals and published by the New England Journal of Medicine that documented how intensive care units, including Research Medical Center, reduced infections and antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Daily bathing with the antiseptic soap chlorhexidine (CHG) more effectively reduced hospital-acquired bacterial infections than bathing with ordinary soap and water. Researchers did find that patients with medical devices experienced a substantial benefit if they received the bathing interventions, specifically a 31 percent decrease in bloodstream infections and a nearly 40 percent decrease in antibiotic resistant organisms, MRSA and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).

Read the full study: http://bit.ly/2EZMvLl

Infant CPR and Choking Prevention Brookside Babies and Research Medical Center partner, Full Circle Yoga - KC hosted an Infant CPR and Choking Prevention class in Brookside.

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Employee Benefit Professionals Association

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Cardiology Specialist and Electrophysiology Physician Dr. Rakesh Gopinathannair presented to benefit brokers and health plan leaders about advanced cardiac procedures that can help some patients get off blood thinners for life.

39th Annual Brookside Parade ER of Brookside participated in the Brookside 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Warm-Up Parade!

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2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies

Subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, one of the 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies.

World’s Most Ethical Companies” and “Ethisphere” names and marks are registered trademarks of Ethisphere LLC.”

Prescription Take Back Day

Bring your unused or expired medications for safe disposal.

Saturday, April 27 | 10AM - 2PM ER of Brookside 6601 Rockhill Road Kansas City, 64131 https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/ RE S E AR C H M EDICAL C ENTER • A P UB LI CATI ON FOR STA FF, P H YS I CI A N S A N D FRI E N DS

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Get a head start on your nursing education Attend the Research College of Nursing Summer Experience June 6 & 7, 2019 $100 per student Scholarships are available through The Research Foundation

A day camp full of opportunities for high school juniors and seniors interested in nursing!

Gain valuable skills to use in your academic and professional career.

• Take vitals and experience bedside care • Practice injections • Participate in patient simulations • Meet and observe professional nurses • And more!

Apply to attend at

researchcollege.edu/nursing-experience 816-995-2879

We invite you to tour Research Medical Center’s birthing center and see for yourself what truly sets us apart.

To schedule your tour visit researchmedicalcenter.com/tour or call (816) 276-3206.

Additional tour dates available online at researchmedicalcenter.com/tour

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Above All Else, We Are Committed to the Care and Improvement of Human Life Giving each patient and their family the best patient experience is a top priority at every Research entity. This means every patient, every time and every touch.

Always. Not Sometimes, Not Usually. Always.

When patients take the time to let us know they had a great experience, we’ll share.

Surgery

“My procedure was a wonderful experience! They did everything possible to keep me pain free and kept up on what was happening to me. They explained everything so I understood the process. They made my confidence level very high in their ability.”

Brookside Campus

The overall experience here was phenomenal! I feel like my standards for care are very high since I work in the medical field myself, and I couldn’t have asked for better care. I would definitely come here again if needed.”

Sarah Cannon Cancer Center

‘‘I highly recommend research medical center and I appreciate your great services I’m receiving as now that I’m going through radiation treatment the crew of people in there doing the treatment are awesome!”

Labor and Delivery

“All nurses in labor and delivery and maternity unit were amazing. As first time parents we needed a lot of help. When we went home, we felt prepared for anything. Thank you to all!”

All Staff

“I would like to thank you and I don’t mean just the team that is doing my treatments on this I mean EVERYONE from the charge nurses the OR crew the kitchen staff, the cleaning crew, and all the doctors and everyone who was and is still involved with this I can’t say enough about Research Medical Center! I am very happy to be treated here again. There are not enough words I can say that you have done for my faimly and myself!”

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Healthy Habits Superfood Spotlight: Lettuce Leafy greens include all types of lettuce, such as, romaine, kale, spinach, arugula, and turnip greens. Leafy greens are common in salads and sandwiches, but can also be added to soups, smoothies, omelets, and casseroles. This low calorie vegetable provides fiber, water, vitamins, and minerals at just 10-25 calories per 1 cup (raw) serving!

The dark green varieties are especially rich in vitamin K, vitamin A, antioxidants, potassium, and folate. Be sure to only wash your leafy greens right before you plan to use them, washing ahead of time makes them spoil faster.

Check out the Superfood table in the cafeteria this month for more information and recipes featuring leafy greens!

Provided by: Courtney Schneider, RN, LD, Clinical Dietitian

Shop Local at the Brookside Farmers’ Market Outdoor Market Opening Day Saturday, April 13 | 8 a.m.

Located at 63rd and Wornall For more information, visit brooksidefarmersmarket.com.

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HAPPENINGS DONATE LIFE MONTH April TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE EDUCATIONAL DINNER Thursday, April 4 ADOLESCENT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM OPEN HOUSE

Tuesday, April 9 RMC HOSTS WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE CLUB Tuesday, April 9 RMC HOSTS INGRAMS HEALTHCARE ROUNDTABLE Thursday, April 11 RMC SPONSORS BRA COUTURE Friday, April 12 TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY Thursday, April 25 PRESCRIPTION TAKE BACK DAY Saturday, April 27 DONATE LIFE 2ND ANNUAL BALLOON RELEASE Saturday, April 27 FAMILY CARNIVAL Saturday, May 11 EMPLOYEE MEAL Wednesday, May 15 RESEARCH TEAM AND SPIRIT DAY Friday, May 17 RESEARCH EMPLOYEE KUDOS CART April 15th @ 8:00 p.m.

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5TH ANNUAL TIME CRITICAL DIAGNOSIS SYMPOSIUM Sheraton Overland Park Hotel Friday, April 26, 2019

REGISTER AT

theresearchfoundationkc.org 816-276-4218 The Research Foundation, 1-North

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