December 28, 2012 - Baptist Memorial Online

C A L E N D A R
GuideStone Representative Schedule
Dates and times are subject to change. Please contact your facility’s human
resources office for information. Baptist colleagues can contact David
Proctor at 901-226-3516 or e-mail David.Proctor@GuideStone.org.
Jan. 2...........................................Baptist Memphis
Jan. 3..........................................Baptist Women’s
Jan. 8.........................................Baptist Corporate
Jan. 9................................................Baptist Tipton
Jan. 10.......................................Baptist Collierville
Jan. 15.........................................Baptist Women’s
Baptist Home Care & Hospice
Huntingdon recognized among
nation’s best
Pictured front, left to right: Crystal Allen, RN, director-Home Health; Cassie Wood,
RN; Doris Keymon, assistant-Patient Care; Darce Kehrer, assistant-Patient Care;
Linda Walls, social worker & coordinator-Hospice Volunteers. Back row, left to right:
Jon Roberts, coordinator-Physician Education; Dwayne Walls, RN; Ann Jordan,
coordinator-Operations; Cindy Cole, RN; Star Martino, RN, coordinator-Hospice;
Barbara McLain, assistant-Office; Crystal Spellings, RN; Mike Foster, Physical
Therapy assistant; Dante Gastador, physical therapist. Not pictured are Rachel
Holmes, RN; Maydris Morgan, RN; Holly Kelley, speech therapist; Jackie Dacus,
physical therapist; Kristie Moore, occupational therapist.
Baptist Home Care & Hospice Huntingdon has been nationally recognized
for the past six years by HomeCare Elite as being among the top 25
percent of home health agencies in the United States based upon quality
standards.
The team of 19 colleagues provides post-acute care following a hospital
visit and/or to patients who require long-term care.
Baptist Union City Ambulatory Surgery
department recognized by Press Ganey
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City’s Ambulatory Surgery team
achieved one of Press Ganey’s highest honors, the Summit Award. To
receive this distinction, an organization must maintain the 95th percentile
every quarter for three consecutive years. The Summit Award is
one of Press Ganey’s most prestigious honors and speaks to Baptist
Union City’s consistent commitment to excellence. Award winners were
announced at the National Press Ganey client conference, held Nov. 12-
14 in National Harbor, Md.
N E W S A N D E V E N T S
Eye Care Continued
“The eye center is just one more way for
Baptist Women’s to give continuum of care for
babies so they don’t have to leave Baptist to
get the care they need. We will be able to do
procedures that other hospitals cannot while
our goal focuses on preventing blindness in
babies of the Mid-South, which is an issue
because of lack of or insufficient prenatal care.”
Carol Thetford, chief nursing officer at Baptist Memorial Hospital for
Many of the newborns suffer from retinopathy of prematurity, an
eye problem in premature infants where the retinal blood vessels have
not finished developing and can lead to blindness and other diseases
of the eye.
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“The [eye center] is just one more way for [Baptist Women’s] to give
continuum of care for these babies so they don’t have to leave Baptist
to get the care they need,” said Thetford. “We will be able to do procedures
that other hospitals cannot while our goal focuses on preventing
blindness in babies of the Mid-South, which is an issue because of lack
of or insufficient prenatal care.”
ROP is the most common cause of vision loss in childhood and can
lead to lifelong visual impairment.
These infants are also at higher risk of developing retinal detachment,
glaucoma, crossed eyes, and other complications.
In a two-year, collaborative effort with the Vermont Oxford Network
of physicians, they have been able to reduce ROP from 41.7 percent to
18.2 percent.
The funding for the new eye center will also be used to purchase
laser therapy to treat ROP. The RetCam II, a specialized digital camera
attached to a portable computer system; Envisu, a machine that measures
the intensity of reflected light to allow early detection of eye
diseases; and a Diagnosys ERG machine that provides information
about the function of the retina that is not otherwise available.
Jorge Calzada, a vitreoretinal surgeon and president at Memphisbased
Charles Retina Institute, is a lead developer for the center.
With these resources, physicians will be able to have precise diagnostics,
which will allow them to pinpoint the problem and complete
treatment and even surgery immediately.
The new eye center is a virtual center located in the pre-operational
and operating rooms of the hospital.
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