November/December 2012 issue - Sharon Regional Health System
November/December 2012 issue - Sharon Regional Health System
November/December 2012 issue - Sharon Regional Health System
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News For You and Your Family From <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
IN THIS ISSUE:<br />
• <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> promotes Janoso to<br />
president and CEO<br />
• Mercer man thankful for EMS and rapid<br />
heart attack care<br />
• <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> completes cardiac cath<br />
research trial<br />
• Volunteers recognized at annual luncheon<br />
• Hospice team provides assistance to<br />
John XXIII home<br />
• Women fi nd help and support at Diabetes Center<br />
• X-ray services now available at<br />
Neshannock satellite center<br />
• Angel Fund holiday drive begins<br />
Mercer man thanks Superior EMS crew and <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> heart attack team for saving his life<br />
Mike Roddy, a Vehicle Sales Specialist at Bill McCandless Ford in Mercer, tells his story<br />
about how an EMS crew from Superior Ambulance along with the emergency heart attack<br />
team and other staff at <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> saved his life last May. <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> is the<br />
only hospital in Mercer, Lawrence, and Crawford counties recognized as an emergency<br />
heart attack interventional treatment facility by EMMCO West.<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Values:<br />
Integrity: We do the right thing. Caring: We are kind. Accountability: We are responsible for excellence.<br />
Respect: We are open, honest, and fair. Excellence: We work to deliver the best care the best way.<br />
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<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> promotes Janoso<br />
to president and CEO<br />
Robert Jazwinski,<br />
chairman of the<br />
board of directors<br />
of <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>,<br />
recently announced<br />
the promotion of John<br />
R. “Jack” Janoso, Jr.<br />
to the position of<br />
John R. “Jack” president and chief<br />
Janoso, Jr. executive offi cer of<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>. Mr. Janoso’s promotion<br />
follows the resignation of Linde Finsrud<br />
Wilson, who was appointed CEO in August<br />
of 2011.<br />
“<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> is very fortunate to<br />
have someone of Mr. Janoso’s experience<br />
and qualifi cations to lead the <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>System</strong> into the future,” said Jazwinski.<br />
“We’re extremely proud of the recent<br />
accomplishments and quality recognitions<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> has received, and have<br />
nothing but the highest level of confidence in<br />
our management team, physicians, and all<br />
staff members to continue moving the <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>System</strong> forward as the region’s premier<br />
provider of health care services.”<br />
Mr. Janoso most recently served as<br />
president and chief operating officer of<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>. He joined the <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>System</strong> in 1999 as a vice president and chief<br />
information officer. He subsequently assumed<br />
responsibilities for Imaging Services and the<br />
corporate compliance program and in 2006<br />
was named vice president of operations,<br />
ancillary, and support services. He led the<br />
team in developing and constructing the<br />
Hermitage Diagnostic and Imaging Center,<br />
the Hubbard Diagnostic and Specialty<br />
Center, and directed the development of<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s five year informational<br />
technology master plan, which resulted in the<br />
conversion of full electronic medical records<br />
throughout the <strong>Health</strong> <strong>System</strong>. He also<br />
participated in the creation and startup of<br />
a 17 health system collaborative purchasing<br />
agreement for Pennsylvania.<br />
Mr. Janoso received his bachelor’s<br />
and MBA degrees from Youngstown State<br />
University. He has been extremely active in<br />
the community, having served as president of<br />
the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce<br />
in 2008 and also served on the Chamber’s<br />
Executive committee. He is currently on<br />
the Board of Visitors of Youngstown State<br />
University’s Bitonte College of <strong>Health</strong> &<br />
Human Services; a member of the Board of<br />
Trustees of the Shenango Valley YMCA; and<br />
a board member of both the Youngstown<br />
Air Force Reserve Base Community Council<br />
and Lawrence/Mercer County PA Workforce<br />
Investment boards.<br />
Hospice team provides assistance to John XXIII home<br />
Families that face the death of a loved<br />
one are often unprepared for the emotional<br />
and physical stress associated with an<br />
illness of a limited life expectancy. <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong>’s Hospice and Palliative Care helps<br />
by providing support to family members as<br />
they participate in caring for their dying<br />
loved one.<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s Hospice and Palliative<br />
Care Program and John XXIII Home in<br />
Hermitage recently observed their one<br />
year anniversary of providing hospice<br />
and palliative care services to residents of<br />
the facility. The relationship began when<br />
members of the John XXIII administrative<br />
team responded to requests from residents<br />
and their family members to have an option<br />
available for terminally ill residents.<br />
Deborah Garrett, RN, director of the<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> program, expressed her<br />
thanks for the opportunity to work with John<br />
XXIII Home. “It has truly been an honor and<br />
privilege to have the opportunity to work<br />
alongside such a caring and knowledgeable<br />
facility promoting the hospice mission for the<br />
residents of John XXIII Home,” Garrett said.<br />
The <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> program is licensed<br />
by the state Department of <strong>Health</strong>, is<br />
Medicare Certifi ed, and is accredited by The<br />
Joint Commission. It is a member of the PA<br />
Hospice Network.<br />
For more information on hospice<br />
and palliative care services at <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> call 724-983-3878 or visit<br />
www.sharonregional.com/hospice.asp.<br />
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Mercer man thanks <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> and<br />
ambulance medics for saving his life<br />
Mike Roddy of Mercer praised the heart attack<br />
care he received at <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> from the<br />
time he arrived in the Emergency Care Center<br />
through his angioplasty/stent procedure to his<br />
recovery in the Cardiovascular Unit. <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> has received several awards recently<br />
for emergency heart attack treatment.<br />
If not for Superior Ambulance medics<br />
Paul Bordas and Ashley Ivan and immediate<br />
action from the heart attack team at <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong>, Mike Roddy says he probably<br />
wouldn’t have survived his heart attack in<br />
May.<br />
“The response was amazing,” recalls<br />
Mike of his experience during the heart<br />
attack. “They (Paul and Ashley) said taking<br />
me to <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> from Mercer would<br />
be the best thing. That and the quick action<br />
of the (<strong>Sharon</strong>) heart team saved my life.”<br />
After experiencing back and chest pain<br />
for about 12 hours, Mike, age 56, went to a<br />
Mercer health clinic, and nurses called<br />
9-1-1 when diagnosing extremely high<br />
blood pressure.<br />
The ambulance team quickly got Mike<br />
to <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> where he was met<br />
by the cardiac response team and the<br />
catheterization lab team. After more testing,<br />
an angioplasty was performed by Brandon<br />
Mikolich, M.D., FACC, board certified<br />
interventional cardiologist.<br />
Studies show that people having a heart<br />
attack have only about 60 minutes to get<br />
a blocked artery opened. The American<br />
College of Cardiology and the Centers<br />
for Medicare and Medicaid Services have<br />
established guidelines for how soon a<br />
hospital must treat a patient having a heart<br />
attack once they arrive to the hospital. The<br />
guidelines recommend that patients be<br />
taken to the catheterization lab to have their<br />
artery opened within 90 minutes of arrival<br />
to the hospital. This is known as the “door<br />
to balloon” time. <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> routinely<br />
exceeds national guidelines in providing<br />
rapid care for heart attack patients.<br />
Mike was also complimentary of his<br />
care in the cardiovascular unit of <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong>’s hospital where he recovered for<br />
fi ve days.<br />
“My care was excellent,” Mike adds.<br />
“Everyone was constantly checking on me.<br />
Their smiling faces are still so vivid in my<br />
mind. There isn’t a day goes by that I don’t<br />
think about this.”<br />
Read more of Mike’s story at<br />
www.sharonregional.com.<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> identified as<br />
heart attack treatment center<br />
by regional EMS council<br />
Heart attack treatment<br />
protocols <strong>issue</strong>d by the Pennsylvania<br />
Department of <strong>Health</strong> encourage<br />
pre-hospital (ambulance) providers<br />
to take their heart attack (STEMI)<br />
patients to hospitals that offer<br />
emergency angioplasty.<br />
EMMCO West, Inc., northwest<br />
Pennsylvania’s emergency medical<br />
services council, has identifi ed <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>System</strong> as the only<br />
STEMI hospital in Mercer, Lawrence,<br />
and Crawford counties, based on its<br />
advanced technology, emergency<br />
response capabilities, and physician<br />
expertise in emergency heart<br />
attack treatment. STEMI refers to<br />
ST segment elevation myocardial<br />
infarction, the deadliest type of<br />
heart attack.<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> completes GE cardiac catheterization research trial<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> has completed a multicenter<br />
research trial sponsored by General<br />
Electric <strong>Health</strong>care in order to determine the<br />
benefi ts of a new contrast agent, or dye, for<br />
cardiac catheterizations. <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
recruited seven patients into the study, along<br />
with the 25 other participating medical<br />
centers throughout the United States.<br />
“Being asked by General Electric (GE)<br />
<strong>Health</strong>care to be a part of a this large<br />
research project is further evidence of the<br />
exemplary work being done in <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong>’s Heart and Vascular Institute. By<br />
teaming with other health systems nationwide,<br />
too, we can continue to effectively<br />
refi ne our methods with the most current<br />
research,” said <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> cardiologist<br />
J. Ronald Mikolich, M.D.<br />
The study was completed in late<br />
<strong>December</strong> 2011. It took place over a period<br />
of nine months with 260 patients having<br />
completed the research protocol. All SRHS<br />
patients successfully completed the protocol<br />
without any adverse outcomes. The results<br />
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of the study will be available in late <strong>2012</strong>,<br />
and are expected to be published in medical<br />
journals in 2013.<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s Heart and Vascular<br />
Institute provides highly specialized cardiac<br />
care including screening, diagnostic testing,<br />
diagnostic and interventional cardiology,<br />
open heart surgery, electrophysiology,<br />
vascular surgery, cardiac rehab, cardiac<br />
CT and MRI, and much more. For more<br />
information call 724-983-3882 or visit<br />
www.sharonregional.com.<br />
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Community Education Programs • <strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
ALL PROGRAMS AT THE HERMITAGE DIAGNOSTIC & IMAGING CENTER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.<br />
PLEASE CALL 724-983-5518 OR 1-800-346-7997 TO REGISTER FOR ALL PROGRAMS<br />
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
“TAKING CONTROL”: YOU ARE<br />
NOT ALONE ON YOUR JOURNEY<br />
WITH DIABETES<br />
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 | 1 P.M.<br />
Doreen Bugai<br />
This program will help you learn about<br />
some of the ways to control your blood<br />
sugar.<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 to register.<br />
HOSPICE SERVICES AND CARE<br />
AT THE END OF LIFE<br />
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 | 2 P.M.<br />
Deborah Garrett, RN, CHN<br />
Director of Hospice<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 to register.<br />
FREE PEDIATRIC<br />
DEVELOPMENTAL SCREEN<br />
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 | 10 - 11 A.M.<br />
Infant or child’s speech/language skills<br />
Gross motor skills, eye-hand coordination<br />
Fine motor skills<br />
Jennifer Bitner, MS, OTR/L<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 for an appointment.<br />
FREE HAND, ELBOW OR<br />
SHOULDER SCREEN<br />
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 | 3 - 5 P.M.<br />
Dave Oravec, OTR/L<br />
Hubbard Diagnostic & Specialty Center<br />
880 W. Liberty Street, Suite A<br />
Hubbard, OH<br />
Please call 1-800-346-7997 for an appointment.<br />
monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday<br />
Doctor’s corner<br />
Overeaters Anonymous Please call 724-983-5518<br />
& special events<br />
Mondays | 1-2 p.m.<br />
<strong>November</strong>: American Diabetes Month, Free Blood Pressure Screen<br />
to register for all events.<br />
Lung Cancer Awareness Month, The First Friday of the month | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.<br />
Great American Smoke Out, National<br />
Prepared Childbirth Series Online registration now<br />
Diabetes Self Management Classes<br />
Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month<br />
<strong>November</strong> 5, <strong>2012</strong><br />
available for most classes at<br />
Four Part Series<br />
Stop by the Diagnostic & Imaging<br />
7 p.m. | Diagnostic & Imaging Center our Calendar of Events Page<br />
Please call the Diabetes Center at<br />
Center for more information.<br />
Please call 724-983-5560 to register www.sharonregional.com<br />
724-981-6551 for dates and times<br />
Take a Step Toward Better HEALTH: Join us at the mall and Walk With A Doc 1 NEW! <strong>Health</strong> Care<br />
Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 17, <strong>2012</strong> with Allison Angott, M.D.<br />
Provider CPR<br />
2<br />
Highmark Senior Products Walking for as little as 30 minutes a day can reduce your risk of coronary heart<br />
9 a.m. | Fee $50<br />
<strong>November</strong> 5, <strong>2012</strong> | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. disease, improve your blood pressure and blood sugar levels, elevate your mood, School of Nursing | 724-983-CPR1<br />
<strong>November</strong> 13, <strong>2012</strong> | 2 - 4 p.m. and reduce your risk of osteoporosis, cancer and diabetes. Walk With A Doc and<br />
<strong>November</strong> 21, <strong>2012</strong> | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Care Provider<br />
other people looking to improve their health at our monthly Walk With A Doc event.<br />
Call 1-800-978-6590 to register<br />
CPR Recertification<br />
Anyone can attend | 10 a.m. | 3rd Saturday of every month | Shenango Valley Mall<br />
1:30 p.m. | Fee $30<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 to register and exact meeting location.<br />
School of Nursing | 724-983-CPR1<br />
5 6 7 8 Are You At Risk For Lung Cancer? 9<br />
TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly<br />
Free Lung Cancer Screening<br />
Every Tuesday | Meeting 9:30 a.m. Insulin Pump Group Meeting<br />
Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 17, <strong>2012</strong><br />
There is a fee | First class is free 6 p.m. | Diagnostic & Imaging Center Celiac Disease Support Group This screening is open to individuals who meet the<br />
Weigh in from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.<br />
Please call 724-981-6551<br />
6:30 p.m.<br />
following criteria: Age 55 -74, former smoker who<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 or<br />
quit in the last 15 years, current 30+ pack per year<br />
Cardiac Support Group | 7 p.m.<br />
1-800-346-7997 to register<br />
smoker | 7 a.m. | Advanced registration required<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 or 800-346-7997.<br />
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<strong>Health</strong> America<br />
Diabetes Support Group<br />
Bereavement Sharing Group Advantra Town Meeting Shenango Valley Senior Center<br />
Story Hour<br />
Thursday, <strong>November</strong> 15, <strong>2012</strong><br />
1 p.m.<br />
9:15 a.m. | Diabetes Center | 724-981-6551 Clifford’s Thanksgiving Visit<br />
1 p.m. | Eat ‘n Park Restaurant Bereavement Support Group<br />
10 a.m. | Read by Miss Gayle<br />
Please call 724-983-3878 to register Tuesday, <strong>November</strong> 20, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Bariatric Support Group<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 to register<br />
6 p.m. | Behavioral <strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
6 p.m. | 724-983-5518<br />
19 Highmark <strong>Health</strong> on the<br />
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Menu: Get Moving<br />
12 p.m. | Gayle Linden, L.P.N.<br />
Alzheimer’s Support<br />
HAPPY<br />
NEW! <strong>Health</strong> Care Provider CPR<br />
Group | 6 p.m.<br />
THANKSGIVING!<br />
4 p.m. | Fee $50<br />
(closed for the holiday)<br />
School of Nursing | 724-983-CPR1<br />
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<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>System</strong> Life Line Screening<br />
Stroke • Carotid Artery Screening<br />
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening<br />
• Heart Rhythm Screening (Atrial<br />
Fibrillation) • Peripheral Arterial<br />
Disease Screening<br />
Friday, <strong>November</strong> 2, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Brandy Springs Community Center<br />
103 William T. Wardle Dr., Mercer, PA<br />
Friday, <strong>November</strong> 9, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Howland United Methodist Church<br />
730 Howland-Wilson Rd. NE, Warren, OH<br />
Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 17, <strong>2012</strong><br />
St. Rose Catholic Church<br />
48 E. Main Street, Girard, OH<br />
Tuesday, <strong>November</strong> 20, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Westminster Presbyterian Church<br />
119 Stadium Dr., Youngstown, OH<br />
Tuesday, <strong>November</strong> 27, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church<br />
819 Columbia Ave., Grove City, PA<br />
To register for the screen<br />
please call 1-800-395-1801<br />
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ALL PROGRAMS AT<br />
THE DIAGNOSTIC &<br />
IMAGING CENTER UNLESS<br />
OTHERWISE NOTED.<br />
FREE FOOT AND ANKLE SCREEN<br />
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28<br />
11 A.M. - 12 P.M.<br />
James LaPolla, D.P.M.<br />
Podiatry<br />
Brookfield Family Medicine Center<br />
7264 Warren <strong>Sharon</strong> Road<br />
Brookfield, OH<br />
Please call 1-800-346-7997 for an appointment.<br />
Live in Mercer/Grove City/Stoneboro<br />
area? We now provide Diabetes<br />
and Nutrition Education at the<br />
Mercer Family Medicine Center.<br />
Call for more information or to<br />
schedule in Mercer 724-981-6551.<br />
Reminder: All individuals who are<br />
new to Medicare this year and have<br />
diabetes qualify for additional diabetes<br />
nutrition and self-management<br />
education. Call for more information.<br />
Want Information on Being<br />
a Hospice Volunteer?<br />
Please call Erin Zahniser, LSW, MSSA<br />
at 724-983-3878<br />
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE!!<br />
www.sharonregional.com<br />
Compassionate Friends | 7 p.m.<br />
Neshannock Diagnostic & Specialty Center<br />
2915 Wilmington Road<br />
New Castle<br />
724-656-5334<br />
Mercer Family Medicine Center<br />
551 Greenville Road<br />
Mercer<br />
724-662-4155<br />
Hubbard Diagnostic & Specialty Center<br />
880 W. Liberty Street, Suite A<br />
Hubbard<br />
330-534-5400<br />
Diagnostic & Imaging Center<br />
2435 Garden Way<br />
Hermitage<br />
724-983-3931<br />
Diabetes Center<br />
2395 Garden Way<br />
Hermitage<br />
724-981-6551<br />
Cancer Care Center<br />
2320 Highland Road<br />
Hermitage<br />
724-983-5900<br />
Brookfield Family Medicine Center<br />
7264 Warren-<strong>Sharon</strong> Road<br />
Brookfi eld<br />
330-448-0500<br />
www.sharonregional.com
Community Education Programs • <strong>December</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
ALL PROGRAMS AT THE HERMITAGE DIAGNOSTIC & IMAGING CENTER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.<br />
PLEASE CALL 724-983-5518 OR 1-800-346-7997 TO REGISTER FOR ALL PROGRAMS<br />
Doctor’s corner<br />
& special events<br />
monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday<br />
Free Blood Pressure Screen<br />
First Friday of the month | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.<br />
OSTEOARTHRITIS: HOW TO<br />
PROTECT YOUR JOINTS<br />
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4| 2 P.M.<br />
Maureen Riggle, M.Ed., OTR/L, CHT<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 to register.<br />
Diabetes Self Management Classes<br />
Four Part Series<br />
Please call the Diabetes Center at<br />
724-981-6551 for dates and times<br />
Auxiliary Angel Tree Fund<br />
Lighting Ceremony<br />
Friday, <strong>December</strong> 7, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Cancer Care Center Lobby | 2 p.m.<br />
For more information, please call 724-983-3805<br />
<strong>December</strong>: National Drink & Drugged<br />
Driving Awareness Month<br />
Stop by the Diagnostic & Imaging<br />
Center for non-alcoholic holiday<br />
mock tail recipes. Celebrate safely!<br />
TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly<br />
Every Tuesday | Meeting 9:30 a.m.<br />
There is a fee | First class is free<br />
Weigh in from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 or<br />
1-800-346-7997 to register<br />
Overeaters Anonymous<br />
Mondays | 1-2 p.m.<br />
FREE FOOT & ANKLE SCREEN<br />
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 | 2-4 P.M.<br />
Allan Evangelista, D.P.M., M.P.H.<br />
Fellowship Trained Foot & Ankle Surgeon<br />
Diagnostic & Imaging Center<br />
- OR -<br />
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 | 2-4 P.M.<br />
Hubbard Diagnostic & Specialty Center<br />
880 W. Liberty Street, Suite A, Hubbard, OH<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 or 1-800-346-7997<br />
for an appointment for both locations.<br />
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Cardiac Support Group | 7 p.m.<br />
Take a Step Toward Better HEALTH: 10 Join us at the mall and Walk With A 11 Doc<br />
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NEW! <strong>Health</strong> Care<br />
Provider CPR<br />
9 a.m. | Fee $50<br />
School of Nursing | 724-983-CPR1<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Care Provider<br />
CPR Recertification<br />
1:30 p.m. | Fee $30<br />
School of Nursing | 724-983-CPR1<br />
<strong>Health</strong> America<br />
Advantra Town Meeting<br />
10 a.m.<br />
Seniors for Safe Driving Class<br />
Friday, <strong>December</strong> 7, <strong>2012</strong><br />
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.<br />
Richard D’Arcangelo | $16 fee<br />
Please call 800-559-4880 to register<br />
Highmark <strong>Health</strong> on the Menu:<br />
Suspending Stress<br />
12 p.m. | Gayle Linden, L.P.N.<br />
Highmark Senior Products<br />
2 -5 p.m. | Call 1-800-978-6590 to register<br />
Pulmonary Hypertension<br />
Support Group<br />
2 p.m. | Diagnostic & Imaging Center<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 to register<br />
Diabetes Support Group<br />
Shenango Valley Senior Center<br />
9:15 a.m. | Diabetes Center | 724-981-6551<br />
FREE PEDIATRIC<br />
DEVELOPMENTAL SCREEN<br />
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20| 10 - 11 A.M.<br />
Infant or child’s speech/language skills<br />
Gross motor skills, eye-hand coordination<br />
Fine motor skills<br />
Jennifer Bitner, MS, OTR/L<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 for an appointment.<br />
Celiac Disease Support Group<br />
6:30 p.m.<br />
Bereavement Sharing Group<br />
Thursday, <strong>December</strong> 13, <strong>2012</strong><br />
1 p.m. | Eat ‘n Park Restaurant<br />
Please call 724-983-3878 to register<br />
Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 15, <strong>2012</strong> with Rebecca Hanigosky, D.O.<br />
Walking for as little as 30 minutes a day can reduce your risk of coronary heart<br />
disease, improve your blood pressure and blood sugar levels, elevate your mood,<br />
and reduce your risk of osteoporosis, cancer and diabetes. Walk With A Doc and<br />
other people looking to improve their health at our monthly Walk With A Doc event.<br />
Anyone can attend | 10 a.m. | 3rd Saturday of every month | Shenango Valley Mall<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 to register and exact meeting location.<br />
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Story Hour<br />
The Biggest, Most Beautiful Christmas Tree<br />
10 a.m. | Read by Miss Gayle<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 to register<br />
Shenango Valley Immunization Clinic<br />
Pennsylvania Department of <strong>Health</strong><br />
Mercer County State <strong>Health</strong> Center<br />
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | PA residents only: birth to<br />
age 18 | You must call 724-662-4000 for an<br />
appointment | Fee $5 or free depending on<br />
your income | Diagnostic & Imaging Center<br />
Alzheimer’s Support Group | 6 p.m.<br />
NEW! <strong>Health</strong> Care Provider CPR<br />
4 p.m. | Fee $50<br />
School of Nursing | 724-983-CPR1<br />
Bereavement Support Group<br />
6 p.m. | Behavioral <strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
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COMING IN JANUARY...<br />
Make it your New Year’s Resolution!<br />
Quitting for Life Smoking Cessation Classes.<br />
WEDNESDAYS STARTING<br />
JANUARY 9, 2013<br />
2 p.m. | 4 weeks | Fee $25<br />
Please call 724-983-5518 to register.<br />
HAPPY<br />
HOLIDAYS!<br />
(closed for the holiday)<br />
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Visit our online <strong>Health</strong> Library at<br />
www.sharonregional.com for health<br />
and medical information from A to Z.<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Speakers<br />
Bureau: Please call<br />
724-983-5518 to schedule<br />
Free e-newsletters on <strong>Health</strong>,<br />
Parenting, and Pregnancy are<br />
at www.sharonregional.com<br />
Please call 724-983-5518<br />
to register for all events.<br />
Medic Alert information available<br />
at the Diagnostic & Imaging Center<br />
Neshannock Diagnostic & Specialty Center<br />
2915 Wilmington Road<br />
New Castle<br />
724-656-5334<br />
Mercer Family Medicine Center<br />
551 Greenville Road<br />
Mercer<br />
724-662-4155<br />
Hubbard Diagnostic & Specialty Center<br />
880 W. Liberty Street, Suite A<br />
Hubbard<br />
330-534-5400<br />
Diagnostic & Imaging Center<br />
2435 Garden Way<br />
Hermitage<br />
724-983-3931<br />
Diabetes Center<br />
2395 Garden Way<br />
Hermitage<br />
724-981-6551<br />
Cancer Care Center<br />
2320 Highland Road<br />
Hermitage<br />
724-983-5900<br />
Brookfield Family Medicine Center<br />
7264 Warren-<strong>Sharon</strong> Road<br />
Brookfi eld<br />
330-448-0500<br />
info@srhs-pa.org NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong><br />
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Volunteers honored at awards luncheon<br />
John R. Janoso, Jr. (left), president and CEO of <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> along with<br />
Lynn Pyle, (right) SRHS director of volunteer services, stand with <strong>2012</strong><br />
Volunteer of the Year Angie Leonard.<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> recently hosted its<br />
Annual Volunteer Awards Luncheon at the<br />
Casino in Buhl Farm Park. John R. Janoso,<br />
Jr., president and CEO of <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>,<br />
welcomed the volunteers and thanked them<br />
for their hours<br />
of service to the<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>System</strong>. Dave<br />
Grober, president<br />
and executive<br />
director of the<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> Foundation,<br />
spoke about the<br />
newly created<br />
Foundation.<br />
Deborah<br />
Garrett, RN, hospice<br />
director, presented<br />
the Hospice<br />
Volunteer Service<br />
Awards to Rita<br />
Brown, Peggy Fiedler,<br />
Gayle Linden, Bud<br />
Nier, Maxie Phillips<br />
and Sandy Yarian,<br />
10 years, and Gracie Knapp, 15 years.<br />
Lynn Pyle, director of volunteers,<br />
presented the Janet L. Patterson Award for<br />
Volunteer of the Year to Angie Leonard. The<br />
award is presented annually to the volunteer<br />
who exemplifies the enthusiasm, service<br />
and dedication to the volunteer program at<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>System</strong>.<br />
Receiving Auxiliary Hours Awards were:<br />
100 Hours: Dick Brandes, Marlene Gilliland,<br />
Wendy Karlovic; 500 Hours: Marilyn Burbick,<br />
Domingas Chongolola, Cliff Sederland;<br />
1,000 Hours: Dorothy Kozarich, Charles<br />
Mershimer, Dave U’Halie; 1,500 Hours: Dina<br />
Janoso, Jan Salsgiver; 2,000 Hours: Laurie<br />
Chrobak; 3,000 Hours: Joanne Bisson; 4,000<br />
Hours: Hedy Walker; 5,500 Hours: Angie<br />
Leonard; 14,000 Hours: Olive Thompson;<br />
19,000 Hours: Alyce Parrish; and 23,000<br />
Hours: Howard Ham.<br />
The event concluded with door prizes<br />
and several musical selections performed<br />
by the Hickory High School Chamber Choir,<br />
under the direction of Mrs. Brandy Rockage.<br />
For more information on volunteer<br />
opportunities at <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>System</strong>, call 724-983-3805 or visit www.<br />
sharonregional.com/volunteer.asp.<br />
Are you a risk for lung cancer?<br />
Free Lung Cancer Screening sponsored by<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s Cancer Care Center in conjunction<br />
with The Great American Smokeout.<br />
Date: Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 17, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Time: 7 a.m.<br />
Who: Ages 55-75; Current 30+ pack per<br />
year smoker; Former smoker who quit in<br />
the last 15 years<br />
Location: <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Diagnostic<br />
and Imaging Center<br />
2435 Garden Way, Hermitage<br />
The screening includes a free low-dose CT scan<br />
of the lung for detecting cancerous lung tumors<br />
early, when they are most treatable. Information on<br />
smoking cessation classes will be available.<br />
Registration is required. Call 724-983-5518<br />
or 800-346-7997 to schedule your appointment.<br />
Join us at the mall<br />
and Walk With A Doc<br />
Walking for as little as 30 minutes a day can reduce your risk of coronary<br />
heart disease, improve your blood pressure and blood sugar levels, elevate<br />
your mood, and reduce your risk of osteoporosis, cancer and diabetes.<br />
Walk With A Doc and other people looking to improve their health at our<br />
monthly Walk With A Doc event:<br />
When:<br />
Third Saturday of every month at 10 a.m.<br />
Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 17 with Allison Angott, M.D.<br />
Saturday, <strong>December</strong> 15 with Rebecca Hanigosky, D.O.<br />
Location:<br />
Who can attend: Anyone<br />
Shenango Valley Mall, outside Something’s Brewin’ coffee shop<br />
Call <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>System</strong><br />
at 724-983-5518 to register.<br />
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Women find ongoing help,<br />
support at Diabetes Center<br />
Heather Hough (left), and Joanna Malencia share their<br />
experience at the Diabetes Center.<br />
Diabetes is the name–Fighting is the<br />
game. Heather Hough and Joanna Malencia<br />
live that slogan every day. Joanna was<br />
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 14 years<br />
ago and progressed from oral medicines,<br />
to insulin injections, and a year ago to an<br />
insulin pump. Heather was diagnosed with<br />
prediabetes two years ago and so far<br />
has no need for medication thanks to a<br />
determined, continuing plan of weight loss,<br />
exercise, and stress reduction.<br />
“People here at the Diabetes Center<br />
have helped me be successful in managing<br />
my condition that is an everyday concern,”<br />
says Heather, age 54, a retired<br />
school teacher from Grove City.<br />
“They all are very professional and<br />
very encouraging and supportive.<br />
The staff wants you to ask<br />
questions.”<br />
“Prediabetes” is the term when<br />
a person’s blood glucose levels<br />
are higher than normal but not yet<br />
high enough to be diagnosed as<br />
diabetes. Recent research has shown<br />
that some long-term damage to<br />
the body, especially the heart and<br />
circulatory system, may already<br />
be occurring during prediabetes.<br />
The good news, as Heather has<br />
discovered, is there are things<br />
a person can do to prevent or<br />
delay the development of type 2<br />
diabetes.<br />
Heather’s success in managing<br />
her prediabetes meant nutritional<br />
counseling with a Diabetes Center<br />
dietitian, starting an exercise program, and<br />
losing weight--43 pounds to date.<br />
“Learning to deal with my diabetes<br />
and recently my pump is a process,” says<br />
Joanna, 72, a retired registered nurse from<br />
South Pymtuning Township. “The staff is<br />
wonderful—they’re all very good.”<br />
As lifelong learners and educators,<br />
both women not only do the best they can<br />
daily with own health, but want to help<br />
others. Heather encourages others to start<br />
or maintain a healthy lifestyle while Joanna<br />
volunteers at the Diabetes Center. Joanna<br />
urges those with an insulin pump to attend a<br />
The Diabetes Center<br />
The Diabetes Center offers<br />
treatment for those with adult<br />
onset diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2<br />
diabetes, and pregnancy-related<br />
diabetes plus:<br />
· Diabetic education<br />
· Insulin pump therapy<br />
· Diabetic nutritional counseling<br />
· Diabetic counseling through <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong>’s Behavioral <strong>Health</strong><br />
Services<br />
Diabetes Center staff<br />
Anne LaRochelle, M.D.<br />
Cathy Gutowski, CRNP, CDE<br />
Carling Lellock, PA-C<br />
Lisa Bertolasio, RN, MS, CDE,<br />
serves as coordinator of the program<br />
that is recognized by the American<br />
Diabetes Association. Additional<br />
diabetes educators include Jennifer<br />
Engelhardt, RN, CDE, a certifi ed<br />
insulin pump trainer, and registered<br />
dietitian Kim Kengor, MS, RD, CDE,<br />
SNS.<br />
For more information about<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s Diabetes<br />
Center, 2395 Garden Way,<br />
Hermitage, please call 724-981-<br />
6551, visit www.sharonregional.<br />
com/diabetes.htm, or e-mail<br />
diabetescenter@srhs-pa.org<br />
support group meeting <strong>November</strong> 7, 6 p.m.<br />
at the Diabetes Center.<br />
Read more of this story at<br />
www.sharonregional.com<br />
info@srhs-pa.org<br />
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong>
NONPROFIT ORG<br />
U.S. POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
<strong>Sharon</strong>, PA<br />
PERMIT No. 40<br />
740 East State Street • <strong>Sharon</strong>, PA 16146<br />
www.sharonregional.com<br />
School of Nursing: Take TEAS test, apply by <strong>December</strong> 1<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1 is the last day to fi le an admission application<br />
for <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s School of Nursing for the class starting August<br />
2013 and graduating the spring of 2015. Prospective students must take<br />
and pass the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) prior to <strong>December</strong><br />
1. The test is offered at the School on <strong>November</strong> 12.<br />
The School of Nursing and Penn State Shenango recently announced<br />
the formation of a partnership for nursing education that offers area<br />
residents the opportunity to earn both a Diploma in Nursing from <strong>Sharon</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> and a Bachelor’s in Nursing from Penn State Shenango in a<br />
seamless and timely manner.<br />
For more information, please call the School at 724-983-3865<br />
or visit www.sharonregional.com/schoolnursing.htm for an<br />
application package.<br />
X-ray services now available at Neshannock satellite center<br />
Walk-in x-ray services are now available at <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s<br />
Neshannock Diagnostic and Specialty Center, 2915 Wilmington Road,<br />
New Castle. X-ray services are available Monday through Friday from<br />
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. along with walk-in laboratory draws plus cardiac<br />
ultrasound, vascular ultrasound, general ultrasound, Holter monitors, and<br />
EKG testing.<br />
Specialists available by appointment at the Center include<br />
cardiologists James Ryan, M.D., Jose Millan, M.D., Ronnie Mignella, M.D.,<br />
and Nicola Nicoloff, M.D.; general surgeons Gene Marcelli, M.D. and<br />
Craig McKinney, M.D.; pulmonologist Neven Kosic, M.D.; and vascular<br />
surgeon John Ambrosino, M.D. Wraparound services are also available<br />
through the Neshannock location.<br />
The Center is <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s newest location for outpatient<br />
testing and specialty care. For more information call the Center at<br />
724-656-5334.<br />
Auxiliary<br />
Angel Fund<br />
Offers support to patients at <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s Cancer<br />
Care Center who may need assistance with medications<br />
or household utilities. For a donation of $10 or more, a light<br />
will be placed on the tree in honor or in memory of someone special. The TREE<br />
LIGHTING CEREMONY will be held Friday, <strong>December</strong> 7, <strong>2012</strong>, at 2 p.m. in the lobby<br />
of the Cancer Care Center, 2320 Highland Rd., Hermitage.<br />
Please complete and return to: <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>System</strong> Auxiliary,<br />
c/o Volunteer Office, 740 East State Street, <strong>Sharon</strong>, PA 16146<br />
Name _____________________________________ Phone ____________________<br />
Address ____________________________________________________________<br />
City, State, Zip _______________________________________________________<br />
Enclosed is a $ ____________________ donation for the “Angel Fund.”<br />
q In honor of ________________________________________ (name of person)<br />
q In memory of ______________________________________ (name of person)<br />
Name and address of person to be notified (The person being honored or the<br />
family of the person the donation is in memory of)<br />
___________________________________________________________________<br />
___________________________________________________________________<br />
Please make checks payable to <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>System</strong> Auxiliary.<br />
Credit cards are now accepted to pay patient<br />
bills on <strong>Sharon</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s website.<br />
Direct access is at www.sharonregional.com/paybill.aspx<br />
or at www.sharonregional.com and click on the “Pay Bills”<br />
link at the top of each page.<br />
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