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Springfield, Massachusetts Volume 19, Number 1 2 10 Table of Contents 6 14 18 AlphaSights Editors: Suzanne B. Hendery Trish Perrault Managing Editor: Suzanne M. Spiry Writing: Scott P. Edwards Suzanne M. Spiry Patricia Sullivan Design: Anna English Photography: Todd Lajoie Kent Spiry Chris Szarek Printing: Andrews Connecticut 2 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Neurosurgeons at Baystate Medical Center now offer a range of minimally invasive spinal surgical procedures, such as transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, helping many people return to a pain-free life in less time than ever. 6 Image Guided Radiation Therapy Radiation oncologists in the Baystate Regional Cancer Program are using image-guided radiation therapy to verify a tumor’s location even more accurately, reducing the margin of healthy tissue affected by treatment. 10 Selective Brain Cooling Neonatologists in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Baystate Children’s Hospital now offer a novel treatment for hypoxicischemic encephalopathy: Selective Brain Cooling. Cover photo: Colored MRI scan of a side view of the spine of a patient with discitis. Credit: Du Cane Medical Imaging Ltd./ Photo Researchers, Inc. 14 Breast Cancer Survivorship Program Baystate’s Comprehensive Breast Center offers a new program to provide proper follow-up to detect local, distant recurrence, and second cancers; manage health issues that may result from treatment; and promote wellness. 18 Pulmonary Vein Isolation Technique Electrophysiologists at Baystate Medical Center are using a relatively new approach to treat atrial fibrillation by ablating the tiny areas of tissue that cause this abnormal rhythm. 22 Honors & Announcements Read current and archived issues of AlphaSights magazine online at baystatehealth.org/alphasights. Published by the Marketing & Communications Department, Baystate Health, Springfield, Massachusetts. Editorial offices are at 280 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199. Telephone: 413-794-5050. Submit article suggestions and address all communications to the Editors. This publication was developed for the medical staff and friends of Baystate Health.
Ensuring a Strong Future in Uncertain Times Like health care organizations throughout the country, Baystate Health faced a challenging set of circumstances in 2008. There were unanticipated changes in governmental and insurance reimbursements, and unprecedented instability in financial markets, investments, and regional and global economies. In response, we did what we always do to ensure we are prudent stewards of our resources. We evaluated our priorities and made decisions for the good of our patients and communities to maintain financial strength that ensures quality care in the long-term. This is clearly a period of scrutiny and transition for health care, with potential health care reform on the horizon. Our goal is to be proactive, prepared, and adaptable to change, so that we continue to bring the best to our patients. Many people and organizations have cited our ability to adapt as one of our greatest strengths. No matter what uncertainties may exist in society, our communities depend on the people of Baystate Health to be there when they need us. With outstanding staff and referring physicians, nurses, and employees, we remain committed to bringing nationally recognized care and lifesaving technologies to our patients. This issue of AlphaSights highlights a few examples, including how our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit features a new Selective Brain Cooling system that helps to reduce infant brain injury, and how the latest advances in minimally invasive spine surgery are helping many patients live pain-free. For more information about the performance of Baystate Health in 2008, I invite you to view our annual report online at baystatehealth.org/annualreport. In this report, we provide a look back at a year of lives touched, and of significant progress and work that supports quality care and strengthens communities. Sincerely, Mark R. Tolosky, FACHE President & Chief Executive Officer Baystate Health 1
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