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News Briefs One-Stop Patient Transfer Services to Memorial medical care. Now Memorial has one-call access to a specially as well as Memorial’s pediatric ICU improved the process even more. trained transfer coordinator, who ground transport team. Getting patients where they need to be—fast—is one of the most important ways Memorial ensures the health and well-being of those needing quick access to expert A new system called TransferDirect streamlines the process for admitting patients from other hospitals or who are being flown in from an emergency scene. TransferDirect provides facilitates communication between transferring hospitals, members of Memorial’s medical staff, nursing staff and other key personnel. The transfer coordinator also handles mobilizing the Memorial helicopter While you’ll probably never call TransferDirect yourself, you or someone you love may someday benefi t. For more information, call 574-647-6800. Spirit of Nursing The Spirit of Nursing is alive and well at Memorial. It takes a special kind of person to be a nurse: that special touch, that special spirit, that special person who can balance clinical expertise with compassionate care. Spirit of Nursing award winners take that spirit to a whole new level. Each nursing unit chooses one winner from within its ranks every year—a person who embodies the spirit of nursing through patient-focused care, positive attitude, teamwork and loyalty to patients and the nursing profession. Winners are honored annually at the Spirit of Nursing awards banquet. “What really makes the night special is that nurses share their own stories about a particular event or patient who influenced how they practice nursing. These are wonderful and sometimes life-changing events,” said Connie McCahill, R.N., Vice President of Nursing. “These great stories remind us all of what it means to be a nurse.” Back row, l to r: Daniel Neufelder; Jenny Toth, R.N.; Theresa Taylor, R.N.; Betty Roberts, LPN; Irma Niere, R.N.; Anna Odynski, R.N.; Renee Moore, R.N.; Teresa Pilawski, R.N.; Philip Newbold Front row, l to r: Karen Wetmore, R.N.; Melissa Quimby, R.N.; Melissa Swank, R.N.; Julia DesLauriers, R.N.; Jill Conn, R.N.; Patti Abell, R.N.; Donna Dikens, R.N. Back row, l to r: Daniel Neufelder; Michelle Bowman, R.N.; Kelly Mailloux, R.N.; Lydia Kellogg, R.N.; Betty Arndt, R.N.; Laura Gannon, R.N.; Jim Beck, R.N.; Jody Ames, R.N.; Philip Newbold Front row, l to r: Sheila Mullis, R.N.; Nancy Morris, R.N.; Mark Mayfield, R.N.; Sandi Martinez, R.N.; Brenda Lyons, R.N.; Chris Locandro, R.N.; Amy Ferguson, R.N. 16 Memorial Health System • 574-647-6800
News Briefs Lighten Up! Making Fun of Exercise Clinical Research 2005 Lighten Up! participants “From the couch to the 5K in 10 weeks.” That’s the goal of These budding athletes—most of whom have never run in an crossing the fi nish line to lifelong healthy habits. HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum’s offi cial race before—learned about For more information about next Lighten Up! program. This fun strength and conditioning, nutrition year’s Lighten Up! program, call and energizing fi tness program and great ways to get moving, like 574-647-2693. for kids ages 9 to 16 teaches yoga and Jazzercise. At the end that eating right and exercising can actually be fun! of the program, the whole group successfully ran the Sunburst 5K, Endometrial Ablation Another Choice in Women’s Health Heavy periods can be more than just a nuisance. For the one in fi ve which, until recently, has been the only solution for many women. Following the procedure, most women experience significantly women who suffer from them, lighter periods with less pain. Some “For premenopausal women they’re a source of continual stress, have no periods at all. Recovery is who are done with child-bearing, rearranged schedules and even fast: Three-quarters of Dr. Kirsch’s ablation is a great alternative missed work days. patients are back to performing to hysterectomies,” said Ilana their normal activities the next Endometrial ablation, a procedure Kirsch, M.D., an obstetrician day, with most of the others back performed at Memorial, often and gynecologist with Women’s to their normal activities within provides the relief many women Reproductive Medicine. two days. are looking for. The 10-minute Endometrial ablation is not procedure is a simple, one-time and minimally invasive operation that removes the endometrial lining of the uterus. It offers an alternative to a hysterectomy, recommended for women who may want to have children in the future, as the procedure makes future pregnancies unlikely. For more information about endometrial ablation at Memorial, call The Health Professionals at 574-647-6800. Memorial Medical Group recently opened its new Clinical Research Department. Under the guidance of experienced physician investigators using policies established by the Food and Drug Administration, the department recruits adult subjects for drug trials. “Pharmaceutical companies call on us when they need to test new drugs, or monitor those already on the market for safety,” said Kimberly Emmons, R.N., Nurse Manager. “We can also test for new indications of medications, when a new use for an existing medication is discovered, or to test generic equivalents.” Memorial Medical Group physicians, who treat more than 1,000 patients daily at 12 locations throughout northern Indiana, now have access to new compounds and therapies and can provide increased opportunities to patients for cutting-edge treatment. For more information about clinical research opportunities, call 574-647-7883 or visit www.qualityoflife.org/ clinicalresearch. www.qualityoflife.org 17
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