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Supplement to the OBSERVER • Saturday, March 24, 2012 39
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Gowanda Rehabilitation & Nursing Center taking ‘right’ steps
In the era of cuts and
layoffs, Gowanda
Rehabilitation & Nursing
(GRNC) is doing the opposite.
Through innovation
and creativity, GRNC is
employing more and providing
more services for its
residents. GRNC is a
skilled nursing facility that
prides itself on its rehabilitation.
Located in
Gowanda, N.Y., GRNC
has 160 skilled nursing
beds, 80 of which is dedicated
for short term rehabilitation.
“We started rehabilitation
late but we are definitely
leading the pack
now. We have 33 therapists
on our staff. While
other facilities are reducing
their staff we are adding,”
stated Peter Fadeley, nursing
home administrator for
GRNC. In 2010, GRNC
took the next step in its
growth phase and added a
brand new state of the art
service: telemedicine.
Through very thoughtful
physician recruitment,
GRNC sought out the top
specialists in Western New
York in several fields. In
2012, GRNC has the
largest complement of specialty
physicians available
for its residents in New
York state.
The current program
includes specialists in
Cardiology, Pulmonary,
Medical Rehabilitation,
Vascular Surgery,
Infectious Disease/Wound
management, Orthopaedic
Surgeon, Urology and
Neurology. GRNC is working
on adding other specialty
physicians such as
D e r m a t o l o g y ,
Endocrinology, GI and
Emergency Telemedicine
where patients will not
have to wait in an
Emergency Room but will
be directly admitted to a
floor.
“There is no better place
to be for short term rehabilitation
that will provide
the complement of high
level rehabilitation and
medical management,”
stated Peter Fadeley. To
arrange a tour, call 713-
1911.
The Resource Center can
help with health services
More than 13,000 people
are enrolled as patients
of The Resource Center’s
Diagnostic and Treatment
Center – a figure representing
about one-tenth of
Chautauqua County’s
population.
The Resource Center
provides a wide range of
medical and health-related
services at multiple locations
in Jamestown and
Dunkirk. Available services
include primary care,
dental care, occupational
therapy, physical therapy,
podiatry, audiology, and
speech therapy. Patients
of TRC’s Health Services
are representative of the
typical spectrum of a community,
from professionals
to laborers. Many others
are challenged by
physical, psychiatric and
developmental disabilities.
The Resource Center’s
focus is on primary, preventive
care. By reducing
emergency room visits,
The Resource Center
helps to keep insurance
costs lower and ease the
burden on taxpayers who
otherwise would have to
subsidize more expensive
care options.
The Resource Center
also operates school-based
health centers within
Jamestown High School
and Pine Valley Central
School, giving students
access to high-quality
medical care without having
to leave school.
TRC last year invested
in an electronic medical
record system that will
improve patient outcomes.
And TRC’s Health
Services recently was
accredited as a Level 3
Patient Centered Medical
Home by the National
Committee for Quality
Assurance, a designation
given to the most innovative
primary medical care
programs that provide the
highest quality care to
their patients.
This year, The Resource
Center will analyze the
feasibility of establishing a
new medical facility in
Jamestown, a building that
would incorporate several
of the agency’s health,
behavioral health and
health-related services in
one location.
For more information
about TRC’s Diagnostic
and Treatment Center,
phone 483-2344 or visit
www.ResourceCenter.org.
Meeting the Very Special
Needs of our Patients
Increased Access
to Medical Care