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Leader Green Cover_ƒLeader_Alt_Cover.qxp 2/23/12 5:02 PM Page 3February 24, 2012 • Volume 76 • Number 4I N S I D ECyberknife radiosurgery system treatspatient’s cancerous tumors, restores lifeMemphis Heart Clinic physicians joinStern Cardiovascular FoundationNational publication ranks Baptist among tophealth systemsAsk the Expert: Women and heart diseaseLucas and Dungy inspire crowds forBaptist’s Centennial Speaker SeriesDr. Steven Gubin, left, president of Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, shakes hands with Dr.Joseph Samaha, president of Memphis Heart Clinic. Memphis Heart Clinic physicians willjoin Stern to create the largest and most comprehensive cardiology group in the Mid-South.Baptist Medical Group, Baptist’s multispecialty physician practice, announcedMemphis Heart Clinic and its 14 physicians have joined Stern CardiovascularFoundation. Stern became part of BMG in January 2011 and before that, Baptistand Stern had a long history of working together.Geralyn Lucas, right, author of “Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy” and breastcancer survivor, consoles another survivor during her presentation to a crowd at theGarrett Auditorium Friday, Feb. 10 for the Baptist Centennial Speaker Series. Lucasshared her personal story and encouraged women to be proactive when it comes totheir health. She also answered questions, gave advice to breast cancer survivorsand praised the services at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women.Baptist has a rich history with Memphis Heart Clinic, whose physicians have astellar reputation in the community.The transition will be official March 1 and should be seamless for patients,according to BMG and Memphis Heart leadership.For more information visit the system MyBaptist page.Baptist colleagues can ordercentennial polo before Feb. 29 deadlineBaptist colleagues can now ordertheir first centennial gift—a poloshirt with the Baptistcentennial logo embroidered on thefront.The shirts are available forordering online throughWednesday, Feb. 29. Currentcolleagues will not be able to ordershirts after Feb. 29. For more informationon how to order your shirt,please visit the MyBaptist systempage or ask your manager.Stephen Reynolds, president and CEO of Baptist Memorial Health Care smiles atformer NFL coach Tony Dungy passing signed footballs to the audience at GarrettAuditorium after his talk about being “uncommon” and diversity in the workplace,Thursday, Feb. 9. Dungy was featured as a part of Baptist's Centennial SpeakerSeries, a yearlong series celebrating 100 years of care.baptist100.orgbaptistonline.org

Leader Green Cover_ƒLeader_Alt_Cover.qxp 2/23/12 5:02 PM Page 4A N N O U N C E M E N T SGuideStone Representative ScheduleDates and times are subject to change. Please contact your facility’s humanresources office for information. Baptist colleagues can contact DavidProctor at 901-226-3516 or e-mail David.Proctor@GuideStone.org, or AprilMollerberg at 901-226-3518 or e-mail April.Mollerberg@GuideStone.org.Additional information is also available at www.GuideStone.org/BMH.Feb. 28............................Baptist Golden TriangleFeb. 29...................................Baptist HuntingdonMarch 1.....................................Baptist Union CityMarch 5........................................Baptist MemphisMarch 6...........................................Baptist DeSotoMarch 7.................................................NEA BaptistMarch 8........................................Baptist Women’sMarch 8..........................Baptist Corporate CenterThe Baptist Women’s Health Center Boutique has moved nextdoor to the Women’s Health Center at 50 Humphreys Blvd., Suite17.The boutique has lactation items; post surgery and compressionsupplies; and wigs, turbans and hats. The boutique’s hours are 9 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.The Dr. Sam P. Patterson Library will host a free seminar Thursday, March8, from noon to 1 p.m. in classrooms A, B, and C at Baptist Memorial Hospitalfor Women.The facilitator, Dr. John Touliatos, will discuss sinus disease, sinus surgery andallergies as well as address available treatment options and when to considersurgery. Touliatos is a native Memphian and attended Evangelical ChristianSchool. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi College inClinton, Miss., and his medical degree from The University of Tennessee HealthScience Center in 1995. He completed his residency in otolaryngology (ear, noseand throat medicine) at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Ill., from1996 to 2001. Touliatos is a partner with Mid-South Ear, Nose and Throat inMemphis.Please submit any questions to Gayle.Callicutt@bmhcc.org.As part of Baptist’s centennial celebration, Baptist College ofHealth Sciences has a special event planned the day before thealumni reunion. On Thursday, May 31, Baptist College’sAmbassador Board will sponsor an evening at Playhouse on theSquare, featuring A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline and a silentauction.All proceeds will go toward the College’s Centennial ScholarshipFund.A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline is a tribute to the life and music ofthe country music legend, from her humble start in the ShenandoahValley to the Grand Ole Opry, to her tragic death at a young age.Tickets are now available for $60 each or $51 for alumni and oneguest. A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible.For more information about Playhouse on the Square or A CloserWalk with Patsy Cline please visit www.playhouseonthesquare.org.To purchase tickets by phone, please call Mary MacKinnon, devel-I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me willnever walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.John 8:12N E W S A N D E V E N T SNational publication ranks Baptistamong top health systemsBecker’s Hospital Review, a national, bimonthly health care publication, recentlyannounced Baptist Memorial Health Care as one of 61 Integrated Health Systemsto Know.The 61 systems recognized have achieved high levels of integration as demonstratedthrough strong physician alignment and addressing the continuum ofcare through other health care entities such as clinics, rehabilitation centers,psychiatric care facilities, medical groups and accountable care organizations.“We are honored to be listed among the top health care organizations byBecker’s Hospital Review,” said Stephen C. Reynolds, president and CEO ofBaptist Memorial Health Care. “At Baptist, we work tirelessly to help ensureoptimum care for our patients by providing access to an array of health servicesbeyond direct patient care.”Baptist was selected based on data from health care analytics company SDI,nominations and careful research by the Becker’s Hospital Review editorial team.Health systems cannot pay to be included on the list.Research around the system: ATOMICtrial aims to prevent heart failureRobert Bienkowski, Ph.D., executivedirector of the Baptist Clinical ResearchInstitute, offers updates on clinicalresearch across the Baptist system.Most of us know someone whoseheart can’t pump enough blood tosupply the body’s needs. It’s calledheart failure, and it’s one of themost common health problemsamong the elderly, severelylimiting what they can do. Thereare many treatments for heartfailure – lifestyle changes, drugs,physical therapy, and sometimessurgery – but they often can’trestore people’s quality of life.Dr. Frank McGrew of the SternCardiovascular Foundation isconducting a clinical trial of a newdrug that may change that grimpicture. The trial is calledATOMIC, Acute Treatment withOmecamtiv Mecarbil to IncreaseContractility. Omecamtiv mecarbilworks in a very different waycompared to drugs in current use;it binds to the molecules in themuscle fibers of the heart andmakes them contract morestrongly.Although the drug is new, thetrial has a standard design: it’srandomized, double-blinded, andplacebo-controlled; it’s beingcarried out at 72 locations in theUnited States and abroad and aimsto enroll 600 patients.Why so many patients? Althoughthe drug has been tested in severalsmall groups and seems to haveworked well, it’s possible that theearly results were just beginner’sluck. So it’s necessary to try thedrug in more patients to see if theencouraging signs hold up. Mostexperimental drugs don’t make itthis far!Also, some of the patients in thetrial may experience negative sideeffects that didn’t show up in thesmall groups, and we have to knowwhat’s bad as well as what’s goodabout the drug.Patients who volunteer toparticipate will be randomized toreceive either the drug or aplacebo. A placebo is an inactivesubstance that looks just like thedrug but shouldn’t affect the heart.Sometimes, sick patients feelbetter just because of the extraattention they receive in a researchstudy, and using a placebo controlsfor this effect.Continued on page 6A

Leader Green Cover_ƒLeader_Alt_Cover.qxp 2/23/12 5:02 PM Page 5A R O U N D T H E S Y S T E MBaptist DeSoto cardiac conference setThe Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Heart Symposium: DefiningSuccess with Heart Failure, isdesigned to engage health careprofessionals interested in cardiovasculardisease.On Feb. 25, 19 experts fromBaptist Memorial Health Care andStern Cardiovascular Foundationwill address managing heart failurein the office or hospital setting;discuss challenges faced by the heartfailure patient; identify tools availableto manage advanced heartfailure; and analyze the scope ofheart failure as it applies to theoffice and hospital setting.The event is sponsored by theBaptist Memorial Health CareFoundation, and the goal is to allowphysicians and other health careprofessionals to talk about bestpractices and outcomes of heartdisease.The Mississippi Delta leads thenation in heart disease per capita,and one in three Mississippianssuffers from heart disease, makingthe state the highest in the nation forcardiac-related deaths.“About 15,000 of our 60,000emergency room patients each yearhave cardiac-related illnesses,” saidJames Huffman, administrator andCEO of Baptist DeSoto. “We arerising to the challenge andaddressing our community’s needs.”Ask the Expert: Women and heartdiseaseDr. Jennifer Morrow, cardiologist with the SternCardiovascular Foundation answers frequently askedquestions regarding women and heart disease for thismonth’s Ask the Expert column.Why should women be concerned about heartdisease?Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women inDr. Jennifer Morrow America; in fact, heart disease kills more women thanall cancers combined, including breast and lungcancers. Heart disease is currently the cause of death for one in four women,with the highest rates occurring in post-menopausal women. Statistics showthat one woman per minute in the United States dies of a heart-related illness.Baptist Cardiac Rehab at Stern opens new locationGermantown Chamber of Commerce and Baptist Memorial Health Care representativescelebrate the opening of the second Baptist Cardiac Rehab at SternCardiovascular Foundation during a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Feb. 16. Baptistand Stern are helping meet the needs of cardiac patients by partnering to offer evenmore specialized care and recovery.Baptist Union City donates to the Boys and Girls ClubBrad Parsons, administrator and CEO at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City, recentlypresented a check for $3,500 to Tracy Boucher, director of the Boys and Girls Clubof Northwest Tennessee. The charitable gift supports the Club’s Triple Play program.Triple Play is a dynamic wellness program that demonstrates how eating right, keepingfit and forming positive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle.What steps should women take in preventing heart disease?The first and most important step in taking charge of heart health is toidentify one’s risk factor profile. Risk factors for heart disease can be dividedinto modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Modifiable risks, or thosethat can be changed or controlled, include: cigarette smoking, high bloodpressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity.Non-modifiable risk factors include family history, menopausal status, ageand race. A family history of premature heart disease is defined as a heartattack in a male family member before the age of 55, or before the age of 65 ina female family member.The vast majority of people who die from heart disease have at least one ofthe above-listed risk factors. Having multiple risk factors further multipliesyour risk of a heart attack.Changing your risk factor profile is very important in trying to decrease therisk of heart disease. Ways to achieve this include eating a healthy diet, exercisingand maintaining a normal body weight.Continued on page 5New patient trays enhance dining experience atBaptist Union CountyThe Food and Nutrition department at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County introduced theSmart-Therm II induction heating system for patient trayline service. The Smart-Therm II gives thecorrect amount of heat to allow consistent temperature for each tray. With the Smart-Therm II systemin place, the Food and Nutrition department initiated the use of new patient trays ergonomicallydesigned to better serve the patient. Pictured left to right are Elena Dent, registered dietitian; EvaFrazier, patient representative; and Linda Gambrell, director of Food and Nutrition.

Leader Green Cover_ƒLeader_Alt_Cover.qxp 2/23/12 5:02 PM Page 6Cyberknife radiosurgery system treats patient’s cancerous tumors, restores lifeprescribed antibiotics. A week later, Cox wasn’t feeling any better, andshe made up her mind that something just wasn’t right.“Let’s continue on,” she said, and she pushed her doctor to explore theproblem further.Her doctor suggested a 24-hour watch with a pulmonary specialist. “Iknew that I had something going on in my body, and before I even visitedthe doctor I had my bags packed and was ready to go,” said Cox.The pulmonary specialist diagnosed Cox with bacterial pneumonia andsuggested she have a lung biopsy. “The word ‘biopsy’ was really scary tome, but I knew there had to be something more going on than pneumonia,”said Cox.Just two weeks after her initial visit to her family physician, Cox wasdiagnosed with stage four lung cancer.Cyberknife patient Joan Cox plays with her granddaughter, Haidyn, in their home.Cox received Cyberknife radiosurgery treatment for stage four lung cancer inOctober 2009Joan Cox went with her husband to his appointment with their familyphysician in October 2009. She decided while she was there, she wouldget a quick check up. Feeling as if she was suffering from an upper respiratoryinfection, a quick exam was all she expected.After an examination of Cox, her physician ordered chest X-rays and“I didn’t smoke, and I had no family history of cancer. I was completelyshocked,” said Cox. “Here I am 56 years old, lying in the hospital withwhat I though was pneumonia. I couldn’t believe it.”Once the shock settled in, Cox was ready to push forward in her fightagainst her cancer.“I am a driven spirit, and I push myself a lot,” said Cox. “I was determinedto focus on the positive and find the best possible treatment.”Continued on page 5SAFETY MATTERS: TAKE CARE TO GIVE CARECheryl Berry, nursing director atoutranking nearly every industryproper equipment and tools, like thedown, follow the proceduresBaptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto,including mining, manufacturingpatient lift program, to maintaincorrectly and report at-risk behav-is able to lead her team to provideand construction.optimum health and stay in theiriors when you see them. If thisbetter care with less of a risk forinjury thanks to a new patient liftsystem recently installed at BaptistDeSoto.According to a report released bythe U.S. Bureau of Labor andStatistics on workplace injuries andillness in 2010, health care workerschosen career beyond the age ofretirement.“We want our employees to beable to stay in their chosen career ashappens, our accident rate will dropdramatically.”“Our employees are our mostimportant asset,” he said. “We are“One of the largest benefits ofexperienced an injury rate of 5.2 outlong as they wish,” said Deneseall busy but with the right tools andusing equipment to lift and transferof every 100 full-time workers; aBryant, employee health servicesprocedures we can have a safe workpatients is that it will decrease worknumber well ahead of constructiondirector. “Baptist strives to create anplace.”related injuries, says Berry. “Ournurses are now able to focus more oftheir energy on bedside care and lessworrying about a potential backinjury. As a result, careers will bemore productive and life outside ofwork is improved.”The new patient lift program isjust one step Baptist is taking to(4.0) and mining (3.7).“Over 80 percent of injuries arecaused by four types of incidents thatare a direct result of risk behaviors,”said Mitchell Payes, Baptist riskmanagement director. “We areseeking to combat these behaviorsby increasing awareness in fourareas: safe employee and patientenvironment where a nutrition servicesworker, a nurse or agroundskeeper can stay in the workforceand not have to leaveprematurely because of a workrelated injury.”Better quality of life for Baptistemployees is the goal of the newsafety measures, said Payes.Payes said no punitive actions willoccur for reporting at-risk behavior.“We want to hear what suggestionsour employees have to combat thesenegative behaviors,” said Bryant.“We want open dialog about what ishappening and what we can do tomake our work place safer.”improve the lives of colleagues andpatients.Though the nature of health careworkers revolves around helpingpeople maintain optimum health,health care workers have the highestrisk for injury themselves,handling; slips, trips and falls;material handling injuries; andneedle sticks.”While safety measures andtraining have always been a priority,Baptist is taking extra steps toensure that employees are given the“We want our employees to takecare of themselves so that they inturn are able to provide care topatients.”“Creating a culture focused onsafety requires everyone to makechanges in their daily routine: slowFor suggestions or commentsabout creating a safer work place,please email Mitchell Payes atmitchell.payes@bmhcc.org orDenese Bryant atdenese.bryant@bmhcc.org.

Leader Green Cover_ƒLeader_Alt_Cover.qxp 2/23/12 5:01 PM Page 1M O R E N E W S A N D E V E N T SAsk the ExpertContinued from page 3Perhaps the most important lifestyle change: avoiding cigarette smoking at allcosts. Women who smoke are two to six times more likely to develop heartdisease.What age should women be proactive in preventing heart disease?Ideally, women should be proactive in prevention at all ages. Heart diseaseprevention focuses on knowing your numbers; that is, being aware of bloodpressure readings, cholesterol, blood sugar, weight and BMI.Most of these are tested annually at a doctor’s visit. A once-yearly visit iscrucial in keeping abreast of problem numbers as they arise.Beverly Jordan, right, vice president of nursing and chief nurse executive for Baptist MemorialHealth Care, flexes her muscles with the Williams family at the kickoff reception for Habitat forHumanity of Greater Memphis. Baptist will build the 400th Habitat house as part of our centennialcelebration.Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphisand Baptist to build 400th homeHabitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis and Baptist Memorial HealthCare are partnering to build a home for a local family. The home will be the400th home built by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis.As the home’s exclusive sponsor, Baptist paid the entire $60,000 sponsorship,and Baptist colleagues will work all the 480 shifts required tocomplete the project, putting in more than 2,400 hours of labor.This home will be the third house sponsored by Baptist. By the completionof this milestone build, approximately 1,440 Baptist colleagues will havevolunteered their time on a Habitat build site, providing nearly 6,500 hoursof volunteer service valued at more than $137,000.The soon-to-be new homeowners, Canida Williams and her family, willalso help build the house, which is set to be dedicated Wednesday, May 9.A native Memphian, Williams is the mother of Bryan, Brittny and BradliWilliams, ages 17, 14 and 11. She is excited about her opportunity to be afirst-time homeowner.When asked what home ownership meant, Williams said, “It means theAmerican dream. Every man, woman or child dreams of owning their ownhome.”She looks forward to being able to hold a set of keys to a house of her own.Williams is thankful to the Baptist volunteers because she will finally be ableto give her children “a home to call their own.”Baptist Memorial Health Care is Memphis Habitat’s largest health carepartner.“As Baptist is celebrating its 100th year of caring for patients in the Mid-South, it is appropriate that we continue to partner with community groupsto give back,” said Stephen C. Reynolds, president and CEO of BaptistMemorial Health Care.“Home ownership means the American dream.Every man, woman or child dreams of owningtheir own home.”Canida Williams, soon-to-be homeowner of a Habitat for Humanity home.Healthy habits can all be started at a young age, ideally in childhood. Oncewomen reach early adulthood, it is essential to begin a focus on maintaininghealth throughout the child-bearing years to prevent diseases, not onlycardiac disease, in the post-menopausal phase of life.CoxContinued from page 4With the help of an enthusiasticoncologist, who told Cox thather treatment was about having afuture and about a hope to find whatwill work, she began traditionalradiation therapy. After 30 individualradiation treatments to herlungs, a spot was discovered on herspine.The next line of defense was a newcancer treatment tool calledCyberknife.Cyberknife is a radiosurgerysystem that is a non-surgical treatmentfor tumors in the body,including the prostate, lung, brain,spine, liver, pancreas and kidney. Itcan treat both cancerous andnoncancerous tumors. It works bydelivering very high doses of radiationto a small treatment area withextreme accuracy, allowing for safertreatment of the surroundinghealthy tissues.The Baptist Centers for CancerCare at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis recently acquired theCyberknife technology with the helpof Dr. Jason Weaver, a neurosurgeonwith Semmes-Murphy Neurologicand Spine Institute.“Our goal is to provide comprehensivecare to tumor patients,”explained Weaver. “With theCyberknife, it is important to recognizethat this is another tool in thefight against such tumors, and treatmentssuch as surgery,chemotherapy and Cyberknife maybe used in combination.”Cyberknife can dramaticallyreduce treatment time and can becompleted in as little as five treatments.Doctors are able to usereal-time images to guide treatmentwith the equipment.“What a blessing,” said Cox. “Iwas able to get this treatment in anhour and a half verses 30 doses in a30-day period.”Cox was the sixth person to havetreatment using Cyberknife atBaptist Memphis since the arrival ofthe new technology in September2011.“As I was lying there having mytreatment, I couldn’t believe that Iwas looking up at this machine thatwas killing my cancer,” said Cox.The purchase of Cyberknife reaffirmsBaptist’s commitment toprovide premier health care to Mid-South patients.Cox now has her cancer undercontrol, is feeling great and still hasher positive attitude. “I am blastingit out everywhere,” says Cox. “Irecommend Cyberknife to anyonewho needs to have this type of care.”For additional information,please call 901-226-0340.

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Contact Jim at901-828-2102 or 901-383-1366.VEHICLES■ 1987 15-foot Polar Craft fishing boat. 40 h.pResearchContinued from page 2Double blinded is a common research techniqueand means neither the physician nor thepatient will know whether a patient is receivingthe drug or a placebo.A group of physicians and statisticians willknow. They’re called the data monitoringcommittee, and they keep track of pretty mucheverything happening to the patients. If thecommittee starts seeing reports of problemsthat are likely to be caused by the drug, they canissue warnings to increase oversight of patientsand even stop the trial altogether. AnotherBaptist Leader, Vol. 76, No. 4, February 24, 2012Editor: Rhonda Kelleyphone (901) 227-5206; rhonda.kelley@bmhcc.orgStaff writers: Ashley Compton, Claire Hick, Valerie Robilio,Lori Simpson, Diana WierPhotographer: Greg Campbellphone (901) 227-3510; greg.campbell@bmhcc.orgMercury; two depth finders; trolling motor; twofishing seats; set-up for crappie fishing, $1,850.Call 731-431-5731.■ 2001 Mitsubishi Galant four door LS, dark greenwith good tires. Asking price, $4,600, 71,000miles. Call Anita Simms at 901-246-2313.SERVICES■ Cinderella cleaning services offered for yourhome or office. Dependable, reliable cleaningservice with reasonable rates and referencesavailable. Serving DeSoto County. Call901-870-0922 for a free estimate.■ Mautec handyman services; all your handymanneeds including rotten wood repair, siding, roofrepairs, painting, chimney cricket, etc. Call601-519-7555. 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Grace Miller, RN, of the BaptistClinical Research Institute, is coordinating it.If you have any questions about this study orour research programs, feel free to contact me atrobert.bienkowski@bmhcc.org or 901-226-1673CLASSIFIED AD GUIDELINESClassified ads are published as aservice to Baptist colleagues in eachedition of Baptist Leader. Submissionsfor each edition of Leader must bereceived by 2 p.m. on the precedingMonday. For any ad, pleaseinclude work number and locationfor verification purposes and onenon-work number for publication.Ads run at least once, and willrun as space allows. New ads willreceive preference over repeat ads.Services and goods offered mustbe legitimate and legal, and Leadercannot be responsible for misprints,omissions or false advertising. Allads may be rejected at the discretionof Baptist Memorial HealthCare administration or the editor.Ads for services and goods mustbe offered or wanted by Baptist colleagues,individuals or independentcontractors. 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