2011 Providence Foundations in Oregon Annual Report
2011 Providence Foundations in Oregon Annual Report
2011 Providence Foundations in Oregon Annual Report
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<strong>2011</strong> HiGHliGHTS<br />
<strong>Providence</strong> Willamette falls Medical foundation<br />
n Specialized equipment that can make a quick, accurate and<br />
non<strong>in</strong>vasive diagnosis was purchased by the hospital’s Emergency<br />
Services Department, thanks to a grant from <strong>Providence</strong><br />
Willamette falls Medical foundation. When an emergency<br />
patient is admitted with lower-abdom<strong>in</strong>al pa<strong>in</strong>, it’s important to<br />
determ<strong>in</strong>e whether there is ur<strong>in</strong>ary retention. The department’s<br />
new bladderScan, essentially a m<strong>in</strong>i-ultrasound, is able to assess<br />
ur<strong>in</strong>ary retention and monitor ur<strong>in</strong>ary output.<br />
“Without this equipment, we may have <strong>in</strong>serted a catheter <strong>in</strong> the<br />
bladder, only to learn it wasn’t necessary,” said John Yarris, M.D.,<br />
medical director of emergency services at <strong>Providence</strong> Willamette<br />
falls Medical Center. The scanner is especially helpful to patients<br />
who have had a sp<strong>in</strong>al cord <strong>in</strong>jury or are paraplegic. “We are<br />
grateful to the foundation,” Dr. Yarris said, “for this support to<br />
provide compassionate, quality care to our community.”<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued on next page)<br />
emergency services technician Terri Crandall receives valuable diagnostic<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation from the new, non<strong>in</strong>vasive Bladderscan, an easily portable device<br />
that reduces the need for catheterizations.<br />
PRovidEnCE willAmETTE FAllS mEdiCAl FoUndATion 41 <strong>2011</strong> AnnUAl REPoRT