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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

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