Crime Lab Science Program Spotlight 2 ADVANCES JUNE 4, 2015 NEWS FROM THE REGION’S PREMIER ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER Partnership expands psychiatric care for youth Marillac affiliation treatment will continue operating through Marillac, by Marillac’s Marillac’s approximately 80 employees who involves inpatient provide inpatient care will become employees current management team, and services, facility of The University of Hospital, which also that service will continue to be will operate the 52-bed child psychiatry facility. The University of Kansas provided on the 17-acre campus Hospital is part of a major new at 8000 West 127th Street. affiliation to improve access to “As a health system, we are behavioral healthcare for area youth. making a major commitment to The affiliation is with our growth by expanding acute Cornerstones of Care, a family of psychiatric services for youth agencies that includes Marillac, a and adolescents,” said Bob Page, leading youth behavioral health hospital president and CEO. provider. The partnership will “We have seen a growing need begin operation Monday, June 22. in our community for behavioral As part of the relationship, the healthcare, and both our hospital current youth inpatient psychiat- and Marillac truly believe this ric hospital facility in Overland partnership can help fill the gap Park, operated by Marillac, will in mental health disorders and become The University of Kansas maintain healthier communities Hospital-Marillac Campus. in Kansas and .” delivery system that leads to services and medical education Marillac’s approximately 80 “The integration of physical better health outcomes.” were extended to Marillac. employees who provide inpatient and behavioral healthcare is The new partnership builds “Psychiatric health is a very im- care will become employees of our important for the health and on the 2011 affiliation between portant issue,” said Lynn Lemke, hospital, which also will operate well-being of our community,” Marillac and the University Marillac president and CEO. “We the 52-bed child psychiatry facil- said Denise Cross, Cornerstone of Kansas School of Medicine believe this partnership will create ity. The facility discharges about of Care president and CEO. and The University of Kansas a stronger voice in advocacy and 1,800 young patients a year. “We believe this partnership will Physicians, in which child improve access to advanced quality Meantime, all psychiatric provide a framework for the ad- psychiatry inpatient services were of care for our children, adoles- outpatient services and residential vancement of a trauma-informed moved to Marillac and outpatient cents, families and communities.”

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The University of Kansas Hospital’s Case Mix Index Percent rank among UHC Case Mix Index (CMI) continues to More about rise, a reflection that patients with 1.9 87 Case Mix Index the most serious conditions select 85 CMI is a measure of the relative cost the hospital for its ability to provide 1.8 83 or resources needed to treat the mix advanced, specialized care. of patients cared for by a hospital. 81 Our hospital believes CMI is linked to Our hospital’s 1.7 79 the acuity of the patients cared for latest national CMI 77 here – the more serious the patient’s ranking among illness/condition, the more resources the 256 hospitals 1.6 75 will be needed (and the higher the in the University HealthSystem 36 cost) for their care. FY FY Consortium (UHC). 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Events PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT Hall of Fame – The University Exploring careers in the crime lab of Kansas Hospital’s fifth annual Most students who attend Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards the University of Kansas Celebration is Tuesday, June 16, Medical Center’s Department at the Intercontinental Hotel of Clinical Laboratory Sciences at the Plaza. The event honors are bound for careers in health- individuals and organizations care. However, some prefer the for their leadership, advo- criminal route – as in helping put cacy and philanthropy to the criminals behind bars. hospital. Deadline to order Every semester since 2002, a tickets and purchase sponsor- ships is now Tuesday, June few students have worked along- 9. Visit giving.kumed.com or side Kansas City Crime Lab’s call Olivia Alexander Dull at dedicated scientists and criminal- 913-588-2800. ists. During five-week practicums, the students test whether a career in crime-solving is for them. Learning self-compassion Senior Kate Vaupel prepared mouth swabs for DNA processing. Seniors Emily Wiesen and – Accepting our “humanness” Kate Vaupel took their turns this students to actual real-life, day-to- In healthcare facilities, clinical and imperfections can lead to improved health. People who spring in the crime lab, housed in day operations of a crime lab and lab scientists analyze blood, body score high on tests of self- a modest brick-and-glass building specifically a forensic DNA analyst tissues and other fluids, providing compassion tend to have less on . They worked – in contrast to what is portrayed essential information to diagnose depression and anxiety and tend under the watchful eye of Chief in the media,” said Hummel, in and treat patients. Their work in to be happier. Join an interactive Criminalist Scott Hummel, who reference to the “CSI” TV shows. the crime lab is just as intriguing. group 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, directs the lab's forensic biology Because this is a unique “Everyone knows various types June 10, at Turning Point: The section. opportunity for students, Eric of crime occur daily but never Center for Hope and Healing in The students purified and Elsinghorst, PhD, chair of KU’s think about the evidence that Leawood. Call 913-574-0900 to quantified DNA, then analyzed Department of Clinical Laboratory the crime scene investigators take register. it for the genetic fingerprints that Sciences, goes to great lengths to to be processed,” Wiesen said. distinguish one person from an- ensure students are a good fit. “Being able to physically see the Health awareness at The K – other. Among other work, they also “Having an affiliation agreement evidence and watch as the labora- Just in time for Father’s Day, The gained hands-on experience in the with a crime lab is a rare thing,” tory processes it was definitely University of Kansas Hospital’s use, calibration and maintenance of he said. “I don’t want to ask the an eye-opening experience to final Health Awareness Day at molecular equipment and how to crime lab personnel to dedicate how important their jobs and Kauffman Stadium is Sunday, analyze and interpret testing results. their effort to a student who isn't expertise are.” June 21, when the Royals take “The primary goal is to expose interested in forensics as a career.” Read the full story at kumc.edu. on the Boston Red Sox. The event will raise awareness of prostate cancer. The hospital’s previous health events at The K EXPOSURE focused on stroke and organ donation awareness. Increasing Summer party – “Hot Summer Nights: Street Fair stroke Extraordinaire” benefits Turning Point: The Center for Hope and awareness Healing. The 12th Street Bridge As part of Stroke Awareness Night near downtown Kansas City will at The K on May 15, Huyen-Chi be transformed for the festive Le, RN, and other Neuroscience June 27 event, featuring au- nurses from The University of thentic cuisine and drinks from Kansas Hospital helped fans around the world. For details and recognize their “stroke stats.” Interventional Radiology’s Alan tickets, go to turningpointkc.org Reeves, MD (getting a pat or call 913-574-0912. from Sluggerrr), threw out the first pitch to Neurology’s Lee More events are at kumed.com/ Rosterman, DO. event-detail. Two new procedures benefit heart care In the News Cardiologists at The University of Kansas Hospital this spring A recap of recent articles, TV segments and other media coverage of began performing two innovative procedures. Both promote the region’s leading academic medical center better patient care by offering continuity in treatment – using Patient ‘low risk’ for Ebola – , May 29. The the same physicians at the same hospital. Each procedure also University of Kansas Hospital said a patient under treatment with a fever, gives patients better treatment options. who recently returned from the West African nation of Sierra Leone, was Mid-America considered at “very low risk” for Ebola. The patient called before arriving Cardiology’s DJ at the hospital and was placed in strict isolation. Tests later confirmed the Lakkireddy, patient had malaria, not Ebola, and was released to recover at his home. Briefs News MD (left), and Matt Earnest, MD, are two Young stroke victim on the mend – KMBC 9 News, May 28. Kyle cardiologists Goble, a normally active 11-year-old boy, is recovering at The University at our hospital of Kansas Hospital after suffering a series of strokes. Neurointerventionalist who perform Michael Abraham, MD, explained how he and his team were able to the innovative remove the clot – about the length of a thumbnail – from the boy’s brain. Watchman Though he faces months of recovery in the hospital, Kyle is showing procedure. improvement every day. Last week he was able to get dressed with help for the first time in a while. He also laughed. MRI procedure The hospital became one of just a few in the nation able to perform MRIs in patients who have a nonapproved MRI pace- New Yorkers less likely to consent for organ donation – New York maker or implantable defibrillator. The first patient successfully Daily News, May 28. U.S. organ donor rates are highest in the Midwest underwent scanning here May 19. and lowest in New York state, according to a new study by the University Performing MRIs for these patients is a significant advance- of Pennsylvania and The University of Kansas Hospital. "With over 10,000 ment in diagnostics. It can help patients with thousands of patients a year dying on a transplant waiting list or becoming too sick different issues, from neurological to orthopedic. And it may to undergo a transplant, these data highlight the potential opportunity locate problems that other tests miss. to save hundreds of more lives each year by increasing consent rates “This is really exciting for us,” said Courtney Jeffery, APRN-C, among potential organ donors," said senior study author Richard Heart Rhythm Management coordinator. “Before, we had to Gilroy, MD, our hospital’s medical director of liver transplantation. either completely extract the patient’s device, perform the MRI and then re-implant their device – or send them to the East or Taser’s impact on the body – KCTV 5, May 27. A 34-year-old man who West Coast to have the MRI done.” was “acting crazy,” according to witnesses, died last week in Kansas City, Watchman procedure Kan., after police used a stun gun on him. Tasers deliver “enough electricity On April 28, cardiologists implanted a Watchman left atrial to make your skeletal muscles contract,” explained Stephen Thornton, appendage closure device, the first at our hospital. MD, medical director of The University of Kansas Hospital’s Poison Control The Watchman is a catheter-delivered heart implant de- Center. He cautioned that people shouldn’t be quick to blame the officer; signed to reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation-related stroke by the man’s extreme condition may have contributed to the death. closing the left atrial appendage. The implant is an important alternative for patients with atrial fibrillation who want to be free of long-term blood thinner known as oral anticoagulation (OAC)/warfarin therapy. “Watchman is an important advancement in left atrial exclusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients,” Heart Walk cheer said cardiologist DJ Lakkireddy, MD. Despite chilly drizzles, several hundred employees, family members and friends of The University of Kansas Hospital enjoyed the annual Heart & Nurses, families spruce up local homes Stroke Walk/5K May 30. The hospital registered 926 people for its team, with In the spirit of always helping others, nurses from The 480 pancake breakfasts served. University of Kansas Hospital kicked off National Nurses Week last month by volunteering in our community. Joining with the Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries, nearly 50 hospital staff, including several of their family members, painted three houses and installed smoke detectors in 11 homes. Royce Wheatley was ecstatic to see a nursing team help repaint his house. “This feels just great,” said Wheatley, who’s retired from work- ing as a professional home mover. “I’m used to helping people move out of their homes, so it’s nice having folks come to help me at my house.” This is the fifth year the Department of Nursing created a service event during Nurses Week. on the Energy Center’s cooling approximately 100 people, includ- Our People system to track water evaporation ing 32 commissioned police officers rates. With the data, the hospital can and 47 noncommissioned security Energy conservation expertise – show it is sending less wastewater officers, the department provides His name is Stephen Parker, but to the sewer, which will lead to safety and security to patients, staff we might as well call him Mr. Green. lower water-disposal rates with the and guests, and they work with Green as in Earth Day Green. As Board of Public Utilities. local law enforcement to support the new director of The University His staff has even installed all community safety. of Kansas Hospital’s Energy Center, LED lights in the Energy Center, the Parker is implementing several major first central plant in the Midwest Neurology resident award – projects that conserve big chunks of to go all LED. The lights not only Kushal Shah, MD, Neurosurgery energy – good for the environment use 25 percent less electricity, but resident at the University of Kansas and also good for the hospital’s Parker negotiated with BPU to School of efforts to curb operating expenses. partner with the hospital to cover Medicine, won 50 percent of the new the Best Resident lights’ initial cost. Basic Science New burners will Oral Presentation be installed in the last month boilers, lowering the Doug Girod, MD, executive vice at the Young hospital’s natural gas chancellor of the University of Kansas Neurosurgeons usage by up to Medical Center, extended his thanks to Forum. The KU Police during the ceremony. Shaw 5 percent a year. And forum was part on tap for next year of the 83rd American Association is a reverse osmosis The names of 273 fallen heroes of Neurological Surgeons Annual water treatment were added to the memorial this year. Scientific Meeting in Washington, system for the boilers, The KU Police department D.C. His presentation: "Targeting which will eliminate operates year-round on the main Glioma with a Novel Oncolytic Virus.” expensive chemicals. campus and at other medical The changes reflect center and hospital facilities. With Parker’s engineering Stephen Parker (left) is working with talents. He has worked staff such as Steve Miller to find ways in plant operations for 40 years, and to curb the facility’s energy needs and in the 1970s even designed the operating costs. electrical system for the mechanical arm on NASA’s Viking spacecraft, the First is his plan to trim the hospital’s first to land on Mars. water usage by 26 million gallons a But he specializes in finding ways year, or about 22 percent. To keep for central plants to lower their the hospital cool and comfortable, energy usage. “I go into plants and the Energy Center sends massive see where the possibilities are,” he amounts of water through cooling said. “And any time you can figure a towers and chillers, then on to the way to save a few million gallons of Marjorie, air-handling units in the hospital and water, you want to do that.” endometrial back to the towers and chillers. cancer survivor Currently, the water must be and clinical Law enforcement memorial – trial participant replenished after every 1.5 cycles The University of Kansas Police last through the system. Parker figured month hosted its annual National out a way to use water-softening Peace Officers Memorial Service on equipment to increase water usage the main campus, honoring law en- to 5.5 cycles through the system. forcement officers nationwide who His team also is installing meters lost their lives in the line of duty. Write your next chapter

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