Celebrating 40 Years of Intensive Caring for Newborns & Families
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2015/ISSUE 2 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Syracuse, NY Permit #460 A CROUSE HOSPITAL COMMUNITY PUBLICATION Celebrating 40 Years of Intensive Caring for Newborns & Families Superior Surgical Services | AVM: Kelleigh’s Cause | Elite Plus Stroke Care Silver Mission Life Award rouse Hospital has received the Mission: Crouse — the only Mission: Lifeline Silver CLifeline Silver Quality Achievement Award for hospital in the region — continues to consistently implementing specific quality improvement measures achieve exceptionally low door-to-balloon times — outlined by the American Heart Association (AHA) an average of 42 minutes in 2014. for the treatment of patients suffering severe That year, 100 percent of heart attack patients heart attacks. cared for at Crouse received treatment in under Each year in the United States, approximately 90 minutes, the national goal. Of those, eighty-five 250,000 people have a STEMI, or ST-segment percent received care in less than 60 minutes. elevation myocardial infarction (heart attack) caused The hospital attributes this rapid treatment by a complete blockage of blood flow to the heart time to a team approach that includes community that requires timely treatment. emergency medical services agencies working closely To prevent with hospital ER and cardiac care staff to ensure a death, it’s critical quick and coordinated patient hand-off process. NYS Assembly to immediately “Crouse Hospital is dedicated to providing Helps Support restore blood high-quality, swift and efficient care for our patients Treatment Efforts flow, either who suffer a heart attack. The American Heart by surgically Association’s Mission: Lifeline program is helping ew York State is experiencing a public opening the us accomplish our goal through nationally accepted Nhealth crisis related to prescription blocked vessel clinical guidelines,” says Joseph Battaglia, MD, opiate and heroin overdose and addiction or by giving medical director for cardiac care services at Crouse. never before seen. clot-busting “We’re pleased to be recognized for our dedication medication. As Central New York’s only hospital- and achievements in cardiac care, and I’m very based provider of substance abuse treat- proud of our team.” ment, Crouse Hospital provides a critically important service in our region by supporting individuals on their roads to recovery — and saving lives. Crouse operates the only methadone program in the region, with patients coming from 16 counties. As demand for treatment services increases — Crouse currently has a waiting list of about 450 individuals New Partnership for Nursing Students — the hospital is looking to expand to omeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital (CON) and Le Moyne College have announced a new part- a larger facility to accommodate needs. Pnership between the institutions that will greatly benefit nursing students. The new Early Assurance option Support received from the New York State provides Pomeroy College of Nursing students with the opportunity, once they have earned an Associate Degree Assembly through a $400,000 grant will in Applied Science with a major in Nursing, to seamlessly transfer from Pomeroy into Le Moyne’s Bachelor of help with expansion and treatment efforts. Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, “Our Early Assurance option provides an exceptional educational opportunity for the nursing student seek- introduced by Director of Behavioral Health ing an immediate entry into the clinical realm, knowing that they will experience the Le Moyne campus setting Services Monika Taylor, recently visited the once they’ve completed studies at Pomeroy CON,” says Dean Rhonda Reader, DNS, RN, CNE. “An additional hospital to present the grant, along with benefit to a student is that he or she can pass the nursing licensure exam before continuing on at Le Moyne, Assembly colleagues Bill Magnarelli (left) allowing them to pursue professional employment while completing the requirements for the BSN program.” and Al Stirpe (far right). A student interested in the Pomeroy CON/Le Moyne option declares an intention to continue their studies at Le Moyne when he or she applies for admission to the Pomeroy CON. During their second semester of study at Pomeroy CON, students complete a simplified transfer application and meet with an advisor from Le Moyne College. Students receive notification of acceptance and anticipated financial aid, including merit scholarships, from Le Moyne while still enrolled in the Pomeroy CON. Learn more at crouse.org/earlyassurance. 2 YOURCARE Silver Mission Life Award National Award Recognizes Welcome Crouse Stroke Team New Physicians Anesthesia Neurosurgery hen it comes to stroke care, “With a stroke, time Karolina Wrzeszcz-Onyenma, MD Victor Udekwu, MD every moment matters. That’s lost is brain lost, and Jan. Wong, MD Wbecause a stroke can cause this award demon- Marla Matal, MD OB/GYN much damage, such as long-term disability. strates our commit- Srinivas Tumuluri, MD Maureen Burke, MD Zevidah Vickery, MD ment to ensuring Crouse Hospital’s team has achieved Emergency Medicine Hans Cassagnol, MD door-to-treatment times that consistently patients receive care Naveen Seth, MD Catherine Bailey, MD fall below national goals. based on nationally-respected clinical Helene Bernstein, MD guidelines,” says Chief Medical Officer Family Medicine In recognition of the team’s high- Heather Finn, MD Ophthalmology Seth Kronenberg, MD. quality stroke patient outcomes, the Anthony Vigliotti, MD Kevin Rosenberg, MD American Heart Association/American Elite Plus Means Quickest Care Robert Swan, MD To qualify for the Target: Stroke Medical Imaging Stroke Association recently presented Alexander Banashkevich, MD Orthopedics Honor Roll Elite Plus, hospitals must Crouse with its Achievement Award: Matthew Westpfal, MD Ryan D’Amico, MD Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus. meet quality measures developed to Steven Steer II, MD Catherine McNerney, DPM reduce the time between a patient’s Top Honor for Crouse arrival at the hospital and treatment Medicine Pediatrics Crouse is the only Central New Jayne Charlamb, MD Angela Pericozzi, MD with the clot-busting tissue plasmin- York Hospital to receive the Elite Ravi Gangireddy, MD Brian Tran, DO ogen activator, or tPA, the only drug Plus designation. Anshu Bais, MD Thomas Scott, MD approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Nabamita Bisen, MD Emad Awa, MD In 2010, Crouse, a New York State- Administration to treat ischemic stroke. Alberto Maldonado, MD Kathryn Scott, MD designated stroke center, was the first In addition to tPA therapy, stroke Muhammad Naqvi, MD area hospital to earn “Gold Plus” sta- James Czyrny, MD Psychiatry patients who come to Crouse requiring tus for stroke care treatment from the Nidhi Bansal, MD Olumuyiwa Gay, MD more advanced care are treated in hybrid Anwarul Karim, MD American Stroke Association. The Muhammad Saeed Malik, MD OR suites equipped with the region’s hospital also earned this status in 2012, Suthaharan Vimalendran, MD Surgery latest stroke care technology. Jordan Wills, MD Benjamin Sadowitz, MD 2013 and 2014. Syed Akbar, MD “Our team has Nicholas Yerkes, MD Adham Jurdi, MD Ranier Gruessner, MD worked hard to stream- Arpan Patel, MD line our process to Rushikesh Shah, MBBS Urology ensure stroke patients Hana Smith, MD Srinivas Vourganti, MD receive definitive treat- Diana Christensen, MD Matthew Mason, MD ment as quickly as Yusef Hazimeh, MD Natasha Ginzburg, MD Fafa Xexemeku, MD possible,” said Leanne Daniel Welchons, MD Ali Al-Mudamgha, MD Werbeck, MS, RN, Samana Zaidi, MD SCRN, stroke program administrator. Neurology Sundus Latif, MD According to Sandra Lock, MD the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the fifth cause The Chris J. and Marshia K. of death and a leading cause of adult disability Witting Surgical Center in the United States. at Crouse Hospital To learn more about our Elite Plus stroke team, visit crouse.org/stroke. CROUSE.ORG 3 BAKER REGIONAL NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT CROUSE HOSPITAL Celebrating 40 Years of Intensive Caring for Newborns and Their Families n any given day, more pediatric Celebrating 40 years of intensive About 75 percent of babies cared for patients are being cared for at caring for newborns and their families, the in the Baker NICU are born prematurely OCrouse than in any other Central Baker Regional NICU isn’t limited by the and have conditions related to their early New York hospital. hospital’s physical facility. As a regional arrival. Other infants are born full-term, That’s because Crouse is home to referral center, the NICU has affiliate but have disorders including congenital the area’s premier — and highest level heart defects, neurological problems — neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and varying abnormalities. as designated by the New York State “We have a large community Ideally, a mother will carry her Department of Health. baby to full term, about 39 weeks. Serving Wide Region of people and organizations While babies are born before complete The Baker Regional NICU, which working together to make gestation due to a number of maternal services a 14-county area that stretches and fetal conditions, some expectant our NICU successful.” from the northern Canadian border south mothers know early on that their — Erin Coleman, MS, RN, CEN to the Pennsylvania line, cares for about pregnancy will be problematic. 1,000 newborns annually. Increased Positive Outcomes “The sickest babies are cared for “With today’s advanced