Cottage Magazine Spring 2007

CottageCottageC Healtho Systemt 2006/2007ta Reportg to the Communitye INSIDE COTTAGE: Healing Chronic Wounds Changing Courses: New treatment for congenital heart disease Growing up Nurses Nursing for the Next Generation Highlights of 2006 • Recognized the 40th anniversary of Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and moved forward with the decision to build a new 52-bed hospital on the current property at Hollister and Patterson. • Opened the 633-space Pueblo Parking Structure for patients, visitors, physicians and volunteers, completing the first major structure of the new Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. • Successfully passed seven separate national surveys of our three hospitals, our clinical laboratories and our residential center for chemical dependency. • Received approval from the Santa Barbara City Council for the SBCH Foundation Workforce Homes, a plan to construct 5 town- homes at the former St. Francis Medical Center site, 70% of which would be workforce affordable and available to Cottage employees. Dear fellow community members, • Opened the Center for Wound Care Management at Goleta Valley THROUGH OUR ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COM- Cottage Hospital, the first program of its kind between Camarillo and MUNITY, we share with you some of the highlights the Bay Area to provide specialized treatment for complex wounds. of this past year together with our plans for the future, and let you know that all of us here at Cot- • Established a palliative care consultation service to help those with tage are focused on providing the very best health chronic or life-threatening illness, in collaboration with Hospice of care to you and your families in a spirit of excel- Santa Barbara and Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Santa Barbara. lence, integrity and compassion. That is the mission of our not-for-profit hospitals; those are our • Introduced the da Vinci Robot to the operating rooms at SBCH, pro- core values. viding computer-enhanced minimally invasive surgical precision and speeding a patient’s recovery time. Being the sole provider of acute-care hospital ser- • Installed new cardiac monitoring equipment at SYVCH, allowing vices in the greater Santa Barbara region is an ex- physicians and staff in the hospital’s medical/surgical and emergency traordinary responsibility. We take it seriously and departments to have greatly improved digital images, documentation, with humility, aware of the thousands of South and review of vital patient information. Coast residents who depend on the skills of our staff and on our ability to equip our hospitals with • Dramatically reduced the mortality rate from sepsis shock (infection) up-to-date and proven technology that is safe and at SBCH to less than half the national average through a new multidis- leads to highest quality patient care and outcomes. ciplinary protocol, the first of its kind on the Central Coast and now being shared by other hospitals in the region. Thank you for your continued confidence in and • Performed the first X-stop spinal cord procedure in the Tri-Counties support of Cottage’s three hospitals. Thank you, area, a minimally invasive surgical option now available at SBCH for too, for providing us regular feedback on how we lumbar stenosis (lower back pain). are doing in fulfilling your expectations of excel- lent patient care and service. It continues to be a • Invested significant capital in new information technology that will privilege to serve you and your neighbors, and a improve patient safety and support the implementation within the next source of pride for our employees, physicians and nine months of a fully electronic medical record. volunteers to have your continued trust. • Received recognition from CareScience, an external quality rating organization, that the cardiac surgery and stroke programs at SBCH are J. Robert Andrews, Chair, Cottage Health System Board ranked in the top four percent of performers nationwide. Ron Werft, President and CEO, Cottage Health System Nils Tanaka, MD, Chief of Staff, Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital • Maintained sound fiscal management of the not-for-profit Cottage Robin Knauss, MD, Chief of Staff, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Health System, achieving a positive net margin at year-end in line with Ayesha Shaikh, MD, Chief of Staff, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital the system’s 0-year financial plan, and allowing for re-investment in patient services, new programs and assistance with construction costs. 2Cover Photo:COTTAGE Rachael, HEALTH RN, cares SYSTEM for little REPORT Sarah TO in the THE NICU. COMMUNITY See page 12 for the story of Rachael and fellow nurse, Karen. Cottage A Cottage Health System Publication • May 2007 Features: 5 GRADUATION CELEBRATION Th ese feet were made for walking…Th e Center Briefs: for Wound Management at Goleta Valley Cottage 6 HEALTHLIFE Hospital celebrates its one-year anniversary by honoring Marjorie White, the center’s fi rst graduate. 7 LIFELINE 7 HEART FAIR 8 CHANGING COURSES 10 CONSTRUCTION After a long journey, Th eresa Carlson fi nds the answers 10 COTTAGE RESIDENTIAL and the treatment she needs to mend her heart. CENTER 11 CRITICAL CARE AWARD NURSING FOR THE NEW GENERATION 12 11 NUTRITION COUNSELING Our community reaps the benefi ts of a collaborative 14 SYVCH AUXILIARY program to teach local students about the rewarding career of nursing, as two graduates become nurses for 14 TIARA BALL the newest generation of Santa Barbarans. 15 OUR DONORS 22 FINANCIAL UPDATE 19 GETTING THE ANSWERS ON CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS Carla Long clears a pathway in the maze of investment strategy. Don’t miss Cottage’s upcoming community health events. A complete listing is on the back page. COTTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 2006/2007 3 Cottage Health System 2006/2007 Board of Directors Marshall A. Rose, Chair (2006) Cathy Carter Duncan, Vice Chair (term completed in 2006) Frederick W. Gluck, Vice Chair Jeffrey L. Kupperman, MD, Secretary Nicholas J. Vincent, MD, Treasurer (term completed in 2006) J. Robert Andrews, Chair (2007) Edward E. Birch, PhD Katina Etsell, RN Angel L. Iscovich, MD Charles A. Jackson Robert T. Knight (term completed in 2006) Alex Koper II, MD Gretchen Milligan Robert C. Nakasone Joanne Rapp John Romo Matthew V. Tirrell, PhD Michael Towbes Thomas D. Watson, MD New 2007 members: Judith Hopkinson Fred Lukas Patrick McAlister Chiefs of Staff Ayesha Shaikh, MD Cottage Health System 2007 Board of Directors: Left to right, back row: Edward E. Birch, PhD, Judith Hopkinson, John Romo, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 2006/2007 Michael Towbes, Gretchen Milligan. Middle row: Thomas D. Watson, MD, Angel L. Iscovich, MD, Robert C. Nakasone, Robin Knauss, MD J. Robert Andrews, Marshall A. Rose. Front row: Alex Koper II, MD, Charles A. Jackson, Frederick W. Gluck, Fred Lukas, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, 2006/2007 Katina Etsell, RN, Matthew V. Tirrell, PhD. Not pictured: Jeffrey L. Kupperman, MD, Joanne Rapp, Patrick McAlister William Van Valin II, MD Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2005/2006 Nils Tanaka, MD Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2006/2007 Our Hospitals Auxiliary Presidents Wynelle Chase Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH) Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital (GVCH) Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 2006/2007 370-bed acute care teaching hospital Patti Shipe Today a Founded in 966 to serve the growing com- Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Auxiliary, 2006/2007 and level II trauma center, the largest of munity of Goleta Valley, the hospital today is Sonnie Lindquist its kind between Los Angeles and the San licensed for 122 acute-care beds, admits ,800 Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Auxiliary, 2006 Francisco Bay Area, the hospital was founded patients a year, sees 8,000 emergency visits, and Pat Foxen “Baby Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Auxiliary, 2007 in 888 by 50 women determined to provide a welcomes 300 newborns to its designated healthcare facility for the growing community Friendly” birth center. Recognized for its Cottage Health System’s mission of Santa Barbara. With annual admissions of comprehensive Breast Care Center, specialized is to provide superior health care through a commitment to our 8,000 patients, 38,000 emergency department subacute unit and new Center for Wound communities and to our core visits, and 2,400 births, the hospital is Management, the hospital joined forces with values of excellence, integrity, renowned for its comprehensive maternal- Cottage Health System in 996. and compassion. child and pediatric services (Cottage Children’s Charity care for the uninsured Hospital), cardiac, neurosurgical and oncology Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital (SYVCH) Cottage’s charity care guidelines, part of our long programs, emergency and trauma services, Celebrating 43 years of off ering acute-care history as a not-for-profi t organization serving the services to the residents and visitors of the Santa healthcare needs of the greater community, state modern operating rooms, sophisticated that all uninsured patients will be eligible for fi nan- diagnostic radiology equipment, outpatient Ynez Valley, the 20-bed hospital became affi li- cial assistance—including free or reduced payment surgery, eye center, and psychiatric and ated with Cottage in 995, and today continues care. To fi nd out more about this program, feel free chemical dependency services. to provide inpatient and outpatient surgery, to call us at (805) 870-8900. We are here to help. 24-hour emergency services, and a physician Its medical staff of more than 600 includes Cottage leaders stay involved offi ce rental program that brings specialists to specialists in all major clinical areas, many of in their communities the Valley on a regular basis. Inpatient admis- In addition to serving our hospitals in their capacity whom are involved in the training and educa- sions in 2006 totaled 300. Th ere were 6,600 as board members, auxiliary and physician offi cers, tion of new physicians in the hospital’s inter- emergency visits, and Valley residents increas- or members of our management staff, Cottage nal medicine, general surgery and radiology leaders voluntarily donate their time and expertise ingly rely on the hospital’s busy outpatient residency programs.

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