A P R I L 2 0 1 1 news for employees and friends of wakemed Our Employees, & Volunteers Physicians www.wakemed.org WakeMed Files CON for 101 Acute Care Beds Please join us as we recognize you and the contributions you have made to WakeMed and the community throughout our 50-year history. All are invited to attend any of the celebrations listed below! Celebrations Honoring Our Employees, Physicians and Volunteers On Friday, April 15, WakeMed submits two certificate of need (CON) CookoUTS | MUSIC | RecoGNITIon | Games | PRIzes applications to the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regula- tion (DHSR) to add 101 acute care beds to the WakeMed system, with Raleigh Campus North Healthplex Fuquay-Varina SNF those beds divided between the Raleigh Campus and Cary Hospital. Friday, May 13 Monday, May 16 Tuesday, June 7 Acquiring these beds will allow WakeMed to continue meeting the 11 am to 1 pm 11 am to 12:30 pm 11 am to 12:30 pm growing health care needs of Wake County, and to manage the Courtyard Surface Parking Lot Outdoor Patio exceedingly high numbers of patients who seek WakeMed’s services Behind ED Raleigh Campus Operations Center at both the Raleigh Campus and Cary Hospital. Friday, May 13 Apex Healthplex Monday, June 13 We Need Your Letters of Support 10 pm to Midnight Tuesday, May 31 11 am to 12:30 pm Many of you have likely heard that Novant Health, a regional hospital Café 3000 Patio 11 am to 12:30 pm Parking Lot system based in Winston-Salem, N.C., and Rex Healthcare both Parking Lot Rear of Building Cary Hospital recently announced plans to apply for the beds as well. Because the Adjacent to Front Entrance Tuesday, May 17 Clayton Medical Park state only allows hospitals to apply for a limited number of beds each 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Zebulon/Wendell SNF Tuesday, June 14 year, these applications will compete with our applications to add 10 pm to Midnight Friday, June 3 Noon to 1 pm beds. Therefore, we are asking for our employees’, physicians’ and Points West Café 11 am to 12:30 pm Parking Lot volunteers’ assistance by encouraging them, as well as their families Patio Outdoor Patio and friends, to log onto www.wakemed.org to find out how they can express their support for the addition of acute care beds at the Stay tuned for details on other events throughout the year! Raleigh Campus and Cary Hospital. All letters of support should be submitted by May 30, 2011. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For 50 years, WakeMed has pro- WakeMed Receives Prestigious vided outstanding and compassion- Recognition Awards from AHA/ASA ate care in Wake County and WakeMed to Break Ground on beyond. We can continue to provide WakeMed North Hospital this care for our patients in the next 50 years with additional resources. We believe that we have a greater need in terms of capacity, and we have the resources and infrastruc- ture in place to make the best use of these 101 beds and to provide the This March, WakeMed received several 2011 highest level of care to the patients Get With The Guidelines® (GWTG) awards from the in this community. American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA). The Raleigh Campus Stroke Program Thank you for doing all you can to was honored with GWTG Gold Performance Achieve- generate support and awareness for WakeMed’s continued expansion. akeMed announces it is moving forward with ment and Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards; the plans to expand WakeMed North Healthplex into Cary Hospital Stroke Program received the GWTG Silver W Performance Achievement Award; and the Raleigh Cam- Wake County’s fifth hospital – WakeMed North Hospital – with a groundbreaking expected to take place in fall 2011. pus Heart Failure Program received the GWTG Gold We are currently in the design process for the new facility Performance Achievement Award. and are finalizing contractor bids. GWTG is the AHA/ASA’s hospital-based quality improve- With an anticipated opening date of October 2013, ment program that empowers health care teams to save WakeMed North Hospital will be a 61-bed acute care hospi- lives and reduce health care tal with a focus on inpatient women’s specialty services, costs by helping hospitals $20,000,000 offering a full range of OB/GYN services, including compre- (continued on page 2) hensive preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic care. The JFKK Tops $10 Million, facility will continue to serve men and children through its $10,750,000 existing emergency department, outpatient surgery, imaging, lab and physician services. Reaches Midpoint The WakeMed Foundation is grateful to the “Since opening in 2002, WakeMed North Healthplex has experienced consumer-driven volumes that $10,500,000 have consistently outpaced projections, demonstrating the great demand for health care services in 400 businesses, 50 organizations this community,” explained Dr. Bill Atkinson, president & CEO. “Currently, North Healthplex offers and 2,700 individuals who a full-service, 24/7 emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, imaging and lab services, and $10,250,000 helped raise $10 million toward a host of additional clinical capabilities. The campus also features an 85,000 square foot medical the $20 million Just For Kids office building. Transitioning to a hospital is the next logical step as the infrastructure is already in Kampaign (JFKK) goal. The $10,000,000 place and the community has a critical mass of 262,000 residents living within a seven-mile radius of funds received to date helped the facility. While the hospital will initially open with a women’s focus, our plan is for it to continue complete phase one of the JFKK, which supported to expand to meet the needs of women, men and children alike.” $750,000 the June 2010 opening WakeMed was approved to add 41 licensed acute care beds to North Hospital in 2009. These beds of the WakeMed Chil- were in addition to the 20 acute care beds already approved for relocation from the Raleigh Campus, $500,000 dren’s Hospital, the first making the total bed count for North Hospital 61. The inpatient beds will be located in an approxi- and only children’s hospital mately 90,000 square foot addition to the existing North Healthplex. The exact breakdown of the in Wake County. beds is still under consideration, as a team of physicians and staff are working together to determine $,250,000 (continued on page 5) the best mix of services and use of beds. The cost of the project is estimated to be nearly $62 million. $0 Comings & Goings Raleigh Campus Recognized for MRSA Reduction VHA Central Atlantic has recognized WakeMed’s Raleigh Campus for excellence in AHA/ASA Awards Pathology Laboratories their MRSA reduction efforts. The Raleigh Campus received VHA’s Silver Award for (continued from page 1) welcomes client service analyst Excellence in MRSA Reduction, meeting the organization’s three-year initiative Stephanee Lewis. award criteria. Recipients of the Silver Award achieved 50 percent or greater follow evidence-based guidelines and recom- Fredrick (Ricky) Parker (Surgical Services) reduction in their MRSA rate in 2010, compared to the baseline period. This trans- mendations. GWTG is an optional awards transitioned from the Operating Room to lates to hospitals that have a reduction of 50 percent or greater in hospital-acquired program that a hospital may choose to pur- Inpatient Preop. MRSA infections per 1,000 patient days in the timeframe January through Decem- sue if it is collecting Quality Measures and Danielle McKoy (Surgical Services) transi- ber 2010 compared to October 2007 through February 2008. wishes to be recognized for its efforts. tioned from Day Surgery to Inpatient PACU. “We are so pleased to receive this honor from VHA Central Atlantic and even more Surgical Services welcomes John (Jack) pleased that we have been able to reduce MRSA rates by at least 50 percent,” com- Stech, RN, and Laura Woodard, RN, to mented Meera Kelley, MD, vice president of Quality & Patient Safety. “We could Inpatient Preop and PACU. not have reached this accomplishment without the dedicated work of our Infection The Gift Shop welcomes Joanie Edge as a Prevention team as well as the diligence and commitment shown by our staff. I am retail services assistant. very proud of everyone, and I know we will continue to strive for excellence in the 6A CardiovascularCOMINGS Intermediate GOINGS Care wel- area of MRSA reduction for the health and safety of our patients.” comes Kevin Covington, Jonathan DeFoto, Rita Udjoh and Anjelia Harris, as nurse MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, meaning it is a techs, as well as Jennifer Williams- bacterium that is resistant to traditional antibiotics. It is transmitted through 1 Salifou, RN, and Gregg Johnson, RN. direct contact with either another person or a surface containing the bacteria. 5C Medicine welcomes Edith Guess, RN. MRSA infections pose a significant threat to hospitalized patients and cost hospi- Raleigh Campus Stroke Program: GWTG- The Women’s Pavilion & Birthplace - tals billions of dollars annually. Once a patient develops a MRSA infection, it Stroke Gold Performance Achievement & Raleigh bid a fond farewell to Wanda can be deadly. Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards Sauers, RN, on March 20 when she retired According to Robin Carver, RN, director, (Infection Prevention), efforts to reduce from WakeMed after 23 years of service. To receive the Gold Performance Award, the MRSA rates on the Raleigh Campus have included the active surveillance of cul- Observation 1 welcomes Crystal Maloy, Raleigh Campus’ Stroke Program achieved tures in selected areas. System-wide initiatives have included increased access to RN, and nurse techs Billy Lesley and Doug 85 percent or higher adherence to all seven personal protective equipment (PPE) with new PPE organizers; a focus on hand Thompson.