PACESETTER kadlec.org Leaving a lasting legacy. See the story on page 2. In this Partners in success…Page 4 What is EBUS?…Page 6 issue Here for you after hours…Page 5 New Heart Wellness Scan…Page 8 March 2016 A higher level of care eavina lasting legacy Rand Wortman and Bill Moffi tt RAND WORTMAN ARRIVED at including the completion of the fi nal Kadlec as its interim CEO in 2000, but four fl oors of the River Pavilion, and a Imaging Center in the 945 Building within 48 hours he had called his wife parking garage now underway. was a big step at the time, but it has Gaynell in Florida to tell her he wanted “I consider myself a business been greatly successful. Launching to pursue the job on a permanent economist fi rst and an administrator the River Pavilion was a bold move, basis. second,” he said. “Most models of but it was immediately full. Adding “I could immediately see the health care at the time focused on Kadlec Clinic was a bold move, but it incredible potential,” he said. “There reducing costs to meet budgets. now has over 160 providers. We gave were physicians who wanted to be Instead, I believe you need to grow Columbia Basin College $2 million as here, patients who wanted to get care to meet expenses, and that’s what we seed money to build the CBC Health here, and a professional and technical have done.” Science Center; that was a whole lot staff who wanted to work here. There of money for us back then, but the was a board of directors ready to meet Strategies for growth health care in the region is so much the growing needs of the region, not The fi rst step, according to Wortman’s better because of the expanded just the community.” vision, was to become a tertiary, number of health care professionals Wortman applied for the job regional medical center. educated here and staying here. and, now 15 years later, he is set to “In 2001, we created a strategic Another gift to CBC in 2015 for a retire in May. It is clear that the early plan,” he said. “If you look at our second Health Science Center and vision he had for Kadlec and the newest strategic plan, you will see very the establishment of the new WSU health care for the region has been little change. Those strategies we put Doctors of Nurse Practice Endowment in good hands. Under his leadership, together then continue to be critical as a part of the Kadlec Foundation are Kadlec’s workforce has jumped from for us today.” more bold moves. 700 to more than 3,200, emergency Wortman is quick to credit Kadlec’s “Without the support of the board, room visits have more than tripled, Board of Directors and the Kadlec it would have only been a vision. and licensed beds at the hospital executive team for Kadlec’s growth By making those moves, the board have expanded from 153 to 270. In during his tenure. allowed and encouraged the growth 2014, there were over 2,000 heart “The board has been willing to we’ve experienced,” he said. “That’s procedures, including nearly 350 be bold, and the executive team has remarkable.” open-heart surgeries. New facilities excelled in executing our strategies,” Wortman also credits the have been built and expanded he said. “Building the Outpatient leadership team at Kadlec for its part 2 in the success of the last 15 years. “I know that hundreds I say mission accomplished. Well done,” “They have allowed me the luxury of Tri-Cities area said Cummins. of having the vision. I’ve been able to residents are alive today be the conductor while they did the because they got care Moving forward work to make the music,” he said. here, that 15 years ago Wortman recently handed over the they would not have reins of Kadlec to Lane Savitch and moved A model of leadership to a role as regional chief executive with Bill Moffi tt, who served as a board been able to receive. Providence Health & Services. member during Wortman’s time at That’s what drives “Lane has been a key part of our Kadlec, said following his vision was easy. me. I know we make success during his more than nine “Rand says that he almost immediately a di erence.” years at Kadlec,” said Wortman. “He knew he wanted to apply for the —Rand Wortman fully understands the Kadlec vision and permanent position,” said Moffi tt. “It mission for the future, and he has an worked both ways. We immediately excellent executive team to keep things knew he was the guy we needed to moving forward. Kadlec is in great hands.” lead Kadlec into the future. He came to Combining outstanding leadership us with a world of experience in every problem,” said Cummins. “The Health with expert medical staff and sense of the word. He is a visionary. He Sciences building turned out to be a caregivers has Kadlec well-positioned sees the bigger picture. win-win-win. We were able to expand to meet the region’s health needs, “He had a vision to improve the care our programs, Kadlec was able to have according to Wortman. patients could receive right here, and a more stable supply of nurses and the that has come to fruition. We now have city of Richland had the development of Making a diff erence 24/7 neurological care and are a Joint a key facility. Kadlec is now supporting What are highlights of Wortman’s Commission Primary Stroke Center. our eff orts to build the next leg of the career at Kadlec? We have nationally recognized critical project — Health Sciences II. “You might see that huge crane care. We have more providers available “That’s the story of Rand. The guy or any of the other facilities we have locally, in many new specialties, is brilliant. He has the ability to make built and consider those my major and there is so much more. It is not big ideas happen. While at Kadlec, highlights. But they are not,” he said. overstating it to say his impact on the he made the region healthier and “For me, success is about helping quality of life in our region has been wealthier, and moved the development create a healthier region, helping cure amazing. Frankly, he has been a game- of this community up a notch. To Rand people. When I go to the store and changer in the area of health care in our —Continued on page 4 region. He made a diff erence in 15 years that others may take a lifetime to do.” A community leader Rich Cummins, president of Columbia Basin College, echoes praise for Wortman’s leadership as a community partner. “He is a straight shooter. He does what he says and says what he does. He sees the big vision yet understands the steps to get there. He is a joy to work with,” said Cummins. An example he cites is the ongoing partnership with CBC. “Rand is the consummate One of Rand Wortman’s legacies is his work on the businessman. He saw that the Kadlec Distinguished Chairs endowment, designed to create and fund fi ve faculty positions at Washington State University Tri-Cities. The Tri-Cities had a nursing shortage, which endowment allows WSU Tri-Cities to recruit doctoral-prepared faculty to meet necessitated the hiring of traveling the region’s need for nurse practitioners. With Wortman at the endowment nurses — an expensive and unstable announcement were Kadlec Community Board member Wayne Martin, WSU workforce. He wanted to solve this Tri-Cities Chancellor H. Keith Moo-Young and WSU Regent Lura Powell. kadlec.org 3 Leaving a lasting legacy —Continued from page 3 someone stops me and says their brother is alive today because of the care that he got at Kadlec, that’s my highlight. When I know that someone doesn’t have to go out of town to get treated for a heart attack or stroke, and I know it improved their quality of life, that’s my highlight. I know that hundreds of Tri-Cities area residents are alive today because they got care here, that 15 years ago they would not have been able to receive. That’s what drives me. I know we make a diff erence.” Another highlight for Wortman is the quality of the medical staff A partnership and the employees at Kadlec. They are extremely well-trained and committed individuals who for success have done the work of developing Kadlec into a leading health care EVERY WEEK, Alexandria Salazar “Kadlec has high expectations, organization, he said. works hard at her job in the and the students live up to those “Ultimately it’s about the Pediatric Department at expectations,” said Hanford High people of Kadlec, and I couldn’t Kadlec Regional Medical Center. School teacher Laurie Price, who, be more proud to have led them Alexandria, a senior at Hanford with Dusty Wirtzberger from Richland these past 15 years,” he said. High School who has volunteered High, coordinates the program. “The Wortman’s tenure at the helm at Kadlec for two years, is not just students know this is an authentic of Kadlec is leaving a lasting getting important work experience; work environment. The work they legacy, which continues to benefi t she is also getting credits that will do is important. They are recognized not just the health care of the help her graduate from high school.