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Newsletter for the Allentown
and Sacred Heart Hospital Center
Vol. 3 No. 13
July 7, 1980
TWO ELECTED TO A&SHHC
BOARD
Walter J. Okunski, M.D., and Peter E. Farrell, M.D., were elected new
members of the Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center's Board of
Directors at the corporation's Annual Meeting, Thursday, June 26, 1980.
Dr. Okunski, Director of the Burn Center, has served as a member of the
Board of Directors of The Allentown Hospital Association since February,
1979. Dr. Okunski is President-Elect of the Hospital Center Medical Staff,
is an active member of the Medical Staffs at A&SHHC and Allentown, and
also serves on the Medical Staffs of Sacred Heart Hospital, the Good
Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, and St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem.
He
is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons, and is Vice President of
the,.Robert H. Ivy Society, a Pennsylvania Plastic Surgery organization.
Dr. Farrell, an Allentown Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, has been a
member of the Sacred Heart Hospital Board of Directors for the past two
~ears. He is the incoming President of the Sacred Heart Hospital Medical
Staff and is also a member of the Medical Staffs of A&SHHC and Allentown
Hospital.
Re-elected to new terms were A&SHHC Board members Valeria S. Boyer,
James Lanshe, Sr., Esq., and Abram Samuels.
Board Officers remained the
same: James McCambridge, Vice President; James Lanshe, Secretary; and
J. Walton St. Clair, Treasurer, were re-elected at the organizational meeting
of the Board and Richard Fleming will continue to serve as President until
an agreement as to his successor can be reached.
Retiring from service on the Board this year were The Honorable Henry
V. Scheirer and Earl K. Sipes, M.D. Judge Scheirer has been involved in
hospital governance since January, 1964, when he joined the Board of
Directors of The Allentown Hospital Association.
While on the board, he
served as Chairman of the Executive Committee, 1971-74, 1st Vice President, 1971-74, President, 1974-77, and was made an Honorary Director in
July, 1978. He became a member of the Corporation of the Allentown and
Sacred Heart Hospital Center at its inception in 1971, and a member of the
A&SHHC Board in October, 1974. While on the Center's Board, he held
various positions, including Nominating Committee Chairman, member of
the Executive Committee, Joint Conference Committee, and served as
Secretary to the Board from 1978 to 1979.
Dr. Sipes, a general surgeon, has been a member of the Sacred Heart
Hospital Board for four years. He served as Director of the A&SHHC Board
for one year, 1978- 79. Dr. Sipes is Chief of the General Surgery Division at
Sacred Heart Hospital, and was President of the Medical Staff from
1978-1980.
He is a Diplomat in The American Board of Surgery and is a
Fellow in The American College of Surgeons.
Walter J. Okunski, M.D.
The Centep
Welcomes
'0
Engineering
George Goetz, II
John Hanisits
Chuck Martin
Robert Meckes
Dale Ott
:0 Heart Station
Rebecca Hensinger
io Housekeeping
Peter Desch
Robert Dorsey
Karen Knox
r0 Laboratory
Thomas
Krakoski
ro MaUroom/ Messenger
Shelly Frantz
ro Medical Records
Sharon Wardenski
ro Nuclear Medicine
Lori Moyer
ro Nursing Service
Chris Bannon
Debra Barrett
Mary Bartolacci
Jane Butler
Ann Capobianco
Mark Custead
Marilou Dtonesio
Claudia Errickson
Gary Guldin
Frances Hastings
Jill Hauck
Jan Hemperly
Deborah Kantz
Nancy Kelly
Mary Beth Krug
Joan Kudick
Brenda Lagler
Barbara Larsen
Paula MacGown
Barbara Nader
Linda Pagoda
Karen Policare
Debra Powell
Janet Richards
Judith Rugg
Gail Siotter
To Radiolgy
Candido
Panebianco
To Respiratory Therapy
Linda Bealer
Susan Pionegro
New Medical Staff President
Stanley E. Zeeman, M.D., Chief of Cardiology at the Hospital Center, has been
elected President of the A&SHHC Medical Staff. Dr. Zeeman's term of presidency
began on July 1, 1980, and will continue for two years. Dr. Zeeman has been Chief
of Cardiology since September, 1974.
He attended Villanova University, Cornell University, and Muhlenberg College,
and received his Medical Degree from
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia,
in 1948. After a 2 year rotating internship at Jefferson Medical College, he
completed residencies in Cardiology at
Philadelphia General Hospital, and in Internal Medicine at Belvue Hospital, New
York City. Dr. Zeeman is certified by the
American Boards of Internal Medicine
and Cardiology.
Dr. Zeeman succeeds Joseph E. Vincent, M.D., Allentown pulmonary
specialist, who has served as A&SHHC
Medical Staff President since July, 1978.
Dr. Vincent has been on the staff of the
Hospital Center since September, 1974,
Stanley E. Zeeman, M.D.
and was President-Elect of the Medical
Staff from 1976-78.
New President-Elect
for 1980-82 is
Walter J. Okunski, M.D., Allentown
plastic surgeon and Director of the Burn
Center. Dr. Okunski has been on the
staff of A&SHHC since September, 1974.
Dr. Weston honored: Alumnus
of the Year
For nearly half a century, Kenneth R. Weston, M.D., has been one of Allentown's
leading orthopedic surgeons.
Dr. Weston, an Emeritus-Active member of the
A&SHHC, Sacred Heart, and Allentown Hospital medical staffs, was honored for his
many years of service and skill and presented with the "Alumnus of the Year Award" at
the 5th Annual Residents'Appreciation/Graduation
Dinner on Friday, June 20,1980.
A graduate of Hahnemann Medical College, Dr. Weston interned at Allentown
Hospital in 1931 and 1932. He earned his Bachelors Degree in pre-medicine at
Penn State, where he was captain of the 1926 Nittany Lion Football Team and a
member of Penn State's varsity track team. Partly due to his keen interest in
athletics, he pioneered efforts in successfully restoring vital joints following athletic injuries early in his career.
As a Navy physician from 1940-46, Dr. Weston was awarded the Bronze Star.
After the war, he became Chief of Orthopedics at Allentown Hospital and head
athletic physician for the Allentown School District.
Today, while continuing to maintain his private practice, he is still chief athletic
physician for the Allentown high schools.
He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the International College of
Surgeons, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
In 1979, he received Allen High
School's coveted Distinguished Alumnus
Award, and, a few weeks ago, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award
of Penn State University.
A long and loyal supporter of Penn
State, he has served on the Alumni
Council, as President of the Lion's Paw
Alumni Association, and has qualified
with the Office of Gifts and Endowments
as a Presidential Associate for the past 15
years. In 1978, he was among the
former Penn State football greats elected
as a personality for "The Penn State
Yearbook," a half-time feature on the
Penn State Football Network.
Kenneth R. Weston M.D.
Residents
Graduate
Physicians graduating from residency programs at A&SHHC, Allentown Hospital,
and Sacred Heart Hospital were feted on Friday evening, June 20, at the Holiday Inn
East.
Receiving certificates for completion of their residency programs were: Flexible
Residents: Harry W. Buchanan, IV, M.D., Victor J. Faralli, M.D., Daniel L. Martin,
M.D., and Eric J. Stein, M.D,; Internal Medicine: Harry Berger, M.D., Jack Goldstein,
M.D., Robert Kraus, M.D., John B. Lang, D.O., Storme Lynn, M.D., Harry W.
Matelski, M.D., Eugene E. Ordway, Jr., M.D., Margaret M. Simcox, M.D., and
William Keith Tingle, M.D.; Chief Medical Residents and Fellows in Internal Medicine:
oseph A. Candio, M.D., and Larry B. Feldman, M.D.; Family Practice: Ronald J.
Buckley, M.D., John J. Dulcey, M.D., Sherri J. Laubach, M.D., George L. Provost,
M.D., and Nicholas M. Romano, M.D.; Obstetrics and Gynecology:
Larry R. Glazerman,
M.D., Kyung Y. Lee, M.D., and Heather P. Peirce, M.D.; General Surgery:
Chun-Nan Chen, M.D., Richard T. Fields, M.D., Stephen Schell, M.D., Ronald
David Springel, M.D., and Barbara-Ann Valvo, M.D.; Chief Surgical Residents:
Chun-Nan Chen, M.D., and Barbara-Ann Valvo, M.D.; Colon/Rectal:
Howard C.
Heron, M.D., and John C. McConnell, M.D.; Plastic Surgery: Carolyn Janet Jendrek,
M.D.; Fellow in Vascular Surgery: Richard H. Whitten, M.D.; Fellow in Cardiovascular
Diseases: Robert Joseph Oriel, M.D.; Dentistry (Allentown Hospital Association):
Charles R. Shuffelbottorn, D.M.D.; (Sacred Heart Hospital): Patricia A. Collins, D.D.S.,
and Rodney M. Dobrowolski, D.M.D.
Also honored at the event were Teachers of the Year from each of the three
hospitals who were selected by the residents for their outstanding contribution to their
medical education.
Chosen for the Teacher of the Year Awards were: Obstetrics
and Gynecology:
Gregory J. Radio, M.D.; Family Practice: Arthur Hoffman, M.D.;
Pediatrics: John S. Wheeler, M.D., Martin D. Misenhimer, M.D., Dennis W. Kean,
M.D., and Charles F. Smith, M.D.; Internal Medicine: Michael H. Ufberg, M.D.;
Surgery: Michael Rhodes, M.D.; and Dentistry: Thomas P. Englert, D.D.S., and
Robert J. Fexa, D.D.S.
Dr. Edward J. Burkhard, Jr., Chairman of the Combined Education Committee,
was chairman of the event. Dr. Headley S. White, Jr., associate director of the
Family Practice Residency Program at Sacred Heart Hospital and host for the popular
health care information T.V. program "On Call", was Master of Ceremonies.
Father
Philip DeRea, M.S.C., newly appointed chaplain at Sacred Heart Hospital, delivered
the invocation.
Following the dinner and ceremony, entertainment was provided by
the musical group, "Steppin' Out."
Current residents at the 3 institutions were also honored guests at this yearly joint
.fair. "'Sacred Heart Hospital served as host hospital for the event.
Dean Dimick, M.D., Chief of Medicine, congratulate:
Harry Matelski, M.D. Dr. Matelski will share Chief
Medical Resident responsibilities in 1980·81 with Dr.
Harry Berger.
Teacher of the Year in Surgery, Michael Rhodes,
M.D., is flanked by Chief Surgical Residents, Chun
Nan Chen, M.D., and Bcrborc-Ann
Valvo,. M.D .
Notice: Pedestrians in Construction
Area
Construction of the Hospital Center's Medical Office Building has begun.
ln order to avoid personal injury or interference to the workers, employees
avoid the building site.
Your cooperation will assure successful completion of construction.
must
Vending Machine Refunds
Lose your last quarter to a coin eating soda machine? Take heart. Refunds can be
picked up from the information desk, 7:00 A.M. - 9:30 P.M., and the Admitting Office, 9:30 P.M. - 7:00 A.M.
Allan E. Trevaskis, M.D. congratulates Plastic
Surgery Program graduate Carolyn J. Jendrek,
M.D
Nutritional Support Service
A new concept in nutritional care of patients will be introduced at A&SHHC beginning July 1, 1980.
The Nutritional Support Service, directed by Joseph Prorok, M.D., F.A.C.S., will
educate nurses, physicians, and housestaff in all aspects of protein calorie
malnutrition.
In addition, the service will also establish standards for treatment of protein calorie
malnutrition, provide a coordinated team on a consultative basis for diagnosing and
treating malnourished patients, and organize a home patient support service.
In at least 10% and perhaps as much as 30% of all deaths occurring in hospitals,
malnutrition is the direct or contributing cause. Some patients die, not because their
illness is incurable or surgery was unsuccessful, but because they are unable to eat or
absorb a sufficient amount of nutrients to sustain life.
However, over the past ten years, health care professionals have become increasingly aware of the benefits of nutritional support. They have also been receptive to
technological advances which are directly traceable to the development of total
parenteral nutrition (TPN) , an intravenous method of providing nourishment to patients unable to assimilate adequate nutrients through the gastrointestinal tract.
In the past, nutrition programs were available solely in University settings. Nutrition
was not mandated in a medical student's curriculum. Recently 1/3 of the 120 medical
schools made nutrition education a requirement.
Since its inception over 10 years ago at the Harvard Medical School, the Nutritional
Support Service has developed into a complex system, supervised by a specially
trained physician and a multidisciplinary team.
A&SHHC's team consists of two physician-nutritionists
- Larry Feldman, M.D., and
Joseph Candio, M.D., who will provide administrative and educational services; a
dietitian - Judy Holaska, R.D., who will perform initial patient assessments and
diagnostic workups; a Pharmacist -Christopher Rock, R.Ph., and a Nurse -Marlene
Keck, R.N., whose combined effort will provide appropriate nutritional support
therapy; and an Administrative Coordinator - Richard Manges, Assistant
Administrator at A&SHHC.
Although nutrition education will not cure all ills, it can be the key to early detection, diagnosis and treatment of nutrition problems. This in turn will prove cost effective for the hospital, shortening or preventing hospital stays.
Following its success at A&SHHC, the Nutritional Support Service will be expanded to serve other Allentown hospitals.
Cancer Program Receives
Accreditation
A&SHHC's Cancer Program, which has been active since September, 1974,
received a Certificate of Approval, effective 1980-1983, from the Commission on
Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
This is the first approval received by the Hospital Center from the 43 year old
American College of Surgeons, making it one of 742 accredited programs throughout
the United States.
The certificate of approval designates A&SHHC as a Category I hospital, having
full facilities and capable personnel to diagnose and treat cancer found in all major
anatomical sites.
According to Joyce Schwenzer, Director of Medical Records, the Hospital Center
first requested a consultant from the American College of Surgeons on January 6,
1976, to evaluate their Tumor Registry and suggest methods of improvement in order
to meet the College's standards.
Approval is based upon stringent requirements including: accreditation by the Joint
Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals; the formation of a multidisciplinary
cancer committee consisting of a committee chairman, functioning tumor registry, a
clinical oncology program, consultation services offered by oncologists, and a system
of quality care evaluation.
Members of the Cancer Program at the Hospital Center include Chairman to the Tumor
Committee, Robert M. Post, M.D.; June Miller and Linda Krasley, Tumor Registrars;
and members of the Clinical Oncology Staff.
The Law
and the E.R.
"We cannot eliminate all negligence.
Mistakes happen; a certain amount can't
be eliminated, but we can minimize," said
James George, M.D., J.D., at the "Law
and the Emergency Room" Symposium
held June 12, in the Hospital Center
auditorium.
In September, 1979, Emergency
Medicine became the most recent
medical specialty. Along with this
recognition came much scrutiny concerning the responsibilities and liability of all
Emergency Department staff.
Dr. George, noted author, physician,
and lawyer, discussed legal aspects of the
Emergency Room, involving child abuse,
blood alcohol, contraban, rape, and
phychiatric emergencies.
'Today anyone can sue, and usually
does," he said, and that is why Emergency Medicine physicians must stay on their
toes, complying with the patient's standards of care, which involves informing
the patient of all details of his/her illness.
Physicians should be aware of recent
court rulings, where, for example, a
blood alcohol sample may be drawn
without the patient's consent or a court
order.
Where the use of illegal drugs is
suspected, the physican should read all
search warrants carefully, as invasions of
the body, such as stomach pumping,
may not be included.
When child abuse is thought to be the
cause of a patient's injuries, the attending
physician must report it for follow up by
a social worker.
Or, in the case of a rape victim, the
Emergency Medicine physician must be
aware of his liability if he or she fails to
diagnose a pre-existing pregnancy, or
fails to treat the victim for venereal
disease.
Psychiatric emergencies, too, can
develop into sensitive situations. The attending physician is subject to suit,
should the patient harm themselves or·
others. Therefore, "reasonable" restraint
must be enforced.
More recently, the fear of a malpractice
suit has become an increasing worry for
both doctors and nurses. Patients are
becoming more concerned over the type
and quality of care they receive, and
physicians must comply or risk suit.
The name of the game is common
sense. "A good Emergency Medicine
physician or nurse is one who can conclude that something is wrong," said Dr.
George.
There is no way to determine an
emergency without an examination.
According to Dr. George, the E.R. staff
must be prepared to see anyone, at
anytime, with any problem. Never close
that Emergency Room door.
Gary L. Lattimer M.D. Infectious Disease specialist on the Hospital Center's staff,
and Chief of Infectious Diseases from 1974-1979, has left Allentown to become Chief
of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Dakota, School of Medicine, in
Fargo, North Dakota.
During his tenure at the Hospital, Dr. Lattimer was very active in research on
Legionnaire's Disease and the teaching program at A&SHHC and Allentown
Lfospital. During the last three years, he has authored and co-authored 16 papers,
....hapters for three textbooks of medicine, and a textbook.
He has been a manuscript
consultant for the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine,
and The Journal of Occupational Medicine.
Dr. Lattimer is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He
received his Medical Degree from Temple University School of Medicine,
Philadelphia, interned at Allentown Hospital, and completed his residency training at
Presbyterian-University
of Pennsylvania and Jefferson Medical College Hospital,
Philadelphia.
He also completed his fellowship training in Infectious Diseases, was
Chief Medical Resident, and was an Instructor in the Department of Medicine at Jefferson prior to coming to Allentown.
Karen Schweyer, CCPT,andday Rausch,CCPT, Pulmonary Function, have
become registered cardio-pulmonary
technologists by passing the National Society of
Cardio-Pulmonary
Technologists exam in Philadelphia recently.
Karen has been at A&SHHC since December, 1978, and Jay has been at the
Center since November, 1975, and in Pulmonary since July, 1978.
Gary L Lattimer M.D.
Dave Rice will be the instructor for the new microsurgery teaching laboratory.
Dave is a graduate ·of Moravian College in Bethlehem, with a B.S. degree in Biology.
For his position in the microsurgical lab, Dave spent over 60 hours in a special course
in microsurgical techniques at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.
Prior to his appointment here, he was a quality control microbiologist for Beecham
Labs, Piscataway, New Jersey.
Jack Dittbrenner, Biomedical Photographer, was the featured speaker for the
American Heart Association-Mideastern
Pennsylvania Chapter's annual meeting held
recently at the Lehigh Valley Club. Jack discussed "Poor Health and How to Obtain It."
Herbert•• L Hyman, M.D., Chief of Gastroenterology at A&SHHC and Allentown
Hospital, and Guy L. Kratzer,M.D.; Chief of Colon and Rectal Diseases, at
A&SHHC and Allentown Hospital, and Clinical Professor of Surgery, Hershey
Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, have co-authored "Management of Fecal Impaction," which is appearing in the June, 1980, issue of Practical
Gastroenterology.
The article deals with the diagnosis of constipation, examination and diagnosis of
fecal impaction and treatment.
Dave Rice
7th Door changes
Besides offering one of the nicest views of the Lehigh Valley, the 7th floor has also
served as a storage area (7B), residents on-call quarters (7C) and as the location for a
few busy departments (7A). But in the past few weeks, there have been quite a
number of changes on the 7th floor:
7A Missing from this wing are Utilization Review /Discharge Planning-Social Service
and the Clinical Oncology Program.
Relocated on the same wing are the Electroencephlogram
(EEG) Laboratory (from
7A01 to 7A13), and the Stress Test Room (from 7A04 to 7A18).
Also, the Employee Health Department now shares the 7A Conference Room with
the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit. The Conference iloom will be used for an additional
waiting area.
78 In case you haven't noticed, the empty shell that used to be 7H has been
transformed into the new locations for:
Utilization Review/Discharge
Planning-Social Service, with the office located off of
the entrance into 7B from the freight elevator lobby;
Clinical Oncology Program, located next to UR/DP;
and the new Microsurgical Teaching Laboratory.
Funded by the Dorothy Rider
001 Health Care Trust, the lab is designed
to provide instruction in microsurgical
techniques for interested area surgeons and housestaff.
It will also provide specialized
training for physicians needed to fully develop and staff the Center's tertiary care programs serving the Eastern Region.
7C On call quarters for residents, the ASHHC Federal Credit Union, and the office of
Joseph Lau,M.S. Radiation Physicist.
I
Karen Schweyer, Jay Rausch
Radiology Technology Honored
One of the busiest Hospital Center
departments, Radiology, will be observing
National Radiologic Technology Week,
July 13-19.
Comprised of 7 Board Certified
Radiologists, one Nuclear Medicine
Physicist, and a full-time supporting staff
of 53, the department operates 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, performing procedures in diagnostic and trauma
radiology, ultrasound, computerized axial
tomography, and other specialized procedures.
This past year, the department performed over 74,800 procedures, compared to 71,309 in 1978. An increase of
5%. Busy!
Working with patients, 'radiologists, and
surgeons requires a specialized education
for the radiologic technician:
a minimum
of 24 months in a hospital-based program, a 24-30 month Associate Degree,
or a 4-year Bachelor of Science Degree.
As part of their participation in National Radiologic Technology Week, the
department is planning an exhibit to be
placed in the lobby.
Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center
1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18105
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Richard Fleming
President
James E. McCambridge, Jr.
Vice-President
James C. Lanshe, Esq.
Secretary
J. Walton St. Clair, Jr.
Treasurer
Frank B. Andrews
Valeria S. Boyer
W. Richard Covert, D.D.S.
Henry H. Dent
Michael J. Egan, Esq.
Orlando R. Pozzuoli
Msgr. Dennis A. Rigney
Abram Samuels
Hon. Henry V. Scheirer
Alan H. Schragger, M.D.
Morton I. Silverman, M.D.
Earl K. Sipes, M.D.
Morton Schneider
Chairman Emeritus
Ellwyn D. Spiker
Administrator
Non Profit
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 1922
Allentown, Pa.
18105