Special Care Nursery Caring for Our Communities

Caring for Our Communities
Special Care Nursery
Makes the Difference
Also Inside:
Epic Conversion
Comprehensive Orthopedics
New Physicians
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Spring 2010
EPIC Conversion
to Electronic Medical Records
Nurses entering patient information on in-room computers instead of
the traditional paper chart will be among visible steps of the switch to an
electronic medical records system at Upper Valley Medical Center.
Preparation for conversion to the Epic system of electronic medical
records will take most of this year, and conversion itself is targeted Spring 2011.
The multi-million dollar project will associate the hospital and, a few
months later, participating physician offices with one of the leading health
care information management systems in the nation. Epic is used by the
other hospitals of Premier Health Partners (PHP) as well as other health care
organizations in the Dayton region.
The Epic system will mean immediate access by health providers to
patient health information across the PHP hospitals. Future opportunities
could include information tie-ins with first responders and other health
care providers.
Using the electronic system can improve the quality of care by reducing
potential errors in medication and treatment. For example, the system
will contain checks and balances designed to raise red flags if a prescribed
dosage of medication does not meet the normal amount for the condition
being treated.
The system also will reduce greatly the number of hand-written medical
orders. Orders and other documentation placed directly into a computer
reduce the potential for human error in recording and interpreting the
handwritten data. Nurses will enter patient notes via a computer in every
room, and physicians will place their orders by computer.
Once the system is in full use, very few paper records will remain.
“We will be as electronic as technology will allow,” said Michael J. Maiberger,
UVMC President and CEO. “This will be a very differentiating factor for UVMC
in hospital systems of our size.”
The state-of-the-art information technology will join the latest
technology in use in departments such as Imaging, Cancer Care and
Dialysis at UVMC, Maiberger said, adding, “This will complement the latest
technology that we have in all of our clinical areas.”
Welcome to Health Update
The UVMC family is
pleased to introduce
Health Update, a new
publication designed to
keep you informed about
ongoing advancements in
services, technologies, and
overall quality care for the
benefit of our patients and the surrounding
communities.
Like all providers today, UVMC
faces many challenges from the current
economic environment and impact of
governmental changes. While we will
maintain our focus on maximizing
efficiencies, at the same time, we are
committed to enhancing the high quality of
service we provide. One such enhancement
we are embarking upon is conversion to the
Epic system of electronic medical records
– a major advancement that will position
UVMC with one of the leading health
care information management systems
in the nation. (See article at left.) UVMC’s
association with Premier Health Partners
helps to make this major initiative possible
– one of the advantages of being part of a
larger system.
Another major enhancement coming
this year will be a Cancer Care Center
expansion. We will share details about
this project in the next Health Update.
In the meantime, this issue includes
exciting highlights about just a few of the
important services UVMC provides for our
communities.
As always, we extend appreciation
to our many dedicated employees,
physicians and volunteers who continue to
demonstrate exceptional commitment to
quality, compassionate care for the patients
and families we serve.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Maiberger
President & CEO, Upper Valley Medical Center
Physician Focus: Newest Primary Care
Physicians Discuss Why They Chose UVMC
The role of the primary care physician
is key to helping individuals maintain
overall good health. UVMC is committed
to recruiting skilled primary care
physicians to meet the growing needs
of our communities. Over the past year,
UVMC welcomed four such physicians
working in internal medicine, family
practice and obstetrics/gynecology.
Parvati Katrapati, MD,
said family in the area
and the opportunity to
focus on an office
practice helped attract
her to the Miami
County area and UVMC’s Internal
Medicine Group in Troy.
Dr. Katrapati was working in West
Virginia when she began looking for
work in Ohio, where several members
of her husband’s family reside. She
interviewed after learning about UVMC
via the Internet.
“I interviewed and decided ‘This
is the place for me,’” Dr. Katrapati said.
She likes what she’s seen in the area,
including the opportunity to work fulltime with her patients. “I like people,
like to interact with them. Preventive
medicine is my goal with my patients,”
she commented.
Dr. Katrapati completed residency
in internal medicine at Mount Sinai
School of Medicine in New York and has
been practicing in the US since 2003.
She said she made the right choice
deciding to move to this area of Ohio.
“This is a very quiet neighborhood, but
the cities are close,” she said, adding
she and her husband, Syam, and their
daughter enjoy attending cultural
events in Dayton and Columbus. The
location nearby of an international
airport also comes in handy for trips
home to India.
Kathryn “Katie” Lorenz, MD, said one of the reasons she joined
UVMC’s Hyatt Family Care in Tipp City was because it offers the
opportunity to work with patients of all ages. “This way I see the
family and see the mile markers of life. I like seeing babies on up,”
she said.
Dr. Lorenz loves talking to patients and educating them. “It is
nice to congratulate them when they do a good job with their health,” she said.
A Huber Heights native, Dr. Lorenz received her medical degree from Wright
State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and completed a family practice
residency in Dayton before joining UVMC last fall.
She and her husband, Ryan, moved to Tipp City with their young son in November.
“My husband and I both love it here. It is a great atmosphere with a better pace.
Everybody is so nice,” Dr. Lorenz said.
Joining a UVPC physician group was attractive to her because “I could focus on
doctoring versus running a business,” she said “I love coming to work as Dr. Katie and
going home to be a mom.” At home, in addition to family life, she enjoys crafts and
crocheting, reading and playing the family Steinway piano.
Richard Michael, MD, a Darke County native, learned about an
opportunity with UVMC via the Internet while practicing in
Nebraska, and returned to this area last year to join the Internal
Medicine Group in Troy.
“I knew it was a nice place to work. It was a good opportunity
at the right time,” he said. In his current position, “I really try to focus
more on preventive care,” he said.
Dr. Michael attended The Ohio State University and then worked for a local
bank before deciding to study medicine at the University of Kentucky. He completed
residency in Dayton 1997. He practiced in Arcanum for more than 10 years and
worked in emergency medicine before heading for a job opportunity in Nebraska,
where he had wanted to live for years.
Coming back to his roots in Ohio was a good decision, he said, adding, “This is
where we grew up; everything is familiar.”
Dr. Michael and his wife of 30-plus years, Jo, have four children, three
grandchildren and a fourth grandchild on the way. He said he enjoys family time,
including playing with his grandchildren, and hopes to make a medical mission trip
to Haiti later this year.
Eunji Seward, MD, said she appreciates the slower-paced life offered
in the Midwest after having lived on both the East and West coasts.
She visited her husband, Ron, who was living in the area, several
times before deciding to settle in Ohio instead of the East Coast.
“I like it here. It is a little less stressful. People are very friendly and
kind and care for other people. It is very family-oriented,” Dr. Seward said.
The area’s open space and bike trails also attracted her along with the lack of
serious traffic problems.
“And I have a backyard now, so I got a new puppy,” she smiled.
Dr. Seward joined UVMC’s Miami County Women’s Center, with offices in Troy,
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Piqua, Tipp City and Versailles, last year.
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Amy Dorsey, RN,BSN, cares for a newborn in UVMC’s Level II Special Care Nursery.
Special Care Nursery and Staff
Keep Families Returning
“They really make you feel at
home,” she said, adding that
she liked the friendly and relaxed,
but professional, atmosphere
provided by everyone from
doctors and nurses to the
Amanda Suerdieck can’t say enough about having the UVMC family share in the
growth of her own family.
Amanda, who was born at the former Piqua Memorial Medical Center and
grew up in Ansonia, had her first child at Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC) in
1999. She liked the way she and her family were treated at UVMC, so, despite living
in Union City, Indiana, she returned four times for the birth of five more children.
The most recent arrivals were twins, Vivian and Violet, who spent 33 days in
the Level II Special Care Nursery with their mom following their birth in the fall.
cleaning staff.
– Amanda Suerdieck
A nursing mother, Amanda welcomed use of the hospital’s extended overnight stay
room for new moms so she could be with the twins.
“They really make you feel at home,” she said, adding that she liked the friendly
and relaxed, but professional, atmosphere provided by everyone from doctors and
nurses to the cleaning staff.
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Advanced Care,
Close to Home
When Amanda went home for
time with her other children while her
twins were still in the Level II nursery,
the nursing staff would call to tell her
how her twin girls were doing.
Melissa and Brad Bernard of Piqua chose
Amanda said she appreciated
UVMC for the birth of their first child be-
that same level of attentiveness and
cause it was the most convenient location
thoroughness by the staff as she
for them. They also had heard from friends
delivered her children without pain
who had a great experience at UVMC.
medications.
“The nurses would talk with me,
When the Bernards’ first-born had some complications, they were
thankful they chose UVMC for another reason: the Level II Special Care
check to see if I needed anything,
Nursery. “He spent nine days there. We were very glad we were at UVMC,”
provide all the detail information
they said.
I needed and make sure I was as
When Melissa learned she was expecting the couple’s second child, the
comfortable as possible at all times,”
Bernards knew they wanted to return to Upper Valley. This time, little Lindsay
she said.
arrived six weeks early. Once again, the Bernards were happy they chose
And, she added, the care for her
children was top notch. “They cared for
my babies just like I would,” she smiled.
Amanda said she and husband
Lucas always recommend UVMC
Maternity Services to family and
friends in the area. “It’s a drive for us,
but it has been worth it.”
UVMC because of the confidence they had in staff and technology available
close to home.
Melissa had a more difficult labor with her daughter and ended up having
a C-section. The parents were kept abreast of everything going on by the staff,
who managed to calm them and educate them at the same time.
“The nurses at Upper Valley are beyond the call of duty. I’d recommend
Upper Valley to anyone,” said Brad.
UVMC Maternity Services has a staff of 60, including 45 registered nurses.
The medical team includes 6 obstetricians/gynecologists who deliver only at
UVMC. Family-centered care is offered in a locked unit licensed to care for 19
mothers and 31 babies at any one time.
The Level II Special Care Nursery is the only one of its kind between
Dayton and Lima. Teri Gulker, Director of Nursing/Women’s & Children’s
Services, explained that the Special Care Nursery is equipped to care for
premature newborns as young as 32 weeks, as well as multiple births, and
infants born with a genetic defect, or those born to a mother with diabetes,
hypertension or drug addiction.
A baby may be in the Special Care Nursery for a few hours or months.
The longest stay has been three months.
Gulker said the UVMC obstetrics nurses are all highly trained, and
the average length of employment among them is about 20 years. Staff
members work at Children¹s Medical Center, Dayton, as part of their training.
In addition to excellent care provided by local pediatricians, the hospital
Amanda and Lucas Suerdieck family
additionally contracts with neonatologists from Children’s to see Special Care
Nursery babies.
ON THE COVER: Kari Stewart of Sidney
cares for newborn daughter, Kara,
with a little help from obstetrics nurse
Darla Brown.
For more information on UVMC Maternity Services, call (937) 440-4900
or visit UVMC.com.
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For more than 20 years, Don
Delcamp, MD, and Robert Malarkey,
MD, have been helping people
with musculoskeletal problems in
Miami County and surrounding
communities. As partners in Upper
Valley Orthopaedics, they serve as
general orthopaedics providing medical
and surgical treatment of bones, joints,
ligaments, tendons and nerves.
Orthopaedics is a branch of
medicine that studies and treats
musculoskeletal problems. The goal
is to prevent injury but, when injury
occurs, the aim is to stabilize and
hopefully restore normal function.
Mobility is the essence of
orthopaedic care.
“We treat children and adults.
We treat athletes as well as the fans,”
Dr. Delcamp said. “We are trying to
provide a quality service for the Miami
County area so injuries can be treated
closer to home.”
He and Dr. Malarkey estimate
that they can take care of 99% of local
Caring for Our Communities with
Comprehensive
Orthopaedic Medicine
orthopaedic patients’ concerns. Among
exceptions would be spine-related
complaints or rare disorders that
require another specialist.
Later this year the practice will
welcome a third physician, Dr. Mark
Zunkiewicz, who specializes in sports
medicine as well as other areas of
orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery.
“Whether an injury is sportsrelated, work-related or just an injury
from an accident, the underlying
principles of orthopaedics management
are evident in the care we provide for
our patients,” Dr. Malarkey said.
Don Delcamp, MD
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Robert Malarkey, MD
Upper Valley Orthopaedics is community-based, with the doctors knowing and
seeing many of their patients outside the office.
“We tend to take care of problems relatively quickly,” Dr. Malarkey said.
Dr. Delcamp added, “We don’t have long waits for appointments. We try to
Introducing
Mark Zunkiewicz, MD
accommodate patients as quickly as possible, knowing that orthopaedic injuries are
Orthopaedic
often quite stressful emotionally as well as physically. And an injury to one member
surgeon Mark
of a family can have an impact on everyone else.”
Zunkiewicz, MD,
Born in Miami County, Dr. Delcamp graduated with his Doctor of Medicine
will bring his
degree from The Ohio State University and completed his orthopaedic training at
orthopaedic skills
Miami Valley Hospital. He opened the practice in 1987.
with a special focus
A native of Milford, Ohio, Dr. Malarkey completed his Doctor of Medicine degree
in sports medicine
at the University of Kentucky. He also trained in orthopaedics at Miami Valley
and arthroscopy to Upper Valley
Hospital and joined the practice in 1990.
Orthopaedics and UVMC this summer.
An Ohio native, Dr. Zunkiewicz
graduated from Ohio Wesleyan
University before receiving his Doctor
of Medicine degree from the Medical
College of Ohio at Toledo (now
The University of Toledo College of
Medicine) in 2004.
He served a five-year residency
in orthopaedic surgery at Allegheny
General Hospital in Pittsburgh, where
Upper Valley Orthopaedics specializes in comprehensive
orthopaedic treatment including traditional and arthroscopic
surgical procedures:
• Hand surgery including carpel tunnel, trigger fingers, fractures and
extensor tendon lacerations
• Foot surgery including ankle fractures and stabilization, bunion surgery
and hammer toe repair
• Knee surgery including fractures, ACL reconstruction and arthroscopic
procedures
he worked with patients of all ages
requiring various types of orthopaedic
intervention. Currently, he is completing
his fellowship at Mississippi Sports
Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in
Jackson, Miss., where he is focusing on
sports medicine, arthroscopy and care
of the athlete.
Dr. Zunkiewicz said he chose Ohio
• Hip surgery including fractures
and Miami County for his practice for
• Arthroscopic shoulder surgery including fractures and rotator cuff repair
several reasons. “Ohio is home, where
• Joint replacements including hip, knee and shoulder
I am from, and where I saw myself
• Gender knee joint surgery designed specifically for the female patient
ending up. During the job search, I
• Pediatric orthopaedics involving fractures, intoeing, bowed legs and
became aware of the need for someone
ambulation problems
• Sports medicine including throwing injuries, knee, foot and hand
problems
with my specific training and skill set to
complement the outstanding practice
of Dr. Don Delcamp and Dr. Robert
Malarkey already in place in Troy,” he
Upper Valley Orthopaedics is a part of UVMC’s Upper Valley Professional
Corp, Troy. To learn more, call (937) 335-3561.
said. “I hope to use this training to serve
the people of this area for many years
to come.”
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Troy
Cancer Awareness Symposium
10th Anniversary Event Hosts Best-Selling Author
The 10th Annual Bill and Ruth McGraw Cancer Awareness
Symposium will feature Bruce Feiler, New York Times bestselling author and cancer survivor, speaking on his latest book,
“The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men
Who Could Be Me.” The program is free and open to the public.
Thursday, June 10
6:30 p.m.
Crystal Room, 845 W. Market St., Troy
Seating is limited. To register, call 440-7541.
Sponsored by the UVMC Cancer Care Center and the UVMC Foundation, and made possible by a gift from the McGraw Family Fund of The Troy Foundation and grants from the
UVMC Foundation and The Troy Foundation.
Promoting Heart Health in Our Communities
UVMC’s annual Heart Month Health Fair
hosted for the community earlier this year,
offered free screenings for cholesterol,
blood sugar and blood pressure. Hundreds
of participants took advantage of the
health testing and host of wellness/
nutrition/fitness information provided
by professionals from UVMC and Premier
Community Health. For a list of free health
screenings offered at community locations
each month, call CareFinders at
(866) 608-3463 or log on to UVMC.com.
Introducing
Aaron Kaibas, DO
Invasive Cardiologist
Aaron Kaibas has joined
the UVMC Medical
Staff and will begin seeing patients at
Troy Cardiology this summer. Dr. Kaibas
currently is completing his invasive
cardiology fellowship at Marshall
University in Huntington, W.Va.
He completed his internal medicine
residency at the University of Kentucky/
Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Ky.,
after earning his medical degree from the
Ohio University College of Osteopathic
Medicine. He is certified by the American
Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kaibas
expands the high quality cardiology
services provided locally by Drs. William
Czajka, Cass Cullis and Yaser Siraj.
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A graduate of Pusan National University in South Korea, she completed OB/Gyn residency at the Jersey City Medical Center.
She said she enjoys working in both aspects of her specialty – obstetrics and gynecology.
When not working, Dr. Seward enjoys walking with her dog and riding her bicycle on local bike paths, among other
activities.
“This area is perfect. I can relax and reflect, and go back to work with a happy mind,” she said.
Hyatt Family Care, the Internal Medicine Group and Upper Valley Women’s Center are all Upper Valley Professional Corp.
practices, affiliated with UVMC/Upper Valley Medical Center. To learn more, call (937) 440-7497.