HealthFocus — Spring 2015 issue
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HealthFocus — Spring 2015 issue
Important PRMC Health Information Inside. Save or Share This Edition. In This Edition HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 Healthcare to the Neighborhoods 2&3 Our Cover Story President’s Message 4 With a Little Help From Our Friends Amazing Athletes! 5 Managing the Game and Their Diabetes A Welcoming Environment 6 New Mother/Baby Unit Opens Revolutionary Hemodialysis Technology 7 Getting to Know Peninsula Regional Medical Center 8&9 Our Centers of Excellence A Message from the Chairman 10 PRMC Foundation Report 11–15 Our Donors Make it Happen! Walk a Mile (or more) in His Shoes 16 Tim’s Hill’s Personal ALS Challenge Ocean View Family Medicine 17 Our Financial Statement 18 Your Community Calendar of Classes and Events 19 On the Cover Flora Glasgow, CRNP, treats Leah Keithley, 6, at PRMC’s Outpatient Pediatric Cardiac Clinic. www.peninsula.org 2 PENINSULA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 100 East Carroll Street Salisbury, MD 21801-5493 410-546-6400 www.peninsula.org Peggy Naleppa, MS, MBA, Dr.M, FACHE President/CEO William R. McCain Chairman, Board of Trustees Editor Roger A. Follebout, Jr. Director of Community Relations Contributing Writers Laren Carmean Marketing Manager Gwenn Garland Community Relations and Marketing Specialist Graphic Designer Darren Wood The Wagner Wellness Van is one way PRMC is bringing healthcare into the community. here does good health begin? Is it at a doctor’s office, with routine checkups? Is it at home, with healthy food choices in the refrigerator? Is it at the gym, on the treadmill? Maybe it’s in utero, with the choices a mother makes for prenatal care. No matter where you think good health begins, a hospital isn’t the place that usually comes to mind — that’s where you go when you’re sick. But the responsibility of hospitals is changing. National and state mandates are holding hospitals accountable for the wellness of their communities. That’s causing a sea change at Delmarva’s largest and oldest hospital, Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. “For most of our 117 years, Peninsula Regional has focused on acute care. Now we are moving toward a system that puts patients’ needs first, and makes healthcare more of a team sport,” said Karen Poisker, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC, Peninsula Regional’s Vice President for Population Health. Poisker’s position is a new one, created to help oversee the Medical Center’s initiatives for patient education, community-based wellness, reducing readmissions and chronic disease coaching and management. Poisker herself is not new to healthcare — she has been a member of the PRMC team for 40 years. W “This is an exciting time to be in healthcare,” Poisker said. “We are breaking down the walls that kept parts of healthcare isolated from each other, and made them more difficult for patients to access.” That means bringing care closer to home, a goal that PRMC is achieving in multiple ways. One method is its new Delmarva Health Pavilions — one opened in September in Millsboro, Delaware; and another is planned to open in Ocean Pines this summer. The health pavilions make care more accessible to communities. The Millsboro pavilion is home to a primary care office, a pharmacy, laboratory, orthopaedics, diagnostic imaging and physical rehabilitation services. The Ocean Pines pavilion will host primary care along with a laboratory, pharmacy, and Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation services, with even more to come. “We are refining our focus in local neighborhoods where we can best and most conveniently provide these types of healthcare services that help people to become healthy and live well,” Poisker said. “The Cardiac Rehabilitation program is a great, longstanding example of this,” Poisker added. “It has been in place for nearly 30 years at Peninsula Regional, the largest in the state of Maryland, helping people regain strength after heart events. They exercise HEALTH FOCUS is published two times a year by the Community Relations & Marketing Department for the friends and employees of Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Maryland. Copyright © 2015 HEALTH FOCUS Peninsula Regional, Salisbury, Maryland. All rights reserved. The materials in this issue may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the permission of the editor. under the care of specialists who help them to go at the right pace. Often participants say, ‘If I had started doing this sooner, I might not have been in the hospital in the first place.’ That’s what population health is all about — offering preventative services and helping our community to avoid the need for that acute care.” In addition, Delmarva will see an increased presence of PRMC’s mobile health vehicle, the Wagner Wellness Van, providing screenings and health checks. “The Wagner Wellness Van can go to the community and be what we A community education event brought one Children’s telemedicine doctor a unique opportunity. Fran Cogen, MD, CDE, a nationally known pediatric diabetes expert at Children’s who sees patients at PRMC via telemedicine, was able to meet some of her patients in person for the first time. “We really know each other well already, but it’s wonderful to be able to shake their hands,” she said. A patient’s father spoke at the event about how his family had to spend an entire day traveling across the bridge for his daughter’s diabetes appointments. Now they see Dr. Cogen via telemedicine at PRMC, and it has made a great difference having that care close to home. There are also partnerships with other community care providers such as nursing homes, home health care and physicians’ offices. Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s affiliation with the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network and other researchers has brought opportunities for patients to participate in clinical trials. PRMC’s Drive-Thru Flu Clinic vaccinates close to 5,000 people annually. chronic diseases, and helping people adopt healthy lifestyles.” Poisker says that can mean collaborations such as the HealthPartners Delmarva partnership that PRMC formed with Bayhealth in Delaware, within which the two health systems can exchange information about best practices and use the power of group purchasing to lower their costs. It can also mean stopping health problems before they start. For example, childhood obesity can cause many health issues. The Healthy Us program at the Henson Family YMCA in Salisbury brings together Peninsula Regional’s pediatric hospitalists from Children’s National and YMCA staff members with children at risk of obesity issues and their families. Learning nutrition and exercise basics can set them up for success later in life. By bringing care closer to the community and making it more accessible, Poisker says Peninsula Regional Medical Center hopes to fulfill its guiding mission: “To improve the health of the communities we serve.” ■ 3 www.peninsula.org need it to be,” Poisker said. “It has two full, private exam rooms where we can perform all kinds of care.” Wellness and prevention are behind many Peninsula Regional initiatives, including its annual Live Well DriveThru Flu Clinic, which vaccinates an average of about 5,000 people against influenza annually in two days, and its Live Well HealthFest, a free screening event planned this year for April 11 at Bennett High School in Salisbury. With diabetes an issue for Delmarva, HealthFest will offer a more advanced diabetes screening this year. Those at highest risk will be offered an A1C blood test, which provides a snapshot of a person’s past three months of blood sugar levels. “We will focus on how to educate and motivate the public to reduce the odds of developing chronic diseases or how to better live with their diseases, along with community partners and other providers,” Poisker said. “We are offering chronic disease selfmanagement classes through MAC, Inc. that emphasize education as well as Blood pressure screening at the 2014 Apple Scapple Festival in Bridgeville, DE. “The need to develop community and other clinical relationships and ways of providing care outside of the walls of hospitals has become more important than ever,” Poisker said. “Since hospitals are essentially being held responsible for reducing cost across the healthcare system in Maryland, it is essential that we play a significant role in helping orchestrate access to care and approaches that resolve many of the social problems that prevent people from using healthcare earlier. It is really about improving health and preventing as much as possible the progression of HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 April 11 will see the return of free screenings at the Live Well HealthFest. how to better control diabetes, or to actually reduce factors that may contribute to its development.” Partnerships are an important part of Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s population health focus as well. “We have partnered with Children’s National Health System, based in Washington, D.C., to bring needed but hard-to-find specialties here to Delmarva,” Poisker said. “We have specialists in pediatric cardiology, endocrinology and neonatology here to help patients in person and using telemedicine.” A Message from the President With a Little Help From Our Friends HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 P www.peninsula.org 4 artnerships. In life, in love, in business, if entered into wisely, they often pay dividends. And it’s no secret there is much more to be achieved by the whole of the group than the efforts of the individual person. Our founder, Dr. George W. Todd, understood that implicitly. In 1897, he relied on the backing of local legislators for the support to build his new sixbed Peninsula General Hospital. He also welcomed the generosity of Salisbury’s citizens for items like lemonade glasses, washtubs, oysters, crackers and cakes. It, indeed, took a village to get our hospital through its first year. Today, albeit on a much larger and more modern scale, healthcare gets by with, apologies to The Beatles, “a little help from our friends.” It has to in these times of population health management. We’re responsible for the overall health of our communities; not just when they need hospital services, but at all times. We’re also reimbursed for how well we do that, how much we reduce readmissions and how successfully we partner with our local physicians and other health providers in our community — and our own state and neighboring states — to keep people well. That’s why Peninsula Regional has recently entered into partnerships with Bayhealth of Delaware (HealthPartners Delmarva) and 9 hospitals on the Western Shore (Advanced Health Collaborative). We are like-minded, being of similar scale and market essentially to our respective communities. We’re working with the collective power of collaboration to find ways to make healthcare more affordable, to make it available to more people and to bring it closer to their homes. Doing so has placed Peninsula Regional Medical Center in the best possible position in Maryland and Delaware to achieve our goals. Not, however, at the expense of forgetting the importance of our partnerships within. We’ve recently launched a medical leadership project. It’s a co-management role that pairs some of our outstanding physicians with the clinical managers and directors of our key divisions to further strengthen the leadership relationship and our pledge to population health management. Traditionally, doctors have been viewed as a customer of the services we provide. We’re evolving that mindset and asking them to now join us as a full partner in the patient care experience. We’re fortunate to have Dr. Elleda Ziemer partnering with Karen Dunn and others in our medical division; Dr. Mark Edney joining Warner Crumb to co-manage our inpatient surgical division; Dr. Thomas DeMarco working with Joan Daugherty in our cancer care division and Dr. Steven Hearne working with Jeanne Ruff in our cardiovascular division. The physician’s primary focus is to work collaboratively with the clinical leaders in the service lines of each of their divisions, to establish best practice ideas and to assist them in delivering greater operational efficiency, improvement in patient outcomes, quality, safety and the overall healthcare experience. The dividends are much the same: getting people out of the hospital and back to their normal activities sooner, keeping our citizens healthier, reducing potentially preventable conditions and dropping readmission rates to the hospital. And who, besides a physician, has a stake equally as large as ours in keeping our neighbors healthy? It’s a natural fit. This is a team effort and a team partnership. We’re moving from operating in silos to working smarter, together, to facilitate what is best for the patient. Not unlike Peninsula Regional’s first year of service in 1897, it’s going to take a similar village to embrace the change necessary to continue to enhance our clinical services and improve the health of our communities. Peggy Naleppa, MS, MBA, Dr.M, FACHE President/CEO PENINSULA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MISSION Improve the health of the communities we serve. VALUES Respect for Every Individual, Delivery of Exceptional Service, Continuous Improvement, Safety, Effectiveness, Trust and Compassion, Transparency. VISION As the Delmarva Peninsula’s referral Medical Center, we will be the leader in providing a system of regional access to comprehensive care that is interconnected, coordinated, safe and the most clinically advanced. We will deliver an exceptional patient and family experience, while fostering a rewarding environment for physicians and employees. Together, Peninsula Regional Medical Center and its physicians will be a trusted partner in improving the health of the region. Amazing Athletes! Managing the Game and Their Diabetes Madison, started a 5K in her honor — the Running on Insulin 5K has been held in Fruitland for the past two years, and all proceeds go to the American Diabetes Society. Allie runs it herself, of course. She has some advice for kids or teens who get a diabetes diagnosis: “Don’t let it hold you back. Just because you’re different, it doesn’t mean you can’t lead a normal life.” Joining her at the most recent 5K a few months ago was Hayley Dize — as well as Flora Glasgow, CRNP, who provides care for them at PRMC’s Pediatric Diabetes Clinic. “We are so proud of Allie and Hayley and their successful management of diabetes, which allows them to be healthy, competitive athletes at the highest level.” FotoJoe Photography Hayley Dize is on Salisbury University’s Division III field hockey team. Mastering the art of managing her type 1 diabetes has allowed her to stay competitive. For information about pediatric diabetes care, contact the Pediatric Outpatient Specialty Clinic at 410-543-7480. HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 5 www.peninsula.org ype 1 diabetes is typically diagnosed in children and teens. It can be difficult for children — and their parents — to face this diagnosis that can change their whole lifestyle in an instant. Exercise can be a challenge with type 1 diabetes, because it requires a careful balancing act between insulin doses, food and activity. It requires careful monitoring. But just because something takes an extra few steps doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Two outstanding young patients at Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s Outpatient Pediatric Diabetes Clinic have shown that anything is possible. Hayley Dize was eight years old when two important things happened: She started playing field hockey, and she found out she had type 1 diabetes. She was a little nervous when she found out she had diabetes, but she was determined not to let it stop her. “I had faith on my side,” she said. “I knew I would be able to manage it.” Since she was in fifth grade, Hayley has worn an insulin pump, a small, computerized device that delivers insulin without the need for injections. “I am thankful for the freedom the pump gives,” she said. Among other things, it has helped her have the freedom to pursue her athletics. Now she’s a freshman at Salisbury University studying elementary education and is on the field hockey team. She just participated in her first NCAA tournament with the Division III team. “It’s been my goal since I was 8,” she said. She says anyone with diabetes can achieve their goals if they are determined enough. “Don’t let it scare you or think you can’t do anything. If you take care of yourself, you can lead the life you want to,” she said. Another Salisbury teen discovered her condition later. Allie O’Leary started noticing the symptoms when she was 14 years old. “I thought I was going crazy — I was filling my water bottle at school seven times a day, and I was still thirsty. I was eating all the time, but losing weight.” Her mom took her to the doctor, and Allie had her blood drawn. As soon as they got the results, Allie was rushed to the hospital — she had type 1 diabetes, and her blood sugar levels were off the charts. “I was really afraid,” she said. But by day 4 at the hospital, having gotten her blood sugar to a more controlled level and learned how to administer insulin and check her levels, Allie was anxious to leave. “I had a soccer tournament!” she said. Allie is a dedicated player for the team at James M. Bennett High School — and she has great support from her coach, who also happens to be her dad, Ed O’Leary. Now that she has gotten used to life with type 1 diabetes, she’s not letting it hold her back. She continues to play soccer as well as lacrosse. “It’s easy to manage,” she says. “My mom measures my food, and when I have a game, I always check by blood sugar before and after.” Her mom, Alexis, says she admires how her daughter has adjusted to life with diabetes. “She’s shown such responsibility. She’s always been a great kid, and we are so proud of her.” Her whole family supports her. Her sister, T At the Running on Insulin 5K, held in Fruitland every fall, Peninsula Regional nurse practitioner Flora Glasgow ran alongside Allie O’Leary, for whom the race was started; O’Leary’s friend and fellow type 1 diabetic Allie Nutall; and Hayley Dize. O’Leary and Dize are patients of Glasgow at the PRMC Pediatric Diabetes Clinic. PRMC Dedicates New Mother-Baby Unit In Memory Of Delmarva Native Madeline Perdue embers of the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation helped Peninsula Regional Medical Center dedicate its new Mother-Baby Unit on Friday, November 28, 2014. Built with the help of a $500,000 grant from the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the new unit provides large, modern, private rooms with more space for mothers, babies and families. The unit was dedicated in the name of Delmarva native Madeline Perdue, who passed away in 2011, and was the mother of Perdue Farms Chairman Jim Perdue. As they helped cut the ribbon on the new unit, Jim Perdue and his sisters, Anne Oliviero and Sandra Spedden, were presented with a miniature version of the dedication sign bearing Madeline’s name. Sibling Beverly Perdue Jennings was unable to attend. All of Madeline Perdue’s children were born at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Jim Perdue, Chairman of Perdue Farms, helps Peninsula Regional “At Perdue, we’re proud to continue our donate the Mother-Baby Unit in honor of his mother, Madeline Perdue. support for PRMC and its mission to improve The Arthur W. Perdue Foundation helped make the new unit possible the communities it serves,” said Kim Nechay, with a $500,000 donation. Executive Director of the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation. “This is important to the Foundation and the Perdue family because PRMC serves the patients. Peninsula Regional’s Mother-Baby Unit features Couplet Care, in which the same nurse takes care of both entire region that Perdue considers home. Madeline and Frank Perdue raised their children here so there is something moms and babies, together in the same room. Research shows that families benefit from Couplet Care with increased very fitting about the Mother-Baby Unit being what directly bonding, babies who cry less and are easier to soothe. Each benefits from this gift. The renovations that these funds room has a computer, as well as an area for the newborns to helped make possible are amazing and will help many be examined, with additional lighting for the nurses and families — many of which will be Perdue associates and pediatricians to best assess the babies. There is also a parent family members — welcome their babies.” The new rooms were planned with families and enhanced lounge for education on care after discharge. “We want to help each of the 2,000 babies born here every bonding in mind. Each room has a daybed for a support year have an exceptional start in life, and this is a beautiful person to stay overnight, as well as a comfortable glider, to help mothers breastfeed and bond with babies. The rooms in new setting that will help us to achieve that,” said Diane the newly remodeled unit are clustered in three-room “pods,” Hitchens, RN, the Director of Women’s & Children’s Services so nursing teams will always be close by and available to their at PRMC. HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 M www.peninsula.org 6 The Fasanella family welcomed a baby girl in fall 2014, and were the very first family to enjoy the new Mother-Baby Unit. Liwanag Sison, RN, BSN, and certified nephrology nurse chats with patient Synthia Preudhomme, who was one of the first at PRMC to receive the therapy. Apheresis Now Offered at PRMC TPE is a therapy that separates a patient’s plasma out of the blood, removes it, and exchanges it with a replacement fluid; usually albumin and/or fresh frozen plasma. TPE (also sometimes referred to as PLEX) can be used to treat certain autoimmune diseases such as Wegener’s Vasculitis and Goodpasture’s Syndrome; Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP); and many other disease processes and toxicities. RBX is a therapy used to treat complications of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) by removing damaged red blood cells and replacing them with normal ones. This treatment is particularly indicated for stroke and Acute Chest Syndrome sometimes seen with SCD, and may sometimes be used prophylactically. Erythrocytapheresis is a method used to remove excess red blood cells from patients with primary and secondary erythrocytosis. This therapy can also be used to treat iron overload. Peninsula Regional looks forward to growing this service in the coming months and to being able to provide specialized care for patients closer to their homes. Sickle Cell Support Group Peninsula Regional Medical Center hosts a monthly support group for people with sickle cell disease. The support group gives people with SCD the chance to interact with others facing similar issues, and to learn and share information. Topics include healthy habits, how to prevent infections, medication management, pain control and stress management. For information on joining the group, call Jennifer Rayne at 410-912-6840. 7 www.peninsula.org eninsula Regional Medical Center is now offering apheresis, a therapy that removes or exchanges harmful constituents of the blood. PRMC is the only hospital to offer these services on the Eastern Shore. Synthia Preudhomme of Salisbury, finishing up a round of therapy, was one of the first patients to be treated using apheresis at Peninsula Regional. “I’m very happy to be a part of PRMC history,” she said. “It is much more convenient than going over the bridge.” Apheresis is performed in the Hemodialysis Unit by trained Hemodialysis staff, and is available for both inpatients and outpatients. The therapies are ordered by one of PRMC’s four nephrologists, all of whom are credentialed in apheresis, and are performed by a trained hemodialysis nurse. While apheresis encompasses many different therapies and processes, the specific treatments currently offered at the Medical Center are Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE), Red Blood Cell Exchange (RBX), and Red Blood Cell Depletion (Erythrocytapheresis). Other therapies will likely be offered soon. P HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 First to Offer Patients New Therapy Peninsula Regional Medical Center 410-546-6400 Key Facts • Largest health system on the Eastern Shore • Established October 1, 1897 • Region’s oldest healthcare institution with the most experienced team of professionals • 3,300 physicians, staff and volunteers • Widest array of specialty and subspecialty services on the Delmarva Peninsula • More than 500,000 inpatient and outpatient encounters annually • More than $375 million in economic benefit to the region annually HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 Peninsula Regional is an affiliate of the elite Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network (JHCRN), a group of academic and community-based clinical researchers designed to provide new opportunities for research collaborations and accelerate the transfer of new diagnostic, treatment, and disease prevention advances from the research arena to patient care www.peninsula.org 8 PRMC has also formed the HealthPartners Delmarva Alliance with Bayhealth in Dover, Delaware, and the Advanced Health Collaborative with 9 western shore hospitals Physicians • 362 physicians on the active medical staff • 52 specialties • 98% of physicians are board certified in their specialty Guerrieri Heart & Vascular Institute Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute 410-543-7123 • 1-800-955-0202 410-543-7006 • 1-866-9-CANCER (1-866-922-6237) Key Facts • A multi-disciplinary approach to cardiac intervention/surgery care • Designated as a Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System (MIEMSS) Cardiac Interventional Center • American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) Program Certification for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Pulmonary Rehabilitation • Delmarva’s only comprehensive Electrophysiology Lab and program for the treatment of arrhythmias • Joint Commission Certified in AMI (treatment of heart attack) • Clinical cardiovascular research in cooperation with local cardiology practices • IAC Accredited Vascular Laboratory • Peninsula HeartLine Tel-Assurance Program – The first in Maryland to provide assistance for heart failure patients to transition to the home setting from the inpatient setting • Women's Heart Program: a comprehensive screening program aimed at women at risk for cardiovascular disease. • Most experience in PAD therapy in the region; providing the latest technologies in endovascular peripheral intervention. • Mended Hearts Support Group 410-543-7284 Stats • The Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation program began in 1986. It has seen over 500,000 patients in the last 10 years • More than 113,000 catheterizations since 1974 • More than 12,000 coronary bypasses since 1974 • Nearly 140,000 other cardiac procedures since 1974 • Nearly 30,000 electrophysiology procedures since 1993 Key Facts • Continually accredited since 1970 • 40,000 cases treated and followed • A team approach to care • Clinical Oncology Research Department with access to groundbreaking clinical trials and the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network; visit www.peninsula.org/clinicaltrials • Cancer Risk Assessment and Genetic Counseling Service – no appointment required • Advanced treatment options and innovative therapies including robotic surgery, stereotactic radiotherapy surgery (SRS), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), intensitymodulated radiotherapy (IMRT) • Convenient access to medical oncology, with offices in Salisbury and Berlin • Access to support services including social workers, transportation assistance, nutrition and exercise consultants, palliative care and hospice care • Support groups and individual counseling at no charge; call 410546-1200 • Screenings to help detect cancer as early as possible, including low-dose CT for people at risk of lung cancer (call 410-543-7012), and Direct Access Colorectal Screenings, providing simple colonoscopy scheduling for people 50 and older. Call 410-543-7005 When you or a loved one is facing cancer, the region’s leading cancer institute offers comprehensive and compassionate care from diagnosis to treatment to followup, close to home Women’s and Children’s Services Key Facts • Designated by the State of Maryland as a Level IIB Perinatal Referral Program • The only Special Care Nursery (SCN) on the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia and the only SCN on the Delmarva Peninsula to routinely care for newborns as young as 32 weeks gestation and/or weighing as little as 1,500 grams (3.49 pounds) • Affiliated with Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC for comprehensive pediatric services • Provides pediatric outpatient services for endocrinology, genetics, Special Care Nursery follow-up care, cardiology that includes pediatric EKGs and echocardiograms all interpreted by a pediatric cardiologist Physicians and Clinicians • Teams of physician specialists that include OB/GYNs, Neonatologists, Pediatric Hospitalists, Pediatric Cardiologists, a Pediatric Endocrinologist and a Pediatric Geneticist, Pediatric Endocrine Nurse Practitioners, a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and a Neonatal Physician Assistant Stats • Around 1,800 babies are born each year at Peninsula Regional Medical Center Robert T. Adkins, M.D. Emergency/Trauma Center Designations • Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Designated Stroke Center and Cardiac Intervention Center • Delmarva Peninsula’s only MIEMSS Level III Trauma Center • Joint Commission certified in Stroke • Joint Commission accreditation for the treatment of AMI Orthopaedics and Neurosciences 410-912-6322 • 1-86-MYJOINT 9 (1-866-956-4689) Key Facts • Features the standard-defining daVinci surgical robot • Founded 2008 by the Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons of PRMC • Only comprehensive institute for minimally invasive surgery on the Delmarva Peninsula • The Delmarva Peninsula’s most comprehensive and experienced team of laparoscopic and robotic surgeons • Mission: To provide a superior, patient-centered, minimally invasive surgery experience through education and outcomes research Physicians and Procedures • 35 surgeons • 42 laparoscopic and robotic procedures • 1,500 minimally invasive procedures performed annually Including: Robotic Prostatectomy, Robotic Colon Surgery, Robotic Lung Surgery, Robotic Hysterectomy, Robotic Partial Nephrectomy, Laparoscopic Colon Surgery and Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic Adjustable Band Gastroplasty (Lap Band) and Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass • Specialties offering minimally invasive options: Urology, Gynecology, General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery Key Facts • Stroke Support Group 410-912-7961 • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Support Group 410-912-7961 • Joint Commission Certified as a Primary Stroke Center • Joint Commission Certified in Knee and Hip replacement • CareFirst Blue Distinction Total Value Center for hip and knee replacement • UnitedHealth Premium Total Joint Replacement Center • Delmarva’s first muti-disciplinary geriatric fracture program Physicians • 14 Orthopaedic Surgeons, 6 specializing in total joint replacement • Dedicated Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon • 2 Orthopaedic and 3 Neurosurgeons specializing in and performing spine surgery • 15 Physician Assistants and 2 Nurse Practitioners dedicated to the Orthopaedic and Neuroscience programs Stats • Over 10,000 joint replacement surgeries performed to date • Over 500 spine surgeries performed every year • Over 500 stroke admissions to the Neuroscience Unit every year • Over 50,000 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation visits each year Peninsula Wound and Hyperbaric Center 1-866-445-HEAL (4325) • • • • • 2 UHMS Accredited Hyperbaric Chambers 4 physicians specializing in advanced treatment options for chronic wounds Average median days to heal is 28 days Registered Nurses Certified in Wound and Hyperbaric medicine Ostomy Support Group 410-912-4947 “My 84-year-old mother suffered a fractured femur. The care rendered by the nursing staff of 5 South was absolutely EXTRAORDINARY…and this coming from a retired RN. The concern shown for our well-being was truly overwhelming.” Debbie A. Chandler, Arizona “I had two of the best caregivers ever. Angel was my aide, and she truly was an Angel. My nurse, Rachel, anticipated my need for pain medication and kept me very comfortable after my surgery. These two ladies are an A-1 team!” Jane G. Ocean Pines, Maryland “From the time I hit the emergency room through surgery to install a stent, and then the three days of recovery, never once did I have less than a perfect patient experience. Thanks for being an exceptional hospital.” H.G.W. Delmar, Maryland 9 www.peninsula.org 410-912-6350 • 1-877-456-6350 HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 Key Facts • 50-bed facility with state-of-the-art equipment and all private rooms • 88,000 annual visits • Designated Express Care area to treat minor illnesses and injuries • Emergency Medical Services program • Forensic nursing program Physicians, Clinicians and Support Staff • 21 physicians, all certified in Emergency Medicine • 19 Nurse Practitioners/ Physician Assistants • Dedicated and highly skilled emergency RN staff and specially trained emergency patient care technicians Peninsula Institute for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery (PILARS) What Our Patients are Saying… HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 A Message from the PRMC Board of Trustees Chairman Change still seems to be the one certainty that surrounds the healthcare industry, and it’s occurring at a very rapid pace. To manage the constantly changing landscape of healthcare, we too at PRMC have to adapt quickly. I can attest that our leadership team at PRMC, under the guidance of our President/CEO Dr. Peggy Naleppa, constantly addresses the change from a very proactive perspective. We do not follow a policy of reactiveness, but rather one of being progressive. We are fortunate to have such highly qualified individuals guiding us. Our leaders and our healthcare team have received many recognitions and awards over the past year. For example, Dr. Naleppa was presented the American College of Healthcare Executive’s 2014 Senior Leadership Regents Award for her lifelong contribution to healthcare and healthcare advancements in the state of Maryland. Cindy Lunsford, our Executive VP/COO was named One of Maryland’s Top 100 Women for her contributions to healthcare in our region. Our Medical Director of Surgical Services, Dr. Mark Edney, was appointed to the national position of Secretary/Treasurer of the American Association of Clinical Urologists. As a hospital, PRMC received its fifth consecutive Most Wired Award from the American Hospital Association for the use of technology in patient care and safety. Additionally, U.S. News and World Report, for a third consecutive year, named us a Best Regional Hospital in Maryland, and Becker’s Hospital Review recognized us as One of 100 American Hospitals with Great Oncology Programs. Recently, Becker’s also honored orthopaedic surgeon Tom Brandon, MD, a member of our Joint www.peninsula.org 10 Replacement Team, as one of America’s 52 Great Orthopaedic Surgeons. These honors are part of the 125 national awards, recognitions and certifications PRMC and our team have received over the past six years. As part of our strategic plan to manage our community health population, we opened or broke ground on several new and exciting facilities this past year. The Delmarva Health Pavilion Millsboro opened in September. That same month, we broke ground for the Delmarva Health Pavilion Ocean Pines, which will open this summer. In January, the City of Salisbury held a press conference announcing a grant they had secured to demolish the old Daily Times building, making way for a new mixed-use healthcare and retail building to occupy the space across from the hospital. Thus, we continue to evolve, as does the business of healthcare. However, the one constant that does not change is the presence of Peninsula Regional Medical Center as the leading healthcare provider for over 100 years for the citizens of the Delmarva Peninsula. Lastly, I want to take the opportunity to thank all the members of the Board of Trustees and our medical staff leadership for their service. They are individuals of the highest caliber and serve with integrity. They are committed to ensuring that we deliver exceptional healthcare. In addition, I want to thank all of our exceptional employees and volunteers that work every day to improve the health of our friends and neighbors. It is a privilege to be part of the leadership team at PRMC and I would like to wish everyone a healthy, happy and prosperous 2015. William “Bill” R. McCain Chairman PRMC Board of Trustees 2015 Peninsula Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees Front Row (Seated): Monty Sayler, Vice Chairman; Peggy Naleppa, PRMC President/CEO; William McCain, Chairman; and Herb Geary, Treasurer Second Row (Seated): Marion Keenan; William Todd, MD, President of the Medical Staff; and Debbie Abbott, Secretary Standing: Thomas Riccio, MD; Ryan McLaughlin; Mark Higdon; Martin Neat, Immediate Past President; Murray (Ray) Hoy, EdD; Thomas Coates; and Tim Benning, MD Not Pictured: David Rommel A Message from the PRMC Foundation Board Chairman Dear Donors, This has been another exciting year for Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation. Thank you to everyone who supported the many Foundation activities during the past year. Over 550 of you attended the 4th Annual “Moments in the Moonlight” Gala in support of the operating room renovation project. The Women’s Heart Health Luncheon and Fashion Show featured guest speaker, author and anchorwoman Katty Kay, and raised over $40,000 for the Guerrieri Heart and Vascular Institute. The Foundation’s Annual Golf Tournament was again a success with 52 teams participating. The Foundation’s newest event, The Spring Fling, was supported by 225 attendees, netting over $50,000. Each participant, volunteer and sponsor helped ensure the success of these events. Many in the community have supported the Foundation through gifts of gratitude for the care they received at PRMC or in honor of loved ones. Every dollar makes a difference to the exceptional care that PRMC provides. Thank you to each of you. Most significantly, the Foundation completed the $3 million Operating Room Renovation Campaign. This campaign supported the Medical Center’s initiative to renovate the operating rooms to meet today’s standards and make the rooms more comfortable for patients and their doctors. Thank you to all who contributed to this effort. I want to offer my personal thanks to the hard-working Foundation Board members who volunteer their time and resources to ensure the Medical Center has the funds to continue to offer state-of-the-art care in our community. The Foundation Board has added two new members this year. We welcome Tom Anderson and Frank Hanna, Jr. to the Foundation Board. Once again, we thank all of our donors and friends, and we look forward to working with you in the coming year. Leighton Moore, Chairman PRMC Foundation Board of Directors HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 2015 Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors 11 www.peninsula.org Front: Michael Guerrieri, Foundation Assistant Treasurer; Susan Wilgus-Murphy, Foundation Secretary; Nevins Todd, MD; Palmer Gillis, Foundation Vice Chairman; Denise Billing, Foundation President; Leighton Moore, Foundation Chairman and Anna Bushnell Middle: Tony Sposato; Gary Desjardins; David Harkins; David Orem; Phyllis Vinyard and William Todd, MD Back: Frank Hanna, Jr; David Rommel; Bryan LeCompte; Gregory Tawes and Ginnie Malone Not Pictured: Tom Anderson; Alice Ayers; Tiffany Beach, Foundation Assistant Secretary; Todd Burbage, Foundation Treasurer; Ron Forsythe; Kerry Garmin; Heather Hammond; John Stern; Scott Phillips and Joanne Young HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 P R M C F O U N DAT I O N G I F T R E P O R T J u l y 1 , 2 0 1 3 — O c t o b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 4 www.peninsula.org 12 Memorial Gifts Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. 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Hoster Value Carpet One Mr. & Mrs. Kristopher Hughes Ms. Chris Weber The ROI Companies Ms. Linda Hurley Westat The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Mr. & Mrs. John W. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Mark C. Wheeler Ms. Joanne K. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon White Three Lower Counties Community, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John Jordan Wilgus Insurance Agency, Inc. Ms. Donna Katz Ms. Carol S. Wilson Ms. Marilyn J. Keane Mrs. Richard S. Wootten Dr. & Mrs. Edward H. Klopp Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Young Dr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Krause Ms. Sheila Zimmer Ms. Katherine Layton Ms. Nancy Leer Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation Spring Fling for Operating Room Renovation Campaign Mr. & Mrs. Dexter Lunsford Dr. & Mrs. Peter Abbott Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Malone Mr. & Mrs. Rodney M. Abbott Ms. Roberta E. Mandelson Ms. Judith M. Allen Ms. Michelle Marriner Mr. Harry Anderson Mr. & Mrs. P. Curtis Massey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Anderson Ms. Robin Massey Mr. & Mrs. Timothy S. Arnett Ms. Susan D. McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Roger M. Ayers Ms. Maureen E. McNeill Dr. & Mrs. Alex Azar BB&T Medical Staff of Peninsula Regional Medical Center Mr. & Mrs. Larry Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Steve Benedict Ms. Gwen Meinster Dr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Berry Mr. & Mrs. George J. Mengason Mr. & Mrs. John Breda Mr. & Mrs. Leighton Moore Ms. Jean B. Bulkeley Mr. & Mrs. John Morcom Mr. & Mrs. Gerald W. Bunting Mr. & Mrs. John M. Murray Mr. & Mrs. R. Gardner Bunting Dr. Peggy & Mr. Daniel Naleppa Mr. & Mrs. Melvin J. Caldwell Ms. Hilliary S. Needleman Ms. Melodie E. Carter Networking Concepts, Inc. Ms. Patricia Cornell Ms. Kellie J. Noonan Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Cosgrove Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan C. Patrowicz Mr. & Mrs. William D. Creighton Peninsula Cardiology Associates, P.A. Dr. & Mrs. Thomas M. DeMarco Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Dempsey Peninsula General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association Mr. & Mrs. Gary P. Desjardins PNC Mr. & Mrs. John D'Amico Pohanka Automotive Group of Salisbury/Mercedes Benz of Salisbury Dr. & Mrs. William C. Todd Mr. & Mrs. Mahlon H. Trout Value Carpet One Venable LLP Wasatch Advisors, Inc. Wilgus Insurance Agency, Inc. Affiliated Power Purchases Mr. & Mrs. Scott P. Phillips Gillis Gilkerson Avery W. Hall Insurance Agency, Inc. PKS & Company, P.A. Dr. & Mrs. John J. Greco Mr. & Mrs. James B. Barnes PNC John H. Hampshire, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Barnes Dr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Poisker Hart to Heart Ambulance Service, Inc. Baxter Enterprises Mr. & Mrs. Julien A. Scott Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas C. Serkes Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Sheets Dr. & Mrs. Charles B. Silvia, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. W. Ellis Smith Sposato Landscape Co., Inc. Ms. Jill B. Stone Dr. & Mrs. Farouk Sultani Sysco Eastern Maryland The Bank of Delmarva The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company HGA Architects and Engineers Holt Food, Paper & Chemical Co. Horizon CSA LLC Johnny Janosik KPMG LLP Dr. Constantine G. Lambrou Lincoln Financial Group Loomis, Sayles & Company M&T Bank Mann Properties, Inc. McBee Associates, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William R. McCain McKesson Mr. George W. Thompson Metz Culinary Management Dr. & Mrs. Nevins W. Todd, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Leighton Moore Ms. Phyllis A. Vinyard Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Ms. Sara Evans Ms. Diane M. Hitchens Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Follebout, Jr. Ms. Jeanne E. Ruff Dr. Simona C. Eng & Mr. Glen Odor Ms. Julia Fisher Arthur W. Perdue Foundation Healogics Ms. Stephanie C. Elliott United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore, Inc. Ms. Kathleen Abercrombie Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ritchie Dr. & Mrs. Mark Edney Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Feist First Call Parts, Inc. Mr. Kevin Hayes Ms. Karen Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Mahlon H. Trout Pepsi Bottling Ventures of Delmarva Ms. Kristen K. Reilly Ms. Erin Driscoll Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Farrow Emergency Service Associates, P.A. Mr. Mark E. Pruitt Mr. & Mrs. Keith Doughty Dr. & Mrs. William C. Todd Peninsula Radiology Associates, P.A. Mr. James K. Eichelberger Dr. & Mrs. Thomas M. DeMarco Mr. & Mrs. David W. Tilghman Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation Womens Heart Health Fundraiser Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. Hammond Wealth Management Dr. & Mrs. Brian J. Delligatti Mr. & Mrs. Keith Doughty Ms. Valerie Dryden The Honorable Addie C. Edkardt Ms. Carolyn A. Hanna Ms. Brandy Hartstein Dr. & Mrs. John H. Hedger Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lecates Ms. Iris S. Richardson Mr. & Mrs. G. Donald Ritter Mr. William Badger Bank of America Mr. & Mrs. James B. Barnes Mr. Justin Bartels Bayshore Development Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Randall C. Bendler Dr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Benning Mr. & Mrs. Guy J. Billing Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Bishop Mr. & Mrs. Ron Boltz Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Brandon Mr. & Mrs. Jim Flaig Mr. & Mrs. Brian D. Flurer Mr. & Mrs. Bob Frick Mr. & Mrs. Herman Franklin Dr. & Mrs. C. Ernest Gibb, Jr. Ginnie Malone Realty, P.A. Mr. & Mrs. Harold B. Gordy Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Goslee Mr. & Mrs. Allen R. Gracey Dr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Grasso Mr. & Mrs. John D. Grimes Mr. & Mrs. Michael Guerrieri Mr. & Mrs. Christopher C. Hall Mr. Alan Halle Ms. Connie C. Hammond Mr. & Mrs. James Hochmuth Mr. & Mrs. John W. Jackson Ms. Judith A. Jacqueth Ms. Carla Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John Jordan Mr. & Mrs. Craig E. Koppenhaver Dr. Constantine G. Lambrou Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Laws Mr. & Mrs. Ron Laws Ms. Ruth W. Laws Mr. & Mrs. John B. Long Gary K. Marshall Agency Mr. & Mrs. P. Curtis Massey M&T Bank Mr. & Mrs. William R. McCain Ms. Susan D. McDonald Dr. & Mrs. Scott C. McGovern Mr. Hugh P. McLaughlin Mr. James Bunk Mr. Charles M. Meenehan & Diane H. Lubkeman, MD Mr. John H. Burbage Ms. Gwen Meinster Mr. & Mrs. Todd E. Burbage Ms. Kimmerly Messick Dr. Benito S. Chan & Dr. Gloria A. Uy Ms. Carol Moore Mr. Gregory Clendaniel Mr. & Mrs. Leighton Moore Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Coates Col. & Mrs. Henry F. Morris Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Conklin Mr. & Mrs. Cecil R. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. John M. Murray Dr. Peggy & Mr. Daniel Naleppa Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Nyce Peninsula Radiology Associates, P.A. Mr. & Mrs. Scott P. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Gary Pilchard Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Regels Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ritchie Mr. & Mrs. Mark V. Rudnick Ms. Jeanne E. Ruff Mr. Robert Saxman PRMC Chairman’s, Urban Quality Awards Bestowed Peninsula Regional Medical Center President/CEO Dr. Peggy Naleppa and Board of Trustees Chairman Bill McCain recently presented members of the Peninsula Regional healthcare team with Chairman’s Awards for their contributions to the Medical Center and the patients they serve. In addition, former board member Ed Urban returned to bestow the award named in his honor. Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas C. Serkes Mr. & Mrs. Julien A. Scott Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Sheets Dr. & Mrs. Charles B. Silvia, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Christopher S. Snyder Mr. Marc R. Summerfield The Harkins Companies Dr. & Mrs. Nevins W. Todd, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William C. Todd Mr. & Mrs. William E. Townsend Mr. & Mrs. Mahlon H. Trout Value Carpet One The Chairman’s Award Non-Clinical Winning Entry was Vascular Lab Flow Improvement, won by Eddie Conklin, Laura Brown, Florence Rayne, Mary Lou Melhorn and Jeanne Ruff. Inefficient vascular lab processes led to added cost and decreased access for patients. The team analyzed the process to find areas of opportunity. They improved the patient scheduling process and moved the function within Radiology, which opened space and created cross-training opportunities, and implemented standard work. The result: No backlog on appointments since February 2013, and expense was reduced to 32% below budget. From left, Bill McCain, Florence Rayne, Eddie Conklin, Mary Lou Melhorn and Peggy Naleppa. Ms. Sara L. Walls Wilgus Insurance Agency, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Douglas H. Wilson 15 www.peninsula.org The Ed Urban Quality Award was earned by the PostOperative Cardiac Patient Glucose Control project, with team members Steve Wilson, PA-C, Erin Mareck, Gina Grier, Caroline Mansy, Dr. Robert Chasse, John Jordan, Karen Jones, and Ann Turner. Their goal was to maintain the post-op cardiac patient’s glucose to 180 mg/dl or lower in the timeframe of 18 – 24 hours after anesthesia end time. The team used process mapping and chart review to analyze the data and found that 26 percent of patients had a glucose greater than 180. These were primary Coronary Artery Bypass patients with known diabetes or pre-diabetic tendencies. Result: Over the last 4 quarters, more than 97 percent of post-cardiac patients sustained blood sugars within the desired range during the 18-24 hour period post-anesthesia. In addition, related outcomes include a decrease in the infection rates, post-op renal failure, surgical reoperation, prolonged ventilation, overall and Cardio-Thoracic ICU length of stay, and mortality rates. From left, Bill McCain, Cynthia Mitchell, Cindy D’Aquila, Erin Mareck and Peggy Naleppa. HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 The Chairman’s Award Clinical Winning Entry was ICU Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Improvement, won by Erin Mareck, Cindy D’Aquila, Mary Cannon, Celine Eisele, Stacey Smith, Padmaja Ambre and Cindy Mitchell. Starting in August, 2013 CAUTI rates in ICU started to trend upward. The goal was to reduce the rates to below benchmark and eventually to zero. This team developed and implemented a Nurse-Driven Protocol for the removal of urinary catheters as quickly as possible, which has been shown to reduce infection rates. They also reeducated the nursing staff about CAUTI prevention measures, which are now part of their standard work. They do daily monitoring of these prevention measures and review all patients with catheters to make sure they are still necessary for good care. As of May and June, 2014 the ICU Standardized Infection Ratio fell below the state average. From left, Bill McCain, Gina Grier, Ed Urban and Erin Mareck. Surgical Precision PRMC Operating Room Project Nears Completion eninsula Regional Medical Center is now just weeks away from putting the finishing touches on a few updates to their recent operating room (OR) project. In December, PRMC completed an $18 million operating room expansion and renovation project. These most recent minor enhancements were done to improve clinical flow and in support of expanded technology. “The project team owes a huge debt of gratitude to the surgeons, OR staff and nursing staff that have dealt with evolutionary changes,” said Tom Anderson, PRMC’s Executive Director of Facilities and Properties. “It took the combined cooperation and patience of the entire team to make this happen.” Technicians finished the installation of components like overhead booms that carry lighting, monitors and other surgical gear at the end of last year. By the end of April, the final updates to the two cardiac surgery or “heart” rooms in PRMC’s OR will be complete, adding to those suites the technology that will advance them to the highest possible standard of care. Once work ends in the heart rooms, all work will be officially completed. Each of the 16 operating or procedure rooms was enlarged from 400 square feet per room to 600 or more; four were expanded to 800 square feet. The increased size permits greater access to the da Vinci Surgical System Robot and other specialized surgical technology used in procedures at PRMC like joint replacement and open heart HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 P www.peninsula.org 16 Peninsula Regional’s $18 million operating room renovation and expansion project is just weeks away from being officially completed. surgery. OR rooms were taken offline and renovated in phases, in an effort to limit disruption to the hospital’s always demanding surgical schedule. Also successfully completed was a $3 million capital campaign in support of the project by the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation. ”The Foundation is very pleased to have completed our $3 million Campaign in support of the operating room renovation,” said Leighton Moore, Foundation Board Chairman. “We thank everyone who contributed to this campaign, and congratulate the Medial Center for providing a much improved patient and physician experience.” ‘To Give Hope to Others’ Delmarva Man With ALS Walks 10 Miles im Hill’s walk from Dewey Beach to Bethany Beach on November 22 was a 10-mile journey that showed how far he has already come. Hill has ALS — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, and affects the body’s ability to control muscles. For many with ALS, a short walk is impossible. That’s why Hill chose to do the walk: “To offer hope,” he said. “When you’re told that there is no hope, you don’t try. I want to show people that trying matters.” Hill first noticed the onset of symptoms — unsteadiness, shaking, severe leg pain — about three years ago. He received his diagnosis in the spring of 2014 at a major Baltimore-area hospital, and was taken aback by what the doctor told him. “He said, ‘Get your affairs in order,’ and that was it. I asked about physical therapy, things I could do to help, and he told me that even if it did help a little, my insurance probably wouldn’t cover it.” Hill wasn’t content with that answer. He found Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s ALS Clinic, which brings together a team of healthcare experts from all disciplines related to ALS: neurologists, pulmonologists, gasteroenterologists, physiatrists, dietitians, physical, occupational and speech therapists, social workers, chaplains and more. “They saved my life,” Hill said. Working determinedly on his physical therapy, Hill went from being able to walk only a few blocks to reaching five miles. “I walk two miles every night, I do hours of physical therapy daily, I take my medications — I do everything the professionals tell me to do, because I have to say ahead of it,” he said. T Hill has normal strength and hasn’t missed a day of work at Wilgus Associates in Bethany Beach, where he is senior property manager and vice president. “There’s never a moment that I don’t know I have ALS,” he said. “I can feel it within my body, moving my muscles constantly. But I work at it, and it is paying off.” Hill also credits a strong faith and a network of thousands of people who are praying for him. “My condition is as close to a miracle as you can get,” he said. It’s also part of what motivates him to always give back. “My family is always asking what we can do for others,” he said. Hill was able to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding recently, and then set his sights on a longer walk — from Dewey Beach to his office in Bethany, a 10-mile solo walk. “I want to give hope to people with ALS,” he said. “You may not necessarily live a longer life, but you can lead a happier, more fruitful life if you try.” Hill’s walk also raised funds to help patients at the ALS Clinic. “There’s no administrative cost whatsoever — anything I raise will go directly to help patients here on Delmarva.” For example, people with ALS often need items such as weighted forks and spoons, elastic shoelaces and canes to help them overcome the tremors that the disease causes. Hill will donate the items to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation for distribution to ALS patients. Visit facebook.com/tenmilemiracle to learn more about the event. Peninsula Regional Medical Center’s ALS Clinic is held on the first Thursday of every month, and an ALS Support Group meets the second Friday of the month at the Avery W. Hall Education Center, and features speakers, programs and refreshments. The support group is based on the needs of the patients and their caregivers, and we do our best to meet as many of those needs as possible. For questions concerning the clinic, or to attend the support group, call 410-912-7069 and leave a message for the ALS Clinic. Need a Family Doctor or Specialist? Family Medicine Practices Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Berlin* Berlin, MD 21811 410-641-4200 Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Chincoteague* Chincoteague, VA 757-336-2200 Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Laurel* Laurel, DE Specialty Practices Peninsula Regional CV Surgical Salisbury, MD 410-546-1353 Peninsula Regional Diabetes & Endocrinology* Salisbury, MD 410-572-8848 Peninsula Regional Gastroenterology Medicine Salisbury, MD 410-912-5640 302-875-6550 Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Millsboro* Peninsula Regional Hospitalists/Inpatient Providers Millsboro, DE Salisbury, MD 302-732-8400 410-546-6400 Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Ocean Pines* Peninsula Regional Neurosurgery Berlin, MD Salisbury, MD 410-641-8585 410-860-0084 Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Ocean View* Millville, DE Salisbury, MD 302-537-1457 410-548-2700 Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Salisbury* Salisbury, MD (Opening May 2015) Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Snow Hill* 410-632-0892 Peninsula Regional Pain Management Salisbury, MD 410-912-5785 Snow Hill, MD Peninsula Regional Occupational Health* 410-742-7246 Peninsula Regional Pulmonary & Critical Care Salisbury, MD 410-543-7722 *Lab services available Most insurances accepted. All practices accepting new patients. Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Ocean View A simple flyer led to Dr. Danielle Giddins’ homecoming. The family doctor was serving in the U.S. Air Force at Pope Air Force Base in Fayetteville, N.C., in 2008 when she learned of an opening at Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Ocean View. Originally from Dover and familiar with the Delaware beaches, she knew it would be a Dr. Danielle Giddins perfect fit. “This is such a welcoming community,” said Dr. Giddins, whose patient list has soared from 500 to 1,800 in six years. “We’re definitely filling a void here in Sussex County. The population is growing rapidly and there aren’t enough primary care providers to serve everyone.” Dr. Giddins said her No. 1 goal is to help people navigate the healthcare system. What helps, she said, is her ability to relate to her patients. Since many are active members of the U.S. Coast Guard and retired veterans, Dr. Giddins — also a veteran — frequently passes on her knowledge about the Veterans Health Administration to help her patients get the best care possible and avoid potential hurdles. It’s a bonus the office is affiliated with Peninsula Regional Medical Center, which gives patients access to coordinated care. Medical Assistant Robin Gillard said that’s one of many reasons she’s stayed with the organization for 20 years. “It’s comprehensive care,” she said. “I’ve stayed here for as long as I have because I love the group’s approach to care. If you need to get a patient an appointment with a specialist, you just call and they get them in right way.” Dr. Giddins encourages everyone to find a family doctor — someone who can be their advocate and help manage chronic conditions. “The role of the family doctor is not just to see you when you’re sick,” she said. “We need to get an overall picture of your health.” And, don’t worry; Dr. Giddins won’t pull any punches. “I tell my patients how it is. That way, they really do value my opinion and take it into consideration when they’re making decisions about their health.” Dr. Giddins is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and completed both an internship and a residency in Family Medicine at Malcolm Grow Medical Center at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Peninsula Regional Physician Referral 1-800-955-7762 www.peninsula.org/prmg To reach Peninsula Regional Family Medicine Ocean View, or to schedule an appointment, call 302-537-1457 Peninsula Regional Medical Center Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Report PENINSULA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fiscal Year 2014 Number of Acute Care Beds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Statistics: Admissions (Adult) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissions (Newborn) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissions (TCU) (closed September 2013) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average Length of Stay (Acute) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patient Days of Care (Acute) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,344 1,938 120 4.17 72,166 Total Outpatient Visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency Department Visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surgical Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546,152 85,482 18,329 PENINSULA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER JUNE 30, 2014 HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 BALANCE SHEET Assets www.peninsula.org 18 Current Assets: Cash and investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,162,885 Accounts receivable – net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Current Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,210,894 $15,165,147 $85,538,926 Property, plant and equipment – net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investments – long term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assets limited as to use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $203,336,346 $226,927,322 $54,504,165 PENINSULA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL STATEMENT: JULY 1, 2013–JUNE 30, 2014 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Patient service revenue – amount billed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $483,185,276 Amounts not collected: Financial Assistance and uncollected accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($30,682,507) Medicare and Medical Assistance contractual amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($41,903,531) Other amounts not collected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($40,527,453) Patient service revenue – amount collected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $370,071,785 Other operating revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,789,873 Total revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $375,861,658 Operating expenses: Salaries, wages and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,629,990 Supplies and other expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148,819,062 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,989,891 Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,731,472 Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $368,170,415 Net income (loss) available to improve facilities and enhance technology and services in our community . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,691,243 Income (loss) on investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,728,765 Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,569,130 Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $585,875,889 Liabilities and Net Assets Current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,104,945 Bonds payable – long term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,516,859 Total operating and income (loss) on investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,420,008 Investment gains build stronger cash reserves which are required to maintain our good bond ratings which help make projects like the Operating Room renovations less expensive to finance. Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,647,831 Net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $403,606,254 Total Liabilities and Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $585,875,889 Use of Patient Service Revenue Salaries Wages & Benefits 39% Supplies & Other Expenses 30% Net income and other resources were used for: Capital spending for technology, equipment and improvement totaled $18,193,905. Many service areas were improved, including: Electrical Upgrades – $3,724,000 OR Renovations – $2,690,000 Other Amounts Not Collected 8% Financial Medicare & Medical Assistance & Assistance 9% Uncollected Accounts 6% Interest Depreciation & Amortization 6% Net Operating Income 2% Over the past 10 years we spent $190,561,775 for equipment and improvements (not including the Layfield Tower completed in 2009, which incurred costs of $113,307,971). PRMC Health & Wellness Programs Peninsula Regional Medical Center offers a variety of health and wellness classes and seminars on campus and throughout the communities we serve. For additional information on these opportunities, call the number listed or the Community Relations office at 410-543-7139. Classes & Seminars Diabetes Education holds a series of classes to teach health and nutrition to those dealing with diabetes. Please call 410-543-7061 for additional information or to enroll. Our Diabetes Educators are also available for one-on-one consultations. Bariatric Surgical Program Seminars are held monthly. Please call 410-912-5669 to sign up. Free. ALS Support Group meets the second Friday of each month. Call 410-912-7961 for details. Stroke Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month. Call 410-912-7961 for details. Renal Support Group meets one Sunday each month. Call 410-543-7239 for details. Mended Hearts support group meets the fourth Monday of each month. Call 410-543-7284 for details. Childbirth Education Prepared Childbirth Classes Better Breathers Club meets the second Wednesday of each month. Call 410-546-6400 ext. 3724 for details. A series of classes to help prepare the expectant mother and a partner for labor and delivery of their new baby. Call 410-543-7512 or visit www.peninsula.org/classesandevents for dates and times. Perinatal Infant Bereavement Support Group, STAR (Special Treasures Are Remembered) meets monthly. Please call 410-543-7039 for information. Labor & Delivery, Mother/Baby tours are held monthly. Please call 410-543-4790 to schedule. Breastfeeding Classes Classes are taught by certified lactation consultants and are offered regularly. Visit www.peninsula.org/classesandevents for dates and times. Fee $30.00. Breastfeeding Helpline 410-543-7199. Support Services Diabetes Support Groups for adults and kids/teens meet regularly. Call 410-543-7061 for more information. Health Screenings Women’s Heart Screening Program offers free heart screenings to women. Call 410-543-7028 to schedule an appointment. The Wagner Wellness Van travels across Delmarva offering free Coastal Cardiovascular Checks. Screenings include body composition, grip strength, height, weight, blood pressure & pulse oximetry. Visit www.peninsula.org/WWV for a schedule. Fitness Fitness Plus is our on-campus wellness center. A variety of classes including Pilates, Yoga, Cycling, Zumba, Core Conditioning and Weight Training are available. Please call 410-543-7028 for more information on class times and pricing. Cancer Support Services offers a number of groups. Call 410-546-1200 for details. Visit us online at www.peninsula.org and select Classes and Events for the latest information. www.facebook.com/PeninsulaRegional twitter.com/PRMCSalisbury Be Social. www.youtube.com/user/prmcmed prmcsalisbury.com www.facebook.com/livewellprmc 19 www.peninsula.org E-Learning — an interactive web-based program that includes animated illustrations, videos and voice-overs for new parents who cannot attend a class in person. $60.00. 410-543-7512. 410-543-7512 or www.peninsula.org/women Insulin Pump Club meets regularly, please call 410-543-7061 for details. HEALTHFOCUS | Spring 2015 Newborn Care. Fee $30.00. Call 410-543-7512 or visit www.peninsula.org/classesandevents for dates and times Look Good, Feel Better is a free program that teaches women how to cope with the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. For more information on dates and times or to register, please call 410-543-7006. HEALTH SCREENINGS FREE 100 East Carroll Street Salisbury, MD 21801-5493 Saturday, April 11, 2015 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. James M. Bennett High School, Salisbury, MD www.peninsula.org/specialevents