As part of the transition plan from Home Hospital to St. Elizabeth East and St. Elizabeth Central, the Inpatient Rehabilitation unit at Home Hospital is relocating to 4 East at St. Elizabeth Central. Along with the move, the unit will be changing its name to the St. Elizabeth Inpatient Rehabilitation Center.
The center will start seeing patients in the new location on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. The new St. Elizabeth Inpatient Rehabilitation Center will have 18 private rooms and provide complete inpatient and day treatment therapies to persons 16 years and older. The center provides a diverse mix of physical, occupational and speech therapies for many conditions, including stroke, spinal cord injuries, fractures, neurological disorders and orthopaedic procedures.
After Jan. 7, the new phone number for the center will be (765) 423-6780.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
St. Elizabeth Regional Health becomes first hospital system in Tippecanoe County to implement robotic surgery
St. Elizabeth Regional Health will begin conducting robotic surgeries with the da Vinci Surgical System, becoming the first in the area to offer robotic minimally invasive surgery.
Local physicians who are trained on the da Vinci Surgical System include Daniel J. Wickert, M.D. and Jon M. Hoversland, M.D., both of Lafayette OB/GYN; Michelle R. Harrison, M.D., Woman’s Clinic; and Joel McCuaig, M.D., of McCuaig, Knutson and Associates. All four physicians are OB/GYNs.
Using the da Vinci Surgical System, the surgeon operates while seated comfortably at a console viewing a 3-D image of the surgical field. The surgeon's fingers grasp the master controls below the display, with hands and wrists naturally positioned relative to his or her eyes. The system seamlessly translates the surgeon's hand, wrist and finger movements into precise, real-time movements of surgical instruments inside the patient.
Many surgical procedures performed today using standard laparoscopic techniques may be performed more quickly and easily using the da Vinci Surgical System. This is because the da Vinci Surgical System delivers increased clinical capability while maintaining the same "look and feel" of open surgery.
Traditional laparoscopy has never become widely applied outside a limited set of routine procedures. Only a select group of highly skilled surgeons routinely attempt complex procedures using a minimally invasive approach. The da Vinci Surgical System finally allows more surgeons to perform complex procedures using a minimally invasive approach – routinely and with confidence.
A number of procedures that could not be performed using traditional MIS technologies can now be performed using the da Vinci Surgical System. The advanced feature set and extensive EndoWrist instrumentation of the da Vinci Surgical System enable surgeons to perform more procedures through 1 to 2 centimeter incisions.
By enhancing surgical capabilities, the da Vinci Surgical System helps to improve clinical outcomes and redefine standards of care. Patients may experience the following benefits: reduced trauma to the body, reduced blood loss and need for transfusions, less post-operative pain and discomfort, less risk of infection, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery and return to normal daily activities, and less scarring and improved cosmesis.
Training on the da Vinci Surgical System takes several weeks. Surgeries that will be done in Lafayette with the da Vinci at this time include hysterectomies and other GYN procedures.
“Having a da Vinci Surgical System is truly a benefit for patients and physicians in the Tippecanoe County area,” said Dr. Wickert. “The closest da Vinci systems we had access to were located at Indianapolis area hospitals. By having one in Lafayette, this will save time and travel for patients and their families, as well as physicians and medical staff who previously traveled to Indianapolis for the surgeries.”
“I am excited to have a da Vinci Surgical System located here in Lafayette,” said Dr. McCuaig. “This is a great opportunity for our patients and physicians. Having done more than 90 surgeries involving the da Vinci, we look forward to training more physicians and surgery staff with this surgical system that delivers results for our patients.”
The da Vinci Surgical System allows physicians better vision, more precision and better dexterity and intuitive motion through the system. The da Vinci Surgical System was installed at Home Hospital on Nov. 23. Following installation, staff from surgery underwent training sessions. In February 2010, the da Vinci will be installed at St. Elizabeth East. Catherine T. Sam, M.D., of the Woman’s Clinic, will undergo training in January.
For more information on the da Vinci Surgical System, please visit www.ste.org/davinci.
Local physicians who are trained on the da Vinci Surgical System include Daniel J. Wickert, M.D. and Jon M. Hoversland, M.D., both of Lafayette OB/GYN; Michelle R. Harrison, M.D., Woman’s Clinic; and Joel McCuaig, M.D., of McCuaig, Knutson and Associates. All four physicians are OB/GYNs.
Using the da Vinci Surgical System, the surgeon operates while seated comfortably at a console viewing a 3-D image of the surgical field. The surgeon's fingers grasp the master controls below the display, with hands and wrists naturally positioned relative to his or her eyes. The system seamlessly translates the surgeon's hand, wrist and finger movements into precise, real-time movements of surgical instruments inside the patient.
Many surgical procedures performed today using standard laparoscopic techniques may be performed more quickly and easily using the da Vinci Surgical System. This is because the da Vinci Surgical System delivers increased clinical capability while maintaining the same "look and feel" of open surgery.
Traditional laparoscopy has never become widely applied outside a limited set of routine procedures. Only a select group of highly skilled surgeons routinely attempt complex procedures using a minimally invasive approach. The da Vinci Surgical System finally allows more surgeons to perform complex procedures using a minimally invasive approach – routinely and with confidence.
A number of procedures that could not be performed using traditional MIS technologies can now be performed using the da Vinci Surgical System. The advanced feature set and extensive EndoWrist instrumentation of the da Vinci Surgical System enable surgeons to perform more procedures through 1 to 2 centimeter incisions.
By enhancing surgical capabilities, the da Vinci Surgical System helps to improve clinical outcomes and redefine standards of care. Patients may experience the following benefits: reduced trauma to the body, reduced blood loss and need for transfusions, less post-operative pain and discomfort, less risk of infection, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery and return to normal daily activities, and less scarring and improved cosmesis.
Training on the da Vinci Surgical System takes several weeks. Surgeries that will be done in Lafayette with the da Vinci at this time include hysterectomies and other GYN procedures.
“Having a da Vinci Surgical System is truly a benefit for patients and physicians in the Tippecanoe County area,” said Dr. Wickert. “The closest da Vinci systems we had access to were located at Indianapolis area hospitals. By having one in Lafayette, this will save time and travel for patients and their families, as well as physicians and medical staff who previously traveled to Indianapolis for the surgeries.”
“I am excited to have a da Vinci Surgical System located here in Lafayette,” said Dr. McCuaig. “This is a great opportunity for our patients and physicians. Having done more than 90 surgeries involving the da Vinci, we look forward to training more physicians and surgery staff with this surgical system that delivers results for our patients.”
The da Vinci Surgical System allows physicians better vision, more precision and better dexterity and intuitive motion through the system. The da Vinci Surgical System was installed at Home Hospital on Nov. 23. Following installation, staff from surgery underwent training sessions. In February 2010, the da Vinci will be installed at St. Elizabeth East. Catherine T. Sam, M.D., of the Woman’s Clinic, will undergo training in January.
For more information on the da Vinci Surgical System, please visit www.ste.org/davinci.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
St. Elizabeth Hospice offering grief support meetings
St. Elizabeth Hospice will offer two 12-week grief support groups. The group is open to anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. The sessions will be facilitated by Nancy Eberhard, M.Div., hospice bereavement coordinator.
The evening group meets weekly on Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Hospice office, located in the lower level of the Bill Long Building, 1415 Salem St. in Lafayette. The group starts Jan. 18 and ends on March 22.
A morning session will be held weekly on Fridays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in a private conference room at MCL Cafeteria, 521 Sagamore Parkway West in West Lafayette. The group starts on Jan. 22 and ends on March 26.
Materials include a workbook and Understanding Your Grief, Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart, by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Cost for the book is $12. Participants may return the book at the end of the final session for a full refund.
Registration is required and can be made by calling Nancy Eberhard at (765) 423-6732.
The evening group meets weekly on Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Hospice office, located in the lower level of the Bill Long Building, 1415 Salem St. in Lafayette. The group starts Jan. 18 and ends on March 22.
A morning session will be held weekly on Fridays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in a private conference room at MCL Cafeteria, 521 Sagamore Parkway West in West Lafayette. The group starts on Jan. 22 and ends on March 26.
Materials include a workbook and Understanding Your Grief, Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart, by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Cost for the book is $12. Participants may return the book at the end of the final session for a full refund.
Registration is required and can be made by calling Nancy Eberhard at (765) 423-6732.
Friday, December 18, 2009
St. Elizabeth news: St. Elizabeth Mammography Screening Center is moving
The St. Elizabeth Breast Center is moving its Mammography Screening Center to the St. Elizabeth East campus
The Mammography Screening Center, currently located in the Medical Arts Building on the Home Hospital campus, is relocating to the St. Elizabeth East campus. The screening center will be located at 3920 St. Francis Way, Suite 215 in Lafayette.
The St. Elizabeth Breast Center’s second location, for diagnostic mammography, will remain in its current location on the Unity Healthcare campus.
The St. Elizabeth Mammography Screening Center is the first service to open on the St. Elizabeth East campus. The center will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 to move and reopen in the new location on Monday, Dec. 28, 2009.
St. Elizabeth Breast Center, the area’s only “Breast Imaging Center of Excellence”, offers patients compassionate care, the latest technology, and a full range of services from screenings and diagnosis to treatment options. For more information, call (765) 446-5350.
The Mammography Screening Center, currently located in the Medical Arts Building on the Home Hospital campus, is relocating to the St. Elizabeth East campus. The screening center will be located at 3920 St. Francis Way, Suite 215 in Lafayette.
The St. Elizabeth Breast Center’s second location, for diagnostic mammography, will remain in its current location on the Unity Healthcare campus.
The St. Elizabeth Mammography Screening Center is the first service to open on the St. Elizabeth East campus. The center will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 to move and reopen in the new location on Monday, Dec. 28, 2009.
St. Elizabeth Breast Center, the area’s only “Breast Imaging Center of Excellence”, offers patients compassionate care, the latest technology, and a full range of services from screenings and diagnosis to treatment options. For more information, call (765) 446-5350.
St. Elizabeth School of Nursing celebrates December graduation
The St. Elizabeth School of Nursing will celebrate its mid-year commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 1916 Meharry St., Lafayette.
The ceremony will include distribution of nursing pins and the conferring of diplomas. December 2009 graduates include Renee Amadi, Jody Beaty (cum laude), Heather Carrell, Sarah Devaney, Bethany Freyler (cum laude), Dana Johnson, Brittney Northcutt, Kathryn Richhart (cum laude).
Sherry Mugg, a pastoral associate at St. Elizabeth Regional Health and a graduate of the St. Elizabeth School of Nursing class of 1964, will be the keynote speaker. Mugg has served as a pastoral associate at St. Elizabeth Regional Health since 1992.
After passing the national licensing examination, St. Elizabeth School of Nursing graduates may practice as registered nurses.
The St. Elizabeth School of Nursing is a three-year diploma school of nursing. It is the only hospital-based school of nursing in Indiana. A bachelor’s degree in nursing option is available in conjunction with Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer.
For more information on the St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, please call (765) 423-6400 or visit www.steson.org.
The ceremony will include distribution of nursing pins and the conferring of diplomas. December 2009 graduates include Renee Amadi, Jody Beaty (cum laude), Heather Carrell, Sarah Devaney, Bethany Freyler (cum laude), Dana Johnson, Brittney Northcutt, Kathryn Richhart (cum laude).
Sherry Mugg, a pastoral associate at St. Elizabeth Regional Health and a graduate of the St. Elizabeth School of Nursing class of 1964, will be the keynote speaker. Mugg has served as a pastoral associate at St. Elizabeth Regional Health since 1992.
After passing the national licensing examination, St. Elizabeth School of Nursing graduates may practice as registered nurses.
The St. Elizabeth School of Nursing is a three-year diploma school of nursing. It is the only hospital-based school of nursing in Indiana. A bachelor’s degree in nursing option is available in conjunction with Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer.
For more information on the St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, please call (765) 423-6400 or visit www.steson.org.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Cardiopulmonary Rehab open house set for Sunday, Dec. 13
The Cardiopulmonary Rehab Department will host an open house for patients and the community from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13 at its new facilities at St. Elizabeth Central.
Pulmonary Rehab and Cardiac Rehab’s Phase III program will move from the Medical Arts Building at 415 N. 26th St. on the campus of Home Hospital to the Atrium at St. Elizabeth Central and will welcome its first patients on Monday, Dec. 14. Parking for patients will be provided on the upper ramp of St. Elizabeth Central or in the parking garage. People using the parking garage should take the skywalk over to the hospital and take the elevators to the first floor.
Cardiopulmonary Rehab can be accessed through the upper level entrance to St. Elizabeth Central.
Refreshments will be served and tours will be provided.
For more information call (765) 423-6533 or (765) 423-6820.
Pulmonary Rehab and Cardiac Rehab’s Phase III program will move from the Medical Arts Building at 415 N. 26th St. on the campus of Home Hospital to the Atrium at St. Elizabeth Central and will welcome its first patients on Monday, Dec. 14. Parking for patients will be provided on the upper ramp of St. Elizabeth Central or in the parking garage. People using the parking garage should take the skywalk over to the hospital and take the elevators to the first floor.
Cardiopulmonary Rehab can be accessed through the upper level entrance to St. Elizabeth Central.
Refreshments will be served and tours will be provided.
For more information call (765) 423-6533 or (765) 423-6820.
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