SystemHappeningsMarch 30, 2012

a publication for the Berger family

HealthFest360Join us for this healthy event, in partnership with Sunny 95 (page 4)

In this issueLearn more about the Dr. Robert McCoy Award, Berger Intranet, HealthFest 360 and much, much more...

Parking Attendant/ Cart Driver Gene Leasure hard at work bringing

smiles to visitors’ faces

UpcomingEVENTS

AprilNational Occupational Therapy Month

Thursday, 4/12Spring Senior Citizens’ DayPickaway-Ross CTC9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Saturday, 4/14Ladies Night OutAMVETS Banquet Hall7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Thursday, 4/26Healthfest 360 EventBerger Medical Center5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Friday-Saturday, 4/27 & 4/28ACLS Provider CourseMedical Office Building, Classroom 27:30 am - 3:00 pm

May National Family Wellness MonthNational Hospital Week: 5/6-5/12

Tuesday, 5/22Heart Health ExpoMacIntosh Heart Health Centerat Monterey, Grove City4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Friday-Sunday, 5/25-27Feast of the Flowering MoonYoctangee Park, ChillicotheAll Weekend

Have an event you’d like featured?Email kyleen.valone@bergerhealth.com

Relaunched Berger Intranet Page Now LiveUpdated design and easier user experience highlight new site

Berger’s MIS team recently relaunched the Berger Intranet - the system’s internal site for system news, notes, forms, performance numbers and employee resources. The site’s refreshed look features financial reports, HCAHPS summaries and quality reports to keep employees informed and interactive.

MIS organizes bracket pool to benefit Berger Foundation For the third year in a row, Berger employees have banded together to share in their love of March Madness and their dedication to the organization in the March Madness Bracket Pool. The pool, while friendly and competitive, benefits the Berger Health Foundation’s Employee Assistance Fund. Be sure to check the all new Berger Intranet page in the coming weeks to see whose picks came out on top.

Click here to viewthe new site

*You must be logged in to a Berger network* computer to view the Intranet

OnTheCover... Our guests are greeted at their car by some of the friendliest men in town. Gene Leasure (featured on the cover), Walter Darling, John Smith and Richard Wallace not only transport our patients to the hospital, but they begin a process of exceptional customer service that we continue once they’ve arrived.

Be sure to thank Gene, Walter, John and Richard the next time you see them zoom by.

SystemHappeningsMarch 30, 2012

a publication for the Berger family

HealthFest360

Parking Attendant/ Cart driver

Gene Leasure hard at work bringing

smiles to visitors’ faces

Join us for this healthy event,

in partnership with Sunny 95 (page 4)

In this issueLearn more about the Dr. Robert McCoy Award,

the Berger Intranet, HealthFest 360 and much,

much more...

Berger Emergency Department made its first connection to the eICU on Tuesday, March 27

In the News: ‘It’s like having a virtual neurologist at the bedside.’by TRISH BENNETTCircleville Herald Editor

CIRCLEVILLE - A new partnership between Berger Hospital and OhioHealth will allow stroke victims and patients with neurological conditions quick, local access to state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatment for conditions where minutes matter the most. Berger launched its connection with the Telestroke Network on Tuesday with telecommunications equipment designed to link the local hospital directly to specialists at Riverside Methodist Hospital and Grant Medical Center. “It’s a matter of offering 24/7 coverage in the emergency department for stroke patients,” said Dr. Kenneth Mankowski, medical director of OhioHealth Neurology Outreach. “With a physician, we would be able to evaluate that patient through two-way video and audio technology.” Mankowski, a clinical neurologist from Columbus, will oversee Berger’s new partnership and has begun practicing at Berger Hospital offering general neurology services. “It’s like having a virtual neu-rologist at the bedside,” he said. “So if the patient presents (with stroke symptoms) within three hours, we can make that decision together, get the clot-busting medication started quickly and then go from there.” With Telestroke, he said, a physician will do an evaluation to see what treatment would be best for the patient, and then decide whether to provide treatment at Berger or transfer the patient to another hospital. “It really increases the number of patients that are candidates, and we know the earlier a patient gets the medication, the better chance they have for recovery,” he said. Because of the teleconference technology, patients can be treated quicker than they would through traditional means. “Traditionally, it would take 30 to 60 minutes to do the evaluation, get the appropriate tests and transfer it to another hospital,” Mankowski said. “They can be

outside of the magic window, which is typically within three hours of onset. So it’s impera-

tive that a patient gets to the hospital quickly, gets the appropriate evaluation, and then be able to get the appropriate treatment very quickly.”

Aside from Telestroke, Mankowski is also supporting in-hospital neurology care as well as an outpatient clinic for general neurology that he hopes will grow

over time. “We’re seeing a half-day or day worth of patients in the outpatient setting, and we’re hoping to increase that capacity so we’re more open and can offer more broad services to com-munity,” he said. Tim Colburn, president and CEO of Berger Health System, said the Telestroke Network is one of many partnerships Berger Hospital has developed with other central Ohio health care systems, including the Zangmeister Center for oncology, which is strongly aligned with Mt. Carmel; the Ohio State Health Network for pur-chasing; Riverside Radiology for round-the-clock radiological services; Nationwide Children’s Hospital for pediatric diagnostics; and Ohio-Health for cardiology and now stroke services. “We want to do everything we possibly can to serve people’s health care needs here

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Above: Tina Pierce, RN, communicating with nurses in the eICU as part of the launch of the Stroke Network in the Emergency Department.

locally,” Colburn said. “Right now, we can pro-vide about 85 percent of everything you need. It’s those more sophisticated services we can’t provide that make these partnerships so valu-able. When there’s a specialized need, we can hook up with technology and specialists to do everything we can locally and close to home.” Colburn said about 200 stroke-related patients visit the Berger Hospital emergency department each year with acute need that can be serviced well by the Telestroke Network. In addition, he estimates another 2,500 patients who present with neurological symptoms and can also be more effectively treated through the new technology and partnership.

Kristi Murphy, staff reporter, contributed to this report.

Moshtaghi honored as Dr. Robert McCoy Award Recipient for 2011

The Annual Doctor’s Day and Years of Service Award Celebration was held in conjunction with the Quarterly Medical Staff Meeting on Thursday, March 22 in the Community Room at Berger Hospital. Physi-cians and members from administration dined and mingled with one another before the awards presentation, which included the announcement of this year’s recipient of the

Berger Medical Center services showcased at Taste of Grove City

Berger participated in the Fifth Annual Taste of Grove City and Business Expo on Wednesday, March 21where local restaurants, caterers and area businesses provided samples of their food, products and services to patrons from the commu-nity. The public event was held at the South-Western Career Academy where over 800 attendees paid an entry fee of

$5, which along with donations, raised $2,200 to benefit the Grove City Food Pantry. Berger’s Jason Knapp, executive chef, and Justin Odenthal, cook, along with support from the Berger Medical Center imaging and marketing teams, represented our health system at the event. Our catering team pre-pared and served a variety of delicious wraps and fresh fruit salad along with Berger pot

holders to remind attendees to cook healthy at home. Berger Medical Center’s imaging team members Carla Boggs, Emily Kerns, Stephanie Nichols and Stacy O’Neal, along with Cynthia Adkins and Kyleen Valone, spoke with attendees about services available to the community at the Berger Medical Center along with the HealthFest 360 event on April 26.

Dr. Robert McCoy Award, Faryar Moshtaghi, D.O. The Dr. Robert McCoy Award was established to honor a community physician who exemplifies the characteristics that Dr. McCoy modeled in the care of his patients for over 50 years. In selection for this distin-guished award, a physician must foster long-term relationships with their patients, embrace patient-centered care with family involvement, integrate into the community, typify integrity, demonstrate superb communication, be an advocate for patients, lead a health care team through consistently changing environments, and serve as a mentor for peers. The award recipient is chosen annually by fellow physician peers and representatives from the McCoy family who in addition to Berger Health System administration, make up the Selection Committee.

A number of our medical staff experts were honored for their years of dedication to the health of Pickaway County residents. They include:

Charles Hedges, M.D. – 40 yearsJayne Barr, M.D. – 15 yearsTimothy Nash, D.O. – 15 yearsJoy Shields, M.D. – 15 yearsTimothy Drankwalter, D.O. – 10 yearsS. Nayyer Jafri, M.D. – 10 yearsChristian Bonasso, M.D. – 10 yearsGretchen Reis, M.D. – 5 yearsKristen Fults-Ganey, M.D. – 5 yearsKeith Harkins, M.D. – 5 yearsAngela Moore, D.O. – 5 years

Congratulations

Berger Medical Center Set to Host HealthFest 360 on Thursday, April 26Event

The excitement continues to build for Berger Medical Center on 104’s HealthFest 360, April 26 from 5-8 PM. Full media blitz began March 19th with Sunny 95’s three commercial messages airing throughout the day and night – for a total of 35 every week. We’ve combined the best of both worlds – professional radio announcers with our own Dr. David McMahon to send the mes-sage that we [Berger Health System] are” your partners in care for every stage of your life.” Dr. McMahon has the opportunity to explain in a brief statement, “ The Patient Centered Medical Home which has the potential to

change the interaction between patients and physicians, because it places the patient first. The patient is no longer silent. In other words it makes the patient part of the healthcare team rather than just a recipient of medical care.” Another important aspect of the Patient Centered Medical Home is the appointment block strategy that allows the patient and phy-sician to develop and sustain a health partner relationship. We are personally inviting the community of Southern Point with over 700 homes and condos to HealthFest 360 by including our pro-motional flyer in their quarterly newsletter. We are already seeing the benefits of new patients, and increasing awareness of who we are right in their neighborhood. We are promoting Berger Medical Center on 104 HealthFest 360 and reaching out to listeners in Columbus and central Ohio about Berger’s outstanding physicians and healthcare professionals. The commercials provide the opportunity to inform surrounding communi-ties that we offer the latest technologies in open bore MRI, digital mammography and bone densitometry, CT and ultrasound scans, xrays and wide variety of laboratory testing.

Through radio advertising we are able to get the word out about same day scheduling and the convenient location of being on Route 104 in northern Pickaway County. At Berger Medical Center on 104 we are in a unique position of close proximity to a large metropolitan area, but still retain the community and hometown atmosphere for our patients while providing quality healthcare. Sunny 95 has an exciting evening planned with radio personality Trisha Moore, and voice of our commercials. We will have complimen-tary food, ice cream, lots of prizes being given away throughout the event, including two $500 Visa gift cards for our patient community to win. Berger’s own healthcare professionals will be on-hand to meet and greet the public, while providing chair massages, health screenings (blood pressure and cholesterol checks, and body mass index). Other local businesses are joining in on the fun – Smoothie King, Nel-son’s Catering (we sampled their outstanding barbeque at the recent Taste of Grove City), Putt-N-Play with portable putt-putt golf, Orchids & Ivy Florist, Fit Club demonstration, and so much more.

Berger at Home: Budding fencing star Kanas featured in local artist’s work Benjamin Kanas, son of Director of Pharmacy Aaron Kanas, featured in ThisWeek Newspaper

By Kelley YoumanThisWeek Community Newspapers

Fencing has become a way of life — and now a work of art — for Bexley Middle School student Benjamin Kanas. Kanas, 13, has been fencing since the age of 9. He has competed in the Arnold Fitness

Expo for the last four years, but it wasn’t until this year that he became the subject of Westerville artist Karen LaValley. LaValley was among the artists who participated in the Art at the Arnold portion of the expo, where painters participate in a portrait competition. The artists can choose any athlete com-peting at the Arnold as their subject, and then

paint in front of spectators. While most of the artists chose bodybuild-ers or high-profile athletes, LaValley took several photographs of Kanas during and in between matches, and then combined them to create a portrait of him in full fencing uniform, conversing with his coach. “She actually painted me while I was talking to my coach in between bouts,” Kanas said. It wasn’t until a friend saw the portrait on display that weekend and told Kanas and his family about it that he realized the scene had been immortalized on canvas. “I was really surprised,” he said. “I had no idea she had photographed me.” Kanas has competed at national and re-gional events around the country. He said he started fencing after years of playing soccer. “I wanted to try out something new and I just kind of fell in love with it,” he said. “It’s not the most common sport.” He trains with NCAA coaches and Ohio State University team members and while he’s only in eighth grade, Kanas has his sights set on the future. “I hope to continue fencing and maybe be able to get a college scholarship,” he said. “I would encourage kids to try it, even if they don’t compete, because it’s really a lot of fun.” Kanas’ grandfather purchased the paint-ing for him as a birthday present. He said his family plans to hang it in the living room, above the fireplace.

Above: Kanas competing at the Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo in Columbus this MarchRight: Karen LaValley and Kanas showcase the painting as part of the ‘Art at Arnold’ program

Barthelmas working towardmeaningful use certification

Program centers on health information technologyTiffin Barthelmas RN, MIS, is in the process of achieving her Clinician Practitioner Consultant Certification at Columbus State Community College. Her training in this role will assist in reorganiz-ing the work of a provider

or hospital to take full advantage of the fea-tures of health information technology (health IT) in pursuit of meaningful use of health IT to improve health and care. The Midwest Community College Health Information Technology Consortium consists of 17 community colleges in 10 Midwest states and provides training in six work force

roles to support electronic health records implementation. The training is fully funded by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act) which is a key component in Health Care Reform. Barthelmas, along with other profes-sionals trained in this program, will help fill the expected shortage of health IT workers needed to support the national program to install, implement and support electronic medical record systems (EMR) in medical settings across the country. The program will take about six months and is completed online. Columbus State is one of just four col-leges in Ohio and 17 colleges in the Midwest offering the program.

Wellness Updates: Schwitzgable set to join Berger team, HealthCounts details released

The Berger community just got even stronger. Greg Schwitzgable recently signed on to the Berger team and will begin his role as Wellness Leader on Monday, April 2nd. A graduate of The Ohio State University with a B.S. in health sciences and a soon-to-be recipi-ent of an M.P.H. (Masters in Public Health) in Health Behavior and Health Promotion, Schwit-zgable has worked at Akron Childrens’ Hospital in the employee wellness department. His previous experience includes programming like beginners’ fitness classes, walking groups and health education seminars. In 2011, Schwitzgable presented at the Sum-mit County Worksite Health Conference on his study, entitled, “Using social media to build and maintain a culture of wellness.” A marathon runner in his spare time, Schwitzgable hopes to bring an exciting focus on wellness activities both in the hospital and for community members alike.

Over the past five years, employees have participated and excelled in our HealthCounts program. Below are some of the incentives, Incentives, Criteria & Deadlines for contributing members of our Health Plan for the July 6th deadline. Further information on the November deadline details and additional qualifications for qualifying will be released soon.

The following criteria will be due no later than July 6th, 2012 - A $10.00 per pay period credit:

1. Taking the confidential online health risk assessment and completing the onsite health screenings. 2. Spouses that are enrolled in our Health Plan will need to complete the online health risk assessment, as well, to receive this incentive amount. Please note: Spouses will need to obtain their Total Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol & glucose numbers to complete the Health Risk Assess-ment. 3. Complete an Annual Routine Physical Exam with your Primary Care Physician and establish two health related goals that you will work on during 2012. A Physical Exam signature form will be provided to you for your physician to sign. Please note: Please refer to your Medical Mutual Plan Certificate for benefits that may or may not be covered. 4. Spouses that are enrolled in our Health Plan will need to complete an Annual Routine Physi-cal Exam with their Primary Care Physician and establish two health related goals that they will work on in 2012. A Physical Exam signature form will be provided to you for your physician to sign. Please note: Please refer to your Medical Mutual Plan Certificate for benefits that may or may not be covered.

Berger to sponsorTecumseh for 2012

Berger Health System has signed on as a sponsor for the 2012 season of Chillicothe’s live-action drama Tecumseh!. As part of the sponsorship package, August 25th will be Berger Health System Night in Chillicothe. Several pairs of tickets to the show, which runs from June 8-September 1, will be given out through SystemHappenings contests and events. Be sure to stay tuned throughout the Spring and Summer to win tickets for you and a guest.

Berger employees serve at Science Fair On March 24, students represented grades seven through twelve from both public and private schools in Licking, Fairfield, Perry and Pickaway Counties at The Ohio Junior Academy of Sci-ence East Science District 8 Science Fair at Ohio University-Lan-caster. Berger served as the sponsor for a medicine and health award and Berger’s Jennifer Pierpont, pharmacist; Mark Howell, RN, rehab; Annette Andrews, lab technician; Tamara Matz, X-ray technician and Jennifer Spiller, MRI technician volunteered to serve as judges for the student projects at the event. The judges worked in pairs to listen, question, and evaluate each student’s oral presentation and project display. Project categories included behavioral and social sciences, biochemistry, botany, chemistry, computer science, earth and space sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, mathematics, medicine and health, microbiology, physics, and zoology. The judges play a key role in the success of the event and Berger was proud to represent our health system with such a great level of expertise on the panel.

HealthCounts Made Simple

Ladies Night OutBerger Health Foundation’s Eighth Annual

AMVETS Banquet Hall818 Tarlton Rd., Circleville

All Male Servers & DealersPhysicians & community leaders will meet your every need throughout the evening

Enjoy A Night On The Town...Vegas Style!Evening Attire Requested • Guests must be 21 years or older

Tickets: $50 eachIncludes: first drink, appetizers, desserts & $5 in game chips

Available at Berger Health Foundation, Berger Hospital Gift Shop, Maggie & Me,Christopher’s Boutique, Sharff ’s Fashion, Inc. and Circleville/Ashville Apothecary

For more information, call 740.420.8209.This event benefits Berger Health Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, which will use the net

proceeds to support the development of health related services at Berger Health System.

BLACK JACK • TEXAS HOLD’EM POKERLET IT RIDE • GAME WHEELS

Door prizes & auction items throughout the evening

Saturday, April 14 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.