Huron Regional Medical Center

A Better View When your doctor needs to look inside your body for a diagnostic procedure or even for some surgeries, an endoscope is often the right tool for the job. Frequently used to examine the upper or lower gastrointestinal tracts, endoscopy is a procedure that uses a small camera attached to a long flexible tube – often called a scope – to allow a physician to examine you internally. Huron Regional Medical Center recently purchased new endoscopy equipment that provides advanced visualization techniques and greater flexibility for physicians. During an endoscopy, the equipment should be as easy to use as possible while also providing clear images. Our new state-of-the-art equipment – the EVIS EXERA III, the latest endoscopy system available from Olympus Medical – provides extraordinary control and image clarity for physicians. "We do a lot of upper endoscopies and colonoscopies," says John Robert, MD, board-certified general surgeon at HRMC Physicians Clinic. "Now we have brand-new endoscopic equipment that gives us greatly enhanced image quality. That means we can diagnose and treat conditions with greater accuracy." Many diagnostic procedures can be performed at HRMC without an overnight stay. For more information, visit www.huronregional.org, click on "Services/Departments" and then "Same Day Surgery." EVIS EXERA III image courtesy of Olympus Medical A Balanced Approach for New HRMC Physical Therapist Physical therapist Susan Fuerst, MS, PT, recently joined the Huron Regional Medical Center rehabilitation services department. She provides injury evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation to patients staying in the hospital, as well as outpatients. Susan Fuerst, MS, PT Fuerst has been a physical therapist for more than 12 years, most recently at Flambeau Hospital in Park Falls, Wis., caring for diagnoses such as back pain, total knee and hip replacement, musculoskeletal injuries, impaired balance, vertigo, stroke and wounds. "Susan brings a wealth of experience working with a variety of diagnoses and has a special interest in vestibular conditions, which are balance issues relating to the ear," says Myrna Lakner, RN, BSN, director of HRMC's rehabilitation services. "She also has extensive experience in educating patients and the community about how to reduce falls and prevent low back pain." Fuerst received a bachelor's degree in biology/health professions from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, and a master's degree in physical therapy at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. She is a member of the Vestibular Disorders Association. "I enjoy working one-on-one with my patients to help them achieve their goals and live as independently and pain-free as possible," Fuerst says. "I hope to help promote and expand the therapeutic services provided for balance and vestibular dysfunctions here at HRMC." Fuerst and her husband, Dean, recently relocated to Huron with their five children. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends. For more information about balance dysfunction therapy and other rehabilitation services at HRMC, call (605) 353-6253. w w w.huronregional.org welloneconnection 3

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