UMC Health System - Physician Notes

NEXT-LEVEL NURSING ANCHORING UMC HEALTH SYSTEM IS OUT TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING NO OTHER HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION IN WEST TEXAS OR NEW MEXICO HAS DONE: RECEIVE DESIGNATION AS A MAGNET® FACILIT Y, THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION OF NURSING QUALIT Y. BES TOWED BY THE American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Magnet designation promotes excellence in nursing by recognizing organizations that meet high standards for patient safety and outcomes — which the ANCC compares with national benchmarks — and are committed to ongoing education and innovation. Approximately 470 facilities around the world are currently Magnet certified. "UMC has been an ANCC Pathway to Excellence® program facility since 2007, and we wanted to take the next step by pursuing Magnet designation," said Colleen LeClair-Smith, D.N.P., R.N., vice president of nursing excellence at UMC. "We submitted the required documentation to the ANCC earlier this year. We hope to host their representatives for a site visit this winter or next spring, and then we should learn if our application has been approved later in 2018 or in 2019. If we earn Magnet status, we would have to go through a redesignation process every four years." To LeClair-Smith, Magnet designation is not just an achievement but a culture that every UMC employee — nurse or otherwise — has a role in creating and maintaining. "For patients, Magnet designation will mean more than low morbidity and mortality rates and shorter inpatient stays," LeClair-Smith said. "It will show them, and the physicians who care for them, that our nursing staff is always seeking new ways to provide safer, more efficient and more effective care." The Journey to NEXT-LEVEL NURSING A LOCAL INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST BRINGS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE TO UMC HEALTH SYSTEM TO ADDRESS BOTH SIDES OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. CARDIAC PREVENTIVE HEALTH UMC SOUTHWES T MEDIC AL already had a premier cardiology foundation in place for Jason Wischmeyer, M.D., F.A.C.C., associate professor at Texas Tech University School of Medicine, to operate his cardiovascular wellness practice. is setup allows him to treat patients of all levels of need, from managing primary prevention and performing treatment options to managing secondary prevention and overall wellness. "First, we educate our patients on their unique disease process and what steps or treatments need to happen now," Dr. Wischmeyer said. "en, we heavily emphasize next steps to aggressively manage their risk long-term, reducing the likelihood of future problems occurring." All aspects of care are coordinated under one roof and in the hands of one team. Ideally, Dr. Wischmeyer meets with patients at the first sign of risk to avoid heart complications by managing blood pressure and cholesterol levels and starting patients on the wellness track. If patients, however, are diagnosed with a form of heart disease, Dr. Wischmeyer tailors treatment to manage their care before guiding them along the secondary prevention track using the latest technology. TO REFER A PATIENT TO DR. WISCHMEYER AT THE UMC SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CAMPUS, CALL 806.722.3144. UMCHEALTHSYSTEM.COM 3

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