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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ +HOSPITAL ROUNDS U +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ WHAT'S NEW AT AREA HOSPITALS Affinity Medical Center in Massillon opened care for heart attack patients. Hospitals Hillcrest Hospital received the American its new Emergency Department (ED) in involved in Mission: Lifeline are part of a Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline Silver mid-July. The new 22,000-square-foot ED system that makes sure STEMI patients Receiving Quality Achievement Award. is more than twice the size of the old one get the right care they need, as quickly as Hospitals involved in Mission: Lifeline are and includes 24 new exam rooms, two triage possible — improving the system of care part of a system that makes sure STEMI (or rooms, two trauma rooms, and a dedicated not only for these patients but for all heart ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) isolation room. Also included in this project attack patients. patients get the right care they need as quickly as possible. Mission: Lifeline focuses was construction of a third cardiac catheterization lab connected via dedicated elevator Aultman Hospital has received the on improving the system of care for these to the new ED, expanded parking and American Heart Association's Mission: patients and at the same time improving care improved security. Lifeline Gold Receiving Quality Achievement for all heart attack patients. Award. The award recognizes Aultman's Akron Children's Hospital has been named commitment and success in implementing Medina Hospital recently welcomed ad- one of the country's "Most Wired" hospi- the highest standard of care for heart at- ditional neonatal, urologic and surgical tals as the result of a survey conducted in tack patients. The Mission: Lifeline program caregivers from Cleveland Clinic. A neo- cooperation with the American Hospital works by mobilizing teams across the natologist from Cleveland Clinic Children's Association, the College of Healthcare continuum of care to implement American Hospital has expanded his services to Medina Information Management Executives and Heart Association/American College of Hospital, as have three Cleveland Clinic others. The honor comes just six months Cardiology clinical treatment guidelines. urologists. Four Cleveland Clinic general surgeons are also treating patients at the after Akron Children's was ranked by HIMSS Analytics at Stage 6 (out of 7 stages) and in Cleveland Clinic has been selected as the hospital. Medina Hospital offers more than the top 10 percent of hospitals nationally for primary investigator in a $11.3 million nation- 300 physicians, covering more than 40 areas implementation and use of inpatient electron- wide study funded primarily by the National of specialization. ic medical records. Institutes of Health to conduct a trial of the oral drug ibudilast for progressive multiple sclerosis patients. The Phase 2 study will America's first installment of the Sysmex ceived the American Heart Association's enroll patients at up to 28 clinical sites across Lavender Top Management system for Mission: Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality the United States to evaluate the safety, advanced clinical laboratory testing, includ- Achievement Award. The award recognizes tolerability and efficacy of ibudilast. This is ing on-demand Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Akron General's commitment and suc- a placebo-controlled trial with the goal of diabetes testing and analysis of red blood cess in implementing a high standard of 42 Mercy Medical Center is home to North Akron General Medical Center has re- recruiting more than 250 patients. cell, white blood cell and platelet counts. The | Cleveland/Akron/Canton MD NEWS I MDNEWS.COM I SEPTEMBER- OCTOBER 2013