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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ +HOSPITAL ROuNDS +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ what's New at Area Hospitals Vassar Brothers Medical Center recently held an open house to unveil patient volume. since its 2005 opening, the center had been located its new linear accelerator at the murphy Center for Radiation Oncology adjacent to same-day surgery in the hospital proper. the center has in the Dyson Center for Cancer Care at Vassar Brothers medical Center. provided 20,000 treatments divided between hyperbaric oxygen treat- the Elekta infinity machine, with the newly designed agility collimation ments (dives) and other wound care treatments, according to Program system, will treat about 20 cancer patients each day. manager scott Francis, ms, Pt. "Our volume for patients needing to use the hyperbaric oxygen chambers was increasing almost by the month, to the point where we had waiting lists, even though we were treating patients from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.," Francis says. "the statistics bore out that we needed a third chamber." ■ sandi Cassese, (second from right) Vice President of Oncology services, and Dimitrios Papadopoulos, mD, (far right) medical Director of Oncology, discuss the advantages of the new Elektra infinity at Vassar Brothers medical Center with patients. For the third year in a row, Northern Dutchess Hospital has been scott Francis, ms, Pt, and technician sandra Freeborn, LPn, from saint Francis hospital's Center for Wound healing designated an aetna institute of Quality Orthopedic Care Facility for total joint replacement. aetna makes information about the quality and cost of healthcare services available to its members to help them make informed decisions about their healthcare needs. in line with this goal, aetna recognizes hospitals and facilities in its network that offer specialized clinical services for certain health conditions. Facilities are A dV e r t i s e r s ' i n d e x Bon secours Charity health system ........................................................inside Front Cover selected for consistently delivering evidence-based, safe care. Caduceus, inc. ..............................................................................................11 saint Francis Hospital's Center for Wound healing and hyperbaric healthalliance of the hudson Valley......................................................... Back Cover medicine has moved to an office suite in the hospital's atrium lobby. a third hyperbaric oxygen chamber has been added to meet increasing 30 | Mid Hudson MD News ■ MDNEWs.COM saint Francis hospital and health Centers ........................................................inside Back Cover