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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +HOSPITAL ROUNDS +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ WHAT'S NEW AT AREA HOSPITALS Akron Children's Hospital has been re- designated as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program. Akron Children is one of only 34 pediatric Magnet hospitals nationwide and one of 21 Magnet hospitals in Ohio. Construction of Akron General's new Health & Wellness Center and Emergency Department in Green continues to progress quickly. The new ED opens March 19, along with Radiology, Lab Services and the Reflections Breast Health Center. The Health & Wellness Center-Green will open in mid-July The Alliance Visiting Nurse Association (AVNA), a department of Alliance Community Hospital, has been ranked in the top 25% of U.S. home care providers by the OCS HomeCare and DecisionHealth. This is the third time in the 6-year history of the OCS rankings that AVNA has received a top 25% ranking. Aultman Hospital now offers total ankle replacement. The procedure is designed to treat painful ankle conditions such as osteo- arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and problems that result from ankle fractures or other serious injuries, and provides an alternative to ankle fusion. Cleveland Clinic recently received a $5 mil- lion donation from the Deputy Ruler of Dubai — a former Cleveland Clinic heart surgery patient — to fund a cardiothoracic surgery research chair. Sheikh Hamdan had a successful heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic three years ago. Dunlap Community Hospital is now Aultman Orville Hospital. The new arrange- ment builds on an existing 15-year relation- ship between these two nonprofit hospitals, giving patients in Orrville and the surround- ing area greater access to high-quality specialty care and advanced services. The Neurological Institute at Hillcrest Hospital is now open, providing enhanced neurologi- cal services closer to families in Cleveland's eastern suburbs. Located on the first floor of Hillcrest's Seidman Tower, the Neurological Institute site is part of the $163 million "Expanding Excellence" expansion and reno- vation project at Hillcrest. Lake Health's TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Full accreditation was given by ACR in mammog- raphy, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultra- sound and ultrasound-guided breast biopsy. Lodi Community Hospital has won the prestigious Press Ganey Summit Award for excellence in patient satisfaction. The hospital is one of only 3 in the nation to receive this award for six consecutive years, ranking in the 95th percentile or above for patient satisfac- tion all six years. Marymount Hospital opened a new 27- bed behavioral health unit in December to offer specialized mental health care for older adults. The new unit includes space for group discussions and interactions, as well as independence in a secure, private and nurturing environment. Medina Hospital recently received certifica- tion as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission (JC). This certification means the hospital's stroke program follows national standards and guidelines that have been proven to significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients. Mercy Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation's NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2011 — one of only 167 hospitals nationwide to do so. The award recognizes Mercy's commitment and success in implementing a higher stan- dard of care for heart attack patients. 24 | Cleveland-Akron-Canton MD NEWS n MDNEWS.COM n MARCH-APRIL 2012 MetroHealth Emergency Department pro- vided care for well over 100,000 patients in 2011 — its busiest year ever. Last fall, MetroHealth expanded its ED with three new Rapid Medical Exam Rooms and a clin- ical area by reconstructing reception area space. The goal was to expedite access by triaging and treating patients faster. HealthGrades has named Parma Community General Hospital the best hospital in Ohio — and among the top 5 percent in the nation — for coronary interventional procedures. Parma Hospital was also ranked among the top hospitals in the state for overall cardiac services. HealthGrades analyzed approximately 40 million Medicare discharges from nearly 5,000 U.S. hospitals from 2008 to 2010 to determine its ratings. Robinson Memorial Hospital recently installed the first 256-slice dual-source CT scanner in Portage and Summit counties. The SOMATOM Definition Flash CT scanner, by Siemens features two X-ray tubes that simultaneously revolve around the pa- tient's body, capturing the body's skeleton, organs and blood vessels in the minutest of detail. Plans have begun for St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, St. John Medical Center and Mercy Medical Center — all of which are af- filiates of Sisters of Charity Health Systems – to connect electronically to other Ohio physi- cians, hospitals, labs and health care entities. The projected timeline for implementation for St. Vincent Charity and St. John is the summer of 2012, and for Mercy Medical Center, the fall of 2012. Data will be securely shared through the Ohio Health Information Partnership's statewide electronic health information exchange, CliniSync. Southwest General will break ground in May for a multi-phase $128 million construction project. Phase One of the project will include the creation of a

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