MDNews - Cleveland-Akron-Canton

++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + ++++++++++++++++++++++++ HOSPITAL ROUNDS +++ +++ WHAT'S NEW AT AREA HOSPITALS Affinity Medical Center was honored with an "A" Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The Hospital Safety Score was calculated using publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections. U.S. hospitals were as- signed an A, B, C, D, or F for their safety. Akron Children's Hospital and Kent State University are collaborating on a study investigating risk factors and treatment for children 9-17 years old with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), hair pulling and related problems. The study involves a diagnostic assessment for OCD, playing a computer game, and written and verbal feedback. Akron General Health System's Health & Wellness Center in Green is now open. The 100,000-square foot Health & Wellness Center boasts four swimming pools, a climb- ing rock wall and state-of-the-art exercise equipment. More than 1,300 people have already signed up as charter members. Aultman Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation's NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2012 — one of only 164 hospitals nationwide to do so. The award recognizes Aultman Hospital's commitment and success in implement- ing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute will participate in an unprecedented, six-institution consortium designed to con- duct clinical trials and research to improve outcomes for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The five-year, $16 million initiative is sponsored by the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation and sup- ported by the Edward P. Evans Foundation. MetroHealth is building a new 57,000-square-foot community health center in Middleburg Heights. The new center will occupy a 10 acre campus on Pearl Road at I-71 and will include MetroExpressCare, imag- ing, primary care, and specialties including cardiology, neurology, orthopaedics, obstet- rics and gynecology, dermatology, PT and OT. 38 | Cleveland-Akron-Canton MD NEWS ■ MDNEWS.COM ■ SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 Lakewood Hospital is the only hospital in Northern Ohio and just the fourth state- wide named a Baby Friendly hospital for its leadership in supporting infant nutrition and mother-baby bonding. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is a global program spon- sored by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. Medina Hospital opened a new infusion suite with oncologists from Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute. The 3,350-square- foot suite has two exam rooms and six private chemotherapy chairs. Physicians and registered nurses will treat solid tumor and hematological disorders, as well as perform blood transfusions. This is the first privately funded MDS research consortium in the US. Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital has opened a Special Delivery Unit (SDU) on Cleveland Clinic's main campus for women whose pregnancies are complicated by serious, life-threatening maternal or fetal conditions. The SDU also accommodates their newborns, so moms and babies can stay together. Lake Health has received the Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). The recognition signifies that Lake Health has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for at least 24 months to AHA core standard levels of care. Parma Community General Hospital reportedly has the only fully integrated 3D- HD minimally invasive operating suite in the greater Cleveland area at this time. The hospi- tal recently integrated a 3D high definition (HD) surgical vision system for laparoscopic surgery into its operating suite. Robinson Memorial Hospital offers imag- ing services at the main hospital, Robinson Imaging Centers at Kent and Streetsboro, and the Robinson Health Center at Aurora. Modalities available include: digital mammog- raphy, diagnostic X-ray, bone densitometry, high field and open MRI, ultrasound and laboratory services. The UH Seidman Cancer Center at St. John Medical Center officially opened in June to offer a wide range of services to patients and their families living on Cleveland's West Side. The Center is part of the hospital's $100 million "Vision 2015" strategic plan. Southwest General broke ground for the hospital's "Building for Your Future" expan- sion project. Phase One of the project in- cludes a new 30,000-square-foot Emergency Department, a 24-bed Critical Care Unit and a 250-car underground parking structure. Phase Two will include the creation of a new patient bed tower and main entrance. In July, Summa Health System opened a free-standing emergency department in Green. Located at Heritage Crossings, the 22,000-square-foot ED is equipped with 14 private exam rooms, two resuscitation rooms, bedside ultrasound imaging, and dedicated laboratory and radiology departments which are open around-the-clock. In September, Summa's nationally recog- nized senior services programming expanded to Summa Barberton Hospital and Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. Summa Barberton Hospital added an inpatient

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