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Opening Thoughts
Vim &

The Right Care
at the Right Time
WHETHER YOU'RE HEALING FROM
STROKE, A PERSISTENT WOUND OR
CANCER, OUR TEAM IS READY

BY DONALD P. FESKO
Our hospitals are working together to bring
Northwest Indiana residents a higher level of
neurological and rehabilitative care. On page 16,
actress Emilia Clarke's story demonstrates how the right care
at the right time can make a major difference in outcomes.
For Larry Rozin of Dyer, the right care turned out to be
President and
a minimally invasive lobectomy on each lung that saved
Chief Executive
Officer
his life (page 4). Our highly skilled cardiothoracic team
of surgeons oversees the only robotic thoracic program in
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Part of our advanced care plan also includes the physIndiana, Inc.
ical, occupational and speech therapies available at the
Community Stroke & Rehabilitation Center in Crown
Point. Research shows that for many post-stroke patients,
intensive inpatient rehabilitation treatment at an inpatient
rehabilitation facility may be the best choice, resulting in enhanced functional
outcomes with a shorter length of stay and higher discharge rate. This same
high standard of care also applies to patients recovering from neurological
conditions and joint replacements and others who need care in a rehabilitative
setting. You can read more about our skilled staff and state-of-the-art equipment that is making a difference for patients on page 6.
Complementing the extended rehabilitative care available throughout
Community Healthcare System is the Comprehensive Stroke Center at
Community Hospital. The center has a dedicated neurological critical care unit,
the availability of neurosurgeons 24/7, and a high-performing program with
stroke coordinators and stroke support staff. Lansing resident Bonnie Kruse
counted on this higher level of expertise to not only survive, but to thrive again
following a devastating stroke (page 50).
The Wound & Ostomy team at St. Catherine Hospital is saving limbs by offering advanced skin grafting techniques to patients like Kevin Kinnard with
persistent non-healing wounds (page 52).
When Fred Ingram discovered he had prostate cancer, he turned to the team at
St. Mary Medical Center's Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery for treatment
(page 54). The robotic platform gives the surgeon control of precise instrumentation that can be used to perform sensitive procedures in which millimeters matter.
We will continue to add programs and services so you won't have to look any
further than your own neighborhood for the highest quality healthcare. *
SPRING 2020 VIM & VIGOR

COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Frankie L. Fesko, chairman; Michael J. Mellon, vice
chairman; William A. Hasse III, secretary; David E. Wickland,
treasurer; David Bochnowski; Gene L. Chang, MD;
William Ciesar; Dan Dumezich; William J.D. Hanna;
Kenneth V. Krupinski; Joseph T. Morrow; Sister Kathleen
Quinn; Richard Schumacher; Monsignor Joseph Semancik;
M. Nabil Shabeeb, MD; Donald C. Torrenga; Robert J. Welsh;
Edward L. Williams, PhD; Joe P. Williamson
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Donald P. Fesko, FACHE, president/chief executive officer;
Lou Molina, CEO, Community Hospital; Leo Correa, CEO,
St. Catherine Hospital; Janice Ryba, CEO, St. Mary Medical
Center; Craig Bolda, administrator, Community Stroke &
Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; Mary Ann Shacklett,
senior vice president of finance and CFO; Alan Kumar,
MD, chief medical officer
REGIONAL EDITORS
Marie Forszt, vice president, marketing and corporate
communications
Elise Sims, public relations and publication specialist
PRODUCTION
EDITORIAL
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Matt Morgan
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Meredith Heagney
EDITOR: Sophia Conforti
COPY EDITORS: Jenna Murphy, Erin West
DESIGN
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Tami Rodgers
CHIEF ART DIRECTOR: Andrea Heser
ART DIRECTOR: Rod Karmenzind
PRODUCTION
VP, PRINT PRODUCTION: Laura Marlowe
DIRECTOR, PREMEDIA: Mary Winters
CIRCULATION
DIRECTOR OF LOGISTICS: Kalifa Konate
OPERATIONS
PRESIDENT: Eric Goodstadt
SVP, CLIENT SERVICES: Laura Yoars
GROUP OPERATIONS DIRECTOR: Amy Rachels

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