Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - Community Healthcare - (Page 2)

Community Message COmmunity HealtHCare SyStem Sharpening Our Focus President and CeO, Vice Chairman of the Board Donald S. Powers Board of Directors Frankie L. Fesko, chairman of the board; James J. Richards, secretary; David E. Wickland, treasurer; Steven Beering, MD; David Bochnowski; Joseph E. Costanza; Daniel Dumezich; William Hasse; Richard S. McClaughry; Joseph T. Morrow; Sister Kathleen Quinn; William K. Schenck; Monsignor Joseph Semancik; M. Nabil Shabeeb, MD; Donald Torrenga; Robert J. Welsh; Edward L. Williams, PhD; Joe Williamson; Jay Zandstra We’re continuing our work of investing in healthcare for our community I executive Staff John Gorski t has been our goal at the hospitals of Community Healthcare System to make healthcare stronger and improve the quality of life in Northwest Indiana. In this issue, you can read about the many ways in which we are reinvesting in our communities. These projects aim to make healthcare more convenient, more accessible and use best practices that elevate our standards of care. St. Catherine Hospital is embarking on a $2 million mission to expand and renovate a 23-bed mental wellness facility into a safer, state-of-the-art healing environment (page 8). People with chronic and acute mental illnesses need special care. St. Catherine’s legacy of treating people with dignity, respect and compassionate care will touch many lives within this beautiful, upgraded inpatient facility. They will find convenience as they continue on their healing journey with a new outpatient center in Schererville. Enhancing the delivery of quality care and accommodating patients’ needs for privacy, four floors will be added to the existing Emergency Department Pavilion at Community Hospital. The $33 million project (page 54) relocates the Family Birthing Center to accommodate growth in family services and enables us to nurture even more premature babies in need of specialty care. Relocation and expansion of the Family Birthing Center allows for an expansion of the main surgery center and the addition of private rooms for heart and stroke patients. St. Mary Medical Center recently opened an expansive, multispecialty health center that serves Valparaiso and surrounding communities (page 52). The new Valparaiso Health Center represents an extension of the high-quality, patientcentered medical services available through the hospital and a reinvestment that contributes to the strength and vitality of the neighborhood. Planning is also under way for the relocation and expansion of key services at St. Mary Medical Center. More than $30 million is committed to a new surgical pavilion that will house a completely new surgery and support department, as well as a brand new, expanded Intensive Care Unit, and an increase in telemetry beds. These expansion projects are allowing us to bring more services to our region: enable families and babies to get high-quality care closer to home; provide a wider scope of mental health services so patients can get the care they need; and make it more convenient to access our care. We remain focused on our commitment and thank you for allowing us to partner with you to achieve a healthier future. John Gorski Chief Operating Officer Community Healthcare System 2 Su m m e r 2 013 John Gorski, chief operating officer; Carole Bezat, senior vice president of administration; Mary Ann Shacklett, senior vice president of finance and CFO; Donald P. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - Community Healthcare

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - Community Healthcare
Contents
Community Message
A Place for Peace
We’ve Got Your Back
Out of the Shadows
The Ultimate Backto- School Checklist
The Ultimate Backto- School Checklist
Join the Movement
Join the Movement
Stroke Stories
Stroke Stories
5 Steps to Better Bone Health
5 Steps to Better Bone Health
Gut Instinct
Gut Instinct
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Prostate Playbook
Prostate Playbook
The Main Ingredient
The Main Ingredient
Looking Ahead
Looking Ahead
Virtual Health
Virtual Health
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Catherine Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Catherine Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Mary Medical Center
SPOTLIGHT ON: St. Mary Medical Center
SPOTLIGHT ON: Community Hospital
SPOTLIGHT ON: Community Hospital
Steps Toward a Cure
Steps Toward a Cure

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2013 - Community Healthcare