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What's New

Updates from around
Community Healthcare System

ADVANCED GI IMAGING AT ST. CATHERINE HOSPITAL
St. Catherine Hospital is using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), an advanced scope procedure used to diagnose complex cancers. EUS combines endoscopy and ultrasound
in order to obtain hard-to-get images and detailed information about the digestive
tract and the surrounding tissue and organs. High-frequency ultrasound waves are
generated from the tip of an ultrasound endoscope and provide detailed images of the
GI tract.
"Precision is key in diagnosing and staging cancers especially in the areas of the
esophagus, pancreas and lungs," says Gastroenterologist Praveen Nallapareddy, MD.
"This new device allows for enhanced images and improved diagnoses of suspicious tumors."
With this new procedure, images of deeper organs such as the pancreas, stomach and liver can be obtained to better access hard-to-detect tumors and lesions.
Endoscopic ultrasonography is now used in examining cancers of the pancreas, lung,
stomach and esophagus as well as diagnosing and assessing benign disease associated
with these organs.

Endoscopy Charge Nurse Jerri Toth, RN,
worked with Gastroenterologist Praveen
Nallapareddy, MD, to bring the new
endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) technology
to St. Catherine Hospital. The procedure
combines endoscopy and ultrasound in
order to obtain images and information
about the digestive tract and tissue and
organs around it.

EXPANDING TO SERVE YOU

The four-story addition expands the
number of Intermediate Care private rooms,
doubles the capacity of the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit and features new
birthing suites for Labor and Delivery.

This summer, Community Hospital will unveil a new four-story addition featuring
an expanded Family Birthing Center and Intermediate Care Unit for patients needing
heart monitoring.
"This latest expansion at Community Hospital will help us to respond to the growth
and demand for our services," says Donald P. Fesko, CEO, Community Hospital.
"Patients look for high-quality care, expertise of doctors and staff, advanced technology and private accommodations. This project will not only create an expanded hospital on the outside, but a more patient-focused hospital on the inside."
The West Pavilion expansion includes 32 Intermediate Care private rooms; 25 private Mother/Baby rooms; Newborn Nursery; a 32-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit;
12 private Labor and Delivery rooms; and two cesarean section suites.

STUDENTS GIVE BRICKIE CLINIC AN A+
St. Mary Medical Center and the School City of Hobart have partnered to open the
Brickie Community Health Clinic. Located at Hobart High School, the clinic is open
to School City of Hobart students and employees. Parents and employees preregister at the clinic for care services including school/sports physicals, vaccinations, ﬂu
shots, general lab services, and health education and risk assessments. The clinic is
staffed with a Community Care Network certiﬁed family nurse practitioner and a
medical assistant.
"My goal is to make students feel comfortable and create an atmosphere of trust and
support," says Julie Burk, family nurse practitioner.
"St. Mary Medical Center is committed to addressing the health needs of our
communities in a meaningful way," adds Janice Ryba, hospital CEO. "The Brickie
Community Health Clinic not only provides easy access to needed health services; it
allows us to provide education, preventive medicine and prompt attention to medical
needs when they ﬁrst appear-before they develop into more serious conditions."

St. Mary Medical Center and the School
City of Hobart have partnered to open
the Brickie Community Health Clinic.
Located at Hobart High School, the clinic
offers students and school employees care
services such as school and sports physicals,
vaccinations, flu shots and general lab
services, and health education and health
risk assessments.
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