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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Hays Medical Center > 2019 > August
Aug28
00

HaysMed Successfully Completes CDC Training Initiative Aimed at Supporting Optimal Infant Nutrition

By Gayla Wichman - HaysMed News,Nursing News,OB-GYN,Women-Infant Services

Hays, Kansas — HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System is among the first hospitals in the nation to successfully complete the EMPower Training initiative, a skills-based competency training to advance knowledge and skills in evidence-based maternity practices supportive of optimal infant nutrition.

Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the EMPower Training initiative is committed to safe implementation of maternity care practices to support optimal infant nutrition, including breastfeeding, toward the ultimate goal of improving the public’s health.

“As the new manager of the Women’s and Infant Care Center I have been inspired by the commitment of the OB/NICU associates and staff. HaysMed is very fortunate to have a team of nurses who are dedicated to improving and adapting to evidence based practices.” Said Michelle Toogood, BSN, RN, Supervisor of Women’s services/NICU.

“We are thankful to have had the opportunity to participate in the Empower program, led here by Jill Rozean, RN, IBCLC Lactation Services and Jessica Seib, RN, IBCLC, Staff Educator, and continue to strive to provide the best care possible for the families we have the privilege of caring for.”

As part of this effort, HaysMed committed to training staff in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) guidance outlined in the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. With the help of the EMPower Training initiative, HaysMed is now equipped with skills needed to help support mothers in the safe implementation of optimal infant nutrition.

The EMPower Team is led by Abt Associates, Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute, and the Center for Public Health Quality.

Aug28
00

HaysMed Offers Pre-K Kids in Motion

By Gayla Wichman - HaysMed News

Hays, Kansas– The Center for Health Improvement at HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is offering a special Pre-K Kids in Motion for children ages 3-5. Session 1 will be held from September 9 through October 23.  Session 2 will be held from November 4 through December 8.  Both sessions are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30 am to 12:15 pm and are held at The Center for Health Improvement’s Gymnasium at 2500 Canterbury Drive in Hays.

The program provides age appropriate indoor and outdoor activities designed to keep children active in a fun environment and develop and improve motor skills. Participants will enjoy time with friends and learn about health and fitness.

The fee is $48 for each session. Drop ins are welcome with a $4 fee per class.  To register go to https://haysmed.clubautomation.com or call 623-5900. Registration is limited to 12 children.

For more questions or more information call 785-623-6309 or email jonna.dinkel@haysmed.com.

Aug28
00

HaysMed Offers Kids Activities for School’s Early Release Days

By Gayla Wichman - HaysMed News

Hays, Kansas– The Center for Health Improvement at HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is offering special kids activities for the school’s early release days.

The Center is partnering with USD 489 to assist parents with an alternative activity program on the days when school releases early. Those dates are September 11, October 9, November 13, February 12, March 11 and April 8.  The classes are from 1:30p.m. to 5:35 p.m. The program provides a variety of group activities and keeps kids moving and having fun.

Early Release Days are designed for children ages 6 – 11 and will be held at The Center for Health Improvement Gymnasium at 2500 Canterbury Drive in Hays. Transportation is provided by USD 489 from the child’s respective school to the The Center upon request.

The fee is $12 for each day a child attends and includes a healthy snack. The registration is due by Monday before each early release activity day.  To register go to https://haysmed.clubautomation.com or call 623-5900. Registration is limited to 25 children.

Aug28
00

HaysMed Offers Kids in Motion – After School

By Gayla Wichman - HaysMed News

Hays, Kansas– The Center for Health Improvement at HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is offering an after school activity for children ages 6-11 during the fall semester. Kids in Motion is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:35 – 5:45 p.m.  The program will run from September 3 through December 19.  The classes are held at The Center for Health Improvement’s Gymnasium at 2500 Canterbury Drive in Hays.

The program provides age appropriate indoor and outdoor activities designed to keep children active in a fun environment, and develop and improve motor skills. The children will enjoy time with friends while learning about health and fitness.

The afternoon will be complete with a healthy snack. Transportation from school to The Center is optional through USD 489 through the Kids in Motion enrollment.

The fee is $210 for members and $225 for nonmembers for the entire semester. A monthly payment plan is available.  Drop-ins are welcome with a $10 fee per class.  To register go to https://haysmed.clubautomation.com or call 623-5900. Registration is limited to 25 children.

For more questions or more information call 785-623-6309 or email jonna.dinkel@haysmed.com.

Aug15
00

HaysMed Implements Smartphones to Improve Patient Care

By Gayla Wichman - HaysMed News,Nursing News

Hays, KS–—HaysMed recently launched a new initiative to coordinate patient care. The Voalte Platform™ helps enhance patient care and communication through the use of smartphones. The system integrates Apple® iPhones with multiple alarm sources and HIPAA compliant messaging to ensure physicians, nurses and support staff always have the most up-to-date patient information.

The Voalte Platform implementation will include Voalte One™ on shared smartphones for nurses at the point of care, Voalte Me™ for physicians and others using personal smartphones outside the hospital, and the Voalte Messenger™ web client for unit coordinators and secure calling and messaging, bringing together all forms of communication on one powerful, smartphone-based platform.

“As hospital dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare to our community, we look for solutions to improving patient care,” said Bryce Young, Chief Operating Officer. “We want our employees to have the most up to date technology as the foundation for communication across the hospital to ensure that care teams can access and exchange information securely, and collaborate efficiently on patient care.”

With this system physicians and nurses will be able to collaborate quickly and efficiently on an easy-to-use smartphone, and provide the best possible patient care.

‘The ability to streamline care team communication and improve access to vital patient information is invaluable” said Young.

Aug13
00

HaysMed Welcomes New Hospitalist

By Gayla Wichman - HaysMed News

Hays, KS–Dr. Parul Singh, MD has joined the medical staff of HaysMed as a full time physician. Dr. Singh, hospitalist, will join Dr(s). Patrick Atkinson, Kayla Gray, Erin Hemphill, and Pramond Janga and ARPNs Lindsey Broin, Susie Pfannenstiel, Anissa Sonntag and Brenda Weese, all part of the hospitalist team at HaysMed.

Hospitalists and their team specialize in the care of patients while they are in the hospital. Everything from coordinating care, organizing communication with clinical team members and answering questions or concerns, hospitalists are available most of the day for patients and their families.

Dr. Singh completed medical school at Hebei Medical University in China. She did her residency in internal medicine at Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston.

For more information on hospitalist care go to haysmed.com/hospitalists

Aug13
00

Member of the Month August 2019

By Gayla Wichman - The Center News

Names:
Sarah and Kale Wann

Member Since:
Sarah: January 2017
Kale: December 2017

What are your fitness goals for 2019?

Sarah:

  • To be consistently dedicated to coming to the gym and improving my overall health!

Kale:

  • To feel good in my own skin and continue to become the healthiest and strongest version of myself!

What is your weekly workout routine?

4 Days a Week

  • 10min Cardio warm-up
  • 60-90min free weights and cable weights
  • 15-30min AB workout created by Paul

What keeps you motivated?

  • We keep each other accountable! 🙂
  • The improvement we have made since day one is very motivating! The workout Paul created has also kept us accountable to someone else. His daily encouragement is appreciated. All the staff has been very motivational

Do you have a success story to share?

  • We have lost weight and our friends and family have noticed our success! Our biggest success is how we feel about ourselves and our commitment to constantly improve!
Aug8
00

HaysMed Presents Trauma Symposium 2019

By Gayla Wichman - Emergency Department News,HaysMed News

Hays, Kansas – HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, will present a Trauma Symposium 2019 on Friday, August 23, 2019.   The programs are jointly provided by HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, The University of Kansas Medical Center Continuing Education and Professional Development and the Area Health Education Center – West.  The program will be held at HaysMed in the Hadley Conference Rooms.

Registration for the program begins at 8:30 am with Breakfast and Vendor booths. The program runs from 9:00 am – 4:30pm.  The program is designed to improve the care of pediatric trauma patients including but not limited to, pediatric transport and stabilization, pediatric concussions pediatric trauma and pediatric growth plate injuries.

Topics covered include: treating pediatric concussions in rural settings, developmentally appropriate primary and secondary assessments for pediatric populations, care for high-risk/low-volume pediatric encounter, guidelines for arranging and preparing pediatric patients for transport, diagnosing growth plate injuries, managing growth plate injuries.

Speakers for the program include: Laura A. Massey, MSN, RN, C-NPT, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Lisa Vopat, MD,  John Miller MD,  and Wally Walstrom, DO, MS CAQSM, all with The University of Kansas Health System.

The program is designed for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Advance Practice Nurses, Nurses, Social Workers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and other interested Healthcare Professionals.

All participants are required to complete and sign a “verification of attendance” form. After the program, a certificate of completion will be provided to activity participants based on documentation of actual attendance time.

Physician: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of The University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education and HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System. The University of Kansas medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The KU Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of the participation in this activity.

CNE: Hays Medical Center is approved as a provider of continued nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. The course offering is approved for 5.0 contact hours applicable for RN, or LPN re-licensure.  Kansas State Board of Nursing Approved Provider Number:  LT0021-1138.

RESPIRATORY THERAPY
The Hays Medical Center Respiratory Care Continuing Education Evaluator on behalf of the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts has approved this program 5.0 CRCE Hours. Providership No. 004

PT/OT
Paperwork will be provided to submit to KOTA and KPTA for credits.

ASRT
An application has been submitted to ASRT. Approval is pending.

EMS
Ellis County EMS is an approved as a provider of continuing education for Emergency Medical Personnel. The course offering is approved for 5.0 contact hour applicable for all EMS recertification. Approved Provider Number: pp5800.

The fee for the program is $60 for non HaysMed employees, $30 for CAH employees. There is no registration fee for HaysMed Associates, Pawnee Valley Campus Associates, Great Bend Campus Associates and St. Rose Medical Pavilion Associates.  You can register online: www.haysmed.com/education and click on professional education or registering by calling 785-623-5500. You may pay online with a valid credit card or may choose to be invoiced.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Refund of CE fees: Workshop fees will be refunded if notification of cancellation is made 24-hours prior to the workshop. Cancellation: HMC reserves the right to cancel any workshop that does not meet enrollment quota. All pre-registered attendees; will receive a full refund.

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Aug6
00

HaysMed Welcomes New Cardiology Provider

By Gayla Wichman - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

Hays, Kansas – HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is pleased to welcome Luann Evert, APRN.   She will be seeing patients at the DeBakey Heart Clinic.

Evert graduated from Fort Hays State University with a BS in Nursing, pre-med classes and also a masters in nurse practitioner and nursing education.

“We are very happy to have another provider to accommodate the increasing number of heart patients we are seeing at the DeBakey Heat Clinic.” said Dr. Jeffery Curtis, cardiologist and Administrative Director of Cardiology. “It’s exciting that our program continues to grow every year.”

To make an appointment call 785-623-4699 or go to www.haysmed.com/debakey-heart-institute/

Aug5
00

HaysMed Welcomes New Cardiologist

By Gayla Wichman - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

Hays, Kansas – HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is pleased to welcome Dr. Hema Pamulapati, MD, Cardiologist.  She will be seeing patients at the DeBakey Heart Clinic.

Dr Pamulapati received her medical degree at the S.V.S. Medical College in India.  She completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

“As we continue to expand our cardiac program at HaysMed, Dr. Pamulapati will be an excellent addition to our medical staff” said Dr. Jeffery Curtis, cardiologist and Administrative Director of Cardiology.

To make an appointment call 785-623-4699 or go to www.haysmed.com/debakey-heart-institute/

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