Apr23

HaysMed Welcomes New Heart Surgeon

By Gayla Wichman - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

Hays, KS (April 23, 2018) – HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is pleased to welcome Dr. Samuel J. Durham, Cardiothoracic Surgeon to the DeBakey Heart Institute. Dr. Durham will begin seeing patients at the DeBakey Heart Clinic on May 1.

“We are so excited to have a full time heart surgeon a t HaysMed once again,” said Bryce Young, Chief Operating Officer. “Dr. Durham will be a great asset to our heart program.”

Young noted that heart surgery has been limited since Dr. Elizabeth Ashworth left HaysMed to care for her family. In the interim, Dr. Richard Toon, a cardiac surgeon from Salina has been performing surgeries on a regular basis.

“We’re very fortunate that Dr. Toon was willing to step in and continue to allow us to offer heart services to our patients.” remarked Young.

Dr. Durham graduated from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He did a residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the University Health Center in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

He also completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery and is board certified in general surgery and thoracic cardiovascular surgery.

His areas of focus include cardiothoracic surgery, adult cardiac surgery, adult cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, minimally invasive surgery, peripheral vascular surgery, thoracic surgery thoracoabdominal surgery and vascular surgery.

Feb7

Local Cardiologist Returns to DeBakey Heart Clinic

By Gayla Wichman - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

Hays, Kansas (Feb 7, 2018) – Dr. Jeffery Curtis, Cardiologist will be returning to the DeBakey Heart Clinic on February 12. He will resume seeing cardiology patients and also begin a new administrative role as Director of Cardiology Services. In that capacity he will be promoting HaysMed’s cardiology services locally and in Western Kansas.

“I have appreciated the support and collaboration with my fellow colleagues while practicing at Medical Specialists” said Curtis. “But I am also very excited about my new role and look forward to the opportunity to promote our cardiology services in the region.”

Dr. Curtis began seeing patients full time in Medical Specialists a little over three years ago. All current patients are being notified of the change and will be given the opportunity to establish themselves with other providers in Medical Specialists and Family Medicine.

Dr. Curtis, a Hays native, has been a practicing physician in Hays since 2002, and has practiced medicine and cardiology in Kansas since 1988.

Jan9

Hansen Foundation Helps Provide HaysMed Cath Labs with New Technology

By Gayla Wichman - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

Hays – The Dane G. Hansen Foundation has approved a grant of $250,000 in support of new technology for the two heart catheterization labs (cath labs) at HaysMed’s DeBakey Heart Institute. The primary objective of new equipment is to serve the cardiac health needs and improve cardiac patient outcomes of our residents and visitors to western Kansas. Clinical advantages of the new equipment include the ability to see more detail while minimizing risk to the patient through the use of higher resolution viewing equipment using less contrast. The newly outfitted labs also improve the safety and working conditions of our providers and patients through significant reductions in radiation exposure. More than 4,000 heart cath procedures have been completed by HaysMed’s team of interventional cardiologists in the last five years.

“HaysMed is proud to partner with the Dane G. Hansen Foundation in improving healthcare outcomes for the citizens of western Kansas. As a certified chest pain center, the DeBakey Heart Institute at HaysMed provides the people, the technology, and the facilities to allow folks to get quality cardiac care normally only available much further from home,” said HaysMed CEO Eddie Herrman. HaysMed remains the only health care facility in the region having achieved American College of Cardiology (ACC) Chest Pain Center Accreditation.

As with hospitals nationwide, HaysMed is faced with decreasing revenues in government and insurance reimbursement. Philanthropic support is critical. The Dane G. Hansen Foundation is committed to providing opportunities for the people of northwest Kansas to enjoy the highest possible quality of life through philanthropic support through a variety of areas, including healthcare. Over the past ten years, Dane G. Hansen Foundation Grants to the HaysMed Foundation have provided more than $1.25 million in support for projects benefitting the healthcare of families in western Kansas, including a $500,000 grant in 2016 towards the new CT scanner at HaysMed.

About the DeBakey Heart Institute at HaysMed

Hays Medical Center has a full service heart program developed under the guiding hand of the Father of Heart Surgery, Dr. Michael DeBakey. The program includes two full time catheterization labs, interventional cardiology, nuclear cardiology, open heart surgery and cardiac rehabilitation. The heart program at HaysMed is committed to including referring physicians in the decision making process and keeping them updated on patient status. Priority is given to returning patients promptly to their local community hospitals and health care providers.
About the HaysMed Foundation
The HaysMed Foundation is a qualified 501(c) (3) charitable organization whose mission is to support HaysMed, a private, not-for-profit hospital that provides the only tertiary level services in the region. The Foundation, in partnership with donors, seeks to meet both immediate and long-range health care needs of the people of western Kansas. An 18-member volunteer board guides the efforts of the Foundation. Donations can be sent to the HaysMed Foundation, 2220 Canterbury Drive, Hays, KS 67601 or by visiting www.haysmedfoundation.org/donate.

Oct23

HaysMed’s Low Infection Rates Recognized With National Certification

By Gayla Wichman - Breast Care Center,DeBakey Heart Institute News,Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Institute,Emergency Department News,Family Medicine,HaysMed News,Nursing News,OB-GYN,Orthopedic Institute News,Pediatrics,Urology,Women-Infant Services,Would Healing & Hyperbaric Center News

Hays, Kansas (Oct 23, 2017) – HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is the only hospital in Kansas that has earned a prestigious certification because of its low infection risk. And it is one of only four hospitals in the United States to receive the Management of Infection Risk (MIR) certificate.

“HaysMed goes above and beyond current standards to prevent patients from acquiring an infection while they are in the hospital,” said Kim Koerner, BSN, RN, infection prevention officer/associate health nurse. “As a result, we are at or below national hospital-acquired infection rates.

“Every department here works to decrease infection risk by reviewing processes and practices,” Koerner continued. “High-risk areas became focal points for each department, which has resulted in decreased infection risk and increased patient safety at HaysMed.”

Koerner cited just a few examples of areas in which safety has been enhanced.

They include: decreased hip/knee surgical site infection risk; decreased surgical site infection risk in colon procedures and hysterectomies; decreased device-related infections with urinary catheters and central lines; and decreased infections related to the environment.

“This certification validates the importance of decreasing infection risk and increasing patient safety to every single person at HaysMed,” Koerner commented. “Eighteen primary factors that cover the entire facility are considered in certification.

“And it’s not only doctors and nurses that are involved,” she added. “Processes in maintenance, dietary and environmental science also are reviewed.”

Melanie Urban, BSN, RN, HACP, patient quality services director, said Koerner has empowered all HaysMed employees to enhance safety. “It takes the motivation of everyone here to identify vulnerabilities, re-design systems and efficiently manage resources,” Urban said. “The Management of Infection Risk Committee has been diligent in getting everyone engaged.”

The committee includes clinical and non-clinical associates, as well as Dr. Kayla Gray, Hospitalist. “Attainment of this distinguished award demonstrates Hays Medical Center’s continued commitment to excellence in both patient and community healthcare. “ Gray stated.

HaysMed is accredited by DNV Healthcare, which is the entity that awarded the MIR certification. “This is a world-leading certification entity,” Urban said. “It helps us achieve excellence by improving quality and patient safety.”

MIR certification builds on three important pillars, Urban noted. These are: being proactive instead of reactive; developing a safety culture that is transparent and accountable; and engaging all staff in a systems-driven approach to safety.

“Therefore, our certification lets our community and region we serve know we have the resources and commitment to provide the best possible care while managing infection risk,” Urban said.

DNV GL – Healthcare, which operates in more than 100 countries, surveys HaysMed annually. Patrick Horine, chief executive officer of DNV GL – Healthcare, said “achieving certification shows commitment to excellence. And it helps demonstrate to your community that you are performing at the highest level.”

Sep11

HaysMed Establishes Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Clinic

By Gayla Wichman - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

Hays, KS (Sept 11, 2017) – HaysMed’s DeBakey Heart Institute has recently established a clinic for people who have peripheral artery disease (PAD). Dr. M. Javed Ashraf, MD, MPH, interventional cardiologist specializes in peripheral artery disease.

PAD is a narrowing of the peripheral arteries to the legs, stomach, arms and head but most commonly seen in the arteries of the legs. PAD is caused by atherosclerosis that narrow and blocks arteries in various critical regions of the body.

You may be at risk for PAD if you smoke, have diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, experience pain in your lower extremities, have non-healing wounds of lower extremities or varicose veins. The risk for PAD also increases with age.

The PAD clinic can screen, diagnosis and manage patients with suspected or established peripheral artery disease and varicose veins. Dr. Ashraf performs diagnostic and therapeutic peripheral angiograms and vascular interventions including percutaneous balloon angioplasty and stenting. Patients seen in the PAD clinic will receive a detailed comprehensive vascular assessment. Dr. Ashraf works closely with the Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center with PAD Patients who have non-healing ulcers.

For further information or to set up an appointment please call 785-625-4699 or 888-625-4699 or go to https://www.haysmed.com/debakey-heart-institute/pad-clinic/.

May23

HaysMed receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite

By Hays Medical - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

American Heart Association recognizes HaysMed’s commitment to quality stroke care

HAYS, Kansas (May 22, 2017)— HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines^®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke^SM Honor Roll Elite. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

Hospitals must achieve 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month periods and achieve 75 percent or higher compliance with five of eight Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality measures to receive the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

To qualify for the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke. If given intravenously in the first three hours after the start of stroke symptoms, tPA has been shown to significantly reduce the effects of stroke and lessen the chance of permanent disability. HaysMed earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period.

These quality measures are designed to help hospital teams follow the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients.

“A stroke patient loses 1.9 million neurons each minute stroke treatment is delayed. This recognition further demonstrates our commitment to delivering advanced stroke treatments to patients quickly and safely,” said Bryce Young, Chief Operating Officer at HaysMed. HaysMed continues to strive for excellence in the acute treatment of stroke patients. The recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke further reinforces our team’s hard work.”

“The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognizes HaysMed for its commitment to stroke care,” said Paul Heidenreich, M.D., M.S., national chairman of the Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. “Research has shown there are benefits to patients who are treated at hospitals that have adopted the Get With The Guidelines program.”

Get With The Guidelines®-S puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping hospital care teams ensure the care provided to patients is aligned with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal to save lives and improve recovery time, Get With The Guidelines®-S has impacted more than 3 million patients since 2003.

According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds, someone dies of a stroke every four minutes, and nearly 800,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.

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Apr10

Coffee and Conversation Present “What YOU can do to live a healthy life with Congestive Heart Failure”

By Hays Medical - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

HAYS, Kansas (April10, 2017)— The next session of Coffee and Conversation will be held Tuesday, May 2, at CHI Education Room, 2500 Canterbury Drive, Hays Kansas. Participants are asked to use the Southeast Entrance F.

The program will feature a presentation and roundtable discussion with Dr. Anil Pandit, Cardiologist, HaysMed DeBakey Heart Institute. Topic for the discussion is “What YOU can do to live a healthy life with Congestive Heart Failure”

The program begins at 5:30 pm with healthy snacks followed by the discussion from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. The program is designed for those who have had Open Heart Surgery, Stents (PTCA), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) or a Health Attack (MI) and the people who care about them.

There is not charge for this program but RSVPs are due May 1.

Feb6

DeBakey Heart Institute Sponsors 16th Annual FREE Public Hands Only CPR Training on March 4

By Hays Medical - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

Hays, Kansas (Feb 6, 2017) – It may take only a few minutes, but for the victim of sudden cardiac arrest, it can be the event of a lifetime.

Sudden cardiac arrest strikes about 250,000 adults in the United States annually. More than 95 percent of its victims die before reaching a hospital – many because they don’t receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation in time. Defibrillation is a process in which an electronic device gives an electric shock to the heart to help restore the heart’s normal rhythm.

To help improve those odds, the HaysMed DeBakey Heart Institute and the Hays Medical Center Foundation will hold its 16th annual Staying Alive Hands Only CPR Training on Saturday, March 4, at the Center for Health Improvement at Hays Medical Center. During the day, the Institute hopes to train over 200 people for free in its Family and Friends CPR course. The one and one half hour class is designed for members of the general public, eight years and older; and is not for those seeking professional certification. More than 30 certified instructors and volunteers will donate their time to the event.

Classes in adult and pediatric CPR will be offered at 10:00 am am. To register, call 1-800-248-0073, ext 5500 or 785-623-5500 or go to https://www.haysmed.com/education/

“If more people know how to perform CPR, it naturally increases the probability that victims of cardiac arrest would receive CPR more timely—when it can still make a difference,” said Bryce Young, Vice President of Operations at Hays Medical Center.

When performed immediately, CPR may double a cardiac arrest victim’s chances of survival by adding critical minutes to a patient’s life. With CPR, breathing and chest compressions circulate oxygenated blood to the brain, heart and other vital organs until defibrillation is performed.

Cardiac arrest survival is directly linked to the amount of time between the onset of sudden cardiac arrest and defibrillation. Chances of survival drop 7-10 percent with every minute of delay. Brain death starts to occur in just four to six minutes

Seventy-five to 80 percent of all sudden cardiac arrests happen at home, so knowing how to perform (CPR) can mean the difference between life and death for a loved one, according to the American Heart Association.

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Nov21

HaysMed Welcomes New Cardiologist

By Hays Medical - DeBakey Heart Institute News,HaysMed News

ashraf-2016-reduced (Hays, KS – November 21, 2016) –HaysMed Medical recently welcomed Dr. M. Javed Ashraf, MD, Interventional Cardiologist to the medical staff.

Dr. Ashraf received his medical degree from Punjab Medical College/University in Pakistan. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine from Tufts University/Baystate Medical Center, Massachusetts.

Dr. Ashraf also completed fellowships in Public Health Medicine from UMass, Massachusetts and also Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Vascular Intervention from Tufts University/Baystate Medical Centre, Massachusetts.

Dr. Ashraf is now seeing patients in the DeBakey Heart Institute at HaysMed.

HaysMed complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age disability, or sex?

ATTENTION: If you speak a language other than English, language assistance services are available to you free of charge. Call 1–855-429-7633 (TTY: 1–800-766-3777).

ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1–855-429-7633 (TTY: 1–800-766-3777).

CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 1–855-429-7633 (TTY: 1–800-766-3777).

Oct26

HaysMed Recognizes Third Quarter Patient Satisfaction Award Winners

By Hays Medical - DeBakey Heart Institute News,Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Institute,HaysMed News

Hays, Kansas (October 25, 2016))—The Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU), Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Institute, Environmental Services and Outpatient Rehabilitation were recently named the patient satisfaction award winners for the third quarter of 2016 at HaysMed.

Each quarter HaysMed recognizes the patient satisfaction award winners based on results from CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) surveys administrated by HealthStream. HealthStream is the research firm HaysMed contracts with to conduct the government required Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) hospital surveys on patient experience. The CAHPS survey is the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients’ perspectives of hospital care. The CAHPS Hospital Survey is a survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring patients’ perceptions of their hospital experience.

cpcu-small CPCU had the highest in-patient overall rating for the third quarter of 2016. Their unit score was 82.1% and that puts them at the 83^rd percentile. This exceeds the hospital goal of the 75^th percentile. Their top performance areas on the survey included providing written discharge instructions, courtesy/respect of nurses and nurses listening carefully to patients.

dsci-smalljpg The Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Institute had the highest overall rating for the third quarter of 2016. Their overall rating was 94.7% and that puts them at the 97^th percentile. This exceeds the hospital goal of the 75^th percentile. Their top performance areas on the survey included clear communication by provider, provider listening clearly and courtesy/respect of clerks and receptionists

evs-small Environmental Services was recognized as one of the many ancillary departments that help support patient satisfaction in the hospital. This is the first time HaysMed has recognized an ancillary department with this award. For the third quarter of 2016 the inpatient cleanliness score was 80.4 % which is the 72^nd percentile. The outpatient cleanliness score was 79.7% which is the 79^th percentile. In addition in our recent DNV survey they were recognized for the cleanliness of the hospital for the patient areas, public areas and even the storage areas. The surveyors noted they had never seen a cleaner hospital.

op-rehab-small Outpatient Rehab was recognized as the out-patient area with the highest patient overall rating for the third quarter of 2016. Their overall rating was 91.7% and that puts them at the 93^rd percentile. This exceeds the hospital goal of the 75^th percentile. Their top performance areas on the survey include patient involvement in treatment plan/goal setting, amount of time spent waiting at the facility and the ability to schedule visit on a convenient day and time.

Each area honored displays a patient satisfaction award winner banner in their department.

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