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Health Beat
JUNE 2014
Robotic surgery program reaches 100th patient milestone
he robotic surgery program at Jennie
Stuart Medical Center marked its
first anniversary in April and treated
the 100th patient in May.
The first few dozen procedures using the
high-tech da Vinci® robotic surgical system
were for removal of the gallbladder and
hysterectomy.
This year, JSMC has expanded services to
include operations related to the kidney and
prostate.
“We performed the first urologic procedure
in March and it went smoothly,” Heather
Miller, RN, BSN, JSMC robotic surgery
coordinator, said. “Our first 100 patients
ranged in age from 17 to 80.”
The advantages of robotic surgery to
patients are less pain and scarring, and
faster healing and a return to work or other
activities of daily living.
“Our capabilities for patients are much
greater in robotic surgery than they were a
year ago,” Matthew Robinson, MD, FACS,
said.
Dr. Robinson, with Western Kentucky
Surgical Associates and on staff at JSMC,
helped launch the program last year.
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Members of JSMC’s robotic surgery team working with the physicians are, front row: Amy Kelly, CST; and Jocc
Ware, CST/FA. 2nd row: Bonnie Page, RN; Heather Miller, RN, BSN; Gwen Rowe, CST/CSA; and Francietta Frank,
CST/FA. 3rd row: Pam Snead, CST/KCSA; and Sharon Coleman, RN. 4th row: Merlin, our da Vinci® Si HD System.
Patient satisfaction
scores continue climbing
F
or the past
two
years,
partnered
with Studer Group®,
our
team
has
focused on patient
perception
and
always
providing
our patients with
Beth McCraw, ARPN
exceptional service.
Vice President, Nursing
On April 4, we
received final patient satisfaction scores
for the fourth quarter of 2013, showing
that we reached the 50th percentile
compared to peer hospitals nationally in
seven of nine components:
• Communication with nurses
• Communication about medicines
• Responsiveness of hospital staff
• Pain management
• Cleanliness of the hospital
• Quietness of the hospital
• Discharge information
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Communication is an integral part of our program to improve patient
satisfaction, as demonstrated by Karen Perry, RN, nurse manager, in a
huddle with her staff of Medical-Surgical/7th Floor.
Robotic milestone
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Two urologists
from BACH join
Jennie Stuart
JSMC
welcomes L. Andrew
Evans, MD, and
G. Leighton Lee,
III, MD, to the
Associate Medical Staff.
Dr. Evans is
board certified
in urology and
serves as Chief,
Urology Service,
at
Blanchfield
L. Andrew Evans, MD
Army Community
Hospital.
He
earned a medical
degree at Wake
Forest University
School of Medicine, WinstonSalem,
N.C.,
and completed
a urology residency at the
Uniformed Services
Health
Education Consortium,
San
G. Leighton Lee, III, MD
Antonio, Tex., at
Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford
Hall Medical Center.
Dr. Lee was stationed at BACH as a
staff urologist in 2013 after completing a
urology residency at Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. He
earned a medical degree at the Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences,
Bethesda, Md.
Dr. Evans and Dr. Lee are now on call
for urology patients who seek treatment
through the JSMC Emergency Department.
Teamwork is key for our robotic surgery nurses and technicians.
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Shortly thereafter, he received
additional training and began
performing “single site” robotic
procedures at JSMC, such as
removal of the gallbladder, via a
single incision in the navel.
Special robotic surgery training
for JSMC nurses and technicians
who support the physicians during
procedures is ongoing, Miller said.
“Every member of our robotic
team completes modules and
performs competency tests — on
the da Vinci community website —
specifically designed for our model
of robot. Along with these modules,
all staff members also are tested
on their ability to perform certain
tasks that we do every day with the
robot,” she added.
There are four physicians on staff
at JSMC trained to perform robotic
procedures. Another board-certified
general surgeon is scheduled to
join the JSMC Medical Staff later
this year.
Read more online at jsmc.org/
robot or call (800) 887-JSMC
(5762).
Shine a light on skin cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of
cancer in the U.S. About 20 percent of Americans
will develop this form of cancer in their lifetime.
Anyone can get skin cancer. Skin cancers are
named for the type of cell in which the cancer
begins. There are three main kinds: basal cell
skin cancer, squamous cell skin cancer, and
melanoma.
Basal cell and squamous cell are the two
most common forms of skin cancer and have
cure rates near 95 percent when detected early
and treated promptly. If left untreated, both can
grow, destroying skin tissue and even bone.
Melanoma is the least common of the three,
but the most deadly. Although melanoma is
highly curable when found early, it causes about
75 percent of skin cancer deaths. The incidence
continues to rise. Between five and 10 percent
of melanomas develop in people with a family
history of the disease. Melanomas can appear
suddenly without warning or they can develop in
an existing mole. If a mole is different from other
moles, or changes, enlarges, itches or bleeds
(even if it is small), it should be examined by a
doctor.
Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation —
either from the sun or indoor tanning — is
the most preventable cause of skin cancer,
including melanoma. The American Academy
of Dermatology recommends the following
precautions to prevent skin cancer:
• Generously apply water-resistant sunscreen
with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15
that provides broad spectrum protection.
• Wear protective clothing to cover the skin
when possible.
• Seek shade especially during midday when
the sun’s rays are the strongest.
• Protect children from sun exposure.
• Use extra caution near water, snow and sand
because they reflect the sun’s damaging rays.
• Get vitamin D safely through a healthy diet
and supplements, if needed, rather than from
the sun’s rays.
• Avoid tanning beds. A tan is the skin’s way
of trying to protect itself from damaging UV
radiation and is a sign of injury to the skin.
• Check your birthday suit on your birthday.
— Joan Lang
The Kentucky Cancer Program,
and member, E.C. Green Cancer Center
Cancer Committee
Autumn Triplett joins Aesthetic Associates
Family nurse practitioner Autumn Triplett,
FNP-C, MSN, RN, has joined Aesthetic Associates &
Women’s Health.
Triplett joins adult nurse practitioner Helen Cayce,
APRN, who opened the practice in 2007 to provide
primary care to women ages 2-102. The practice also
specializes in treatment of dermatological disorders
for men and women, and cosmetic skin services.
Triplett is now accepting new patients. In addition
to routine wellness visits, she also treates diabetes,
high blood pressure and behaviorial health-related
illnesses.
“This is a natural extension of our practice, and
Autumn Triplett’s skills and medical training allow
us to expand the breadth and depth of our medical
services to our community,” Cayce said.
Triplett
is
certified
in
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation and other life-saving programs such
as ACLS/PALS and ACCS/PACS, has been a disaster
relief nurse for the Red Cross during Hurricane
Katrina, and has served as a preceptor for nursing
students.
Triplett moves to Aesthetic Associates after
working the past three years with Baptist Health in
Madisonville and Hopkinsville. She also is employed
by Align MD medical staffing, working in the
Emergency Department at Jennie Stuart. Previously,
Triplett worked for Crown Staffing Agency at Western
State Psychiatric Hospital.
Aesthetic Associates is located at 112 Keeton Dr.,
and is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday. For more information, call 270-886-7427.
Family nurse practitioner Autumn Triplett (right), is
now accepting new patients at Aesthetic Associates
& Women’s Health. She joins the medical practice
founded by adult nurse practitioner Helen Cayce (left).
Courtney Gyll and
DiAnna Young,
Jennie Stuart
Ambulatory
Surgery Campus,
staff the JSMC
table at Bark for
Life fundraising
event for the
American Cancer
Society in
Hopkinsville on
April 26.
Patient satisfaction scores up greatly since 2012
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Further, we achieved the 75th percentile
among peer hospitals nationally in three of
these components:
• Responsive of hospital staff
• Pain management
• Discharge information
In the prior year, we reached the 50th
percentile in only one of the measurements.
In my 17 years in healthcare, this is one
most impressive turnarounds I’ve seen in
such a short period.
We still have some work do, but our
scores have improved greatly from where
we started in 2012.
On behalf of my 900 colleagues
across JSMC Health, thank you for
your feedback via Hospital Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems (HCAHPS) surveys that led to
these scores. We look forward to reporting
even greater results for 2014.
— Beth McCraw, APRN,
Vice President, Nursing, JSMC
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Kaye Sweeney
Pharmacy Tech
A painting of Jennie Vaughn
Stuart, photos of the valuable coins
donated by Edward Stuart, MD in
1913 to build Jennie Stuart Memorial
Hospital, and many other items will
be displayed as part of the JSMC
Centennial Celebration, starting July
1, 2014, the 100th anniversary of the
opening of the hospital.
Revealing
Jennie
The public is invited to join us
on Tuesday, July 1, for a series
of activities related to our 100th
anniversary:
1. 7 a.m. — Christian County
Chamber of Commerce Eye Opener
Breakfast at our Intensive Care Unit
waiting area. This will be a light meal
served stand-up style. (Sorry, no
tables or chairs that morning.)
2. 7:30 a.m. — Remarks by
hospital officials, proclamations and
recognition of long-time physicians,
JSMC CALENDAR
Check out our classes and events for June:
1. Monday, June 2, 5:15 p.m. — Support group for
spouses, caregivers and survivors of strokes and
head injuries at conference rooms A, B & C, lower
level of the Doctors Pavilion at JSMC. Call (270)
885-7023.
2. Tuesday, June 3, 7 p.m. — Cancer survivors
night at Hoptown Hoppers, Christian County High
School. Survivors walk on the field prior to the
game, and this will be fundraising night toward
Relay for Life.
3. Thursday, June 5, 6-8 p.m. — Free breastfeeding
class led by an RN lactation consultant at OB
conference room, 3rd floor of the hospital, 320 W.
18th Street, Hopkinsville. Reserve a seat by calling
(270) 885-2888.
4. Friday, June 13, 6 p.m. — Christian County Relay
for Life at Stadium of Champions, Hopkinsville.
Drop by the Survivors’ Tent sponsored by JSMC.
Register at relayforlife.org/christianky.
5. Tuesday, June 17, 4:30 p.m. — Ratilal Gajera,
MD, JSMC Medical Oncology, will hold a Q&A
session at the weekly cancer support group
meeting of patients and family members at Doctors
Pavilion conference room E, JSMC. No reservation
required.
6. Tuesday, June 17, 6 p.m. — Weight-loss surgery
support group at Doctors Pavilion conference
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employees and volunteers at the
ICU waiting area.
3. 7:45 a.m. — Placement of
a JSMC time capsule by hospital
officials,
long-time
physicians,
employees and volunteers in the
courtyard outside the ICU waiting
area.
4. 7:50 a.m. — Opening of our
Centennial Display in the hallway
connecting the ICU waiting area to
the JSMC medical mall.
5. 8-10 a.m. — Health fair by
various JSMC departments and
facilities in the medical mall.
Also that morning, there will be
a live broadcast of the Lite98.7
morning show — 5-9 o’clock — near
the fountain at our medical mall.
Stop by and say “hello,” to Mark,
Jeff, Todd and other members of the
WHOP team.
JSMC HEALTH BEAT
rooms A, B & C, JSMC. No reservation required.
For more information, call (800) 887-JSMC, ext.
4402.
7. Friday, June 20, 6 p.m. — Todd County Relay
for Life at Elkton Public Square. Register at
relayforlife.org/toddky.
8. Monday, June 23, 5:30 p.m. — Weight-loss
surgery lecture by Gerame Wells, MD, FACS, in
the Cotthoff Learning Center, lower level of the
Doctors Pavilion at JSMC. Reserve a seat at this
free program by call (800) 887-JSMC, ext. 4402.
Classes and events are updated frequently on the
JSMC website, jsmc.org
Editorial Advisors
Earl L. Calhoun, CPA
Chair, JSMC Board of Trustees
Keith Toms, MD
President of the Medical Staff
Eric Lee
President & CEO
Beth McCraw, RN, APRN
Vice President, Nursing Services
Nancy Raines
Vice President, Integrated Services
Lori Legaspi, MSN, RN, SANE
Assistant Vice President, Ancillary Services
Greg Moore, CFO
Editing: Steve King
Writing: Linda Dougherty, Steve King
Photography: Southern Exposure
Design, production and printing: Pacesetter
Printing
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general health information. It is not intended as
personal medical advice, which should be obtained
directly from a healthcare provider. Comments
can be sent to Marketing & Community Relations,
JSMC, PO Box 2400, Hopkinsville KY 422412400. (270) 887-0287.