Cone Hospital review [July, 1988]

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MEMORIAL* HOSPITAL
July 1988
Medical Board Announces New Officers
Norman Mayer, M.D., has
been named President of the
Medical Board of The Moses
H. Cone Memorial Hospital.
Additional Medical Board
officer appointments for this
year include Christian J.
Streck, M.D., as President-
Elect; Jerome Ruskin, M.D., as
Vice President; and David M.
Keller, M.D., as Secretary.
Clinton Young, M.D., has
been elected as a new member to the Board from Medical Service replacing David
Sillmon, M.D. Karl L. Barkley,
M.D., has been appointed as
the Chief of Obstetrics and
Gynecology succeeding
Julian Barker, M.D.
Dr. Mayer joined the Moses
Cone Hospital Emergency
Medical Staff in 1981 as the
Medical Director. He earned
his medical degree from Bowman Gray School of Medicine, and completed his residency at North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
Dr. Streck has been a
member of the surgical staff
at Moses Cone Hospital since
1978. He received his medical
degree from the University of
Florida, School of Medicine,
and completed his surgical
residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Ruskin joined the internal medicine staff here in
1970. He received his medical
degree from Albert Einstein
College of Medicine in Bronx,
New York, and completed his
residency at Duke University
Medical Center.
Dr. Barkley joined the staff
at Moses Cone Hospital in
1967. He attended the University of North Carolina, School
of Medicine and completed
his residency at the North
Carolina Memorial Hospital.
JCAHO Awards
Accreditation
Dr. Keller first joined the
staff at Moses Cone Hospital
in 1977 after completing his
residency training here. He
received his medical degree
from Washington University
in St. Louis, Missouri, before
coming to Moses Cone Hospital.
BY: ELLEN GREGORY
The Moses H. Cone
Memorial Hospital
and Greensboro Hospital have been awarded Certificates of Accreditation for
a three year period by the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations (JCAHO).
Three years is the longest accreditation awarded by
JCAHO, and it confirms
Moses Cone Hospital's and
Greensboro Hospital's efforts
to provide quality health care.
To become accredited,
Moses Cone and Greensboro
Hospital voluntarily requested
an on-site evaluation by
JCAHO surveyors who applied standards designed to
enhance quality patient care
and the safety of the environment in which that care is provided. These national standards represent a consensus
among health care professionals and are periodically
updated to reflect changes in
health care delivery.
The JCAHO survey team
consists of health care pro
fessionals trained to evaluate
the hospital's efforts to provide quality care. The surveyors also consult with the professional and administrative
staffs to help them in their efforts to continually improve
patient care.
The accreditation, based on
realistic, nationally recognized standards, may facilitate
the recruitment standards or
certification of professional
staff members. It demonstrates a commitment to quality patient care.
JCAHO is a private, nonprofit organization created by
and composed of health care
professionals. It is governed
by a board of commissioners
whose members are appointed by the American College of Surgeons, American
College of Physicians, American Dental Association,
American Hospital Association, and the American Medical Association. A public
tTiCroDer is appomteu oy inc
Board of Commissioners to
represent consumer concerns.
Dr. Young has been practicing at Moses Cone Hospital
since 1979. A graduate of the
University of Virginia Medical
School, he completed residencies at the Medical
University of South Carolina
and the Arizona Health
Sciences Center.
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Emergency and Endoscopy
Project to Begin
BY: KATHRYN SCOTT
"We plan to begin in
August of 1988 to renovate
and expand the Emergency
Services Department and
begin construction on the
new Endoscopy Suite," explained Ken Boggs, Vice President of Patient Care Management. Current plans are for
both projects to be completed
in eight to nine months.
The renovation and expansion of both the Emergency
Services Department and the
Endoscopy Suite are projects
that will be completed in
phases to assure that the
present services will remain
operational throughout the
renovation.
"The main reason for this
project is that both the
Emergency Department and
the Endoscopy Unit have exceeded their capacity," Boggs
said.
Patient visits to Emergency
Services have increased considerably. In 1986, there were
40,000 visits compared to an
anticipated 52,000 for 1989.
There has been a 100 percent
increase in patient volume in
the Endoscopy Unit in the
past two years.
At present, the Emergency
Services Department has
eight treatment rooms, six
trauma beds and a cast room.
The expansion will provide
seven additional treatment
rooms, two additional trauma
JLhe renovation
and expansion of
both the Emergency
Services Department
and the Endoscopy
Suite are projects that
will be completed in
phases to assure that
the present services
will remain operational throughout
the renovation.
beds  and  a  separate  cast
room.
There will be aesthetic
changes to make this a more
comfortable area for patients
and visitors as well. Additional
space will be added to the
waiting areas, as well as new
furniture. Changes will be
made to improve the staff
lounge and the nursing desk
area.
To improve patient flow,
there will be separate doors
for walk-in patients and ambulatory patients. "Through
this expansion project, we
plan to increase the operating
efficiency by providing a
greater number of treatment
rooms, which will result in
greater patient satisfaction,"
Boggs explained.
The Endoscopy Suite will
actually be a new addition to
the existing Hospital building.
The suite will be added underneath of operating room 14
and 15, just north of the present Emergency Services
Department.
Endoscopy will be moving
from three-and-a-half procedure rooms to five procedure rooms. The current
four recovery spaces will be
increased to six to meet the
capacity needs and to improve patient flow. A
dedicated changing room will
also be added, and procedure
area will be better separated
from the visiting area.
A reception area complete
with receptionist and a staff
lounge will be added.
The combined total cost of
the renovation and expansion
of the Emergency Services
Department and the construction of the Endoscopy Suite
will be approximately $1.2
million dollars.