St. Charles Receives Women s Choice Award for Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Bariatrics and Patient Safety

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1 Community Newsletter Winter 2018 Catholic Health Services Recognized as one of America s Best Hospitals. St. Charles Receives Women s Choice Award for Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Bariatrics and Patient Safety St. Charles Hospital is pleased to announce that we ve earned the 2018 Women s Choice Award, America s Best Hospitals for Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Bariatrics and Patient Safety. The Women s Choice Award for America s Best Hospitals is a coveted credential that identifies the nation s best hospitals based on robust criteria that includes relevant clinical performance, patient satisfaction and appropriate accreditations. The top 10% of hospitals in the U.S. are recognized, supporting Women s Choice mission to connect women to the best healthcare. By carrying the Women s Choice Award St. Charles is part of an elite network of health care facilities and corporations across America whom are all committed to empowering women to make smart health care and consumer choices. In order to achieve this award, St. Charles needed to meet the strictest level of health care criteria, from our community. In fact, only the hospitals that achieve a high level of patient satisfaction criteria from their patients are eligible to earn the award including exceptional ratings, demonstrating the provision of the highest level of care and commitment to their patients health and well-being. This award is the only designation that takes into consideration the preferences of women when selecting a hospital. I m very proud of the staff at St. Charles, said Jim O Connor, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, St. Charles. The dedication they demonstrate to patient safety and providing the highest quality of care is recognized with the four Women s Choice Awards and a testament to the Hospital s ongoing commitment to the families within this community. For more information on bariatrics, orthopedics or obstetrics at St. Charles, please call (631) Inside This Issue: St. Charles Opens New Outpatient Site in Commack Breakthrough Treatment for Patients with Barrett s Esophagus Now Available at St. Charles St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary Makes Generous End-of-Year Donations Emergency Medical Services at St. Charles Nutritional Services Director at St. Charles Recognized as Top Woman in the Industry New Director of Plastic Surgery at New York Bariatrics St. Charles Hospital Welcomes First Baby of the New Year

2 A Message From the Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer As a community hospital, we feel a deep sense of pride and commitment to all who place their trust in our care by choosing St. Charles. Our primary focus is to always deliver exceptional care that exceeds national standards in quality, safety and patient satisfaction. So, it is an honor to announce that St. Charles has earned the 2018 Women s Choice Award, America s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics, Orthopedics, Bariatrics and Patient Safety. This recognition is a testament to our ongoing commitment to the families within our community. St. Charles Hospital earned the award by meeting the strictest level of healthcare criteria; we had to earn it from our community. In fact, only hospitals that achieve a high level of patient satisfaction criteria from their patients are eligible to earn the award and we are so proud of that accomplishment. Our unwavering commitment to providing the best health care is our most important pledge to our community and the greatest compliment. By carrying the Women s Choice Award, St. Charles is part of an elite network of health care facilities and corporations across America whom are committed to empowering women to make smart health care and consumer choices. As we begin 2018, we do so on this high note. However, we also plan to continue to move forward in patient safety and quality initiatives as we remain committed to being the hospital of choice for this community. Wishing you and yours a happy and health Count on it! St. Charles Rehabilitation Opens New Outpatient Site in Commack St. Charles Rehabilitation proudly announces the opening of a ninth outpatient rehabilitation site. The new site is located in the recently opened, state-of-the-art St. Catherine & St. Charles Center for Health & Wellness at 500 Commack Rd., Commack. Rehabilitation services provided in Commack include physical and occupational therapy for general orthopedic and sports medicine patients recovering from injury or surgery. The dedicated staff specializes in meeting a wide variety of needs and prides itself on offering the highest standards of care to our patients. 2 Count on St. Charles Hospital Winter 2018 Services include: General rehabilitation Upper extremity evaluation & treatment Neurological rehabilitation Activities of Daily Living evaluation and treatment General strength/flexibility/endurance training Gait & Balance training/fall prevention St. Charles is renowned for its rehabilitation program, featuring 76 beds dedicated to acute inpatient rehabilitation and nine outpatient network locations Continues on page 3

3 Breakthrough Treatment for Patients with Barrett s Esophagus Now Available at St. Charles Radiofrequency ablation system reduces risk of Barrett s esophagus progressing to esophageal cancer. St. Charles Hospital now offers the Barrx radiofrequency ablation system, a treatment that removes esophageal tissues affected by Barrett s esophagus, a pre-cancerous disease (dysplastic Barrett s esophagus). If you suffer from heartburn or other acid reflux symptoms such as chronic heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you may be at risk for Barrett s esophagus, a serious disease that can eventually lead to esophageal cancer. Barrett s esophagus occurs when cells in the lower esophagus are affected by chronic exposure to acid. Because of its strong association with esophageal cancer, it is considered a pre-cancerous disease. More than 12.5 million people in the U.S. have Barrett s esophagus, many of whom are not even diagnosed. Diagnosis of Barrett s esophagus requires patients to undergo an upper endoscopy, a non-surgical procedure. During endoscopy, the physician removes esophagus tissue for biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. Patients diagnosed with Barrett s esophagus may be candidates for outpatient Barrx radiofrequency ablation. The Barrx radiofrequency ablation system is a very specific type of ablation, in which thermal (heat) energy is delivered in a precise and highly controlled manner. Barrett s esophagus tissue is very thin and, therefore, a good candidate for removal with ablative energy. Delivery of ablative energy with the Barrx radiofrequency ablation system can achieve complete removal of the diseased tissue without damage to the normal underlying structures. Clinical studies have demonstrated that Barrett s esophagus tissue can be completely eliminated with the Barrx radiofrequency ablation system in more than 90 percent of patients. For more information on Barrx radiofrequency ablation system, please call (631) New Outpatient Site in Commack...Continued from page 2 strategically located across Long Island. Always striving to provide superior rehabilitative care to those in need, St. Charles has achieved CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accreditation in Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation, Pediatric Specialty Programs, Stroke Specialty Programs, Brain Injury Specialty Programs, and Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation for both adults and children. This is the highest level of recognition that can be awarded for these services. The St. Catherine & St. Charles Center for Health & Wellness offers comprehensive services including primary care, women s health, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation and orthopedics. The Center offers one of only a handful of MRI Caring Suites on Long Island. The MRI Caring Suite is the optimum in personalized experience aimed at reducing anxiety with the patient s choice of ambient lighting, overhead scenery and music, while the wide tunnel allows for shorter scan times and reduced noise. Additionally, St. Charles Orthopedics, one of the largest orthopedic practices on Long Island, is located in the Center where orthopedic surgeons and physicians provide care for all musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. For more information on St. Charles Outpatient Rehabilitation in Commack, please call (631) Count Count on St. on Charles St. Charles Hospital Hospital Winter Fall

4 St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary Makes Generous Year-End Donation (At top) Jim O Connor with Billie Schretzman and Karen Breen. (Above) Jim O Connor and members of the St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary. (Right) Jim O Connor and members of the Northport Chapter of the St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary. St. Charles Hospital extends their warmest thanks to the members of the St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary and the Northport Chapter of the St. Charles Auxiliary for their very generous contributions to the Hospital. The ladies of the Auxiliary gathered for a Christmas Luncheon where Billie Schretzman, President of the St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary, and Karen Breen, President of the Northport Chapter, presented Jim O Connor, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of St. Charles Hospital, with the donations. To volunteer as a member of the Auxiliary, please call (631) Back by Popular Demand Honor someone special or commemorate an occasion by having an engraved brick placed at the entryway to St. Charles. 4x8" Bricks or 8x8" Bricks Available. Visit or call the St. Charles Foundation at (631) Proceeds benefit the Maternal Child Pavilion at St. Charles. 4 Count on St. Charles Hospital Winter 2018

5 Emergency Medical Services at St. Charles When a medical emergency requires immediate care, St. Charles Hospital has a specially-trained Emergency Medicine team waiting to provide you with the highest quality emergency health care. Our board-certified Emergency Medicine physicians work solely in the Emergency Department (ED) at St. Charles, bringing a wealth of experience and providing quick, effective, and compassionate treatment of injuries and illnesses. From newborn babies to the elderly, from broken bones to stitches and heart attacks to strokes, the Emergency Department at St. Charles is ready for you when you walk through our doors. Specialized Emergency Services Our highly-trained staff consists of board-certified physicians, registered nurses, physician assistants and technicians, all with extensive training in emergency medicine. They provide 24/7 services, including: Heart Attack for emergency cardiac events Comprehensive Stroke St. Charles is a Joint Commission and New York State Department of Health designated Stroke Center with a highly skilled and dedicated stroke team, including a neurologist, on standby around the clock, ready to immediately treat stroke patients Comprehensive Concussion Care - for mild traumatic brain injuries Geriatric Services for the emergency treatment of older patients Neurosurgery for the surgical treatment of neurological disorders Orthopedic Surgery for the treatment of injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system Pediatric Emergency for the care of injuries and illnesses in children Plastic Surgery for procedures required after some injuries Radiology Suite and Diagnostic Equipment including MRI, CT scan and ultrasound Important Numbers to Know: Ambulance / Fire / Police Poison Control Center (800) Rape/Sexual Violence Hotline (800) Emergency Department (631) Count on St. Charles Hospital Winter

6 Nutritional Services Director at St. Charles Recognized as Top Woman in the Industry Stephanie Giraulo, Director, Nutritional Services, St. Charles Hospital has been recognized by Total Food Service magazine as one of the Top Women in Metro New York Foodservice & Hospitality for Stephanie Giraulo has worked at St. Charles for more than 25 years. She began as a volunteer at the age of fourteen and now holds the position of Director of Nutritional Services. In that position, she is responsible for the daily operation of all areas of food service. These include the provision of approximately 1,200 meals a day for patients, employees and a retail operation, the Terrace Café, which is open to the public. Total Food Service magazine, serving the Metro New York food services industry since 1990, created the list of top women to identify female innovators within the food service and hospitality industry. According to magazine publishers, Our mission for the criteria of this list was to identify innovators within each of those major disciplines of the foodservice and hospitality industry and share some of their amazing stories and to make all of us realize that any goal is accomplishable with a measure of hard work and some good luck sprinkled in. For more information on St. Charles Hospital, call (631) Kevin Vesey, MD, Joins St. Charles Orthopedics Kevin Vesey, MD, attended Stuyvesant High School and graduated Cum Laude from City University of New York Brooklyn College with a degree in chemistry. He completed his MD from SUNY Downstate in 1980 and performed a surgical internship at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and an orthopedic residency at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Dr. Vesey began his practice in Smithtown in 1985 and has remained there since. He is past president of the medical staff of the former St. John s Episcopal Hospital (now St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center) and has been president of the Eastern Long Island Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Vesey joined St. Charles in November and is currently chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center and is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. New Director of Plastic Surgery at New York Bariatrics Kevin Small, MD, recently joined the New York Bariatric Group and is now seeing weight loss surgery patients at St. Charles Hospital. Dr. Small has a proficiency in the wide breath of plastic surgery including craniofacial procedures, breast reconstruction, trunk reconstruction, and lower extremity reconstruction. He has additional training and specialization in body contouring, post-bariatric body contouring, facial aesthetic surgery, and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures such as injectables, laser therapy, and more. Dr. Small has received numerous honors and awards in academics, teaching and research excellence from the American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation. He has presented his innovative research at local, national, and international meetings; and has innumerable original manuscripts and book chapters in multiple peer-reviewed collections including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Topics of expertise include three dimensional imaging, breast reconstruction, body contouring and aesthetics. Dr. Small received his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine and completed the combined plastic surgery residency program at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. He went on to complete an aesthetic surgery fellowship at UT Southwestern in Dallas. Dr. Small has been appointed as the Director of Plastic Surgery at New York Bariatric Group. 6 Count on St. Charles Hospital Winter 2018

7 Coughing, Sneezing, Wheezing, Shortness of Breath? St. Charles Can Help! The statistics are startling. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 30 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with asthma during their lifetime and approximately 69-80% of asthmatics have an allergic component to their asthma. Of the 20 million U.S. residents who currently have asthma, 12 million have had an asthma episode or attack over the past year. Even more startling is that the number of reported cases of asthma has been on the rise since 1980 with four thousand people dying each year from asthma-related causes. Most of those deaths and poor quality of life can be avoided with proper treatment and care and that s where St. Charles Hospital comes in. The expert clinicians at St. Charles Hospital s Allergy and Asthma Center offer comprehensive diagnosis and management of allergic disorders of the nose, ears, sinuses, skin, and lungs. Conditions include sinus issues, breathing difficulty, wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath and bronchiolitis. Food and environmental allergies are also treated. Education and disease management are at the core of the program with each patient receiving an individualized treatment plan. Depending on a patient s specific symptoms, the treatment plan may include patient specific and individualized medications including immunotherapy (allergy injection therapy to rid the body of specific allergy triggers). The Asthma and Allergy Center at St. Charles is spearheaded by Louis Guida, Jr., MD. Dr. Guida is board certified in adult and pediatric allergy and immunology and has had numerous years of experience in treating infants, children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly with specific allergy and asthma issues. He has directed Bayshore Allergy & Asthma Specialty practice since He is an adjunct clinical assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and is the Medical Director of the adult and pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center and the founder of the Pediatric Asthma and Allergy Centers at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. In addition he is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has been voted Top Doctor by Castle Connolly each year for the past 10 years. Dr. Guida is available by appointment only at St. Charles Asthma and Allergy Centers every Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and every other Wednesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. For more information on the Asthma & Allergy Center at St. Charles, please call (631) It s a Boy! St. Charles Hospital Welcomes First Baby of the New Year St. Charles Hospital welcomed its first baby of the year at 1:03 a.m. on January 1, Ryan Christopher Ciervo, son of Colleen and John Ciervo of Sound Beach was delivered by John Petraco, MD, and weighed in at 7 lbs. 13 oz. Little Ryan was the second baby born in Suffolk County in The Ciervos did not expect to spend New Year s Eve at St. Charles Hospital. With baby Ryan s due date two weeks away, they anticipated a quiet start to However, on New Year s Eve day, Mrs. Ciervo went into labor and they headed to St. Charles where Ryan became the first baby born at St. Charles and the second baby to be born in Suffolk County in St. Charles is a familiar place for the Ciervo family. Colleen Ciervo and her two siblings were born at St. Charles and Colleen s mother was a nurse at the hospital for more than 30 years. John Ciervo was also born at St. Charles Hospital as was the Ciervos first child, big sister Jaelyn, who will turn four in February. Nearly 1,500 babies are delivered at St. Charles each year. The maternity department includes 6 state-of-theart birthing rooms and 22 maternity beds. Additionally, St. Charles s level II neonatal unit includes 6 neonatology bassinets and is staffed with skilled neonatologists and neonatal nurse practitioners, insuring the highest level of treatment for newborns requiring special care. For more information on obstetrics at St. Charles Hospital, call (631) Count on St. Charles Hospital Winter

8 Catholic Health Services 200 Belle Terre Road Port Jefferson, NY St. Charles Opens New Outpatient Site in Commack Breakthrough Treatment for Patients with Barrett s Esophagus Now Available at St. Charles St. Charles Hospital Auxiliary Makes Generous End-of-Year Donations Emergency Medical Services at St. Charles Nutritional Services Director at St. Charles Recognized as Top Woman in the Industry Kevin Vesey, MD, Joins St. Charles Orthopedics New Director of Plastic Surgery at New York Bariatrics St. Charles Hospital Welcomes First Baby of the New Year Join us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Visit and click through. Free Falls Prevention Course For Seniors Who Have Fallen or Who Fear Falling Tuesdays, 10AM 12PM March 20 May 1, 2017 Rose Caracappa Senior Center, Route 25A, Mount Sinai (631) Classes taught by St. Charles therapists who are certified Stepping On instructors. Free Better Choices, Better Health Workshop Tuesdays, 6:00PM - 8:30PM March 27 to May 1 A six week peer led program that will help you self-manage your chronic illness and live a healthier life. The course will include healthy eating, importance of exercise, relaxation & stress reduction. Highly recommended for people who need to make healthy lifestyle changes before elective surgery. Please call (631) , ext Count on St. Charles Hospital Winter 2018 Free Tai-Chi Classes for Seniors with Arthritis Tuesdays and Fridays 10AM - 11AM March 6 through May 11, 2018 at St. Charles Hospital (631) Catholic Health Services