Offering Our Patients The Best See pages 4 & 5 Wecome New Providers See pages 2 & 3 Carin Martinson, MD Tiffany Tersteeg, FNP-C AUGUST 2017 ISSUE A NOTE FROM THE CEO p 2 WELCOME MARTINSON FAMILY p 2 GROWING OUR OWN p 3 & 8 DA VINCI X ROBOTIC SURGERY p 4 & 5 FOUNDATION DONATES $250,000 FOR THE DA VINCI X ROBOT p 5 COLONOSCOPIES SAVE LIVES p 5 RCH&C WOUND CARE CLINIC p 6 ORTHO EXPANSION p 6 A LOVING START WITH LOVING CARE p 7 MEET OUR OB PROVIDERS p 7 PAIN MANAGEMENT/LIGHT THERAPY p 8 RCH&C UPCOMING EVENTS p 8
Heathy Way 2 Wecome To Our New Providers! Wecome Martinson Famiy NATHAN G. BLAD, CEO RC Hospita & Cinics There are severa new and exciting changes transpiring at RC Hospita & Cinics, incuding the aunch of robotic surgery, the hiring of new providers, and the addition of tota hip repacement surgery. There have aso been some high-profie demoition projects as we. At the time of writing, the od hospita has been competey eveed, with genera site work remaining. As you may reca, the costs of renovating the od faciity for use were unsustainabe; precipitating the need for the construction of the new Medica Center. Those same costs proved a significant barrier to prospective purchasers as we hence the decision to demoish the buiding. Once the demoition is competed, Renvie County wi turn over the property to the City of Oivia for future economic deveopment in ieu of significant infrastructure improvements during the Medica Center construction. There has aso been savage work competed at the new Medica Center campus as we. This past winter, the RC Hospita & Cinics paid $366,000 to acquire the former Pamer Bus buiding ocated immediatey west of the new Medica Center (adjoining existing hospita property). The acquisition incuded 3.7 acres of commercia highway frontage and an additiona 3.2 acres of farmand to the east. RC Hospita & Cinics procured the site to ensure the deveopment of a cohesive medica campus fied with services which support the heathcare of our communities. One such service under deveopment is construction of a new drive-through pharmacy ocated on the west end of the former Pamer Bus property. In fact, the County EDA entered into a purchase agreement to se a one-acre ot of highway frontage for $150,000 pending the remova of the buiding. RC Hospita & Cinics hired Haney Construction to ensure the remova of the buiding and associated footings cearing a space for future projects such as the pharmacy. As you can see, we don t stand sti at RC Hospita & Cinics. We re committed to providing our patients with the best care possibe; to expand opportunities for growth and deveopment; and act as responsibe stewards of our county-owned hospita. Shoud you or anyone you know ever have a question about our new services, deveopments, or coaborations; pease don t hesitate to pick up the phone and give me a ca. Thank you for your continued support. RC Hospita & Cinics wecomes Famiy Practice Board Certified Dr. Carin Martinson. She was born and raised in Litchfied, MN, and graduated from Litchfied High Schoo. She and her sibings were very active growing up participating in high schoo sports. She, her brother and her sister were a the recipients of the Hengster/Ranweier Award. The award I enjoy taking care of is given to the outstanding mae and femae three-sport the whoe famiy and I athete in west centra Minnesota. am passionate about She went on to earn her degree in Bioogy with minors famiy medicine. in Chemistry and Math at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. She payed four years of D2 coege Carin Martinson, MD basketba, one year of gof and one year of softba for the Woves. She continued her studies at University of South Dakota in Vermiion where she acquired her medica degree. She is a Board Certified Famiy Practice Doctor with Obstetrics and she performs C-sections. Dr. Martinson stated I enjoy taking care of the whoe famiy and I am passionate about famiy medicine. Dr. Martinson and her husband, Justin, have recenty moved to Renvie County with their three chidren. They have one daughter, Ericka who is seven years od and twins, Jadin and Jakob who are five. As a famiy they enjoy being outdoors, and being on the water, fishing and camping. This summer the kids have been active in soccer, baseba and finishing up swimming essons. Dr. Martinson stated I am reay ooking forward to being back in a sma town. RCH&C Emergency Room Fun Facts RC Hospita & Cinics (RCH&C) sees approximatey 3,200 ER patients a year. This is an approximate 20% increase from 2015. RCH&C average wait time from ER arriva to nurse is approximatey 5 minutes. The state average wait time is 31 minutes. We Invite You To Take A Stro Through Ama s Garden Wak-In Cinic Hours Monday - Thursday 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. A pubication of RC Hospita & Cinics 100 Heathy Way, Oivia MN 56277 800.916.1836 www.rchospita.com facebook.com/rc.hospitacinics instagram.com/rchospita/ Sara Maher, Editor ASB Design Inc., Graphic Design
Heathy Way 3 Growing Our Own Tiffany Tersteeg, FNP-C and Kesey Fischer, FNP-C Tiffany Tersteeg grew up on a famiy farm near Oivia graduating from BOLD in 2004. She earned her BS and then her Associates Degree in Nursing. Whie working as a RN, Tiffany continued her education to become a certified Famiy Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, icensed by the state of Minnesota. Nursing became a strong interest for Tiffany when her father was batting coon cancer and congestive heart faiure. This, aong with a very supportive famiy encouraging her to set goas and foow her dreams compeed her to further her heath care education. She beieves in Tiffany Tersteeg, FNP-C promoting a heathy community by taking the time to isten and understand each patient s individua needs. Specia interests incude diabetes management and acute care cinic management. Tiffany is ooking forward to serving her oca community. Kesey Fischer, FNP-C Born and raised in Bird Isand, Kesey Fischer is a BOLD High Schoo graduate. She went to Ridgewater Coege and earned her RN degree. After gaining vauabe experience as an RN, Kesey continued her studies and became a Nurse Practitioner. She has been a provider at RC Hospita & Cinics for the past two years. Her specia interests incude: pediatrics, famiy care and minor surgica procedures. Kesey and her husband, Matt, have two chidren and ive in Oivia. Growing Our Own RC Hospita Foundation 2017 Schoarship Winners Emiy Fizen RCW graduate Emiy pans on attending University of MN Morris this fa to continue her studies in Pre-Med. Her goa is to become a Physician Assistant speciaizing in the care and heath of women and babies. She pans on returning to Renvie County to serve the area she grew up in. Kaityn Kottke BLHS graduate Kaityn Kottke pans on attending the University of MN-Rochester to obtain a Bacheor of Heath Sciences degree, then transferring to the University of MN-Twin Cities to obtain a doctora degree in medicine and speciaize in pediatrics. Sarah Mehhouse BOLD graduate Sarah is we on her way to a BSN in Nursing at Concordia Coege in Moorhead, MN. After graduating from Concordia, Sarah pans to pursue an advanced practice nursing degree as a nurse practitioner. Eventuay, she wants to come back to her hometown of Oivia to raise a famiy and work at RC Hospita & Cinics. Caring To Share A Great Patient Experience The new Direct Access Lab service was so impressive. 10 minutes from the time I waked in the door unti I was out of the chair! Rebecca Thiesse, Au.D.
Heathy Way 4 The New da Vinci X Robotica Surgica System At RC Hospita I am very confident with this new technoogy that wi continue to provide exceent patient care at RC Hospita & Cinics. RC Hospita is the first Critica Access Hospita in the State to offer da Vinci Surgery RC Hospita acquired the first X system West of the Mississippi RC Hospita is the first Critica Access Hospita in the country to offer a da Vinci X surgica program Numerous studies suggest da Vinci has the potentia to decrease ength of stay, compications and readmissions across the speciaties of Genera and Coorecta Surgery and Women s Heath amongst others. When using da Vinci for Inguina Hernia, pain scores were greaty reduced (Kim Waite, Journa of Robotic Surgery 2016) Jared M. Sater, MD, FACS wi use the da Vinci Surgica System at RC Hospita & Cinics for: Coorecta Surgery Genera Surgery Gynecoogic Surgery Uroogic Surgery Right: Cose-up view of the da Vinci X monitor. Jared M. Sater, MD, FACS The da Vinci System is powered by robotic technoogy that aows the surgeon s hand movements to be transated into smaer, precise movements of tiny instruments inside the patient s body. One of the instruments is a aparoscope a thin tube with a tiny camera and ight at the end. The camera sends images to a video monitor in the operating room to guide doctors during surgery. The surgeon is 100% in contro of the da Vinci System at a times. The da Vinci System has brought minimay invasive surgery to more than three miion patients wordwide. The da Vinci Surgica System enabes surgeons to perform operations through a few sma incisions and features severa key features, incuding: Magnified vision system that gives surgeons a 3D HD view inside the patient s body Ergonomicay designed consoe where the surgeon sits whie operating Patient-side cart where the patient is positioned during surgery Wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human hand Beow: Jared M. Sater, MD, FACS showed RC Hospita Foundation Schoarship Winners: Sarah Mehhouse, Emiy Fizen, and Kaityn Kottke the da Vinci Robot.
Heathy Way 5 RC Hospita Foundation Donates $250,000 For The da Vinci X Robot RC Hospita Foundation has made a $250,000 donation towards the purchase of the new da Vinci X Robotic Surgery. Libby Revier, Chair of the Foundation stated RC Hospita & Cinic's has been a eader in offering state of the art equipment. It is rewarding to see the Foundation using funds to hep purchase innovative technoogies to utimatey enhance the patient experience. The Foundation reaizes the need for the medica center to offer the atest in technoogy for their patients. For the patient, the Robotic Surgery wi improve outcomes, the patient wi have a shorter hospita stay and recovery time wi be faster. This gift aigns with our mission and aows Renvie County residents to stay cose to home and receive the very best medica care avaiabe. Coonoscopies Save Lives Board Certified Genera Surgeon Jared M. Sater, MD, FACS performs coonoscopies at RC Hospita. Coonoscopies hep detect coon cancer. One in every 20 Americans wi deveop coon cancer, and coonoscopies are the most effective means of prevention, diagnosis and treatment. No other coon cancer screening is as thorough and comprehensive. Poyps can be removed during a coonoscopy. Most coon cancer deveops from poyps, feshy tumors that begin as benign but have the potentia to become cancerous if aowed to grow. During a coonoscopy, your doctor can remove suspicious poyps so that they can never become cancer. Coonoscopies can diagnose coitis. Coitis is chronic infammation of the coon. If your doctor finds infammation in certain areas of your coon, you can begin receiving treatment immediatey. Diverticuosis and diverticuitis can be diagnosed during a coonoscopy. Pockets in the intestina wa can become infected over time and cause pain and discomfort. Your doctor can assess the severity and extent of either condition and recommend a course of treatment. Coonoscopies can detect beeding esions. Beeding esions can be present in many different areas of the coon. A coonoscopy examines the coon from the rectum a the way to the cecum, so your doctor wi be abe to see the esions during the exam. Coonoscopies are used for abnorma barium x-ray exams. If you have a barium x-ray exam and an area of suspicion is found, a coonoscopy wi offer a better view of the affected area of the coon. Coonoscopies are the best exam to hep diagnose the cause of abdomina pain. Symptoms ike anemia, weight oss, abdomina pain, or cramping coud arise from many different causes. A coonoscopy can determine whether the symptoms you are experiencing are reated to coon disease. To schedue a coonoscopy ca RC Hospita & Cinics at 800.916.1836. RC Hospita Foundation Chair Libby Revier seated at the da Vinci X Robotic contros during the equipment demonstration at RC Hospita in June. RCH&C da Vinci X Robot Naming Contest RC Hospita Foundation has announced Name the Robot contest. This activity is a part of our marketing efforts to hep introduce the da Vinci X Surgica System to the community, said Foundation Executive Director Sara Maher. She expained that eementary students in the area schoo districts wi be invited to participate by cooring suppied back and white pictures of robots and coming up with a unique name for the RC Hospita & Cinic s new da Vinci X robot this fa. Caring To Share - VoiceCare Emergency Response System I wear it a the time. I don t go outside without having my neckace on. It is a very good feeing to have it with me. I know that if I fa, I can just push the button and my ca wi be answered. It carries 300 feet and I check it monthy. I woud recommend this to anyone. Toots Amberg, Oivia
Heathy Way 6 State-Of-The-Art, Latest Technoogy RCH&C Wound Care Cinic Lorraine Sheehan had a quarter-sized wound on her arm that was not heaing on its own. With a famiy history of skin cancer, she was given a referra by her primary provider Dr. Rob Kemp to see wound care speciaist Dr. Jared Sater. When it became painfu, she consuted with Dr. Sater. She was the third patient to receive the new Epiderma Autograft to hea her wound. Lorraine said the progress of medicine is reay something. They were mosty concerned with the risk of infection but after Dr. Sater treated her, the wound heaed beautifuy within two months. RC Hospita & Cinics Wound Cinic offers the atest technoogy in chronic wound care management. Genera Surgeon Jared M. Sater, MD, FACS uses a mutidiscipinary, evidence-based approach to treat those suffering from sow-to-hea or non-heaing wounds. RC Hospita & Cinics serve patients with: Diabetic ucers Venous ucers Pressure ucers Arteria ucers Wounds sti present after recent revascuarization procedures Wound or tissue damage as a resut of radiation therapy in the past Bone infections Compromised skin grafts and faps Wounds that haven't heaed within a norma period of time. Treatment options incude: Vascuar evauation Wound debridement Ceuar- or tissue-based product appication Compression therapy Pressure off-oading RCH&C Emergency Room Fun Facts RCH&C has a very progressive Stroke Program with CentraCare St. Coud Stroke Neuroogist. On average we see 70 stroke-ike patients yeary. RCHC met the State Standard for door to CT time with 100% of our patients, the state average is 69.5%. You wi need to get a referra from your primary provider. Then your examination wi be schedued to identify the type of wound. A treatment program, personaized to your needs, wi be started based on the most effective treatment options. Treatment benefits: Improve overa emotiona we being Improvement of activities of daiy iving, such as taking a shower or pursuing hobbies Improve quaity of ife and be more independent and sef-reiant Experience fewer exacerbations and hospitaizations Increase knowedge regarding disease process and its management Increase strength and endurance Ortho Expansion Tota Hip Repacement Surgery RC Hospita & Cinic wi be offering Tota Hip Repacement Surgery starting September 1st in Oivia. Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Peter Sanders and Matthew Bennett, PA-C wi be performing the Tota Hip Repacement Surgery. The surgica staff and therapy services at RCH&C wi assist you in panning your individua treatment program and guide you through it from preoperative teaching to postoperative exercising. Peter Sanders, MD Matthew Bennet, PA-C
Heathy Way 7 A Loving Start With Loving Care At RC Hospita & Cinics we offer a oving start for every baby and oving care for every mom. Seamess care from prenata appointments, prenata casses through abor and deivery are offered by our OB Team. Our attentive nurses monitor and guide both mother and baby during the entire birthing process. RC Hospita & Cinics provides casses for prenata care, breast feeding, and soon to be big brother/big sisters. A free tour of our state of the art OB Suites, aong with an assortment of parenting resources before and after deivery. Room service is avaiabe and a specia, deicious catered mea is served to the new parents. On June 13th, Oivia residents Aicia and Tom Osthus wecomed their fourth baby Maren Mae into the word at RC Hospita & Cinics deivered by Dr. Benjamin Linder. Aicia stated that she received first cass medica service with compassion you can t find at a arge hospita. Maren Mae was wecomed home by her three oder brothers Logan, Griffin and Deacon. If you woud ike to meet our OB providers give us a ca to set up meeting at 800.916.1836. First cass medica service with compassion you can t find at a arge hospita. Aicia Osthus Meet Our OB Providers RCH&C Emergency Room Fun Facts RCH&C has 14 Emergency Room Providers Mark Ahquist, MD Benjamin Linder, MD Carin Martinson, MD Prenata Education Casses Topics incude abor and deivery, pre-term abor, reaxation techniques, newborn care, postpartum care, breastfeeding, botte feeding, and other hepfu tips. Prenata Casses are offered monthy at no cost. Wednesday, August 9th and Wednesday, October 18th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information ca Naomi Freyhotz at 320.523.3469 or emai freyhotzn@rchospita.com
Heathy Way 8 Pain Management Cinic & Laser Light Therapy Do you suffer from chronic pain? Andy Johnson, APRN, CRNA offers injections to treat your pain. Injections are concentrated in the neck, ow back, hip and for musce pain. Ask your primary provider if a referra to the Pain Cinic is right for you. The Pain Cinic is ocated at RC Hospita & Cinics in Oivia. In addition, noninvasive Laser Light Therapy is avaiabe for severa pain conditions. Ca 800.916.1836 to see what works best for you. We are so fortunate to have this wonderfu faciity, as we as the ski and expertise of Andy Johnson, APRN, CRNA. He has just been great! Chris Adams, Bird Isand Growing Our Own Summer Interns Riey Kramer Riey Kramer is from Hector and is a Surgica Intern this summer in the Pau & Lois Thompson Outreach Cinic. He wi be a senior at Concordia Coege in Moorhead, MN this fa. He is in Pre-Med and is studying to be a Famiy Practice Doctor. Riey hopes to return to Renvie County to practice. Liy Prokosch Liy Prokosch is from Bird Isand and wi be a senior this fa at BOLD High Schoo. Liy has been assisting the Human Resources Department and heping out with the parades. Brett Swanson is from Wimar and he wi be a senior this fa at Concordia Coege in Moorhead, MN. He is majoring in Heathcare Administration with a concentration on Heathcare Finance & Heathcare Leadership. Andrew Johnson, APRN, CRNA Brett Swanson RCH&C UPCOMING EVENTS RENVILLE COUNTY HOSPICE ANNUAL BUTTERFLY RELEASE Wednesday, August 9th starting at 7:00 p.m. at RCH&C. For more information contact Hospice at 320.523.3432 PRE-DIABETES CLASSES Have you been tod that you have pre-diabetes? RCH&C is offering a Prevent Type 2 cass starting this Fa. Pease ca Juie Remer, RD, LD, CDE for more information to see if this cass is for you. 320.523.3444 RCH&C 5K CANCER AWARENESS COMMUNITY FUN RUN Cancer Awareness Community 5k Run/Wak October 26th at RCH&C in Oivia. A proceeds go to heping Renvie County cancer patients. Sign-up your famiy and friends by caing Jennifer Macik, DON at 800.916.1836 or emai at macikj@rchospita.com 100 Heathy Way Oivia, MN 56277 800.916.1836 Standard PreSort U.S. POSTAGE PAID Oivia, MN 56277 Permit No. 8807 Posta Patron ECRWSS