NewsRounds, 1999

82 Pages·1999·7.3 MB·English

by  Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, Ill.)

Volume38/NumberI
January1999
Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke’s
MedicalCenter
(DRUSH
Inside: Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Rush
FirstLadyHillaryRodhamClinton
dedicatedanewepilepsy
monitoringunitJan.13atRush.The
six-roomunit,locatedon3Kellogg,
hasbeennamedinmemoryofFrank
Morrell,MD,whofoundedthecenter
in1972.
MorrellandRushneurosurgeon
WalterWhisler,MD,PhD,developed
Rushhonorsitshei'oes.... asurgerycalledmultiplesubpial
transection,whichoffershopeto
certainepilepsypatientswhocannot
behelpedbytraditionalmedicalor
surgicalmeans.Patientswhohave
benefitedIromthissurgeryinclude
manychildrenwithaformofepilepsy
callcilLandau'KIeffnersyndrome,
whichaffectstheareaofthebrain
responsibletorspeechandlanguage members,"Mrs.Clintonsaid."What ConferenceCenter,Mrs.Clinton
comprehension. betterwaytocarr\'onDr.Morrell’s listenedintentlytothosewhosuffer
Deliveringcareduringthe Mrs.ClintontouredtheRush legacythantocommitourselvesto fromepilepsyandtoparentsof
blizzardof1999 BK EMpiiclheapeslyCSmeintthe.rMwiDt,haitnsddiRruecsthor, efusltfaibllliinsghetdhehevrie.s’i’onofhopethathe childLreeAnnwnitBhritghieddoisSomridtehr’.sson.
PresidentandCEOLeoM.Henikoff, Epilepsyisacentralnervous Zachary,hashadseizuressincehewas
MD.TheEpilepsyCenterisoneofthe systemdisordercharacterizedby sixweeksold.Confinedtoawheel-
nation’smostcomprehensivefacilities seizuresthatdisrupta^mmunication chair,Zachary,now8,wearsahelmet
fordiagnosis,monitoringandtreat- betweenbraincells.Itaffectsmore withafaceshieldtopreventinjuries
mentofepilepsy. than2.3millionAmericans.People duringhisseizures.
'Theprogressbeingmadehereisa candevelopthediseaseatanyage. "Hispoorlittlebodyhastaken
tributetothetirelesseffortsofthe / DuringapresentationInthe
physicians,nursesandotherstaff' BrainardRoomoftheSearle confmwedonpage5
Ex-Bulkmal<eanoff-couBrt unitclerkswhoworkedtwoandthree
appearanceatRush shiftstotheadministratorswho
authorizedmealsandopenedvacant
patientroomssoemployeescouldget
somerest,theRushteampulled
togethertomaintainquality'careand
keeptheMedicalCenterhumming.
BeginningonNewYear’sDay,
membersoftheBuildingsandGrounds
crewliidtheirbesttokeepupwith
MotherNature’sonslaught.Whilethe
city'splowstriedtoclearthestreets,
theBuildingsandGrounds“Volunteer
SnowDetail"removedsnowfromthe
Rush plows through hlizzard '99 MediBcuatl,Caecnctoerrd’isnsgitdoewJaolhknsaHnidnkaol,leys.
Theblizzardof1999andits willalsoberememberedlorthe wmaasnamgaenr-omfaBdueiledqiungispmaenndtGtrhoautncdrse,atietxl
aftermathwillberememberedby exceptionalemployeeswhoperformed themostproblems.Malfunctioning
mostChicagoansforthethigh-high minormiraclesandmajorsactstif plowsdidlittletohelpthesnow
snow,hazardousdrivingctmditionsand kindness,
frustratingCTAdelays.BuratRush,it Fromthenurses,labworkersand comi'miecionpage4
OccupationalSafetyistakingthe
feinrsstursitnegpitnhatthinsonpirnofgercatmiobuysmedical IntheNen)c«
wasteISproperlyseparatedfrom
potentiallyinfectiousmedical
waste.
Itemssuchasuncontaminated Drugstrengthensbones survive,buttocontrolthenumber
glovesandunsoiledsurgicalmasks OncologistJanetWolter,MD,was andqualityofthoseselected
arecommonlytossedinbinslined featuredinaDec.11C/iicagoSun- beforehand."
withredliners,whicharereserved Tniesarticleaboutanew Tribuneprofilesoperatingroom
forpotentiallyinfectiousmedical osteoporosisdrug.Raloxifene. RayNarbone,directorof
waste."We‘relookingatitemsthat Raloxifenereducesawoman’srisk OperatingRoomServices,andhis
dionnfe’cttnioeuesdmteodigcoailnwtaosptoetentially octanbcreeraswthile staffwereprofiledintheChicago
chyognetnaiisnte,rsP.h”ilslaiypsDiundgugsetrr,iawlho sbturiolndgienrg T8.riAburneep’.osr“t6erA.aMc.c"omcpoalnuimendonDec.
monitorsoccupationalsafety bones. NarboneandOperatingRoom
GWetting itinthe bag rareegutlhatrioownisngattRhuinsghs.o"uAtlionttohfearreedas "acRtaslolxikiefene Sperrevpiacreesds2t8affopaesrtahteiyngchreocomkse.dand
ouldpurrmgcrashinthe liners,becausearegulartrashcanis estrogenin “Surgeonsandtheirstaffdepend
.^ppR^pnatebaghelpRush notlocatednearby." building onustoensurethattheiroperating
Mvemorethanamilliondollars? Thecostofdisposingof stronger roomsareproperlyequippedand
EmployeesatOcc—upationalSafety potentiallyinfectiousmedicalwaste bonesin prepared,"Narbonesays."Wehave
certainlyhopeso andsodothe isnearlyseventimesgreaterthan women.Unlike,estrogen,itdoes toplanandbepreparedforanylast
EnvironmentalProtectionAgency thecostfornoninfectiouswaste. notincreasetheriskofbreast minuteschedulechangesthat
aAsnsdoctihaetiAomne.rAicraenceHnotspjiotianlt Tmheedriecfaolrew,asptreopisercrsuecgiarle.ga“tOiuornogfoal ctahnececra.ncRearthreirsk,bityabplpoecakrisngtoreduce comeourway."
agreement,ormemorandumof istogetdowntothenational estrogeninthebreast,"Wolter Lungcancerdoubiesin
understanding,betweenthe averageofinfectiouswaste says.ShebelievesthatRaloxifene women,studyshows
a.EAnnsvdsiotrchioeantm.ieAonmneteranilccoParunortHaeogcsetpsiihotonaslpAigteanlscyto rtthheeemonMveeaxdlti,c1wa0hliyCceeahnrsti—nertau$nr1dnmwtiihllallt'issoanaveover pefrfoebcatbilveyawsilTlapmrooxviefeanb.outas GRradiieamt,ioMnDo,ncwoalosgif.esattuKraetdheinrianeNov.
reducetheirmedicalwasteby33 conser\'ativeestimate."saysBob Eightisenough 19ChicagoTribunearticleonastudy
percentbytheyear2005. Donovan,directorofOccupational RichardRawlins,PhD,directorof ofwomenandlungcancer.
.AcRush,OccupationalSafety’ Safet>'- theIn-VitroFertilization Accordingtotheresults,the
createdaprogramthatwillreduce OccupationalSafetywill Laboratories,wasquotedinaDec. numberofwomendiagnosedwith
theamountofimproperlydisposed distributeInformationandpresent 23ChicagoTribunearticleabout lungcancerhadnearlydoubledina
infectiousmedicalwaste,which educationaltrainingsessionsto theoctupletsbomtoaHouston 19-yearperiod.Datagatheredfrom
includesitemscontainingblood teachemployeeshowtodistinguish coupleinDecember.Many Illinoishospitalsfrom1970-74
andbodyfluids.Currently,the betweenthedifferenttypesof questionshavebeenraisedabout showedthat24-2percentoflung
MonsiacneetfcdveiueicopnctniaiatelolodusCeapeivamngetehtridtaeeigrnpcetaopluibrsneowaddda.bsusoctwoueehftseppfraoeoebtruaoersnutttihaelly wCdwviiaaessssnipttttoeese.faroalBun.predegarihrnweoanewsienkotgfotJtroahenead.susMc2ee2esd.simwtceahadselityceawlill dteutrhsemueicbgnhrnsgnyuoosmlmhsoobogcdeuyolr.endmo“cbfeTeriheevemcpeobrdnnrotuydurmuosocsibltnleicgervodfe,noecrfteiilviteyd cmi1an9ucn9crc3ehe,arshoepfodawttehtivioesen4rtc0,sa.n3wt.hebar“eteWapewtetorrbmcieeeblnunitte.aevdgeBetytohat
poundsperoccupiedbed. Formoreinformationalabout ensuringabetterchanceof theincreiisedeffortsbythetobacco
Togetthenumberofpounds thisprogram,callOccupational sur\Mval,"saidRawlins.“Thekeyis industrytomarketitsproductsto
downandthecostsavingsup. Safetyat2-7233. nottogeteightbabiestomerely women,”Griemsaid.
Convenient health services for corporate employees
M
unchingonamuffin,watching thingsandwemakesuretheygetit IfDemosnoticesanyseriouswarning
CNBCandreadingthebusiness everytimetheycomein,"shesays. signs,he’llcallthepatientandadvise
section,BruceSinnardhadever>-- Someofthose“things,"like acourseoftreatmentandspeciall.stif
thingheneededtostartat^'picalday courteousserviceandqualitycare, appropriate.
attheoffice.Excepttheoffice. areexpectationsofallpatients Atypicalvisitincludesafitness
.Althoughthefreshcoffee, regardlessoftheirprofessionallevel. consultation,medicaltests,laboratory
marbledhallwaysandexecutive Butforcorporatehealthcare analysis,stress-managementscreening
boardroomsmakeitlookandsmell facilities,makingtheexperienceeasy andapersonalwellnessprofile
likehisfamiliarcorporateconfines iscrucial.Sincemostoftheservices questionnaire.Duringthefitnesstest,
atInternationalPaper,Sinnardisat arepreventiveandmostpatientsfeel anexercisephysiologistevaluates
thedLoicvtionrg’suopfftiocei.tsnamerightdown AHeaTclrtthinCnecnctheerckhuelppsatcodirepoRruastehpCro<r;/peosrsaiotnea!s halelaelvtihaytiwohneonfptahienyicsonmoettihn,epayoff. bstordeyngctohmpaonsditfileoxni,biltiatryg,etanwdeipgrhotv,ides
totheselectionoffinancial stayhealthy. Althoughthepeaceofmindthat personalrecommendationsabout
magazinesandLooplocation.Rush makingiteasyforprofessionalstofit comesfromknowingyou’rehealthy nutritionandexercise.Thepatient
CorporateHealthCenterismaking routineexaminationsandwellness ortherelieffromcatchingsomething alsotakesvision,hearingandlung
thetransitionfromconferenceroom consultationsintotheirbusydays. earlyispriceless,mostpeopledon’t capacitytestsandaresting
toclinicasmoothoneforbusy Andthat’sputtingavisittoRush realizethisuntilafterthefact.To electrocardiogram.
executives,asmoreemployersrealize CorporateHealthCenteron makepatientsrealizethevalueof Dependingontheirage,gender
thatkeepingtheirworkforcewellis hundredsofdayplanners. routinecheckups,Marianoknows andmedicalhistory,patientsmayalso
aninvestmentintheirmost Sinnard’scomplimentaryjuice shehastotailortheservicetotheir receivechestX-rays,mammograms.
importantresource.RushCorporate andhealthclub-likeamenitiesmight crunchedschedulesandcorporate Paptests,AIDstests,prostate-specific
HealthCenterprovidespreventive suggesthehasVIPstatus.Butat style. antigentestsorcomprehensivehealth
healthservicesforbusiness RushCorporateHealthCenter,the Althoughconvenient,the riskappraisals.
professionals,whoseemployersoften redcarpetstaysroiledoutfor CorporateHealthCenterisnotjusta “Theyareverythoroughand
offerroutinecheckupsasabenefit. everyone,saysLisaMariano,RN, one-stopshopkindofsetup.Patients dependable,”Sinnardsays.“That’s
CompanieslikePriceWater- manager,businessdevelopmentand receiveafollow-upletter,detailing why1gottherestofthecompanyto
houseandtheChicagoMercantile marketing. theirlabandscreeningsresults,says startcomingdownheretoo."
Exchangearedoingjustthatby "Ourpatientsexpectcertain GeorgeDemos,MD,medicaldirector.
,
Employee-of-the-Quapter Awards recognize excellence
ustlikethecharactersinamovie, Rushhasmanysuperheroeswhopossesstheinnerstrength,
JknowledgeandabilitytobringwarmthtotheMedicalCentercommunityastheygoabouttheir
work.Whetherit’sfiguringoutthesolutiontoacomplicatedproblemorsimplygoingoutoftheir
waytomakeapatientsmile, theseRushemployeesdoextraordinarythingstosavetheday. Rush’s
heroeswererecognizedforexcellenceattheEmployee'of-the'QuarterLuncheononDec. 2.
Employee ofthe Manager ofthe Quarter
Quarter
RobertDonovan
RobertDonovan,directorofOccupational
SharonDavis Wr Safety,isoneofthoserarepeoplewhose
ForSharonDavis,sensingwhat identityperfectlymatcheshiscareer,
patientsandtheirfamiliesneedjust t “ThefactthatBobdoesn'tjustperform
comesnaturally.“Ifthereisafamily H j(^bofsafetywatchdogbutembodiesit
memberwholooksasiftheyneed illustrateshislevelofconcernforthesafety
epxrtorvaidkeisnditneasssr,oSuthianreolnyassenbsreesatihtianngd,” ^ SA' aCenndtweerllc-obmemiunngiotfy,al"lswaiytshiMnartkheSMcheidlilcianlg.
JdU'eainmdiie.sSChT(af,rrloh)'norraDauaikvecitasrn.hdacIh,Iossle)witiarlrAvfifcaeirIsneJseifi casossaoiyrssdDtaaiMnvnatia,rsti,boarraiZfncaogejrsrat8cai,fNlioRoetdrNto,nfhucrvAlsaitilnrnuiigecuatmlo.ntuhrese iRnfdAu’srtiryD.onWohpitlmethediscfidopirlrioencnAetesohrohafseofatbhdseeeoccmfuoormsisaetftyeitrsynee,cgrruDveliodcainetbsoel.dvyaacnroemaipsslrieenxs,aponnysible
medical-surgicalnursingstaffandpatientson8North.Inadditiontoher Donovanalwaysseemstohavetheanswer.
anantduroault.abNiulristyestodobne’tkihnadvteottohmosaekearaonunadsshierg,nmDeanvtisshkeneotwfsorhDearvjiosb—insshiede atteAntnidvewthoilReussha’fsetbyoitstDoomnolivnaen.’sNo.1priority,heisalsokeenly
knowswhattodo."Sheintuitivelyknowsthepulseoftheunitandsets “IknowBobtobeaverysavvymanagerwhoisverymuchaware
prioritiestoensurepatientneedsaremetinanefficientandcaring offiscalresponsibility,”Schillingsays.“Ononehand,heisalwayson
manner,”Zajacsays. thelookoutforsavings.Still.Ihaveneverknownhimtoconsider
Whenshe’snotontheunit,Davisstudiesforherregi.sterednursing compromisingsafetytosavecosts.”
degreeandgetsinvolvedinchurchfunctions. Alsonomirwited:HicelaCastruita.CollegeofNursing,andDick
AlsonoTTiirmted:LenoreOfxisinski;LanceIrby;LillianBurgos;Tina Pabst,AdultCriticalCare.
Owens;EdNeal;CImriineWalton,CMA;Cat/i;yNegrete;BettyColeman;
SusanNelson.RN;UmHusbaitds;ElizabethJackson;JulieSmit,CRNA,
MSN;andRuthMaxey.
Carol Stege Memorial Award
Eachquarter,nvoemployeesarerecognizedfortheexcellenceandpridethey
bringtothedepartmentsofMedicalCenterEngineeringandEnvironmental
Services.In1979,patientCarolStegenoticedthatlevelofdedicationand
concernint/ielioMsekeepingandsupportserviceteammembersshemet,and
wantedtothankthemfartheirpartin
makingherfeelbetter.Herfamily
establishedthisawardtodojustthat.
EdwapdJones
It’ssafetosaythatoverthelast20
years,EdwardJoneshasworkedwith
everydepartmentattheMedical
Center.
AsamemberoftheEnviron-
mentalServicesstaff,Jonesis
currentlyresponsibleforcollecting
thetrashfortheentireAtrium Jawv\T.FrankenMch,lejt,and
building.ButduringJones’uvo-decadeEduardPmes
jFtr>/omm.volnef,t/tVothtgT/Muo,..shhanye.asnTd.MFurfcifihiekucu'hcFj(c»luigc,rwoiu.tsh.steh.e(SNecoutristhyowSenr:viTchesomtaeasmR.aSm/ikrt/c\:1 staeynsu“rReEodbatbhiaRsnusaWhhg,irtehaeet,hwadoisrrfkelciotnaogtrerodeflalEaltniovovinersrohnicpmaemwnpitutashl.tSheer\s'tiacfefso.n"Haleltphreovfildoeosrs,"
Team ofthe Quarter leadershipforthestaffandsetstheexampleforotherstofollow.”
JeffreyWilliams
OnJune23,1998,anautomobilefireragedoutofcontrolandsetoffa
cvehhaiicnlerseawcetrieondefisrterionyseiddeantdhetMheedfiacciallitCyesnuftfeerrepdarmkaijnogrfsatcriluicttyu.rAalltdhaomuaggeh,40 JceofoflreiynWtihlelsiaummsmehre.lpWsiklleieapmst,hewMheodicalCentertoascyinthewinterand
noonewasseriouslyinjuredasaresultoftheaccident. worksthesecondshift,joinedthe
ThankstotheeffortsofsuperxdsorPeterMosbyandfellowsecurity engineeringgroup’smechanical
officersMatthewFougerousse,ThomasRamirezandSherlyJohnson,the servicesteam18monthsago.Hisjob
incidentdidnotevolveintoafull-fledgeddisaster.Theofficerskeptcool istohelpensurethatdieheating,
heads,helpingtoevacuatetheareasafelyandtoalertareafirefighters. ventilation,airconditioning,
“Severaloftheteammembersexposedthemselvestogreatpersonal plumbingandrefrigerationatRushare
riskduringthetimeofthisincident,”saysMarkSchilling,directorof allinproperworkingorder.
securityservices. RickMarzec,directorofMedical
CommAiltstoeen,omwihrtiacthedi:ncAlduduelstAanndnPDe;duigha,mcRCNr;idIcsaalbeClaPreescPoonli,cyRNan;dDPornocneaduPraepse, CWielnltiearmsE’ngcianne-edroinagt,tiatpudpel.au“dHse'sa WVlIumi’:Fn,„kM,.L-f,.uad;.-,,..-.-
RN;MaryBrossil,RN;GinaMcArf/iur,RN;BarbCoven,RN;JanMercil, personyouwanttohaveonyour
RN;andEileenDwyer,MS,RN. team,”Marzecsays.
Nurse weathers snowstorm and deRvors homo care to patients
W
oamv;a htryh.u.uui immediatecareandrhenurseswho
Utiej.hrkct.RushHomeCaa' couldreachthem.
N’eiwx'rknurseSueRalem,RN. "Itwasthemostchallenging
pa'jxra^'tosmvw'.innintrtsjivilattuarv' weekendI’vehad,andI’veseenalor
tem|XT»mia's.vishetravelstoseeIter ofwintershere,"saysGordon-Smith,
jMtientsonthe\\estSide—.Butthat’s whohaswi>rkedwithtlienetworkfor
fK'tthehaal|\ttttv'rher the thelast12years.
ehalleix^'dunitj:thewinteris Shesaysthattheweekendwasa
a'achut^p^mentswholivev'U'iicy, successbecauseoftirenurses’attitudes.
snow'jMckevistasL'ts, “Ever^'onehadaverycooperative
"Evenwhenthestreetsaalike spirit.Noneofthenursessaid,'1can’t’
this,w'uha\-etojustiiowithtlte or‘1won’t.Therewasarealfeelingof
flow.”Kalerasavsasshemaneuvers cooperationandcamaraderie.”
aa'undsnowmoundsandcatsparked Thatcooperationextendedto
inthemiddleofthestreet."Thisis thepatients,whowereunder-
thehardestpart,gettingtothevisit,” standingofdelayscausedbythe
shesa^ss storm. AtthehomeofMillie
Burshefindsalternatives. Blagojevich,Kaletawasgreeted
pknBaeenticoigaewhuntKsfssei’rreohhfaoohnomedderssp.fowrlhKeiaqoclueeewptinelatlrhvslia^essmtitnghseoelttrotipenanrrtkhoe herp"aFtoirenstosmdeurpiantigentthse,swteorhma.dno t2thh0eraofguiergsnhtcowyuetneutkrhesenesdsewrivnhnoJcaenvuiaasrrieyta'e.dduSprhaitenigents wuitpi,.t"h"B1laawbgaoosjweslvuriopcfrhihsosetadi,sdobauupfretswohedwaamyrsamdaefhteerr
intheirlots.Or,ifthere’snoother choice theyhadtobeseenorthey work—edforabouteighthoursboth thestorm."Theytakegoodcareof
choice,shegivesupandparksinthe wouldhavebeenadmittedtothe days andmuchofthattimewas theirpatients.”
middleofthestreet. hospital,”shesays.Thepatients spentdrivingintheblindingsnow. Thiswasoneofthelasttimes
.Asshedrivesafewda>^after neededanythingfromlife-saving ZyraGordon-Smith,RN,the thatKaletahadachancetosee76-
thehlirrardtoseeapatientatthe infusiontherapytocomplexwound weekendnursemanagerforRush year-oldBlagojevich,whowasone
George\X’.CollinsApartments, care. HomeCareNetwork,actedasthe ofherfavoritepatients.Blagojevich,
1401BlueIslandAve.,Kaletatalks Withherfour-wheel-driveJeep dispatcherallweekend,bringing whowassufferingfromcancer,died
abouthowshehandledgettingto Cherokee,shewasoneofonlyabout togetherthepatientswhoneeded Jan.8.
Kudos $50,000JuniorFacultyAward.
SmithKlineBeechampresentsthese
JerryP.Petasnick,MD,was grantstosupportcareerdevelopment
appointed1999 inclinicalresearch.
chairmanofdie
boardof Marianne
directorsforthe O’Donoghue,
Radiological MD.associate
Societyof professorinthe
NorthAmerica. Departmentof
Heischairman Dermatology',was
oftheDepart- recentlyelected
mnoesntticoRfaDdiiaogl-ogy Jem-Peuisuick.MD vtihceeApmree.rsiicdeanntof Mananne
andNuclearMedicineandprofessorof Academyoi O'Donoghuc,MD
DiagnosticRadiology. Dermatology,an
StevenHollenberg,MD, organizationdedicatedtothe
DepartmentofCardiology,andC.R. continuingeducationof
thegoahead,andluncheswere Kannan,MD,Departmentof dermatologists.O’Donoghuewill
Snow crew madeavailableintheAtrium. Endocrinology,eachreceiveda beginherterminMarch1999.
carmnuedfrompageI Sincethesnowkeptmanypeople
whrwthgeehiehotmitowtsonhaFivkphynotausigrthlt.shebmeiesafnwatfcgaenodfkuaryoftyt,ushhhsbeoaocldrfneomi.dtmdeshlhiHeaeipnifdhrfgtnaaostkrntvhtotdoeeoawdswiokostortreipkrdhcerieekpjaonolguapb.dnas,dt“c”oaIefff adcbehlwaormeouwf,eplrnae”alpkcytkWoi,hJefhynefroaregseirsheeaottnagssmhosnapa.feovontfeenrnhdexderhusiieltasacdnuyauwgssnfasa.ocettsthmcOoeeeojdrnfatmuioshpacrcSt,iolruRi-nigmsnuwegmiadostseakrtehnoykixitr,tnenargrgrta.thytotehoe TbothfeheebeinortRnwhuoasrmmhkae.n2daT0gah0en0erdiTtahaalssakkavenfFodoRarrclnceruoseen,sas-dmhyaahbvdeeeg2uunp000ClmeaeauslvsIep•a2gadV-eilpaadDhetvoEtonAaieeiclaeimnnadgil.
greatestchallenge.Forsome Rushemployeesdidtheirpartto managerialstaff,willredesign yoursuggestions.
employeesthismeantcoveringfora ensurethatpatientsreceivedthe MedicalCenteroperationsusing •Viafax.Fax
snowboundco-workerandpullinga bestofcare. flowchartstomapoutnew ideasto2-5087.
doubleortripleshift.Forothers,it Theseheroicsdidnotgo processes.Theywillalsocreate •Viae-mail.Mai
meantwaitingouttheworstofthe unnoticed.Inaletterthankingthe positionprofilesandidentifyinfra- yourideasto
stormattheMedicalCenter. Rushstafffortheireffortsduring structurerequirements,likenew [email protected].
smspturargonagvaTneigdsodeeterdehd..deltRKtpoeehtavstattihiaenlfbfowJFoxeooanhorlnydSus'anoStcaenuhnr,revddsiaacsthesyhesie,astnadnt saeptaexhntntediirbeoaHlnrooitrszvsdzpiiaicirnstedaaa,rplnyrJeAaicsfmnifoseadmpiseimrnrTsti.,a,ttwFmiCroreoonarntnpttekoo,erta“naolYbltooaeouucfrrhu,.s eftoqhluelimoIpfwtmiyoenognRutuwhasoayhrvsse;2o0rf0et0dweaisrniegapnnriyodgeoranasem,sso.efntdhe CmoarelmPlhaQ•euLurlVeoa.isratnDiaooBunRogusg-losaa/lisbiso2nu0at2t0-0R27-u2t5s1e9h2a9m92.000?
Sunday.Administratorsgavehim intheRushfamily.”
Bulls' stall take center court during visit to Children's Hospital
V "wasnineclaysbeforeChristmas,
I
JL soKarenWalsh,15,was
surprisedwhensheawokefromher
naptofindherhospitalroomfilled
withholidayvisitorswhoareprobably
justasfamousasSantaClaus.She
immediatelyrecognizedthemas
membersoftheChicagoBulls’staff,
especiallyformerplayersJohnPaxson
andBillCartwright,whoaremnv
assistantcoachesfortheBulls.
OnDec.17,agroupfromthe
BullssteppedawayfromtheUnited
CentertovisittheRushChildren’s
Hospitalwheretheyspreadholiday
cheerandpassedoutgiftstochildren.
Alsovisitingwereheadcoach
TimFloydandassistantcoaches
FrankHamblenandJimWooldridge.
MascotBennytheBullanddirector
ofCommunityRelationsandformer
BullsplayerBobLovewerealsoon
hand.
Takenabackbyherunexpected
guests,Walshperkedup,saysher
mother,TerriWalsh,ofOakPark.It Karen’sfather,ChrisWalsh,was cancer,”hesaid.“Iwouldhavebeen school.Hewashavinglegsurgery.
didn’ttakelongforherdaughter,who shockedwhenhewalkedinthe tickedoffifIhadmissedthem." “ItkeptEddy’smindoffhispain
usedtoplaycenterforherschool hospitalroomandfoundhisdaughter TheBullsgroupsurprisedabout foralittlewhile,”Voltairesaid.
basketballteam,tostrikeup banteringwithmembersoftheBulls’ 20otherchildrenduringtheirhour- TheChildren’sHospital
conversationswithhervisitors, staff. longvisittoRush.Eachchild schedulesspecialvisitorsregularly,
especiallywithCartwright,whowasa “Iwassurprisedanddelighted receivedabagfilledwithBulls especiallycartooncharactersfor
centerfortheBulls, thatworldchampionswouldtake memorabilia,includingacap,awater children.TheBullsgrouphada
“1couldn’tbelieveit,”Karensaid. timeoutoftheirbusyschedulesto bottle,keychainandaflag.Thestaff broaderappeal,saidRobynHart,
“1willdefinitelyrememberthisforever.” visitmydaughter,whohasbone alsoautographedandhandedeach directorofRushChildLife.
childafull-sizedbasketball. Children,teenagers,parentsand
Twelve-year-oldJohnathan somenursesanddoctorstookthe
Belton,whoplaysonhisschool’s opportunitytomeetandchatwith
basketballteam,heldhisfreshly theBullsgroup.
signedballcloseandtight,which "1thinkitwasexcitingfor
caughtFloyd’sattention. everyone,”Hartsaid."They
"WewalkedinJohnathan’s broughtsmilestoeventhesaddest
roomandhewaswatchinganNBA faces.”
video,”saidFloyd,whojokingly Paxson,whosesmilewasas
addedthatBeltonisapossible wideasthepatients’,saidhewas
futurerecruittortheteam."Hejust thrilledtovisitthechildrenat
needstomakesurehekeepshis Rush.
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SharonMartin JoseMoreno,RN LaurelPawlak FrancisFong,RPh
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careofourkids,sothatwhenwe theones.”
camehomewecouldspendtherest
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RySH People CollegeofPhysicianS'American patients.
SocietyofInternalMedicine’s80th Lenickreceivedhismedical
annualmeetinginNewOrleans. degreefromMt.SinaiHospital,New
Fawcettisoneofthecountry’s YorkCity,andcompletedhis
Appointments staffatRushandSigmaThetaTau leadingexpertsondepression.A residencyatBellevueHospital,New
International,thenationalnursing graduateoftheYaleUniversity YorkCity.Hecompletedafellowship
JuliaM.Cowell,PhD,RN,was honorsociety. SchoolofMedicine,hebecamethe inheadandnecksurgicaloncologyat
appointedchairoftheDepartmentof MargaretFaut-Callahan, StanleyG.Harris,Sr.,Professorof Northwesternandasecond
Community'andMentalHealth DNSC,CRNA,wasappointedchair Psychiatry’atRushin1972.Twenty fellowshipinmicrovascular
Nursing.BeforecomingtoRush, oftheDepartmentofAdultHealth yearslater,hewasnamedthe reconstructivesurgeryatBarnes
Cowellwasasanassociateprofessor Nursing.Priortoherappointment, GraingerDirectoroftheRush Hospital.St.Louis.HejoinedRush
andser\'edasinterimdepartment shewasaprofessorofadulthealth InstitutetorMentalWell-Being. onJuly1.1993.
headofpublichealthnursingatthe nursingandacertifiednurse Fawcett,afrequentcontributor AnnalynnSkipper,MS,RN,
UniversityofIllinoisatChicago. anesthetistatRush.In1989,she toscientificjournals,istheeditorof CNSD,co-directoroftheRush
Cowellisanationallyrenowned completedherdoctorateinnursingat P.syditacn'c NutritionalConsultationService,
expertincommunityhealthissues. Rush.Sincethattime,shehas Anmls.Heisa receivedanawardfordistinguished
Herresearchemphasizesmental directedRush’sNursingAnesthesia principal achievementinnutrition-support
healthconcernsinschool-aged Program,whichwasrankedtheNo.1 investigatorof dieteticsfromtheAmericanSociety
children,especiallyimmigrantsand programofitskindbyU.S.Newsmid theNational forParenteralandEnteralNutrition.
refugees.Since1977,s—hehasbeen WorldRe/)ort. Instituteof Sheservesasanassociateeditorfor
involvedin25studies 20asprinci- In1994,Faut'Callahanwas Mental NiitruioninC/iniculPrticrice,andhas
palorco-principalinvestigator.She appointedtotheIllinoisStateBoard Health twiceeditedtheDietitiun’sHandbook
alsoservesasthechairoftheVisiting ofNursing.Shehasreceivedhonors Psychobiology ofEnteralcijtdPuremoiNumdon.
NurseAssociation. fromtheRushCollegeofNursing, ofDepression AnnieL.Emmick,MD,was
VirginiaE.Maikler,PhD,RN, AmericanAssociationofNursc Collaborative appointedassistantprofessorof
wasappointedchairofthe AnesthetistsandIllinoisAssociation Study,a20- generalpediatricsinrheDepartment
DepartmentofMaternal-Child ofNurseAnesthetists.Herresearch yearsDidyofthediagnosisand ofPediatrics.BominPittsburgh,she
Nursing.Priortoherappointment, hasfocusedonanesthesia outcomeofdepressiveillness. receivedhermedicaldegreefn>mthe
shewasanassociateprofessorof managementandpaincontrol. AndrewLerrick,MD,assistant UniversityofChicagoPritzker
maternal-childnursingatRushand professorintheDepartmentof SchoolofMedicineandcompleted
servedasthedepartment’sassociate Kudos Otolarv'ngology,wasoneoftwo herthree-yearresidencytherein
chairpersontoreducation.In1989, physiciansinthecountrytoreceive Pediatrics.Duringherresidencyat
shecompletedadoctorateinmater- JanFawcett,MD,chairman the the1998PhysicianPartnership theUniversity'ofChicago,Emmick
nalandchildnursingatthe DepartmentofPsychiatryand AwardfromtheCatholicCharities receivedtheEHowellWrightaward
UniversityofIllinoisCollegeof directoroftheRushInstitutefor Organizatuin.Lerrickwasselected foroutstandingpertomrancein
Nursing. MentalWellBeing,hasbeennamed frommorethan800physicians pediatrics.
Maikleri,sknownforher thewinneroftheWilliamC. participatingintheCatholic
researchonpainmanagementin MenningerMemorialAwardtorhis CharitiesPhysicianReterralSer\'ice.
children.Shehasreceivedhonors contributionstothestudyofmental ThePhysicianPartnershipAward
fromboththeprofessionalnursing health.Hewillreceivetheawardon wasestablishedtorecognize
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