06/28/11
Aging & Complex Care RN Co-Authors Article for JournalSharon Martin, RN, who is a co-author of the article "Sustaining Clinical Programs During Difficult Economic Times: A Case Series from the Hospital Elder Life Program.” This article was recently chosen for publication in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Sharon is the Clinical Program Coordinator for the Aging and Complex Care Department here at Crouse. She is considered a leader among HELP group sites because of her success in maintaining our program with a high visit volume and strong volunteer participation. Many sites call upon her for advice in beginning or improving a program. Congratulations, Sharon!
06/13/11
Crouse Staff Earn Degrees, CertificationsCONGRATULATIONS to ...
Joann Featherstone, nurse manager of 6 North, who recently earned her certification in Medical Surgical Nursing.
Sandra O'Connor RN, OCN, a part of our Cancer Care team, who recently passed the National Certification exam for Oncology.
Gwen Moore, a nurse in the Kienzle Family Maternity Center, who has earned her Master of Science in Nursing from SUNY Upstate Medical University's Nurse Practitioner program.
Sue Green, RN, MSN, FNP, on completing her Master of Science in Nursing for Family Nurse Practitioners at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Victoria Vaughn from 6 South, upon earning her Bachelor of Nursing from Keuka College.
Witting Surgical Center peri-operative nurses Tatyana Grant, Shanda Foley, Kathy Gaiser and Tara Box, who have successfully completed their Operating Room Certification exam and can now add the designation CNOR to their title.
Priscilla Gayle, RN, MSN, FNP, from the POB Outpatient Surgery Center, on completing her Master of Science in Nursing from SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Aymee Belles, Patient Access Representative ED/PC, who will be graduating from Keuka College with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice on May 29.
Lynette (Taylor) Brady, RN, from 6 Memorial, who will be graduating from Keuka College with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice on May 29.
5 South Nurse Manager Laurie Fegley, BSN, RN, upon receiving her bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Utica College/SU.
Laura Marie Osika-Michael, BSN, RN, on earning her Bachelor of Nursing from SUNY Upstate Medical University.
5 South Nurse Manager Laurie Fegley, BSN, RN, upon receiving her bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Utica College/SU
Crystal Barus, MSN, RN, from the Adult Cath Lab. Crystal earned her Master of Science in Nursing Leadership and Management from Walden University.
Stayce Tackley, RN, MSN, FNP, who has earned her Master of Science in Nursing from SUNY Upstate Medical University. Stayce, a Family Nurse Practitioner, works as an NP in the Emergency Department.
Jontia Grady, a Medical Imaging Registrar, who recently completed a 15-month Massage Therapy course and passed her New York State Boards for Massage Therapy.
06/06/11
Crouse Physician Appointed to National Quality ForumCongratulations to Russ Acevedo, MD, critical care services co-medical director, who has been nominated to serve on the Steering Committee for the National Quality Forum's Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care project.
Dr. Acevedo, who also currently sits on the Quality Improvement Committee of the American College of Chest Physicians, is nationally recognized for his work in critical care and respiratory care medicine. As a steering committee member, Dr. Acevedo and his colleagues will work to identify and endorse measures for public reporting and quality improvement addressing quality of care for patients receiving palliative and/or end-of-life care.
05/16/11
Peter Neiner Named 2011 Kingson Award WinnerCongratulations to Peter Neiner, CT Technical Assistant, who last week was presented with the 2011 Joan Fernbach Kingson Award by Crouse Hospital President and CEO Paul Kronenberg, MD and Aaron Kingson. The annual award, which comes with a cash prize, is made possible by the family and friends of former Crouse Hospital patient Joan Fernbach Kingson, a nurse and educator who passed away in 2001. Her husband, Dr. Eric Kingson, professor of Social Work and Public Administration and CPR Senior Research Associate at Syracuse University is the author of Lessons from Joan: Living and Loving with Cancer, a Husband’s Story. The first Kingson Award was presented in 2005. Service or technical workers at the hospital are nominated by their peers and then selected by a committee for their involvement in the patient care process that gives vivid expression to the values of care that the late Mrs. Kingson was committed to in her work with children and families. Congratulations, Peter!
05/16/11
Leesa Kelley Receives Celebration of Excellence AwardCongratulations to Community Outreach Manager Leesa Kelley, who will receive a “Celebration of Excellence” award Wednesday, May 18, during a ceremony, free and open to the public, which starts at 6:30 p.m. at Syracuse Stage. Leesa is one of 15 “heroes” who’ve be identified as having gone above and beyond the call of duty by the Parents for Public Schools of Syracuse. The award is in recognition for Leesa’s work and efforts to expand health and wellness activities within the city schools, most notably at Hughes Magnet Elementary. This is the second SCSD award presented to Crouse for our community outreach; we received the district’s Leadership Award back in 2008.
05/02/11
Crouse Surgical Quality Receives National RecognitionCongratulations to our surgical care and quality improvement teams for achieving ‘exemplary performance’ status from the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (‘NSQIP’ for short). Of the more than 300 U.S. hospitals participating in this patient safety/quality project, just 26 have earned exemplary designation.
Special thanks to Dennis Brown, MD, Surgical Quality Medical Director, and Lynne Wolfe, RN, for their leadership and passion on this important quality initiative. It’s great to be identified in the top 10% in a well-respected, evidence-based national initiative. In addition to the great project leadership, our surgeons, along with the surgical services team in the ORs and the staff on the floors who care for our patients, all add to the outstanding outcomes this quality improvement initiative reflects. Thanks to all for helping to meet our mission of providing the best in patient care.
04/04/11
2011 Crouse Choice Award FinalistsThis year's Crouse Choice Awards will be held Monday, April 11 at Syracuse Stage. If you’ve received any kind of recognition or compliment in 2010 through the Patient and Guest Relations department, Human Resources or through the feedback options on the Crouse web site, you’ve been sent an invitation to this fun-filled evening. We hope our honorees will make every effort to join us for this special occasion, when we recognize and celebrate those who've been "Simply the Best" in the past year for their outstanding contributions to our mission, vision and values. Parking will be free that evening in Madison Irving garage. Please remember to bring your ticket in with you for validation.
Modeled after the Academy Awards, the Crouse Choice Awards begin with a huge pool of honorees — in our case, anyone who has received recognition through the STB program. Each employee who’s received such an honor is very important top the hospital’s success. Yet the members of our STB Oversight Committee have spent hours pouring over the STB submissions to come up with finalists — like the Oscars — in different categories.
We’re pleased to announce this year’s esteemed list of finalists: Sylvia Avery, Erin Bahamonde, Elaine Bodah, Margaret Bottino, Beth Brinkerhoff, Cynthia Brown, Joan Cady, Rosaria Carella, Michael Clark, Mary Connor, Mac Cowling, Rita Curran, Layne Cutrone, Gabriella David, Shelyta Davis, Stephen Dlugolecki, Linda Donnelly, Eric Dunlap, Samia Dwyer, Paulette Edwards, Maureen Fauler, Mike Fegley, Marianne Fricke, Denise Goble, Toni Grant, Dr. Thomas Green, Elaine Hamilton, Terra Hoyt, Janice Jorgensen, Gerald Jovan, Kimberly Jurenko, Margaret Kadzo-Asaju, Leesa Kelley, Michael Kent-Isaacs, Marsha Krell, Michelle La Plantney, Sharon Lundrigan, Susan Marturano, Dr. Timothy McCall, Mary McDowell, Lisa McNish, Kathleen Miller-Murphy, Deborah Montrond, Romana Myla, Deborah Neuman, Sheryl Ouderkirk, Richard Parker, Gail Perrin, Lorissa Plis, Sean Preston, Andrea Rachetta, Cheri Richards, Gregg Rinaldi, Deborah Rodgers, Denise Romancik, Christopher Scribner, Darlene Sheets, Jan Sterling, Jennie Sullivan, Tim and Cathy Sweeney, Lois Willie, and Helen Youmell. Please offer your congratulations to these finalists and any 2010 STB employee you may know!
03/28/11
Purchasing Named to Best 50 in U.S.Congratulations to Director of Purchasing Mike Fegley and his staff, who for the third year in a row, have achieved “Best 50” status for excellence in supply chain management and utilization of GHX tools from GHX (Global Healthcare Exchange). For this we receive a free registration to their 2011 GHX Summit. GHX connects more than 80% of licensed hospital beds at U.S. hospitals as well as providers in Canada and Europe, with the suppliers from which they purchase the majority of their medical-surgical supplies.” And we are one of the ‘Best 50’ of this group! Kevin Wheeler from IT will represent Crouse at the Summit this year, and has done a great deal to move more of our vendors this year to electronic commerce.
03/28/11
Crouse Experts Share KnowledgeCrouse Hospital Chief Quality Officer Derrick Suehs was a guest presenter at the Managing Transition in Healthcare – Leadership for Today, Tomorrow and the Future conference held last week at Turning Stone Resort. Sponsored by Utica College and the Central New York Area Health Education Center, this first annual conference for healthcare administrators and executives provided an in-depth look at how the healthcare industry can best manage the transition to healthcare reform while positioning itself for the future through development, organization and collaboration as envisioned by selected leaders in the field. Derrick presented It’s all About Dreaming: Baldrige Quality Journey, a look at Crouse’s continued focus on organizational excellence.
Christy Bond, FACHE, director of Aging & Complex Care at Crouse, was a featured presenter at the 2011 Congress on Healthcare Leadership sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives. She presented an overview on Crouse’s initiative to reduce hospital readmissions through its innovative Care Transitions program. Co-presenting with Bond was Eric Coleman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Health Care Policy and Research at the University of Colorado at Denver and developer of the Care Transition patient care model. The conference was held in Chicago and was attended by healthcare executives from across the U.S.
The annual New York Association of Surgical Technologists meeting and elections were held at the Turning Stone Resort on Saturday, March 19, with 54 surgical technologists from around the state in attendance, including a Crouse contingent well represented by surgical technologists from the Main OR, MI and POB. Hayes Wanamaker, MD, and audiologist Lisa Guidone, MS, CCC-A, from Central New York Ear, Nose & Throat Consultants, presented Hearing Tests in the OR and Surgical Options for Hearing Loss. The NYAST elections resulted in Lisa Osborne, CST, POB Surgery Center, being elected as a Director on the Board of NYAST, and Beth Applegate-Debo, CST, POB Surgery Center being elected Vice President of NYAST. Both will represent NYAST at the National Convention in San Francisco in June.
01/09/11
Russ Acevedo, MD, Recognized by NYS Respiratory Care SocietyCongratualtions to Russ Acevedo, MD, co-medical director of our ICU and partner in Critical Care Associates of Syracuse, who recently received the President’s Recognition Award from the New York State Society for Respiratory Care in appreciation and gratitude for continued support of the goals and mission of the NYSSRC.
01/09/11
Aging & Complex Care Experts Share Medication AdviceCongratulations to Crouse Aging and Complex Care experts David Dube, MD, and Cindy Nigolian, RN, MS, CS - Clinical Nurse Manager, for their contributions to an article in Advance for Nursing magazine about seniors and medicating safely.
11/22/10
President & CEO Appointed to Cuomo Transition TeamCongratulations to CEO and President Paul Kronenberg, MD, who has been named to Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo’s Health & Education Committee. This newly formed committee will be meeting over the coming weeks to discuss potential new talent to be staffed in the new administration.
11/15/10
Labor & Delivery Nurse Earns National CertificationCongratulations to Liz Dablock, RN, from Labor & Delivery, part of our Kienzle Family Maternity Center, who recently passed her national certification exam in electronic fetal monitoring.
11/15/10
Crouse Nurse Earns Critical Care CertificationCongratulations to Mike Radel, RN, BSN, who recently obtained his Critical Care Certification.
11/15/10
Crouse Nurses Earn BSN DegreesCongratulations to Shikela Giles, RN, and Brandy Dillard, RN, who both completed their BSN degrees this year. They are both Crouse Hospital School of Nursing grads.
11/15/10
Emergency Physicians Renew CertificationsCongratulations to three of our Emergency Department physicians who have successfully completed the 2010 Continuous Certification (ConCert) Examination and renewed their certifications as Diplomates of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM): Richard Steinmann, MD; Stephan Rachfal, MD; and Walter Kantor, MD.
11/15/10
Leadership Greater Syracuse Selects Crouse Employee for 2011 ClassCongratulations to Maureen Fauler, RD, CDN, from Nutritional Services, who was selected to be a member of the class of 2011 of Leadership Greater Syracuse.
11/08/10
Director of Engineering Earns National CertificationCongratulations to Jeff Tetrault, Director of Engineering, who has received another national certification. He currently holds the title of Certified Healthcare Facility Manager and recently passed (with flying colors) the Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) exam. His extensive construction knowledge has been a significant asset for Crouse, not only with the Witting Surgical Center project, but the day-to-day operations of the hospital.
11/08/10
Crouse Nurses Appointed to New PositionsCongratulations to Crouse Nurses:
Julie Corsoniti, who has accepted the position of Nurse Manager of the Emergency Department, effective Dec. 19. Julie has had several roles here at Crouse including staff nurse and educator, most recently, as Clinical Supervisor of the Emergency Department.
Janet Ricciardiello, who has accepted the position of Nurse Manager of Prompt Care and the Emergency Department Clinical Decision Unit (formerly known as ‘ED OBS’), effective Dec. 19. Janet has had several roles here at Crouse, including running Prompt Care when it was in Dewitt and, most recently, as Clinical Supervisor of Prompt Care
11/08/10
Crouse Nurses Certified in Clinical Breast ExamsCongratulations to Margaret Bottino, RN, and Mary Butler, RN, who have recently become certified in Clinical Breast Examinations.
10/25/10
Crouse Graduate Nurses Pass RN BoardsCongratulations to Laura Engle and Frances Lindy from 7 Memorial on passing their Registered Nursing Boards.
10/18/10
2010 Patil Family Educational AwardCongratulations to Susan Britt, RN, CAPA, a nurse orientor in the PACU at the Madison Irving Surgery Center. Sue is the winner of the Crouse Health Foundation’s 2010 Umeshchandra Patil Family Educational Award. This award was established in 2005 by the Patil Family to provide up to $3,500 each year for a nurse or technician who wants to pursue continuing education, professional development and training in the area of surgical services. Sue was selected by the Patil Family out of all of this year’s applicants, and she will attend the 2011 American Society of Peri Anesthesia Nurses National Conference in Seattle. After the conference, Sue will share what’s she’s learned with her colleagues in Surgical Services.
09/27/10
Sharing Crouse Excellence: Robyn OuderkirkRobyn Ouderkirk, Medical Imaging supervisor, has been named a finalist for the 2010 Most Effective Radiology Managers award by AuntMinnie.com, the premier web site for imaging (the Yahoo of Imaging). Minnie winners will be announced in November. Good luck, Robyn!
09/13/10
Sharing Crouse Excellence: Derrick SuehsCongratulations to Chief Quality Officer Derrick Suehs, who recently participated in a roundtable panel discussion in Dallas focusing on the future of lean healthcare delivery and the use of collaboration, data and process improvement to drive down the cost of care. Derrick was one of five hospital leaders from across the country to be invited to take part in the roundtable, which was sponsored by HealthLeaders magazine.
08/30/10
Crouse Hospital Among Top 25 Connected Healthcare FacilitiesCongratulations to Brad Hellwig, director of Medical Imaging, and the entire Crouse medical imaging team, for the recent announcement that Crouse Hospital has been named among the “Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities” by Health Imaging & IT magazine. The annual list recognizes U.S. hospitals, health systems, imaging centers and physician practices that seamlessly integrate imaging and information technology (IT) systems, provide physicians with immediate, anywhere access to patient data and demonstrate high patient and staff satisfaction. Crouse is the only New York State healthcare provider to make this year’s Top 25 list. Selected from a pool of 50+ entries, this year’s winners distinguished themselves by linking patient images with an electronic medical record (EMR) as well as providing physicians with remote access to clinical images and data. Crouse Hospital conducts close to 200,000 imaging studies annually; in 2009, Crouse Medical Imaging increased the number of studies by 35 percent over the previous year.
08/09/10
Aging & Complex Care Director Co-Authors BookCongratulations to Christy Bond, director of Aging & Complex Care, on the recent release of a book she authored with Dr. Eric Coleman titled Reducing Readmissions: Blueprint for Improving Transitions. It’s available on Amazon.com.
07/12/10
Crouse Earns Gold Plus Award for Stroke CareCongratulations to our entire Stroke Care Team on the recent announcement that Crouse Hospital has become the only hospital in the area receive the 2010 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award for stroke care excellence. This is the highest level award the AHA/ASA provides and is reflective of our stroke care team’s dedicated commitment to providing timely, comprehensive stroke care.
06/21/10
Aging & Complex Care Director Featured PresenterCongratulations to Christy Bond, director of Aging & Complex Care, who was a featured presenter at the recent Medicare Readmissions Summit in Washington, DC. Christy presented Crouse Hospital's use of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) as part of our effort to enhance patient self-management and reduce readmissions. Christy highlighted patients seen through our healthcare partners and lung partners by Cindy Nigolian, GCNS-BC, Clinical Nurse Manager, Aging and Complex Care, and Renee Bear, RRT, CPFT, RC Consult Coordinator, Respiratory Therapy, using the PAM as one assessment. Christy’s participation was part of a panel presentation titled Improving Care Transitions Through Evidence-based, Tailored Patient Support. The summit, the leading forum on Medicare 30-day readmissions policy and strategies for transitions of care, was attended by healthcare clinicians and policy leaders from across the U.S.
06/07/10
Crouse Experts in the NewsEmergency Services Medical Director Richard Steinmann, MD, and neurologist Jianxin Ma, MD, recently were invited into the newsroom of WSTM TV3 to answer viewer questions about migraine headaches, their causes and treatment options. Thanks to both physicians for taking the time to represent Crouse Hospital and promote community health. You can check them out on the Crouse YouTube channel.
06/07/10
Crouse Educator Speaks at National ConferenceCongratulations to Luana Reeves, who recently shared the stage with industry colleagues in Denver at the International Meeting of the AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) and Conference (AIHec), the leading conference on Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Professionals. Her team of four presented on Healthcare Ergonomics: Safe Patient Handling. She used our experience with lost work days, OSHA rate reduction and the HoverMat to explain how to develop an injury reduction program.
06/07/10
Crouse Maternity Nurse Earns Master's DegreeCongratulations to Labor & Delivery nurse Bonnie Barrington, RN, a part of the Kienzle Family Maternity Center team, who recently earned her Master’s degree in Nursing Education from the University of Phoenix. On June 1, Bonnie was inducted to the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
06/07/10
Crouse PA Receives Physician Assistant of the Year AwardCongratulations to Emergency Department Physician Assistant Mike Mastroleo, who has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Regional Physician Assistants of Central New York’s “Physician Assistant of the Year Award.” Mike will receive his award at the RPACNY annual dinner on June 15 in Syracuse. By virtue of being the regional honoree, Mike will be in contention for the NYS Society of Physician Assistant’s annual “PA of the Year Award” which will be presented this October in Saratoga Springs. This is an incredible honor for Mike, who has worked in the Crouse ED for 13 years.
06/07/10
Sleep Center Earns Continued AccreditationCongratulations to the staff of the Crouse Sleep Center, which has just received continued accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine following a site visit last week. AASM accreditation provides assurance that our sleep services adheres to rigorous training, educational and treatment standards.
05/31/10
Crouse Quality Shared at National ConferenceLynette Johnson, MS, Senior Quality Improvement Analyst and Six-Sigma Black Belt, attended the WCBF Lean, Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit in New Orleans earlier this month. She presented a story board titled "Achieving a High-reliability Process for Administration of Prophylactic Antibiotics in the Surgical Suite,” authored by Lyn and Dennis Brown, MD; Andrea Call, PharmD; Elizabeth Duxbury, RN, MS, CNS; Joseph Gaffney, MD; Jill Hauswirth, RN; Sean Kelley, MBA; Luann LaFrance, RN; Suzanne Marra, RN; Kathryn Marsella, RN; Rosemary Marshall, RN; Christopher Noel and Charlotte Noonan, RN. Thanks, all, for doing Crouse proud on the national scene!
05/31/10
Crouse Librarian, Nurse Presented with AwardCongratulations to Ellen Owensfrom the Crouse Library. Ellen, who attended the Crouse Hospital School of Nursing during evenings, graduated last October with honors. She took part in the May 2010 Commencement when she was presented with the Ann Wiles Life-Long Learner Award for the graduate who exhibits the same qualities and spirit as retired Crouse Hospital Schol of Nursing Faculty member Ann Wiles.
05/31/10
Crouse Nurse Authors ArticleCongratulations to Cindy Nigolian, GCNS-BC, who authored a continuing education module on dementia and medication use in geriatric patients that appears on Advance for Nurses. The online article, which covers best medication choices, advances in medication as well as a Crouse case history, also appears in the current issue of Advance for Nurses magazine, a national professional periodical. Cindy, one of the area’s only geriatric clinical nurse specialists, is part of the hospital’s Aging and Complex Care service.
01/01/01
Crouse KudosCongratulations to our employees on their stellar achievements! If you have news to share online and/or in the Pink Sheet, please e-mail Communications Manager
Cheryl Abrams.