The Wound Care Institute, Enterostomal Therapy and Medical Clinic will soon merge and relocate to a single location at St. Francis Hospital-Beech Grove.
The new location is 10 T and the effective date of the departments’ move is July 14.
‘Services will continue with the same level of care patients have experienced in the past,” said Amira Kehoe, R.N., currently manager of the Wound Care Institute, Medical Clinic and Enterostomal Therapy. “Patients can park in the front physician's parking lot or the garage and their ticket will be validated.”
The Medical Clinic that currently sees the infusion patients will be part of this merger and remains at the Beech Grove Campus on the 10th floor of the hospital.
The Pain Clinic is taking on a more specialized approach and will be moving to the Indianapolis Campus. The Pain Clinic’s move is anticipated for late summer and its new address will be 8250 S. Emerson Avenue. Kim Bell, R.N., will continue to serve as manager of the clinic.
Contact information for the three departments remains:
Wound Care Institute – 783-8014
Enterostomal Therapy – 783-8530
Medical Clinic – 783-8233
The fax machine number for the three departments is 783-8087.
For more information, contact Amira Kehoe at 783-8732 or at Amira.Kehoe@ssfhs.org.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville offers free osteoporosis screening
INDIANAPOLIS – Mother Nature makes no bones about it: Some folks are at higher risk of developing osteoporosis.
That’s why St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville and William Kcomt, M.D., are offering a free osteoporosis screening from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, June 27. The screening, available to those 18 and older, will be in the Rheumatology Center at the hospital campus’ new medical office building, 1199 Hadley Road.
Kcomt, medical director of the Rheumatology Center, specializes in treating patients with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. At the center, he makes use of the latest technologies to diagnose and treat the causes of diseases such as osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to become weak and brittle because of low levels of calcium and other minerals and more commonly affects women. Other risk factors include people who are exceptionally thin, have small body frames or have a family history of the disease.
For more information, call 317-834-9051.
That’s why St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville and William Kcomt, M.D., are offering a free osteoporosis screening from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, June 27. The screening, available to those 18 and older, will be in the Rheumatology Center at the hospital campus’ new medical office building, 1199 Hadley Road.
Kcomt, medical director of the Rheumatology Center, specializes in treating patients with arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. At the center, he makes use of the latest technologies to diagnose and treat the causes of diseases such as osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to become weak and brittle because of low levels of calcium and other minerals and more commonly affects women. Other risk factors include people who are exceptionally thin, have small body frames or have a family history of the disease.
For more information, call 317-834-9051.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
‘Medical and SurgicalWeight Loss’ information session scheduled in Lafayette
Lafayette, Ind. -- Physicians and staff representatives from the St. Francis Weight Loss Center will present two community education programs on “Medical and Surgical Weight Loss” on Wednesday, June 18, at St. Elizabeth's Katherine Weil Education Center.
The first session will start at noon and include lunch. The evening session will start at 6:30 p.m.
The St. Francis Weight Loss Center, located on the south side of Indianapolis, provides surgical and physician-monitored weight loss solutions, including Sleeve Gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and Lap-Band surgery and fills, as well as nutrition and behavioral counseling.
Since 2002, the center and its staff have helped more than 1,000 Hoosiers achieve a healthier weight and life through its weight management services.
The St. Francis Weight Loss Center was named a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery in 2007. This recognizes the safety, efficiency and overall positive surgical results of the bariatric surgical program at St. Francis. The ASMBS Center of Excellence designation is awarded to surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.
For more information on the services, please visit www.stfrancishospitals.org/weightloss.
The program will be held at the Kathryn Weil Center for Education located inside the Medical Arts Building at 415 N. 26th St., Suite 400 in Lafayette. For your convenience, reserved parking will be available on the second level of the Home Hospital parking garage.
These programs are free, but registration is required. To register or for more information, call the Kathryn Weil Center for Education at (765) 449-5133.
Two medical office buildings on Indy’s south side planned for 2008
The healthcare landscape on Indianapolis’ south side is evolving as St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers and BremnerDuke Healthcare Real Estate break ground this spring on two medical office buildings.
The two facilities, totaling more than 40,000 square feet, represent a continuation of St. Francis’ primary care strategy to expand its primary care network and physician numbers over the next two to three years. St. Francis serves the needs of a growing population across southern Marion, Johnson, Hancock and Hendricks counties.
Scheduled to open in October 2008, the Franklin Township Medical Office Building (MOB) will encompass 22,000 square feet on the southeast side of Indianapolis at the intersection of Franklin and Southport Roads. The facility will be anchored by a primary care practice, with 16,000 square feet available for additional tenants.
A two-story, 20,000 square foot MOB at the intersection of U.S. 31 and Southport Road is slated to open in December 2008. Anchor tenants include a primary care practice and physical therapy clinic. Another 5,000 square feet of space will be available to accommodate additional tenants.
“This is an excellent opportunity to better serve the needs of our patients and make our myriad services available to more people on the south side of Indianapolis,” said St. Francis Chief Financial Officer Jay Brehm. “The facilities will accommodate the growing number of member physicians in the St. Francis Medical Group.”
As their strategic real estate partner, BremnerDuke, a fully-integrated division of Duke Realty Corporation, is continuing a relationship with St. Francis that spans more than six years. During that time BremnerDuke has served as a trusted development, leasing and management partner on an array of projects for St. Francis, one of the largest healthcare systems in Indiana.
“We are pleased to continue serving as a strategic healthcare real estate partner for one of the premier healthcare providers in Indiana,” said Jim Bremner, President of BremnerDuke Healthcare Real Estate. “Together our efforts are making quality healthcare more accessible and convenient for thousands of Hoosiers.”
Included in St. Francis’ primary care strategy is a branding initiative that BremnerDuke initiated in 2006 with the system’s first new 22,000 square foot primary care building in Plainfield, Indiana. The exterior appearance of that facility serves as an architectural standard for the healthcare system’s future real estate developments.
Editor’s Note: Please contact Duke’s communications dept. if you need a rendering of either the St. Francis US 31 & Southport Medical Office Building or the St. Francis Franklin Township Medical Office Building.
Contact: Joel Reuter Email
The two facilities, totaling more than 40,000 square feet, represent a continuation of St. Francis’ primary care strategy to expand its primary care network and physician numbers over the next two to three years. St. Francis serves the needs of a growing population across southern Marion, Johnson, Hancock and Hendricks counties.
Scheduled to open in October 2008, the Franklin Township Medical Office Building (MOB) will encompass 22,000 square feet on the southeast side of Indianapolis at the intersection of Franklin and Southport Roads. The facility will be anchored by a primary care practice, with 16,000 square feet available for additional tenants.
A two-story, 20,000 square foot MOB at the intersection of U.S. 31 and Southport Road is slated to open in December 2008. Anchor tenants include a primary care practice and physical therapy clinic. Another 5,000 square feet of space will be available to accommodate additional tenants.“This is an excellent opportunity to better serve the needs of our patients and make our myriad services available to more people on the south side of Indianapolis,” said St. Francis Chief Financial Officer Jay Brehm. “The facilities will accommodate the growing number of member physicians in the St. Francis Medical Group.”
As their strategic real estate partner, BremnerDuke, a fully-integrated division of Duke Realty Corporation, is continuing a relationship with St. Francis that spans more than six years. During that time BremnerDuke has served as a trusted development, leasing and management partner on an array of projects for St. Francis, one of the largest healthcare systems in Indiana.
“We are pleased to continue serving as a strategic healthcare real estate partner for one of the premier healthcare providers in Indiana,” said Jim Bremner, President of BremnerDuke Healthcare Real Estate. “Together our efforts are making quality healthcare more accessible and convenient for thousands of Hoosiers.”
Included in St. Francis’ primary care strategy is a branding initiative that BremnerDuke initiated in 2006 with the system’s first new 22,000 square foot primary care building in Plainfield, Indiana. The exterior appearance of that facility serves as an architectural standard for the healthcare system’s future real estate developments.
Editor’s Note: Please contact Duke’s communications dept. if you need a rendering of either the St. Francis US 31 & Southport Medical Office Building or the St. Francis Franklin Township Medical Office Building.
Contact: Joel Reuter Email
St. Francis Hospital earns renewed accreditation as Chest Pain Center
INDIANAPOLIS – St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers has been recognized by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) for exceeding quality-of-care measures in acute cardiac medicine.
St. Francis recently received renewed accreditation as a Chest Pain Center and full Cycle II accreditation with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention). This designates St. Francis as providing around-the-clock services from its heart catheterization labs to the community.
The hospital received its first accreditation in 2005, the first hospital in greater Indianapolis to receive that designation.
The accreditation is the result of on-site evaluations by a SCPC review team, which measures how well physicians perform in reducing time to treatment during the critical early stages of a heart attack and to better monitor patients when it’s not clear whether they are having a coronary event.
Such observations helps ensure that patients are neither sent home too early nor needlessly admitted.
Key areas in which the St. Francis demonstrated expertise:
Integrating the emergency department with the local emergency medical system
-- Assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients quickly
-- Effectively treating patients with low risk for acute coronary syndrome and no assignable cause for their symptoms
-- Continually seeking to improve processes and procedures
-- Ensuring Chest Pain Center personnel competency and training
-- Maintaining organizational structure and commitment
-- Having a functional design that promotes optimal patient care
-- Supporting community outreach programs that educate the public to promptly seek medical care if they display symptoms of a possible heart attack
Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States, with 600,000 dying annually of heart disease. More than five million Americans visit hospitals each year with chest pain.
The goal of the Society of Chest Pain Centers is to significantly reduce the mortality rate of these patients by teaching the public to recognize and react to the early symptoms of a possible heart attack, reduce the time that it takes to receive treatment, and increase the accuracy and effectiveness of treatment.
Playing a key role earning St. Francis the accreditation is the development of its Emergency Heart Attack Response Team, a first-of-its-kind approach which has dramatically reduced the time patients receive lifesaving care at the St. Francis Heart Center after arriving at the emergency department with chest pain.
The EHART protocol – which has garnered much attention from the international medical community – has proven how hospitals can improve their care of heart attack patients and generate savings in health-care costs.
To learn more about EHART, go to www.heartattackcare.net. More information about the Society of Chest Centers can be found at www.scpcp.org.
St. Francis recently received renewed accreditation as a Chest Pain Center and full Cycle II accreditation with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention). This designates St. Francis as providing around-the-clock services from its heart catheterization labs to the community.
The hospital received its first accreditation in 2005, the first hospital in greater Indianapolis to receive that designation.
The accreditation is the result of on-site evaluations by a SCPC review team, which measures how well physicians perform in reducing time to treatment during the critical early stages of a heart attack and to better monitor patients when it’s not clear whether they are having a coronary event.
Such observations helps ensure that patients are neither sent home too early nor needlessly admitted.
Key areas in which the St. Francis demonstrated expertise:
Integrating the emergency department with the local emergency medical system
-- Assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients quickly
-- Effectively treating patients with low risk for acute coronary syndrome and no assignable cause for their symptoms
-- Continually seeking to improve processes and procedures
-- Ensuring Chest Pain Center personnel competency and training
-- Maintaining organizational structure and commitment
-- Having a functional design that promotes optimal patient care
-- Supporting community outreach programs that educate the public to promptly seek medical care if they display symptoms of a possible heart attack
Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States, with 600,000 dying annually of heart disease. More than five million Americans visit hospitals each year with chest pain.
The goal of the Society of Chest Pain Centers is to significantly reduce the mortality rate of these patients by teaching the public to recognize and react to the early symptoms of a possible heart attack, reduce the time that it takes to receive treatment, and increase the accuracy and effectiveness of treatment.
Playing a key role earning St. Francis the accreditation is the development of its Emergency Heart Attack Response Team, a first-of-its-kind approach which has dramatically reduced the time patients receive lifesaving care at the St. Francis Heart Center after arriving at the emergency department with chest pain.
The EHART protocol – which has garnered much attention from the international medical community – has proven how hospitals can improve their care of heart attack patients and generate savings in health-care costs.
To learn more about EHART, go to www.heartattackcare.net. More information about the Society of Chest Centers can be found at www.scpcp.org.
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