The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 March 1990 — Page 39

KCH is serving the medical needs of Kosciusko County

Though located in Warsaw, Kosciusko Community Hospital is just what its name states —a hospital serving the medical needs of all of Kosciusko County. Since opening in 1976, Kosciusko Community Hospital has continually built upon the founding principles of providing quality health care and responding to community needs. “We’re looking for improved ways of serving people in the entire county,” notes KCH President Wayne Hendrix, who began his position at the hospital in January of 1989. Health screening fairs are just one example of how KCH wants to touch outlying communities of the county in more positive ways. The health fairs, one of which has already been sponsored in Etna Green, provide participants with a battery of health checks, all at minimal cost. Some of the checks include blood sugar, cholesterol, weight and blood pressure. The hospital hopes to soon sponsor similar events in communities such as Syracuse and Milford. CHI Systems, an Ann Arbor, Mich., firm specializing in hospital management counseling, was recently called upon by KCH to help assess the health care needs of Kosciusko residents. The firm aided the hospital in defining seven major thrusts of future growth. Emphasis will be placed on ( will

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Convenience is a primary concern for someone who needs specialized care. At Kosciusko Community Hosptial we ' have numerous physician specialists, and now offer convenient specialty clinics. It isn't necessary to drive for hours in order to receive the specialized care you need. You can find it right here in your own community. For more information call 1-800-828-5628.

Cardiology Clinic Dr. Patrick Daley, M.D. every Friday, 3rd Floor 267-3200, Ext. 3360 by physician referral Gastroenterology Clinic Dr. Edward V. Schultz, M.D. every Wednesday, ER beginning at 7:00 am. 267-3200, Ext. 2203,2204 by physician referral

Wallace Anderson, M.D. • Radiology Steven B. Ashton, D.O. • Otorhinolaryngology Jeffrey Chapman, M.D. • Urology Timothy Cook, M.D • 08/Gynecology Alan Cooperman, D O. • Radiology Richard Cross, M.D. • 08/Gynecology Patrick Daley, M.D. • Cardiology Bruce Grossnickle, M.D. • Ophthamology Gregory Haase, D.O. • Internal Medicine George Haymond, M.D. • Surgery Steven Hossler, M.D * Radiology Thomas Howard, D.O. • 08/Gynecology Mark A. Jensen, M.D. • General Surgery

acute care, treatment for women’s illnesses, rehabilitation, ambulatory/outpatient services, long-term health care, treatment for alcohol and drug dependency, and industrial wellness programs. Kosciusko Community Hospital already has taken many steps in meeting these operational goals. KCH operates the only trauma center in the county, capable of treating high degrees of trauma through advanced technology, equipment, physicians and staff. Rehabilitation services have been enhanced in cardiac, cardio-pulmonary and respiratory rehabilitation; a pulmonologist physician recently joined the staff; and occupational and speech therapy programs have been added. In 1990, the hospital is looking toward consolidating rehab programs into one center. Sixty percent of surgeries performed at KCH are done on an outpatient basis, one vital way in which the hospital is able to keep patient costs down. Strategies to reduce costs at KCH include cost containment, ambulatory/outpatient services, networking and diversification. Through cost management programs and budgeting, expenses are held to an absolute minimum. Providing quality health care through the ambulatory unit reduces overall costs due to shorter hospital stays, and is a way in which KCH is able to serve a greater number of people at less cost. Networking links the hospital with group purchasing organizations and is an effective method of trimming expenses. And by diversifying its programs’and facilities — in operating such institutions as Med Park, for treatment of alcohol and drug dependency, and Mason Health Care — KCH keeps utilization of resources up and therefore costs down. The next 10 years will see the development of the Med Park Subdivision, 20 acres north of the hospital along U.S. 30. Hendrix foresees a “regional campus” of medical in-

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1 mJ 1 A. V V I r I I HHHH I HANDLING 60 PERCENT OF SURGERIES — The Ambulatory Care Unit afKosciusko Community Hospital handles approximately 60 percent of all surgeries performed at the hospital. Emphasizing and constantly improving outpatient services is one way in which KCH strives to keep patient costs low. Shorter hospital stays with optimum care translates to less expense and better health for county residents. Pictured above from left are Dee Price, RN; Elizabeth Burns, RN; ACU Supervisor Sara Stearley, RN; and Helen Lutes, RN, as they prepare to send a patient to surgery through the ambulatory unit. ♦

stitutions and offices being built, broadening the variety of medical care services available to county residents. KCH has been striving to meet the spiritual needs of its patients, as well as the physical ones. A chaplaincy program, established in December of 1989 with one local minister, has since expanded, with 14 ministers county-wide being trained as chaplain associates. KCH personnel are not forgotten either, for, as Hendrix says, “The staff is the most important factor in influencing excellence in patient care.” An

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations A Fully Licensed and Accredited Health Care Center

PROGRESS EDITION — Wed., March 28,1990

, Oncology Clinic Dr. David Sciortino, M.D.; every Wednesday, 3rd Floor 11:00 am-4:30 pm. 267-3200, Ext. 3240 by physician or self-referral Pulmonary Clinic Dr. Brian Zehr, M.D. every other Thursday, 3rd Floor 11:00 am-3:00 pm. AM appointments made through Cardiopulmonary 267-3200, Ext. 1140 or 1103 by physician referral

David A. Kaminskas, M.D. • Cardiology Anita Kishan, M.D • Pediatrics Kishan T. Kishan, M .D. • Surgery Thomas Krizmanich, M.D. • Orthopeadic Surgery Allen Martindale, M.D. • Podiatry Michael J. Mirro, M.D • Cardiology Lenora Noel, M.D. • Pediatrics Roberta Rose, M.D •Orthopeadic Surgery Edward V. Schultz, M.D • Gastroenterology David F. Sciortino, M.D. • Hematology/Oncology William Wilson, M.D. • Cardiology Jip Yoon, M.D. • Internal Medicine

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) was initiated at the beginning of this year and offers professional, private assistance to those employees and their families affected with personal, financial or emotional problems. Also, each of the 371 hospital employees have graduated from a recent guest relations program. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, Kosciusko Community Hospital is a not-for-profit corporation, owned by the community. . jr