Informed Magazine - Winter 2009.pdf - Parma Community General ...
Informed Magazine - Winter 2009.pdf - Parma Community General ... Informed Magazine - Winter 2009.pdf - Parma Community General ...
news FROM the expert Ask the Orthopedist Matthew Lyman, DO How can a hip be preserved? Orthopedists have performed hip replacements for decades, mainly in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip. But hip preservation allows us to postpone or prevent hip replacement. When patients have hip or groin pain but no arthritis, they may be candidates for hip preservation. What is hip impingement? Orthopedists’ understanding of the causes of arthritis has been limited through the years, but in the last 10 years a new cause for hip arthritis has become clear: hip impingement. Impingement is a conflict between two bones. In the case of the hip, it occurs when the hip is flexed up into the position of sitting or kicking. One part of the ball of the hip runs into a part of the cup of the hip and a very important piece of cartilage –the labrum – is damaged. Damage to the labrum is the first step in developing arthritis of the hip. I remedy this hip impingement by performing arthroscopy of the hip. It is hoped that this will prevent the need for hip replacement. What do you offer patients who already have hip arthritis? I encourage patients to put up with the pain for as long as they can. If they end up needing a surgical intervention, I perform hip replacements or hip resurfacing. In hip resurfacing, more of the patient’s own bone – the femoral neck and part of the femoral head – is preserved. This allows for more natural loading patterns to the bone and a larger femoral head replacement. Patients who have a hip resurfacing can return to running sports, which isn’t really encouraged for a standard hip replacement. Hip resurfacing is reserved primarily for younger patients who want to return to sports or jobs involving heavy lifting. Matthew Lyman, DO is an orthopedic surgeon with Southwest Orthopaedics. Their office is on the Parma Hospital campus in Medical Arts Center 4, 6115 Powers Blvd., Suite 100, Parma. Make an appointment by calling 440-842-1570. GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC UNIT Treating the mind, curing the whole person An experienced medical director at Parma Hospital’s Behavioral Center for Older Adults put David Kushman’s mind at ease. Emotionally exhausted from three frustrating experiences at another hospital, where psychiatrists would not involve him in the care of his severely depressed wife, Kushman finally discovered psychiatrist David Fox, MD and the caring team he has led since the psychiatric unit for older adults opened in 1996. “I can’t say enough about Parma Hospital,” says the Middleburg Heights man, who brought his wife home on his 65th birthday. “At the other hospital, I couldn’t even get the doctors to talk to me about my wife’s treatment. Here, Dr. Fox called me. He did everything right.” Dr. Fox notes that effective treatment requires establishing a baseline of behavior prior to the onset of illness. The secured unit located on the hospital’s fifth floor offers hope to patients who oftentimes have dementia and psychiatric problems overlapping complicated medical conditions. Typically, physicians ask Dr. Fox to see their patients due to a change in mental status, indicated by agitation or confusion. “Late in life, depression is extremely common,” said Geriatrician William Crowe, MD. “If we can get a depressed or demented person on the right medicines, they can Health clinic opens in Independence Drug Mart Health screenings, immunizations and treatment of minor ailments from sinus infections to strep throat have come to another drug store near you. Parma Hospital has opened Community Express Care inside the Discount Drug Mart on Brecksville Road near Rockside Road in Independence. A similar health clinic was opened in Olmsted Falls in 2008. The clinic can take patients as young as 2 years old. Most visits take just 15 minutes. The certified nurse practitioners on staff can: • Treat ailments like seasonal allergies, ear infections, strep throat and pink eye. Psychiatrist David Fox, MD, displays in his waiting room the impressionist paintings of a former patient whose artistic side was reawakened during her treatment. often go home. The Behavioral Center is a great resource for our patients.” Services include recreational, occupational and physical therapy, as well as individual, group and family counseling. A social worker spends time with each family during discharge planning and a designated home health care nurse visits regularly until the patient stabilizes. The Behavioral Center’s comprehensive assessments determine whether a patient is suffering from behavioral issues – such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or depression – beyond the natural aging process. For information or admissions, call 440- 743-4189. • Provide screenings for blood pressure and blood sugar. • Perform immunizations for pneumonia, tetanus, hepatitis B and measles/mumps/rubella. • Perform sports or camp exams. “I have people stop by who just thank us for being here,” says Melissa Nemeth, the certified nurse practitioner who opened the Olmsted Falls location for Parma Hospital. “I definitely think we’re filling a niche in the community.” For hours of operation and more information, call the clinic at 216-447-9155. 6 Informed www.parmahospital.org
ARTS AT THE CENTER Find one-of-a-kind gifts at Arts festival Start your holiday shopping in style at an event that supports community health and wellness. The Parma Hospital Auxiliary’s Third Annual Arts at the Center promises to be an elegant event featuring the work of 40 area artisans. This juried arts and fine crafts show spotlights a wide range of mediums, including woodcarving, ceramics, fabrics, jewelry, paintings and photography. Artwork from Cuyahoga Community College students also will be displayed and judged at this community event. Proceeds from this Auxiliary event will benefit the creation of a curbside concierge service at Parma Hospital, assisting patients and family members as they arrive at the hospital. Lobby monitors will be available to escort patients and visitors to their destinations, assisting with wheelchairs, directions and parking visitors’ vehicles. “This pilot program will support the excellent, personalized care we extend to our healthcare customers,” says Andrea Sack, the director of Volunteer Services who coordinates all volunteers including the ones at the lobby’s Information Desk. “We know that many patients and visitors need assistance coming into the hospital and finding their way, and we want to be there for them.” St. Michael’s Woodside 5025 Mill Rd. · Broadview Hts.,OH 44147 Friday · November 20, 2009 6:30 - 9:30 PM · Evening Reception $50 per ticket · Black tie optional Call 440-743-2371 for tickets Saturday · November 21, 2009 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Free Admission Anthony DeMarco is among the artists selling his work at the Arts at the Center. Catch that cough – protect against H1N1 The H1N1 influenza spreading across the state and around the globe is a new strain of flu. But the precautions you should take remain the same, regardless of the virus. The 2009 H1N1 spreads from person to person. Cover your coughs and sneezes and wash your hands frequently. Watch for signs and symptoms of the illness and contact your doctor should you become ill. For the latest information on H1N1 flu, go to: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu · 800-CDC-INFO www.flu.gov Ohio Department of Health www.odh.ohio.gov H1N1 hotline: 866-800-1404 Cuyahoga County Board of Health www.ccbh.net Signs of the H1N1 virus include: • Fatigue • Fever • Sore throat • Muscle aches • Chills • Coughing • Sneezing • Diarrhea and vomiting in some cases The same companies that manufacture the seasonal flu vaccines have made the H1N1 vaccine. “The H1N1 vaccine will not protect people against the seasonal flu, though,” says Eva Szathmary, MD, an infectious diseases specialist. “People should consider getting both vaccines as soon as they are available.” To protect our patients, Parma Hospital is restricting patient visitation to ages 18 and older during flu season. No one with flu-like symptoms should visit patients, and patients are strongly encouraged to limit their visitors. New Members of the Medical Staff May Al-Abousi, MD INTERNAL MEDICINE 6789 Ridge Road Parma, OH 44129 Pushkar Argekar, MD NEPHROLOGY 9050 North Church Drive Parma, OH 44129 440-292-0226 Daniel Iltchev, MD PULMONARY DISEASES 6707 Powers Boulevard, #104 Parma, OH 44129 440-886-2509 Christine King, MD FAMILY PRACTICE 2001 E. Royalton Road Broadview Heights, OH 44147 440-717-6100 Larry Lika, DO ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 15900 Snow Road Brook Park, OH 44142 216-676-1234 Matthew Lyman, DO ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 6115 Powers Boulevard Parma, OH 44129 440-842-1570 Nizar Nader, MD PULMONARY DISEASES & CRITICAL CARE 12000 McCracken Road Garfield Heights, OH 44125 216-662-5600 Jerome Schartman, MD OPHTHALMOLOGY 3401 Enterprise Parkway Beachwood, OH 44122 216-831-5700 Jennifer Schneidler, MD OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY 6900 Pearl Road, Suite 300 Middleburg Heights, OH 44130 440-884-9000 Carmen Vermont, MD RADIATION ONCOLOGY 6780 Mayfield Road Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 440-312-4700 Amy Winkleman, DPM PODIATRY 11565 Pearl Road Strongsville, OH 44136 440-238-2700 Looking for a physician? Call 440-743-4900 for a referral to one of the more than 500 members of Parma Hospital’s Medical Staff. Winter 2009 Informed 7
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ARTS AT THE CENTER<br />
Find one-of-a-kind gifts at Arts festival<br />
Start your holiday shopping in style at<br />
an event that supports community<br />
health and wellness.<br />
The <strong>Parma</strong> Hospital Auxiliary’s Third<br />
Annual Arts at the Center promises to<br />
be an elegant event featuring the work<br />
of 40 area artisans. This juried arts and<br />
fine crafts show spotlights a wide range<br />
of mediums, including woodcarving,<br />
ceramics, fabrics, jewelry, paintings and<br />
photography. Artwork from Cuyahoga<br />
<strong>Community</strong> College students also will be<br />
displayed and judged at this community<br />
event.<br />
Proceeds from this Auxiliary event<br />
will benefit the creation of a curbside<br />
concierge service at <strong>Parma</strong> Hospital,<br />
assisting patients and family members<br />
as they arrive at the hospital. Lobby<br />
monitors will be available to escort<br />
patients and visitors to their destinations,<br />
assisting with wheelchairs, directions and<br />
parking visitors’ vehicles.<br />
“This pilot program will support the<br />
excellent, personalized care we extend to<br />
our healthcare customers,” says Andrea<br />
Sack, the director of Volunteer Services<br />
who coordinates all volunteers including<br />
the ones at the lobby’s Information Desk.<br />
“We know that many patients and visitors<br />
need assistance coming into the hospital<br />
and finding their way, and we want to be<br />
there for them.”<br />
St. Michael’s Woodside<br />
5025 Mill Rd. · Broadview Hts.,OH 44147<br />
Friday · November 20, 2009<br />
6:30 - 9:30 PM · Evening Reception<br />
$50 per ticket · Black tie optional<br />
Call 440-743-2371 for tickets<br />
Saturday · November 21, 2009<br />
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM · Free Admission<br />
Anthony DeMarco is among the artists selling<br />
his work at the Arts at the Center.<br />
Catch that cough – protect against H1N1<br />
The H1N1 influenza spreading across<br />
the state and around the globe is a<br />
new strain of flu. But the precautions you<br />
should take remain the same, regardless of<br />
the virus.<br />
The 2009 H1N1 spreads from person<br />
to person. Cover your coughs and sneezes<br />
and wash your hands frequently. Watch<br />
for signs and symptoms of the illness and<br />
contact your doctor should you become ill.<br />
For the latest information on H1N1 flu, go to:<br />
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention<br />
(CDC)<br />
www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu · 800-CDC-INFO<br />
www.flu.gov<br />
Ohio Department of Health<br />
www.odh.ohio.gov<br />
H1N1 hotline: 866-800-1404<br />
Cuyahoga County Board of Health<br />
www.ccbh.net<br />
Signs of the H1N1 virus include:<br />
• Fatigue • Fever<br />
• Sore throat • Muscle aches<br />
• Chills • Coughing<br />
• Sneezing<br />
• Diarrhea and vomiting in some cases<br />
The same companies that manufacture<br />
the seasonal flu vaccines have made the<br />
H1N1 vaccine.<br />
“The H1N1 vaccine will not protect<br />
people against the seasonal flu, though,”<br />
says Eva Szathmary, MD, an infectious<br />
diseases specialist. “People should consider<br />
getting both vaccines as soon as they are<br />
available.”<br />
To protect our patients, <strong>Parma</strong> Hospital<br />
is restricting patient visitation to ages 18<br />
and older during flu season. No one with<br />
flu-like symptoms should visit patients, and<br />
patients are strongly encouraged to limit<br />
their visitors.<br />
New Members of<br />
the Medical Staff<br />
May Al-Abousi, MD<br />
INTERNAL MEDICINE<br />
6789 Ridge Road<br />
<strong>Parma</strong>, OH 44129<br />
Pushkar Argekar, MD<br />
NEPHROLOGY<br />
9050 North Church Drive<br />
<strong>Parma</strong>, OH 44129<br />
440-292-0226<br />
Daniel Iltchev, MD<br />
PULMONARY DISEASES<br />
6707 Powers Boulevard, #104<br />
<strong>Parma</strong>, OH 44129<br />
440-886-2509<br />
Christine King, MD<br />
FAMILY PRACTICE<br />
2001 E. Royalton Road<br />
Broadview Heights, OH 44147<br />
440-717-6100<br />
Larry Lika, DO<br />
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY<br />
15900 Snow Road<br />
Brook Park, OH 44142<br />
216-676-1234<br />
Matthew Lyman, DO<br />
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY<br />
6115 Powers Boulevard<br />
<strong>Parma</strong>, OH 44129<br />
440-842-1570<br />
Nizar Nader, MD<br />
PULMONARY DISEASES & CRITICAL CARE<br />
12000 McCracken Road<br />
Garfield Heights, OH 44125<br />
216-662-5600<br />
Jerome Schartman, MD<br />
OPHTHALMOLOGY<br />
3401 Enterprise Parkway<br />
Beachwood, OH 44122<br />
216-831-5700<br />
Jennifer Schneidler, MD<br />
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY<br />
6900 Pearl Road, Suite 300<br />
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130<br />
440-884-9000<br />
Carmen Vermont, MD<br />
RADIATION ONCOLOGY<br />
6780 Mayfield Road<br />
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124<br />
440-312-4700<br />
Amy Winkleman, DPM<br />
PODIATRY<br />
11565 Pearl Road<br />
Strongsville, OH 44136<br />
440-238-2700<br />
Looking for a physician?<br />
Call 440-743-4900 for a referral to one<br />
of the more than 500 members of <strong>Parma</strong><br />
Hospital’s Medical Staff.<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> 2009 <strong>Informed</strong> 7
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