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COMPASSiOn. ATTiTUDE. RESPECT. ExCEllEnCE.

In this issue:
Page 2: Goppert-Trinity Family Care Open House/Charity Yard Sale Page 5: 22nd Annual Research Golf Classic Page 7: Clinical Excellence Update Page 8: Country Music Half Marathon Page 10: ECHO Team Membership Drive editor:
Denise Charpentier VP, Marketing/PR (816) 276-9293
denise.charpentier@hcamidwest.com

Research Medical Center Receives Level One Trauma Center Designation

Highest level of trauma care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to care for traumatic injuries
According to the Trauma Center Association of America (TCAA), traumatic injuriessuch as motorcycle and car crashes, assaults and falls from significant heightsare the cause of nearly 170,000 deaths each year in the United States. That accounts for 400 deaths each daymany of which can be prevented. In its continuing commitment to the community to provide excellent medical care, Research Medical Center has been named a Level One Trauma Center, the highest level designated by the Missouri Department of Health. This designation reflects Research Medical Centers dedication to provide advanced life-saving emergency and trauma care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To become a Level One Trauma Center, Research Medical Centerwhich is celebrating its 125th year of serving the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area had to meet stringent regulations and each member of the trauma team, including physicians, surgeons and nurses, met strict education requirements. H. Scott Bjerke, MD, FACS, medical director of the Trauma Program, says trauma is 100 percent preventable and Research Medical Center will expand community education regarding trauma prevention. Trauma is the leading cause of death among children and adults below the age of 45, says Dr. Bjerke. According to the TCAA, traumatic injuries are the leading cause of disability among Americans. Research Medical Center has five trauma surgeons on the Level One Trauma Center team, plus two orthopedic traumatologists who can provide care for complex pelvic fractures. Its not often that a designated Level One Trauma Center has a specially trained orthopedic traumatologist, let alone two, says Carla Sage, Trauma Center service director. Research Medical Center also provides education support to outlying rural facilities and local Emergency Medical Service providers. These efforts will enhance our mission of ensuring that medical professionals receive optimal education to maximize our trauma care, says Dr. Bjerke. Kevin J. Hicks, chief executive officer at Research Medical Center, says that the Level One Trauma Center designation aligns with the hospitals leadership in comprehensive care for patients. The Level One Trauma Center is a valuable resource to the community that is available all the time, he says.

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Goppert-Trinity Family Care to Host Open House/Charity Yard Sale

goppert-trinity Family Care celebrates new location and clinic; Charity yard Sale will benefit rose Brooks Center and Kansas Citys Medicine Cabinet

Goppert-Trinity Family Care will hold an Open House and Charity Yard Sale on Saturday, July 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its new Research Brookside Campus location. The charity yard sale will benefit Rose Brooks Center and Kansas Citys Medicine Cabinet. Tours of the clinic, giveaways, and hundreds of items will be on sale -- all for charity! The Goppert Express Clinic is now accepting walk-in patients. The Clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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6675 Holmes Suite 360 Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 8:30 a.m. - noon about rose Brooks Center Rose Brooks Center is the leader in innovative domestic violence programs and support. We believe the destructive cycle of abuse can only be broken by offering a full continuum of care including prevention programming, crisis intervention, life skills development, and other supportive and therapeutic services. This comprehensive spectrum of programs and services is what sets Rose Brooks Center apart from other domestic violence agencies. about Kansas Citys Medicine Cabinet Each day, hundreds of Kansas City families must make heartbreaking choices. Buy groceries? Pay rent and utilities? Or take care of a medical need? Rising insurance costs and expensive prescriptions force many of our neighbors to seek emergency medical assistance. Families seeking immediate, short-term medical care can get the help they need through Kansas Citys Medicine Cabinet, LLC. a program of Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation.

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27th Annual Practical Cardiology Symposium

Friday, September 30 Sheraton overland Park Hotel
The symposium has been planned and designed to provide primary members of the healthcare team with the tools and knowledge they need to identify and treat various signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease. The seminar is open to physicians and other healthcare professionals. For more information, please call The Research Foundation at 816-276-4218. Registration fees - $90 Physicians; $80 Research Physicians and Honorary Physicians; $70 All Nurses and Allied Health Professionals. (tentative agenda) 7:15 a.m. 7:55 a.m. 8 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast Welcome & Introduction Stuart Zarich, Md, FaCC Coronary Artery Disease and Diabetes 9 a.m. John Cahill, Md Multi-Modality Imaging, Noninvasive Measurement and Cardiac Outcomes in Heart Failure: Advances in Risk Assessment, CRT Planning, and Potential for Patient-Centered Guided Therapeutic Intervention 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Morning Break ramesh dagubati, Md, FaCC, FaSCi ACS: Inpatient and Outpatient Management 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Luncheon Harold Stites, Md, FaCC Updates on Arrhythmias Management 1:30 p.m. Catalin loghin, Md, FaCC Valvular Heart Disease the New Era 2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Afternoon Break Bangalore deepak, Md, FaCC, rPVi Approach to the Patient with Peripheral Vascular Disease 3:45 p.m. 4 p.m. Summary/Evaluation Adjournment

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This is Where I Needed to Go

By Linda Friedel Reprinted courtesy of The Kansas City Nursing News

Kansas City nurses cared for Joplins wounded after a deadly tornado charged through the Missouri town, leaving miles of destruction. I had never seen as many people with so many different wounds, said Myra Merritt, RN, BSN, a critical care nurse at Research Medical Center. There were just so many people admitted from the tornado. Merritt joined a team of nurses from Research and a dozen more from St. Marys Medical Center and North Kansas City Hospital for four days of service at Joplins Freeman Health System May 24-27. They slept on cots in the hospitals conference room and washed with bottled water. I got to know my fellow nurses, Merritt said. We got very close. We ate together, we slept together.

Joplin tornado relief team (From left): Brad Bryant, Myra Merritt, Laura Fowlston, Lynnette Hayes and Ben Baker. Not pictured: Pat Conley, Roaslia Molina, Paige Pasternak and Ryan Saling. Photo courtesy of Phil Licata

Freeman Health System needed critical care nurses to help with a surge of patients the rst week following the May 22 tornado that touched down in Joplin leaving hundreds wounded. Merritt said by the time she arrived, the facility had admitted more than 375 tornado victims on top of existing patients and recently transferred patients from St. Johns Regional Medical Center, severely damaged by the storm. Merritt said she felt pulled to go. I would just hope that if that happened in Kansas City, they would do the same thing, she said. Thats exactly what nursing is about. This is where I needed to go. (contd on pg. 6)

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s aturday, July 9tH 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Come join us as we celebrate our new location and clinic on the Research Brookside Campus. Goppert-Trinity Family Care will also hold a charity yard sale, which will benefit Rose Brooks Center. Tours of the clinic, giveaways, and hundreds of items will be on sale -- all for charity!

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Goppert Express Clinic is now accepting walk-in patients. Monday-Friday 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Bi-State Stroke Education Consortium

Stroke Care - inpatient and Beyond

UPCOMinG

Events

Iftekhar Ahmed, MD

Konoy Mandal, MD

July 9: Goppert-Trinity Family Care Open House/Yard Sale @ 6675 Holmes, Ste. 360, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. July 14: Second Quarter Employee of the Month/ Retirement Reception @ RMC cafeteria, 3-4 p.m. July 18: level One Trauma Center Celebration @ RMC Emergency department, 4:30-6 p.m. auguSt 5: bi-State Stroke Education Consortium @ RMC Auditorium, 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. auguSt 15: 22nd Annual Research Golf Classic @ blue Hills Country Club, 12:30 p.m. SePteMBer 30: 27th Annual Practical Cardiology Symposium @ Sheraton Overland Park Hotel. noVeMBer 5: Research Royal Rebound @ The College basketball Experience. Call (816) 276-4218 for more information.
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The Bi-State Stroke Education Consortium, slated for August 5 at Research Medical Center (B-level auditorium), is composed of 27 health organizations and the American Stroke Association. These organizations have agreed to collaborate to enhance the educational opportunities for providers of stroke care across the continuum. For more information, call Stacie Underwood at (816) 276-4108.

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22nd Annual Research Golf Classic

Its nearly time to tee it up for the 22nd Annual Research Golf Classic to benefit ThinkFirst, The Research Foundations injury prevention program. This years tournament will be played on Monday, Aug. 15 at Blue Hills Country Club with its customary 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. The tournament is played as an 18-hole, four person scramble. Entry fee for the event is $275 per golfer and includes green fees; golf Blue Hills Country Club cart rental; boxed lunch; on course beverages and snacks; player gift; cocktail party; buffet dinner; and opportunities to win prizes. Golfers can also enjoy on course contests, a putting contest, a raffle, foursome prizes in all three flights and a silent auction. For more information on the Research Golf Classic or to register for the tournament, visit www.theresearchfoundationkc.org.

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This is Where I Needed to Go

Merritt admitted patients, performed histories, started IVs and gave tetanus shots. She watched a steady stream of patients arrive daily with crush injuries, head injuries, skull fractures, broken bones, and cuts and bruises head to toe from ying debris. One patient had surgery to remove a board impaled in his back, she said, while others arrived with two Myra Merritt black eyes or multiple Photo courtesy of Lynnette Hayes abrasions. Patients needed stitches, staples and surgeries. By her last day, patients were arriving with infections from wounds improperly cared for or neglected altogether. It was Merritts rst time helping in a disaster, and she was glad to go. Our hospital was very supportive of us going down there, she said. Research gave the nurses a heros send-off and a hospital-wide welcome home. It was very nice to see they were thinking of us while we were down there, she said. Merritt said when she wasnt at the bedside or lling in anywhere the hospital needed her, she and her bunkmates explored the town. She saw trees uprooted from the ground, crumbled houses, cars crushed into a giant balls of metal, cars on roofs, cars wrapped on light posts and roofs stacked two and three deep on the ground. It was just like a bomb went off, she said. Something just blew up. But most profound, Merritt said, was watching people walking in their former homes, debris beneath their feet, searching for possessions or pets. It was just pretty sad, she said. Everyone wanted to tell their story. I just listened, let them know that were there for them. Another group from Research arrived in Joplin as the first wave left.

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Merritt said the hospital will continue to send nurses as long as help is needed. She said she would even return. This is our community. This is our state, she said. The TV doesnt even compare to what is out there in real life. Merritt said she will never forget the patients who thanked her repeatedly, nor will she forget the day she stepped off the bus in Joplin. Sirens screamed, warning of another tornado. Patients were already coping with post traumatic stress, she said, and now there was another wave of storms. The people were very scared, she said. It took a lot to calm them down. Merritt said the best thing she did at the hospital was listen. Let them tell their story she said. Thats something that nurses tend to do. Listen to the patient and listen to what they have to say. Lynnette Hayes, BSN, clinical manager for cardiac telemetry at Research Medical Center, was part of Merritts team. Hayes said Research has a strong tradition of community service in Kansas City, engaging in local health fairs and fundraisers for the American Heart Association. She said the nurses who stayed home to work at Research deserve recognition, as they covered for the Joplin teams, making it a hospital-wide effort. It was just a very easy transition to Joplin, she said. It felt like the right thing to do. We did pretty much whatever they asked. Hayes spent a fair amount of time distributing bottled water throughout the hospital. Bottled water was used for bathing patients, drinking and hand washing, she said. Like Merritt, she listened. They needed to process the event, she said. Its a huge healing process. Its going to be a very long emotional process.

Brad Bryant Photo courtesy of Lynnette Hayes

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Clinical Excellence Update

Competency Fair We would like to thank all our employees who helped make the 2nd Competency Fair on June 7 a huge success. We could not have done it without help from other departments/units that assisted at the stations. A total of 247 employees attended this fair. The last of the Mandatory Competency Fairs for 2011 is October 12 from 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. (no one will be admitted to stations after this time). It will be held at the Research Brookside Campus, so please plan your schedule accordingly. If you were hired after Dec. 31, 2010, you do not have to attend the fair this year. Center for nursing research In collaboration with the Research College of Nursing, Research Medical Center is developing a center for nursing research. The purpose of the center is to provide support for nurses to conduct research to improve patient outcomes. A planning meeting was held on June 24; more information to follow. If you are interested in being a part of this exciting endeavor, contact Dr. Rebecca Saxton at rebecca.saxton@researchcollege.edu. Stroke education Hours The Bi-State Stroke Education Consortium will be offering a four contact hour course Getting to the Heart of Stroke on July 14 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Olathe Medical Center. This program is free to Research Medical Center employees because we are a member of the Consortium. If you would like to attend this program, you can register online at www.olathehealth.org or call (913) 791-4312 for more information. School at work The Clinical Excellence department is currently recruiting employees for the August School at Work program. School at Work is a career development system that brings education directly to the work site. The purpose of the program is to: Allow our employees to learn during normal working hours Learn skills necessary to explore other career opportunities in healthcare Experience the joy of learning with your co-workers Provide opportunities for employees to challenge themselves Enhance computer skills

Applications are being accepted through July 8. graduate nurse residency Please join us in welcoming all of our new staff members to Research Medical Center. We have 38 graduate nurses joining the Research team. They will begin the Graduate Nurse Residency this month and finish in December. Med/Surg Certification review Course Attention all Med/Surg nurses! If you are interested in taking the Med/Surg Certification Exam, there will be a four-day review course August 11, 18, 25, and September 1. This course is FREE to Research Medical Center employees due to our membership in the consortium. Registration forms are available in the Clinical Excellence office or from your manager/director. You may fax your completed form to Julia Payne at 276-3182 or deliver it to the Clinical Excellence office by July 21. If you have any questions, contact Julia Payne at 276-9217. listen and learn Come join us for a Listen and Learn -- How to Turn the Knowledge you Have into a Presentation -- on July 19 at 7:30-8:30 a.m. in the Auxiliary Room. Submitted by: Julia Payne, RNC, BSN

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Strong participation in the Country Music Marathon boosts wellness and Hope Fund giving
Keep an eye on that guy in the Employee Advisory Group who says hell look into a new idea to help HCAs Hope Fund. Next thing you know, hell have you and your coworkers running a marathon. At least thats how it will play out if the investigator in question is Rick Jonardi, HCAs director of internal communications and a longtime runner. Given that the Country Music Marathon happens almost outside his office window every year, he says it was easy to imagine the possibilities of employees building teams together, improving their own personal health, and running to collect funds to benefit a great cause, the HCA Hope Fund.

2011 Country Music Half Marathon

The initial question was, Would HCA consider sponsoring employees in this annual event?, which is one of the largest races in the U.S., Jonardi recalled. The answer was absolutely, and Team HCA was born. That was 2009, and the team has grown in size and scope ever since.That first year, the group was mostly Nashville-area employees, while a companywide rollout last year ballooned participant numbers to more than 550, and 2011s tally came in at 540. In three years of running in the event,Team HCA has raised more than $314,000 for the Hope Fund. And those figures are only half the story.Teams nowadays include walkers who are competing in the half marathon, as well as the hard-core runners who have been onboard from the outset. And many are doing it as part of their facilitys wellness program, so they are raising money while also improving their own fitness. Thats the case at Research Medical Center (RMC) in Kansas City, Mo., where team captain Cheri Hampton has turned her HR position into a cheerleading platform for Team HCA. As the benefits person, I knew about the opportunity. In 2008 I began walking for fitness and was looking for new ways to do something in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle,Hampton said. I wanted to do the Country Music Marathon, but not alone, so at our benefits meetings I began reaching out to people. We were determined not to let it happen again without representation from our facility. I was going to go alone if I had to, but some people picked up the challenge and now were the Kansas City Cruisers. The 15-member gang from RMC represents all areas of the hospital, from the med-surg unit all the way to rehab and transplants. Theyve worked out at the hospitals fitness club, where a personal trainer has chipped in time to help them prepare, and have also mapped out a half-mile walking trail within the hospital thats open to employees and visitors alike. In a half hour, you can get a couple of miles in,Hampton said. Were doing that, using the treadmill and going outside in nice weather.We all came in at different levels, but everybody has gotten into it big time! All but one team member will be walking the half marathon, and many are folding this effort in to a local Biggest Loser initiative. We are finding multiple ways to support ourselves in our fitness programs, Hampton said. And were also doing a lot of fundraisers for the Hope Fund its all come together very organically. The Cruisers had better keep an eye out for the team from Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colo., where the buildup for its second year of participation has been intense.

2011 Country Music Half Marathon nashville, tn Kimberly Cocos (center), a registered nurse on 3 North, was one of 13 employees from Research Medical Center who participated in the event.

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Last year we had four runners, so we continued to recruit, said Sue Hobza, director of the physical medicine and rehabilitation department at Rose and the team captain. It gets our team working toward a goal, both individually and collectively. Its also an opportunity to demonstrate to the employees how much we value them and how important it is to take care of our own through the Hope Fund. Hobza also applauds how the marathon provides a challenge that can spread out over many months, allowing for both ongoing exercise and fundraising campaigns. Thats one of the best things, she said. Having the physical challenge of preparing and participating in the marathon or half marathon, but also the challenge to raise money for the Hope Fund. Our hospital has a strong commitment to the 2011 Country Music Half Marathon nashville, tn (From left): Debbie Jines, Cheri Hampton, Susan Hendrickson and Sue Funk community and a long history of community service, so we organize teams several times throughout the year to participate in other events.The whole idea is that we look for causes that employees are passionate about, organize a team, fundraise and build camaraderie all along the way. The fact that many participants are walking, rather than trying to win a running race, and focusing on their own well-being as part of their participation is encouraging to Jonardi. The true spirit of being a member of Team HCA is to embrace health, help and hope, he said. Most of our participants arent seasoned runners; theyre coming together to run and walk, or serve as volunteers, in the spirit of fulfilling HCAs overall mission. Folks do this because they want to better themselves and help others at the same time, especially colleagues and their families, who because of dire circumstances, are in financial need. The participants feel the same way about the Hope Fund, and say all the work is well worth the effort. This gives us the chance to help someone else in this building, or another building, said Hampton. Everybody here loves the opportunity to provide that kind of help. Rose concurs, said Hobza, adding that the idea of so many hospital teams coming together from around the country to be one single HCA team is a powerful experience, and makes you feel proud to be part of HCA.

2011 Country Music Half Marathon nashville, tn (From left): Cady Pembroke and Sherry Potts

Note: Research Medical Center received permission to reprint this article from the publishers of YOU magazine.

research Medical Center Half Marathon Participants

Lisa Burke - 3 North Kacey Clevenger - 3 North Kim Cocos - 3 North Sue Funk - 2 North Cheri Hampton - Human Resources Susan Hendrickson - 2 North Debbie Jines - 2 North Dianna Lusso - 3 North James Maliszewski, MD Cady Pembroke - The Transplant Institute Sherry Potts - The Transplant Institute Deb Shane - The Transplant Institute Holly Tye - 3 North

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ECHO Team Membership Drive Completes Another Successful Year

Nearly 500 Research Medical Center employees contributed to the 2011 ECHO Team (Employees Contributing to Help Others) Membership Drive. The annual event was established to create the Employee Assistance Fund for Research Medical Center employees, providing emergency financial assistance for rent/ mortgage payments, utilities, food and other special needs. Since the fund was created in 1994, more than 1,800 Research employees have received assistance. This years drive could not have been successful without the hard work of the ECHO committee. The Research Foundation would like to thank them for their commitment. The members include: Joyce Akpolughe, Sixth Floor; Cyndy Bond, Human Resources; Jennifer Cooper, Research College of Nursing; JoAnn Cooper, Pharmacy; Sylvester Glenn, Security; Dave Glover, Plant Operations; May Hill, 2011 eCHo team Membership drive (From left): Patty Frank of the SPO Gift Shop presents a $5,000 check to Pain Clinic-Brookside; Ann Jensen, Laboratory; Deb Law, Goppert-Trinity Family Rose Simone of The Research Foundation to support the ECHO Team. Care Center; Jennifer Libeer, Rehab Services; Kelly Litle, Pharmacy; Bill Ludwig, Security; Jennifer Miles, Radiology; Mary Moss, Pastoral Care; Rose Simone, The Research Foundation; and Gina Taylor, 4 West. The committee would like to thank the members, as well as the sponsors for their support of the ECHO Team. The sponsors included Research Medical Center, Service Partners Organization SPO Gift Shop and Healthcare Community Credit Union.

We would like to thank our doctors, nurses, technicians and healthcare professionals at Research Medical Center for delivering quality, compassionate care that ranks among the nations best.

Research Medical Center is proud to be part of U.S. News & World Reports first-ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings for Kansas City. This special recognition highlights hospitals in or near major cities with a record of high performance in key medical specialties. To be ranked in its metro area, a hospital had to score in the top 25 percent among its peers in at least one of 16 medical specialties. Research Medical Center was recognized for its specialties of ear, nose and throat and kidney disorders.

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Employee of the Month

RAul ORtegA PAtient tRAnsPORteR
Congratulations to Raul Ortega, patient transporter, for being selected Employee of the Month for June. Nomination comments by his co-workers include: Raul is always very pleasant and works very hard. He genuinely cares about what he does and it shows in his work ethic. Raul is very appreciated by all departments. throughout the hospital.

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