Redbud Community Hospital 2006 Overview

Location

• 15630 18th Avenue, Clearlake, CA 95422

Number of Beds

• 25 beds, Critical Access Hospital

Key services

• 24-hour Emergency Care
• Intensive Care Unit
• Obstetric Services
• Cardiopulmonary Services
• Medical Imaging
• Surgical Services
• Rehabilitation Services (cardiac, pulmonary, physical, occupational, speech)
• Rural Health Clinic System
• Laboratory Services

Affiliated physicians

• TOTAL - 77

Employees

• TOTAL - 373

Volunteers

• 40
   

Redbud Community Hospital Adds
New Technology and Community Health Activities in 2006

Progress on several fronts—new technology, new community-based health activities, new physicians, and a growing relationship with St. Helena Hospital—highlighted 2006 for Redbud Community Hospital.

Major Highlights and Accomplishments in 2006 include:

• Redbud Community Hospital and St. Helena Hospital formed a new relationship to coordinate health care services for residents of Lake County. One consolidated governing board was formed in January of 2006 and a single management team was completed in November of 2006. A closer tie allows the two hospitals to take advantage of shared services and new program development to better serve residents in Lake County.
   
• PET/CT, a hybrid technology combining positron emission tomography (PET) and computerized tomography (CT) is now available to patients. With the new technology, physicians are better able to determine the presence and extent of cancerous activity and pinpoint the location. Along with providing better imaging data, this combination of PET and CT into one noninvasive scan notably increases patient comfort and convenience by reducing the scanning time. PET/CT has become a vital component for many oncology and neurology applications.
   
• Redbud Community Hospital implemented electronic patient records taking the place of paper records. The new technology, dubbed Project IntelliCare, allows caregivers to access medical records, lab results, pharmacy support and more—all online – all simultaneously from different computer terminals. The system is password protected, encrypted, and maintains firewalls and antivirus software all a part of the security process. Only authorized caregivers have access to the electronic record.
   
• Redbud received more than $300,000 in grants. This included a $10,000 “Ready to Do It” grant from the California Health Foundation Trust. The grant is specifically for Critical Access Hospitals and expands access to specialist surgeons. The grant money went toward the purchase of a Zeiss microscope used for ophthalmology surgery and a Synthes drill set for orthopaedic joint surgery. Another grant was received for the Redbud Family Dental Clinic from Delta Dental of California for $65,300 to provide basic dental care to patients with Healthy Families dental insurance.

Redbud’s Home Health Department was named among the top 500 home health care providers in the nation. The inaugural listing of the 2006 Home Care Elite compiled by Outcome Concepts System honors those that rank in the top 25 percent in the country. “We were thrilled to be rated so highly in comparison to the nation,” said Shawnee Johnson, director of Redbud’s Home Care program. Nine other Adventist Health home care agencies, including St. Helena Hospital, were also named to the 2006 Home Care Elite list.

• Virtual home health has come to Lake County¬ residents as a part of the services offered through St. Helena Hospital and Redbud Community Hospital Home Health Services. While at home, patients with chronic conditions, such as congestive heart failure and diabetes, can use a compact touch-screen monitor to collect their vital signs. All information is sent by phone line to a centralized computer where nurses can access the data and monitor patients. Patients will be able to climb on a digital scale and send their weight to the home monitor, while additional devices attached to the unit can measure blood pressure and the amount of oxygen in the blood. The unit can also be used with a digital camera to monitor slow-healing wounds, or to enable video conferencing. The service is available at no extra cost to Lake County residents.
   
• Terry Hansen was named interim Senior Vice President of Operations at Redbud Community Hospital. Hansen began his duties in November. He replaced Carrie Luyster. Hansen brings more than 30 years of healthcare experience to Redbud Community Hospital. Most recently, Hansen was the President and CEO of Paradise Valley Hospital in Chula Vista, California.
   
• Redbud Community Hospital has joined Spirit of Women, a national network of hospitals that focuses on the importance of women’s health. The Spirit of Women national hospital network unites the individual efforts of hospitals throughout the United States to educate and care for women in a unique way that emphasizes total well being — body, mind, and spirit. It addresses issues of family, health, and work though a variety of means, including educational events, networking opportunities, consumer loyalty programs, national awards, and promotion of research. The first program in this partnership took place in October and was called Girls’ Night Out. The program provided education on reproductive, breast and bone health.
   
• Redbud had a record year in Rural Health clinic visits with nearly 76,000 consumers receiving care at the clinics.
   
• Redbud Community Hospital and St. Helena Hospital started construction of the Hidden Valley Medical Services and Hidden Valley Medical Specialties medical office building in 2006. Slated to open early this summer, the facility will provide primary care physicians and medical and surgical sub specialists as well as laboratory and X-ray services. The new medical services will serve South Lake County.

Community-Based Activities in 2006

Two free flu clinics were conducted and nearly 1,500 community members received flu shots.

• Approximately 1,200 people attend the fourth annual Autumn Health and Safety Fair sponsored by Redbud. About 60 employees donated their time to work at the fair. Two hundred and fifty cholesterol screenings were conducted.

New Physicians Recruited in 2006

William Forrest Cress, M.D., general surgery, vascular, trauma and laparoscopic procedures, is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan.

John E. Hodgkin, M.D., became medical director of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. Dr. Hodgkin is one of the foremost pulmonologists in the country. He is a graduate of Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he also did his residency in Internal Medicine. He was a fellow in Pulmonary Medicine at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. He has served on the faculty of Loma Linda University School of Medicine and University of California, School of Medicine, Davis. He is a past president of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the lead editor of the text “Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Guidelines to Success.”

Philip Wilkinson, M.D., joined the hospital’s Anesthesia staff full time in August 2006.
Born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia, Dr. Wilkinson graduated from the University of Adelaide Medical School. He moved to the United States and did his Anesthesia residency at Marquette Medical School in Wisconsin. He came to Redbud from Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where he was an anesthesiologist for 25 years.
 

RCH Facts for 2006

• Inpatient Discharges: 1,671
• Emergency Department Visits: 15,294
• Rural Health Clinic Visits: 75,298
• Outpatient Visits: 45,656