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Health Information Thank you for letting Hendry Regional Medical Center be your partner in healthcare. For more than 50 years, HRMC has continued our same commitment to quality healthcare service close to home. Following, are current events HRMC, that further demonstrate HRMC’s commitment to continuously improve healthcare for Hendry Coutny Residents. · Pediatrician Joins Staff
of Hendry Regional Medical Center Pediatrician
Joins Staff of Hendry Regional Medical Center Dr. Devanesan is the son of physicians who also practiced medicine in Clewiston for several years. He completed his residency training at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, an affiliate of Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. His clinical training includes pediatrics at Miami Children’s Hospital, internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, oncology/hematology, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine and infectious diseases at St. Michaels Hospital/Seton Hall University, in Newark, and surgery at North Middlesex Hospital in London. Dr. Devanesan has provided service to the communities he has lived in through programs including the Center for People with Disabilities, in Boulder, CO, and Covenant House Florida, in Ft. Lauderdale. He is certified as a provider for the American Heart Association in pediatric life support, advanced cardiac life support, advanced trauma life support, and as a neonatal resuscitation provider by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Devanesan was named the most devoted physician in June 2002 by St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. For more information or an appointment, call 983.3434. Dr.
Mona Devanesan To Offer Gynecological Care at Women’s Health
Center Dr. Devanesan, a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been in private practice in South Florida since 1980. She emphasizes preventative healthcare, offers general gynecological services and is credentialed at Hendry Regional Medical Center. “Today, there are many options and possibilities in women’s healthcare and I want patients to have the information and services they need,” stated Dr. Devanesan. She attended St. Xavier College, Christian Medical College and Madras University in India. She completed her internship at Staten Island Hospital in New York, her residency at St. Luke’s Medical Center, NY, and fellowships at Metropolitan Hospital, NY, and Martland Hospital, NJ. She was a tenured professor at the New Jersey Medical School before her move to Florida in 1980. New patients are welcome. For more information or an appointment at the Women’s Health Center, please call 983.6381. HRMC prepares to open The Women’s Center at HRMC Hendry Regional Medical Center plans to open The Women’s Center in Suite E of the Multi-Specialty Building on October 1, 2003. This program will bring much needed gynecological services to the female residents of Hendry County. The recently completed Master Plan highlights Gynecology as a needed specialty for HRMC. Under the Medical Directorship of Dr. Mona Devanesan, the Women’s Center will offer general gynecological services, minor in-office procedures, diagnostic services such as Mammography and Bone Density, as well as preventative healthcare services. With The Women’s Center women will not have to be leave Hendry County to obtain basic gynecological and diagnostic services. The Women’s Center which is on the campus of Hendry Regional Medical Center is conveniently located and will offer a comfortable and private environment. In addition to enhancing healthcare services in the community, the addition of the Women’s Center will broaden HRMC’s service mix with profitable services and will allow HRMC to capture a portion of the patients leaving Hendry County for gynecological services. Several studies have proven that women are the purchasers of healthcare for their families, thus, by becoming the provider of choice for women’s services, HRMC stands a better chance of further stemming the significant out-migration for other services. Hours of Operation Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The later hours on Tuesdays and Thursday will offer convenient hours for working women. HRMC also plans to open one Saturday per month 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Humbert is fellowship trained and specializes in joint replacement of the hip and knee. Appointments must be made in advance by calling 239.337.2003, in Ft. Myers. He will also be in Clewiston August 29, September 26 , October 24 and November 21. The New York-native received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, his medical education at the Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Miami, and performed his advanced fellowship training in joint implants and ortho-neurosurgery in Columbus, OH. He also received a master’s degree in biomedical engineering, musculoskeletal mechanics/dynamics from the University of Akron. He has been active in orthopedic implant testing, design and development, and is in private practice with the Joint Implant Surgeons of Florida in Ft. Myers. Solid
Community Support For Replacement Hospital HRM Hosts Wellness Health Fair for Hendry County School System Employees Hendry Regional Medical Center sponsored a Teacher Health Fair on Wednesday, August 6th and Thursday, August 7th for employees of Hendry County School Board. On Wednesday, the Health Fair took place at the LaBelle High School gymnasium, and on Thursday the Health Fair took place in the Eastside/Westside school cafeteria. Hendry Regional Medical Center offered Bone Density Screening tests, Fat Analysis, Blood Work for cholesterol, blood sugar, anemia testing, and PSA. They also offered information on a 3-touch breast exam demonstration, skin care and nutrition, blood pressure checks, and retinoblastoma awareness. In LaBelle the hospital did over 100 labs, 200 bone density screenings, and 150 fat analysis tests. In Clewiston the hospital completed 140 labs, 240 bone density tests, and 200 fat analysis tests. Many of the teachers took part in this health fair just in time for the new school year. A few articles of interest were distributed during the health fair including these informative articles: Do You Know? One out of 5 children are overweight? Children who watch 5 hours or more of TV a day are 5 times more likely to be overweight than those who watch less than 2 hours daily. American children spend an average of 6 hours and 32 minutes a day watching TV, playing video games and using the computer. Fewer than 1 in 4 children get vigorous physical activity every day of the week? That more and more children are being diagnosed with Type 2 (adult onset) Diabetes, have high cholesterol and high blood pressure? That 80 percent of Hendry County residents eat less than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily? That 52 percent of Hendry County residents get no regular moderate physical activity? According to Mr. Steve Stinnett, “The
Principals seemed pleased with the Healthfair and we are certainly
grateful for all HRMC’s hard work to make this happen. I will
be looking forward to working with you in the future.
Hendry Regional Medical Center has taken one more step in improving service and quality patient care. On August 26, Hendry Regional Medical Center became the first hospital in the State of Florida to offer on-line pharmacy services. Through a partnership with Cardinal Health, Hendry Regional Medical Center will provide patients with the benefit of real-time pharmacist review of medications, even after-hours when the pharmacy is typically closed. According to Dr. Sandy Woodall, Hendry Regional Medical Center’s Director of Pharmacy, “in addition to enhancing medication safety and improving pharmacy services, the Rxe-source program will provide us with a very economical method for pharmacist coverage”. Dr. Woodall noted that the nurses and physicians are very pleased with the improved service. Dr. Woodall spearheaded the effort for Hendry Regional Medical Center and was very instrumental in bringing the service to Hendry Regional Medical Center. According to John Yanes, CEO, “we are very pleased with the work Sandy has done. Clearly, technology and telemedicine offer rural hospitals a significant opportunity to improve service quality and better serve our patients. Technology will allow Hendry Regional Medical Center to provide an increasing array of services here at home and assist us in overcoming the significant staffing issues faced by most rural hospitals”. Hendry Regional Medical Center, licensed for 66-beds, is the only acute-care hospital located in Hendry County serving primarily residents from Hendry and Glades counties. HRMC is a statutory rural hospital located in Clewiston, Florida which is on the southwest shore of Lake Okeechobee. HRMC recently completed a master planning process which examined present healthcare trends and project healthcare needs within its service area. Cardinal Health, the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, today announced that it has launched Rxe-source, a new pharmacy initiative aimed at addressing the pharmacy staffing, medication safety and patient care challenges facing many hospitals. Two south Texas hospitals, Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital in Richmond, TX and Mission Hospital in the McAllen, TX area, were part of a successful pilot project and have fully implemented Rxe-source throughout their facility. Rxe-source is the company’s innovative, Internet-driven pharmacy service that enables health care providers such as Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital and Mission Hospital to maintain 24-hour pharmaceutical care for all of their patients, resulting in improved patient care while also achieving cost savings. Rxe-source works by connecting hospital staff to a qualified, experienced pharmacist at Cardinal Health’s remotely located support center through a secure Internet connection located at the nurses’ station during those hours that the hospital pharmacy is normally closed. The Rxe-source pharmacist is then able to immediately review the prescription orders and patient records, verify the accuracy of the order and enter it into the system to be remotely dispensed at the hospital. Mission Hospital and Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital were sites for the successful pilot test of Rxe-source, supported by the Texas State Pharmacy Board. Hospitals are under increasing pressure to provide quality pharmaceutical care and Cardinal Health’s Rxe-source provides numerous benefits. It enhances medication safety by providing access to qualified pharmacists on a 24-hour basis. Pharmacy coverage and service are improved through the real-time availability of additional pharmacist support. Rxe-source expands pharmacy staffing options by providing temporary outside staffing which can also help reduce costs. In addition, the program frees up hospital staff to focus on other critical functions. Cardinal Health, Inc. (www.cardinal.com) is the
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