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Special Lullabies for Hospital Birthing Center Babies SPECIAL PREVIEW PERFROMANCE by Mark Maxwell - 2011-12-10 : [Sturgis, MI – November 28, 2011] Mark Maxwell, classical and jazz guitarist, from Athens, Georgia, will play at Thurston Woods nursing home on Saturday, December 10 at 3:00pm and also on at the Sturgis Hospital Auxiliary’s annual Tree of Love lighting ceremony on Sunday, December 11 at 7:00pm. The CD Maxwell’s Lullabies is his most popular recording (having sold over 500,000 copies). This original lullaby album was written and recorded in 1991, and is part of a Lullaby announcement system that began at St. Mary’s hospital in the early 1990’s and is now being implemented at the Birthing Center at Sturgis Hospital. The Hospital in collaboration with the Auxiliary make it possible for each Birthing Center family to receive a CD of Maxwell’s Lullabies and get to announce the birth of the child by pushing a button that plays the Mary’s Lullaby throughout the hospital. (Funding for the birth announcement system courtesy of the Auxiliary’s Tree of Love program.) Mark Maxwell is a Classical and Jazz guitarist of some renown. Maxwell grew up in Atlanta and moved to Athens in 1982 to study Classical Guitar at UGA. In 1984 he opened Maxwell Sound Recording Studio. As a recording artist and performer Maxwell has a very long résumé. He played his first professional gig in 1977 at the age of fifteen, and has performed in both private and public events for nearly thirty-five years. Maxwell has ten recordings out, all in the Classical or Jazz style. All of his CDs feature a nylon string classical guitar as the main instrument but vary in the size of the ensemble and the instrumentation from solo guitar to a full orchestra. For more information on the Hospital Auxiliary Guilds and how to join, log on to www.SturgisHospital.com, and be sure to check out all of Mark Maxwell’s CDs at: www.firsttune.com. Return to top
NAMED TOP AGENCY ONCE AGAIN! Sturgis Home Health Care - 2011-10-26 : More details ... Return to top
Hospital Hires New Development Director DEBRA LEYES - 2011-11-22 : More details ... Return to top
ANTERIOR HIP REPLACEMENT It's the Latest...and It's here! - 2011-08-30 : More details ... Return to top
NEW HOPE FOR PATIENTS WITH NON-HEALING WOUNDS Hospital's Wound Care Clinic - 269 659-4325 - 2010-07-29 : NEW HOPE FOR PATIENTS WITH NON-HEALING WOUNDS [Sturgis, MI -- July 27, 2010] For over 5 million Americans a simple cut or a bruise can result in a chronic wound that can lead to serious infections, gangrene or even amputation. For people with diabetes, poor circulation, or long term immobilization, a chronic wound cans be a serious and life-altering medical condition. But now there is hope. On August 3, 2010, Sturgis Hospital Wound Care Clinic opened to help treat and heal patients with non-healing wounds through out St. Joseph County and the Michiana area. The Wound Care Clinic program under the director of Keyur Patel, MD, a board certified physician, offers a team of specially trained physicians, nurses and therapists who develop treatment plans designed specifically for each patient using the latest advances in wound treatment. Patients also receive education on their medical condition, nutritional status and learn how to assist in the healing process and prevent future wounds. For more information call the Wound Care Clinic at 269 659-4325. About Sturgis Hospital: Originally founded in 1925, Sturgis Hospital is an independent nonprofit 84-bed licensed, acute care facility located in the city of Sturgis, Michigan. Providing inpatient and outpatient medical/surgical care, the recently remodeled hospital remains committed to maintaining state-of-the-art diagnostic technology and providing highest possible quality of care to the Sturgis community and surrounding area. Return to top
NEED HELP MANANGING YOUR DIABETES? Diabetes Support Group - 2011-10-22 : Sturgis Hospital Diabetes Support Group will meet at St. John's Episcopal Church, 110 S. Clay St., Sturgis: Meetings: 5:00pm - 6:00pm November 14, 2011 February 13, 2012 May 14, 2012 For more information, call Terese Filan, RN at 269 659-4358. Return to top
RADIOLOGY Department under new Management Summit Radiology PC comes to Sturgis Hospital - 2008-10-31 : Summit Radiology P.C. is currently a 34 person group. Summit will designate a radiologist to oversee the radiology service at Sturgis Hospital and coordinate the off-site services with other radiologists. Each radiologist is board certified by the American College of Radiology and must meet high standards for continuing education. Summit is the largest and most progressive radiology group in Northern Indiana. It provides 24/7 coverage with a combination of on-site and off-site consultations and interpretations which is a very successful and proven model for serving high-end subspecialty needs for community hospitals and their medical staffs. Summit currently provides services at 13 other hospitals including the community hospitals of Parkview Noble and Parkview LaGrange and larger sites such as Lutheran, Dupont, and St. Joseph Hospitals in Ft. Wayne. More details ... Return to top
Bigger is Better --- NOT! when it comes to safe and high-quality surgical care - 2010-08-18 : Smaller hospitals can provide safe and high-quality surgical care comparable to larger counterparts July 27, 2010 Louisville, Ky. – Smaller, rural hospitals may be quicker and more efficient at implementing surgical safety initiatives than their larger, urban counterparts, and are capable of providing a standard of surgical care that is at par with major hospitals that provide a comprehensive array of care services, according to an 18-month series of studies led by researchers from the University of Louisville Department of Surgery. "The quality and standard of care in rural and small-town America is an important issue that gets a lot of attention in the mainstream media these days, and research efforts to measure and enhance surgical quality have largely omitted smaller town hospitals that care for a very high proportion of the American population," said Hiram C. Polk, M.D., former chair of the University of Louisville Department of Surgery, and the Ben A. Reid, Sr. Professor of Surgery at UofL. "These studies sought to address some of these previously unaddressed issues." The results of these studies were published in the July issue of the American Journal of Surgery. The investigators used the surgical safety tool "the expanded surgical time out" as a template by which to collect their data, Polk said. This is a method by which all participants in a surgical procedure, including, in some cases, the patient, take a moment to clarify critical details about the procedure that is about to take place. "The basic surgical time-out includes identifying the correct patient, correct surgery and correct site," said Susan Galandiuk, M.D., professor of surgery at UofL and senior investigator on the first study, which served to define the current culture regarding surgical safety and quality initiatives. "The expanded time-out looks at preoperative timing and choice of antibiotics and discontinuation of postoperative prophylactic antibiotics, additional criteria for diabetics or other ill patients, or factors that come into play if a surgery will last longer than two hours, such as measuring core temperature, monitoring blood glucose level and a clear decision about continuing beta blocker drugs postoperatively if they have been used preoperatively." The availability of blood for transfusion in a surgery and any special instruments needed also were helpful to include on the checklist, Galandiuk said. The studies looked at how quickly the smaller hospitals – four in Kentucky and one in Indiana – adopted quality improvement measures, as evidenced by the implementation of surgical time-out; whether surgical specialists were committed to accepting the quality and safety parameters outlined in the expanded surgical time-out checklist; and how the payment structure may affect quality and safety measures. Major surgeries examined included hip and knee replacements, hysterectomy, colon resections, and hernia repairs. In all, 2,300 surgeries were examined. The researchers found that all specialties had extremely high rates of adherence to timely administration of prophylactic antibiotics within the recommended one hour before surgery. "We also found that, although almost one quarter to one third of patients were awake during the surgical time-out, surgical time-out was implemented in more than 97 percent of all cases among the different subspecialties," Polk said. The researchers also found that all specialties successfully avoided hypothermia in most cases, and gynecologists, especially, made appropriate choices regarding antibiotics in a majority of cases. "Our research showed that clinicians in these rural hospitals showed an extremely high standard of care to their patients, equal to that given at urban and tertiary counterparts," Polk said. "The hospitals' willingness to commit to participating in these studies with the goal of better patient care should be commended as well." Approximately 40 percent of Americans get their surgical care in centers that are not large, urban or tertiary care facilities and the willingness and ability of these institutions to implement quality and safety measures is incredibly important, Polk said. "These studies, looking at representative sites in Kentucky and Indiana demonstrated that these facilities can have the resources necessary, human and otherwise, to provide high quality, safe surgical care, and the commitment to doing so," he said. Source: University of Louisville Return to top
Proud to be an MHA Keystone Center hospital Sturgis Hospital Excels in Effort to Lead Nation in Patient Safety - 2009-02-03 : Sturgis Hospital is proud to be an MHA Keystone Center hospital, which signifies our extraordinary commitment to improving patient safety and lowering health care costs. The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality, voluntarily created by Michigan hospitals in March 2003, convenes hospitals, state and national patient safety experts to launch innovative patient safety programs that improve health care quality and lower costs by reducing oversights that can lead to patient harm. Each program helps physicians, nurses and hospital staff implement evidence-based best practices to improve health care through enhanced communication, teamwork and leadership. “Through Sturgis Hospital’s involvement with the MHA Keystone Center, our staff is improving upon the high quality care that we deliver to Michiana residents, 24/7, 365 days per year,” said Rob LaBarge, CEO of Sturgis Hospital. “MHA Keystone Center hospitals are implementing groundbreaking and lifesaving interventions to reduce medical errors and health care costs, and improve the quality of patient care delivered at the bedside. Our hospital is proud to be an integral part of the most comprehensive and ambitious hospital-based patient safety improvement initiative in the country,” LaBarge said. More details ... Return to top
Sturgis Hospital OB/GYN providers accepting new patients Trust our birthing center doctors and staff who recieve 100% patient satisfaction scores - 2009-11-20 : Dr. Wilson Sawa Michiana Women’s Center Grobhiser Medical & Professional Building 600 S. Lakeview, Ste. 103 Sturgis MI 269 651-8071 -- Dr. John Clark Grobhiser Medical & Professional Building 600 S. Lakeview, Ste. 207 Sturgis MI 269 659-4646 -- Dr. Yazdi Amaria 111 S. Monroe St. Sturgis MI 269 651-3218 More details ... Return to top
For Companies Who Want Healthy Employees Customizable Health Assessments - 2008-02-25 : Sturgis Hospital is pleased to be offering a health assessment program customizable for local businesses and organizations in and around our community. Our program is designed on evidence-based research and practice from some of the most distinguished organizations and health centers in the nation. Combining their research with our technology has allowed us to achieve a comprehensive health assessment program. Together, we can identify what diseases your employees may be at risk for. For more information about this comprehensive program and what benefits it can provide for participants and employers, please call or email Sarah Hagen, RN BSN at (269) 659-4295 or shagen@sturgishospital.com. Return to top
BREAST FEEDING CLASSES Sturgis Hospital Birthing Center offers free classes - 2009-07-09 : Breastfeeding has so many benefits including being the best nutrition for your baby, so join us as we discuss the skills needed to breastfeed successfully. Come explore the science and art of breastfeeding. This two hour breastfeeding class covers what you will need to know so that you can give your baby the best start possible. CLASSES MEET ONE EVENING AT STURGIS HOSPITAL FROM 6:30-8:30PM CLASSES ARE AVAILABE ON THE FOLLOWING DATES. JULY 14, 2009 AUGUST 13, 2009 SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 OCTOBER 14, 2009 NOVEMBER 18, 2009 All classes will be in the Hospital Cafeteria Private Dining Room, except the November class which is in the Hospital Classroom. CLASS IS FREE AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. TO SIGN UP FOR A BREASTFEEDING BASICS CLASS CALL STURGIS HOSPITAL BIRTHING CENTER 269-659-4255 Return to top
Add YOUR NAME to the Michigan donor registry Michigan Organ Donor Registry - 2010-09-24 : Statewide drive aims to add 1 million names to Michigan Organ Donor Registry Donor Drive 2010 sign-up efforts already under way across Michigan Gift of Life Michigan and its key partners, including the MHA, have launched a massive campaign to add one million new names to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry this year in an effort to bolster the list of potential donors and save lives. Michigan ranks 42nd nationwide in the percentage of registered drivers who have officially expressed their wish to someday become organ, eye and tissue donors. One reason Michigan is behind: Many residents aren't aware that signing the back of a Michigan driver's license or state ID is no longer the way to sign up. Since 2007, residents add their name to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry. They can do so at www.giftoflifemichigan.org, by calling 800.482.4881 or at a Secretary of State branch. More details ... Return to top
ACS Road to Recovery Program Looking for volunteer drivers - 2011-05-12 : With gas prices rising, so are requests for rides to treatment through our Road to Recovery Program. We hate to ever leave a ride unfilled, or turn away a patient, but we are struggling to fill this new increased demand. We are looking for more drivers, if you are interested in helping transport people to their doctor/treatment appointments, Please contact: Ann Moenke Coordinator of Health Initiatives Southwest Michigan 1400 W Milham Ave, Portage, MI 49024 p) 269.349.8719 m) 512.203.4812 f) 269.349.0846 Return to top
Sturgis Hospital Laboratory Now Accepting JVHL - 2011-03-12 : Certificate of Participation Joint Venture Hospital Laboratories Welcomes New Participating Provider Sturgis Hospital January 1, 2011 Working Together to Bring You the Best in Laboratory Medicine For questions contact, Laboratory Manager, Kitrina Sell at 269 659-4474 Return to top
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