Orthopedic Patients Have New Center 

Orthopedic surgery patients at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital have a newly renovated center in which to recover before leaving the hospital.

The new Orthopedic Center, which opened in early December, contains 24 large suites located on the fourth floor in the hospital’s B Tower.

“Jackson-Madison County General Hospital continues its focus on the needs of the patients,” said David Pearce, M.D., chairman of the Department of Orthopedics and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at West Tennessee Bone and Joint Clinic. “The goal of the new orthopedic floor is to improve the comfort of patients and the efficiency of the caregivers. It is a new, beautiful environment that should enhance the patient experience.”

The spacious suites include modern amenities designed to enhance the healing environment. Bariatric equipment, including lifts, wheelchairs, doorways, restrooms and showers will provide more comfort and safe mobility for patients.

Showers in the suites accommodate patients with hip and knee surgeries and/or breaks. Some rooms are designated specifically for patients who have undergone hand, arm and shoulder procedures. Each room has a new Stryker bed specialized for orthopedic care and traction as well as space for equipment so that everything is easily accessible. For room-in family, visitors or caregivers, suites have new sleeper sofas.

The Orthopedic Center is outfitted with an upgraded telemetry monitoring system of patients and upgraded nurses’ stations for efficiency and for optimum communication and patient care. Physicians and staff have access to upgraded and additional workstations and computers. Included in the Orthopedic Center is a physical therapy gym to provide motivation and healing therapy for the best recovery. 

“We are very excited about the opening of the Orthopedic Center at General Hospital,” said Dave Sickle, M.D., a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at the Jackson Clinic. “This represents another step in the hospital’s commitment to providing state-of-the-art care to the patients of this area.

It helps us to continue to provide the finest quality orthopedic and rehab services in West Tennessee. We’re proud to be able to offer this level of care and service to our patients.”

“The investment we have made is to improve the patient’s experience,” said Renee Peebles, RN, director of the hospital’s orthopedics. “In these new suites, we hope to ease the stress that people feel when they have to be hospital patients.”

Orthopedic patients at General Hospital typically are recovering from such procedures as hip or knee replacement, carpal tunnel surgery and other procedures of the hand, foot, knee or hip.

Surgeons at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital are performing the Legion Total Knee replacement. The Legion knee uses advanced engineering concepts to fit the size and shapes of the knee. Surgeons also are using the Visionaire Patient Matched Instrumentation. These patient-specific surgical instruments are custom made for the precise alignment of the person’s knee. This technique increases the implant’s longevity and comfort.

“Patients undergoing orthopedic surgery at General Hospital receive first class care using the latest technology, surgical techniques and rehabilitation methods,” said Kim Rush, RN, executive director MED/SURG Nursing.

Many patients, of various ages and activity levels, receiving hip or knee replacement surgery have experienced pain and swelling from years of wear and tear on their joints. “Orthopedic surgery at General Hospital involves providing optimal results for each patient through a team approach,” said Pearce.

Two New Physicians Join Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute

Sanjaya Satapathy, M.D., joins Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute as a hepatologist. Dr. Satapathy earned his medical degree from VSS Medical College, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, India, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine. Dr. Satapathy went on to complete his clinical fellowship in gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition, at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.

Vinay Ranga, M.D., has accepted a position at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute as a nephrologist. Dr. Ranga earned his medical degree from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He completed a fellowship in transplant medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Ore. and a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo.

Le Bonheur Foundation Announces New Board Members

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital recently announced four new members to its Foundation Board of Directors. The 31-member board serves as advisory council for the Le Bonheur Foundation.

New members include Floyd Tyler, founder of Memphis-based PreserverPartners; Joel Kimbrough, a partner in The Barnett Group; Steve Sansom, principal and co-founder of Green Square Capital; and Lauren Daughtry, president of the Le Bonheur Club.

The board also announced Larry Bryan as its chairman. Bryan has been a member of Le Bonheur’s Board of Directors since 2002. Bryan is founder and director of Diversified Trust in Memphis. Prior to founding Diversified Trust, he spent 13 years as treasurer and chief financial officer of Le Bonheur Health Systems.

Childspring International Brings Teen to Memphis

A 16-year-old Haitian boy named Stevenson Pierre was brought to Memphis by faith-based charity Childspring International to receive free surgery for an unusual congenital leg deformity.  Campbell Clinic donated clinical services from physician Dr. Jeffrey Sawyer, while LeBonheur provided hospital care and Smith & Nephew donated the implant. 

Stevenson was born with a significantly shortened right leg for which he had two surgeries in 2001 and 2003.  However, a portion of his leg required an amputation, which took place on Friday, November 4.  Once he is healed, Stevenson will go to Atlanta, Georgia, for his prosthetic leg.

While in Memphis, Stevenson stayed with the family of Reverend Bobby Waddell of DeSoto Woods Baptist Church in Southaven, Miss.  Stevenson speaks limited English – his primary language is Haitian Creole.  Fortunately, while at Campbell Clinic, Father Eduardo Logiste – a Dominican priest serving St. Peter Catholic Church in downtown Memphis – speaks Haitian Creole and was available to translate.

Dr. Sawyer said it was an honor to take part in the healing of Stevenson.

West Tennessee Physicians’ Alliance elects President, adds board members

The West Tennessee Physicians’ Alliance has elected a new president and added two new board members. The Alliance has more than 100 physicians who represent 25 different medical specialties and work in their own independent clinics.

Elected president is David Yakin, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Sports, Orthopedic and Spine.

Joining the board are David Laird, M.D., a general surgeon with Jackson Surgical Associates, and Jimmy Hoppers, M.D., an internal medicine physician who founded the urgent care center, Physicians Quality Care.

Also on the Board are.

• Elizabeth Londino, M.D., immediate past board president and a family practitioner at Northside Medical Clinic.

• Patrick Teer, M.D., a dermatologist with Dermatology Clinic of Jackson.

• John Woods, M.D., an internal medicine physician at the Woods Clinic.

Rotating off the board is Dr. Todd Blake, a pediatrician with the Children’s Clinic.

Tom Reed is executive director of the West Tennessee Physicians’ Alliance.

Methodist and CBU Partner to Provide Better Health to Congregations

Methodist Healthcare will be getting a helping hand from Christian Brothers University (CBU) nursing students to extend care to the community. Participating CBU students who are rotating through their community health course as part of the university’s RN to BSN track will be working with Methodist’s 400 Congregational Health Network (CHN) partners to decrease hospital admissions for conditions like heart disease, as well as to follow the healthcare activities of patients and families in select congregations. Students will also work with CHN in administering a Susan G. Komen grant focusing on getting more women mammograms and other diagnostics for breast care.

 CBU nursing students working with the Komen grant will help to identify women who fit the grant criteria and often “fall through the cracks” of access to diagnostic for breast health.  Carole Dickens, RN, nurse navigator for the grant, said Methodist was awarded a $150,000 grant in April to help underserved women navigate their way to better breast health. 

Women who are candidates for this grant will receive education about early detection, as well as vouchers for a free breast cancer screening at Methodist facilities and partnering safety net sites throughout the city said Teresa Cutts, Ph.D., Director of Research for Innovation with Methodist’s Center of Excellence in Faith and Health. The grant will provide for 500 screenings, 150 diagnostics, and 105 ultrasounds.

Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett Laboratory Recognized

The laboratory at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) based on the results of a recent onsite inspection.

Michael ‘Rudy’ Gilmore Selected As Floragraph Honoree

Michael ‘Rudy’ Gilmore of West Helena, Arkansas, will be honored as a floragraph honoree on the Donate Life Rose Parade float among other organ, eye and tissue donors who in their death, saved, healed and gave hope to thousands of people in need.

Michael’s mother, Jerlene, brother Demarcus and sister Kaneisha will travel to Pasadena to see his image transformed into one of 72 floragraphs that will adorn the Donate Life float in the 2012 Rose Parade on January 2, 2012.

Michael’s floragraph will be partially decorated in Pasadena and then completed by family and friends at a decorating event at Phillips Community College where he had been a student.

Before his senseless and tragic death, Michael Gilmore was a fun-loving, carefree, outgoing 24-year-old. His almost-permanent smile was a tipoff on what to expect: someone who loved to joke around and always seemed to have something funny to say.

After graduating with an Associates of Arts degree from Phillips Community College, he enrolled at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR. His mother Jerlene, told him to learn something he loved. Physical Education seemed the perfect choice. In addition to class, Michael worked as a referee in the school’s intramural sports program when he wasn’t working at WalMart. He would have graduated in December 2010 had he not been murdered.

In April, 2010, police discovered Michael in his apartment, dead of a gunshot wound. He was airlifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Police are still searching for the killer. They have very few clues and no suspect. His family knows of no one who might want to harm Michael. They only know Michael is gone.

Michael kept a journal which contained this entry: “The meaning of my life is to help others. I don’t have a doubt in my mind that I was put here to help people some way or somehow.” He lived by that, and Michael and his brothers and sisters often took care of their special-needs brother who was born with spina bifida. Before Michael got his driver’s license, he told his mom he was going to be an organ donor because he wanted to help other people. “Why shouldn’t I? I won’t need them,” he told her.

Since his donation, Michael’s family has met his heart recipient as well as one of his kidney recipients. They now look forward to meeting the others whose lives have been saved by his gifts of life.

The family established the Michael Gilmore Memorial Scholarship in memory of their son which will provide financial assistance to male students at Philips County Community College achieve their educational goals.

Methodist Germantown Awarded Certification From Joint Commission

Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for certification as a Primary Stroke Center and The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for certification of disease-specific programs for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), hip replacement surgery, and knee replacement surgery.

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care. In order to receive certification, hospitals undergo a rigorous on-site survey to evaluate compliance with nationally developed standards of care pertaining to each specific area of care.

Electrodiagnostic Expert Achieves Board Certification

 Dr. Ronald C. Bingham, founder of EMG Clinics of Tennessee, has achieved board certification in electrodiagnostic medicine from the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM) and is now an ABEM Diplomate.  The designation of ABEM Diplomate demonstrates that Dr. Bingham has obtained specific training and passed a comprehensive written and oral examination to demonstrate competency in electrodiagnostic evaluation of disorders of the neuromuscular system. Physicians who practice electrodiagnostic medicine diagnose and manage individuals of all ages who have medical problems related to muscle and nerve disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and neuropathies, just to name a few. The most common electrodiagnostic tests include electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies.

Dr. Bingham founded EMG Clinics of Tennessee in 1989.  EMG Clinics of Tennessee specializes in state-of-the-art nerve and muscle testing.  Based in Jackson, Tennessee, EMG Clinics of Tennessee also has satellite clinics in nine West Tennessee/North Mississippi communities.  EMG Clinics of Tennessee has become the industry standard for accurate and comprehensive evaluations of the peripheral nervous system.  Dr. Bingham received medical training from Louisiana State University School of Medicine and received his specialty training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.

Dr. Bingham is a member of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) and as a Diplomate of the ABEM is granted Fellow status with AANEM, the international association dedicated to advancing neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and electrodiagnostic medicine.

The American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine is the national certifying body for physicians specializing in electrodiagnostic medicine. It was established in 1989 to maintain the high standards required for electrodiagnostic certification and promote high quality patient care.

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