Better baby care
Babies born prematurely or those who are very sick
at birth can now get the care they need in our Special
Care Nursery, allowing babies and their families to remain close
to home.
We’ve made significant improvements to the Nursery and enhanced
the training of our staff. We’ve also hired a number of specialty
physicians to help moms-to-be and babies in need of extra care.
We
welcome Dr. Mark Tomlinson, perinatologist, who will
help obstetricians and family practice doctors care for women with
high-risk pregnancies. We also welcome three neonatologists who are
caring for babies in the Special Care Nursery: Drs. Cathy Fakler,
Nicole Schmidt and Mohamed Hassan.
Imaging technology
We’ve seen such good results with our new 16-slice CT scanner
that we’ve added another. These new scanners take faster, better
pictures and enable us to create 3D images, resulting
in better information for your doctor. And instead
of waiting for two weeks for your scan, we can now
schedule you in one or two days.
Learn
more about Salem Hospital ’s Imaging services.
WVH adds staff
We recently added two key staff members at West Valley
Hospital: ER Director Dr. Rick Mishler and Director of Nursing Services
Julia Fontanilla, RN, BSN, MA.
Hospital accreditation granted for another three years
After an intense week of interviews with patients and
staff, and close observation of our work, the national Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations granted Salem Hospital
another three full years of accreditation. This process focuses
heavily on patient care and acknowledges the high quality of the
services patients receive at Salem Hospital.
 Lab of the Year
Your healthcare providers rely on medical laboratory
staff to analyze tissue, blood and body fluids, to
help them diagnose problems and design treatments
that work. Salem Hospital’s Laboratory was recognized for
its quality work with the 2004 Laboratory of the Year award from
Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals magazine. From the
couriers to the medical technologists who decipher information,
our lab staff members work together as a team to provide quick and
accurate results.
ER improvements
We recently added a children’s play area—with child-sized
tables and chairs for kid-style comfort—and enlarged the waiting
area for more comfort for everyone else.
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