PAGE - 1 ADENA COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2018 272 Hospital Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601 740-779-7500 • WWW.ADENA.ORG ADENA BEGINS USE OF GERM ZAPPING ROBOTS Adena Health System President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Graham and Fayette County Memorial Hospital (FCMH) CEO Mike Diener have signed an affiliation agreement between the two organizations. The agreement becomes effective October 1. Over the past year, Adena and FCMH have collaborated to increase medical services for patients in the region with the addition of specialty services being performed at FCMH by Adena providers. The partnership began with Orthopedics in August 2017, adding Pulmonology in November 2017. “Adena and FCMH, partnering together to expand the availability of services in Fayette County meets each organization’s shared goal -- to keep quality care in or near the patient’s home,” said Adena President and CEO Jeff Graham. “Adena’s partnership vision includes working with our region’s health care partners to enable patients to be cared for locally, while aligning and reducing the cost for care. This partnership is a win-win for everyone involved.” With the affiliation agreement, access to even more of Adena’s specialty services will now be available to patients on the FCMH campus. These specialties include: Cardiology, Dermatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Ob/Gyn, and Urology. Adena specialty providers will see patients and perform a number of procedures within FCMH facilities. “Our partnership with Adena Health System has gotten off to a great start, and we are excited to enter into this affiliation to give patients close-to- home options for their care,” explained FCMH CEO Mike Diener. “Patients are grateful for the opportunity to receive excellent specialty care, right here in their hometown.” Patients can easily schedule an appointment with an Adena specialist on the FCMH campus. Adena Pulmonology and Orthopedic specialists are located in FCMH’s Medical Arts Building #1, Suites 106 and 201, located at 1450 Columbus Avenue, Washington Court House. The newly-added Adena specialists will be housed in Suite 340 of FCMH Medical Arts Building #2, located at 1510 Columbus Avenue, Washington Court House. ADENA HEALTH SYSTEM AND FAYETTE CO. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT Each day, hospitals across the country have hundreds of patients and visitors enter their facilities. Most unknowingly bring in germs and other contaminants, including microorganisms, which cause infections. These germs are becoming more hardy and antibiotic-resistant. To help battle these germs and lower infection rates for our patients, Adena Regional Medical Center has purchased two new Xenex LightStrike germ-zapping robots. The equipment has been proven to quickly destroy the germs and bacteria that can cause infections using intense ultraviolet (UV) light, and the Xenex robots essentially destroy potential harmful organisms before they pose a threat to patients and employees. “Xenex light disinfection is proven to decrease infection risk,” explained Director of Quality Amy Robertson. “As we know, environmental cleaning is a vital component to infection prevention improvement activities. It does not change our manual patient room cleaning process, but provides an added layer of protection for all exposed surfaces in the room. Adding this technology only enhances our process and improves patient safety by decreasing the risk of infection.” Continued page 2 Pictured (l-r seated): Fayette County Memorial Hospital’s CEO Mike Diener, Adena Health System President & CEO Jeff Graham, and Adena Board of Trustees Chair Virginia Wettersten sign affiliation agreement between the two, independent health care providers. Members of FCMH and Adena leadership teams also pictured.