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COMPREHENSIVE SPECIALTY CAREDiscover more than 80 clinical
specialties at EvergreenHealth
that help you live your healthiest best
20 15FALL
A Joint-Replacement Surgery that Reverses
Shoulder Pain
When a Diabetes Diagnosis Provides a
New Lease on Life
Innovation Adds More Comfort to
Prostate Cancer Care
KICKING THYROID CANCER WITH A TOP-NOTCH TEAM
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Though these stories represent just a handful of the specialty
care practices across the EvergreenHealth system, they exemplify
our collaborative approach to enriching the health and well-being
of every life we touch.
On behalf of the 950 physicians and more than 4,000 employees of
EvergreenHealth and EvergreenHealth Monroe, I thank you for your
continued confidence in our promise to be your most trusted partner
in health.
Sincerely,
Robert H. Malte, Chief Executive Officer
Dear friends,Welcome to the Fall edition of Monitor. As always,
we hope that its contents help you and your family in your pursuit
of health and well-being, as well as serve as a source of pride in
your hospital.
Our vision to earn our communitys trust through exceptional
clinical outcomes every day serves as a constant motivation and
inspiration for our doctors, nurses, and staff across our more than
80 clinical specialties that comprise EvergreenHealth delivering a
depth and breadth of clinical capabilities and skill to serve
patients who face any range of complex challenges or
conditions.
As youll read in this issue of Monitor, our specialists pioneer
the latest advancements within their fields and collaborate with
health care partners and colleagues to create a seamless and
satisfying patient experience. They are advocates, innovators and
listeners, each who create meaningful relationships with their
patients to bring healing, comfort and relief.
Robert H. Malte, Chief Executive Officer
We invite your feedback and questions.Contact us at
[email protected]
Message from the CEO
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Specialty Care at EvergreenHealthAt EvergreenHealth, we offer
more than 80 clinical specialties, representing a
breadth of services and programs that is among the most
comprehensive in the region. Across our integrated system, doctors
at the top of their fields provide expert care for heart and
vascular
conditions, cancer care, orthopedics, neurosciences, womens and
childrens services, pulmonary care, home care, hospice services,
and many other medical and surgical specialties.
Our specialty care is enhanced by the relationships we have with
other top physicians and organizations in the community.
EvergreenHealth, through its clinically integrated network,
EvergreenHealth Partners, and our relationships with Virginia Mason
and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, provides care in a collaborative
approach that ensures a seamless experience. When it comes to
making important decisions about your health, our physicians
partner with you to provide the most knowledgeable and informed
recommendations to treat any range of conditions.
In this issue, youll read about patients who are overcoming
complex health care challenges with the support of compassionate
specialists and advanced treatments options. From defeating cancer
to thriving in the face of a chronic condition, the patients youll
meet share a resiliency that inspires all of us at EvergreenHealth
to live our healthiest best.
Table of Contents
Jeff J. Tomlin, M.D. EvergreenHealth Senior Vice President and
Chief Medical Officer
In Every Issue02 Message from the CEO
16 Health Classes
18 EvergreenHealth Foundation
20 Primary, Urgent, Emergency and Specialty Care
Updates15 EvergreenHealth Leads the Region in Reducing
Readmissions
Welcome New Practices and Providers
Recognized as Americas 100 BestTM Hospitals
Enhancing Experience with a New Direction
AMERICAS100 BEST
CRITICALCARE2016
Features 04 A Joint-Replacement Surgery that Reverses
Shoulder Pain
06 Kicking Thyroid Cancer with a Top-Notch Team
08 Comprehensive Specialty Care at EvergreenHealth
10 When a Diabetes Diagnosis Provides a New Lease on Life
11 Innovation Adds More Comfort to Prostate Cancer Care
12 Living Your Healthiest Best
14 Specialty Care at EvergreenHealth Monroe
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A JOINT- REPLACEMENT SURGERYthat Reverses Shoulder Pain
Throughout his career, Dr. Edwin Ned Brockenbrough, a vascular
and thoracic surgeon, knew he needed a hobby that could complement
his demanding on-call schedule. He took to gardening, and the
grounds surrounding his Hunts Point homea place his family has
lived for 50 yearsshow the meticulousness and care hes put into it
over the decades.
But the now retired, active 85-year-old has never been one to
sit idle. Family vacations took the Brockenbroughs to a beloved
fishing resort in Alaska, where, in the summer of 2014, they
returned for their 30th annual visit.
As the trip neared its end, Dr. Brockenbrough was aboard a small
boat when it suddenly pitched and sent him shoulder-first into the
boats hull. It was a serious enough blow that Dr. Brockenbrough
knew hed need treatment, but knew it could wait until his return
home.
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FIND THE PERFECT FIT WITH CUSTOMIZED KNEE IMPLANTSDr. Vincent
Santoro, an orthopedic surgeon at EvergreenHealth, is one of
Washington states leaders in using customized implants for total
knee-replacement surgery that are tailored to fit each patients
specific anatomy.
With the ConforMIS prosthesis, no two implants are the same.
Instead of using traditional
off-the-shelf implants that come in standard sizes, Dr. Santoro
uses 3D mapping to create a model to produce customized knee
implants, specially designed to fit each patients natural shape and
contours.
The result for patients is a quicker recovery and considerably
less pain thats often associated with the fit of an unmatched
replacement, Dr. Santoro said. Customized implants are also
projected to have a longer lifespan than traditional alternatives,
which provides an ideal solution for patients who want to lead an
active lifestyle for 20-plus years down the road.
Dr. Vincent Santoro,
EvergreenHealth Orthopedic
& Sports Care
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www.evergreenhealth.com/ortho or call the 24/7 Nurse Navigator
& Healthline at 425.899.3000.
Back in Washington, an X-ray revealed a complex fracture that
needed to be stabilized by a sling and mended with plenty of rest.
But after a few months, the injury began bothering him more
severely and an MRI showed damage to his rotator cuff with multiple
fractures that did not heal.
Though he was hesitant to pursue surgery, Dr. Brockenbroughs
son, Dr. John Brockenbrough, an otolaryngologist at
EvergreenHealth, referred him to Dr. Michael Codsi who is
fellowship-trained in orthopedic shoulder surgery.
He was living with a significant, complex injury that was
limiting his daily life in ways that he may
have not even noticed at the time, Dr. Codsi explained. The
combination of arthritis,
shoulder blade fractures, and a tear in his rotator
cuff tendon made him a good candidate for a
specialized procedure that we do here at EvergreenHealth,
providing a good chance of relieving his pain and restoring his
strength for the
long run.
The solution was reverse shoulder replacement surgery. In a
reverse replacement, highly skilled and specially trained
surgeons
repair the joint by swapping the position of the shoulders ball
and socket joint after removing the areas of
the bones damaged by arthritis. Instead of the ball extending as
the top portion of the arm bone as it would in a typical shoulder a
reverse repair uses a prosthesis that attaches a new ball to the
shoulder bone and creates a socket to replace the top of the arm
bone.
This relatively new procedure provides a treatment option to a
segment of the population that previously didnt have a viable
long-term solution, Dr. Codsi added.
Dr. Codsi and his partner, Dr. Vincent Santoro, are among the
few specialists in the region who are trained in reverse
replacements, which have been increasingly utilized over the last
decade.
As for Dr. Brockenbrough he couldnt feel better. Hes back to his
regular exercise routine, enjoying his garden, and he was able to
return to Alaska this year, injury-free, for his familys annual
fishing trip.
Dr. Michael Codsi, EvergreenHealth
Orthopedic Surgeon
I may be 85, but thanks in part to this team, I just dont feel
like it!
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Seventeen-year-old Iza Alcorn is a busy high school student who
wasnt ready to be slowed down by a sore throat last year. But when
she began complaining of headaches and sensitivity to light, her
mom knew something wasnt right.
When it comes to your kids, you know them the best, said Norma
Arauz, Izas mother. Something inside told me to take Izas concerns
seriously.
A visit to the Bothell familys primary care provider, Dr.
Lilaine Leonardo at the Lakeshore Clinic, confirmed her mothers
intuition. Dr. Leonardo detected thyroid nodules, which sparked a
two-week, seamless coordination of care from biopsy to cancer
diagnosis, followed by surgery to remove harmful cells from the
active teenagers thyroid and lymph nodes. Though her prognosis was
promising, the process was intensely emotional for Iza and her
family.
Hearing I had cancer was really hard for me and my family, but I
knew I was in good hands and my doctors made me feel like I was
going to get through this, Iza described. I knew complaining wasnt
going to help.
Hearing I had cancer was really hard for me and my family, but I
knew I was in good hands
Kicking Thyroid CancerWith a Top-Notch Team
Iza Alcorn and her mother,
Norma Arauz
Something inside told me to take Izas concerns seriously.
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Dr. Daniel Zeitler,
EvergreenHealth
Ear, Nose & Throat Care
Hearing I had cancer was really hard for me and my family, but I
knew I was in good hands
Kicking Thyroid CancerWith a Top-Notch Team
Dr. John Brockenbrough,
EvergreenHealth Ear, Nose & Throat Care;
Iza Alcon; Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia,
EvergreenHealth Diabetes & Endocrinology Care
Iza first saw Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia at EvergreenHealth
Diabetes & Endocrinology Care for a biopsy that confirmed
papillary thyroid carcinoma. Dr. Patil-Sisodia referred her to Dr.
John Brockenbrough of EvergreenHealth Ear, Nose & Throat Care,
who performed a successful surgery to remove the cancer.
Dr. Brockenbrough credits Izas positive attitude, along with
crucial family support, as some of the most important factors that
have contributed to her fast recovery.
As a cancer care provider, I treat patients who understandably
have a lot of apprehension, Dr. Brockenbrough said. Through this
whole process, Iza has remained determined and incredibly
optimistic. In her case, recovery has as much to do with her
outlook on life as it does with the medical interventions we
provided. Positive people like Iza tend to achieve better
outcomes.
Looking back, Iza remembers last spring as a time that was just
too busy to let cancer get in her way. Even amid her diagnosis and
treatment, she earned her best report card. Now cancer-free, she
continues to set a high bar for herself in her school work, on the
soccer field and in preparing for college next year, where Iza
hopes to study to become a nurse.
I was thrilled to learn that she wants to enter the health care
field, Dr. Brockenbrough said. She is going to be an exceptional
provider, and Dr. Patil and I have already promised to give our
input on her college essay. We know shes going to do great
things.
DR. DANIEL ZEITLER JOINS EVERGREENHEALTH EAR, NOSE & THROAT
CARE EvergreenHealth is pleased to welcome Daniel M. Zeitler, M.D.,
to EvergreenHealths Ear, Nose & Throat Care team. Dr. Zeitler
is board certified in otolaryngology, otology and neurotology, and
he specializes in ear and skull surgeries. He is the only physician
fellowship-trained in otology, neurotology and skull base surgery
practicing on the Eastside of the Puget Sound region.
In his area of specialty, Dr. Zeitler is engaged in a variety of
clinical and basic science research projects, which have been
featured at national and international meetings for professionals
within the ear, nose and throat medical field. Dr. Zeitler also is
involved with research affecting the use of cochlear implants for
single-sided deafness in children and adults as well as cochlear
implantation in the elderly.
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COMPREHENSIVE SPECIALTY CAREEvergreenHealth and the affiliated
practices of our clinically integrated EvergreenHealth Partners
network align the resources to help patients navigate a
comprehensive range of specialty care and services.
Our patient-centered and collaborative approach allows our
specialists to work in concert with one goal in mindsolving our
patients health care concerns
with high-quality, safe, compassionate, and cost-effective
solutions.
Providing clinical excellence across more than 80 specialties
and sub-specialties means that patients can access the best care
and service within the network they know and from providers they
trust.
EvergreenHealth Practices
Cancer Care EvergreenHealth Halvorson Cancer Center
www.evergreenhealth.com/halvorson 425.899.1860
Cardiology EvergreenHealth Heart & Vascular Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/heart 425.899.0555
Colorectal Care EvergreenHealth Colon & Rectal Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/colon 425.899.4600
Endocrinology EvergreenHealth Diabetes & Endocrinology Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/diabetes-care 425.899.6414
General Surgery EvergreenHealth Surgical Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/surgical-care 425.899.5500
Geriatrics EvergreenHealth Geriatric Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/geriatric-care 425.899.4280
Hospitalist Care EvergreenHealth Hospitalist Services
www.evergreenhealth.com/hospitalists-at-evergreen 425.899.2560
Neurology EvergreenHealth Booth Gardner Parkinsons Care Center
www.evergreenhealth.com/parkinsons 425.899.3123
EvergreenHealth General Neurology Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/neuro-care 425.899.3135
EvergreenHealth MS Care www.evergreenhealth.com/ms
425.899.5350
OB/GYN & Maternity Care EvergreenHealth Gynecological Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/womens-gynecological-care 425.899.2160
EvergreenHealth Maternity Care www.evergreenhealth.com/maternity
425.285.0060
EvergreenHealth Midwifery Care www.evergreenhealth.com/midwife
425.899.4012
Evergreen Womens Health Center www.evergreenhealth.com/wc-tan
425.285.0060
EvergreenHealth Womens Care Kirkland
www.evergreenhealth.com/wc-kirkland 425.899.6400
EvergreenHealth Womens Care Monroe
www.evergreenhealth.com/wc-monroe 360.794.1444
EvergreenHealth OB Hospitalist Services
www.evergreenhealth.com/hospitalists-at-evergreen 425.899.3500
Orthopedic, Sports & Spine Care EvergreenHealth Orthopedic
& Sports Care www.evergreenhealth.com/ortho-sports
425.899.4810
EvergreenHealth Orthopedic & Sports Care Monroe
www.evergreenhealth.com/orthopedic-and-sports-care-monroe
360.794.3300
EvergreenHealth Rehabilitation Services
www.evergreenhealth.com/rehab 425.899.3139
EvergreenHealth Sport & Spine Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/sport-spine 425.899.1220
Interventional Spine Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/interventional-spine-care 425.899.1210
Otolaryngology EvergreenHealth Ear, Nose & Throat Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/ENT 425.899.4590
Pain Management EvergreenHealth Pain Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/dr-charles-chabal-md-pain-management
425.899.2365
Podiatry EvergreenHealth Foot & Ankle Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/foot-and-ankle-care 425.899.4650
Psychiatry EvergreenHealth Behavioral Health
www.evergreenhealth.com/behavioral 425.899.6300
Pulmonary Care EvergreenHealth Pulmonary Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/pulmonary 425.899.6972
Sleep Medicine EvergreenHealth Sleep Services
www.evergreenhealth.com/sleep 425.899.4280
Urology EvergreenHealth Urology Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/urology 425.899.5800
Vascular Care EvergreenHealth Vascular Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/vascular 425.450.7007
EvergreenHealth Surgical & Vein Care
www.evergreenhealth.com/vein-care 360.794.1415
Wound Care EvergreenHealth Wound Care Services
www.evergreenhealth.com/wound 425.899.2160
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Neurology Advanced Family Medicine www.afmllc.us/neurology
425.453.6838
OB/GYN Care Advanced Family Medicine www.afmllc.us/obgyn
425.453.6838
Center For Womens Health at Evergreen www.womenshealthcare.org
425.899.4455
Eastside OB/GYN www.eastsideob.com 425.899.5000
Pacific Gynecology Specialists www.pacificgyn.com
206.965.1700
Opthalmology & Optometry Advanced Family Medicine
www.afmllc.us/optometry 425.453.6838
Bellevue Lasik & Cataract www.bellevue-lasik.com
425.450.6990
Washington Pacific Eye Associates www.infocusoptical.com
425.899.2020
Orthopedics, Sports Medicine & Spine Care Eastside
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine www.kneefootankle.com
425.899.6060
Kirkland Spinecare www.kirklandspinecare.com 425.899.5030
Lake Washington Sports & Spine*** www.lakewass.com
425.818.0558
Mimi D. Johnson, M.D.
www.evergreenhealth.com/dr-miriam-d-johnson-md-sports-medicine-pediatric
425.899.4200
Ortho Washington** www.orthowashington.com 425.820.1221
Pro Ortho* www.proortho.com 425.861.6258
Otolaryngology Bellevue Ear Nose & Throat
www.bellevueent.com 425.454.3938
Proliance Eastside Ear Nose & Throat* www.eastsideent.com
425.451.3710
Pathology Puget Sound Institute of Pathology www.psip.com
206.622.7747
Anesthesiology Matrix Anesthesia www.matrixanesthesia.us
425.822.8888
Bariatric Surgery Northwest Weight Loss Surgery www.nwwls.com
425.385.2263
Clincal Psychology Eastside Psychological Associates
www.eastsidepsychologicalassociates.com 425.427.2474
Dermatology North Sound Dermatology www.northsoundderm.com
425.336.4876
Pro Sports Club www.proclub.com/wellness/dermatology
425.861.6281
Sima Medical & Cosmetic Clinic www.simaclinic.com
425.398.2700
Strother Dermatology & Laser Treatment Center
www.kirklandlaser.com 425.899.4144
Endocrinology & Diabetes Aria Endocrinology
www.ariaendocrinology.com 425.242.5412
Bellevue Endocrine Consultants www.bellevueendocrine.com
425.289.0374
Gastroenterology Associated Gastroenterology of Northwest
www.kirklandgi.com 425.899.2211
Puget Sound Gastroenterology at Kirkland
www.pugetsoundgastro.com 425.899.4500
Hand Surgery Ericson Hand & Nerve Center www.wbericson.org
425.776.4444
Proliance Hand, Wrist & Elbow Physicians* www.prohand.com
425.283.5230
Nephrology Cascade Kidney Specialists www.cascadekidney.com
425.453.8406
Eastside Nephrology & Hypertension www.eastsidenh.com
425.899.5111
Pediatrics Woodinville Pediatrics www.woodinvillepediatrics.com
425.483.5437
Plastic Surgery Puget Sound Plastic Surgical Group
www.drbryanmcintosh.com 425.321.2643
Podiatry Integrative Foot & Ankle Centers of Washington
www.seattlefootdoctor.com 425.822.7426
Lakeshore Clinic www.lakeshoreclinic.com 425.821.4040
Mill Creek Foot & Ankle Clinic www.millcreekfootandankle.com
425.482.6663
Northwest Foot & Ankle 206.365.5484
Ortho Washington** www.orthowashington.com 425.820.1221
Pro Sports Club www.proclub.com/sports-medicine/podiatry
425.861.6258
Robert B. Kierstein, D.P.M. www.kirklandpodiatry.com
425.899.5331
Washington Foot & Ankle Sports Medicine www.rundoctor.com
425.899.3234
Radiology Radia www.radiax.com 425.563.1500
Rheumatology Richard A. Neiman, M.D.
www.evergreenhealth.com/dr-richard-a-neiman-md-rheumatology
425.899.1664
Urology Washington Urology Associates
www.washingtonurologyassociates.com 425.899.5800
* A division of Proliance Surgeons
** A division Washington Sports Medicine Associates
*** A division Emerald City Sports & Spine
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Provides a New Lease on LifeWhen a Diabetes DiagnosisAfter Abby
Edwards was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2004, she spent the
better part of a decade carefully managing her symptoms with
prescribed oral medications, a strict diet and an impressive
exercise routine.
By 2014, though, something was off. I just didnt feel well; I
didnt feel like myself, she described.
Despite hearing otherwise from her doctors at the time, Edwards
instincts led her to believe that her symptoms had more to do with
her diabetes than poor health.
She decided to see a different specialist, and was referred to
Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia, who practices endocrinology at
EvergreenHealth. From their first meeting, Edwards knew she had
found a partner who was a passionate advocate for her health.
I felt for the first time that someone really listened to my
story and was determined to figure out what was going on, Edwards
said.
Together, they ran a series of tests new teststhat would reveal
why her regimen, despite her commitment to a healthy lifestyle,
seemed to be failing.
Listening to Abby set something off in my mind, Dr.
Patil-Sisodia explained.
It was very apparent that she didnt have the typical indicators
of a Type 2 diabetic and her body wasnt responding to the
medications she had been taking for 10 years.
Dr. Patil-Sisodias test confirmed that Edwards pancreas had
completely ceased producing insulin and that she in fact had Type 1
diabetes, which is managed with a very different approach. Its why
no medication,
I felt for the first time that someone really listened to my
story
Dr. Komal Patil-Sisodia, EvergreenHealth Diabetes &
Endocrinology Care
other than insulin, would effectively treat her symptoms.
They immediately began a new regimen of insulin injections and
regular blood-sugar level checks and eventually transitioned
Edwards to an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor that she
wears around the clock to help manage her blood sugar and insulin
levels.
I have a great deal of respect for Abby and her motivation. She
took the bull by the horns and followed up with diabetes education,
focused on her diet and learned how to
trust her body again, Dr. Patil-Sisodia shared.
Observing the two, its evident that feeling of respect is
mutual.
Now a year after her Type 1 diagnosis, Edwards describes
having a new lease on life.
I had gotten to the point where I had lost confidence in
doing
simple things I once enjoyed. But by following
Dr. Patil-Sisodias instructions and learning how to trust my
body again, I feel like Ive gotten my life back, Edwards
explained.
I cant think of a better outcome to any story, Dr. Patil-Sisodia
beamed.
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By injecting a gel-like substance between the prostate and the
rectum, the treatment serves as a protective barrier throughout the
course of radiation treatments. The gel, called SpaceOAR, was
approved by the FDA in April of this year following extensive
clinical trials led by Dr. Hsi and a team of researchers.
The ultrasound-guided injections use liquids that form a solid
gel once in place. Acting as a temporary buffer, the new technology
separates the prostate and the rectum for up to six months before
it naturally dissolves and safely reabsorbs into the patients
body.
Erickson, the first patient at EvergreenHealth to receive the
treatment, said he is optimistic about his prognosis.
There have been a lot of decisions to make about my treatment so
far, and there will be more, so I feel lucky to have such a great
team on my side.
When Joe Erickson sat down with the radiation oncology team at
EvergreenHealth, he knew their transparent approach to treatment
options was just what he needed to start his battle against
prostate cancer.
What he didnt know was that he would be a prime candidate for a
procedure that has been hailed as the last decades most significant
advancement in prostate cancer care.
The new treatment is being pioneered by Dr. R. Alex Hsi, a
radiation oncologist specializing in brachytherapy at
EvergreenHealths Halvorson Cancer Center.
Though its common for many men with prostate cancer to
experience
excellent outcomes and survival rates, radiation treatment can
be damaging to neighboring organs, and that can have a significant
impact on patients quality of life, Dr. Hsi explained. What weve
discovered with this new intervention is that we can improve
patients comfort and reduce radiation exposure to normal tissues by
75 percent.
Dr. R. Alex Hsi, EvergreenHealth Radiation Oncologist
INNOVATION ADDS MORE COMFORT TO PROSTATE CANCER CARE
Joe Erickson
WHAT IS BRACHYTHERAPY? As a specialist in brachytherapy, Dr.
Hsi, in collaboration with his urology colleagues, places
radioactive seeds in or near tumors in the prostate, which work
alone or in combination with external beam radiation delivered by
EvergreenHealths state-of-the-art linear accelerator.
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Living Your Healthiest Best
My family and I make intentional choices to spend quality time
doing something fun and active. Thats how Ive been living my
healthiest best lately, as a family unit.
Karlyn Huddy, M.D., EvergreenHealth Heart & Vascular
Care
Living my healthiest best means keeping a positive attitude and
staying happy. I believe that good health is linked to happiness. I
feel that keeping the patients that I work with happy, along with
providing safe and quality health care, will lead to the best
outcome.
Andrew Martina, O.T.R./L., Occupational Therapist,
Rehabilitation Services
Staying active is very important. Finding fun and creative ways
to do so makes it even more enjoyable. The trick is to adapt to
your environmentshine, sleet, or snow.Oscar Gonzalez, M.D.,
Preventive Cardiologist, EvergreenHealth Heart & Vascular
Care
Providers across the EvergreenHealth system are connected by the
shared values of living well and striving for fulfillment in many
aspects of life. We call it living your healthiest best.
We asked specialists what living your healthiest best means for
their patients and for them, personally, too.
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Living your healthiest best is about taking care of yourself by
exercising regularly, having a healthy diet, not overeating,
getting adequate sleep, having good ways of managing stress and
enjoying life. For patients living with a chronic disease, there is
also a role for a care provider team to give knowledge and guidance
in developing an individual treatment plan. Ted R. Brown, M.D.,
M.P.H., Director of NeuroRehabilitation, MS Center at
EvergreenHealth
Get to know us. For a referral to an EvergreenHealth specialist,
talk to your primary care provider or call our 24/7 Nurse Navigator
& Healthline at 425.899.3000.
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I sleep. Sometimes thats easier said than done, but a good
nights sleep is the foundation for everything else that matters to
me health, family, friends, learning, work, fun. Restorative sleep
is so hard to come by in the hospital, and it has a huge impact on
how people feel when theyre admitted. At least twice a week,
patients tell me, Id feel so much better if I could just get one
good night of sleep. When it finally happens, when they sleep
through the night, they look and feel like a million bucks.Jill
A. Denny, M.D., EvergreenHealth Hospice & Palliative Care
I run, and mostly in wooded areas. Especially if Im feeling
stressed or tired from a long day of work, running makes my entire
body feel relieved and clears my mind. I love the foliage of the
Pacific Northwest and getting outdoors brings me joy. I try to
remember this when working with my patients and incorporate therapy
outside whenever possible.
Brianne Lynch, D.P.T., Rehabilitation Services
Living your healthiest best may seem impossible: eat better,
lose weight, avoid stress and get enough sleep. Where do you begin?
What I do and advise my patients to do is focus on one thing and
set achievable milestones. If you want to live a healthy lifestyle,
define your goal and tackle it one step at a time.
I recently backpacked the Grand Canyon, from the South to the
North Rim. I was intimidated by the final 6,000-foot ascent, not to
mention the 30-pound pack that I was carrying. I wasnt sure that I
could do it. I took it step by step. I focused on getting to the
top of each switchback and before I knew it, I conquered all 6,000
feet with that pack on my back.
Josephine Wang, M.D., EvergreenHealth Womens Care
My wife, son and I play tennis four or five times a week! Not
only does it help me maintain my cardiovascular health, it has
helped me stay close to my family while encouraging my son to live
a healthy, active lifestyle. Playing tennis is great for reducing
stress and keeps me mentally sharp to continue providing care for
patients every day. Jacob Lin, M.D., EvergreenHealth Heart &
Vascular Care
Dr. Jeff Stickney, ProOrtho Kirkland
ANTERIOR APPROACH HIP REPLACEMENT
QUICK RECOVERY AND LESS PAIN Orthopedic surgeons at
EvergreenHealth are among the few providers in the region to offer
the latest procedure in hip replacement surgery. According to Drs.
Jeff Stickney and Chris Boone, the anterior approach significantly
reduces recovery time and pain, and yields better mobility for
patients who want to continue living an active lifestyle.
By operating on the front of the hip where your front pant
pocket would be these highly trained surgeons work between tissues
without making incisions into the muscles. The result is a faster
recovery, with many patients returning home the same day of the
procedure.
Attend a FREE seminar to learn if the anterior approach is right
for you. Visit www.evergreenhealth.com/hip for upcoming dates this
fall.
Dr. Chris Boone, Bellevue Bone and Joint
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Specialty Care at EvergreenHealth Monroe
The EvergreenHealth Monroe campus is home to a growing range of
specialties that provide patients even greater choice and access to
the highest quality, most satisfying care and
service right in Sky Valley. In addition to established
providers, the alliance with EvergreenHealths Kirkland campus has
expanded the number of specialists practicing at the facility.
As an important part of the EvergreenHealth integrated system,
Monroe specialty practices offer a mix of services that complement
the systems comprehensive approach to health care and wellness,
said Jack Handley, M.D., chief medical officer of EvergreenHealth
Monroe. Whether patients need an outpatient surgical procedure or
partner in cancer care, our Monroe-based team connects residents
here to quality medical care in their own community.
THE WOUND HEALING CENTER at EvergreenHealth Monroe offers
state-of-the-art specialized wound healing care using interventions
including the centers hyperbaric oxygen chamber, which can speed
the healing process for a range of conditions through exposure to
100 percent oxygen at high pressures.
ORTHOPEDIC & SPORTS CARE in Monroe treats injuries and
chronic conditions for athletes and non-athletes alike with expert
care from highly trained and experienced orthopedic specialists who
partner with patients to provide both surgical and non-surgical
solutions.
EVERGREENHEALTH SURGICAL & VEIN CARE provides inpatient and
outpatient state-of-the-art surgical services including
laparoscopic surgery, cancer procedures, hernia repair, and
varicose vein treatments, from its location next to the
EvergreenHealth Monroe campus.
For those seeking to treat addiction, the RECOVERY CENTER helps
with individualized programs to meet specific needs, offering
outpatient resources, rehabilitation programs, residential
treatment, detoxification services and medication assisted
abstinence, along with evaluations and referrals.
EvergreenHealth Monroe has also entered into an agreement with
FAIRFAX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH that paves the way for a 34-bed
psychiatric unit to open this year. The partnership provides a full
range of adult psychiatric care services, offering a local solution
to a state-wide shortage of inpatient psychiatric care beds.
WOMENS CARE IN MONROE offers comprehensive obstetrical and
gynecological care to help women of all ages live their healthiest
best.
EvergreenHealth Monroe also offers specialty care from providers
within:
Cardiology Gastroenterology Dermatology Podiatry Urology
Urogynecology
Outpatient Therapy Services include:
Cardiovascular Services Pulmonary Function Testing Pulmonary
Rehabilitation Pain Management Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy
Occupational and Hand Therapy Anticoagulation Therapy
The alliance between EvergreenHealth and EvergreenHealth Monroe
continues to bring new specialists to Sky Valley. To see a list of
specialists visit www.evergreenhealthmonroe.com/find_physician or
to schedule an appointment with a provider, call Monroes dedicated
27/4 Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 360.794.1111.
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EvergreenHealth leads the region in reducing
readmissionsEvergreenHealth is just one of two Puget Sound-area
health care systems that will avoid paying federal penalties this
year thanks to its success in reducing 30-day hospital readmission
rates among Medicare patients. EvergreenHealth is the only
Washington hospital to avoid the penalty four years in a row. Learn
more at
www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/readmission-reduction-program.
Coming Soon! Enhancing Experience with a New Direction This
fall, EvergreenHealth will install new hospital campus signage
which will offer a simplified way for patients, visitors and guests
to find their way on our campus, beginning with the easiest entry
point for their visit.
Weve arrived at a new way to help our guests easily find the
right entrance and parking for their visit with us using East, West
and Central Entrances for the means of navigation.
The new signage will rename exterior entrances and parking as
follows:
West Entrance and West Parking, formerly known as Main Entrance
and Silver Parking Garage
Central Entrance and Central Parking, formerly known as Blue
Entrance and Blue Parking Garage
East Entrance and East Parking, formerly known as Evergreen
Surgical Center & Parking
Recognized as Americas 100 BestTM Hospitals EvergreenHealth
recently was named one of Healthgrades Americas 100 BestTM
hospitals in five specialties: stroke care, pulmonary care,
gastrointestinal care, general surgery and critical care. The
achievement is part of findings released in a national study, which
demonstrates how clinical performance differs dramatically between
hospitals and the impact that this variation may have on health
outcomes and organizational costs. Read more at
www.evergreenhealth.com/healthgrades.
AMERICAS100 BEST
CRITICALCARE2016
WELCOME NEW PRACTICES AND PROVIDERS TO EVERGREENHEALTH Jeffrey
F. Bray, M.D., brings more
than 15 years of experience in obstetrics and gynecology care to
EvergreenHealth Womens Care, which serves patients with
comprehensive care across a broad range of services for women and
families.
Heather Vas, PA-C, recently joined EvergreenHealth Primary Care
Sultan where she brings more than 20 years of experience caring for
patients of all ages with an emphasis in asthma, allergy,
immunology and family medicine.
Fabio Vasquez, M.D., is the newest member of the EvergreenHealth
Primary Care Woodinville team, focusing on preventive care for
patients of all ages through careful listening, evidence-based
practices and compassionate care, in addition to being fluent in
Spanish.
Scott D. Weber, M.D., a Sky Valley resident since 2001, expands
the team at EvergreenHealth Primary Care Monroe with family
practice, pediatrics, mens health, integrative and natural medicine
and minor office procedures.
Mark Freeborn, M.D., has established EvergreenHealth Spine &
Neurosurgical Care, specializing in diagnosing, treating and
repairing the conditions that cause back pain using the least
invasive and most effective methods to reduce or eliminate
discomfort.
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Updates
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For your convenience, you may register and pay for classes 24/7
online at www.evergreenhealth.com/classes. You may also call the
EvergreenHealth Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000,
Mon.Fri., 7 a.m.7 p.m.
Pre-registration is required for all classes. Checks, VISA and
MasterCard are accepted. Refunds and rescheduling will only be
given for cancellations two business days prior to the class. Let
us know if you need special accommodations to participate.
HEALTH CLASSES: Register for classes online or by phone
FREE SEMINARS
Learn about our advanced treatment technologies, discuss options
and lifestyle changes, and find support.
Breakthrough Treatment for Hip Pain
Back Pain
Weight-loss Surgery: Is it Right for You?
Plantar Fasciitis
PARENTING &RELATIONSHIPS
Classes to strengthen connections between families, parents and
children
Resisting Germs from Irresistible Kids
WELLNESS &HEALTH LIVING
Participate in hands-on wellness experiences that provide
education, fitness tools and demonstrations in the kitchen where
you will learn how to master recipes, gain nutritional knowledge
and more!
Healthy Meals Made Easy!
Relax and Renew
Healthy Menopause
Strength Training for Everyone
Holiday Wellness: Keeping Calm Through the Holidays
Avoid Brain Drain
Natural Immune Boosting Tips
Are You Ready for an Emergency?
Stretching 101
Breathing Exercises
EMERGENCY & SAFETYEDUCATION
Participants receive training and credentials in first aid, life
support and more.
Babysitting Basics
Infant & Child CPR
Community CPR
Community First Aid
Community CPR & First Aid
Health Care Provider CPR
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Pediatric Advance Life Support
SENIOR HEALTH CLASSES
In addition to the classes offered at EvergreenHealth Medical
Center, we offer classes and health screenings at other convenient
community locations. Visit www.evergreenhealth.com/classes for
class schedules and locations.
AARP Smart Driver Program
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Are You Feeling Sad?
Cholesterol and Diabetes Screening
Affordable Care Act - (ACA) en Espaol
NEUROLOGICAL &MOVEMENT DISORDERS
EvergreenHealth Neurological Care offers classes and support
groups to aid patients living with a variety of neurological
diseases and movement disorders.
Mood & Cognition in MS: What You Can Do
Dance for Parkinsons
Laughter Therapy for People with Neurological Problems
Neurological Exercise Group
Neuro-Nutrition Class
From-The-Ground-Up Strength & Flexibility
Optimize Your Wellness: Be the Champion of Your Health &
Wellbeing While Living With MS
Living Well After Stroke
Evergreen Mens Group
Therapeutic Yoga for MS
CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION
For class dates and times or to register for classes, go to
www.evergreenhealth.com/ childbirth-classes or call the
EvergreenHealth Nurse Navigator & Healthline at 425.899.3000.
Register early during your pregnancy, as classes fill quickly.
Tour of the Family Maternity Center
Tour de la Sala de Maternidad en EvergreenHealth para Parejas de
Habla Hispaa
Understanding Your Prenatal Testing Options
Warm Welcomes
Meet a Midwife
Labor & Birth Basics
Labor & Birth for Teens & Young Adults
Labor & Birth Multiples
Labor Coping Skills Review
Prepare the Nest: Childbirth, Breastfeeding & Newborn Care
Class
HypnoBirthing The Mongan Method
Siblings Class
Conscious Fathering
Fit4Baby
Yoga for Pregnancy
Pelvic Health Class
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BABY CARE
New or expectant families learn effective techniques for
parenting infants and babies through their first years of life.
For more scheduling information: For a full listing of classes,
descriptions, dates and times visit
www.evergreenhealth.com/classes.
Cancer Care Classes
STRENGTH. DIGNITY. HOPE.
Classes and support groups at Halvorson Cancer Center
EvergreenHealth offers cancer care support and education for
patients and families in partnership with Cancer Lifeline. To
register, call 206.297.2500 or 1.800.255.5505 or visit online at
www.cancerlifeline.org.
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
Holiday Paper Art Dcor
COOKING DEMONSTRATION
Brain Foods to Improve Moods
Building Immunity Through Diet
Foods That Fight Fatigue
Happy Holiday Treats
Help Prevent & Survive Cancer Through Diet
EXERCISE AND MOVEMENT
Gentle Yoga
Lebed Health Steps (Session II)
Tai Chi for Everyone
PRESENTATIONS
Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Health & Wellness
Beyond Survivorship to Thriving
Caregiving: Support for You & Your Family when Someone You
Love Has Cancer
Chemo Brain: What Is It & How To Live With It
Compassion & Choices of Washington, An Overview
Understanding Your Pathology
STRESS MANAGEMENT
The Benefits of Song for Relaxation
Stress Management & Relaxation Techniques
SUPPORT GROUPS
Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group
Breast Friends Breast Cancer Support Group
Colon Cancer Support Group
Living With Cancer Support Group
Living With Metastatic Cancer Support Group
Oral Head and Neck Cancer Support Group
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (ACS)
Day About Baby
Breastfeeding Basics & Beyond
Pumping Class
Bringing Baby Home Workshop
Parent-Baby Groups
Back to Work Parent-Baby Group
Parenting Your Toddler Classes
This is Not What I Expected
Starting Solids
Breastfeeding Your Older Baby
Baby & Family Boutique
Car Seat Safety
Car Seat Checkup
Infant Safety & Injury Prevention:Just for Parents
Infant Safety & Injury Prevention: Just for Grandparents
To register for monthly sessions, call ACS at 1.800.237.2345
Look Good, Feel Better Workshop Support for Women Dealing with
Hair Loss
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Show your support for Hospice and Palliative Care
EvergreenHealth Foundation News
EvergreenHealths Hospice and Palliative Care programs rely on
your generosity to provide these compassionate services to patients
and their families in some of the most challenging and trying
timesdying and death. You can show your support by joining us at
the seventh annual Seasons of Hope Luncheon, which benefits both
programs.
Our experience with EvergreenHealth Hospice was truly
transformational during my wifes battle with Glioblastoma
Multiforme. They altered our feelings of fear and lessened the
burden of caregiving, allowing us to focus on living fully with my
wife during her end-of-life journey. Everyone should be this
fortunate! Jeff Baker
This years Seasons of Hope program features keynote speaker
Terry Hershey: author, humorist, speaker, dad, ordained minister
and garden designer. Hershey is an internationally known speaker
who shares his practice of
pause and sanctuary, to help us do less and live more. Hershey
will illustrate that sanctuary is not a new-age fad or lifestyle
upheaval; rather its a way to approach and embrace your daily life
personal or corporate through a lens of grace, freedom, and
contentedness.
The Frank Coluccio Construction Company hosted an amazing golf
tournament in August at The Golf Club at Newcastle, raising more
than $60,000.With over 140 guests, the event was a major success to
support the purchase of a new state-of-the-art AlterG Anti-Gravity
Treadmill for the Booth Gardner Parkinsons Center at
EvergreenHealths Neurological Institute.With this new treadmill,
developed with technology from NASA, patients are supported by a
waist belt, making them virtually weightless, while they use their
muscle memory to rehabilitate and recover quickly.
Thank you to Frank Coluccio Construction and the Coluccio
family, event sponsors, donors, volunteers, and guests who support
EvergreenHealths mission to advance the health of this
community.
Dr. Jeff Tomlin, EvergreenHealth Senior Vice President and Chief
Medical Officer joined Nick Coluccio, co-owner of Frank Coluccio
Construction, on the course and spoke on behalf of EvergreenHealth
at the awards ceremony following the tournament.
Thursday, November 12, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lynnwood Convention
Center $50/person; $500/table of 10
You can reserve tickets online at www.SeasonsofHopeLuncheon.org
or by calling 425.899.1900. For more information about the
luncheon, contact Christie Elliott at the EvergreenHealth
Foundation at 425.899.1906 or [email protected].
Suggested donation of $100 is encouraged.
Coluccio Golf Tournament Raises More Than $60,000 for Parkinsons
Care
Pictured (left to right): Pat Grady, Coluccio Construction
employee; Nick Coluccio; Dr. Jeff Tomlin; and Grant Degginger, an
attorney with Lane Powell, which also sponsored the event.
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Golden Hammer Ceremony Kicks off Acute Rehabilitation Unit
Remodel
Save the Date: Make your commitment early!
The charitable focus of the 2016 Evergreen Gala is
EvergreenHealths Family Maternity Center. As one of the busiest
maternity centers in the state, the center has the privilege of
playing a special part in the lives of over 4,500 families each
year as they welcome their new babies. Ensuring these families
experience a personalized, comfortable, safe and joy-filled arrival
of their treasured little one is of utmost importance. Gala
proceeds will fund new fetal monitors, allowing our laboring
mothers to experience the highest level of mobility, comfort and
safety during this incredibly important time. Visit
EvergreenGala.org or call 425.899.1900 for more information.
Members of the Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) Medical and
Management Team, the Halvorson family, and the Remak family were
invited to join the Foundation team at the Golden Hammer Ceremony
in July, signifying the start of the ARU remodel. With real golden
hammers in tow, attendees threw caution to the wind (figuratively,
of course) and gave it their best shot putting holes in a
designated wall that has since been demolished for pivotal upgrades
to the facility.
The new ARU will feature 14 upgraded patient rooms that will
resemble a home bedroom with advanced patient beds. The updated
unit will also offer a Home Transition Apartment, which along with
the redesigned rooms, will help improve the patient experience and
enable patients to be on the fast-track to recovery through these
enhanced features.
The Home Transition Apartment will act as the crucial transition
between EvergreenHealth and home-life carefully integrating
patients to real-world surroundings, such as a kitchen and other
living areas. The Home Transition Apartment was named in honor of
Nancy Remaks parents, Gene and Ruth Freedman.
The Golden Hammer Ceremony denoted the kick-off of the four-
phase remodel, which will be completed by year-end. The new ARU is
coming to fruition thanks to the generous donors of the 2014
Evergreen Gala, the Remak and Halvorson families, and Michael and
Mary Kay Hallman.
Blue Jeans and Boots Gala raised more than $108,000 to support
EvergreenHealth Monroe Foundation!Guests in western attire joined
EvergreenHealth Monroe Foundation for its Blue Jeans and Boots Gala
on September 19, 2015. The event featured country music, silent and
live auctions, a raffle and a special message from Dr. Jim Swenson,
an orthopedic surgeon in Monroe, who is currently serving in the
Army Reserves in Afghanistan. The Gala was the kick-off of a
yearlong $150,000 campaign to support the remodel of
EvergreenHealth Monroes Recovery Center.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
to The Pine Creek Nursery for donating its space, Hook and
Ladder Barbeque for donating their catering services, emcee Jesse
Jones of KIRO-TV and all of the wonderful auction donors,
volunteers, and guests.
APRIL 30, 2016
... will help improve the patient experience and enable patients
to be on the fast-track to recovery ...
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We make health care easy and convenient with 10 primary care
practices, two urgent care centers and two 24/7 emergency
departments, along with comprehensive primary, specialty and
emergency care provided at our sister hospital, EvergreenHealth
Monroe.
Our primary care practices offer evening and weekend hours, with
Saturday and Sunday walk-in care available at Canyon Park. We also
provide more than 35 specialty practices.
For hours, directions and appointments, visit our website at
www.evergreenhealth.com. Or call our 24/7 Nurse Navigator &
Healthline at 425.899.3000 for help selecting a provider.
PRIMARY CARE
Canyon
ParkDuvallKenmoreKirklandMonroeRedmondSammamishSultanWoodinvilleSignature
Care, Woodinville
URGENT CARE
RedmondWoodinville
SPECIALTY PRACTICES
Anticoagulation ServicesBooth Gardner Parkinsons Care
CenterColon & Rectal CareDiabetes & Endocrinology
CareDiabetes Education & Nutrition Services
Ear, Nose & Throat CareEvergreen Womens Health CenterEye
Care - coming December 14Foot & Ankle CareGeneral Neurology
CareGeriatric CareGynecological Care Halvorson Cancer Center Heart
CareHospiceInfectious Disease CareInterventional Spine CareKidney
CareLipid ServicesMaternal-Fetal MedicineMidwifery CareMultiple
Sclerosis CenterOrthopedic & Sports CarePain Care Palliative
CarePulmonary CareRadiology OncologyRehabilitation Care
Sleep ServicesSpine & Neurosurgical CareSport & Spine
CareSurgical CareUrology CareVascular CareWomens CareWomens Care,
MonroeWound Care Services
EMERGENCY CARE
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterRedmond Medical
CenterEvergreenHealth Monroe
HOSPITALIST SERVICES
EvergreenHealth Hospitalist CareEvergreenHealth OB Hospitalist
CareEvergreenHealth Intensivist Care
12040 NE 128th StreetKirkland, WA
98034www.evergreenhealth.com
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INSTAGRAM @EvergreenHealth
EVERGREENHEALTH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSAL DEYOUNG
Bothell/Duvall/WoodinvilleJEANETTE GREENFIELD At LargeREBECCA HIRT
Kirkland/KenmoreR. AUGUST KEMPF Redmond/SammamishCHUCK PILCHER,
M.D. At LargeEDITOR: EvergreenHealth Marketing & Public
Relations Group & Firmani + Associates Inc.PHOTOGRAPHY:
Michelle Poole
DESIGN: Arscentia
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[email protected].
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