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SJRMC 2006 Year In Review

In 2006, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center strived to truly live through our mission - to heal body, mind, and spirit, improve the health of our communities and steward the resources entrusted to us.

We are very excited about what we have accomplished this past year! Every step we move forward on our organization's Journey to Excellence enables us to continue to provide for the communities we serve.

At Saint Joseph, we strive to focus everything we do around our PEGS:

The following list of successes in 2006 uses this structure.

As important as all the events, initiatives, and awards are, our greatest achievement will always be providing excellent patient care and standing by our mission.

We hope that the New Year brings many joys and blessings to you and your loved ones. Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center will continue to be here. For 2007. For Life.

Sincerely,

Nancy R. Hellyer
CEO & President
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center

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People

  • Picnic reunites graduates and families of the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit with Saint Joseph Physicians & Associates who cared for them as babies
  • Plymouth hospital celebrates 20 years at the Lake Avenues location with a pancake breakfast for community members
  • Our new Urgent Care Center offers families a fun and healthy time with a Kid's Day
  • In God's Arms Memorial Program is initiated to offer comfort and solace to local families who lose a life unborn through miscarriage
  • Discussions continue with the Northeast Neighborhood Redevelopment Organization to develop plans for our move to the Edison Lakes Campus in Mishawaka and the approximate 30 acres that constitute the South Bend Campus
  • A Mission Assessment launches to determine how well Saint Joseph is meeting the needs of the community
  • Press conference announces 12% participation from minority and women-owned businesses for the construction of the new hospital

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Excellence

  • Human Motion Institute receives several HealthGrades awards, including the 2007 HealthGrades Orthopedic Care Excellence Award, the Joint Replacement Excellence Award and being ranked among the top five percent in the nation for Overall Orthopedic Care and Joint Replacement
  • South Bend Campus awarded a Top 100 Performance Improvement Hospital by Solucient
  • Stroke Unit receives Certification of Distinction from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) - the only unit in Northern Indiana to do so
  • Door-to-balloon angioplasty times for heart attack patients that average 60 minutes - significantly better than the national average
    (*Studies show that a balloon angioplasty can cut a patient's risk of dying by 40 percent but only if it is done within 90 minutes of the patient's arrival to the hospital)
  • Mishawaka's Wound Healing Center earns the Gold Seal of Approval for healthcare quality from JCAHO

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Growth

  • Urgent Care Center opens in South Bend
  • Soil is turned during the Virtual Ground Breaking for the new hospital at the Edison Lakes Campus
  • A Ground Blessing is held for the Edison Lakes Campus
  • Breastfeeding Clinic opens in Plymouth to offer families education & support
  • The Mobile Medical Unit, our 40-foot "clinic on wheels" is unveiled and rolls out to meet the needs of the community
  • The Cancer Institute and Image Recovery Center celebrate opening in Medical Pavlion II in South Bend
  • Pediatric Specialty Clinics opens the Weighs and Means (WAM) Clinic to encourage families to lose weight through a positive self-image and a more active lifestyle
  • Northwest Family Medicine moves into a new building on the corner of Cleveland Road & Bendrix Drive in South Bend
  • Virtual Business Office "opens" online to enable patients to manage their accounts
  • Construction work continues on the LifePlex facility in Plymouth, which will include space for the Saint Joseph's Outpatient Rehabilitation program
  • Mishawaka Emergency Department undergoes a renovation project
  • Plymouth Laboratory and Radiology Department begins renovation & expansion

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Stewardship

  • Saint Joseph Associates form the largest team for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica, raising $14,500
  • House Raffle raises funds for the Healthy Family Center in Mishawaka and the Women's Care Center
  • Chapin Street Health Clinic is renamed the Sister Maura Brannick Health Center to honor its founder
  • More than 150 enjoy ice cream in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Sister Maura Brannick Health Center (formerly Chapin Street Health Clinic)
  • 1,400 attend the Annual Secret Sisters Society Luncheon & Style Show, which raises $98,000 to provide mammograms to women in our community
  • Faithful Lives celebration mass raises $147,000 for Saint Joseph initiatives
  • Annual Catch the Spirit Gala in Plymouth raises a record $100,000 for the Saint Joseph Health Center
  • 910 free cervical cancer screenings completed during the annual Pap-A-Thon
  • CEO & President Nancy R. Hellyer hosts a Milk & Cookies Party with Barney and Michiana children
  • Saint Joseph serves as a sponsor for the Teacher of the Year program
  • Saint Joseph sponsors SportsFest at Bethel College and staffs the medical tent
  • Health fairs, free screenings, fundraisers, and food drives for our communities - too many to list!

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