Improved Services

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Over 23,000 people are treated in our emergency department each year To provide them with the best possible care, services are constantly being reevaluated and improved. NEW PHYSICIANS •In 1982. the hospital contracted with Emergency Medical Specialty Services. Inc . of Philadelphia, to obtain the services of physician^ with advanced-training and experience in emergency medicine, specialists who are totallyhospital based. The arrangement also offers the advantage of continuing education. Members of the faculty of the Medical College of Pennsylvania come to the hospital regularly to orient physicians and nurses here Jo new develop ments in their specialized fiejd.. NURSING * * This summer, a nursing triage system \*as established and was effective in reducing waiting time for many patients.' * . „ Six of the department's registered nurses recently achieved Emergency Department Nursfcs Association t’tjjnication in emergency nursing. EXPANSION .The Emergency Department will soon be expanded to twice its present size with a new cardiac-trauma room and more^waiting areas included in the plans. Renovations needed to create the new facilities will begin soon after the opening of the Eiast Wing

RESPIRATORY DEPARTMENT This department’s major role is in critical care and there is now a fully qualified registered therapist here at all times, ready to respond immediately in life-threatening situations. , These specialists assist the physician by acting to restore the patient’s breathing capacity, sometimes with the help of a life-support system or mechanical ventilator. Therapists also analyze blood gases to supply the physician with an immediate assessment of the patient’s cardio-respiratory status. ^New^dTafinosUc^resources of the department include a state-of-the-art pulmonary testing device acquired - this vear Totally computerized, it provides a detailad analysis of the functioning of the lungs, printed out with both a numerical apd graphical interpretation supplied , The hospital 's blood gas laboratory has been upgraded to do tests faster and with less sample ' HOME CARE . - . , ' .... Another recent innovation in this department enables some individuals with special respiratory needs to live at home. A contract developed with equipment suppliers allows BTMH therapists to visit patients and offer them services m their homes * NEW NON-INVASIVE CARDIACl-AB f Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital has recently added echocardiography and stress testing to its resources for the diagnosis of cardiac problems The two new services have been combined with a well-established electrocardiography unit to offer cardiac patients the benefits of a non-invasive cardiac laboratory located conveniently within the hospital. • ... ... , Studies done in the new facility, offer detailed information concerning the heart and its functions without breaking the sktn i non-invasively i. , . - . Early detection of heart problems is also a benefit offered by the non-invasive laboratory. The enhancement of services for cardiac patients is an on-going priority

NEW CRITICAL CARE UNIT Sixteen spacious private rooms fully equipped with state-of-the-art computerized monitoring equipment and a 24 bed post-critical unit make up the entire second floor of the New East Wing. The new facility incorporates the latest design concepts for critical care and offers the capability for continued monitoringfor closer supemsion of patients after they leave the intensive care unit.

Gu$tof E. Engstrom. Jr.. M.D.. was appointed director of emergency services herein December. 1981. Dr. Engsfrom has a special interest in education. Hehos appeared on local cable television with advice for handirng common emergencies and taught courses in Advened Cardiac Life Support for fhe American Heart Association. Dr. Engstrom serves on the county and regional Emergency Medical Services Committee and has been active in training emergency medical technicians. Gustaf Engstrom received his medical training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His extensive experience indudes service in the em^fgency departments of various hospitoU. Dr. Engstrom is on associate clinical professor of medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

fcj Henry J. Komansky, D.O. Henry J. Komansky. D.O.. a specialist in internal and pulmonary medicine,' joined the staff in 1981. The hospital's first pulmonary specialist.'he was responsible for the successful drive to upgrade respiratory resources and services here. The non-invasive cardiac laboratory was also established under Ijjs leadership. Dr. Komansky describes his cardio pulmonary practice as hospital centered.' Dr. Komansky received his medical training at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine and medical diseases of the chest. He is a fellow in the America I College of Chest Physicians and a member of their Critical Core Council.

Carmen J. A la me no, M.D.

Carmen J. Alomeno M.D.. is a specialist in general surgery who has been with the hospital for 18 years. He is immediate past president of the medical staff and currently serves os assistant chief of surgery. 'In the health core field, there is no such thing os standing pat.' he soys. 'You either move ahead or you ore left behind. Constant progress at Burdette is now reflected in fine new facilities, but it will not stop there Based on the record. Cope May County residents may be syre their hospital will always be improving in response to their needs and advances in medical technology. Dr. Alomeno received his medical training at Hahnemann Medical College. Philadelphia. He is certified by the American Board of Surgeons qpd a fellow of the American College of Sergeons. v