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Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital THE STRENGTH IT TAKES. IU Health Ball Memorial Employees Step Up to Build Homes for Muncie Families. Nearly two-hundred IU Health Ball Memorial and Blackford Hospital employee volunteers came together to build walls for two Habitat for Humanity homes during the IU Health Day of Community Service on Friday, May 18th. The volunteer workforce included personnel from throughout the organization. Nurses, physicians, therapists, technicians and other staff nailed together hundreds of 2x4’s and pre-cut sheets of exterior sheathing under the direction of the Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity organization. In just under nine hours of construction, the interior and exterior walls for two homes were standing upright in the IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital parking lot on Tillotson Avenue. Two Muncie area families will move into the homes later this year, when they are completed by Habitat for Humanity. The effort was part of an IU Health statewide initiative to build walls for twenty-five homes across the state in IU Health communities, with nearly 2,600 employees participating. Dr. Joseph Dickey is Here to Stay. Indiana born and raised, Dr. Joseph Dickey’s roots are firmly planted. “With over 18 years of experience practicing in Muncie, I have an immense passion for this community and their health,” said Dickey. “I am looking forward to joining Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Liberty Corner. They have a great team of physicians there and I am glad to have the opportunity to join them and continue practicing and meeting the great people that make up this community.” The board certified Internal Medicine physician received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Dickey is now accepting new patients at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Liberty Corner where he is joining Dr. Brian Lumpkin, Dr. Jean Roberts and Nurse Practitioner Pamela Carothers. Dr. Dickey will be located at IU Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Liberty Corner at 4870 E. Jackson St., Muncie, IN 47303. For more information call 765. 765.284.7277. IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Receives National Award for Case Management. Dorland Health announced the winners of its third annual Case in Point Platinum Awards on May 14. IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is the 2012 national winner in the “Hospital Case Management” category, selected among five other finalists. “This award recognizes the most successful case management and care coordination programs working to improve their healthcare systems,” said Pat Gorman, director, Case Management. “The competition sets the standard for programs that deliver sustained success across a variety of disciplines and settings in the continuum of care coordination.” IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital’s Case Management department was recognized for involvement with disease management. Case Management developed an interdisciplinary process improvement team, leading to a significant reduction in the 30-day readmissions for pneumonia. Case Management also led a multidisciplinary team to decrease the 30-day readmission rate for Heart Failure (HF) patients. This team then joined the IU Health System to become members of the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium that provides heart failure accreditation to facilities. One of the most significant small tests of change from this team was to get the patient’s perspective as to why they readmitted through a social work interview. The results of the information obtained from these interviews led to a small study with the Hospitalists’ HF patients. The Hospitalists’ RN case managers initiated care coordination to the Hospitalists’ HF patients. This care coordination included assessment, determination of the root cause of the current of the readmission, HF education, identification of the care giver and establishment of a post transition plan of care. The Case Managers then followed the patients by follow- up phone calls. They also coordinated care through the patients’ Primary Care Physician, Home Health Care and Skilled Care facilities. Phone calls were done 3 times/ week for 4 weeks. During this trial period, the 30-day readmission rate was reduced to 8 percent. The HF coached approach study done by the two Hospitalists’ Case Managers was accepted and presented via scientific poster at the Case Management Society of America’s Annual conference in June, 2011. Construction started at 8 am on the first of the two homes to be built. Michelle Etchison, administrative director, Surgical Services, nails together the corner of an interior wall panel. IU Health Ball Memorial employees organize the raw materials for each house in an organized fashion. Workers arrived on site at 7 am to begin preparations. A team of IU Health Ball Memorial employee volunteers maneuver an interior wall into place. By 5 pm, both houses were complete. Michael Haley, president and CEO, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, pauses after completing an interior wall panel to write a note of encouragement for the future homeowners. Dozens of employees took time to include messages on each house panel. Paula Tyler, service line leader, Orthopedic Services, takes careful aim at a nail during the day’s construction activities. Tyler was one of nearly 160 employees tasked with nailing duties. Dr. Kevin Schopmeyer is Proud to Remain within the IU Health Family. Dr. Kevin Schopmeyer could not imagine leaving the IU Health family after completing his residency, as chief resident for Family Medicine at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital. “My experience at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital was terrific in every way,” said Schopmeyer. “So, when the opportunity arose for me to begin practicing at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Yorktown, it only made sense. There are strong ties to and in this community and I am excited to begin making those with my patients.” Dr. Schopmeyer is board certified in Family Medicine and received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. He joins Dr. Mark Litz and Nurse Practitioner Lisa Swingley at the Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Yorktown and is currently accepting new patients. He will be located at IU Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Yorktown at 1420 South Pilgrim Boulevard, Yorktown, IN 47396. For more information call 765.759.4068. IU Health Ball Memorial staff members substituted safety goggles and work aprons for stethoscopes and uniforms during the day’s activities. Amanda Phillips, supervisor, Patient Access, shows off her stylish eyewear and team spirit. IU Health Ball Memorial employees and Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity team members pose for a photo with one of the houses built during the IU Health Day of Service. The group constructed the wall panels for two Habitat homes in less than 9 hours with the help of nearly 200 volunteers. Following construction, the two homes stood in front of IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital for several days. The panels were then put into storage and will be utilized this summer for the final construction of Muncie Habitat homes for two local families. Discover the strength at iuhealth.org/ball-memorial Follow us on twitter at @IU_HealthBall
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Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital
THE STRENGTH IT TAKES.IU Health Ball Memorial Employees Step Up to Build Homes for Muncie Families. Nearly two-hundred IU Health Ball Memorial and Blackford Hospital employee volunteers came together to build walls for two Habitat for Humanity homes during the IU Health Day of Community Service on Friday, May 18th. The volunteer workforce included personnel from throughout the organization. Nurses, physicians, therapists, technicians and other staff nailed together hundreds of 2x4’s and pre-cut sheets of exterior sheathing under the direction of the Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity organization. In just under nine hours of construction, the interior and exterior walls for two homes were standing upright in the IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital parking lot on Tillotson Avenue. Two Muncie area families will move into the homes later this year, when they are completed by Habitat for Humanity. The effort was part of an IU Health statewide initiative to build walls for twenty-five homes across the state in IU Health communities, with nearly 2,600 employees participating.
Dr. Joseph Dickey is Here to Stay.Indiana born and raised, Dr. Joseph Dickey’s roots are firmly planted.
“With over 18 years of experience practicing in Muncie, I have an immense passion for this community and their health,” said Dickey.“I am looking forward to joining Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Liberty Corner. They have a great team of physicians there and I am glad to have the opportunity to join them
and continue practicing and meeting the great people that make up this community.”
The board certified Internal Medicine physician received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Dickey is now accepting new patients at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Liberty Corner where he is joining Dr. Brian Lumpkin, Dr. Jean Roberts and Nurse Practitioner Pamela Carothers.
Dr. Dickey will be located at IU Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Liberty Corner at 4870 E. Jackson St., Muncie, IN 47303. For more information call 765. 765.284.7277.
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Receives National Award for Case Management.Dorland Health announced the winners of its third annual Case in Point Platinum Awards on May 14. IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is the 2012 national winner in the “Hospital Case Management” category, selected among five other finalists.
“This award recognizes the most successful case management and care coordination programs working to improve their healthcare systems,” said Pat Gorman, director, Case Management. “The competition sets the standard for programs that deliver sustained success across a variety of disciplines and settings in the continuum of care coordination.”
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital’s Case Management department was recognized for involvement with disease management. Case Management developed an interdisciplinary process improvement team, leading to a significant reduction in the 30-day readmissions for pneumonia.
Case Management also led a multidisciplinary team to decrease the 30-day readmission rate for Heart Failure (HF) patients. This team
then joined the IU Health System to become members of the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium that provides heart failure accreditation to facilities.
One of the most significant small tests of change from this team was to get the patient’s perspective as to why they readmitted through
a social work interview. The results of the information obtained from these interviews led to a small study with the Hospitalists’ HF patients. The Hospitalists’ RN case managers initiated care coordination to the Hospitalists’ HF patients. This care coordination included assessment, determination of the root cause of the current of the readmission, HF education, identification of the care giver and establishment of a post transition plan of care. The Case Managers then followed the patients by follow- up phone calls. They also coordinated care through the patients’ Primary Care Physician, Home Health Care and Skilled Care facilities. Phone calls
were done 3 times/ week for 4 weeks. During this trial period, the 30-day readmission rate was reduced to 8 percent. The HF coached approach study done by the two Hospitalists’ Case Managers was accepted and presented via scientific poster at the Case Management Society of America’s Annual conference in June, 2011.
Construction started at 8 am on the first of the two homes to be built. Michelle Etchison, administrative director, Surgical Services, nails together the corner of an interior wall panel.
IU Health Ball Memorial employees organize the raw materials for each house in an organized fashion. Workers arrived on site at 7 am to begin preparations.
A team of IU Health Ball Memorial employee volunteers maneuver an interior wall into place. By 5 pm, both houses were complete.
Michael Haley, president and CEO, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, pauses after completing an interior wall panel to write a note of encouragement for the future homeowners. Dozens of employees took time to include messages on each house panel.
Paula Tyler, service line leader, Orthopedic Services, takes careful aim at a nail during the day’s construction activities. Tyler was one of nearly 160 employees tasked with nailing duties.
Dr. Kevin Schopmeyer is Proud to Remain within the IU Health Family.
Dr. Kevin Schopmeyer could not imagine leaving the IU Health family after completing his residency, as chief resident for Family Medicine at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital.
“My experience at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital was terrific in every way,” said Schopmeyer. “So, when the opportunity arose for me to begin practicing at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Yorktown, it only made sense. There are strong ties to and in this community and I am excited to begin making those with my patients.”
Dr. Schopmeyer is board certified in Family Medicine and received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. He
joins Dr. Mark Litz and Nurse Practitioner Lisa Swingley at the Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Yorktown and is currently accepting new patients.
He will be located at IU Health Ball Memorial Physicians/Yorktown at 1420 South Pilgrim Boulevard, Yorktown, IN 47396. For more information call 765.759.4068.
IU Health Ball Memorial staff members substituted safety goggles and work aprons for stethoscopes and uniforms during the day’s activities. Amanda Phillips, supervisor, Patient Access, shows off her stylish eyewear and team spirit.
IU Health Ball Memorial employees and Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity team members pose for a photo with one of the houses built during the IU Health Day of Service. The group constructed the wall panels for two Habitat homes in less than 9 hours with the help of nearly 200 volunteers.
Following construction, the two homes stood in front of IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital for several days. The panels were then put into storage and will be utilized this summer for the final construction of Muncie Habitat homes for two local families.
Discover the strength at iuhealth.org/ball-memorialFollow us on twitter at @IU_HealthBall
