HENDRICKS REGIONAL HEALTH CHRONICLES | VOL. 2 - ISSUE 3 | HENDRICKS.ORG

MARCH 2016

“We succeeded because every person contributed 100%. Without any one of them, we likely would not have experienced such an amazing outcome.”

HRH Childbirth Center (CBC) Day Shift Clinical Manager Kristen Moore is referring to an urgent situation the CBC responded to in February. At 5:45pm, Dr. Mark Gentry notifi ed Moore a pregnant patient was on her way to the hospital. The 35-weeks-pregnant woman’s water had broken and she said she felt a prolapsed umbilical cord. A prolapsed cord needs immediate treatment as it can endanger a baby’s oxygen supply. Dr. Gentry and Moore developed a plan for an emergency Caesarean delivery. When the patient arrived at the hospital at 6:10, the team had everything set up and each member knew his and her role.

CBC RN Martha Aldridge observed the prolapsed cord and immediately elevated the baby’s head. At 6:11pm, the team raced the patient to the operating room where RN Debbie Fields started her I.V and CRNA Dave Beal placed her under general anesthesia. At the same time, RN Juanita Winberg was in the waiting room, keeping the patient’s family informed. At 6:17pm, after the team had prepped the patient’s abdomen, placed her catheter, intubated her and placed a sterile drape over the surgical area, Dr. Gentry made the C-section incision. Aldridge was still elevating the baby’s head two minutes later

when Dr. Gentry delivered the baby – just NINE minutes after the patient’s arrival. A standard C-section for a patient already admitted and hooked up to an I.V. takes 30 minutes.

The delivered baby was unresponsive. Dr. Beth Summers and RN’s Lorra Bryant, Jamie Hutcheson, Marni Jones and Jenni Miller worked to resuscitate the baby with assistance from respiratory therapist Jennier Lankston. Within minutes, the team heard the sound it had desperately worked for. “I was so happy to hear that cry,” CBC RN Angela Haines says.

Haines displays how unusual this situation was. In her 20 years as an RN, this was only her second experience with a prolapsed cord. Moore says a nine minute scenario is

almost unheard of. “The quick action, precise communication and phenomenal teamwork everyone displayed resulted in the baby doing quite well in a situation that typically ends terribly.”

The team says many factors played into the successful outcome of this outstanding experience. Aldridge credits good communication as well as the shift change. “It would’ve been hard to get all those necessary jobs done if so many extra staff members hadn’t been here.” The team also credits Dr. Gentry for keeping everyone focused. Dr. Gentry gives credit as well. “This kind of successful outcome isn’t the result of luck. It’s a great team that makes success happen.”

MIRACLE BABY DELIVERED AT DANVILLE CBC

In September 2014, HRH Speech Language Pathologist Dave Cravotta ran a personal best in the Hendricks County Half Marathon wearing a pink tutu in support of breast cancer research. Almost immediately after the race ended, the tutu came off so he and friends Terry and Todd, also known as Dave Cravotta & Friends, could play a two-hour set at the Danville Fair on the Square.

Dave exudes this energy in everything he does. From working closely with physicians and nurses on the inpatient units to bike rides with his wife Karen and daughters Joslyn (6) and Elise (4), Dave says he’s at his best when he can keep all the plates spinning. “Work, family, training, extracurricular activities, if all those are doing well, then it means I’m doing the right amount for each.”

Dave started his medical career at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indianapolis. His desire to grow professionally, work in acute care and develop new programs to provide greater benefi t to the community led to his move to HRH in 2010 where he has developed new speech protocols, programs and support groups.

Dave helped found the Acquired Brain Injury Survivor Group for survivors and caretakers of those who have suff ered from traumatic brain injury or stroke. He works

with patients at HRH Cancer Center in Avon who have been diagnosed with a head and neck cancer. Dave was integral in bringing the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) procedure to the HRH head and neck continuum. He was instrumental in bringing Videostroboscopy to the hospital, and helped establish the Frazier Water Protocol and Yale Swallow Protocol. He also brought the LSVT Loud program to HRH to help Parkinson’s patients with their speech challenges.

“I touch lots of diff erent departments. HRH has really allowed me to expand these diff erent areas of practice.”

Dave is also working with the ENT Group to develop a Voice Clinic so patients can receive a plan of care from one joint consultation. He and Dr. David Harsha are partnering on voice screenings for DePauw University vocal performance students. Later this year, Dave and Dr. Harsha will start a new Vocal Cord Dysfunction clinic to diagnose and treat a condition common in young athletes where the vocal cords paradoxically close during exercise. Dave is happy to see collaboration as a core HRH value. “By talking it out, we can develop a better plan for the patient than we had before we talked. That’s when the magic happens.”

COLLABORATION MAKES MAGIC HAPPEN

If you haven’t yet had an opportunity to meet HRH Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer Isadore Rivas, often called “Izzy”, the first thing he wants you to know is that he wants to meet you. “I, along with my other colleagues in the ‘Executive Suite’ are truly approachable. Please don’t hesitate to stop me and chat. I’d love to buy you a cup of coffee!”

More than a decade ago, Izzy thought he was ready to retire from his first career in public accounting, but found he wasn’t ready. He joined IU Health in 2004, then came to HRH in 2013. He says what he most enjoys about his career in healthcare is that everyone from nurses to physicians to bean counters can have a favorable impact on people’s lives. “The effort and commitment by those I see every day at Hendricks in providing or supporting those in need of care or help, clearly resonates with me and my commitment to family and community.”

Family is paramount to Izzy. Born to Mexican immigrants, Izzy was number five of eight children. He and his wife, Kathy, have known each other almost all their lives having attended the same elementary, middle and high schools, and love spending time with their son Sean, daughter Kimberly and their families, especially their grandchildren. Jacob, 16, has had a deep interest in music since he was seven and is now working with a personal coach. Chase, 14, is a self-admitted nerd who is showing early talent with computers and robotics. Nicky and Marina, both 12, are great cousins who share many of the same friends. And all, at one time, were in the same school.

Izzy makes an impression on people he meets. Years ago, he and Kathy hosted two Senior League Baseball players competing in the State Tournament. One of those players, LaTroy Hawkins, just ended his Major League Baseball career. Though Izzy and Hawkins

didn’t stay in contact, when Izzy’s daughter-in-law reached out to Hawkins three years ago to let him know Izzy and Jacob would be attending one of his games, Hawkins sent her his personal cell number and asked that Izzy call him. “He was an incredible, gracious host. We had lunch, breakfast and dinner with LaTroy and were his guests in the ‘family area’ at Coors Field.”

Having come from a large family, particularly one that struggled financially after his father died at an early age, there is nothing more important to Izzy than the support of and by family. “I’ve been very fortunate in my life, but any success I’ve had has been as a result of so many other people.”

MARCH 2016

HENDRICKS REGIONAL HEALTH GOES RED

Hendricks Regional Health associates raised $3,938 for the American Heart Association during the first week of February. Congratulations to the red Coach purse winners: (Pictured from left to right) Tammy Donaldson, Nursing and Terri Dickey, IAPM. Thank you for your support and participation to raise funds and awareness to support the American Heart Association’s efforts to save lives!

MEET IZZY RIVAS, OUR CFO