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August
Pride in Our People
“This recognition belongs to all of you, our dedicated teams of physicians, nurses and staff,” says President and CEO Elliot J. Sussman, M.D. “Your hard work creates the care and experience that results in national recognition such as this.” This is the 11th consecutive year LVH has made the U.S. News rankings, and we are the only hospital in our region ranked this year.
 Innovation RecognizedThe advanced Intensive Care Unit (aICU) has been honored with one of three Innovator Awards by Hospitals and Health Networks (H&HN) magazine. Information services colleagues Nadine Opstbaum (left) and Sandra Haldeman (right) accepted the award at the Health Forum and American Hosptial Association Leadership Summit in San Francisco, and Andrew Kane (center) also played a key role in aICU development. H&HN also recognized LVHHN as one of the nation’s “Most Wired” hospitals (for use of technology) and “Most Wireless” hospitals (for use of wireless technologies).
 Certified Great CareWhen Loretta Kupsky, 76, of Orefield (shown here with her husband Bill), suffered a stroke last March, she benefited from a new treatment at LVH. The blood clot causing her stroke was lodged deep in her brain, and regular therapy with the clot-busting drug tPA wasn’t helping. So interventional radiologist James Newcomb, M.D., inserted a tube into her brain and injected tPA directly into the clot, saving her life. New treatments like this are one reason why LVH was recently recertified the region’s only JCAHO Primary Stroke Center. Our colleagues are also creating a certifiably good child care center...saluting our nation’s veterans..and more! To read more PRIDE in Our People, visit the intranet at www.lvh.com or call 610-402-CARE.
 Colleagues Raise $1.25 Million for Our CommunityInvesting in Excellence Here at Home Means Even Better Care Thanks to your support, the employee phase of LVHHN’s major fund-raising campaign, Investing in Excellence Here at Home, was a rousing success. Colleagues invested more than $1.25 million, contributing to the $23-million-plus raised in the overall campaign to date. “Your investments will help us meet the health care needs of our community now and in the future,” says Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., president and chief executive officer. “Your support speaks volumes about the quality of people we have working inside our organization, and the commitment we all share to creating a healthier Lehigh Valley now and for generations to come.”
At a recent wrap-up celebration (pictured below), Sussman, chief operating officer Lou Liebhaber and Chuck Lewis, senior vice president, development, recognized safety director Don Hougendobler’s work as the employee campaign’s steering committee chairman. “This campaign’s success is a tribute to all colleagues,” Hougendobler says. “We had a team of 180 team captains working with their departments and encouraging people to invest in our hospital and our community. Departments like human resources, payroll, public affairs and information services also offered valuable assistance.” You can still invest in excellence. If you haven’t returned your pledge card, you can still do so via interoffice mail or regular mail to LVHHN Development Dept., Campaign Office, 1247 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Suite 200, Allentown, PA 18103. For more, call the development department at 610-402-9214.
 Be an LVHHN AdvocateDonna Jesse has always encouraged family and friends to receive care at LVHHN, even before she became LVPG general surgery office coordinator. So when her husband, Todd, suffered second-degree burns when flames shot up from a turkey fryer, she knew he’d get the best care at our Burn Center, the only in the region. A year after surgery to repair his wounds, Todd says, “You can hardly tell I was burned. I’m very happy with the care I received.” Have you referred a patient to LVHHN? If so, call 610-402-3175 or e-mail Richard.Martuscelli@lvh.com and share your story in CheckUp. This page last updated 2/12/08 04:08 PM
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Among the Nation’s Best in Eight Specialties
The money raised will support LVHHN’s capital projects, research and education, clinical programs, new technologies and community care.
