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Hialeah Hospital Goes Pink New Mobile App Offers Easy-To-Use Hospice

for Breast Cancer Awareness Resources and Referral Tools for Clinicians

VITAS® Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, redesigned its
Hialeah Hospital partnered with the City of Hialeah to create awareness for Breast mobile app offering at-a-glance hospice eligibility information, streamlined secure
Cancer Awareness month. “Today is a great day for us to work together with the patient referrals, and a user experience tailored to specific healthcare roles.
Hialeah Fire Department to raise awareness for breast cancer,” said Michael Bell, Available for Android and iOS devices, the redesigned VITAS mobile app offers:
Hialeah Hospital’s CEO. “We’re encouraging everybody in our community to get • Brand-new look and intuitive, modern user interface
screened for breast cancer.” City of Hialeah Fire has the pink truck initiative and the • Easy, one-touch features to share in-app resources and hospice information
first stop was Hialeah Hospital. • VITAS location/service area look-up by GPS, ZIP code or state maps
• Advanced prognostication information and calculators
The app takes the guesswork out of hospice eligibility decisions with color-coded,
disease-specific guidelines for common diagnoses and easy-to-use assessment tools.
An interactive Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) measures patient’s functional status
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and a body-mass index (BMI) calculator determines overall health.
Clinicians can refer patients quickly via face sheet photo capture or a simple
Launches Express Care Online mobile form submission. Originally added in April of 2018, the industry-first,
HIPAA-compliant referral photo-upload feature is improved and even easier to use.
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has expanded access to healthcare by launching Referring clinicians receive immediate confirmation of successful submission,
an online service that enables patients to see a medical professional 24 hours a day, seven prompt VITAS response, and access to support 24/7/365.
days a week.Through Express Care Online, patients can see and communicate quickly “Time is an important factor for seriously ill patients and the physicians who refer
with a healthcare provider about urgent healthcare matters using any mobile device, such them for hospice care,” says Joseph Shega, MD, senior vice president and chief med-
as a smartphone, tablet, or a desktop computer. The provider can evaluate, diagnose and ical officer at VITAS. “Our updated app makes it even easier for clinicians to know
treat an ailment, and prescribe medication if necessary. when a patient may be eligible for hospice and ensures a seamless transition to com-
The online service can be accessed from a free app, which can be downloaded from passionate end-of-life care.”
Google Play, the App Store or Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital’s website at Personalization of app features and experiences based on common healthcare roles
http://ClevelandClinicIRH.org/eco enables users to streamline and customize content preferences. For example, the app
includes a schedule of upcoming VITAS-sponsored webinars on hospice and pallia-
tive care that are eligible for continuing education credits for many disciplines. Users
can register for webinars with just one tap and receive in-app reminders and calendar
SEND US YOUR Download the free app at VITASapp.com, Google Play or the App Store.
updates about their upcoming sessions.

Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center,
Stuart Opens

The Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center, Stuart has officially opened its doors to
patients. The new 87,000 square-foot facility at 3801 S. Kanner Highway in Stuart
offers comprehensive outpatient services under one roof.
“The Family Health Center provides convenient access to world-class care for resi-
• News Tips dents of Martin and St. Lucie counties,” said Wael Barsoum, M.D., CEO and President
of Cleveland Clinic Florida. “It offers a comprehensive approach to outpatient care
• Letters To the Editor that Cleveland Clinic has successfully utilized in South Florida and Ohio. We believe
it will be an exceptional addition to the services we offer on the Treasure Coast.”
• Promote Your Event Located at the corner of S. Kanner Highway and Indian Street in Stuart, the state-
of-the-art Family Health Center features physician offices, a full-service imaging cen-
• Announce Business-Related Awards ter and a lab draw station. An urgent care is scheduled to open by January 2020.
“The patient experience was paramount in the design of the Family Health Center,”
• Tout Your Success said Robert L. Lord Jr., President of Cleveland Clinic Martin Health. “It was developed
to provide numerous services all in one location, reflecting our ‘patients first’ philos-
ophy for the communities we serve.”
Medical specialties represented at the Family Health Center include: family medi-
cine, internal medicine, pulmonology, urology, general surgeons, vascular surgeons,
concierge medicine, and bariatric surgery and weight management. There are approx-
imately 90 exam rooms.
Advanced imaging technology includes 3-D mammography, 64-slice CT scanners, a
nuclear medicine camera and PET/CT. Other diagnostic testing services include bone
density testing, cardiac Holter monitoring, cardiac stress testing, echocardiograms,
electrocardiograms, fluoroscopy, ultrasounds, vascular ultrasounds and X-ray.

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