Page 1 - CCIRF Advocate Fall 2019

ADVOCATE
Special Donor Recognition Issue
News for benefactors and friends of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation FALL 2019
Community Embraces Challenge for Comprehensive Stroke Care
Construction is under way on a center for comprehensive stroke care, thanks to the completion of the Foundation’s $10.5 million capital campaign.
“We are extremely grateful for the
community’s swift and enthusiastic
support for leading-edge stroke care,”
stated Gregory Rosencrance, MD,
FACP, President, Cleveland Clinic
Indian River Hospital (CCIRH).
“Our skilled clinicians will soon
have the facility, infrastructure,
and technology to further elevate stroke care for local patients.”
The project repurposes existing space adjacent to the Emergency Department (ED) to further facilitate rapid diagnostic response and therapeutic intervention when minutes matter by adding advanced CT scanning equipment. Newly dedicated space will create an Interventional Neurology Suite equipped with bi-plane angiography – the gold standard for precise imaging of cerebro-vascular structures of the brain. The neuro
suite also will house an eight-bed pre- and post-procedure unit, in close proximity to the planned Neuro-Critical Care Unit.
When completed, the interventional stroke team, which began performing mechanical thrombectomy on ischemic stroke patients in July 2018, will have resources to assess and treat not only the most complex strokes, but also aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and
other cerebrovascular conditions. This also will move the hospital closer to its goal of becoming a
designated Comprehensive Stroke Center.
“Each time we bring a healthcare challenge forward, the response from donors is overwhelming. Philanthropy continues to make the difference at our hospital for the benefit of all who live here,” observed Tony Woodruff, CCIR Foundation Chair.
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Nationally renowned stroke expert and John’s Island resident Nick Hopkins, MD, volunteered his view on the importance of advancements in CCIRH stroke care during our program in his community.
Clinical Informatics Expert to Lead CCIRH Transition to Epic EMR
As Medical Director of Clinical Informatics, Lori Posk, MD, leads CCIRH’s transition to Cleveland Clinic’s electronic medical records system.
To help CCIRH prepare for its future transition to Epic Electronic Medical Records, also known as Epic EMR or simply “Epic,” a skilled physician/ technology expert has joined the team. Internal medicine physician Lori Posk, MD, FACP is the new Medical Director of Clinical Informatics.
Dr. Posk is board certified in internal medicine and clinical informatics, which is application of information technology to the healthcare field. This dual track prepared her to head Cleveland Clinic’s information-based approach to healthcare delivery, leading to her role as enterprise-wide Medical Director for MyChart, the secure, online health management tool for Cleveland Clinic patients. Since joining the MyChart Team in July 2012, she led several key initiatives including Open Notes, electronic messaging, patient access and test result release.
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