20 The Hospital cooperative staff AT A GLANCE Jon Smith, Executive Director jon@hospitalcooperative.org (208) 239-1951 Robert Cuoio, Director of Operations robert@hospitalcooperative.org (208) 239-1952 Jamie Pehrson, Administrative Specialist jamie@hospitalcooperative.org (208) 239-1950 John Murphy, Rural Health Consultant (208) 239-1956 Office Fax: (208) 233-4644 Website: www.hospitalcooperative.org rc 1-13 500 South 11th Avenue, Suite 503 Pocatello, ID 83201 www.hospitalcooperative.org Strengthening regional health care in southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming by sharing resources, knowledge, and information.
2 Executive Board and Member institutions Rod Jacobson, CEO Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, Montpelier, Idaho Jeff Daniels, CFO Bingham Memorial Hospital, Blackfoot, Idaho John Hoopes, CEO Caribou Memorial Hospital, Soda Springs, Idaho Doug Crabtree, CEO Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Idaho Falls, Idaho Mike Andrus, CEO Franklin County Medical Center, Preston, Idaho Leann Wartchow, Interim CEO Lost Rivers Medical Center, Arco, Idaho Rachel Gonzales, CEO Madison Memorial Hospital, Rexburg, Idaho Carl Hanson, CEO Minidoka Memorial Hospital, Rupert, Idaho Todd Winder, CEO Oneida County Hospital, Malad City, Idaho Brenda Stanley, Director of Marketing and Public Relations Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello, Idaho Dallas Clinger, CEO Power County Hospital District, American Falls, Idaho Charlie Button, CEO Star Valley Medical Center, Afton, Wyoming Jeff Hill, CEO Steele Memorial Hospital, Salmon, Idaho Keith Gnagey, CEO Teton Valley Hospital, Driggs, Idaho Contents From the Executive Director 3 Education 4 Community service 6 Shared services and group purchasing 7 Business and other support 7 Telemedicine 8 Sponsors and grantors 9 Member directory 10 Bear Lake Memorial Hospital 11 Bingham Memorial Hospital 11 Caribou Memorial Hospital 12 Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center 12 Franklin County Medical Center 13 Lost Rivers Medical Center 13 Madison Memorial Hospital 14 Minidoka Memorial Hospital 14 Oneida County Hospital 15 Portneuf Medical Center 15 Power County Hospital District 16 Star Valley Medical Center 16 Steele Memorial Medical Center 17 Teton Valley Hospital 17 Commitment to Collaboration 18 19
18 Commitment to collaboration 3 from the Executive Director Dear Friend: The Hospital Cooperative is a dynamic organization consisting of fourteen hospitals in southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming. Our mission is to strengthen regional health care by providing support and increasing value to members through shared resources, knowledge and information. With guidance from an executive board of hospital leaders, the staff of The Hospital Cooperative plans and organizes programs and activities that enable member hospitals to accomplish more together than would be possible alone. W hether engaging in fundraising, community service projects, or education, patient care is our passion and highest priority. By collaborating, we create synergies and efficiencies that allow us to improve quality while better managing the complexities of today s health care environment. As I pause to reflect on our accomplishments, I would like to thank the members of The Hospital Cooperative Executive Board for their commitment to our organization, their guidance, and their energetic participation in activities. Despite the economic challenges facing us all, The Hospital Cooperative continues to flourish. Our work continues to have a focus on meeting the needs of member hospitals and their staff in the areas of: member services, education, member support, networking, and organizational development Our experienced staff offers services to our members that include organizing community outreach events, strategic planning, grant assistance, group purchasing, survey planning and execution, telemedicine support, and education and networking services. We are thankful to our partner and funding organizations for their support in helping us to meet our network mission, vision, and values. The Hospital Cooperative exists because of our members and to serve our members. We never lose sight of the fact that our hospitals are essential to their communities.
4 education T he Hospital Cooperative, through its professional peer networks, has its finger on the pulse of educational needs of its hospital managers and staff members. Through its many alliances, The Hospital Cooperative also has access to CME programs for practicing physicians. By making use of the Cooperative Telehealth Network, education programs can be transmitted from site to site across our network. Furthermore, our network can link to other networks, allowing secure, realtime video communication anywhere in the country. This powerful tool enables hospital professionals to participate in learning activities when time and distance would otherwise limit their ability to do so. Brown Bag Lunch Series A lunchtime seminar presented on the third Thursday of each month features short topics of general interest to hospital staff members. Participants at each site receive presentation materials in advance electronically and participate in an evaluation process that guides the planning of future seminars. Leadership Education Series Twice a year, managers across THC convene for a day-long seminar that addresses educational needs of managerial level staff of all disciplines. Sponsorship by exhibitors defrays the cost of these programs. Professional Peer Networks To promote networking and sharing of best practices, THC hosts quarterly meetings for professional peer networks. The peer networks supported include: business office, finance, environmental services, facilities, foundation, health information management, human resources, information technology, marketing, nutrition services, nursing: long-term and acute care, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, clinic management, and quality management. Physician/Allied Health Professional Continuing Education Marketing Peer Network in discussion. The Cooperative Telehealth Network links to other regional networks and major medical centers to transmit and receive short courses and disciplinary grand rounds on a regular basis. 17 Steele Memorial medical Center 203 South Daisy, (P.O. Box 700), Salmon, ID 83467 (208)756-5600 www.steelemh.org Service Area: Custer and Lemhi Licensed Acute Beds: 18 Counties Population: 10,000 Behavioral health Mental health care Newborn audio screening Sleep lab Teton Valley Hospital 120 E. Howard Avenue, Driggs, ID 83422 (208)354-2383 www.tvhcare.org Service Area: Teton County Licensed Acute Beds: 13 Population: 7,838 Ambulance service Mental health care
16 Power county hospital district 510 Roosevelt Street, American Falls, ID 83211 (208)226-3200 www.pchd.net 5 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Service Area: Power County Licensed Acute Beds: 10 Population: 8,000 Long Term Beds: 26 Ownership: County Owned, not-for-profit Planning The Hospital Cooperative works in conjunction with member hospitals to effectively develop strategic direction for health care within their respective community. This process includes working with the community, staff, and management of the specific hospital and creates one clear vision for success. Mental health care Benchmarking and Comparatives Several years ago, The Board decided they wanted to have more comparative information across the membership. The THC Benchmarking Report was developed to provide quarterly financial and operational data to each participant and the THC Charge Comparative helped hospitals identify a range within which their charges for services should be set. Just recently, THC has developed quality indicators in which participating hospitals can compare several metrics as they strive to improve care to their patients. Star Valley Medical Center 901 Adams Street (P.O. Box 579), Afton, WY 83110 (307)885-5800 www.svmcwy.org Service Area: Star Valley/ Licensed Acute Beds: 20 N. Lincoln County Long Term Beds: 24 Population: 10,000 Ownership: Special Tax District of Lincoln County Ambulance Newborn audio screening Sleep lab Question and Answer Since early on, The Hospital Cooperative has been seen as a true resource for member hospitals. On an ongoing basis, THC accepts questions from staff at all facilities and works diligently to obtain answers that will be helpful. Communication As an organization, The Hospital Cooperative is about sharing of information that will help to provide the best patient care experience possible. By identifying and sharing information from hospital to hospital or from the health care industry, THC is able to be part of that healing process. Most often, THC is able to communicate through Cooperative Connections, the quarterly newsletter of The Hospital Cooperative. Technology In an effort to more effectively make presentation information and upcoming events available to members, The Hospital Cooperative has developed a web presence in two locations. Please visit us at www.hospitalcooperative.org and you can also find us on Facebook.
6 Community service E very year, member hospitals sponsor activities that promote health awareness and education for local residents. Whether it be the American Cancer Society s Relay for Life, the March of Dimes March for Babies, fun runs or community health fairs, these are opportunities to make a difference and promote goodwill. The Hospital Cooperative members often collaborate on regional activities. Grant funding and other support enables the hospitals staff members to plan and execute projects of a larger scale than would otherwise be possible. Brake for Breakfast, set for the first week in October, is put on by The Hospital Cooperative, its fourteen member hospitals, and the Health West Clinics to raise awareness about breast cancer. Break for Breakfast is a drive-through event scheduled early enough in the day that women on their way to work, or dropping kids off at school can participate. Breakfast Junction is the first stop where each woman will receive breakfast to go. At Information Way, she receives important information on breast cancer awareness. Pink Place is where each woman receives a small gift. The ultimate goal is to remind all women to do monthly self-breast exams and to get a mammogram yearly, after age 40. This past year nearly 13,000 women participated, and sponsors included the United Dairymen of Idaho, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and the American Cancer Society. 15 Oneida County Hospital 150 North 200 West, Malad City, ID 83252 (208)766-2231 www.oneidahospital.com Service Area: Oneida County Licensed Acute Beds: 11 Population: 5,000 Long-term Beds: 41 Behavioral health Portneuf Medical Center 777 Hospital Way, Pocatello, ID 83201 (208)239-1000 www.portmed.org Service Area: Southeast Idaho Licensed Acute Beds: 187 & Wyoming Ownership: Private Behavioral health Mental health care Neonatal intensive care Renal dialysis Sleep lab
14 Madison memorial Hospital 450 E. Main Street (P.O. Box 310), Rexburg, ID 83440 (208)356-3691 www.madisonhospital.org 7 Shared services and group purchasing Service Area: Madison County and Licensed Acute Beds: 69 surrounding counties Population: 53,000 Hospice Massage therapy Neonatal intensive care Newborn audio screening Minidoka Memorial Hospital 1224 8th Street, Rupert, ID 83350 (208)436-0481 www.minidokamemorial.com I n 2000, the Public Hospital Cooperative of Southeast Idaho, as it was first known, was established to reduce the costs of goods and services through access to volume purchasing. This remains one of the most important benefits to its members. Member hospitals collectively saved more than $14 million in purchasing goods and services through membership in The Hospital Cooperative between 2004 and 2012. The Preferred Vendor Program, a more recent initiative, allows purveyors of goods and services to negotiate discounts that apply to all members of The Hospital Cooperative, generating more business for the vendor and savings for members. In 2012, The Hospital Cooperative purchased a 1.5 Tesla high-definition 8 channel mobile unit to serve members in rural Idaho and Wyoming. This has met a need in many communities and created an opportunity to control the service being received. THC has partnered with Perspectives Imaging to provide operations for the. Service Area: Minidoka County Licensed Acute Beds: 25 Population: 20,000 Long Term Beds: 43 Business and other support Ambulance The staff of The Hospital Cooperative represents an impressive array of experience and expertise and provides services for members upon request, including: Strategic planning Focus group leadership Research and fact-finding Survey development and implementation Report preparation Grant preparation or consultation Information technology assistance Consulting on Web design and publication preparation
8 telemedicine 13 Franklin county medical center 44 North 100 East, Preston, ID 83263 (208)852-0137 www.fcmc.org B ecause medical specialists tend to be based in urban areas, residents of rural areas in Idaho and Wyoming must travel long distances to receive specialized care. Similarly, health professionals in those rural areas have little access to continuing education opportunities. Telemedicine, the use of sophisticated, secure electronic communications to connect health professionals and patients is an important solution. With the assistance of a grant from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Administration, Department of Health and Human, members of The Hospital Cooperative collaborated to establish the Cooperative Telehealth Network in 2005. THC member hospitals and Health West Clinics, a Pocatello-based Federally Qualified Health Center that serves multiple rural areas in Idaho, are connected to the Network. The Cooperative Telehealth Network is one of many across the country that can be interconnected as necessary. Numerous professional educational opportunities exist via the Cooperative Telehealth Network. The Hospital Cooperative is working to make the services of physician specialists more accessible to rural communities. With the leadership of medical director William Hazle, M.D., adult psychiatric services have been provided to Afton, American Falls, Malad, Montpelier, Soda Springs, and Salmon, Idaho via the Cooperative Telehealth Network since 2007. Currently, oncology services are being delivered in Salmon, Malad, and Soda Springs. With grants from the Idaho Community Foundation, the Portneuf Health Care Foundation, and the Steele- Reese Foundation, The Hospital Cooperative has paid for telepsychiatry services for some patients without mental health insurance who could not otherwise afford that care. Service Area: Franklin County Licensed Acute Beds: 20 Population: 12,000 Long-term Beds: 35 Newborn audio screen Lost Rivers Medical Center 551 Highland Drive (P.O. Box 145), Arco, ID 83213 (208)527-8206 www.lrmctr.org Service Area: Butte and Licensed Acute Beds: 14 Lower Custer Counties Population: 7,200 Ownership: District Hospital, not-for-profit Dr. William Hazle, psychiatrist, consults with Sherie Alvari, a social worker at Caribou Memorial Hospital in Soda Springs, Idaho, via the Cooperative Telehealth Network. Acute Care Hospice Lap Outpatient Diagnostic Procedures Swing bed Telemedicine Walk In Clinics
12 Caribou memorial hospital 300 South 3rd West, Soda Springs, ID 83276 (208)547-3341 www.cmhlc.org 9 Sponsors and grantors Service Area: Caribou County Licensed Acute Beds: 25 Population: 8,000 Long Term Beds: 37 Intensive Care Massage therapy Newborn audio screen Sleep lab EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 3100 Channing Way Idaho Falls, ID 83404 (208)529-6210 www.eirmc.org Service Area: Southeast Idaho Licensed Acute Beds: 166 & Wyoming Ownership: Public, HCA Behavioral health CT scammer Neonatal intensive care Neurological Oncology Trauma Center (Certified Level 2) Wound Management M any of The Hospital Cooperative s programs and services would not be possible without the support of its grantors and sponsors. The members of the executive board and the staff gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the following agencies and companies: A-1 Collections American Cancer Society Cintas Health Care Management Health Facility Authority Health Resources and Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human (DHHS) HealthStream Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Medical Management MEMdata Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, DHHS Perspectives Imaging Portneuf Healthcare Foundation Rocky Mountain EAP SoyJoy Spacelabs Healthcare State Office of Rural Health SterilMed Thermo Fisher Scientific United Dairymen of Idaho USDA Wyoming Dairy Council
10 Member directory T he fourteen hospital members of The Hospital Cooperative collectively serve communities encompassing 33,000 square miles. On the following pages are facts about each hospital. Idaho 11 Bear Lake Memorial Hospital 164 South 5th, Montpelier, ID 83254 (208)847-1630 www.blmhospital.com Service Area: Bear Lake County Licensed Acute Beds: 21 Population: 7,000 Long Term Beds: 36 Assisted Living Beds: 24 Ambulance Behavioral health Lap-banding Mental health care Newborn audio screening Renal dialysis Sleep lab Bingham Memorial Hospital 98 Poplar Street, Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208)785-4100 www.binghammemorial.org Service Area: Bingham County Licensed Acute Beds: 25 Population: 41,735 Long Term Beds: 75 Wyoming Lap-banding Massage therapy Newborn audio screen Renal dialysis Spine and cranial surgery