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A member of the Greater Hudson Valley Health System

Orange Regional has submitted a Certificate of Need application to the New York State Department of Health to construct a new 153,000 square-foot outpatient medical office building (MOB) and a 26,000 square-foot cancer center on the main campus. The plan is to relocate most existing outpatient services currently provided at other off-campus locations to these new state-of-the-art buildings. We are still in the process of getting final approval and securing financing for the project. If all goes as planned, construction will begin this spring and the project will be completed in the fall of 2016. In March, preliminary site work was completed on the North side of the campus to make room for more parking.

Specifically, Orange Regional is constructing: 1) an entirely new outpatient MOB that will be connected to the existing hospital’s two-story administration building and 2) a dedicated cancer center that will include renovation of existing space and new construction.

The buildings will be separate, yet located immediately adjacent to each other on the northern side of our hospital. We will also add 807 parking spaces and expand the road which encircles the hospital Main Campus.

The proposed MOB will be a five-story, state-of-the-art facility. The first two floors will house all relocated outpatient diagnostic imaging services including 64 Slice CT, Wide Bore MRI, 3D Mammography, Digital X-ray, Ultrasound, EKG, Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT Scan and Fluoroscopy as well as four outpatient operating rooms, five procedure rooms, a primary care office, cardiac rehabilitation, a diabetes center, lab services, central registration, medical school space, pre-surgical testing, a retail pharmacy, a bistro and a community health resource center. Floors three to five will be occupied by physician offices affiliated with Orange Regional Medical Group which presently employs 36 physicians and mid-level providers.

Medical Office Building Overview

In This IssueMeet Your Medical Staff Leadership

Scenes from the Medical Staff Quarterly

Medical Education Update

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MOB Cancer CenterExpansion

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have a Question? Need Info? The Medical STaff ServiceS deparTMenT can help for assistance with initial credentialing, contact deborah lasch at 845-333-1110. for assistance with re-appointment credentialing, contact Kathy Mikulski at 845-333-1108.

for general assistance, contact Tabatha patman at 845-333-1107 or alicia remey at 845-333-1106.

“All for One”When I’ve played golf – I have never broken 80. Most of the players I’m with usually don’t either. But when we play a scramble (a format that takes the best of four shots and play from there) our group score is in the 60’s. What does that say? Simply – collectively we are better than alone.

Being the Chief Medical Officer at Orange Regional is a blessing. To be able to interact and be part of a growing organization with unlimited potential is quite an opportunity. To be able to look other leaders in the eye and know you are getting the absolute truth and best advice is very exhilarating. It frees you to be able to listen, weigh options and proceed, knowing there is wisdom on many levels.

The same is true for medicine, no one should feel alone. Our culture is not one of “gotcha” but rather lessons learned. Our Physicians Excellence Committee (PEC) exemplifies this. Don’t ever be afraid to step in and offer a hand. Who knows – tomorrow it may be you that needs a lift. Regards, Jim Oxley, DO Chief Medical Officer

Welcome New Practitioners October 2014 – february 2015

Gina Allegretti, MD Pediatrics

David Chen, MD Rehabilitation Medicine

Marc Frankel, DPM Orthopedics

Jennie Luna, MD Medicine

Monay Mahmoud, MD Medicine

Claire McMahon, MD Pediatrics

Joon Park, MD Medicine

Jyothi Halepalya Rangadhama, MD, RPVI OB/GYN

Kimberly Robinson, MD Psychiatry

Bikramjit Singh, MD Medicine

Paramjeet Singh, MD Surgery

Kenneth Steier, DO Critical Care/Pulmonary

Jothi Vaidyalingam, MD Medicine

Jennifer Vazquez-Bryan, MD Family Medicine

Richard Wang, MD Psychiatry

Wendy Whittick, MD Diagnostic Imaging

Minhui Xie, MD Medicine

Medical Staff Meeting Schedule The 2015 Medical Staff meeting schedule is now available on the Orange Regional Medical Center Web site and can be accessed by visiting www.ormc.org/medicalstaff.

Medical Office Building Overview continued from cover.

The proposed cancer center will combine existing outpatient cancer therapy services including radiation oncology and infusion, the breast center, along with oncology exam rooms and associated nursing and care provider stations into a 26,000 square foot, single-story facility attached to the main hospital. About 15,000 square feet of the existing administration building will be renovated and another 11,000 square feet of space will be added on as new construction.

The cost-savings related to the MOB and cancer center construction are significant. By removing lease obligations, the hospital anticipates saving up to $4 million annually. Updates on the progress of this project will be provided as new and important information develops.

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Meet Your Medical Staff Leadership

adrian paraschiv, Md Member-at-large

Gregory Spencer, Md immediate past president

nader Okby, Md president

phillip Massengill, Md vice president

G. alexander Jones, Md Secretary/Treasurer

Anesthesia Chair – Lon Merin, MD

Anesthesia Vice Chair – Gilbert Nazareno, MD

Cardiology Chair – Sandeep Singh, MD

Cardiology Vice Chair – William Gotsis, MD

Critical Care/Pulm Chair – Deogenes (Dax) de Leon, MD

Critical Care/Pulm Vice Chair – Ali Hmidi, MD

Diagnostic Imaging Chair – A. Ramsey Abadir, MD

Diagnostic Imaging Vice Chair – Victor Todisco, MD

Emergency Med Chair – Anuj Vohra, DO

Emergency Med Vice Chair – Mark Plexousakis, DO

EENT Chair – Mark Driver, MD

EENT Vice Chair – Mandes Kates, MD

Family Medicine Chair – David Kang, MD

Family Medicine Vice Chair – Bruce Ellsweig, MD

Gastroenterology Chair – Robert Walker, MD

Gastroenterology Vice Chair – Rosa Cirillo, MD

Medicine Chair – Romeo Quilatan, MD

Medicine Vice Chair – Khawaja Mir, MD

Neuroscience Chair – Andrew Faskowitz, DO

Neuroscience Vice Chair – Olga Fishman, MD

OB/GYN Chair – Manan Shah, MD

OB/GYN Vice Chair – Wico Chu, MD

Orthopedics Chair – Kevin Trapp, MD

Orthopedics Vice Chair – Christopher Inzerillo, MD

Pathology Chair – Samuel Louie, MD

Pediatrics Chair – Karen Finnigan, MD

Pediatrics Vice Chair – Richard Fuchs, MD

Psychiatry Chair – Cesar Rojas, MD

Radiation Oncology Chair – Thomas Eanelli, MD

Rehabilitation Chair – Daniel Perri, MD

Rehabilitation Vice Chair – Jonathan Rudnick, DO

Surgery Chair – Sandra Sacks, MD

Surgery Vice Chair – G. Alexander Jones, MD

Urology Chair – Emmanuel Schenkman, MD

Urology Vice Chair – Steven Rowe, MD

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Support Orange regional’s Cancer Program Orange Regional Medical Center Foundation will host its 24th Annual Golf Classic at West Hills Country Club and Wallkill Golf Course on Monday, June 22, 2015. This year’s event will benefit the Hospital’s expanding cancer care program which provides a wide spectrum of care including cancer prevention, early detection and advanced treatment. There are many levels in which to participate and show your support. Invites have already been mailed. For more information, call the Foundation Office at 845-333-2333.

Show Your Support The Caduceus Society allows members of the Orange Regional Medical Center Medical Staff to demonstrate their philanthropic support for the hospital and the patients it serves through annual and cumulative giving. All gifts are tax deductible according to law and are recognized on a prominent donor wall located at the main patient elevator lobby. You can become a member of the Caduceus Society by sending your gift to the Foundation Office or by visiting www.ormc.org, clicking on the Giving tab and then the Donate Now tab. All gifts are acknowledged and appreciated. You may also make a gift by visiting the physician portal at www.ormc.org/physicianportal.

Where There’s a Will There’s A Way Ok, who out there is planning to leave their hard earned savings to the government? Anyone?

If you do not have a will in place you may become and unintended donor to the State of New York. When a person dies without having a valid will in place, his or her property passes what is called “intestate succession” to heirs according to state law. In other words, if you don’t have a will, that state will make one for you. All fifty states have laws (or “statutes”) of this kind on the books. The purpose of intestate succession statutes is to distribute the decedent’s wealth in a manner that closely represents how the average person would have had designed his or her estate plan, had that person had a will. However, this default can differ dramatically from what the person really would have wanted. Even where it is known what the person intended, no exceptions are made based on need or special circumstances.

Orange Regional Foundation recently launched a new section on its Web site, www.ormcgiving.org, to help individuals prepare their wills and consider various estate planning such as trusts and explanations of giving stocks, bonds, real estate, insurance and other appreciated assets. This site includes a Personal Planner, calculator and daily IRS tips. You can sign up for an e-newsletter to stay abreast of the latest IRS changes, too. Of course, we hope that you will consider Orange Regional as your charity of choice as you develop your estate plans. It’s a great way to ease your tax burden annually over time, too! For more information, call the Foundation office at 845-333-2333.

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Raymond P. VanVoorhis and Jake Kriney

The Orange Regional Foundation announces Raymond P. VanVoorhis and Jake Kriney as Co-Chairs of its 2015 Annual Golf Classic which will take place on Monday, June 22, 2015. One of the region’s finest golf outings, this annual tournament will benefit expanding cancer care services at ORMC and help to develop a comprehensive cancer center. For more information, visit www.ormc.org/golf.

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Scenes from the december 2014 Medical Staff Quarterly Meeting

On December 4, 2014, Orange Regional physicians gathered to celebrate the holidays at West Hill Country Club.

Below are some scenes from the event.

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As May approaches, we will say goodbye to our inaugural class of 10 medical students who will have completed their 3rd and 4th years of medical school at Orange Regional Medical Center and will graduate from Touro College as Doctors of Osteopathy. We would be remiss if we didn’t thank all of our medical student instructors for everything they have done, and continue to do, in training our next generation of physicians. We are thrilled to watch them take the next step in their training by entering Residencies around the United States. We will update you on where they will be doing their residency training once we have a complete list.

Once again, thank you so much for the invaluable experiences you have given our students these past 2 years. - The Department of Graduate Medical Education

Thank You to Our Medical Student Instructors

For the 2015 – 2016 academic year, the Graduate Medical Education Program will have a total of four Emergency Medicine Residents, four Traditional Rotating Internship Residents and four first-year Family Medicine Residents in addition, to Dr. AnnaMaria Arias and Dr. David Morcos who will be our second-year Family Medicine Residents. Starting in July, the medical education program will also include 24 third-year medical students and 15 fourth-year medical students from Touro College.

Lecture opportunities are available at the resident level for the noon lecture series which occurs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. If interested in giving a noon lecture, please contact Jennifer Trujillo, Medical Education Coordinator, at 845-333-1755 or jtrujillo@ormc.org.

The Department of Graduate Medical Education is embracing research at Orange Regional. If you have any cases or experiences that you think would make a good research topic, please contact Jenny Vosganian-Clancy, Administrative Director of Medical Education, at 845-333-1138 or jclancy@ormc.org.

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The Physician Recognition Cocktail Reception will be held on Friday May 1, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the West Hills Country Club located at 21 Gold Links Road in Middletown. This year, Karen Finnigan, MD and Nader Okby, MD will be honored with the Leadership Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award will honor physicians with 30 or more years of service to Orange Regional.

Physician Recognition Awards

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Karen Finnigan, MD Nader Okby, MD

Pictured L to R: Naim Korca, Nancy Famby, Laurel Bertram, Rosemary Baczewski, Renee Desrats, Dr. Bruce Ellsweig, Dr. Murali Krishna and Laura Belsky. These employees planned and facilitated the session with more than 125 staff members in attendance. Schwartz Center Rounds are held monthly and alternate between Catskill Regional and Orange Regional Medical Centers. All are invited to attend the sessions. Watch out for email announcements. For more information, contact Dr. Bruce Ellsweig at 845-333-2315 or bellsweig@ormc.org.

GhVhS Presents Schwartz Center rounds: Supporting Providers, Improving Quality of Care

Schwartz Center Rounds sessions are structured to help and support the caregiver and to ultimately strengthen the caregiver-patient relationship, reminding caregivers why they entered the healthcare profession.

Delivering healthcare today has become more complex than ever before. Staying on top of readmission rates and meeting length of stay targets to following documentation protocol and attaining National Patient Safety standards – and everything in between – has impacted some caregivers’ ability to make personal and emotional connections with patients, their families and colleagues.

Today, many healthcare providers are anxious, frustrated and under pressure – with no structured outlet for expressing their feelings and little preparation for the difficult communication issues that are an inevitable part of team work and patient care. For this reason, the Greater Hudson Valley Health System has been designated a Schwartz Center Rounds facility to support and assist caring for the caregiver.

No One dies Alone Program Introduced Through the efforts of Hospital staff, volunteers and clergy at Orange Regional, the No One Dies Alone (NODA) Program provides a reassuring presence to dying patients who would otherwise be alone. With the support of the nursing staff, “compassionate companions” volunteer their time to offer patients the valuable gift of a dignified death. The NODA Program was created in 2001 by a nurse at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Oregon. Orange Regional has launched NODA as a volunteer program that matches people who wish to volunteer their time with a patient whose death is near, so they are not alone during their final hours. The program supports patients who are dying and who have no friends or family who are able to be with them. It is a time when nursing intervention is minimal, but the loving presence of a compassionate individual is valued. If you have any questions or would like to sign up to be a Compassionate Companion, please contact Director of Volunteer and Guest Services, Debbie Linken, at 845-333-0213 or 845-649-9831, Nurse Director of 4 South, Robin Sells, at 845-333-4437 or 845-649-5031 or Coordinator of the Pastoral Care Program, Deacon Richard Trapani, at 845-333-1014 or 845-649-9470.

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Grand roundsThursday, April 16, 2015

5:30 p.m. Called to Cure: Caught in Conflict

Presented by Larry Bridgesmith, J.D.

Be on the lookout for additional information via email.

2015 Physician recognition Awards

Friday, May 1, 2015 5:00 p.m.

West Hills Country Club

121 Golf Links Road, Middletown, NY

Medical Staff Quarterly June 4, 2015

6:00 p.m.

Conference Rooms 1, 2 and 3

2015 Golf Classic Monday, June 22, 2015

8:30 a.m. West Hills Country Club & Town

of Wallkill Golf Course

To benefit the Spagnoli Family Cancer Center

For more information, contact the Foundation Office at 333-2333 or visit ormc.org/golf.

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