MedTips March 2022

 

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has named Deana Sievert as chief nursing officer (CNO) for University Hospital and Ross Heart Hospital starting March 28. As CNO, Sievert will lead the overall nursing operations for both hospitals as part of the Ohio State Health System nursing team. Sievert will be accountable for nursing standards of care and practice in all areas of University Hospital and Ross Heart Hospital, including the Brain and Spine Hospital and Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital. Sievert comes to Ohio State from ProMedica Health System in Toledo. She earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing from the University of Toledo. She completed her doctor of nursing practice from The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She’s currently a PhD candidate in nursing at Walden University. She is a member of a number of local and national professional organizations, including the Ohio Organization of Nurse Leaders and the American Organization of Nurse Leaders.

 

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has joined the U.S. Health Care Climate Council. 

Established by Health Care Without Harm, the Health Care Climate Council is a leadership body of health systems committed to protecting their patients and employees from the health impacts of climate change and becoming anchors for resilient communities. Together, the 19 member systems represent 500 hospitals in 28 states and 250 Congressional districts with more than 1 million employees. Health Care Climate Council members implement innovative climate solutions, inspire and support others to act and use their trusted voice and purchasing power to move policy and markets to drive the transformation to climate-smart health care.

 

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has been named a 2021 Climate Champion by Health Care Without Harm. As a participant in the Health Care Climate Challenge, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is committed to reducing health care’s own carbon footprint, preparing for the impacts of extreme weather and the shifting burden of disease and educating staff and the public while promoting policies to protect public health from climate change. This year the Medical Center was among 15 health systems/hospitals, out of a total of 25 hospitals in the United States, to earn awards for achievements including a carbon neutral goal by 2050, sourcing 16% carbon neutral electricity on main campus and 100% at offsite locations, and anesthesia gas emissions reduction work. The Medical Center received recognition for the efforts and success of the institution and staff with a gold award for Climate Resilience and two silver awards for Renewable Energy and Climate Leadership.

 

Shelly Martin, operations manager for the Employee Resource Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has been named to the Leadership Ohio class of Fellows for 2022. Martin is among 43 leaders from across the state who will deepen their knowledge and perspective of Ohio as the organization celebrates its 30th anniversary year. Each Fellow was nominated and completed a competitive application process to be considered for the class. The fellows come from various backgrounds and communities, with leaders working in innovation and business, state reform, education, and more. They will engage in programming across the state from April through November, and the curriculum and experience will provide a thoughtful opportunity for different perspectives and backgrounds to come together to learn and grow.

 

Physical therapist James Crick has been selected as the recipient of the American Physical Therapy Association – Acute Care Academy's Mary Sinnott Award for Clinical Excellence in Acute Care. This is the highest national recognition of clinical excellence that an acute care physical therapist can receive. Since joining The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Acute Rehab Team in 2020, Crick has contributed the three parts of the organization’s mission of innovation in research, education and patient care. 

 

The Ohio State University College of Medicine ranks #39 in the country for research funding from the National Institutes of Health. According to an annual analysis compiled by Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, grants to the Ohio State College of Medicine totaled $157.8 million in 2021. Six Ohio State College of Medicine research programs are ranked in the top 15. Plastic Surgery is ranked #2. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Surgery are ranked #6. Physiology and Cell Biology is ranked #10. Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology are ranked # 11. Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the nation’s primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research.

 

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Emergency Department has earned renewal of the gold standard for Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), with support from The Gary and Mary West Health Institute and the John A. Hartford Foundation. “Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s accreditation signals to the public that your institution is focused on the highest standards of care for your communities’ older adults,” according to ACEP’s award notification. The GEDA gold standard, the highest of three tiers, is awarded to institutions that meet a set of goals and criteria that includes geriatric-friendly equipment, specialized staff and screening for delirium, dementia and fall risk. A Level 1 emergency department must incorporate best practices, along with interdisciplinary geriatric education and geriatric-appropriate equipment and supplies. Ohio State’s Emergency Department became a model for geriatric emergency care in 2018 when it earned the first Level 1 GEDA gold standard in the Midwest. 

 

 

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