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Ground Breaking Ceremony for West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Expansion
The ground breaking ceremony for the recently initiated expansion of West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, Phase I, was held on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Hospital leadership, community leaders and citizens as well as representatives of the Estopinol Group participated in this momentous occasion. After the ceremony was held in the grassy area outside of the Cardiac Rehab entrance, a reception was held in the Large East Conference Room at the south end of the hospital.
This first expansion phase will increase the Radiology Department from the current 9,500 square feet to 15,000 square feet. In addition to this, the Intensive Care Unit Department will increase from 7 to 12 beds with patient rooms being increased from 140 square feet to 266 square feet each, providing more room for patient care and advanced technology.
Wound Healing Center to Open Soon
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital is pleased to bring wound healing therapies to residents in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas. Our new Wound Healing Center is slated to open in July of this year to provide hope and relief for patients suffering from chronic wounds. Statistics show an 80% success rate within 12 – 16 weeks when wounds are treated by wound healing professionals. The Center will also feature hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a proven method of promoting wound healing. The Center will be located on the campus of WCCH. If you would like more information, please call Paula Koonce at 527-4357 or Theresa Woods at 528-4716.
Currently, the position of Program Director is available. This position entails a wide range of capabilities, including physician relations, community awareness, pre-opening and launch of the Center, and administrative duties.
For futher information, please click on the link below:
http://nationalhealing.com
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Chief Information Officer Named at WCCH
Trey Rion, III, R.N., has been named Chief Information Officer at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Rion graduated from McNeese State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication as well as Nursing and is certified as a Microsoft System Engineer. He has over ten years of healthcare operation and technology experience.
Rion will replace Melinda Sanner, who is retiring in September after 34 years at WCCH. "Trey’s experience as a nurse combined with his technology expertise are wonderful assets for the hospital as we are gearing up to implement new software in the near future," said Sanner.
Trey previously worked at WCCH in the Emergency Department for several years.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR:
May, 16, 2008
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SCREENINGS INCLUDE:
6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
• Cholesterol - total lipid panel (12 hour fasting required)
• Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test for men over 40
• Blood Pressure
• Glaucoma
6:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Participating booths include:
Cardiovascular Specialists • Pediatric Center • The Eye Clinic • Center for Orthopedics • OBG-1 • and many more.
Plus a variety of WCCH Departments.
For more information, please call Debby Nabours at 527-4144.
WCCH Now Offering Digital Mammography
Digital mammography is now available at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, the only imaging service in West Calcasieu to offer this clearer technology. Traditionally, mammography results were printed on film. Today, the results are available digitally offering clearer images in a shorter amount of time.
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, digital mammography was shown to improve breast cancer detection in 65% of women. The study was sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and included 49,528 women with no signs of breast cancer. They reported that 10% to 20% of breast cancers detected in physical exams are not visible on film-based mammograms, mostly due to dense breast tissue, which occurs in about 40% of women.
“Digital mammography doesn’t have these limitations because it consistently generates images with good contrast resolution, image sharpness and quality,” said Rhonda Ryker, BSRT (R)(M), mammographer with West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital.
The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms for all women over the age of 40. For more information, or to schedule a mammogram, call 527-4256.
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