Life of YouFor the

Spring 2017

Stoughton Hospital is always looking for new and innovative ways to meet community needs. When Dr. Aaron Schwaab, General Surgeon, brought forward the idea of opening a Wound Care Clinic, hospital administration was all ears. With no similar resource in the community, the hospital knew this was a good fit.

The newly opened Wound Care Clinic is an integrated part of the General Surgery Clinic. Dr. Schwaab has extensive experience and was the Wound Clinic Medical Director at his previous hospital.

What to ExpectAll Wound Clinic patients receive a comprehensive

evaluation and individualized care plan from Dr. Schwaab. Our wound care includes extensive patient education in the management and prevention of wounds. Additionally, we offer:

• ABI measurements• Advanced wound dressings• Bio-engineered tissue substitutes• Compression therapy• Debridement• Medical and laboratory tests• Offloading• Ostomy management• Vacuum-assisted closure of wounds• Vascular (blood flow) studies• Wound cultures

Ongoing CarePatients receive ongoing care until their wound is healed.

The frequency of appointments will vary based on patient need. A patient’s ongoing care will be coordinated by the Wound Care Clinic and may include any one or more of the following:

• Diabetes recommendations• Home health• Nutrition evaluation• Pain management• Physical therapy

New Wound Care Clinic

Wound Care Clinic Team: Anne, RN; Shawndra, CMA; Crystal, RN & Aaron Schwaab, MD

Types of Wounds Treated Our Wound Care Team specializes in treating acute

and chronic non-healing wounds. A chronic non-healing wound is a wound which has not started to heal in two weeks or has not completely healed in six weeks.

Wounds treated include:Arterial Burns DiabeticPressure Surgical TraumaVenous

Learn More on Health Talk!Listen to Dr. Schwaab talk about the Wound Clinic

and wound treatment. Please go to stoughtonhospital.com and click on Health Talk to find his podcast.

Contact UsFor more information about wound care, please call

the Stoughton Hospital General Surgery & Wound Care Clinic at (608) 873-2266.

Thank you to the almost 400 donors who made a gift in 2016! Your gifts have enhanced the hospital and have positively impacted those we serve. If you haven’t visited the hospital lately, you will be surprised at how much we’ve changed. Your generous gifts helped underwrite the costs for the beautifully renovated patient and family waiting areas; complete with big screen TV’s, ample comfortable seating and relaxing spaces for families to gather.

In addition, the new registration rooms are private, the lab is state-of-the art and the rooms in the Emergency Department, Urgent Care and Day Surgery are all private with individual bathrooms. The rooms also all have new televisions. The Emergency Department had a new call light system installed. All of these improvements enhance both the patient and family experience. I encourage you to visit soon for a first-hand look at these and many other enhancements.

I hope you will join us on Thursday, May 11th as we celebrate the “official” opening of our newly renovated areas.

New Donor WallWhat else is new? Stoughton Hospital has a new Circle of

Friends Donor Wall. Donors to the LIFE.GIVING.CARE. Capital Campaign as well as supporters of the Annual Fund, individuals who have made planned gifts, sponsors and those who have made a memorial or honorary gift will be recognized on our new Circle of Friends Donor Wall. The Donor Wall will include a video featuring several donors and volunteers who share their stories (see the video on our website at www.stoughtonhospital.com). Donors will be acknowledged by their cumulative lifetime giving.

13th Annual Swinging for Health Golf Outing and Card Party

Finally, we are excited about the 13th Annual Swinging for Health Golf Outing and Card Party. Proceeds from this year’s event will be applied toward the purchase of new treadmills for electrocardiology and the cardiac rehabilitation department.

The event will be held on Tuesday, June 13th at the Stoughton Country Club. Cost for golf, green fees, cart, lunch, dinner and raffle is $100. Not a golfer? Get a foursome together for Euchre or Bridge. The cost is $25 per person and includes cards, prizes, dinner and raffle. Registration is available on-line at www.stoughtonhospital.com or contact Mary Link at 873-2328 or Sarah Rushlow at 873-2334.

Mary LinkStoughton Hospital Foundation Director

Stoughton Hospital was named a Guardian of Excellence Award® recipient by Press Ganey for a second year in a row. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have consistently achieved the 95th percentile or above in Employee Engagement.

Donors Make aDifference

Puneet Dhillon, M.D., is a new hospitalist who joined the hospital medical staff in February.

Dr. Dhillon is an internal medicine physician and is excited to bring her training to Stoughton Hospital.

Welcoming a New Hospitalist

Puneet Dhillon, M.D. Stoughton Hospital

Hospitalist

Meet Dr. Dhillon! Wednesday, April 5th 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.Stoughton Hospital900 Ridge St, StoughtonBryant Health Education Center

Tour Your Community Hospital!

Hospital Receives Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award

See how we have changed with a New Emergency Department,

Urgent Care, Private Registration, Lab, Day Surgery and more!

Open HouseThursday, May 11th

4 to 7 p.m.Stoughton Hospital

900 Ridge Street, Stoughton

FREE drawings, screenings, refreshments and children’s activities!

Medical Alert Systems are a wonderful way to make sure you or your loved one is safe at home or away. Stoughton Hospital’s Life Assist provides four options depending on individual needs.

Life Assist OptionsBelle - Small and easy to use emergency pendant. Allows you to easily get help at home or away from home; anywhere in the US where there is AT&T 3G coverage.Cellular Medical Alarm System - Works off of cellular service; you no longer need a land line for protection.Fall Detection System - Designed for detecting a fall, offering a comprehensive way of managing your risk of falling 24 hours a day.Personal Emergency Response System - Reliable and easy to use at home system.

No InstallationTo get started with Life Assist, plug the base unit into a phone jack and power outlet

and press your button to test. Life Assist is designed to work with DSL, VoIP and Cable Telephone Systems.

Contact UsFor more information or to register for Life Assist Services, please call (608) 873-2372.

Staying Safe & Independent

Excellence in OrthopedicsDrs. Rilling & Rogerson Improve the Quality of Life for Their Patients

You would never know Ann Zukowski once struggled to walk, play with her grandkids or garden. Ann went to Dr. John Rogerson and received the new ConforMIS Customized Knee Replacement. You can hear Ann’s story by going to stoughtonhospital.com/health-services/orthopedics.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Rogerson, please contact the OrthoTeam office at (608) 231-3410.

Insurances Accepted: Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Group Health Cooperative, Humana, Physicians Plus, Security Health Plan, Unity, United Healthcare & WPS

Please check with your individual health plan regarding covered services.

Ann ZukowskiConforMIS Customized

Knee Replacement Patient

OrthoTeam Clinic

Excellence in Orthopedics

Dave VanDerHaegenHip Replacement Patient

My Stoughton Hospital Experience …by Dave VanDerHaegen

From pre surgery to post surgery the Stoughton Hospital Staff went above and beyond all expectations. Dr. Richard Rilling, Tara Shaw PAC and the rest of the medical team during my four hour surgery were awesome!

For three years of my life I endured congenital hip pain from a slight pain at first to full hip lock and high levels of pain at the end of the third year. The stress from the pain was slowly consuming me and limiting me in my life and from activities with my children, it was time I had to get my hip taken care of. Through the great personal care and guidance from the Stoughton Hospital staff I had a safe and healthy recovery.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Rilling please call SSM Health Dean Medical Group - Stoughton (608) 877-2777.Insurances Accepted: DeanHealth Plan products, various commercialhealth insurances, Medicare Part B,Wisconsin Medicaid and others.

Please check with your individual health plan regarding covered services.

Stoughton Hospital made environmental changes and trained its staff to become a dementia friendly hospital. The hospital’s goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment for individuals affected by dementia. Individuals with dementia can become overwhelmed or agitated by the hospital environment of bright lights, unfamiliar areas, and strangers approaching them.

According to Heather Kleinbrook, Geriatric Psychiatry Manager, “we believe that people with dementia have the right to live well and engage in society to the best of their ability,” shares Kleinbrook. “By educating our staff, we can create a safe and supportive environment for those with dementia.”

Kleinbrook and her staff were inspired by the Dementia Capable Wisconsin initiative which acknowledges Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias are already straining Wisconsin’s long- term care system, and the number of people affected is expected to increase dramatically as the baby boom generation ages. The Dementia Capable Wisconsin mission is to provide appropriate, safe and cost-effective care throughout the course of the disease. One aspect of the initiative is to build dementia friendly communities and Kleinbrook shares, “hospitals are small communities in themselves similar to any small city or town and can be dementia friendly.”

Stoughton Dementia Friendly CoalitionOnce the hospital was dementia friendly, Kleinbrook took the

training to the Stoughton Community. From those efforts, the Stoughton Dementia Friendly Coalition was formed. The Coalition’s goal is to meet the unique needs of people in our community with dementia by increasing awareness and understanding, sharing information about local resources, offering educational opportunities, and training businesses and organizations to respond appropriately to the needs of those with dementia and their caregivers. As part of those efforts, the Coalition is organizing monthly talks to take place at both the hospital and library.

Dementia Friendly Coalition Community Classes All of these classes are free and open to the public. Registration is not required.

Dementia ConversationsThis presentation offers helpful tips on assisting families in having honest and caring conversations about dementia. Common discussions include: going to the doctor, when to stop driving and making legal and financial plans. This presentation is being offered by the South Central WI Alzheimer’s Association.Tues, March 21st at 6:30 p.m. Stoughton Public LibraryWed, March 22nd at 10 a.m. Stoughton Hospital Bryant Health Education Center

A Mindful Approach to Caring for Someone with DementiaAre you feeling overwhelmed with the decisions and burdens of caring for a loved one with dementia? Do you feel guilt or helplessness in your new role as a caregiver? Learn how a mindful approach can help you find the strength to care for people with memory loss. Tues, April 25th at 10 a.m. Stoughton Hospital Bryant Health Education CenterWed, April 26th at 6:30 p.m.Stoughton Public Library

Silver Alert Missing with Dementia: Wisconsin's Silver Alert ProgramJoin the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Silver Alert Coordinator Kari Orn for a discussion on the Silver Alert program. You will learn about the Silver Alert, how law enforcement agencies use it, what you should do if you see a Silver Alert notification and what you can do to be prepared in case you have a loved one who is at risk of wandering. Tues, May 30th at 10 a.m. Stoughton Hospital Bryant Health Center Tues, May 30th at 6:30 p.m. Stoughton Public Library

The Healthy Aging BrainJoin Susan Richards, RN, to learn how to lower dementia risk and keep brains healthy. The session will cover common diseases that cause dementia, other conditions that mimic dementia, signs and symptoms, risk factors and strategies to maintain a healthy brain.Wed, June 28th at 10 a.m. Stoughton Hospital Bryant Health Education Center Wed, June 28th at 6:30 p.m.Stoughton Public Library

People with Dementia Living in Wisconsin

2015 - 115,0002040 - 242,000 (projected) Statistics provided by Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Dementia Friendly Stoughton

Calendar of Events

Health Education & Wellness Classes at Stoughton HospitalUnless otherwise noted, all healtheducation and wellness classes areheld in the Bryant Health EducationCenter.

Gentle Lunchtime YogaAll levels are welcome to attend this free class offered by Stoughton Yoga. Please bring a yoga mat or large towel. Chairs are available for those who have trouble getting up and down off the floor. Class size is limited to 12 so please register early.Mondays April 3rd, 10th and 17th FREE Noon to 1 p.m.

Refreshing Spring DetoxJoin Anne Adametz, Stoughton HospitalAcupuncturist, to learn how to sustainablydetox and take a holistic approach tocleansing our bodies, mind and spirit.Thurs, April 6 at 6 p.m. FREE

Exercise & Parkinson’s DiseasePerforming exercises daily that are specific to Parkinson’s disease symptoms can help slow the progression of symptoms and help reduce your fall risk. Join Physical Therapist Emily Devine to learn more.Thurs, April 27th at 5:30 p.m. FREE

Freedom Through ForgivenessJoin instructor Tim Markle, to learn methods of working toward forgiveness and learning to live a forgiving life.Monday Evenings (six weeks) FREEMay 1 through June 12 at 6:30 p.m.

HPV and Meningitis Vaccines – What you Need to Know For Your KidsBe prepared for your child’s next physical and join Dr. Tom Murwin, Pediatrician at SSM Health Dean Medical Group in Stoughton, to learn about these vaccines.Wed, May 10th at 5:30 p.m. FREE

Legal & Financial Planning Seminar Attendees will learn the basics of estate planning, advance directives, guardianships, funeral pre-planning, medical assistance, long-term care insurance and ways to pay for care. Offered by the Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Alliance of WisconsinThurs, May 11th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. FREE

Fabulous Flower ContainersJoin Becky Nickel, Master Gardener, to learn how to make beautiful and thriving flower containers. Register to win the container made during the class!Fri, June 2nd at 10 a.m. FREESkaalen Retirement Center - Friendship Room400 N Morris St, Stoughton

Healthy Grocery Store Tour Overview Join Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist, Autumn Kumlien, to learn basic ideas of where to find the healthy foods in a grocery store.Wed, June 14th at 4 p.m. FREEPick ‘n Save1750 Hwy. 51 West, StoughtonMeet just inside the store.

Using & Making Essential Oils ProductsJoin Anne Adametz, Stoughton Hospital Acupuncturist, to learn how essential oils can be used as a non-toxic way to clean your home and the air within. She will also demonstrate how to make your own custom non-toxic eye creams based on your needs. Thurs, July 13th at 6 p.m FREE

Classes for Kids

Caring for Kids BabysittingFor children ages 11 and older. They will learn about first aid, safety, infant care, discipline, playing with children, common emergencies, responsibilities of a babysitter, and more. Please bring a sack lunch.Tue, June 13th from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $50

Home on Your OwnFor children ages nine and older who maybe home for a few hours without an adult.The focus is on making wise and safechoices on first aid, fire safety andemergency situations.Wed, June 14th from 9 to 11 a.m. $30

Healthy Heart Classes Our healthy heart classes are held on Wednesdays, are FREE and open to the public. Please check in at the hospital main lobby information desk prior to all healthy heart classes.

Clean Start: Eat Clean and Live WellDo you want to eat healthy but don’t know where to start? Are you concerned about the chemicals, additives, GMO’s, preservatives and other things you can’t pronounce in your food? Whole, healthy and fresh foods are your ticket to good health and will leave you feeling healthy and energized. Learn how with Clean Start.April 5th or May 31st at 9:15 a.m.

Diabetes ManagementDiabetes 101: Learn how diet, exercise and medication can work together to control your diabetes.March 29th or May 24th at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m.

Exercise Guidelines How does exercise benefit my heart and prevent chronic disease? April 26th or June 21st at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m.

Heart Healthy Nutrition Focus on the Mediterranean Diet May 3rd or June 28th at 9:15 a.m.

Reducing Your Risk Factors Why do I have heart disease? How can I prevent another heart attack, stent or surgery?May 10th or July 5th at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m.

Understanding CholesterolLearn the goals for cholesterol numbers, and how lifestyle changes and medication can help you reach them. April 12th or June 7th at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m.

Understanding Heart DiseaseHow does heart disease happen? How can it be treated?April 19th or June 14th at 9 a.m. or 2 p.m.

To register for these classes and events, please go to stoughtonhospital.com and click on “classes and events.” Questions? Please contact Sonja at 873-2356.

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Calendar of EventsSupport GroupsCrohn’s, Colitis & IBD Support GroupMeets 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. Stoughton Hospital Board RoomContact: Marilyn at (608) 873-7928

Diabetes Support GroupMeets the 2nd Monday of the month6:00 to 7:00 p.m.Stoughton Hospital Board RoomContact: Deb at (608) 628-6500

Blood DrivesAmerican Red Cross Blood Drives Stoughton Hospital Bryant Health Education CenterHeld 3rd Friday of each month8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RedCross to make an appointment.

Emergency & Urgent Care ServicesStoughton Hospital 900 Ridge Street, StoughtonEmergency 24-7Urgent Care Daily 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Oregon Urgent Care Clinic 990 Janesville Street, OregonMonday to Friday 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Saturday and Sunday noon to 10:00 p.m.

Please Join Stoughton Hospital at these Community EventsCommunity ExpoLook for our booth!Thur, April 20th from 5 to 7:30 p.m.Mandt Community Center400 Mandt Parkway, Stoughton

Week of the Young Child - Family NightLook for our booth!Fri, April 21st from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Grove Campus FieldhouseFair Street, Evansville

Medication Disposal & Sharps Collection – EvansvilleFree Drive Through Service!Sat, April 29th from 8 to 11 a.m.Evansville Police Department10 W Church Street, Evansville

Medication Disposal & Sharps Collection – Stoughton Free Drive Through Service!Sat, April 29th from 9 to 11 a.m.Stoughton Fire Department(enter from Main Street)

60 Plus ExpoLook for our booth!Thurs, May 11th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Holiday Inn ExpressJanesville Conference Center

Syttende Mai Run/Walk Event sponsor and run/walk first aid providerSat, May 20th ending at Mandt Park400 Mandt Parkway, Stoughton

Gazebo Musikk Sponsor for June 1st and June 8thLook for our booth!Thursdays 6 to 7:30 p.m.Rotary Park (next to Fire Station) 401 E Main St, Stoughton

Catfish River Music FestivalJuly 7th to 9th Rotary Park (next to Fire Station) 401 E Main St, Stoughton

Stoughton Coffee Break FestivalLook for our booth!Sat, August 19thMandt Park, 400 Mandt Parkway