Genesis HealthCare System recognized nationally as one of the best places to work in IT
The Information Technology (IT) department at Genesis HealthCare System has been recognized as one of the top places to work for information technology professionals. This award, given by Foundry’s Computerworld, is an annual ranking of IT departments across all industries based on a comprehensive employee questionnaire. To be selected, IT departments must value challenging projects, possess a corporate culture that emphasizes teamwork, invest in employees through training and career development initiatives, and have high employee retention.
“I’m thrilled at the unparalleled work that the Genesis IT team does year after year,” said Ed Romito, Chief Transformation Officer at Genesis HealthCare System. “This recognition isn't just a testament to our collective efforts; it's a celebration of the spirit, dedication, and remarkable teamwork that define us. Our team is dedicated to the Genesis Mission of providing compassionate, exceptional and affordable healthcare services to our community.”
The Computerworld questionnaire focuses on company offerings in categories like benefits, career development, DEI, future of work, training and retention. In addition, this year, the winners were reviewed and chosen by a panel of industry experts. The complete Best Places to Work in IT list is available online at Computerworld.com.
The Information Technology (IT) department at Genesis HealthCare System has been recognized as one of the top places to work for information technology professionals.
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Ables, Inc. donates to Genesis Breast Care Center
Funds will benefit breast cancer patients
Ables, Inc. recently donated $2,500 to the Genesis Breast Care Center at Genesis HealthCare System in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
“We are grateful to the Ables company for the generous donation,” said Pebbles Thornton, BSN, RN, OCN, Director of Genesis Cancer, Palliative Medicine and Hospice Services. “Their commitment to helping breast cancer patients in our region is a great benefit to our patients and to our community.”
Presenting the $2,500 check to the Genesis Breast Care Center and Pebbles Thornton, Director of Genesis Cancer, Palliative Medicine and Hospice Services (first row, far right), are Ables’ employees (left to right): Lisa Flaitz, Michaylah Malone, Hilary Wehler, Josh Ables, Cassie Lowry, Russ Ables, Amy Bowman, Lesley Hall, Heather Hopkins, Jenny Acheson and Brandy Whittle.
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Making your healthcare team better
Caring for patients with cardiovascular disease takes a team. Our NPs and PAs work with our physicians to provide the best care, timely access and increase your satisfaction.
Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physicians Assistants (PAs) are a vital and growing part of your healthcare.
Each of our NPs and PAs have advanced graduate degrees and subspecialized in cardiovascular medicine. Many of them have worked in cardiology for over 10 years and are highly trusted colleagues of all our cardiologists.
NPs and PAs partner with your cardiologist in both our office and the hospital. Through that partnership, our NPs and PAs focus on diagnosing diseases, managing symptoms, ordering diagnostic testing, adjusting medications and providing education.
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Caring for patients with cardiovascular disease takes a team. Our NPs and PAs work with our physicians to provide the best care, timely access and increase your satisfaction.
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Nursing Students Donate $1,000 to Genesis Cancer Care Center
The Muskingum University Nursing Student Organization recently donated $1,000 to the Genesis Cancer Care Center at Genesis HealthCare System. The nursing students raised the funds through T-shirt sales, and the money will assist breast cancer patients with supplies such as breast prostheses and mastectomy bras.
“We are immensely grateful to the Muskingum University nursing students for their efforts to raise funds for our breast cancer patients,” said Pebbles Thornton, Director, Genesis Cancer, Palliative Care and Hospice Services. “We are lucky to have these future healthcare providers and leaders demonstrating their dedication to helping those in our community who are fighting this disease.”
To learn more about Genesis Cancer Services, including the supplies available in the Women’s Boutique, go to genesishcs.org/cancer.
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Pictured during the $1,000 check presentation are (left to right) Marysa Starcher and Steven Garcia, Muskingum University nursing students; Pebbles Thornton, Director, Genesis Cancer, Palliative Care and Hospice Services; Cindy Wilkins, Director and Chair, Muskingum University Nursing Department; and Terra Armstead, Muskingum University Associate Professor of Nursing.
Muskingum University Nursing Student Organization Raises Funds for Patients.
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Genesis is a Top 100 Hospital in the nation for the second year in a row
When you bring exceptional people together who are committed to a cause, provide them with innovative technology and community support and continuously pursue excellence, you are rewarded with amazing results.
In 2022, Genesis was named a Top 100 Hospital in the nation and Everest award winner by Fortune Magazine. Recently, for the second year in a row, Genesis was named a Top 100 Hospital in the nation and an Everest award winner by Fortune Magazine/PINC AI. Only 51 hospitals from the 2022 Top 100 list repeated in 2023. In addition to this tremendous accomplishment, earlier this year, Genesis was also recognized as a Top 50 Heart Hospital in the nation by Fortune Magazine/PINC AI.
“The entire Genesis team is genuinely honored to receive these national awards,” said Matt Perry, CEO of Genesis HealthCare System. “We have spent years bringing together the best people, implementing the latest technologies and continually striving for excellence in the care of our patients. Our dedicated team of compassionate care givers earned these awards, and I am proud of what they have accomplished.”
Community support is as crucial as the healthcare team and technology for producing patient care outcomes that result in national recognition. “We are very blessed that our community entrusts their care to the exceptional team at Genesis. It is only through community support that we can remain a thriving health system,” said Perry.
The Top 100 award was created so hospitals and the communities they serve have nationally verified, transparent data to evaluate performance against other hospitals and health systems. The Everest Award recognizes hospitals and health systems that achieve the highest improvement rates over a five-year period.
The Top 100 award evaluates hospitals across the most vital categories of hospital performance:
- Clinical Quality: Inpatient mortality, complications of care, infection rates, 30-day mortality and 30-day readmission rates.
- Patient Experience: patient satisfaction survey results.
- Hospital efficiency: patient length of stay, inpatient expense per admission and financial results.
According to Fortune/PINC AI, if all hospitals performed at the level of the Top 100 hospitals:
- More than 272,000 additional lives would be saved.
- More than 432,000 additional patients would avoid complications.
$15.7 billion in inpatient costs would be saved.
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When you bring exceptional people together who are committed to a cause, provide them with innovative technology and community support and continuously pursue excellence, you are rewarded with amazing results.
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Genesis HealthCare System Named 2023 Most Wired
Genesis HealthCare System was named one of the Most Wired® hospitals of 2023 by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). This places Genesis in the top 10% of all hospitals in the country utilizing integrated technology for the 8th consecutive year.
“Accepting this award for the 8th year in a row affirms our mission to continuously provide our community with exceptional care,” said Ed Romito, Chief Transformation Officer at Genesis HealthCare System. “Healthcare technology is constantly evolving. It is important to Genesis to stay ahead of the curve because that allows us to deliver the best quality of care to our patients, and really make a difference in people’s lives here in Southeastern Ohio.”
Genesis is certified as a level 9 for Ambulatory Care and Acute Care again for 2023. These certifications place Genesis in the top 10% of all hospitals in the country utilizing integrated technology. The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively healthcare organizations apply core and advanced technologies into their clinical and business programs to improve health and care in their communities. The surveys assessed the adoption, integration and impact of technologies in healthcare organizations at all stages of development, from early development to industry leading. The Digital Health Most Wired survey and recognition program serves as a comprehensive “Digital Health Check-up” for healthcare organizations.
More information on the Most Wired award is available here: Chimecentral.org.
This places Genesis in the top 10% of all hospitals in the country utilizing integrated technology for the 8th consecutive year.
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Anh-Dao Lee, D.O., has joined Genesis Primary Care, specializing in family medicine. She earned a bachelor of science in biology at the Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia and her doctor of osteopathic at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. Dr. Lee completed a residency in family medicine at the Heritage Valley Health System in Beaver, Pennsylvania. She is an active member of the American Medical Association and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Dr. Lee will see patients for annual wellness exams, acute illness visits, routine office visits for chronic disease management and much more.
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Check-up: A widowmaker heart attack leads to more family milestones
Tami Swope walked into the Genesis HealthCare System Emergency Department (ED) on Nov. 8, 2018, and learned she was suffering a heart attack. Her left anterior descending artery (LAD) was 100% blocked. The LAD is the most important artery in the heart, and an attack like Tami’s is often referred to as a widowmaker.
The medical team from the ED and Genesis Heart & Vascular Institute stabilized Tami. Then they took her to surgery to insert a wire through her clogged artery so they could inflate a tiny balloon and clear the blockage. Next, they inserted two small tubes called stents where the blockage was to keep blood flowing.
Crisis averted.
Life after a heart attack
Tami lost eight days due to her heart attack. She decided she didn’t want to lose another day.
Abdulhay Albirini, M.D., a Fellowship-trained and Board-certified Interventional Cardiologist at the Genesis Heart & Vascular Institute, met with Tami for follow-up care and advised her to attend the Genesis Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.
“The Cardiac Rehab Program gave me the tools I needed to recover and stay healthy,” said Tami. “They helped me regain my strength and endurance, scheduled testing for me, helped with my medications and advised me on a diet and exercise program.”
Tami credits the Cardiac Rehab Program for doing more than getting her back on her feet. Due to their guidance and her determination, she is back on the links golfing with friends. She also supports the community by volunteering at festivals and golf outings and routinely attends her grandchildren’s sporting events.
“Tami had a severe heart attack,” said Dr. Albirini. “However, she had a lot more she wanted to do, so she followed our recommendations. She has recovered and is actively enjoying life.”
Living the life she wants
It has been five years since her heart attack, and Tami is going strong. She follows the advice from the Cardiac Rehab Program and keeps her routine checkups with Dr. Albirini.
Recently she celebrated with her family as her first grandchild graduated high school. She plans to be there for each of her grandchildren’s graduations. The same goes for holidays, family reunions and more. From summer golf days to baking snacks for grandchildren, Tami is soaking up milestones and memories with her family.
“I’m grateful for Genesis extending the time I have with my family and friends,” said Tami. “I am also thankful for the Cardiac Rehab Program for enabling me to live an active life, which to me, is the best life.”
The not so secret to success
Tami Swope credits the Genesis Heart and Vascular Cardiac Rehab Program with her successful and continuing recovery from a 2018 cardiac arrest.
The program is a safe way to bounce back after a heart attack, open-heart surgery or balloon angioplasty.
The focus of rehab education is understanding the causes and effects of heart disorders. Dietitians, pharmacists, exercise physiologists, behavioral health counselors and registered nurses help patients understand heart disease, its risk factors and what patients can do to
change their risks.
Another goal of the program is to reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Group sessions enable patients to share experiences, concerns, challenges and victories and gain support from others who understand how they feel.
A personalized exercise program is created for each patient. Patients exercise under the watchful eye of staff with ECG and blood pressure monitoring when they first enter the program.
As strength, endurance and range of motion improve, patients progress toward maintenance exercise. Exercise physiologists can work with patients and monitor their progress.
Tami continues to attend exercise classes several times a week, keeping an exercise journal that is now five years old. The food journal that she started in the program continues, too.
Genesis Heart and Vascular Rehab is located in the Genesis Physician Pavilion at 945 Bethesda Drive in Zanesville. Call 740-454-4336 to make an appointment and learn more about our cardiac rehab offerings.
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Breast cancer blindsided me, and I overcame it
- by Ashley Tamasovich
In 2018, I had everything anyone could desire. A loving husband, two wonderful daughters ages 8 and 3, a beautiful home and a career that enabled me to help people.
I had a lot of life ahead of me. Or so I thought.
One night, at the age of 36, I felt a lump in my armpit.
Soon after, I was diagnosed with stage 2 HER2 breast cancer, a high-risk and aggressive disease. My storybook life was shattered. What if …
Too much at risk to settle for less
I was young, active, ate healthy and had no family history of breast cancer. How could this happen? I had a family and couldn’t bear the thought of not being there for them.
So, I researched. I needed the best care and the best doctors. There was too much at risk to settle for less. Thankfully, I found the Genesis Cancer Care Center. As time matters in cancer treatment, I quickly underwent surgery and chemotherapy.
Gratefully looking back
It was hard. I was exhausted, nauseated, lost my appetite and my body ached. However, I was blessed to receive support from my family and friends and the new friends I made at Genesis. I was more than a task they had to complete. They understood what was at stake. They took a personal interest in me and got me through the most challenging part of my life.
It has been five amazing years since my diagnosis. Five years of continuing to be a wife and mom. Five years of watching my daughters grow and compete in gymnastics competitions across the U.S. I know the pressure is on them when they compete, but I promise it is harder to watch. I want them to be happy so much I become a nervous wreck during competitions … and I wouldn’t miss it for anything.
Joyfully looking ahead
I am sharing my story because I want everyone to know you can beat cancer. Early diagnosis and proper treatment can make a difference. I didn’t fit the profile, but cancer still found me. Then I found Genesis, and I get to stay active and do the things I love.
I get to keep being a wife, a mom and enjoying my hectic, wonderful life.
Self-exams to self-awareness
Breast self-exams (BSE) used to be the recommended routine screening for breast cancer. Current guidelines from the American Cancer Society (ACS) now emphasize the importance of breast awareness.
Breast awareness involves being familiar with how your breasts look and feel and promptly reporting changes to your healthcare provider.
Here are general guidelines:
Know: Familiarize yourself with your breasts’ normal appearance and feel.
Observe: Stand in front of a mirror with your arms at your sides and visually inspect your breasts for changes in size, shape or contour; skin changes or changes in the nipples.
Perform: Lie down and place a pillow under your right shoulder. Use the pads of your three middle fingers on your left hand to examine your right breast. Apply light pressure and use a circular motion to cover the entire breast, including the underarm area and the area above the collarbone. Repeat the process on your left breast using your right hand.
Check: Pay attention to lumps, thickening or areas of unusual firmness. Many women have lumpy breasts due to normal hormonal changes, so finding a lump doesn’t mean you have breast cancer. Consult your provider if you notice new or unusual changes.
Breast awareness is not a substitute for regular mammograms or professional exams. Women aged 40 and older are encouraged to undergo regular mammograms as part of breast cancer screening programs.
However, if you have a family history of breast cancer or other risk factors, talk with your Primary Care or Specialty Physician about a screening schedule.
Genesis HealthCare System’s Health and Wellness content conveniently provides accurate and helpful information. Your health history and current health may impact suggestions provided through our Health and Wellness content. Although we hope this information is helpful, it is not a substitute for your doctor's medical advice. Before making any significant changes, please consult your doctor.
In 2018, I had everything anyone could desire. A loving husband, two wonderful daughters ages 8 and 3, a beautiful home and a career that enabled me to help people.
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