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Perioperative Services

RMH provides a variety of surgical services to our community, including general, vascular, GYN, plastics/hand, podiatry, dental, orthopedics, spine, urology, pain management, ophthalmology, ENT and ENDO. Our volume is nearly 19,000 cases per year.

The perioperative nursing team at RMH supports shared governance and independent, evidence-based practice. Communication with patients and families is critical in the perioperative environment. Because of this, we have just implemented SmartTrack, an electronic patient tracking system that delivers up-to-the-minute, HIPAA-compliant patient status information to family members and friends via plasma screens mounted in our family waiting areas.

RMH currently has two cardiac catheterization labs where diagnostic cardiac catheterizations, cardiac and vascular interventions, and permanent cardiac pacemaker implants are performed. Our cardiologists are actively recruiting for an EP physician to join our heart and vascular team, and we anticipate the need for a third cardiac cath lab prior to moving to our new hospital in 2010. RMH recently purchased a 64-slice CT scanning system and intends to augment its diagnostic imaging services by implementing cardiac CT this year.

Our IT department has supported our drive for technology by developing a Citrix deployed environment that provides clinicians with web access to images and clinical documentation from remote locations. RMH Perioperative Services has invested in voice activated video equipment, and our new open heart OR will offer technology that supports access to clinical images, electronic medical records and bedside charting.

We are excited about our hospital’s future, and we are looking forward to meeting clinicians who want to partner with us to create an outstanding Cardiac Surgery program for our community. Bring your passion for being part of something new, your excitement for sharing your knowledge, and your enthusiasm for practicing in an environment that respects a balance of professional and family life.