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service for people who do not
wish to receive blood transfusions
under any circumstances, whether
because of conscientious objection,
religious conviction or because of
fear of the potential risk of blood
transfusions. The program applies
to patients undergoing all surgeries,
including cardiac procedures.
Kadlec’s two cardiothoracic
surgeons, Juan Cordero, MD, and
Hannan Chaugle, MD, not only
perform bloodless open heart
surgery for patients opposed
to transfusions, but work to
keep transfusions to a minimum
whenever possible, according to
Johnean Hansen, CRCP, coordinator
of Kadlec’s Bloodless Program.
“Our heart surgeons utilize
bloodless medicine procedures
and techniques for their patients,”
she said. “We have patients who
travel from throughout the region
because of Kadlec’s approach
toward respecting patients’ wishes
about using blood products, and
the efforts to reduce or eliminate
transfusions for all patients.”
For more information about
Kadlec’s Bloodless Program,
call
(509) 942-2817
.
Now available:
Easy access to
your medical
records
If you’ve been cared for at Kadlec
Regional Medical Center, or by
any of the physicians who are
a part of Kadlec Health System,
you now have an easy way to
access your medical records.
With Kadlec’s new electronic
medical record system, called
My K-Chart, patients are able to
securely log in from anywhere
in the world to access selected
portions of their personalized
medical records, review test
results, make appointments,
request prescription refills, pay
bills and more. My K-Chart is
available 24 hours a day and there
is even an iPhone app available.
This is extra convenient for
patients outside of the Tri-Cities
who may be treated by one of
Kadlec’s specialists and need to
provide this information to their
local primary care physician.
Next time you are visiting your
Kadlec Health System physician,
be sure to ask how you can sign
up for My K-Chart.
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n the past, blood transfusions
were given almost routinely
during and after heart surgery.
Because blood transfusions
are not without risk, and blood
products (red blood cells and
other parts of the blood) are often
in short supply, costly, and may
not always be necessary, doctors
and researchers are taking a
closer look at routine transfusions.
Beginning in 1988, health care
groups have created guidelines
that recommend the least number
of blood transfusions possible
during surgery.
Despite these recommendations,
the use of blood products continues
to vary considerably among
hospitals. On average, 28 percent
of patients at hospitals in the state
of Washington will receive at least
one blood transfusion as part of
their bypass surgery.
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
is one of two hospitals in the state
that have significantly lower blood
use than the state average, and
as such, have set a “benchmark”
for all hospitals. The hospital’s
Bloodless Medicine and Surgery
Program provides a special
KADLEC BLOODLESS PROGRAM
open heart
surgery
STANDARD
SETTING AN
Juan Cordero, MD (left),
and Hannan Chaugle, MD
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