Hultgren Family pledges support to the hospital’s Inpatient Building Project

Larry and Tappy Hultgren recently pledged their support to the Inpatient Project by purchasing naming rights to 1 of the 17 patient rooms.  Larry commented, “My family has been involved with the hospital from the very beginning.  My father, Russell Hultgren, along with Harold Godbersen, donated the land that the hospital was built on.  It only seems fit to continue our support by contributing to a patient room.  We’re very fortunate to have a hospital in our town.”

The Hultgren family joins a growing list of family supporters for the new Inpatient Wing.  A mass mailing about the project is expected to be delivered to the community the first part of March.  If you are interested in contributing to this worthwhile community project or would like to learn more, please contact Sarah Harm, Public Relations Director, at Horn Memorial Hospital (364-7227). 

Horn Memorial Hospital Emergency Services Play Important Role in Community

Horn Memorial Hospital has been offering emergency services to the community for the past 50 years.  The variation of services have changed over the years, but the focus remains constant, and that focus is the patient. 

The accessibility of having a physician available 24/7 with highly trained support staff in the community is invaluable.  Horn Memorial is certified as a level IV Trauma Center which means that their role is to provide evaluation, stabilization, and diagnostic services prior to either admitting or transferring patients to a higher level trauma center.  Horn staff takes this role seriously by maintaining their trauma training, and constantly evaluating areas for improvement.  Once such area that was a recent focus was the “door to ECG time.”

The door to ECG time was identified as an opportunity for improvement to more consistently meet the quality measure of obtaining an electrocardiogram (ECG) within 10 minutes of the patient presenting to the Emergency Department (ED).  An ECG is something Horn does on every patient who presents with chest pain or symptoms related to a heart attack.  After strategically evaluating the current process, the team implemented a “Cardiac Alert” overhead page that is heard throughout the hospital.  The Cardiac Alert page brings together key staff from the laboratory, radiology, and Medical/Surgical/Pediatric unit to perform specific tasks in an efficient manner.  This team approach allows several steps to be completed simultaneously, and ultimately has made the difference in consistently meeting the goal of ECG completion within 10 minutes of the patient’s arrival.

The Horn Quality staff stated, “Time is of the essence for cardiac patients and improving our ECG time is a definite benefit. The sooner a patient can be identified as having a cardiac event, the sooner necessary treatment can be provided. The improvement on this quality measure would not have been possible without the teamwork we have at Horn Memorial.  Bringing together key personnel from each department to break down the process and gathering input from frontline professionals is what brought us to a successful outcome.”

Joe Nicholson, had first-hand experience of this process when he presented to the ED at Horn Memorial Hospital in July of last year.  Nicholson commented, “The emergency staff took fast and sound measures; their actions saved my life that day.”  Luckily for Nicholson, Horn Memorial Hospital was there to diagnose and stabilize him in the Emergency Department before transferring him to the city for more specialized care.  He further stated, “I thought my life was over at the age of 40, but upon completing cardiac rehab, I know my life has many great years to come, and I owe it to the ED and Cardiac Rehab staff at Horn Memorial Hospital.”

Bogue Family pledges support to the hospital’s Inpatient Building Project

Mark and Jaclyn Bogue recently pledged their support to the Inpatient Project by purchasing naming rights to the Nurses’ Station.  Mark commented, “My family spent a lot of time at Horn Memorial during my father’s illness.  We always received excellent care, and the nurses were so good with my dad.  We chose the naming rights to the nurses’ station because we felt a connection to this great group of people.”  

The Bogues join a growing list of family supporters for the new Inpatient Wing.  Naming rights remain for several areas.  If you are interested in contributing to this worthwhile community project or would like to learn more, please contact Sarah Harm, Public Relations Director, at Horn Memorial Hospital (364-7227). 

Schultz Family pledges support to the hospital’s Inpatient Building Project

Chris Nichols, Crystal Endrulat, Don and Sue Schultz, Chandra Bender

Horn Memorial Hospital has been steadily engaging the communities’ support of the planned Inpatient Building Project.  Pictured above is Chris Nichols, CEO, with Don and Sue Schultz, and two of their three daughters; Crystal Endrulat (Tim) and Chandra Bender (Roger), absent from the photo is Carrie Baden (Mark).  The Schultz Family recently pledged their commitment by purchasing the naming rights to the Doctors’ Dictation room, which is one of several naming opportunities available.  With this pledge, the Schultz family joins the growing list of supporters who have partnered with the Hospital to make this project become a reality.  A direct mailing to the communities will be distributed the first week in March and will share more information about the hospital’s plans and how you too can become involved.  Currently, donor naming rights remain available for 13 patient rooms, a nursing staff lounge, the smaller of the two courtyards, and four corridors/hallways in the new addition.