Ford Road Update

Good news from Ford Road Campus: the number of surgical cases continues to steadily increase. In fact, during the first half of fiscal year 1996, 1,170 surgical cases were performed at Ford Road, representing a 14 percent increase over budget. Clearly, department administrators support Ford Road's mission of providing ambulatory care as evidenced by increased interest in scheduling surgery at Ford Road and establishing office space at the Park Plaza Medical Offices.

The consistent volume that hand surgery, plastic surgery, pain service, general surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, urology, dermatology, and ophthalmology provide has had a positive effect on the campus as well as on the patient population Ford Road serves.

Complementing the increase in surgical activity, the Outpatient Dialysis Program continues to deliver high quality care and maintain a strong census.

Jefferson Transitional Rehab

Linda M. Sloane, NHA, administrator, reports that Jefferson Transitional Rehab's census is continually climbing. The successful unit has reached at or near capacity of 30 patients.

"Through it's programmatic approach to care, Jefferson Transitional Rehab delivers Jefferson quality care and produces excellent outcomes in a cost-effective manner," says Ms. Sloane.

"As a result, we are experiencing a steady increase in the number of managed care contracts and a corresponding rise in referral sources," Ms. Sloane confirms.

One of Jefferson Transitional Rehab's most important goals is to get the word out that the unit provides other services along with the physical therapy and occupational therapy that their name brings to mind. Jefferson Transitional Rehab provides curative care, complex wound care, infusions, pain management and treats pulmonary problems.

Children's Rehabilitation Hospital - Outpatient Rehab

Although inpatient Children's Rehabilitation Hospital services have moved to Jefferson's main campus, Ford Road continues to provide numerous outpatient services for children. These include:

• Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Program
• Asthma Day Hospital Program
• Feeding Clinic
• Neuropsychological Testing
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy
• Physiatry Clinic

Park Plaza Medical Offices

There is an increased presence of Jefferson physicians practicing at the Park Plaza Medical Offices. Physicians practicing there are:

Jefferson Internal Medicine

• Deborah Ahrensfield, MD
• Brian Chernoff, MD
• Joseph Majden, MD

Department of Family Medicine/Sports Medicine

• John McShane, MD

Department of Surgery

• Stanton Miller, MD
• Deborah Nagle, MD

Division of Colorectal Surgery Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery

• Robert Lindholm, MD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Anthony Farole, MD

Psychiatry

• Lisa Maldonado, MD

Psychology

• Glen Greenberg, PhD