Easten Zueger
“He also was experiencing significant speech, respiratory and hearing issues,” adds his mother, Kristen Zueger.
Young Easton is one of the many patients who found relief after treatment with a Sanford Clinic Ear, Nose & Throat physician.
“Initially, Dr. Greg DeSautel recommended steroids and antibiotics as opposed to surgery, but when they only provided marginal relief, he recommended surgical removal of the tonsils, adenoids and insertion of tubes. As we hoped, the surgery went very well, and Easton’s quality of life improved almost overnight,” adds Kristen.
Sanford Clinic Ear, Nose & Throat Expands
Sanford Clinic Ear, Nose & Throat treats patients of all ages with conditions ranging from snoring to sinus infections. To meet their growing needs, the specialty recently added three new providers and moved into a new, expanded clinic space.
John Lee, MD is fellowship trained and specializes in the detection and treatment of cancers located in the head and neck area. He provides outstanding care to cancer patients by offering the most advanced reconstruction techniques combined with chemotherapy and radiation. A well-known researcher, Dr. Lee also focuses his time on clinical trials related to HPV head and neck cancers.
Greg DeSautel, MD, FACS also recently joined the Sioux Falls team. Dr. DeSautel was part of the Sanford family while practicing at Sanford Clinic ENT Specialty in Watertown, SD. Dr. DeSautel is board certified and has over 16 years of experience.
The entire Sanford Clinic Ear, Nose & Throat team consists of five physicians and three audiologists including Lori Miller, who just joined the team. In order for patients to be more comfortable, the clinic relocated to a larger space in the lower level of the Talley Building on the Sanford USD Medical Center campus. Patients will experience a larger waiting room and procedure room and an additional audiology booth for hearing testing.
For patients like Easton and his parents, the care from the team at Sanford Clinic Ear, Nose & Throat is second to none. Kristen says, “Our family is healthier and forever grateful for the care we received.”
Sanford Clinic Ear, Nose & Throat Treats the Following Conditions:
- Chronic sinus infection
- Recurrent ear infection
- Allergies
- Hearing loss
- Head and neck cancer
- Swallowing difficulties
- Snoring
- Voice and speech therapy
- Cochlear implants
- Hearing aids
- Ear tubes
- Tonsillectomy
- Sinus surger
Creates Fund for Sanford Project Chair
”The success of the Sanford Project is dependent on the expertise and dedication of a world-class research team,” said Sanford Health President and Chief Executive Officer Kelby Krabbenhoft. “This generous donation from Todd and Linda Broin will allow us to support a lead researcher and the team who will attack and cure type 1 diabetes by focusing on beta cell regeneration.”
Broin Donation Announced
at Times Square in New York
“We came to the conclusion in our lifetime we want to give a gift that has meaning, and this is that one gift that has a lot of purpose,” stated Todd Broin. Linda Broin added, “We didn’t want it to be an endowment. We’re doing this for the cure. We want this to happen and believe it will happen here in Sioux Falls.”
On June 6, Sanford Health leaders announced the objective of the Sanford Project is to cure type 1 diabetes via the body’s natural ability to regenerate beta cells. Type 1 diabetes currently affects 3 million people in the United States, including Linda Broin, who has suffered from the disease for almost 30 years.
Husband Dammika;
son Kaden, 4
Medical School:
University of South Dakota School of Medicine; RESIDENCY: Michigan State University (General Surgery) & University of Nebraska Medical Center (Plastic Surgery)
Hometown:
Sioux Falls
Sanford Birthday:
August 1, 2006
High School:
Lincoln High School
Guilty Pleasure:
Chocolate covered strawberries.
Anything I can build or make, and I used to fly airplanes!
Favorite Movies:
The American President &
The Princess Bride
Favorite Music:
Something I can tap my feet to when I’m in the operating room. I listen to anything, absolutely anything!
You came back to Sioux Falls two years ago. How does it feel to be home?
Great! My husband and I always planned on living in a larger community, but once we had our little boy, we looked at what was important for me and my career and what we wanted in our community. I made a check list for my job, and Sanford and Sioux Falls had everything!
How do you explain your work to your 4-year-old son, Kaden?
I tell him, “Mamma helps people’s owies get better.” In fact, yesterday Grandma had Kaden bring me a picture of a facial deformity he saw in a magazine so he could ask me about it. It was rewarding to be able to say, “Yes, mamma knows how to fix this, Pumpkin.”
If didn’t become a plastic surgeon, what would you be?
I would have been an architect or structural engineer. I love to design, build and rebuild. I find layouts, form and function fascinating.
What opportunities can Vivaz Medical Spa provide to patients?
My favorite part of Vivaz is when we consistently meet, and often exceed, a client’s expectations. For people who don’t know much about a medical spa, it’s fun to show them the fun and relaxing side of a spa, but also the expertise of medicine.
What’s the greatest thing a patient has said to you?
I’m very blessed that way. I receive many wonderful cards and letters. Then, there are some fun ones. Some patients say instead of getting a crew cut, they get a Karu cut. But a lot of people have told me, even though I’m their physician, it feels like family. That’s how I try to make people feel. I like being able to have people trust me to the point where it does feel like family.
Since the garden opened in May, hospice nurse Joanne Martin has watched the faces of dementia patients brighten after seeing the vintage farm equipment and bright, colorful flower beds.
“The patients identify with things. The garden pulls the memories out of them, and it improves the quality of their lives for a few minutes,” Martin said.
The garden spans over 6,000 square feet and includes a 1941 International truck, a windmill, a two-bottom plow, a water feature, raised flower beds and a vegetable garden.
“Including the value of inkind donations, the garden cost approximately $150,000,” said Gene Lunn, Dakota Hospital Foundation Director. “But, the effect it has had on patients in such a short amount of time is priceless.”
“We are so excited to officially welcome Sanford Regional Hospital Worthington to the family,” said Becky Nelson, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Sanford Health. “The staff here is already providing outstanding care to patients in the Worthington area. This new relationship will provide even greater opportunity to add additional services locally and offer even more care close to home – a guiding principle of Sanford Health.”
“This hospital and its staff have a solid history of providing great care. Becoming fully integrated with Sanford Health means we will be able to bring additional services, providers and support to this wonderful community and region,” said Lynn Olson, Sanford Regional Hospital Worthington CEO.
Sanford Regional Hospital Worthington also recently announced plans to improve and remodel its surgical services area. Through funding provided by Sanford Health, this new project will focus on providing the highest possible level of patient privacy, clinical quality and overall patient experience. The hospital expects to begin the design process on the $3 million surgery project this fall with construction to begin in 2009.
“Sanford Health and the POWER Center are committed to developing cutting edge training programs for both athletic competition and individuals whose goals are to be fit and healthy,” says Verle Valentine, MD, Sports Medicine Medical Director, Sanford Clinic Orthopedics & Sports Medicine.
The Sanford POWER Center includes the POWER Athletic Enhancement Program, GolfTEC and Sanford Teamwork Physical Therapy.
POWER Athletic Enhancement Program maximizes speed, strength, power, agility, flexibility and conditioning through cutting edge training programs for both athletic competition and individuals whose goals are to be fit and healthy. For more information about the POWER Athletic Enhancement Program, call 605-328-1660.
GolfTEC combines golf with conditioning, lessons and an improvement plan. It also includes a patented swing analysis and video system provided by Sanford Health and Austad’s Golf. For more information about GolfTEC, call 605-274-0137.
Sanford Teamwork Physical Therapy offers physical therapy with personal attention and one-on-one service to help people fully recover from injury or surgery. For more information about Sanford Teamwork Physical Therapy, call 605-328-1670.
“This large space is very functional,” adds Dr. Valentine. “It allows us to offer a variety of services and programs as well as provide physical therapy and athletic training to all sports enthusiasts in one convenient location.”
The Sanford POWER Center also includes the Transition Rehab Program, nutrition consultations and athletic coaches training center. It offers extended hours including evenings and weekends.
For more information about any of these services logon to www.sanfordpowercenter.com.
XIENCE V™ represents the new generation of drug eluting stents (DES) with improved design, making it more flexible and yet very effective compared to the first generation of DES.
“In addition its flexibility, it is also resilient, which makes it easier and safer to place in the artery,” said Dr. Stys.
The XIENCE V™ drug coated stent is used to treat coronary artery disease by keeping open a narrowed or blocked artery and releasing the drug, everolimus, in a controlled manner to prevent the artery from becoming blocked again following a stent procedure.
For more information on The Heart & Vascular Hospital at Sanford, call (605) 328-2929.
Dr. Casas-Melley performed the procedure on a patient using the revolutionary and minimally-invasive Nuss technique. The procedure uses an implanted bar that will remodel the sunken chest wall over a two to three year period. Previous methods of correcting concave chests required hours of surgery, extensive recovery and resectioning of bone and cartilage.
“There are many children being treated with the old system who would be better helped with the Nuss procedure. People need to know it’s available here in Sioux Falls,” said Dr. Casas-Melley.
Pectus excavatum or sunken chest occurs in one of every 1,000 children. For more information about Dr. Casas-Melley and the Nuss Procedure, call Sanford Children’s Specialty Clinic at (605) 333-7188.
Great Frontier Bull Riding in Luverne was sponsored by local businesses. A total of $3,300 was raised for CMN.
“The whole experience for these kids was about encouraging healthy eating habits, exercising and having fun,” said POWER staff member Jesse Haines.
The skill level of the participants ranged from active bike riders to one child who learned how to ride a bike through the program.
Bruce Dysthe
“One of the most rewarding moments for me came when I was playing at a nursing home, and the six-year-old grandson of a resident handed me $10 after a show. He asked me to please give this money to the little kids who are in need.” said Dysthe.
Dysthe, one of the nearly 4,000 donors to CMN at Sanford Children’s annually, has already raised thousands of dollars with a goal to raise around $6,000 each year. If you would like to book Dysthe for an event, call (605) 376-4047.
Tiffany Weeks, RN , Molly McDaniel, PharmD , Megan Maddox, PharmD, Cindy Baldwin, RN, MS, CNP
This team consists of two pharmacists and two nurses, including one advanced practice nurse. The Patient Safety Team has an extended group of colleagues to support patient safety with Patient Safety Officer Wendell Hoffman, MD providing physician leadership.
Windom Area Hospital earned a MHA Patient Safety Excellence Award for its work on preventing patients from falling during hospital stays through the SAFE from FALLS Roadmap to a Comprehensive Falls Prevention Program.
Murray County Medical Center earned a MHA Patient Safety Excellence Award for its work on preventing adverse surgical events through the SAFE SITE initiative. Teams implemented several initiatives to prevent wrong-site surgeries and other surgical events.
The MHA Patient Safety Excellence Award is given to facilities who have achieved more than 90 percent of the actions recommended in the roadmap.
Nearly 70 children participated in the rodeo, which included a bicycle inspection, safety education, obstacle course maneuvers and licensing of bicycles. The participants also had an opportunity to register for numerous prizes with the grand prizes being a girl’s and boy’s bicycle.
