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Samaritan Healthcare
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801 E. Wheeler Road
Moses Lake, WA
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HANDLE WITH CARE
When using an insect
repellent on a child,
apply it to your own
hands first and then rub
it on your child. Avoid
applying it to the eyes,
hands and mouth.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
APPETITE CONTROL
Starting dinner with a
salad—even at home—
is a good way to work
vegetables into your
day. It also helps curb
hunger, which helps you
avoid overeating.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
STRAIGHTEN UP!
By
age 7, kids should be
evaluated for braces.
It’s a good time to see
how their teeth and jaw
are aligning and to iden-
tify any current or future
problems.
American Association of Orthodontists
MedStar
Samaritan Healthcare
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Working together
approach to high-quality care in many ways—most recently by helping
Northwest MedStar, a medical air-transport service, strengthen its car-
diac program and facilitating the re-opening of its base in Moses Lake.
In emergency care, the
golden hour
refers to those crucial first
60 minutes between the moment a patient has an emergency or trauma
and when he or she receives the necessary care.
What’s in a name?
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Many people in Central Washington
may not know that the official name of the nonprofit com-
munity hospital in Moses Lake is Grant County Public
Hospital District No. 1.
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But the heart of the hospital is
in the name it’s better known by: Samaritan Healthcare.
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Samaritan Healthcare has shown its community
“The golden hour can be the difference between life and death for
many critical patients needing medical air transport,” said Terry Murphy,
MD, medical director of Samaritan’s emergency department. “Having
Northwest MedStar based in Moses Lake means increased access to
critical care transport and decreased response times for our patients.”
Brad Hubbard, MD, one of Samaritan’s emergency providers, got an
up-close look at Northwest MedStar’s operations when he spent a day
flying with the MedStar team.
“I’d been up in a couple of helicopters in Arizona but never ridden
with a patient,” says Dr. Hubbard. “That wasn’t part of my training. I
wanted to prepare for a stable transfer, to know what it was like from the
standpoint of the patient if I had a critical patient riding with MedStar.
It helped quite a bit.”
On the outgoing flight, Dr. Hubbard rode in the back with the respi-
ratory therapist. Aboard with them was a patient Dr. Hubbard had once
admitted to the hospital and who required cardiac care in Spokane.
On the return to Moses Lake, Dr. Hubbard rode up front with the pilot.
“I was able to see each aspect,” he says. “I really enjoyed seeing my
patient again and becoming part of his transfer, meeting the crew and
seeing things from their perspective and from the patient perspective.
The flight was comfortable, quiet and virtually vibration-free. It was
easier than flying in a commercial jet.”
Dr. Hubbard said his experience will benefit patients as he applies
what he learned when preparing patients for air transport.
“I will make sure I transfer a stable patient, with all my drips—like
dopamine, blood, saline—started well in advance,” he says.
It’s another example of the heart Samaritan has for its community.
“We want to give them good care [and] take care of all their needs, no
matter what happens,” says Dr. Hubbard. “We want to be there and get
the best possible care. Our doctors and staff are well-trained and want
to take care of the community.”
by MedStar staff