HJNO Jul/Aug 2019
Hospital Rounds folks, we now offer a device called a cochlear implant, which doesn’t just amplify sound but instead transmits impulses directly to the hear- ing nerve.” A portion of the device is worn outside the ear and looks very much like a hearing aid. A micro- phone picks up sound and sends it to a receiver that is implanted under the skin and behind the ear. The receiver sends signals to electrodes in the inner ear – or cochlea – which in turn, trans- mits the auditory sensory information to the brain. After the surgery, patients return to the clinic to have the external parts of the implants pro- grammed for use. The patients then begin hear- ing rehabilitation treatments to help learn how to receive and interpret the sounds they now hear. Cochlear implants can be options for people who are completely deaf or have severe to pro- found hearing loss in both ears, Jackson said. St. Tammany Parish Hospital Voted Hometown Favorite Twice Both Edge of the Lake Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards and Sophisticated Woman’s Northshore’s Best recognize St. Tammany Parish Hospital as Best Hospital. Edge of the Lake magazine readers selected St. Tammany Parish Hospital and its hospice and home health programs for readers’ choice awards. Sophisticated Woman readers selected St. Tam- many Parish Hospital as Best Hospital, and Dr. Jay Saux and Dr. John d’Hemecourt Jr. as best oncolo- gist and anesthesiologist, respectively. n conducting forensic exams, collecting evidence, providing effective courtroom testimony, and coordinating sexual assault advocacy efforts in the community. “I am proud that we were selected to help pro- vide these vital services to our community,” said Dr. William Lunn, Tulane Health System’s president and CEO. “We strive to create healing environ- ments for all our patients, and we certainly recog- nize the need for an enhanced level of compas- sion, tranquility, and privacy for sexual assault victims. NewTulane Neurotology ProgramOffers Advanced Treatments for Hearing Loss For some, hearing loss can be corrected with hearing aids to help amplify sound. But what hap- pens if the inner ear is damaged and the sound isn’t making it to the auditory nerve in the first place? A new option is now available at Tulane Med- ical Center for people in this situation. With the creation of a neurotology program – a branch of medicine that studies and treats neurological dis- orders of the ear – Tulane patients have access to innovative new options to treat profound hear- ing loss. “There are many people with hearing loss so severe that conventional hearing aids only provide limited benefit,” said Dr. Neal Jackson, a Tulane board-certified otolaryngology – or ear, nose and throat – specialist and neurotologist who special- izes in hearing and balance disorders. “For those wide spectrum of resources, care and expertise to address the needs of trauma patients. We are pre- pared for the unexpected when seconds count.” Level II Trauma Centers must demonstrate the ability to initiate immediate, lifesaving care for all injured patients, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The hospital is the only Level II Trauma Cen- ter serving Region 9, which is comprised of Tan- gipahoa, Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, and Washington parishes; and one of seven des- ignated trauma centers in Louisiana (two Level I centers, four Level II centers and a Level III center). Jefferson Parish, Tulane Health Officials Dedicate Suite for Sexual Assault Victims Officials with Tulane Health System and the Jef- ferson Parish Coroner’s Office dedicated a new suite at Tulane Lakeside Hospital that provides specialized care for victims of sexual assault and sexually oriented crimes. The new area, which allows patients to be treated in a calm, private space outside the emer- gency department, is the latest enhancement to the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) pro- gram administered through a partnership of cor- oner’s office and Tulane Health System. In Louisiana, each parish’s coroner or his or her designee is required to examine all alleged victims of a sexually oriented criminal offense. The Jef- ferson Parish Coroner’s Office designated Tulane Lakeside Hospital as the site of the parish’s first and only SANE program, which provides these one-on-one, confidential services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. SANE-certified nurses undergo more than 100 hours of rigorous classroom and clinical training to provide them the unique sensitivities and skills required to treat sexual assault victims. SANE providers also receive specialized training in Officials with Tulane Health System and the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office dedicated a new suite at Tulane Lakeside Hospital that provides specialized care for victims of sexual assault and sexually oriented crimes. Pictured at the event are, left to right, Sarah McLelland- Mendoza, Dr. William Lunn, Elizabeth Marlowe, Cynthia Lee-Sheng, and Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich.
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