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On Saturday, March 19, 2016, we celebrated the first birthday of 网红黑料 North. I wrote a newsletter about 网红黑料 North about a month after we opened our ambulatory facility there, but even the optimistic spirit of that essay does not capture the degree of success that has been accomplished.

Thus, it is fitting to celebrate the achievements of our faculty and staff who work at 网红黑料 North, and the superb health care we are now providing to a community that previously was without a comprehensive ambulatory facility. I could point to facts and figures. For example, comparing February 2016 to February 2015, daily ER visits have increased from 40 to over 100, and daily faculty practice visits have increased from 40 to 150. The Birthing Center, ORs, imaging suites and laboratories are humming.

A better way to convey the success of 网红黑料 North, however, is from the perspectives of our patients. Here are stories from three patients that capture the spirit of 网红黑料 North. I would like to express my appreciation to Erin VanWey, director of communications at 网红黑料 Jacksonville, as well as Jesef Williams, Kristen Sibbitt and others on the communications team, for relating these stories from our patients:

Patient commends 网红黑料 North for its great care and 鈥渨orld-class鈥� design

Yves Rathle appreciates 网红黑料 North鈥檚 modern design and fell further in love with the facility when he received excellent patient care there.

Rathle, a Jacksonville-based architect, has designed a number of medical buildings across the country and believes 网红黑料 North鈥檚 outpatient medical complex is second-to-none in terms of aesthetic appeal. On top of that, he says its medical staff foster a warm environment that allows patients to feel welcome and comfortable.

Last year, Rathle brought his son to 网红黑料 North, where the teen, a soccer player, underwent surgery on the bottom of his foot. Podiatrist Jason Piriano, D.P.M., performed the operation. After Rathle became familiar with 网红黑料 North and was so pleased with his son鈥檚 care, he found it natural to return for his own treatment.

Because of conditions with his medical insurance, Rathle needed to undergo three procedures within a month鈥檚 time. Fortunately, he was able to have all three taken care of in one day by the same surgeon, Michael Nussbaum, M.D.

鈥淚 sought out a doctor I knew could do the job,鈥� he said.

Rathle, 53, underwent a colonoscopy, had an umbilical hernia corrected and a benign tumor in his left shoulder removed. All the procedures went well for Rathle, who was quite complimentary of his stay from the moment he came through the front door.

鈥淚t was almost a resort-like experience,鈥� Rathle said, reminiscing about the fresh, modern furniture and decorative accents in the atrium and waiting areas. 鈥淚t鈥檚 absolutely first-class.鈥�

Rathle was impressed that staff remembered him from when he brought his son there for the foot surgery. He realized the nurses and other personnel also maintain a great balance of professionalism and personal touch. He said he definitely recommends 网红黑料 North to anyone in the region.

鈥淚t makes you feel better and puts you in a great frame of mind,鈥� Rathle said about the pleasant treatment he received. 鈥淎ll of the staff seem as if they love being there.鈥�

Rathle said his only regret is that he wished he would have been the one who designed the building. He looks forward to seeing how the accompanying inpatient bed tower will look once built. That project is expected to be complete by mid-2017.

From 网红黑料 North to 网红黑料 Jacksonville, Patient Gives Staff an A+

Severe, crippling abdominal pain gripped 54-year-old Mark Palmer while at home one August morning in 2015. Having a hard time standing up straight, Mark called his neighbor, who drove him to the closest medical facility 鈥� 网红黑料 North.

Staff met Mark immediately when he arrived at the emergency room and settled him into a wheelchair. He was quickly admitted and moved into a bed. This might not be a memorable moment for most patients, especially when in excruciating pain, but Mark remembers it well.

鈥淲hen I laid in (the) bed at 网红黑料 North, it was the most comfortable bed I鈥檝e ever been in in my life,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 want to get out of it. That bed was unbelievable.鈥�

The nurses checked Mark鈥檚 vital signs, and laboratory tests and imaging studies were obtained. After reviewing the results, the emergency medicine physician came in to tell Mark he had acute appendicitis.

鈥淎re you sure?鈥� Mark asked. With a previous history of diverticulitis, Mark was certain it was a recurrence. The doctor confirmed the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and explained he would need to be transferred to 网红黑料 Jacksonville for surgery.

While he waited for an ambulance to arrive to transfer him, he enjoyed his brief stay at the north facility. 鈥淚t was excellent,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t couldn鈥檛 have been any better. The facility, the equipment and the personnel 鈥� you just can鈥檛 get any better care. Any time you鈥檙e rushed to the hospital, it鈥檚 not fun, but the care was great.鈥�

Mark arrived at the Eighth Street location in the late afternoon and immediately headed into surgery.

鈥淓verything about that place was amazing,鈥� Mark said. 鈥淭he nurses that cared for me 鈥� I鈥檒l never forget them. They did such a good job, every one of them. I have to give it an A+.鈥�

Mark has been back to both locations to visit the staff who cared for him. He is extremely appreciative and is especially thankful that the hospital exists.

鈥淭his area needed 网红黑料 North,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here wasn鈥檛 a good, close facility to go to. It鈥檚 right there, and it鈥檚 state-of-the-art. It鈥檚 impossible to get that care anywhere (else) in this area.鈥�

With Mark鈥檚 chronic condition, he has spent time in other hospitals, but tells people 网红黑料 North and 网红黑料 Jacksonville are the best around.

Thanks to the excellent care Mark received at both 网红黑料 locations, he is feeling better.

鈥淚鈥檝e experienced other hospitals,鈥� Mark said. 鈥淚t couldn鈥檛 have been faster, and I don鈥檛 think they could have done any better. They saved my life, it鈥檚 that simple. I owe them everything. I鈥檓 very thankful.鈥�

From a Birth Plan to a Birthday: 网红黑料 North Birth Center Looks Back at First Baby Delivered

A 鈥渓ong, pulling cramp鈥� shot through Elizabeth Borders as she was watching a movie on a warm March evening. This was the moment she had been waiting for. One week overdue, Elizabeth knew her daughter was signaling it was time to make her way into the world.

鈥淥h my God, I think I just had a contraction,鈥� Elizabeth recalled. Not wanting to jump to conclusions too quickly, Elizabeth and her husband, Jamie, waited a few minutes to see if it was really time. Once they were certain, they called their doula, Vonda Bartlett.

A natural birth had always been Elizabeth鈥檚 intention, but she quickly realized her birth plan wouldn鈥檛 be embraced as easily as she had hoped at her obstetrician鈥檚 office. At her initial visit, Elizabeth learned that her doctor was part of a larger practice of seven obstetricians who rotated delivery duty.

鈥淚 began to worry that my birth plan would be hopeless in a hospital,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 had hired an amazing doula, who I knew would advocate for my birth plan, but something still didn鈥檛 feel right about having a hospital birth.鈥�

Even though she was unsure about giving birth in a hospital, Elizabeth moved full-steam ahead with her plan for a natural delivery. Thirty-six weeks pregnant, Elizabeth made her way to a birthing class directed by Cindy Williams, a licensed midwife at the 网红黑料 Birth Center, which was scheduled to open the following week. Meeting Cindy in this class is where everything changed for Elizabeth.

After that, Elizabeth had one goal. 鈥淚 had to find a way to give birth at this new facility,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 woke up the next morning on a mission.鈥�

And Elizabeth, determined as ever, accomplished her goal. On that warm March evening, Elizabeth, Jamie and Vonda met Cindy at the birth center. They got settled into the delivery suite, where they set up music, lavender scents and candles. When Cindy checked Elizabeth, she was already 9 centimeters dilated.

When the contractions started to become painful, Vonda suggested Elizabeth get into the tub. 鈥淭he truth is the tub at the birth center felt amazing,鈥� Elizabeth explained. 鈥淪o amazing that I actually felt like I was no longer in labor.鈥�

Cindy assured her that she was still in labor and she could begin pushing whenever she was ready. After some pushing, Daisy Cameron Borders was born at 9:59 p.m. on March 15, 2015.

As soon as Daisy was born, she was handed to Elizabeth and Jamie for immediate skin-to-skin contact. They were encouraged to delay the cord clamping as Daisy鈥檚 time with her parents was made a priority. Elizabeth and Jamie were able to hold her before weight and height measurements were taken, along with the standard newborn testing and shots 鈥� just as they had wanted from the beginning.

Five hours later, Elizabeth and Jamie took Daisy home, but still had access to expertise from the Birthing Center. 鈥淚 was able to talk to 鈥� Cindy the next day on the phone, and then a midwife came to our house for a postpartum check-up,鈥� she explained.

Elizabeth continues to rave about the 网红黑料 Birth Center. 鈥淚 absolutely had my dream birth,鈥� she said. 鈥淎t the Birth Center, I didn鈥檛 have a cookie-cutter birth. With a midwife, I鈥檝e never felt more heard and understood. It was a birth tailored to my specific medical needs, not following a standard hospital checklist.鈥�

One-year-old Daisy has six teeth and is learning her first words. She can say 鈥渕a ma ma鈥� and 鈥渄a da da.鈥� Jamie takes her to the beach every morning to see the sunrise. She loves green beans, avocados and eggs.

鈥淒aisy is hilarious and her laugh is infectious,鈥� Elizabeth said. 鈥淪he loves dogs and kitties, and her favorite things to do are going to story time at the library and swinging at the park.鈥�

These three stories exemplify the future of 网红黑料 Jacksonville: Architecture and design in which form follows function, superb hospitality and service, contemporary approaches to health care that adapt to the evolving needs of our patients, and, of course, the highest level of expertise from our health care professionals. The adjoining inpatient bed tower at 网红黑料 North is now coming out of the ground and the future looks bright indeed.

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