More doctors, hospitals partner to coordinate care for people with Medicare

(Honesdale, March 29, 2013) … Wayne Memorial Hospital, Geisinger Health System and Evangelical Community Hospital have partnered to form Keystone Accountable Care Organization, one of 106 new accountable care organizations (ACOs) for patients with Medicare, as recently announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Honesdale, PA (January 8, 2013) – Lori Wood, a registered dental hygienist and Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner employed by the Together for Health Dental Center for over 10 years, is the first in her field in northeast Pennsylvania to become a certified Community Dental Health Coordinator (CDHC).

(Honesdale, November 28, 2012)…One of the most respected information technology groups in the country will recognize Wayne Memorial Hospital at its annual conference next year for electronic medical records (EMR) implementation. According to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Wayne Memorial is in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide to achieve a Stage 6 designation for EMR.

Honesdale, PA (November 19, 2012) – Salvador Guerrero, D.O., F.A.C.S., board-certified general surgeon/board-eligible vascular surgeon, has joined the medical staff of Wayne Memorial Hospital. Dr. Guerrero is currently seeing patients at Honesdale Surgical Associates, a part of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC), located at the Stourbridge Medical and Professional Complex. He will also be holding office hours at the Pike Family Health Center, 750 Route 730 in Lords Valley beginning next month.

(Honesdale, October 31, 2012) …Wayne Memorial Hospital has initiated its Phone Emergency Preparedness Plan due to difficulties with both incoming and outbound calls in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Under this plan, the public and Wayne Memorial staff are required to limit calls to and from the hospital for only emergency, high-priority and essential calls. True emergency calls should be directed to 9-1-1, which has an alternate method of communicating with the hospital. Calls within the hospital, from department to department, are not affected.

(Honesdale, July 30, 2012)…Wayne Memorial Hospital has successfully proven “meaningful use” of its multi-million-dollar Electronic Health Records (EHR) system to the federal government. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the non-profit community hospital an “incentive” payment for EHR implementation for almost $1.4 million dollars.

Wayne Memorial Hospital’s medical staff has a new president, David Caucci, MD and vice president, Scott Epstein, MD. Dr. Caucci, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, steps up from his position as vice president and replaces outgoing president Robert Dohner, DO.

 Honesdale, PA (June 20, 2012) – The staff of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) continues to grow as it welcomes yet another board certified obstetrician/gynecologist to its current complement of physicians. Thomas M. O’Brien, MD began seeing patients at Honesdale’s Women’s Health Center in early June.

 Honesdale, PA (May 30, 2012) – Timothy J. Farley, M.D., board-certified radiologist, has been appointed Medical Director of Imaging for Wayne Memorial Hospital. In this role, Dr. Farley will provide medical leadership and clinical oversight across all aspects of the Imaging Services Department.

 Honesdale, PA (May 3, 2012) -- Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) is pleased to announce that Mehran Langroudi, M.D., board certified obstetrician/gynecologist, has joined the staff of Women’s Health Center located in Honesdale.

A special series of classes and a new support group start.

"Living Well With Diabetes," a three week course for people with diabetes and their families.

"Stroke Support Group" for individuals, families and caregivers.

"Grief Support Group" assists in the healing process.

Check the calendar under Community Services for dates, time and additional information regarding these and other programs.