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Show Radiology We Do More Than Just Taking X-Ra- ys Often a doctor will send a patient the radiology department of Sevier Valley Hospital fora exbut we don't do just plains Clarence Cox, radiology to supervisor. The radiology technician does examinations of complete different parts of the body. Sometimes the examine can be adequately accomplished with just two views, other times it may take several to best describe a part of the body, Cox said. technician student must the pass a registry examination to a become registered technician. y Once In the field there are new changes and updates for the technician. y times the study will involve an injection or an oral solution such as barium, which shows up on the This is helpful when the gastrointestinal (GI) or urinary systems are being studied. A lot of Some examinations take a great deal of preparation before the examine is even started. One such is a GI study. Before the are taken, the patient must refrain from eating or drinking for a specific amount of time to allow the stomach and intestines to clear of food. Any food in the stomach or bowel may mask an ulcer or tumor, explains Cox. Then barium is swallowed and allowed to move through the digestive system to enhance what the will show. y Inspecting the Clarence Cox, head of the radiology department at to be sure they Valley Hospital, inspects Other types of taken at Sevier Valley Hospital include ultra sound, mamography and a special floro unit. X-Ra- ys will show the doctor everything possible about the tion of the body suspected of being injured. por-Sevi- er Physicians mamograph unit uses a tube for an extremely special accurate test or exam for breast cancer. The And Outpatient Clinics There are seven physicians who live and work in Richfield, Dr. Mark Greenwood (family practice), Dr. Michael Travers (family practice), Dr., Robert Potts (family practice), Dr. Randy Rogers (family practice), Dr. William Ashworth (internal medicine), Dr. James Jaussi (OBGYN), Dr. L.G. Higgins (radiology). In addition to these physicians there are several specialists who work in Richfield on a regular basis. Several times during a week the specialists see patients at Sevier Valley Hospital in the specialty clinic area just off the main lobby. These outpatient clinics provide services to patients who would otherwise have to travel hundreds of miles for the same care. More patients are staying at said home than ever before, Carlos Hospital Administrator, Madsen. That is largely due to the clinics the and outpatient Page 4 cooperation between the family physicians in Richfield and the specialists who come here and work out of the specialtiy clinic or other medical offices in town. There are currently 15 specialists who make regular visits to Richfield, in eight different fields: Dr. Donald Lappe (cardiology), Dr. John Henrie, Dr. David Curtis, Dr. Robert Hansen and Dr. Craig McQueen (orthopedics), Dr. Wayne Dr. and Thomas Hemmert Dickinson (gastroentemology). Dr. Robert Arbon, and Dr. Glen Lund (ear, nose and throat), Dr. Joseph Armstrong and Dr. Ronald Oldroyd (urology), Dr. McKay Winkel (podiatry specialist), Dr. Steve Clark (perinatology), and Dr. Jesse Hunsaker and Dr. Stanley Teplic (ophthalmology), and beginning later this month Dr. Henry Yeates, a specialist in the treatment of allergies, will begin regular visits to Richfield. The outpatient clinics are a real benefit to the community, to the hospital and to the doctors who live and practice here. Not only can the patient stay home and receive the finest health care, the practitioners in Richfield have developed working relationships with these specialists. They know whom to send their patients to and can knowledgibly talk to their patients about what to expect from the specialist they will see. Call the formation clinics and the coming sound is a medical Ultra modification using sonar principles. It is helpful in examining gall bladders and developing fetuses within a mothers womb. hospital for more in- the outpatient for doctor schedules for month. It is important, however, to remember that your family doctor, in order to provide you the best medical care possible, must be aware of the treatments from other received being physicians. In order to assure the best medical care the patients are encouraged to coordinate their visits to specialists with their family physiciaa about The floro unit is a continuous that can be studied on a screen similar to a television screen. With the floro unit doctors can see an elbow or knee joint as it moves. That helps in determining problems, Cox said. Doctors can actually watch barium as it is swallowed and moved by the contractions of the esophagus or intestines. Even though the floro unit can give immediate results it is used only in certain instances to avoid unneeded radiation exposure. Exposure is miminal, todays modern screens and films are such that they give the best image for the lowest radiation exposure. Radiation has been cut by as much as 75 percent from just five years ago, said Cox. The technology of radiology is continually progressing. The application of that technology requires extensive study and practice. A technician must complete either a program through a hospital, which includes one and a half years of internship, or complete a two year college program that has one and a half years of clinical study. After completion of a qualified program Sevier Valley Hospital purchased unit last year. It is a portable capable of producing the same as the larger excellent quality department equipment, said Cox. Patient Cooperation examintion to be accurate we need the cooperation of y is the patient, said Cox. limited in what it can and can't see and what it will and won't see, continued Cox. For example, with a spinal examination a patient is asked to change into an gown because of things that show up on like plastic buttons, the metallic belts, metallic designs on and even cough drops if they are left in a pocket, said Cox. A lot of people complain, do we have to do that. For an Cox said, but I to do things over because someone forgot something. The patient is paying a whole bunch of money so it needs to be done right." Maybe not, dont want This is a very interesting place, you never know what will be happening in the next five minutes, said Cox. Someone may be in an accident and you will work like a dog on them for six hours straight, then do nothing for awhile, continued Cox. You have to worry about what you do in this business, a persons life may depend on you. However, that doesnt concern Cox a great deal, We take pride in the quality of our work. We do our best here, we dont have to back up to anybody for the quality of work we put out, commented Cox. That way I can go home and sleep at night and not have to worry. Hospital Governing Board Nadine Brown, Loa LaRue Bagley, Richfield Mary Carol Blackburn, Richfield Deane Buchanan, Richfield Rex Christensen, Salina Board Chairman Elmer Codings, Monroe J.- B. Crane, Salina Dick Isbell, Richfield ' Basil Lay, Marysvale K.- L. Mclff, Richfield Carlos F. Madsen, Richfield Hospital Administrator Kenneth M. Payne, Salina Randy L. Rogers, M.D., Richfield Chief of Staff Dewain Washburn, Monroe Board Vice Chairman |