Several months ago, Carson Tahoe Health was so saddened to lose Dr. Jack L. Davis,…
The Year that Was … Looking Back on 2015
As we put 2015 in the rear-view mirror, we’d like to celebrate our favorite achievements from the last year.
New Partnerships & Collaborations:
- Expanded cancer services, and renamed the cancer center to the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, an Affiliate of Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
- Partnered with local health entities to support the Sierra Pediatric Blood & Cancer Consortium
- Established comprehensive Population Health Management Program in collaboration with our local health partners
- SART established in partnership with community stakeholders
- Participated in and supported Each One. Tell One. to raise awareness community-wide of dense breast tissue
- Partnering with Carson City Health & Human Services for Community Health Needs Assessment
Community Sponsorships & Outreach:
- Our new “CTH Rocks” team supports and participates in community events, including the Rock Tahoe Half Marathon
- Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum – Became the official sponsor of the From the Heart, About the Heart Exhibit
- Created Jack L. Davis scholarships, an annual recurring scholarship for science students attending Western Nevada College
- Provide funding and Physical Therapy services for Carson High School athletes
- Hosted Healthy Kids workshop for Lutheran’s Kid’s Camp
- Carson Tahoe garden – donated fresh produce to Eagle Valley Children’s Home
- Sponsored Ron Wood Resource Center Car Seat Checkpoint
- Supports the Carson City Health Improvement Plan
- American Heart Association – Go Red for Women
- Douglas & Carson High School Safe Grad
- Douglas County Senior Services
- Shrine Circus
- RSVP
- Eldercare Program (First United Methodist Church)
- Western NV Musical Theatre Company
- Senior Services Network
- Town of Genoa – Cowboy Festival
- Carson City Little League
- Carson, Douglas, Silver Springs, Yerington High School Sports
- Lyon County Search & Rescue
- Nevada Day, Inc
- Partnership of Community Resources
- Douglas County Parks & Recreation – GE Family Concert Series
- Eagle Valley Middle School – LEGO Robotics Team
- Immunize Nevada
- Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce – Business Showcase
- Mile High Jazz Band
- Carson City Symphony
- Nevada Military Support Alliance
- Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce – Oodles of Noodles
- The Healthcare Trust of Mammoth Lake – Golf Tournament
- Friends of Genoa
- Advocates to End Domestic Violence – Taste of Downtown
- Nevada Appeal – Newspapers in Education
- Lyon County Fair
- Boy Scout – Carson Valley Days Banner Display
- Storey County Volunteer Fire Department
- N NV Children’s Cancer Foundation
- Soroptimist International of Carson City – Golf Tournament
- Suicide Prevention Network
- Carson City – Softball
- WNC Foundation – Golf Tournament
- Guide Dogs for the Blind
- Great Basin Institute
- Douglas County Sheriff
- The Friends of Brooks Foundation
- Partnership Carson City
- Kandee Ann Kahn Foundation
- The Greenhouse Project
- Project C.U.R.E. – Misc Medical Supplies
Firsts:
- Hosted first Art Show at Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, an Affiliate of Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
- Launched year-long Farmer’s Markets on Campus
- Implemented Wednesday Walking Group
- Announced Northern Nevada’s First Diabetes Prevention Program in conjunction with the CDC
New Services, Upgrades, and Technologies:
- Opened the new Center for Wound Healing, Reno
- Upgraded the Regional Medical Center entrance, paved with donor bricks
- Expanded the emergency department upon receiving a $500,000 donation from the Mallory Foundation. Renamed it to Mallory Emergency Department
- Launched comprehensive, multidisciplinary Lung Screening Program, including low-dose CT scans and superDimension ENB procedure
- Sierra Surgery became fully integrated with the Carson Tahoe Health System; renamed to Carson Tahoe Sierra Surgery
- Upgraded all of our imaging modalities throughout the healthcare system; technologies include a new GE 3T MRI (MR750w) inside Nevada’s 1st “Patient Caring Suite,” GE 128-slice LightSpeed CT, ‘Smart Technology’ LOGIQ E9 Ultrasound, and more
Milestones:
- Celebrated 10-year Anniversary of the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center and Medical Campus
- Carson Tahoe Cardiology celebrated five years officially with Carson Tahoe Health
- Established Nursing Shared Governance
- Carson Tahoe Center for Wound Healing celebrated two years
Awards, Honors, Celebrations:
- Earned CIHQ Accreditation for state-of-the-art quality of care
- Sword & Shield Enterprise Security HIPPA Compliance Program – Earned the highest possible security rating for electronic patient health information
- Carson Tahoe Sierra Surgery – Earned 2015 HealthInsight Award for High Performance in Quality Care Measures and Patient Satisfaction
- Achieved “Meaningful Use” (Patient Portal)/ICD-10 implementation
- Raised record-high $120,000 at HopeFest in support of local cancer patients in need and no-cost Merriner Cottage lodging