Brian Rice, Advanced ICU Care joins Cape Regional Health System Team Members, Arthur Childs, DO, Critical Care Specialist, Deborah Baehser, MSHA, Vice President of Patient Services, Andrea McCoy, M.D., Chief Medical officer, Susan Simoncini, RN, BSN, Director of Intensive Care and Recipient of the I SEE YOU CARE Award, Louise Baclasky, RN, MSN, NE-BC, Administrative Director of Critical Care and Dialysis.
CHICAGO —Susan Simoncini, RN, BSN, Director of Intensive Care at Cape Regional Medical Center, has been honored with the 2017 I SEE YOU CARE Award presented by Advanced ICU Care, the nation’s leading provider of high-acuity telemedicine services. The award recognizes outstanding collaboration between in-hospital care staff and Advanced ICU Care’s remote critical care team – a partnership that is vital to improving patient care and outcomes in the demanding intensive care unit (ICU) environment. Ms. Simoncini was one of only eight recipients across more than 65 hospitals in the United States to receive the award.
Ms. Simoncini was recognized in a ceremony at Cape Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, March 28th and was also honored with a donation in Susan’s name to the Cape Regional Foundation. Established in 2016, the I SEE YOU CARE Award honors Advanced ICU Care tele-ICU partners for their efforts in caring for patients, collaborating across geography and leveraging telehealth to make a profound difference within their hospital. Recognition is given in four categories: hospital, administrator, physician, and nurse.
“Sue has been a positive influence amongst the bedside nurses, encouraging communication establishing a positive working relationship with the AICU team, and insuring safe, quality patient care. Sue has been instrumental in the success of this program and the positive outcomes,” state Louise Baclasky, RN, MSN, NE-BC, Administrative Director of Critical Care and Dialysis.
Advanced ICU Care® is the nation’s leading provider of high acuity telemedicine services, serving more than 65 hospitals in 24 states on a 24 x 7 x 365 basis. Advanced ICU Care is a technology-enabled clinical services provider that employs cutting edge tele-technology, U.S. board-certified intensivists, advanced practitioners and nurses trained in critical care, multiple dedicated tele-care delivery centers, and a proven implementation and client service approach to the benefit of patients, families, providers and hospitals.
For more information, visit www.advancedicucare.com.
Cape Regional Health System is a Penn Medicine Cancer Network affiliate and a clinical affiliate of Penn Medicine for Cardiac Care, Orthopaedic Care and Vascular Care. Cape Regional Medical Center is accredited by and received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission. For additional information on the Health System and its programs, please visit www.CapeRegional.com or call 609-463-CAPE.