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KEEPING PHYSICIANS ABREAST OF THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION AT DIGNITY HEALTH – GLENDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTERMedical DialogueMARCH  APRIL Happy Doctor’s Day – Grateful for You 24/7/365At Glendale Memorial Hospital, Doctor’s Day is not just a day – it’s a week! That’s why we are celebrating our physicians beginning March  with a Physician Networking Event to kick-o the week-long celebration. Other celebratory Doctor’s Day activities include a coee cart, crepes with Musician Daniel Morris, Porto’s Bakery and a special Blessing of the Hands. It’s our way to thank our physicians. Your life’s work is powerful, meaningful, and appreciated. Not only do you improve your patients’ health and change their lives, but you also stay true to your commitment to excellence no matter the current challenges we face in health care. The awards, recognitions and honors bestowed upon our hospital are made possible because of your collaboration and steadfast commitment and dedication to be the very best at what you do.We are grateful for each and every one of you, and invite you to join us as we celebrate your dedication, compassion, and support. / Monday Networking physician event in collaboration with Medical Sta/ Tuesday Coee Cart – Brew for Our Crew / Wednesday Crepes with Musician Daniel Morris/ Thursday Early Morning Porto Treats/ Friday Blessing of the HandsPlease watch for specic details of our Doctor’s Day events, which will be sent out separately as well as posted in the physician lounges. On behalf of the Hospital’s Administration, we wish you a joyful Doctor’s Day and week! HAPPY DOCT RS’ DAYWelcome New Physicians to the Glendale Memorial Hospital FamilyAnesthesiologyBritt Malatskey, MDGeneral/Vascular SurgeryEdward Samourjian, MDInternal Medicine/HospitalistArgin Baghramian, MDArman Uzunyan, MDNeonatologyJulia Mizener, MDPediatric CardiologySunny Chang, MDRadiation OncologyKaren Sokolov, MD

2 Glendale Memorial Medical DialogueAcross the Southern California Division, our High Reliability journey has not only improved our patient safety, the steps we take have a signicant impact on our quality and experience. The combined eorts of every member of our team continue to improve our delivery of care. Each year, CommonSpirit Health establishes a Clinical Scorecard with various areas for improvement. Last scal year, thanks to your dedication towards excellence, Glendale Memorial Hospital received a Southern California Division FY Entity Award with a Special Nursing Recognition as a Facility with Zero HAPI. What’s more, the Southern California Division was the highest performing Division in many of CommonSpirit Health’s key quality and patient safety measures, including: • fewer surgical complications, which is a signicant step towards our goal of zero harm.•A focus on the care of our septic patients, saving  more lives, representing  more people who returned to their families. • fewer unnecessary blood product transfusions, reducing the risk to the people entrusted to our care. Through successful collaboration and enhanced communication between nurses, physicians and all members of our Southern California care teams, you improved the care we provide for nearly  patients. With our patients and their families as our focus, we will continue to achieve amazing results. Thank you for your continued commitment to making our Southern California Division care sites the safest facilities in the country.Quality, Safety, and Experience – At the Heart of Everything We DoNicholas Testa, MD Chief Physician Executive Southern California DivisionClinical Scorecard AwardsScan the QR code to watch a special message from our executive team, outlining the Southern California Division successes in quality performance–all achieved thanks to your hard work and commitment.Physicians in the NewsWe’d like to thank and recognize the following physicians who were recently featured in local media stories.Raed Bargout, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Disease, was featured on KCAL Channel 9 News in a story about triggers that increase the likelihood of a heart attack during the winter months. He was also featured in the online publication Eat This, Not That! where he shared risk factors of a heart disease after American Idol alum C.J. Harris’ fatal heart attack at age . Vigen Khojayan, MD, Chief of the Medical Sta, was featured in Becker’s Hospital Review and the Glendale News-Press in articles announcing his appointment as the new Chief of the Medical Sta of Glendale Memorial Hospital.William Wang, MD, Chief Medical Ocer, was featured on CrescentaValleyWeekly.com where he shared tips on how to stay healthy in the new year.

Glendale Memorial Medical Dialogue 3da Vinci Xi MilestoneOur Robotic Program, featuring the da Vinci Xi®, has reached an impressive milestone. Since our program launched in June , Glendale Memorial Hospital has performed over  minimally-invasive robotic surgeries! These span various service lines, including general surgery, colorectal, gynecology, and urology.The success of the Robotic Program is due to our  robotic privileged surgeons, an expert robotic team, and a dedicated OR for the da Vinci Xi.The da Vinci Xi is the leading, versatile, minimally-invasive, robotic surgical system and oers the most advanced instrumentation, vision and precision. Like previous models, da Vinci Xi features immersive D-HD visualization and robotic instruments that precisely replicate the surgeon’s movements. Unique to this version is the ability for surgeons to go into multiple quadrants with new arms designed to work in  degrees--something highly advantageous for complex procedures. Glendale Memorial Hospital also invested in the Simulator for training access as well as the Integrated Table Motion, which enables the patient to be dynamically positioned while the surgeon operates.In addition to its ease of use for surgeons, the da Vinci Xi robotic system also oers a number of benets for patients, including shorter hospital stays, less blood loss, decreased postoperative pain, and a faster recovery. Robotic Surgery Center of ExcellenceWe’re pleased to announce that we are on the path to becoming a Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery. Stay tuned for updates! Cath Lab RenovationOur Cath Lab-A renovation project has commenced. Phillips personnel is onsite to decommission our current Cath Lab equipment, which initiates the construction phase of a scheduled -month project. Please note that during this time, we will only be able to schedule in two Cath Labs B & C and EP cases in Room  in the OR. We will also be able to schedule minor Interventional Radiology cases in Room  as well. We will do everything we can to accommodate cases during the construction period. Thank you for your understanding while we work to improve our hospital.New EV Chargers In an eort to continue to support environmentally conscious lifestyles, Glendale Memorial Hospital has installed ve additional EV chargers for electric vehicles on the rst oor of the parking structure. This brings our total to nine EV chargers available for employees and physicians. Thank you for removing your vehicle once it’s fully charged and for supporting our environment.

4 Glendale Memorial Medical DialogueCALL FOR ARTICLES: We encourage members of the Glendale Memorial Hospital sta to submit information or articles for publication. We welcome your input! Email: tracie.cheesemangipson@commonspirit.org EDITORIAL TEAM William Wang, MD, CMO Medical Editorial AdvisorDeborah Connors-Moore Director, Medical Sta ServicesTracie GipsonEditor, Medical DialogueTop CDI Query Response Achievers High physician response rates help accurately reect patient severity of illness and intensity of service. We thank the following physicians for their diligence and commitment to Glendale Memorial Hospital. Criteria for Top Clinical Documentation Improvement CDI Query Response Achievers: Only physicians with three or more queries and an answer rate of – are included. Below are the top achievers for December  and January . Congratulations on a job well done!Narine Arutyounian, MD Garen Derhartunian, MDDuc Bui, MDDennis Chang, DO Anna Galfaian, MDElizabeth Grigoryan, MDVahe Gyulnazaryan, MDSamvel Hmayakyan, MDKrikor Kalindjian, MDVigen Khojayan, MDWilson Liu, MDArazin Minasian, MD Khalida Pathan, MDHayk Papukhyan, MDBaminihannadige Peiris, MDNeiveen Peter, MDSera Ramadan, DOHelen Rostamloo, MDFerdinant Saran, MDErik Sitker, MDTeresa Swida, DOTigran Tiraturyan, MDAntonio Zamorano, DO Charity Golf ClassicThe Glendale Memorial Foundation invites you to support our hospital by joining us for a fun-lled day of golng and camaraderie at the beautiful DeBell Golf Club on April .There are many ways to get involved – participate, become a sponsor, or both!Golf•Single Golfer •Foursome Sponsorship Levels• Title Sponsor• Gold Sponsor• Silver Sponsor• Bronze Sponsor• Rae Sponsor• Course Drinks Sponsor• Breakfast or Lunch Sponsor• Tee SignTo register for the Charity Golf Classic, simply scan this QR code. For more information, please reach out to the Glendale Memorial Foundation by emailing supportglendalememorial@dignityhealth.org or calling --.Physician Survey Coming SoonThe CommonSpirit Health MyVoice Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Survey is coming soon! We strongly encourage all practicing Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers APPs to take the survey to share your feedback about our organization. Watch for details and a link to the survey, which will be distributed to all physicians this spring.