MAINTAINING
independence during
medical treatment and
then returning to a
normal life is not always
easy, especially for older
adults.
And that’s where
PeaceHealth’s Acute Care
for Elders (ACE) program
comes in. Based at Sacred
Heart Medical Center,
University District, ACE
is a program focused on
helping older adults during
and after their inpatient
treatment.
Studies conducted
during the past two
decades show that patients
in such specialized
programs are able to
return to their normal
lifestyles more quickly
than those in a traditional
hospital setting, with fewer
needing care in long-term
facilities.
At PeaceHealth, a
specially trained geriatric
care team meets each
morning to individually
review each patient’s
care plan. The team
includes a board-certifed
A 25-year success story
WHEN THE OREGON Heart & Vascular Institute (OHVI) started its
Cardiovascular Wellness & Rehabilitation program in 1986, the idea behind it—
using exercise to help heart patients feel better and live longer—was relatively
new.
Twenty-fve years and more than 10,000 patients later, the program is one of the
longest running in the nation, and its success speaks for itself in study after study.
The program offers the region’s only medically supervised exercise program in a
12,000-square-foot, state-of-the art gym—and it’s no longer just for heart patients.
If you think the OHVI gym might help you, talk to your doctor about getting a
referral. And we’ll see you at the gym!
Help us
celebrate!
IF YOU GOT your start at Sacred
Heart, we’d like to hear from
you—and see you. To celebrate the
75th anniversary of Sacred Heart
Medical Center, we’re asking
anyone born within our walls to
upload a photo of themselves to
our Facebook page. We’re calling
our digital photo project “I Got
My Start at Sacred Heart,” and we
hope to hear from not only the tens
of thousands of people born here,
but also from anyone who started
their career at Sacred Heart or had
a life-changing experience while a
patient here.
You can check out the project at
our newly launched PeaceHealth
Oregon Region Facebook page.
Just go to
www.facebook.com/
PeaceHealthOregon
, or use your
smartphone to scan the code
below. You’ll fnd regular posts
about events at Sacred Heart,
health tips and much more—
including instructions on how to
upload your photo to our digital
album. We hope to see you there!
geriatrician, a geriatric-
trained hospitalist (a
provider who sees patients
only inside the hospital),
a nurse practitioner,
the patient’s primary
care provider, a physical
therapist, an occupational
therapist, a pharmacist, a
psychologist, a psychiatric
nurse practitioner, a
registered dietitian, a
chaplain, a care manager
and a social worker.
The team reviews
patients’ conditions,
problems and progress
with various assessments
and input from family
and caregivers. A patient-
friendly environment
encourages mobility
and reduces isolation to
promote faster recovery
and overall well-being.
The ACE program is
part of Sacred Heart’s
Gerontology Institute.
Find out more about the
ACE program at
www
.peacehealth.org/ace
.
To learn more about the
Institute and its programs,
go to
www.peacehealth
.org/shmc/gerontology
.
ACE gives patients
a helping hand
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