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>> Dr. Vander Salm: I decided soon after I came here that the decision I made in coming
here was the correct one. It has been a fabulous place to work.
It has been so not just because we have a brand new building and new operating rooms,
that's a fairly minor part of it. It's been a fabulous place to work because
of the interaction of the staff. The entire team meets together regularly and
one of them once said that Sunday was her favorite day of the week because it meant
she could come to work again the next day. That reflects directly upon the patient care
because the patients also notice that. >> Bill York: I'm Bill York. I used to operate
York Ford. Now my son Brad does and I goof off, thanks to him.
>> Dr. Vander Salm: Mr. York is a man who came to us after he had a lot of chest pain.
>> Bill: I was having trouble breathing at various times, especially going up stairs
or climbing a hill. So Dr. Vander Salm came in and sat down at a little stool, I didn't
know at that time he was chief of cardiac surgery, but I later found out what all his
credentials are and they are very impressive. He started to say that I had at least 4 blockages
and that it was a bloody miracle that I hadn't had a massive heart attack or worse.
I said, Dr. Vander Salm, why should I have surgery here? He said, the actual surgical
procedure itself will be essentially the same from the time you leave surgery you are in
one bed. >> Dr. Vander Salm: In most hospitals, patients
after heart surgery go to an intensive care unit, and then they go to a step down unit,
and occasionally they will even go to a third unit before they make their way home.
>> Bill: He said, you are going to be much better off here, I promise you. I looked at
him and I said, you're on. >> Dr. Vander Salm: And so in this very same
operating room, we performed the quadruple coronary bypass operation. He had a pretty
smooth convalescence and he did very well afterwards.
>> Bill: I continued to do cardiac rehab and more exercising. I am not sure I'll watch
the diet quite as closely, I like Italian food too much. I enjoy living.