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Surgeons
Inc. Joins Great River Health Systems
and Adds a Physician
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Ingrid
Lizarraga, M.D. | 
Michael
Niehaus, M.D. | 
John
Phillips, M.D. | 
William
Vincent, M.D. |
Monday,
Aug. 20, Surgeons Inc. joined Great River Health Systems and was renamed Great
River Surgeons. Ingrid Lizarraga, M.D., joined the practice and began seeing patients
on this date.
Dr. Lizarraga received her medical degree from the University
of the West Indies, and recently completed her residency in general surgery at
the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She is board-eligible with the American
Board of Surgery.
Besides Dr. Lizarraga, Great River Surgeons' medical
staff includes:
Michael Niehaus, M.D. —
Dr. Niehaus joined Surgeons
Inc. in 1987. He received his medical degree from the University of Iowa and completed
his residency at Iowa Methodist Hospital. Dr. Niehaus is certified by the American
Board of Surgery.
John Phillips, M.D. —
Dr. Phillips has practiced medicine in the Burlington area since 1978. He received
his medical degree from the University of Illinois and completed his residency
at Loyola-Hines Medical Center. Dr. Phillips is certified by the American Board
of Surgery.
William Vincent, M.D.
— Dr.
Vincent joined Surgeons Inc. in 1986. He received his medical degree from the
University of Minnesota and completed his residency at Iowa Methodist Hospital.
Dr. Vincent is certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Great
River Surgeons provides a comprehensive range of surgical services, including:
Breast surgery including stereotactic biopsies
Colonoscopies and other endoscopic procedures including bronchoscopy
Dialysis-access surgery, including percutaneous intervention
Endocrine surgery (thyroid and adrenal)
Gall bladder surgery
Gastrointestinal procedures, including advanced laparoscopy
Lung surgery
Minimally invasive stent grafts for abdominal aneurysms
Circulatory surgery (carotid, lower-extremity artery and venous problems)
Peripheral angiography and angioplasty
Hernia surgery (open and laparoscopic)
Great
River Surgeons' offices remain in Suite 202 in the Eastman Plaza, 1223 S. Gear
Ave., West Burlington, Iowa (next to Great River Medical Center). The practice's
telephone number has changed to (319) 768-4350. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. New appointments are now being accepted.
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Wound
and Hyperbaric Clinic Earns Accreditation
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Wound
and Hyperbaric story:
Great River Wound and Hyperbaric Clinic is the second
clinic in Iowa to achieve three-year accreditation by the Undersea and Hyperbaric
Medical Society. |
Great
River Wound and Hyperbaric Clinic has achieved three-year accreditation by the
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. The clinic is the second in Iowa to receive
this voluntary accreditation.
Hyperbaric facilities must meet more than
700 standards to become accredited. They include patient care and rights, administration,
education, infection control, maintenance and quality. Only 10 percent of hyperbaric
clinics nationwide are accredited.
"Receiving accreditation indicates
that we are giving the highest standards of care in our hyperbaric clinic," said
Donna Williams, Wound and Hyperbaric Clinic supervisor.
The Wound and
Hyperbaric Clinic opened in 2004 and has provided more than 5,000 treatments to
patients who meet indications for hyperbaric treatment. This is the second distinction
for the clinic in a year. Last August, Great River Medical Center became the first
hospital in Iowa to earn Joint Commission disease-specific certification for outpatient
wound management.
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society is a nonprofit
professional organization that serves members in more than 50 countries. It is
a member of the Joint Commission's Liaison Network and uses the commission's guidelines
for accreditation.
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River Health Systems
1221 S. Gear Ave.
West Burlington,
IA 52655
(319) 768-1000 |
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