Bartlett Regional | House Calls | Fall 2019

A juvenile bald eagle spreads its wings near the nest in a tree on the Bartlett Regional Hospital campus. Photo by Katie Bausler Chuck Bill, CEO Website: www.bartletthospital.org Provider directory: www.bartletthospital.org/providers www.facebook.com/BartlettRegionalHospital www.twitter.com/BartlettHosp House Calls is published as a community service for our friends and neighbors in Southeast Alaska by: Bartlett Regional Hospital 3260 Hospital Drive Juneau, AK 99801 907-796-8900 | www.bartletthospital.org Information in House Calls comes from a wide range of medical experts, including our own staff and our partners at Coffey Communications. If you have any concerns or questions about any content or your own medical situation, please contact your health care provider. 2019 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Satisfied patients How Clarissa Prewitt, PT, makes a difference. 5 Better and better Debi Ballam, RN, has brought the best to generations of young Bartlett families. 6 It takes a village Free childbirth and parenting classes at Bartlett Beginnings are here to help your family get the very best start. 10 The search is over! Take a look at Bartlett’s new eye surgeon—and his high-tech services. 13 It’s the great pumpkin... recipe! Make the best of seasonal squash. 14 Directory Need a provider? See a complete list of Bartlett’s medical staff. Content Fall 2019 VISIT US PATIENT CARE NEW PARENTS OB CARE CEO’s corner MEDICAL STAFF FALL FOOD Welcome to the Fall 2019 edition of House Calls As summer shifts to fall, and after a long search, we’re thrilled to bring a new ophthalmologist on board. For the better part of one week per month, Andrew Kopstein, MD, is practicing at the Bartlett Surgery and Specialty Clinic, offering services not available locally for several years. Please see details in our article on page 11, where you can also learn about other specialty clinics right here at home. A full list of specialty clinics has been added to the directory on page 15. Our feature spread is on an invaluable service that celebrates an average of 25 birthdays a month. Bartlett Beginnings has been providing an individualized, homelike environment for mothers and babies for decades now. Pages 6 through 9 cover the entire spectrum of care, education and support. On page 5, you’ll meet one of the people who started it all. Debi Ballam, RN, has been working with new families for 40 years. She was instrumental in helping Bartlett Regional get designated by Baby-Friendly USA. On page 4, we congratulate one of our most complimented patient care providers, physical therapist Clarissa Prewitt. On the same page are some heartfelt words of thanks from patients. The back page is devoted to the latest news and announcements from our vital Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation. Until Winter, Chuck Bill, CEO cbill@bartletthospital.org