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Sleepy Eye Medical Center Designated Level IV Trauma Hospital Only 20% of Minnesota hospitals designated The Sleepy Eye Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has been named a Level IV Trauma Hospital by the Minnesota Department of Health. This designation places SEMC among just over two dozen hospitals out of over 100 hospitals in the state that are listed as trauma centers. As a Level IV Trauma Hospital, the Sleepy Eye Medical Center provides stabilization and treatment of severely injured patients to our area. To be designated, SEMC demonstrated compliance in several areas, such as proper emergency room and operating room procedures and equipment, professional trauma education and post-trauma peer review processes. Minnesota’s statewide trauma system was created in August of 2005. It established criteria for the treatment and transportation of seriously injured people and called for a process for the state to designate hospitals as trauma hospitals. The goal of the trauma system is to see every hospital in Minnesota become a trauma hospital. A trauma system is vital to survival for the severely injured person, as the amount of time between an injury and the time it takes to receive care is the most important predictor of survival. The longer the injured person goes without treatment, their chance of survival diminish. Having a trauma system in place greatly increases the patient’s chance of survival in rural areas like Sleepy Eye and the surrounding communities, which are not in direct proximity to an urban trauma center. The impact of trauma in Minnesota is staggering, both emotionally and financially. Trauma is the leading cause of death for Minnesotans ages 1 to 44 and is the forth leading cause of death for all Minnesotans. On average, more than 2,400 Minnesotans die from trauma each year. In 2004, 70% of fatal crashes occurred in rural areas, and the economic cost of motor vehicle fatalities in Minnesota was over $683 million dollars. The cost of medical services due to motor vehicle crashes was estimated to be $310 million dollars. * *Source:  Minnesota Department of Health Statewide Trauma System

Some of the Sleepy Eye Medical Center staff stand in the ER with their Level IV Trauma Hospital certificate. Front row from left, Diane Maurer, LPN and Sue Schweiss, RN, DON. Back row left to right: Shelly Waibel, RN, Dr. Harman Dhaliwal, Chris Ames, MLT, Lynnae Pelzel, RN, Jeremy Engler, B.S. RT(R)(CT) and Nick Manchester, RT(R).

Sellheim is new SEMC Administrator Kevin Sellheim, Chief Financial Officer and Interim Administrator has been appointed administrator by the Sleepy Eye Medical Center Board of Directors. Sellheim, who has been with SEMC for five years, is replacing Bob Van Meeteren, who resigned from his position as administrator in November. “We interviewed several candidates and found Kevin to be the best fit for us. We feel confident about his knowledge and abilities and are pleased that he accepted the position,” said Gordon Osmonson, chairman of the Sleepy Eye Medical Center Board. “We have every confidence that Kevin will do an excellent job as our administrator. He is familiar with the organization and has been part of major decisions we have made as we have completed the remodeling of our hospital and the building of our clinic,” said Osmonson. While taking over administration duties, Sellheim will, at this point in time, also continue to guide the financial aspects of the organization. Sellheim lives in Sleepy Eye with his wife, Barb. They have two grown children and a grandson and enjoy golfing and spending time at the lake.

Those placing in SEMC's 3rd Annual Run/Walk for Health on May 10th include front row, left to right: Female finishers: Leah Lax, third place;(24:12); Charlotte McMullen, first place, (20:57); Geri Pelzel second place, (22:41). Back row, left to right, male finishers: John Maas, first place, (19:15); John Pelzel, second place, (20:05); Fritz Busch, third place, (21:47). Eighty-one runners and walkers took part in the event.

Dr. Harman Dhaliwal, Family Practice & Obstetrics, will begin seeing patients at our Morgan Clinic June 12th.

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Click here to register for Sleepy Eye Healthcare Foundation's 5th annual SEMC Golf Tournament.