14 VITALITY Winter 2022 Keith J. Butvilas, D.O., is the medical director of emergency services at CMH. Dr. Butvilas has more than 20 years of extensive emergency medicine and leadership experience. Before joining CMH, Dr. Butvilas most recently was an attending physician in emergency medicine at Mercy Hospital, Springfield; MercyOne Siouxland, Sioux City, Iowa; and MercyOne Waterloo (formerly Covenant Medical Center), Waterloo, Iowa. His previous experience also includes three years as a chief medical officer, six years as an emergency department medical director and director of a community paramedicine program. As medical director, Dr. Butvilas will provide administrative leadership and clinical direction of the emergency department, EMS and stroke services. The ER medical staff also includes: » Marcelo A. Assmann, M.D. » Sean Bandzar, M.D. » Jordan H. Gipson, M.D. » Ryan Hunsel, M.D. » Nathaniel Pearl, D.O. » Jeffrey K. Smieshek, D.O. » Nathan Walters, M.D. » Brandi Hume, PA-C » Jamie D. Schoolcraft, PA-C » Esther Trammell, NP-C Three grants totaling $1,845,000 will help Citizens Memorial Hospital establish a Mobile Integrated Healthcare program. Part of the grant funding will pay for the recruitment and training of emergency medical technicians and specialized training for paramedics to become certified community paramedics. The Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) program will provide inhome, non-emergency care to highrisk patients through community paramedics. Community paramedics are specially trained to provide inhome assessment and treatment for patients to avoid unnecessary visits to the emergency department and to avoid re-admission after discharge when possible. Community paramedics will work jointly with an integrative care team to coordinate referrals, connect patients to community resources and assist in telehealth access. “The goal is a reduction of people being re-admitted to the hospital,” says Aaron Weaver, director of Emergency Medical Services at CMH. “It’s healthier for our patients and healthier for our system.” Community paramedics do not replace EMTs and paramedics responding to emergency calls. The non-emergency service helps to educate patients after discharge from the hospital or after recurring emergency room visits. The educational EMERGENCY SERVICES Mobile Integrated Healthcare program Aaron Weaver Keith Butvilas, D.O., FAAEM Meet the ER team CMH is a Level IIITrauma Center, Level II STEMI Center and Level III Stroke Center. For more information about the CMH Emergency Department, call 417-326-6000.
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