{"id":1415,"date":"2025-03-04T14:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T20:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iloveruralhealth.com\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=1415"},"modified":"2025-03-10T11:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:52:03","slug":"avera-st-anthonys-hospital","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/iloveruralhealth.com\/es\/stories\/avera-st-anthonys-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital Avera St. Anthony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #324e59;\"><strong>Atenci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer sin desplazamientos<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>John Kozyra se convirti\u00f3 en director ejecutivo del Hospital Avera St. Anthony&#039;s en O&#039;Neill, Nebraska, hace poco m\u00e1s de un a\u00f1o. Proviene de una peque\u00f1a comunidad monta\u00f1osa en el sur de California, casi del tama\u00f1o de O&#039;Neill, con una gran diferencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo hab\u00eda m\u00e9dicos, ni hospitales, ni atenci\u00f3n de urgencias; nada a 30 minutos en coche\u201d, dijo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John fue criado principalmente por sus abuelos, que eran hijos de granjeros de Arkansas. Estaban entre los miles de estadounidenses que, empujados por la Gran Depresi\u00f3n, la sequ\u00eda y el Dust Bowl, abandonaron sus hogares y miraron a California como una tierra de promesas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los vio luchar con problemas de salud a medida que envejec\u00edan. Vio la importancia indispensable del programa Medicare para su acceso a la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. Ellos le dieron las dos pasiones de su vida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEn primer lugar, quer\u00eda contribuir a la creaci\u00f3n de comunidades fuertes y, en segundo lugar, quer\u00eda asegurarme de que las personas pudieran acceder a la atenci\u00f3n y los servicios que necesitan\u201d, afirm\u00f3. \u201cCuando pienso en nosotros aqu\u00ed en O&#039;Neill, pienso en nuestro papel como el mayor empleador de la zona; en c\u00f3mo podemos apoyar a una comunidad realmente fuerte, comprometida y vibrante; y en lo que puedo hacer desde mi puesto para garantizar que las personas puedan acceder a una atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica excelente, segura y de alta calidad cerca de casa\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El Avera St. Anthony&#039;s Hospital es uno de los hospitales de acceso cr\u00edtico m\u00e1s grandes del estado. Atiende a una importante poblaci\u00f3n de Medicaid y Medicare con m\u00e1s de 70% de pacientes que dependen de esos programas para acceder a la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. Adem\u00e1s de tener una s\u00f3lida cl\u00ednica de atenci\u00f3n primaria, sus puntos fuertes en materia de servicios especializados son lo que John llama las &quot;tres O&quot;: un s\u00f3lido programa de obstetricia, un programa de ortopedia rob\u00f3tica y uno de los \u00fanicos programas de oncolog\u00eda en el norte de Nebraska. Atienden m\u00e1s de 150 partos y brindan m\u00e1s de 700 infusiones de quimioterapia por a\u00f1o. Tambi\u00e9n es uno de los \u00fanicos hospitales del estado que ejecuta un programa de transporte p\u00fablico, que garantiza que los pacientes de la comunidad tengan acceso a la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y otros servicios necesarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara Frederick trabaja como asistente m\u00e9dica de oncolog\u00eda a tiempo completo en el programa. Dice que poder recibir quimioterapia, citas de seguimiento, an\u00e1lisis de laboratorio y diagn\u00f3stico por im\u00e1genes cerca de casa permite a los pacientes ausentarse menos tiempo del trabajo, mantener sus rutinas y seguir estando presentes para sus seres queridos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNadie quiere o\u00edr las palabras &#039;tienes c\u00e1ncer&#039;. Nuestro equipo est\u00e1 aqu\u00ed para ayudar\u201d, afirm\u00f3 Sara. \u201cEscuchamos, alentamos y brindamos opciones de tratamiento para nuestros pacientes cerca de casa para que puedan seguir haciendo cosas que son importantes y los motivan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La importancia del hospital y su programa de oncolog\u00eda se puso a prueba recientemente. En octubre de 2024, una explosi\u00f3n en un edificio cercano afect\u00f3 gravemente al hospital y oblig\u00f3 a suspender muchos servicios durante d\u00edas o semanas hasta que se pudieron completar las reparaciones. Durante ese tiempo, algunos pacientes de oncolog\u00eda tuvieron que viajar m\u00e1s de una hora y media en un solo sentido para recibir tratamiento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNuestro equipo trabaj\u00f3 en estrecha colaboraci\u00f3n para que nuestros pacientes recibieran la atenci\u00f3n que necesitaban en ese momento. Nuestro servicio de transporte fue vital para ayudar a aquellos pacientes que no ten\u00edan los medios o los fondos para viajar para recibir su tratamiento\u201d, afirm\u00f3 Sara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El servicio de transporte est\u00e1 financiado por subvenciones estatales y federales. Mejora dr\u00e1sticamente el acceso a controles regulares y da como resultado menos demoras en la atenci\u00f3n. Eso puede significar la diferencia entre tratar un c\u00e1ncer en etapa uno y en etapa cuatro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMe encanta la salud rural porque puedo construir relaciones duraderas con mis pacientes\u201d, dijo Sara. \u201cEstoy aqu\u00ed para ellos durante una etapa muy aterradora de su vida, brind\u00e1ndoles los mismos tratamientos que recibir\u00edan en una gran ciudad, pero con una sensaci\u00f3n de ciudad peque\u00f1a y hogare\u00f1a\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John est\u00e1 de acuerdo: \u201cMe encanta la sanidad rural porque un hospital fuerte mantiene a una comunidad fuerte y saludable\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sara K. 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