Shannon Medical Center | Health Beat | Fall 2020

2 HEALTH BEAT Shannon receives national awards for cardiac care News Meet our new providers PEGGY BURPEE, DO, FAMILY PRACTICE Dr. Burpee received her bachelor’s degree from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University Col- lege of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. She completed her residency at the Bay Area Family Practice Residency Program in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. We are proud to have Dr. Burpee return to the Shannon family. She is accepting new patients at her office located on the third floor of Shannon Clinic Harris, 220 E. Harris. For more information or to schedule an appoint- ment, please call 325-481-2000 . DAVID HOCKRIDGE, MD, GENERAL SURGERY Dr. Hockridge received his bach- elor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana; his master’s degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth; and his medical Shannon Medical Center recently received four awards from the American Heart Association for exceptional heart and stroke care. This is the fourth consecutive year Shannon has received the heart attack and heart failure awards, and the sixth con- secutive year receiving the stroke award. “These awards recognize Shannon’s con- tinued dedication to improving the quality of care for our heart attack, heart failure and stroke patients,” says Rudy Haddad, MD, Shannon Clinic interventional cardiologist. “These recognitions are made possible by a team of experts across our organization that is focused on the best care for our patients. We are happy to be recognized for our dedi- cation and achievements in cardiac care, and I am very proud of our team.” The awards include: MISSION: LIFELINE GOLD RECEIVING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND MISSION: LIFELINE NSTEMI GOLD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Shannon received these awards for im- plementing specific quality improve- ment measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart at- tacks. Shannon consistently met specific criteria and standards of performance for quick and appropriate treatment through emergency procedures to re-establish blood flow to blocked arteries in heart attack patients coming into the hospital directly or by transfer from another facility. The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline program’s goal is to reduce system barri- ers to prompt treatment for heart attacks, be- ginning with the 911 call, to EMS transport and continuing through hospital treatment and dis- charge.The initiative provides tools, training and other resources to support heart attack care fol- lowing protocols from the most recent evidence- based treatment guidelines. GET WITH THE GUIDELINES— HEART FAILURE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence.The goal is speeding recovery and reducing hospital readmissions for heart failure patients. Shannon earned the award by meeting spe- cific quality achievement measures for the diag- nosis and treatment of heart failure patients at a set level for a designated period.These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and aggressive risk-reduction therapies. Before discharge, patients should also receive education on managing their heart failure and overall health and get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions. GET WITH THE GUIDELINES—STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This award recognizes the hospital’s com- mitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guide- lines based on the latest scientific evidence. Shannon earned the award by meeting spe- cific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period.These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treat- ments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. Before dis- charge, patients should also receive educa- tion on managing their health and get a follow-up visit scheduled, as well as other care transition interventions. degree from the University of Texas School of Medicine in San Antonio. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Dr. Hockridge is now accepting new patients at his office located at Shannon Clinic Magdalen, 102 N. Magdalen. For more information, please call 325-481-2344 . BARCLEIGH LANDAU, MD, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Dr. Landau received her bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in Waco and earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She completed her otolaryngology, head and neck surgery resi- dency at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California. Dr. Landau is now accepting new patients at her office located at Shannon Clinic Southwest, 4450 Sunset Drive. For more information or to schedule an appoint- ment, please call 325-481-2283 . LIEM MANSFIELD, MD, RADIOLOGY Dr. Mansfield received his bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and earned his medical degree from Uniformed Ser- vices University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Ta- coma, Washington, and his musculoskeletal imaging fellowship at Wake Forest University Baptist Medi- cal Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology. For more information about radiology services, please call 325-658-1511 . BRANDON BURRAGE, APRN, FNP-C, ENP-C, RNFA, ORTHOPEDICS Brandon received his bachelor’s degree in nursing from Angelo State University and his master’s degree in nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. Brandon completed an RN First Assistant program at the College of Southern Nevada and a post- master’s emergency nurse practitioner program at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston. He is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Brandon joins the practice of James Mull, MD, located at 3150 Appaloosa Circle. For more information or to schedule an appoint- ment, please call 325-227-8309 .