1. DHM Physician
NOV/DEC 2010 • Volume 19
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1 • NOV/DEC 2010 DOCTORS’ HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN, PONTIAC, MI
onnect
MISSION
Doctors’ Hospital of
Michigan (OPMC) will
provide the highest quality,
cost effective, compassion-
ate care to each patient
we serve and WILL be
committed to fulfilling the
needs of those in our com-
munity while obtaining
financial strength.
Doctors’ Hospital of Michigan officially
turned 2-years-old on November 6th, the
day 42 physicians gained a 65% ownership
of the hospital in partnership with inves-
tor McLaren Health Care Corporation, a
30% shareholder.
As a thank-you to DHM Staff and Physi-
cians for their hard work and support
over the past two years, the administra-
tion provided an all-day party at all three
campuses (Main-Pontiac, Clarkston and
Waterford). Activities during the all-day
celebration included a caricature artist,
photobooth, catered lunch, DJ services
and gifts for all stakeholders. Over 70
community businesses supported the
event through donations of additional
prizes for employees.
BELOW (CLOCKWISE
starting at top left):
Family Medicine
Staff Members Naina
Hemady, Michele
Roberts, and Cindy
Cavanaugh, Business
Mngr; Dr. Adeel Kha-
lid and CEO Clarence
Sevillian with Pink
Gorilla-gram; Rad.
Oncology Mngr. Deb
Arduino and Sevil-
lian; Karen Lichty,
Patient Accnts, with
Dr. Pooja Gupta;
Superior EMS Crew
showcased their new
helicopter; Twila
Setla from Patient
Accnts toasts DHM;
Staffers from Wa-
terford Emergency
Center get pink visi-
tor; A DHM Employee
adds his signature to
the giant birthday
card.
DHM CELEBRATES 2ND YEAR ANNIVERSARY

2. 2 • NOV/DEC 2010
“
“I commend you for carrying
out a noble mission by
providing excellent health
care to our community.”
DHM’s Presi-
dent & CEO,
Clarence Se-
villian, held
three Town
Hall-style
meetings on
November 9 to update DHM
employees on the status of
the hospital.
“It is business as usual at
Doctors’ Hospital,” he
reiterated.
He emphasized that, while
there have been ongoing
discussions with DHM Board
members about re-structur-
ing the operation to secure
its future growth, none of
those discussions involve
closure of the hospital. On
the contrary, the hospital
has posted a profit 7 out
of the 8 last months, had
a successful visit for re-
accreditation by The Joint
Commission in October, and
received accreditation for
its award-winning Family
Medicine Residency Pro-
gram in November.
He also said that they are
exploring all options to bet-
ter position DHM, includ-
ing a capital call amongst
shareholders, integration
of programs and services
with other institutions, and
consideration of outside
investors that could poten-
tially infuse capital into
the organization. He will
continue to schedule town
hall meetings as needed
to keep employees and
medical staff informed of
progress towards this goal,
and thanked all stakehold-
ers for continued support
and understanding during
this time.
Town Hall Message from President/CEO Clarence Sevillian
SEVILLIAN
DR. SINGHAL
Yatinder Singhal, MD, was elected as the
new Chairman of the Board of Directors for
Oakland Physician’s Medical Center (OPMC)
during the November 11, 2010 board
meeting. Dr. Singhal replaces Anil Kumar,
MD, whose 2-year term ended. Dr. Kumar
remains an OPMC board member.
Dr. Singhal’s other responsibilities with DHM include
Chairman of the Behavioral
Medicine Department and
Chairman of the DHM Advisory
Board. He is a board-certified
Psychiatrist from Punjab Uni-
versity in India.
New Chairman of the Board Elected
First of all, I want to
express my gratitude to
DHM’s Advisory Board,
Board of Directors, and the
outgoing Board Chairman,
Dr. Anil Kumar, for electing
me as the new Chairman of
Oakland Physician’s Medi-
cal Center (OPMC). I have
been entrusted with a very
responsible position and
will endeavor to do what
is best for all employees,
physicians, investors and
patients of Doctors’ Hospi-
tal of Michigan (DHM).
You are all important
stakeholders
and I commend
you for carry-
ing out a noble
mission by
providing excellent health
care to our community.
DHM has had some recent
success stories that can-
not be overlooked. The
Joint Commission surveyors
visited in October with all
signs pointing to re-accred-
itation; our award-winning
Family Medicine Residency
program was accredited
in November; and DHM
recorded a profit in the last
7 out of 8 months of opera-
tion. Radiation Oncology,
outpatient surgery, Behav-
CContents
• 2-Year Anniversary Photos & Recap | page 1
• New Chairman Elected | page 2
• President’s Town Hall Message | page 2
• Hospital News & Notes | page 3
• Solar Lighting to be Installed | page 3
• ALERT: Bed Bug Infestation Guide | page 4
• Good Works: Breast Cancer Survivor
Event with the Swan Foundation | page 5
Message from Newly Elected OPMC
Chairman, Yatinder Singhal, MD
“Working Towards The Best Interest of
All Stakeholders”
Ginnie Warner, RN and Dr. Frazier consult with a pa-
tient in Radiation Oncology, one of DHM’s successful
outpatient services.
continued on page 4

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DHM PHYSICIAN CONNECT • 3
Solar Lighting to Be Installed in DHM Parking Lots in 2011
Doctors’ Hospital of Michigan and Adopt-A-Watt™ Inc.
(www.adopt-a-watt.com ) announced their plans last
month to initially deploy (6) sponsored solar lights and
(3) solar arrays at their main hospital campus in Pontiac.
The lighting will be installed in three parking lots used
for the hospital visitors and staff. Sponsorships from
national supporters will completely pay for the solar
lights and arrays. The overall goal of the solar lighting
will be to reduce fossil fuel consumption and operating
costs for DHM.
“DHM’s main campus is over 4 million square feet
and we use an average of about 27 million watts of
electricity per day incurring an average monthly utility
bill of $96,000,” stated Jerry Baker, the manager of
Facilities & Maintenance at DHM. “The sponsored solar
lights and solar arrays in our parking lots will allow us
be part of the clean energy initiative while helping us
save money that can be allocated for improvements in
patient services instead,” he added.
“This action taken by DHM clearly demonstrates con-
cern for the environment and their patients, and their
desire to support the USDOE’s EnergySmart Hospitals
initiative, which promotes improved energy conserva-
tion at the 8,000 hospitals in the United States,” stated
Thomas A. Wither, Founder and Principal of the National
Adopt-A-Watt™ program, which is based out of Royal
Oak, Michigan. “We are very pleased that the Doctors’
Hospital will be part of our program and are looking for-
ward to helping them achieve their clean energy goals.”
Wither predicted that the installation date for the
solar lighting in hospital’s three parking lots will likely
be sometime in mid-2011.
DHM’s Ambulatory Surgical Center Restructures
Doctors’ Hospital has acquired 100% own-
ership and accreditation of the Ambulatory
Surgery Center located at Waterford Emer-
gency Center (WEC) on 1305 N. Oakland Blvd.
Previously, DHM had a 49% share in the center.
Dr. Ala Imam and Dr. Robert Ferguson started
endoscopy procedures there on Friday, October 1. It is
operating under the supervision of Surgical Nurse Man-
ager, Marisel Estrada, RN.
Welcome New Doctors on 6th Floor Seminole
Internal Medicine Practitioner Richard
Utanarchitt, MD, of Clinton Twp. recently
opened up a practice on the 6th floor of
DHM’s Seminole Building. Adelpho Pamat-
mat, M.D., will be the on-site physician. Dr.
Pamatmat will be seeing patients on Wednes-
day and Friday 9 - 5 p.m. in the Seminole 6th
Floor Suite. He also has training in Cardiology.
Call (248) 857-6798 for questions or to schedule an ap-
pointment.
FYINew Infection Control Coordinator
Please welcome our new Infection Control
Coordinator, Rhonda Leitch, RN, BSN, CIC.
Rhonda shares Infection Control responsibili-
ties with POHRMC in Pontiac. She has been in
healthcare for 40 years.
Leitch received her BSN from Madonna Uni-
versity in 1987 and a degree in Gerontology from Madonna
University in 2001. She worked as a bedside Nurse for 32
years and in Intensive Care for 25 years. She has been in
Infection Prevention for over 8 years and was certified in
2005. Leitch is an active member of the National, State
and local chapters of Association for Professionals in Infec-
tion Prevention and Control. She also actively participates
in the MHA Keystone: ICU, HAI, SCIP to reduce Hospital
Associated Infections.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Online Bill Pay now Available
Our patients will now be able to pay their
bills online at the DHM website. There is a main
button on the homepage, www.dhofm.com. If
you have any questions please contact Charlie
Robinson at ext. 7455.
ESTRADALEITCH
ROBINSON
PAMATMAT

4. 4 • NOV/DEC 2010
Dr. Singhal Message
continued from page 2
ALERT Oakland County Awards DHM Contract
Oakland County selected
DHM to be the provider
of health services for the
Oakland County Jail and
Children’s Village. Effec-
tive October 1, Dr. Raouf
Seifeldin of DHM Family
Medicine is the on-call
physician for the Child-
rens’ Village, while Dr.
Philip Durocher, Dr. S.
Jung, and Dr. H. Chan-
drasekhar will oversee
jail patients and refer to
select specialists.
DHM competed with
other county hospitals for
the contract of services.
Irma King, Executive Di-
rector/Physician Relations,
and Clarence Sevillian,
President & CEO, were
instrumental in acquiring
the contract.
DR. JUNG DR. CHANDRASEKHARDR. DUROCHER
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Bed bugs may live for up
to one year.
• Feed exclusively on warm
blooded animals.
• Mainly active at night
• Will not travel far from
the food source.
DWELLINGS MAY BECOME
INFECTED BY:
• Bugs and eggs that hitch-
hike on pets, clothing or
luggage.
• Infected materials such as
furniture or clothing that are
brought in from outside.
• People visiting from a
source of infestation transfer
bugs on clothes, luggage, etc.
CONTROL OF BED BUGS FOR
PATIENT
As soon as bedbugs are sus-
pected:
• Wearing gown and gloves
bag all personal belongings
and clothing in a plastic bag,
tape shut.
• Do not move patient to
another room if already in a
room.
• Move roommate to another
room (also bag roommate
clothing, belongings)
• Move patient to a clean
bed.
• Notify Environmental Ser-
vices to wash contaminated
bed and vacuum bed and
area.
• Maintain patient in private
room.
• Send clothing and belong-
ings home with family with
instructions to wash cloth-
ing in HOT water (see home
control)
HOME CONTROL OF BEDBUGS:
• Consult a professional
exterminator.
• Hot treatment (>120 degrees
for 20 minutes) is expensive
but the most effective.
• Wash all clothing and bed-
ding and seal in plastic bags
until infestation is eliminated.
FOR EMPLOYEES WITH HOME
INFESTATION:
• See Home Control above
• Notify Supervisor – If
employee has a controlled
work area Environmental
Services should be contacted
for thorough vacuuming and
repeat in early AM
• Employee may report to
work with the following
precautions:
-Do not bring any personal
items to work – this includes
purses
-Report to the hospital and
immediately change clothes
to clean clothing secured in
a sealed plastic bag.
-Bag and seal clothing
removed upon arrival.
-These precautions should
continue until the infesta-
tion has been completely
eliminated
Feel free to contact Rhonda
if you have any questions at
(248) 857-6754.
BED BUG INFESTATION GUIDELINES
By Rhonda Leitch, RN, DHM Infection Control Coordinator
Recently, questions have been raised regarding treatment of
bed bug infestation. Please use this information as a guide-
line for your staff. REMEMBER: The person with the bed bugs
is clean; this is a parasite and does not indicate poor hygiene.
ioral Medicine and other
services also continue to
shine.
Despite our successes, it
continues to be a chal-
lenge to sustain DHM as an
independent community
hospital. As every other
healthcare organization,
we are in need of capital
for infrastructure and
improvements. With that
in mind, I am involved in
active negotiations with
our board members from
McLaren Health Care Cor-
poration and other physi-
cian board members to
secure our future. This is a
logical next step. McLaren
Health Care Corporation
was very helpful in getting
DHM off the ground and
they currently have a 35%
ownership in our hospital.
Throughout negotia-
tions, we are protecting
the interests of all DHM
stakeholders. I am com-
mitted to keeping you
informed as negotiations
progress.
I would also like to re-
quest your support during
this time of transition by
remaining productive and
positive.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Yatinger Singhal, MD
DR. SEIFELDIN

5. DHM PHYSICIAN CONNECT • 5
GOOD
WORKS
Doctors’ Hospital of Michigan held a free
event for breast cancer survivors and
their circle of support on October 29th
at Goldner Walsh Garden & Home green-
house in recognition of Breast Cancer
Awareness Month.
The event, “Breast Cancer Survivors &
Family Breakfast: Information for Your
Circle of Support,” showcased wellness
services for cancer patients and best-
practice procedures from Pallavi Jasti,
MD, Oncologist at Michigan Hematology Oncology,
and Arthur Frazier, MD, Director of DHM’s Radia-
tion Oncology program. Ten-year breast cancer
survivor, Nichoel Wasik, also spoke first-hand
about her journey from diagnosis at 29-years-old
through today. After Wasik explained that she had
her ovaries completely
removed after learning
she was genetically pre-
disposed to cancer, Dr.
Jasti addressed many questions about the pros and
cons of genetic testing for people who had a family
history of cancer, and the increase in survival rates
over the past 20 years for breast cancer patients.
Among other questions from the attendees, Dr.
Frazier helped explain why cancer patients are
prescribed radiation therapy, chemotherapy or both
and the role of the dosimetrist, Deb Arduino, in cre-
ating effective treatment plans for patients.
The event was pre-
sented by Doctors’
Hospital of Michigan
in partnership with
The SWAN for Life
Foundation (www.swanforlife.org), founded by Dr.
Farid Fata in 2009 in honor of a former patient
who had died from ovarian cancer.
ABOVE: Deb Arduino, Dosimetrist and
Manager of DHM’s Radiation Oncology program,
attendee Orean Almore , and DHM Oncology
Nurse Virginia Warner, RN, at the Breast Cancer
Survivor’s event.
LEFT: Pallavi Jasti, MD,
answers questions about
the pros and cons of
genetic testing for cancer
during the Breast Cancer
Survivors event on
October 29.
DR. JASTI
DR. FRAZIER
Todd Best, MD, is performing Electromyogra-
phy procedures (EMG) in DHM’s cardiology de-
partment. An electromyogram (EMG) is a diag-
nostic test that is used to record the electrical
activity of muscles. The EMG helps to distin-
guish between muscle conditions in which the
problem begins in the muscle and muscle weakness due
to nerve disorders. A nerve conduction velocity (NCV) test
is often done at the same time as an EMG. Diseases of
muscle and/or nerves can produce abnormal electormyo-
gram patterns, much like an electrocardiogram or EKG
for the heart. During the procedure, Dr. Best will explain
to the patient what is happening to make the patient
feel as comfortable as possible. No special preparation is
needed. To refer your patients to Dr. Best for EMGs, call
the DHM Cardiology Department at (248) 857-7407.
DR. BEST
FEATURED PROCEDURE | DR. BEST PROVIDING EMG SERVICES AT DHM MAIN CAMPUS

6. ou’re Invited ...
461 W. Huron St. | Pontiac, MI 48341
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AUG/SEPT 2010 • 6
Medical Staff Holiday Party
Wabeek Country Club
4000 Clubgate Drive
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Friday, December 3, 2010 | 5:30pm
Please RSVP to Donna Shelton
(248) 857-7488
Annual Medical Staff Meeting
Huron Dining Room
Monday, December 13, 2010
Dinner - 6pm | Meeting - 6:30pm
No RSVP Required
Physician Services
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Director of Physician Relations
(248) 857-7357
iking@dhofm.com
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Medical Staff Credentialing
and Insurance Enrollment
(248) 857-7583
phagen@dhofm.com
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Director of Patient Access
and Medical Records
(248) 857-7149
crobinson@dhfom.com
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Executive Assistant to the President
(248) 857-7222
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