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THE VITALINK<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center November 2008 Vol. XXVII, Issue 11<br />
Home Services Ranked Among Top 25 Percent of Home<br />
Health Providers<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Home Services announced that it has been named<br />
to the 2008 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified<br />
home health care providers in the United States. This is<br />
the third consecutive year that <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Home Services has<br />
been recognized in this annual review that identifies the top 25 percent<br />
of agencies, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality<br />
outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance.<br />
“Our staff strive to provide outstanding patient care by following<br />
best practices that are proven to improve patient outcomes. Their<br />
commitment to excellence has benefitted thousands of patients in<br />
our community,” said Debbie Bratton, director of home services.<br />
Home Services employee Andrea Yeiser, RN,<br />
is pictured with patient Nick Nicholas, providing<br />
excellent care in the comfort of his home.<br />
Earlier this year, <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Home Services was also<br />
awarded the Four-Star Excellence Award <strong>from</strong> Professional Research<br />
Consultants, the firm specializing in market research exclu-<br />
<strong>Holiday</strong> <strong>Greetings</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>CEO</strong> <strong>Robert</strong> <strong>Otwell</strong><br />
With the end of 2008 fast approaching, I want to wish the employees, medical staff,<br />
board of trustees, and volunteers a Merry Christmas and bright new year. Your continued<br />
dedication to the medical center and those we serve is much appreciated and has<br />
resulted in 2008 being a successful year at <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center (MRMC).<br />
Our accomplishments during the past year have included:<br />
see Home Services, page 7<br />
Expansion of Services & Facilities<br />
• Attaining three-year accreditation as a chest pain center <strong>from</strong> the Society of Chest<br />
Pain Centers<br />
• Opening the Wound Center, which features two hyperbaric chambers<br />
• Adding 15 new physicians to the medical staff<br />
• Completing a three-year Surgical Services expansion and renovation, including a new vascular suite<br />
• Acquiring digital mammography technology for patients of the <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Women’s Center<br />
• Receiving re-accreditation <strong>from</strong> the Commission on Cancer for the Cancer Center at MRMC<br />
• Installing a new patient care documentation system, allowing physicians and clinical staff real-time access to<br />
patient documents in a secure system<br />
• Attaining nuclear medicine and radiology accreditations <strong>from</strong> the American College of Radiology<br />
• Attaining laboratory accreditations <strong>from</strong> the College of American Pathologists and the American Association of<br />
Blood Banks<br />
• Establishing the neonatal Cuddler program and Mended Hearts support program for heart patients, two new<br />
volunteer programs<br />
• Becoming a tobacco-free campus to encourage and promote healthy lifestyles<br />
• Beginning “Catering to You,” a personalized patient dining service, in the Food and Nutrition Department<br />
• Establishing a Green Team to take additional steps towards becoming a more “green” organization<br />
see <strong>Holiday</strong> <strong>Greetings</strong>, page 5
THE VITALINK<br />
New Employees<br />
October 2008<br />
Coding<br />
Sherry Russell<br />
Food and Nutrition<br />
Douglas Gundlach<br />
Home Services<br />
Sharon Kimmel<br />
Imaging<br />
Tracie Dunn<br />
Information Technology<br />
Krashawn Burton<br />
Laboratory<br />
Andrea Jill Price<br />
Lewis Health Center<br />
Karen Frazier<br />
Nursing<br />
Brenda Adams<br />
Melinda Nicole Andrews<br />
Dorene Bevacqua<br />
Catherine Michelle Bradbary<br />
Kasie Brown<br />
James Childress<br />
Kelly Eller<br />
April Dawn Gower<br />
Natasha Holt<br />
continued on page 3<br />
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1224 Trotwood Avenue<br />
Columbia, TN 38401<br />
MRMC Welcomes New Physician<br />
Heather A. Michalak, M.D., a specialist in pediatrics,<br />
has joined the medical staff at <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical<br />
Center. She is associated with Drs. Claudia S. Andrews,<br />
Carol H. Broadway, Rufus R. Clifford, Jr., Patricia C. Davis,<br />
T. Wade Denney, Tiffany P. Hill, Mary E. Overton, and<br />
Anthony L. Smith of Columbia Pediatric Clinic.<br />
Dr. Michalak received her medical degree <strong>from</strong> The<br />
Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in Hershey,<br />
Pennsylvania. She completed a pediatrics internship<br />
and residency at Strong Memorial Hospital – Golisano Children’s Hospital,<br />
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. She is board certified in<br />
pediatrics.<br />
Women’s Center Hosts Think Pink<br />
Luncheon<br />
The Women’s Center<br />
hosted the annual Think Pink<br />
Luncheon in recognition of<br />
Breast Cancer Awareness<br />
Month on October 29 at<br />
Columbia Academy’s Vest<br />
Hall.<br />
Nearly three hundred<br />
people attended the event<br />
which raised approximately<br />
$8,000, according to Dana<br />
Salters, women’s services<br />
coordinator. All proceeds<br />
will fund mammograms for women in the community unable to afford this<br />
service.<br />
Guest speakers at the event were Joan Cronan, women’s athletic director<br />
at the University of Tennessee, and Portia Glenn, a breast cancer survivor. Dr.<br />
Susan Gray served as the master of ceremonies and Eddie Ables conducted<br />
an auction for an item donated by Helm’s. Music was courtesy of Rick Mullen.<br />
Sponsors for the luncheon were All Occasion Flowers & Gifts, Columbia<br />
Academy, DJ’s Rental, Doris’ Flowers & Gifts, Douglas White Florist, Family<br />
Bakery & Catering, Helm’s, Lively Florist, <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center,<br />
and Sullivan’s Florist.<br />
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Pictured at the luncheon are (l-r) Dr. Gray;<br />
Glenn; Cronan; Diane Perry, administrative<br />
director of oncology services; Pam Hibbs, administrative<br />
director of women’s and children’s<br />
services; and Salters.<br />
Tar Wars Combats Youth Tobacco Use<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center and members of the medical staff have<br />
teamed up on an initiative called “Tar Wars” to educate fifth graders in local<br />
school systems about the hazards of tobacco use. Tar Wars is a program of the<br />
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) that is implemented in classrooms<br />
across the U.S. and abroad by committed health care volunteers. The<br />
ultimate goal of the program is to discourage tobacco use among the nation’s<br />
youth prior to the age when the decision to smoke or chew tobacco is made.<br />
“Tar Wars is an excellent way to reach out to students and educate them<br />
about the harmful effects of smoking before they start,” said Dr. Charles Ball,<br />
see Tar Wars, page 7
THE VITALINK<br />
Organizational Announcements<br />
Valerie Yeiser has accepted the position of outpatient<br />
cardiology nurse manager. Yeiser has been with<br />
MRMC for nine years. She has over three years of critical<br />
care experience and has worked in the Cardiac Cath Lab<br />
for six years.<br />
“Valerie’s experience and expertise is a wonderful asset<br />
to the cardiopulmonary service line. We are very excited<br />
she accepted this position,” said Cathy Malone, administrative<br />
director of cardiopulmonary services.<br />
MRMC Recognizes Retiree<br />
Betty Wolfe was recognized at a reception<br />
on October 22 for more than 26<br />
years of service to the medical center.<br />
Wolfe was an RN in the Pediatric Unit.<br />
“Betty has inspired many people<br />
through her career in nursing. In addition<br />
to raising nine children of her own,<br />
Pictured <strong>from</strong> left to right are Deborah<br />
Lumpkins, VP of nursing services;<br />
Wolfe, Foster and <strong>CEO</strong> <strong>Robert</strong> <strong>Otwell</strong><br />
at Wolfe’s retirement reception.<br />
Betty has been a dedicated care giver<br />
to pediatric patients for many years. She<br />
will be greatly missed,” said Linda Foster,<br />
pediatric nurse manager.<br />
NICU Celebrates Two Year Anniversary<br />
In celebration of its<br />
second anniversary, the<br />
Neonatal Intensive Care<br />
Unit (NICU) at MRMC<br />
hosted a reunion on October<br />
25. NICU graduates<br />
and their families were invited<br />
to attend the event in<br />
the medical center cafeteria,<br />
which featured a family<br />
portrait area, drawings for<br />
baby supplies and toys,<br />
and crafts for the children.<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center’s NICU, in a partnership with Vanderbilt<br />
Children’s Hospital, began serving patients October 16, 2006. Since<br />
opening, the eight-bed unit has served nearly 300 patients, whose stay in<br />
the nursery is typically several weeks.<br />
Pictured above is former NICU patient, Parker Sykes, and his father<br />
Jake Sykes with two of the nurses who cared for Parker during his time<br />
in the nursery. The nurses are (<strong>from</strong> left to right) Georgia Arms and Dacia<br />
McEvers.<br />
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New Employees<br />
continued<br />
Nursing, continued<br />
Nikita McGuire<br />
Cindy Massey<br />
Leigh Oakley<br />
Shea Terry<br />
Jessica Tidwell<br />
Patient Management<br />
Michelle Doty<br />
Pharmacy<br />
Miranda Adams<br />
Victoria Gowan<br />
Britani Honn<br />
Karen Patterson<br />
Tameka Smith<br />
Physical Medicine<br />
Michelle Cheri Pauley<br />
Plant Operations<br />
Michael Scott Baltimore<br />
Security<br />
Jeremy Hawkins<br />
Roger Hinson<br />
Promotions<br />
Annette Basilius<br />
<strong>from</strong> nurse tech, to RN, 3W<br />
Joyce Chandler<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Kimberly Dickson<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Philipa Foster<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Melissa Hensley<br />
<strong>from</strong> analyst,<br />
to supervisor, Patient Access<br />
continued on page 4
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Promotions<br />
continued<br />
Glenda Jimenez<br />
<strong>from</strong> analyst,<br />
to supervisor, Pre-Service<br />
Lydia Johnson<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Misty Kelley<br />
<strong>from</strong> pre-service analyst/team lead,<br />
to scheduling/order management<br />
supervisor, Pre-Service<br />
Felicia McCain<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Amanda Neelley<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Bonnie Nelson<br />
<strong>from</strong> unit secretary,<br />
to office coordinator, Emergency<br />
Department<br />
Pam Rummage<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Shantel Survant<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Tera Scaife<br />
<strong>from</strong> technologist,<br />
to weekend coordinator, Imaging<br />
Shelia Staggs<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Michelle Willingham<br />
<strong>from</strong> representative,<br />
to analyst, Patient Access<br />
Staff Development Classes for 2009<br />
* = Renewal Course ** = Provider Course<br />
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)<br />
January 9*<br />
January 14**<br />
January 22*<br />
February 6*<br />
February 13**<br />
February 23*<br />
March 9*<br />
March 12**<br />
March 19*<br />
March 29*<br />
April 6*<br />
April 13**<br />
April 16*<br />
April 29*<br />
May 8*<br />
May 15**<br />
May 20*<br />
June 2*<br />
June 16*<br />
June 19**<br />
June 29*<br />
July 7*<br />
July 13**<br />
July 17*<br />
July 30*<br />
August 10*<br />
August 12**<br />
August 28*<br />
September 9*<br />
September 17**<br />
September 19*<br />
September 29*<br />
October 12**<br />
October 15*<br />
October 26*<br />
November 9*<br />
November 12**<br />
November 20*<br />
December 8*<br />
December 18**<br />
December 21*<br />
October 6*<br />
For this class, all employees are required to renew in–or prior to–the month<br />
they expire. Books are available <strong>from</strong> area managers or clinical educator.<br />
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) †<br />
January 29-30**<br />
February 25*<br />
March 23-24**<br />
April 14*<br />
May 12-13**<br />
June 3*<br />
July 9-10**<br />
August 7*<br />
September 3-4**<br />
September 28*<br />
October 28-29**<br />
November 16*<br />
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) †<br />
February 10*<br />
March 5-6**<br />
April 22*<br />
June 9-10**<br />
Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) †<br />
January 14-15**<br />
February 12*<br />
February 11-12<br />
April 27-28<br />
Bedside Triage (CEU)<br />
February 24<br />
May 15<br />
IABP (Basic)<br />
March 10<br />
June 2<br />
March 17-18**<br />
May 12*<br />
June 22-23<br />
August 13-14<br />
September 1<br />
November 24<br />
August 11<br />
November 3<br />
July 20*<br />
September 10-11**<br />
June 23-24**<br />
August 18*<br />
September 23-24<br />
November 10-11<br />
Pacemakers<br />
February 23<br />
April 7<br />
IABP (Advanced)<br />
February 10<br />
May 14<br />
December 2-3**<br />
December 11*<br />
October 30*<br />
Nov. 30-Dec. 1**<br />
October 7-8**<br />
November 3*<br />
Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition & Stabilization (PEARS) †<br />
January 21 April 17 July 14 November 13<br />
Dysrhythmia S.T.A.B.L.E. †<br />
April 30<br />
September 17<br />
September 2<br />
December 4<br />
August 25<br />
October 27<br />
Basic Preceptor Physical Assessment 12-Lead Interpretation<br />
January 16<br />
February 18<br />
February 26-27<br />
April 30<br />
May 22<br />
May 4-5<br />
September 18 August 18<br />
September 15-16<br />
December 3 November 2<br />
November 18-19<br />
All classes will be held in the Staff Development classroom unless otherwise noted on<br />
the calendars. Staff may register for courses on the on-line learning management system.<br />
Classes with a † require a deposit and manager approval. For more information<br />
about times and locations of classes, contact Staff Development at extension 2334.<br />
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THE VITALINK<br />
<strong>Holiday</strong> <strong>Greetings</strong>, <strong>from</strong> page 1<br />
Community Outreach<br />
• Offering free community screenings (child speech and hearing, prostate<br />
cancer, and oral, head and neck cancer)<br />
• Hiring of a community health nurse by the foundation<br />
• Conducting free screenings and education programs for Columbia<br />
Housing Authority residents<br />
• Hosting a free Family Expo event at Columbia Mall<br />
• Conducting quarterly Women Helping Women educational programs<br />
• Attaining top fund-raiser for Relay for Life, United Way and <strong>Maury</strong> County<br />
Heart Walk<br />
• Participating in Operation School Supplies to benefit children in the<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> County School System<br />
• Sponsoring Tar Wars, an anti-tobacco program for fifth graders<br />
• Offering community cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs<br />
• Offering support groups for those affected by cancer, an ostomy, diabetes,<br />
infertility and more<br />
Awards and Recognitions<br />
®<br />
• Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospital as a result of 2007 national benchmarks<br />
for success study<br />
• Achievement Level Recognition <strong>from</strong> the Tennessee Center for Performance<br />
Excellence<br />
SM<br />
• American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines –Stroke<br />
(GWTG–Stroke) Bronze Performance Achievement Award<br />
• Home Services named one of the 2008 HomeCare Elite (Top 25 percent<br />
in the nation) and received Four-Star Excellence Award <strong>from</strong> Professional<br />
Research Consultants<br />
• Emergency Medical Services received the 2008 Bob Thomas Advanced<br />
Life Support Service Award by the Tennessee Ambulance Service Association<br />
It is your support, along with the members of our community who turn to us<br />
for their health care needs, that has allowed us to make great strides in 2008.<br />
We ask for your continued support as we look forward to the new year.<br />
Retiree Luncheon<br />
Eighty-five former MRMC<br />
staff members attended the<br />
retiree luncheon that was held<br />
on October 30 in the Auxiliary<br />
Conference Room. The attendees<br />
had given a total of<br />
2,370 years of service to the<br />
medical center.<br />
<strong>CEO</strong> <strong>Robert</strong> <strong>Otwell</strong> and<br />
Deborah Lumpkins, vice president<br />
of nursing services/chief<br />
nursing officer, were the featured<br />
speakers at the event.<br />
“It was wonderful to reminisce with the retirees. Their continued dedication<br />
to and love for the medical center is heartwarming,” said <strong>Otwell</strong>.<br />
Bloodmobile Update<br />
The Bloodmobile on October 27<br />
collected 113 productive units. This<br />
was the most<br />
p r o d u c t i v e<br />
drive at <strong>Maury</strong><br />
Pictured is Willomae<br />
Hamilton, who received<br />
a certificate of appreciation<br />
<strong>from</strong> the Red<br />
Cross for reaching an<br />
eight-gallon milestone<br />
of donated blood.<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Medical<br />
Center<br />
since August<br />
2005. This<br />
drive came in<br />
at 133 percent<br />
of goal.<br />
The next<br />
Bloodmobile is<br />
scheduled for<br />
Monday. January<br />
19, 2009.<br />
Infertility Support<br />
Group Established<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center<br />
conducted the first meeting of its Infertility<br />
Support Group on October 23.<br />
During this seminar, Julie Heffington,<br />
childbirth coordinator, discussed<br />
infertility treatments, medications,<br />
nutrition, exercise, in vitro fertilization<br />
(IVF), intra-uterine insemination (IUI)<br />
and much more.<br />
“We are pleased to be able to offer<br />
this support group for our community,”<br />
said Heffington. “With infertility<br />
on the rise and the advancements<br />
made in treatment options, we felt it<br />
was important to offer this service that<br />
enables those experiencing problems<br />
with fertility to learn and gain support<br />
<strong>from</strong> those who are experiencing the<br />
same challenges.”<br />
The infertility support group is<br />
open to any couple experiencing<br />
difficulty conceiving. The next meeting<br />
will take place December 4 at 6<br />
p.m. at the Jameson Inn. For more<br />
information, call Julie Heffington at<br />
490.7046.<br />
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THE VITALINK<br />
United Way Award<br />
The most recent MRMC United<br />
Way chairpersons were each honored<br />
with a Spirit Award <strong>from</strong> the<br />
United Way for their exceptional<br />
commitment, leadership and creativity<br />
in coordinating the campaigns of<br />
the last three years. Debbie Bratton,<br />
Lisa Chambers and Kim Edwards accepted<br />
the awards at a recent United<br />
Way board meeting.<br />
“This award really goes to all<br />
employees who have so generously<br />
donated to this cause throughout the<br />
years. It is because of all of them that<br />
we have been so successful,” said<br />
Chambers, 2008 chairperson.<br />
Pictured are Edwards, Bratton and<br />
Chambers with their award.<br />
Community Outreach<br />
F&M Health Fair<br />
Approximately 100 employees of<br />
First Farmers and Merchants Bank<br />
(F&M) visited the health fair booths<br />
hosted by MRMC on November 18<br />
and 19.<br />
Services offered were blood pressure<br />
checks, target and resting heart<br />
rates, cholesterol and glucose screenings,<br />
body mass analysis, pulmonary<br />
screenings and dietary counseling. All attendees<br />
were also given personal counseling<br />
based on their screening results.<br />
Pictured is Mindy Girouard, dietitian, at<br />
the health fair with an F&M employee.<br />
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Foundation News<br />
Foundation Uses Special Needs Fund<br />
to Benefit Communities<br />
More than 270 requests in four different counties<br />
have been answered with assistance <strong>from</strong> the <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
Healthcare Foundation Special Needs Fund. The<br />
Special Needs Fund was established to provide financial<br />
resources to patients in need of medication, transportation, medical equipment<br />
or other health care needs.<br />
The Primary Health/Minor Care<br />
Clinic recently received $1,000 <strong>from</strong><br />
the foundation. “Twenty-four clinic<br />
patients have benefitted <strong>from</strong> this<br />
fund in the past year. Our patients in<br />
need are so thankful for the help they<br />
have received,” said Carol Holden,<br />
Primary Health/Minor Care Clinic coordinator.<br />
The Special Needs Fund has<br />
assisted 13 patients <strong>from</strong> the Lewis<br />
Health Center (LHC) with purchasing<br />
their much needed medication, for<br />
Darlene Baxter (center), executive director<br />
of the foundation, is pictured delivering<br />
a check <strong>from</strong> the Special Needs Fund<br />
to Primary Health/Minor Care Clinic staff<br />
Holden (left) and Barbara Hinson, FNP.<br />
example insulin and antibiotics. “The Special Needs Fund is making a difference<br />
in the lives of Lewis County residents who need medication but would<br />
not be able to obtain them without this help <strong>from</strong> the foundation,” said Dr.<br />
Dustin Flowers, director of LHC.<br />
The foundation board also recently approved the purchase of helmets<br />
and children’s car booster seats to patients who may have lost or damaged<br />
these items in an accident or other circumstance.<br />
Reminder about Open<br />
Enrollment<br />
As a reminder, the open enrollment period<br />
for employee benefits will be held December 1-15. During<br />
this time, benefit meetings will be scheduled and employees will have<br />
the opportunity to meet individually with a benefits counselor to discuss<br />
all benefits options, including plan changes for 2009. Dates and times will<br />
soon be posted on medical center bulletin boards as well as e-mailed to all<br />
employees. Employees are encouraged to take the opportunity to attend<br />
one of the group meetings as well as a one-on-one session with a benefits<br />
counselor to learn about the following:<br />
• Changes to the existing Blue Cross Blue Shield plan<br />
• Flexible spending accounts – addition of health care and dependent<br />
care accounts<br />
• Colonial life cancer insurance – replaces AFLAC cancer insurance<br />
• Colonial universal life and colonial term life – replaces Unum Provident<br />
term and universal<br />
For questions, please contact Connie Lentz or Cindy Wilmore in Human<br />
Resources/Benefits at extension 1096.
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Letters of Thanks<br />
To <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center:<br />
We wanted to thank you for providing<br />
us with flu shots again this<br />
year. We very much appreciate the<br />
time and expense that is involved.<br />
Thank you very much!<br />
~Whitthorne Faculty and Staff<br />
(Whitthorne is MRMC’s<br />
Partner-in-Education school)<br />
Home Services,<br />
<strong>from</strong> page 1<br />
sively for health care that conducts<br />
the hospital’s patient satisfaction surveys.<br />
“The 2008 HomeCare Elite winners<br />
exemplify a commitment to providing<br />
their patients with optimum care while<br />
performing at the highest level,” said<br />
Nancy Buller, senior director of marketing<br />
communications at OCS, Inc. “We<br />
congratulate <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical<br />
Center on being one of the Top 100<br />
home care agencies in the country.”<br />
The 2008 HomeCare Elite is the<br />
only performance recognition of its<br />
kind in the home health industry. The<br />
2008 HomeCare Elite is brought to<br />
the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading<br />
provider of health care informatics,<br />
and DecisionHealth, publisher of<br />
home care’s most respected independent<br />
newsletter Home Health Line.<br />
The entire list of the 2008 HomeCare<br />
Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting<br />
www.ocsys.com.<br />
Tar Wars, <strong>from</strong> page 2<br />
medical director at <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
Medical Center. “The lesson plans<br />
consist of a pre-activity, a one-hour<br />
classroom presentation and a followup<br />
poster contest. The children seem<br />
to really enjoy the program each year.”<br />
Dr. Ball is spearheading a team<br />
of physicians and staff members who<br />
will each visit local schools and present<br />
the anti-tobacco program. Presentations<br />
began November 20 and<br />
will continue until December 16.<br />
Morrow (center) is pictured with (l-r)<br />
Wright and Sharon Dobbins, respiratory<br />
care coordinator.<br />
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Service Champion of the Month Award<br />
Melissa Morrow, respiratory therapist,<br />
was named October’s Service<br />
Champion of the Month. Morrow has<br />
been an employee of the medical center<br />
for more than two years.<br />
“Melissa puts others before herself and<br />
is always so caring to her patients and coworkers.<br />
She is very knowledgeable and<br />
compassionate. We’re very proud of her.<br />
This recognition is well deserved,” said<br />
Christy Wright, director of respiratory care.<br />
Auxiliary Makes Great Strides<br />
The Auxiliary has grown and enhanced services within the past several<br />
months, according to Cindy Fox, director of volunteer services.<br />
“The Auxiliary hosted a very successful<br />
men’s recruitment breakfast<br />
on October 22 with 11 guests joining<br />
us. The event was a lot of fun and we<br />
had some great guest speakers telling<br />
about their duties as volunteers<br />
and how it has personally benefited<br />
them as well as our medical center,”<br />
said Fox.<br />
At the Auxiliary bake sale on November<br />
14, volunteers made $2,537<br />
on the sale of baked goods and sold<br />
Pictured above are several of the attendees<br />
of the men’s recruitment breakfast,<br />
held on October 22.<br />
53 Auxiliary cookbooks for an additional $530. The bake sale benefits Auxiliary-funded<br />
projects requested by the medical center.<br />
The Auxiliary Gift Shop has recently begun carrying used paperback and<br />
hardback books. The Gift Shop will host an open house on December 11,<br />
<strong>from</strong> 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Samples of Aspen Mulling Spice and cookies will<br />
be offered.<br />
Students Donate to Pediatric Unit<br />
The eighth grade leadership<br />
class at Whitthorne Middle School<br />
chose the Pediatric Unit at <strong>Maury</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center as their<br />
Make-A-Difference Day project.<br />
With the help of donations <strong>from</strong><br />
Dollar General and Arby’s, students<br />
collected items and assembled<br />
goodie bags for pediatric<br />
patients.<br />
“We are very grateful for those<br />
who coordinated this program and worked so hard to collect and package<br />
the items. I know that our patients will enjoy every treat and special gift,”<br />
said Linda Foster, pediatric unit nurse manager.
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December Calendar of Events<br />
1 2 3 4<br />
New Employee Orientation<br />
(8 a.m., Auxiliary Conf. Room,<br />
call 380.4017)<br />
Expectant Parent Class: Labor<br />
(7-9 p.m., call 490.7046)<br />
6<br />
Free Tours of Labor & Delivery<br />
for expectant parents and families<br />
(9:30 a.m., 490.7046)<br />
Expectant Parent Class:<br />
Post Partum<br />
(10 a.m.-noon, call 490.7046)<br />
Children’s Christmas Party<br />
for the children and grandchildren<br />
of MRMC employees<br />
(9-11 a.m. or 2-4 p.m., Cafeteria)<br />
11<br />
<strong>Holiday</strong> Hugs<br />
gift drop off<br />
(8 a.m.-5 p.m., Auxiliary<br />
Conf. Room)<br />
Employee Christmas Party<br />
(2-4 p.m. or 10:30-11:30 p.m.,<br />
Cafeteria)<br />
Mammography, Massage &<br />
Makeovers<br />
(4-7 p.m., Women’s Center, call<br />
490.7435)<br />
New Employee Orientation<br />
(8 a.m., Auxiliary Conf. Room,<br />
call 380.4017)<br />
Diabetes Education Group<br />
(11:30 a.m., Private Dining<br />
Room 1, call 540.4324)<br />
Expectant Parent Class: Delivery<br />
(7-9 p.m., call 490.7046)<br />
13 15<br />
Expectant Parent Class:<br />
Breast Feeding<br />
(10 a.m.-noon, call 490.7046)<br />
Breast Feeding Support Group<br />
(11 a.m.-1 p.m., West<br />
Seventh Church of Christ,<br />
call 490.7074)<br />
Free Blood Pressure Check<br />
(9:30-10:30 a.m., Senior Center,<br />
call 381.1111, ext. 4343)<br />
Expectant Parent Class:<br />
Baby Basics<br />
(7-9 p.m., call 490.7046)<br />
Infertility Support Group<br />
(6-7:30 p.m., Jameson Inn, call<br />
490.7046)<br />
Free Blood Pressure Check<br />
(7:30-8:30 a.m., Columbia Mall,<br />
call 381.1111, ext. 4343)<br />
8 9 10<br />
<strong>Holiday</strong> Hugs is a program designed to provide gifts<br />
to <strong>Maury</strong> County elementary school children in need.<br />
<strong>Holiday</strong> Hugs<br />
gift drop off<br />
(8 a.m.-5 p.m., Auxiliary<br />
Conf. Room)<br />
25<br />
Merry Christmas!<br />
29<br />
Expectant Parent Class:<br />
Breast Feeding<br />
(7-9 p.m., call 490.7046)