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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 />

The VitaLink is published monthly for<br />

<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center through the<br />

Marketing Department. Distribution is to<br />

employees, retirees, members of the medical<br />

staff, board of trustees, advisory board, <strong>Maury</strong><br />

County Commission, and volunteers.<br />

For address corrections, please<br />

contact the Human Resources Office.<br />

Editor: Rita Williams<br />

Designer & Copywriter: Kat Hunter<br />

Proofreader: Jan Varnado<br />

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 />

2<br />

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


THE VITALINK<br />

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 />

6<br />

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.


THE VITALINK<br />

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)

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