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EMPLOYEE EXCELLENCE Purpose Worthwhile work Making a difference Who’s Lighting the Halls of MGH? Marion General Hospital honors its employees who embrace the spirit of service excellence through its Headlighter program. Here is MGH’s most recent group of employees who earned the distinction. HEADLIGHTERS • Jennifer Atkinson, R.N., family birthing center • Tenisha Clark, laboratory • Danielle Bragg, emergency room • Trisha Beal, radiology • Terry Newton, radiology • Dawn Spiekes, environmental services (Crothall) • Suzette Morton, acute rehabilitation • Jeannie Starr, cardiac cath lab • Michele Renaud, information technology • Joy Krick, acute rehabilitation Featured Headlighter Joy Krick, acute rehabilitation, goes out of her way to help a patient in need The acute rehabilitation unit discharged a patient who was private and had no family. She didn’t have a ride home, so Joy Krick, certified occupational therapist assistant, offered to take her home after work. Upon entering the patient’s home, Krick realized the patient did not have a bed to sleep in or a working refrigerator. The patient slept on a couch and needed her bed linens replaced. Krick took the patient out to dinner and bought her new sheets, a pillow and groceries—all with her own money. Krick also offered to give the patient an extra refrigerator that she had. Krick continued to periodically visit the patient at her home to make sure she was OK and to see if she needed anything. Krick understands it is better to give than receive. The world would be a better place if more people knew the same. Vim & Vigor · FALL 2010 53
Volunteer Services Fundraisers Key to Improvements A message from MGH Auxiliary president Phil Weck CALL Get Involved Call MGH Volunteer Services at 765-662-4753 for more information. Phil Weck This is my first letter as incoming Auxiliary president. I hope to have as good a year this year as the Auxiliary enjoyed in 2009-10. Our fundraisers for the past year included selling uniforms, books, jewelry, ice cream and chocolates. We would like to thank all of those who supported our fundraisers. Without your support, we would not be able to do the things we do for Marion General Hospital. The Auxiliary funded two major projects this year: 1. In 2007, the Auxiliary committed to purchase seven automated external defibrillators, which the Food and Drug Administration has now approved. The lifesaving devices have been distributed to MGH medical facilities in Converse, Fairmount, Gas City, Marion and Swayzee. 2. The Auxiliary board has approved the purchase of new furniture for the waiting area of the hospital’s emergency room. We will be gathering funds for this project throughout 2010. We welcomed Ron Totten to the board to finish the term of Bill Peden. Ron is a great addition to the board. Also, four new members were elected: Becky Townsend, Cathy Sollars, Dorinda Turner and Demetrice Freeman. Welcome, each of you; we look forward to working with you in 2010. Finally, we elected officers for the 2010-11 year. They were myself as president, Ron as president-elect, Wanda Said as secretary, Kathy Gray as assistant secretary, Mary Craw as corresponding secretary, Norma Northway as treasurer and Sandra Nukes as assistant treasurer. We hope you will continue to support the Auxiliary and Marion General Hospital by stopping by and purchasing some of the great items we will have for sale at our fundraisers and MGH gift shop. Have a great fall season! Volunteers of the Month March: Jean Marie Niebauer—When she’s not volunteering at MGH, Jean Marie Niebauer stays busy. She loves the outdoors, is a master gardener and an artist, and writes short children’s stories. “Volunteering at MGH brings to light a value inside you that you didn’t know you had,” she says. “I always feel appreciated, also.” Niebauer can be found at the main lobby information desk answering questions and directing visitors and family members. April: Brenda Hayes—Before volunteering, Brenda Hayes worked at Frontier Communications until she retired in 2002. She enjoys the friendly atmosphere at MGH. “You always see people you know,” Hayes says. “Volunteering at MGH is very rewarding. It’s a good place to be.” The Fairmount resident volunteers as a mail courier and gets plenty of exercise walking from building to building—another added bonus of volunteering at MGH. May: Ron Totten—A six-year volunteer, Ron Totten considers himself a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to volunteering. “Just ask me to do something and I am glad to do it.” Totten left home at age 14 and traveled across the country before settling back home in Grant County. He always has a warm smile and considers it his duty to make others do the same. “Smiles are so rewarding,” says Totten, who was recently named Auxiliary board president-elect. June: Roy Chaffin—“The Lord put it on my heart to serve and help in my community,” Roy Chaffin says. “For me, it’s a joy to volunteer.” Chaffin retired from Chrysler Transmission after 32 years. Before that, he served in the U.S. Army for three years. The current Gas City resident was born nearby in Elwood. Church activities, reading his Bible and family keep him busy when away from MGH. He has two sons, one daughter and three granddaughters. Jean Marie Niebauer Brenda Hayes Ron Totten Roy Chaffin 54 Vim & Vigor • Fall 2010
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