Volunteer - Marion General Hospital
Volunteer - Marion General Hospital
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Pursuing<br />
Excellence<br />
MGH staff<br />
raise their<br />
level of care<br />
by earning<br />
professional<br />
certification<br />
By Randy Deffenbaugh<br />
Sixteen <strong>Marion</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> employees have proved their dedication to providing<br />
our Healthcare Community with the highest level of quality healthcare. They have<br />
chosen to further their education and advance their knowledge within their chosen<br />
profession. This dedication is demonstrated by their commitment to study for and<br />
pass professional examinations to become certified.<br />
In healthcare, professional certification helps ensure excellence. At MGH, staff members<br />
pursue this with enthusiasm.<br />
Beth Foss, BSN, R.N.<br />
Karen Foust, BSN, R.N.<br />
Faith Willis, R.N.<br />
Beth Foss, BSN, R.N., medical/surgical,<br />
has received CMSRN certification from<br />
the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses.<br />
Foss, an Indiana Wesleyan University<br />
graduate, resides in <strong>Marion</strong> with her husband,<br />
John, and two children, Alyssa and<br />
Chris. Two other sons, Seth and Josh, are<br />
grown and married. The 22-year MGH<br />
employee’s philosophy on providing nursing<br />
care is simple: “We care for our patients<br />
as if they were our own family.”<br />
Karen Foust, BSN, R.N., medical/surgical,<br />
has received CMSRN certification<br />
from the Academy of Medical-Surgical<br />
Nurses. Foust lives in <strong>Marion</strong> with husband<br />
Bob, daughter Emily and son Carl.<br />
The 33-year employee graduated from<br />
<strong>Marion</strong> College (now IWU). “I like seeing<br />
the progress patients make after having<br />
surgery,” she says. “It is exciting and<br />
rewarding to know I helped in their surgery.<br />
Every day is different.”<br />
Faith Willis, R.N., telemetry, has<br />
received CMSRN certification from the<br />
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses.<br />
Willis, an Indiana University graduate,<br />
lives with her husband, Charlie, in<br />
Gas City. “We provide excellent care<br />
in a hometown, friendly and caring<br />
Vicki Griffin, BSN, R.N.<br />
Melo-Dee Perez,<br />
R.N., M.S.<br />
atmosphere,” she says. Her certification<br />
verifies her commitment to providing<br />
patients with the highest level of telemetry<br />
care. Willis has worked at MGH for<br />
five years.<br />
Vicki Griffin, BSN, R.N., ONC, medical/<br />
surgical, has received CMSRN certification<br />
from the Academy of Medical-<br />
Surgical Nurses. Griffin graduated from<br />
IWU in 2002. She and her two sons,<br />
Tyler and Elijah, and daughter, Katura,<br />
live in <strong>Marion</strong>. Griffin has worked at<br />
MGH for almost 10 years, starting as a<br />
student nurse. She currently attends<br />
Ball State University in pursuit of a master’s<br />
degree and seeks her clinical nurse<br />
specialist license.<br />
Melo-Dee Perez, R.N., M.S., administrative<br />
director of cardiovascular service<br />
line and chest pain center coordinator, is<br />
now a registered cardiovascular invasive<br />
specialist. She received the designation<br />
through Cardiovascular Credentialing<br />
International. Perez earned her nursing<br />
degree from Purdue University and her<br />
master’s from Indiana Wesleyan. She<br />
and her three daughters, Jac-Lyn, Ka-Lyn<br />
and Cort-Lyn, reside in <strong>Marion</strong>.<br />
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Vim & Vigor • Fall 2010