May 2010 Layout.pub - Pioneer Memorial

Volunteers of Year ……2
ISSUE 1 VOLUME 4 2010
ISSUE 2
News Capsules…..……..3
Mother’s Day Tea.......4
Pioneer Memorial Hospital & Health Services, committed to
health, healing and community.
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Ann Bossman & Laurie Pospisil Join
PMH&HS LTC Administrative Staff
Ann Bossman, RN, Director of
Nursing - LTC, and Laurie Pospisil,
RN, Administrator - LTC, recently
joined the staff of Pioneer Memorial
Hospital & Health Services.
Prior to joining Pioneer Memorial,
Ann served as Assistant Director of
Nursing at the Salem, SD Nursing
Home. Her responsibilities there included
scheduling CNAs, reviewing
the restorative program and wound
care.
Following graduation from Dakota
Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD
with an Associate Degree in Nursing,
Ann worked for seven years in various
departments at Sanford Health.
Two of those years she also worked
at the Nursing Home in Bridgewater,
SD.
The Bossman family was drawn to
this area and found a home in rural
Parker. Shortly afterward, she heard
about the job at Pioneer Memorial.
“Pioneer Memorial has such a strong
reputation. I am excited to be working
here. We have a great team and
I am looking forward to developing
our increased emphasis on residentcentered
care.”
Ann and her husband have four
children, three boys (Dylan, 17;
Justus, 11 and Donnie, 21 months)
and a daughter, Stephanie, 19.
When not busy with family activeties
and her nursing position, Ann
enjoys camping and
sewing. Her mom
lives in Bridgewater
and she has relatives
in Minnesota,
Nebraska and Sioux
Falls.
Laurie worked as a
clinical nurse from
1980 - 2001 in various
South Dakota
and Minnesota
facilities. Seventeen
of those years, she
worked for Sanford
Health as a clinical
nurse. She was assistant
administrator
for long term care for
three years in Winner.
Before joining PMH&HS, she
served as administrator of a nursing
home in Belle Fouche, SD.
When asked about her move to Viborg
and Pioneer Memorial Nursing
Home, Laurie responded, “Georgia and
her team have such an excellent reputation
across the region and I appreciate
the opportunity to be here and am
looking forward to working here, and
getting to know the residents, their
families, and the staff.”
Though Pospisil spent many years
in pediatric nursing, she indicates her
Above, left, Ann Bossman, RN, Director of Nursing,
Long Term Care, and Laurie Pospisil, RN, Administrator,
Long Term Care.
heart has always been in long term
care.
Her family is scattered across the
area including Bismarck, Pierre,
Winner, Gregory, Sioux Falls, and
Lincoln, NE. She is delighted to be
close to the “center” so she can
travel in all directions and enjoy her
number one hobby of spoiling her
nieces and nephews. She also enjoys
music and cooking.
A native of Winner, SD, Laurie
graduated from South Dakota State
University in Brookings with a BSN.

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Anderson and Jensen Named Volunteers of Year
Patty Anderson, Director of Activities,
was named Pioneer Memorial Hospital
& Health Services Employee Volunteer
of the Year at the annual
luncheon April 7. Paul Jensen, lifelong
Viborg resident, was recognized
posthumously as Community Volunteer
of the Year. In presenting the
latter award, Georgia Pokorney,
CEO, commented that the selection
committee’s enthusiasm about the
selection, and two months of planning
to make sure the award was a
surprise, became bitter sweet with
Paul’s untimely death on April 6, the
day before the event.
Accepting the award were his
mother, Fern and sister, Karen.
Pokorney commented, “Paul was a
tremendous asset to the patients and
residents of Pioneer Memorial and a
loyal and active promoter of the community
of Viborg.”
Paul was hired on May 1, 1990 as
the first bus driver for the ROCS bus.
He took his job very seriously, but
went above and beyond his job of
transporting a patient or community
member to a doctor’s visit or event
according to Pokorney. “He not only
accommodated early and late appointments,
but carried their personal
belongings, making sure they had all
their paperwork along, and assisted
them on and off the bus and into their
appointment, often waiting for several
hours until their appointment was
complete.”
Patty Anderson, Director of Activities,
commented that whenever Paul
drove the bus for the nursing home
Patty Anderson, Director of Activities,
left, accepts the Employee
Volunteer of the Year Award from
Georgia Pokorney, CEO.
residents to various activities, he was
always a “second pair of hands, assisting
residents on the activity, helping
them with their meals, washing
their hands, and helping them get
their coat on and off.” She added,
“He was a great conversationalist for
the residents and had an innate
memory for events.”
Pokorney concluded, “Paul was often
the ‘Unsung Hero’ behind many community
events and we honor him today
for all he did, not only for Pioneer
Memorial, its patients and residents,
but for all of Viborg, for helping to
preserve its history, promote its community
events, and for being an
advocate for all that is ‘great’ about
living in a small town.”
Nursing Home Staff
Take the Polar Plunge
L to R: Krista Jacobs, RN, and Ann
Bossman, RN, Director of Nursing ,
LTC, take the Polar Plunge to help
raise funds for The Pioneer Memorial
Foundation. They challenged
each other to see who could raise
the most money. Ann won the challenge,
but joined in the spirit and
took the plunge anyway.
Other LTC staff plunging were:
Brittney Quest and Amanda Jensen.
Georgia Pokorney, CEO, right presents
the Paul Jensen Community
Volunteer of the Year Award to his
mother, Fern, left, and sister,
Karen, right.
In making the award presentation for
Patty Anderson, Pokorney said, “Her
vitality and vibrant personality
inspires us all with confidence, creativity,
and an exceptional commitment
and willingness to help others.”
Anderson was hired on April 4, 2005
as Pioneer Memorial’s Director of
Activities, the volunteer program, and
the gift shop. Her first responsibility
was to plan and direct the 2005
Volunteer Luncheon. Pokorney
commented, “In the five years Patty
has been at Pioneer Memorial, she
has focused on service excellence
and establishing a positive rapport
with our residents and families. Her
talents as a public speaker, entertainer
(music & singing), artist, crafts,
designing, and decorating are not
only enjoyed by our residents and
employees, but by our community at
large.”
Patty was thanked for “all she has
given to Pioneer Memorial residents,
patients, employees and the communities
we serve, and for being a dedicated
advocate for the elderly and
demonstrating the true spirit and definition
of volunteerism.”
Patty and her husband Keith live on a
farm between Centerville and Beresford
and have two children, Aaron
and Amanda and a granddaughter,
Aedan. She also has two stepchildren,
Andrew and Ashley.

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NEWS Capsules ……stories from around PMH&HS
Back to the 50’s Party brought out
the “kid” in everybody, from staff to
resident. We all had a rockin’ good
time. Amanda Jensen, CNA, top right,
won our bubble gum blowing contest,
and look at Charles Glood swing Patty
Anderson, Director of Activities around
the floor. He could still win any dancing
contest. He even wore Patty out!
The Easter Bunny was a big
success again this year with lots of
help from PMH&HS employees and
volunteers.
Over 200 children ages
0 - 9 hunted for Easter eggs
in our Nursing Home, Haven, Assisted Living Center, and Villa.
Residents loved watching the children enthusiastically search for
candy-filled eggs and the “Golden Egg” which offered a special
prize.
With a little help from her mother, Grace, held above by the
Easter Bunny, Patty Anderson, found the golden egg for her age
group. (0 - 2)
Patients Offer Praise for Therapists
Patients have been singing the
praises of our PMH&HS Therapists.
Following are just some
samples.
Ross “Mick” Miller of Viborg, SD
underwent surgery for total knee
replacement and recently completed
therapy treatment under the
direction of Amanda Marts, MS/
PT, Physical Therapist at Pioneer
Memorial.
“I’ve got a lot of good things to
say about Amanda and the
therapy program she provided me.
She definitely went above and
beyond in her efforts to make sure
I received the therapy I needed to
get back on my feet. At 49, I am
fairly young for knee replacement,
and I needed to know I would be
able to do the same work I had
been doing.”
“Her bedside manner and personality
gave me the confidence I
needed to succeed.”
Mick is back to work again.
Candace Zweifel, MA,
CCC-SLP, Speech Language
Pathologist for PMH&HS, is
one of only a few providers in
the state able to practice
VitalStim (neuromuscular
electrical stimulation) therapy
for swallowing disorders.
One of her patients, Michelle
Paulson, had surgery
for a brain tumor, and
experienced facial weakness
affecting her vision, speech
and eating. She explains, “I had
very little function return to my
face until I started the VitalStim
treatment. Since working with
Candace in speech therapy and
using this treatment, I have had
marked improvement.”
Candace adds, “Treatment with
VitalStim has wonderful quality of
life outcomes.”
Robin Stockland, PT, Physical
Therapist and Director of Therapy
& Rehab at PMH&HS, has had
Amanda Marts Candace Zweifel Robin Stockland
MA/PT MA, CCC-SLP PT & Director,
Therapy/Rehab
success in therapy treatment for
people experiencing persistent
dizziness and balance impairment.
Jim Kastens, owner of Jim’s
Feed & Farm Supply in Parker, is
an enthusiastic advocate of the
treatment he received.
“It only took two treatments with
Robin and I haven’t felt dizzy
since. It was painless, simple, and
boy it sure did the trick.”
Read the full article about each
story on our website:

Calendar of Events
We schedule events to
enhance our resident’s
lives and to offer them a
variety of activities. Guests
are invited to participate in
any of them. Check out our
calendars on each LTC
facility page on our website
wwwpioneermemorial.org
Please send us
your email address
We would appreciate your
sending us your email
address so that we may keep
you informed of special
events in our facility. You
may send your information
to:
anderpat@sanfordhealth.org.
We will not use your address
for anything other than keeping
you informed about our
events and forwarding this
Newsletter at your request.
Mother’s Day Tea
Everyone enjoyed our Mother’s Day Tea which
featured a wedding dress fashion show complete
with wedding cake, mints, and sandwiches.
Left top:
L to R: Ann Oswald, Sheri Oswald and Bernice
Oswald (three generations)
Left bottom:
Florence Sturzenbecher and daughter, (standing)
LeAnn Kaufman, modeling her Mother’s wedding
dress.
Top right:
Olga Storgaard, center, with daughters-in-laws.
315 N Washington Street
PO Box 368
Viborg, SD 57070
(605) 326‐5161
SAVE THIS DATE!
June 16
Resident/Family
Picnic Pot Luck