Holiday Greetings from CEO Robert Otwell - Maury Regional ...

THE VITALINK
Holiday Greetings, from page 1
Community Outreach
• Offering free community screenings (child speech and hearing, prostate
cancer, and oral, head and neck cancer)
• Hiring of a community health nurse by the foundation
• Conducting free screenings and education programs for Columbia
Housing Authority residents
• Hosting a free Family Expo event at Columbia Mall
• Conducting quarterly Women Helping Women educational programs
• Attaining top fund-raiser for Relay for Life, United Way and Maury County
Heart Walk
• Participating in Operation School Supplies to benefit children in the
Maury County School System
• Sponsoring Tar Wars, an anti-tobacco program for fifth graders
• Offering community cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs
• Offering support groups for those affected by cancer, an ostomy, diabetes,
infertility and more
Awards and Recognitions
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• Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospital as a result of 2007 national benchmarks
for success study
• Achievement Level Recognition from the Tennessee Center for Performance
Excellence
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• American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines –Stroke
(GWTG–Stroke) Bronze Performance Achievement Award
• Home Services named one of the 2008 HomeCare Elite (Top 25 percent
in the nation) and received Four-Star Excellence Award from Professional
Research Consultants
• Emergency Medical Services received the 2008 Bob Thomas Advanced
Life Support Service Award by the Tennessee Ambulance Service Association
It is your support, along with the members of our community who turn to us
for their health care needs, that has allowed us to make great strides in 2008.
We ask for your continued support as we look forward to the new year.
Retiree Luncheon
Eighty-five former MRMC
staff members attended the
retiree luncheon that was held
on October 30 in the Auxiliary
Conference Room. The attendees
had given a total of
2,370 years of service to the
medical center.
CEO Robert Otwell and
Deborah Lumpkins, vice president
of nursing services/chief
nursing officer, were the featured
speakers at the event.
“It was wonderful to reminisce with the retirees. Their continued dedication
to and love for the medical center is heartwarming,” said Otwell.
Bloodmobile Update
The Bloodmobile on October 27
collected 113 productive units. This
was the most
p r o d u c t i v e
drive at Maury
Pictured is Willomae
Hamilton, who received
a certificate of appreciation
from the Red
Cross for reaching an
eight-gallon milestone
of donated blood.
Regional Medical
Center
since August
2005. This
drive came in
at 133 percent
of goal.
The next
Bloodmobile is
scheduled for
Monday. January
19, 2009.
Infertility Support
Group Established
Maury Regional Medical Center
conducted the first meeting of its Infertility
Support Group on October 23.
During this seminar, Julie Heffington,
childbirth coordinator, discussed
infertility treatments, medications,
nutrition, exercise, in vitro fertilization
(IVF), intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
and much more.
“We are pleased to be able to offer
this support group for our community,”
said Heffington. “With infertility
on the rise and the advancements
made in treatment options, we felt it
was important to offer this service that
enables those experiencing problems
with fertility to learn and gain support
from those who are experiencing the
same challenges.”
The infertility support group is
open to any couple experiencing
difficulty conceiving. The next meeting
will take place December 4 at 6
p.m. at the Jameson Inn. For more
information, call Julie Heffington at
490.7046.
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