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THE VITALINK
United Way Award
The most recent MRMC United
Way chairpersons were each honored
with a Spirit Award from the
United Way for their exceptional
commitment, leadership and creativity
in coordinating the campaigns of
the last three years. Debbie Bratton,
Lisa Chambers and Kim Edwards accepted
the awards at a recent United
Way board meeting.
“This award really goes to all
employees who have so generously
donated to this cause throughout the
years. It is because of all of them that
we have been so successful,” said
Chambers, 2008 chairperson.
Pictured are Edwards, Bratton and
Chambers with their award.
Community Outreach
F&M Health Fair
Approximately 100 employees of
First Farmers and Merchants Bank
(F&M) visited the health fair booths
hosted by MRMC on November 18
and 19.
Services offered were blood pressure
checks, target and resting heart
rates, cholesterol and glucose screenings,
body mass analysis, pulmonary
screenings and dietary counseling. All attendees
were also given personal counseling
based on their screening results.
Pictured is Mindy Girouard, dietitian, at
the health fair with an F&M employee.
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Foundation News
Foundation Uses Special Needs Fund
to Benefit Communities
More than 270 requests in four different counties
have been answered with assistance from the Maury Regional
Healthcare Foundation Special Needs Fund. The
Special Needs Fund was established to provide financial
resources to patients in need of medication, transportation, medical equipment
or other health care needs.
The Primary Health/Minor Care
Clinic recently received $1,000 from
the foundation. “Twenty-four clinic
patients have benefitted from this
fund in the past year. Our patients in
need are so thankful for the help they
have received,” said Carol Holden,
Primary Health/Minor Care Clinic coordinator.
The Special Needs Fund has
assisted 13 patients from the Lewis
Health Center (LHC) with purchasing
their much needed medication, for
Darlene Baxter (center), executive director
of the foundation, is pictured delivering
a check from the Special Needs Fund
to Primary Health/Minor Care Clinic staff
Holden (left) and Barbara Hinson, FNP.
example insulin and antibiotics. “The Special Needs Fund is making a difference
in the lives of Lewis County residents who need medication but would
not be able to obtain them without this help from the foundation,” said Dr.
Dustin Flowers, director of LHC.
The foundation board also recently approved the purchase of helmets
and children’s car booster seats to patients who may have lost or damaged
these items in an accident or other circumstance.
Reminder about Open
Enrollment
As a reminder, the open enrollment period
for employee benefits will be held December 1-15. During
this time, benefit meetings will be scheduled and employees will have
the opportunity to meet individually with a benefits counselor to discuss
all benefits options, including plan changes for 2009. Dates and times will
soon be posted on medical center bulletin boards as well as e-mailed to all
employees. Employees are encouraged to take the opportunity to attend
one of the group meetings as well as a one-on-one session with a benefits
counselor to learn about the following:
• Changes to the existing Blue Cross Blue Shield plan
• Flexible spending accounts – addition of health care and dependent
care accounts
• Colonial life cancer insurance – replaces AFLAC cancer insurance
• Colonial universal life and colonial term life – replaces Unum Provident
term and universal
For questions, please contact Connie Lentz or Cindy Wilmore in Human
Resources/Benefits at extension 1096.