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<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center May 2010 Vol. XXIX, Issue 5<br />
Program Implemented to Reduce Bone Fractures<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center (MRMC) is the first in Tennessee to implement<br />
the American Orthopaedic Association’s Own the Bone Program, according to<br />
Carey Albright, administrative director of orthopaedic and neurologic services.<br />
The program is aimed to better identify, evaluate and treat patients that suffer<br />
from an osteoporosis or low bone density-related fragility fracture (a broken bone<br />
that results from a fall from standing height or less). The program brings focus to<br />
the severe health implications of fragility fractures and the multi-faceted approach<br />
hospitals can employ to ensure these patients receive the most comprehensive<br />
care.<br />
“We felt that it was vital to identify individuals at-risk in an effort to decrease Dr. Jeff Adams is pictured sharing<br />
a model that demonstrates<br />
the risk of fracture. With the help of physician leaders, we have successfully implemented<br />
a program that will help individuals maintain a healthy active lifestyle,” the toll that osteoporosis can<br />
said Carey Albright.<br />
take on one’s bones over time,<br />
Statistics surrounding this health issue are alarming. According to the National increasing the risk of fracture.<br />
Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), up to 50 percent of all women and 25 percent of<br />
men over the age of 50 years will sustain fragility fractures in their remaining lifetime.<br />
Jeff Adams, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon, led the efforts to institute this program at MRMC.<br />
“We are treating numerous patients over the age of 50 with fractures, most often the result of poor bone density<br />
caused by osteoporosis. Our goal was to take steps to reduce future fractures for these at-risk patients. We schedsee<br />
Own the Bone, page 7<br />
National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> celebrated National Nurses Week on May 6-12 and National<br />
Hospital Week on May 16-22. The medical center recognized these<br />
weeks with a variety of activities for employees. The medical center held a<br />
National Hospital Week meal (right) in both the cafeteria and the Auxiliary<br />
Conference Room on May 20 and 22. Pictured at one of the events are transporters<br />
(l-r) Ben Green, Josh Craig and Zach Gray.<br />
To kick off Nurses Week, nursing staff were invited to attend an information<br />
session on the Pathway to Excellence process on May 6. According<br />
to the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Pathway to Excellence<br />
is a designation earned by organizations with “best in class” practices. For<br />
an organization to earn the Pathway to Excellence designation, it must<br />
successfully undergo a thorough review process that documents foundational<br />
quality initiatives in creating a positive work environment—as defined<br />
by nurses and supported by research. Pictured at left are (seated)<br />
Third West Nurse Manager Michele Craig, with (standing, left) Vickie<br />
Kenney, physical therapist, and Andrea Poynter, clinical educator, at the<br />
informational session.<br />
As part of the Nurses Week celebration, the 2010 Nursing Awards<br />
were held. Clinical Excellence Award winners were Jim Norton, Oncolo-<br />
see Hospital and Nurses Week, page 6
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New Employees<br />
April 2010<br />
Emergency Medical Services<br />
Roy Brooks<br />
Food & Nutrition<br />
Michael Collins<br />
Home Services<br />
Amy Melton<br />
Nursing<br />
Susan Buie<br />
Kimberly Ann Crain<br />
Toni Howard<br />
Deidre King<br />
Alisha Tannehill<br />
Patient Access<br />
Sarah Allen<br />
Cassie Davis<br />
Patient Accounts<br />
Diana Manger<br />
Pharmacy<br />
Rhett Hogan<br />
Plant Operations<br />
Alan Martin<br />
continued on page 3<br />
Service Champion of the Year Announced<br />
Breanna Andrews, lead nuclear medicine technologist<br />
was recognized as the Service Champion of the Year at<br />
the 2010 Service Awards Banquet on May 18 at the Memorial<br />
Building.<br />
More than 280 employees were recognized for giving<br />
a total of 3,390 years of service to the medical center<br />
at the fifty-third annual banquet. Photos of employees receiving<br />
five through forty year pins will be featured in the<br />
June issue of The VitaLink.<br />
MRMC Hosts Conferences<br />
The Middle Tennessee Mammography Society held its spring seminar<br />
at the medical center on April 24. More than 80 mammography technologists<br />
attended the event.<br />
Featured speakers included Dr.<br />
Gary Podgorski, a specialist in radiology<br />
on the medical staff at MRMC, and<br />
Dana Salters, women’s center coordinator.<br />
Pictured at right at the seminar<br />
are (l-r) Tracie Dunn, mammographer;<br />
Dr. Podgorski, and mammographers<br />
Ann Murdock, Peggy Alexander, and Natalie Whittaker.<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> also hosted the Tennessee Association of Cardiovascular<br />
and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (TACVPR) spring seminar on<br />
April 27. Approximately 60 cardiovascular and pulmonary professionals<br />
from throughout the state attended the conference.<br />
Drs. Ali Fathi and Kevin Maquiling, specialists in cardiology on the<br />
medical staff, were two of the guest speakers at the event. Pictured at left<br />
are MRMC staff involved in coordinating the event: (l-r, top row) Jackie<br />
Hill, exercise physiologist; Valerie Yeiser,<br />
cardiac rehab nurse manager; Karen Miller,<br />
cardiac rehab nurse; (bottom row) Michele<br />
Kimbrough, cardiac rehab nurse; Thomas<br />
Cobb, exercise physiologist and incoming<br />
TACVPR president; and Lisa Trimble, pulmonary<br />
function coordinator.<br />
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<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center through the<br />
Marketing Department. Distribution is to<br />
employees, retirees, members of the medical<br />
staff, board of trustees, advisory board, <strong>Maury</strong><br />
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For address corrections, please<br />
contact the Human Resources Department.<br />
Editor: Rita Williams<br />
Designer & Copywriter: Kat Hunter<br />
Proofreader: Jan Varnado<br />
1224 Trotwood Avenue<br />
Columbia, TN 38401<br />
MRMC Serves Community<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center had 13 booths<br />
at the 2010 Senior Expo on May 19 at the Columbia<br />
Mall. More than 500 community members took<br />
advantage of the free blood pressure, skin cancer,<br />
oxygen saturation readings, and peripheral vascular<br />
screenings as well as health information offered<br />
by the medical center.<br />
More than 130 blood pressures were taken.<br />
Those with abnormal results were counseled and<br />
see Community Events , page 7<br />
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Pictured at the Senior Expo<br />
are Christy Wells (left),<br />
cardiovascular office coordinator,<br />
and Kristi Nichols,<br />
physical therapy assistant.
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Organizational Announcement<br />
Karen McCombs has accepted the position of director<br />
of organizational development. Prior to coming to MRMC,<br />
McCombs served as learning consultant for MeadWestvaco,<br />
assistant vice president of curriculum development for<br />
the Institute of Internal Auditors and manager of education<br />
and training for QualChoice of University Hospital Health<br />
Care <strong>System</strong> in Cleveland, Ohio.<br />
“We are pleased to have Karen join <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
and the management team. Her experience in learning<br />
and organizational development, talent management, process improvement<br />
and curriculum development will guide MRMC in continued personal and professional<br />
growth for all employees,” said Vice President of Human Resources<br />
Kaye Brewer.<br />
McCombs has a master’s degree in educational counseling and psychology<br />
from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She has completed her<br />
coursework towards her Ph.D. in Human Resource Development from The<br />
Ohio State University.<br />
As director of organizational development, McCombs will oversee the<br />
functions of the organizational development department including the personal<br />
development academy, house-wide training initiatives and leadership<br />
development.<br />
White Rose Program Implemented<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> began the White Rose<br />
program, a way of honoring the death of a patient<br />
and consoling the family, according to Rebecca<br />
Payne-Duke, pastoral care.<br />
The program was initiated in March in the<br />
Critical Care and Oncology units. After a death,<br />
Pictured with Payne-Duke<br />
(standing) are volunteers (l-r)<br />
Barbara McDavid, Betty Smith<br />
and Pam Williamson.<br />
a white silk rose with a sympathy card signed<br />
by the staff who cared for the patient is given to<br />
the family as a keepsake.<br />
“We have several volunteers who donate<br />
their time to assemble the roses and sympathy<br />
cards,” said Payne-Duke. “Both staff and family members have commented<br />
on the positive impact that this program has made.”<br />
EMS Expo Held at Columbia State<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Emergency Medical Services<br />
(EMS), Vanderbilt LifeFlight and Columbia State<br />
Community College (CSCC) hosted the ninth annual<br />
EMS Night Out Helicopter and Safety Expo on Tuesday,<br />
May 18 at CSCC.<br />
The EMS Night Out Helicopter Expo consists of<br />
emergency aircraft exhibits from Vanderbilt LifeFlight,<br />
Air-Evac Lifeteam, Tennessee Highway Patrol, and<br />
Metro Nashville Police Department as well as numerous<br />
other public safety agencies.<br />
Pictured are community<br />
members at the EMS<br />
Expo held at CSCC.<br />
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New Employees<br />
continued<br />
Quality Services<br />
Alisa Sentz<br />
Deborah Wheeler<br />
Transport Services<br />
Zachary Gray<br />
Kody Sisk<br />
Tiffany Smith<br />
Caleb Truett<br />
Promotions<br />
Andrea Poynter<br />
from RN, Fifth West,<br />
to clinical educator,<br />
Nursing Professional Development<br />
Transfers<br />
Judy Stevens<br />
from secretary, Human Resources,<br />
to administrative secretary,<br />
Medical Staff Administration<br />
Births<br />
Emily Gilchrist, Third West,<br />
welcomed Kylie Grace Gilchrist on<br />
April 27. She weighed 9 lbs. and<br />
8 ozs.<br />
Jennifer Green, Ambulatory Care<br />
Center, and her husband, David,<br />
welcomed Skylar Denise Green on<br />
May 10. She weighed 8 lbs. and<br />
7 ozs.<br />
continued on page 7
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<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center Congratulates the<br />
CLASS OF 2010<br />
Jennifer H. Adams<br />
B.S.N., Belmont<br />
University<br />
Dr. Jeffrey Adams<br />
Marybeth Allen<br />
Loretto High<br />
Dana Allen, Nursing<br />
Brent Allred<br />
M.B.A., Middle<br />
Tennessee State<br />
University (MTSU)<br />
Stephanie Allred,<br />
Mother, Coding<br />
Emily Anderson<br />
B.S., MTSU<br />
Ann Ford, Finance<br />
Tracie Ball<br />
B.S., Indiana Institute<br />
of Technology<br />
Susan Hall, Nursing<br />
Robbie Barr<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Dr. James Grant<br />
Barr<br />
Lauren Beasley<br />
A.S., Volunteer<br />
State Community<br />
College<br />
Nick Swift,<br />
Finance<br />
Colby W. Benefield<br />
Lawrence County<br />
High<br />
Cheri Combs,<br />
Nursing<br />
Brittany Bishop<br />
Columbia Academy<br />
Brenda Bishop,<br />
Nursing<br />
Lauren McKenzie<br />
Bivens<br />
Summertown High<br />
Sherry Bivens,<br />
Laboratory<br />
Mark Dalton Bobo<br />
Riverdale High<br />
Tammy Bobo,<br />
Anesthesia<br />
Rickita Lee Bratton<br />
Collinwood High<br />
Sue Bratton,<br />
Nursing<br />
Tia Brown<br />
Lewis County High<br />
Pat Woodie,<br />
Grandmother, Lewis<br />
Health Center (LHC)<br />
Lenysa Bullock<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Kimberly Bullock,<br />
Food & Nutrition<br />
Trey Carr<br />
Lawrence County<br />
High<br />
Ray Carr, Surgery<br />
Kyle Chandler<br />
Craig<br />
Mt. Pleasant High<br />
Tina Hodge,<br />
Anesthesia<br />
Jessica Danielle<br />
Crain<br />
Mt. Pleasant High<br />
Lee Ann Crain,<br />
Nursing<br />
Courtney Cummins<br />
Summertown High<br />
Chris Cummins, EMS<br />
Morgan Daniels<br />
Brentwood High<br />
Dr. David A.<br />
Daniels<br />
CamberLeigh<br />
Davis<br />
Tullahoma High<br />
Johnnie Smith,<br />
Grandmother,<br />
Laboratory<br />
Patricia Jean<br />
Denney<br />
Columbia Academy<br />
Dr. Wade Denney<br />
Karlie Danielle<br />
Dickinson<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Kim Dickinson,<br />
Admitting<br />
Jacob Tyler<br />
Edington<br />
Independence<br />
High<br />
Dori Edington,<br />
Laboratory<br />
Kyle Christopher<br />
Edington<br />
B.S., Ohio Northern<br />
University<br />
Dori Edington,<br />
Laboratory<br />
Timothy Michael Estes<br />
Culleoka High<br />
Sherrie Estes,<br />
Radiology,<br />
Elizabeth Estes,<br />
Grandmother,<br />
Environmental Svcs.<br />
Mica Fleming<br />
B.S., MTSU<br />
Melinda Fleming,<br />
Pharmacy<br />
Nathan Fleming<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Danny Fleming,<br />
EMS, &<br />
Beth Fleming, Risk<br />
Management<br />
Andrea Leigh<br />
Franklin<br />
B.B.A., University<br />
of North Alabama<br />
Sharon Foster,<br />
Home Services<br />
Cody Michael<br />
Garrow<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Fred Garrow,<br />
Environmental Svcs.<br />
Sarah Gill<br />
M.D., UT Memphis<br />
Sarah Hayes,<br />
Nursing<br />
Renee Girouard<br />
Lawrence County<br />
High<br />
Mindy Girouard,<br />
Dietitian<br />
Chase Graham<br />
Wayne County<br />
High<br />
Connie Thomason,<br />
Nursing<br />
Dylan Graves<br />
Cookeville High<br />
Kathy Graves,<br />
Surgery<br />
Hillary Graves<br />
Lewis County High<br />
Joyce Hinson,<br />
Grandmother,<br />
LHC<br />
Christy Stanfill<br />
Harris<br />
M.S.N., Tennessee<br />
State University,<br />
Nursing<br />
Rachel Hayes<br />
B.S., UT Martin<br />
Sarah Hayes,<br />
Nursing<br />
Jacie Hinson<br />
Lewis County High<br />
Andrea Yeiser, Home<br />
Svcs, Kathy Loveless,<br />
Grandmother, LHC,<br />
Sue Hinson,<br />
Grandmother, Nursing<br />
4<br />
Hannah Hogan<br />
Columbia<br />
Academy<br />
Brenda Hogan,<br />
Quality Services<br />
Cody Holt<br />
Summertown High<br />
Donna Clifft,<br />
Environmental<br />
Svcs.<br />
Carter Hoover<br />
Hickman County<br />
High<br />
Calvin Hoover,<br />
Materials<br />
Management
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Cordero Ja’Ron<br />
Hudspeth<br />
Mt. Pleasant High<br />
Natalie Hudspeth,<br />
Nursing<br />
Alex K. Hughes<br />
Mt. Pleasant High<br />
Kim Hughes,<br />
Imaging<br />
Tucker Jameson<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Dr. Houston<br />
Jameson<br />
Christopher<br />
Jimenez<br />
Summertown High<br />
Glenda Jimenez,<br />
Pre-Service<br />
Leah Elizabeth Jones<br />
Lewis County High<br />
Nicki Skelton,<br />
Cath Lab<br />
Zainab Kamal<br />
Ravenwood High<br />
Dr. Jawaid Kamal<br />
Jacob Kelley<br />
Culleoka High<br />
Cammey Kelley,<br />
Imaging<br />
Anna Khadzhi<br />
A.S., CSCC<br />
Nursing<br />
Justin Turner<br />
Khim<br />
University School<br />
of Nashville<br />
Dr. Anthony Khim<br />
Steven Kington<br />
B.S., MTSU<br />
Cindy Kington,<br />
Physical Medicine<br />
Emily Kinzer<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Faye Kinzer,<br />
Grandmother,<br />
Compliance<br />
Shannon Butler<br />
Lambert<br />
A.S., CSCC<br />
Jan Butler,<br />
Respiratory Care<br />
Andrea Shea Lentz<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Betty Lentz,<br />
Grandmother,<br />
Environmental Svcs.<br />
Rodney D.<br />
Lockridge<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Rodney Lockridge,<br />
Bio-Med<br />
Lauren Loggins<br />
Dickson County<br />
High<br />
Kris Loggins,<br />
Laboratory<br />
Susan Brittin MacArthur<br />
B.S., UT Knoxville<br />
Dr. Robert MacArthur<br />
& Susan MacArthur,<br />
Nursing Professional<br />
Development<br />
Emilee Ryane<br />
Majewski<br />
Hanover High<br />
Everlene Stephenson,<br />
Grandmother,<br />
Finance<br />
Carly Mallard<br />
Heritage Covenant<br />
School<br />
Becky Mallard,<br />
Patient Accounts<br />
Julie Marshall<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Teresa Marshall,<br />
Cath Lab<br />
Matthew Dunavant<br />
Martin<br />
M.P.P., American<br />
University<br />
Rosemary Martin,<br />
Quality Services<br />
William C. Mattox<br />
Loretto High<br />
Judy Griggs, Nursing<br />
Turner Colton<br />
McKay<br />
Culleoka High<br />
Kim McKay,<br />
Endoscopy<br />
Samuel Melton<br />
Gateway Christian<br />
Schools<br />
Deborah Melton,<br />
Endoscopy<br />
Blair Miller<br />
Pharm.D., UT<br />
Memphis<br />
Pharmacy<br />
Karen Miller,<br />
Cardiac Rehab<br />
Kimberly Raine<br />
Murdock<br />
Cornersville High<br />
Kim Murdock,<br />
Emergency<br />
Department<br />
Chance O’Connor<br />
Mt. Pleasant High<br />
Susan Inghilleri,<br />
HIM<br />
Jillian O’Connor<br />
Mt. Pleasant High<br />
Susan Inghilleri,<br />
HIM<br />
Fabian Oden<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Ava M. Perkins,<br />
Central Supply<br />
Leann Parey<br />
J.D., Cumberland<br />
School of Law<br />
Dr. Stephen Parey<br />
Heather Pearson<br />
B.A. & M.A., Belmont<br />
University<br />
Martha Boatright,<br />
Business Office<br />
Billy Ryan Peden<br />
Santa Fe High<br />
Vickey Lynn,<br />
Environmental Svcs.<br />
Daniel Peery<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Wanda Peery,<br />
Nursing<br />
Mary Grace<br />
Pilkinton<br />
B.S., MTSU<br />
April Pilkinton,<br />
Anesthesia<br />
Jessica E. Pittard<br />
Spring Hill High<br />
Deborah Pittard,<br />
Patient Accounts<br />
Taylor Rhyann<br />
Potts<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Jamie Curtis,<br />
Nursing<br />
Sara Elizabeth Powell<br />
Mt. Pleasant High<br />
David Powell,<br />
Nursing, & Mary<br />
Powell, Home<br />
Services<br />
Daniel Pugh<br />
Zion Christian<br />
Academy<br />
Vickie Pugh,<br />
Nursing<br />
Lydia Pugh<br />
B.A., Bryan<br />
College<br />
Vickie Pugh,<br />
Nursing<br />
Rachael Nicole<br />
Roginski<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Vallorie Roginski,<br />
Nursing<br />
Gregory Dillon<br />
Scott<br />
Santa Fe High<br />
Addie Scott,<br />
Grandmother,<br />
Food & Nutrition<br />
Caitlin Scroggins<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Robin Scroggins,<br />
Endoscopy<br />
Noah K. Shepherd<br />
Summertown High<br />
Chris Shepherd,<br />
Imaging<br />
Rebecca Silva<br />
Centennial High<br />
Fernando DaSilva,<br />
Physical Medicine<br />
Andrew Sims<br />
Hampshire High<br />
Shirley Adams,<br />
Grandmother,<br />
Environmental<br />
Svcs.<br />
5<br />
Haley Nicole Smith<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Cheri Pauley,<br />
Physical Medicine<br />
Morgan Grace<br />
Smith<br />
Zion Christian<br />
Academy<br />
Dr. Tony Smith<br />
Robert Smith<br />
Shelbyville Central<br />
High<br />
Sara Smith, Nursing<br />
Zachary Seth Smith<br />
Summertown High<br />
Rena Smith,<br />
Hospitalists
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CLASS OF 2010 (continued)<br />
Lydia Springer<br />
Loretto High<br />
Trish Springer,<br />
Quality Services<br />
Adam Cole Steele<br />
Covenant<br />
Academy<br />
Mona Steele, LHC<br />
Jeffery Michael<br />
Streeter<br />
A.S., CSCC<br />
Paula Streeter,<br />
Stepmother, Quality<br />
Services<br />
Patrick Swift<br />
Beech High<br />
Nick Swift,<br />
Finance<br />
Ashlyn Brooke<br />
Tanner<br />
Lewis County High<br />
Jennifer Tanner, LHC<br />
Dustin C. Totty<br />
Hickman County<br />
High<br />
Sallye Totty,<br />
Grandmother,<br />
Laboratory<br />
Jeffery H. Vernon<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
John Vernon,<br />
Food & Nutrition<br />
DeVern LaRae<br />
Watkins<br />
Mt. Pleasant High<br />
Cochita Watkins,<br />
Nursing<br />
Nick Watson<br />
Columbia Central<br />
High<br />
Dr. Timothy Watson<br />
Zachary Clint White<br />
Lawrence County<br />
High<br />
Donna White,<br />
Nursing<br />
Savannah Whitten<br />
Battle Ground<br />
Academy<br />
Dr. Terry L.<br />
Whitten<br />
Taylor S. Willis<br />
Zion Christian<br />
Academy<br />
Susan Stockard,<br />
Pre-Service<br />
Taylor B. Wilmore<br />
Centennial High<br />
Cindy Wilmore,<br />
Stepmother, Human<br />
Resources<br />
Rebecca Woodard<br />
Giles County High<br />
Pat Woodard,<br />
Nursing<br />
Ben Wright<br />
Mt. Pleasant High<br />
Cathy Wright,<br />
Laboratory<br />
Nurse Receives<br />
Certification<br />
Julie Gilbreath,<br />
surgery nurse, recently<br />
received her<br />
certified registered<br />
nurse first assistant<br />
(CRNFA) certification.<br />
According to<br />
The Association of<br />
Perioperative Registered Nurses, the<br />
RN first assistant at surgery collaborates<br />
with the surgeon and the health<br />
care team in performing a safe operation<br />
with optimal outcomes for the patient<br />
and has acquired the necessary<br />
knowledge, skills and judgment specific<br />
to clinical practice.<br />
To become certified, registered<br />
nurses must have received CNOR certification<br />
and completed 2,000 hours of<br />
first assisting in surgery including care<br />
of patients before, during and after surgery.<br />
Nurses must also pass a written<br />
exam.<br />
Retirement Plan Update<br />
Earlier this year, the announcement was made that<br />
our 403(b) vendor would be changing from Wells Fargo<br />
to Lincoln Financial. We anticipate this change to occur during the summer<br />
and plan to schedule group meetings in June and individual employee meetings<br />
in August. This will give all employees the opportunity to learn more about<br />
their own retirement plan and receive personalized advice on taking advantage<br />
of this benefit. Retirement plan statements were recently mailed and can<br />
assist you during the meetings.<br />
If you have never taken the opportunity to enroll, now is a great time to<br />
begin the process and start saving for the future as the 403(b) plan at MRMC<br />
can offer several benefits:<br />
• Contributions are “pre-tax,” in that they are withheld from your check<br />
before your taxes are calculated.<br />
• Taxes are paid on distributions in retirement which is a time when many<br />
people are in a lower tax bracket.<br />
• <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> offers matching contributions to employees meeting<br />
certain plan requirements.<br />
Additional information on the dates and times of these meetings will be<br />
e-mailed to employees. Additional information on the current plan can be<br />
found in Human Resources or by contacting Lea Ables at extension 1968.<br />
Hospital and Nurses Week, from page 1<br />
gy; Mary Jane Hood, ICU Stepdown; Tracy Williams, Emergency Department;<br />
Judy King, Fifth West; Ashley Phelps, Pre-Admission Testing; and Linda Clayton,<br />
Labor and Delivery. The Charge Nurse of the Year was Deb Mangrum,<br />
Third West. The 2010 Preceptor of the Year was Michele Marbet, Emergency<br />
Department. The Rising Star Award winner was Allison Love, Fifth West. The<br />
Nightingale Award went to Wanda Peery, Same Day Surgery. The Food &<br />
Nutrition Department earned the Friend of Nursing Award.<br />
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<strong>THE</strong> <strong>VITA</strong><strong>LINK</strong><br />
Pictured are Kilgore and<br />
Smith at Smith’s house<br />
in Mt. Pleasant.<br />
Service Champion of the Month Award<br />
Lynn Chunn, OR purchasing coordinator,<br />
was named April’s Service Champion<br />
of the Month. Chunn has been an<br />
employee of the medical center for nearly<br />
31 years.<br />
“Lynn goes above and beyond for<br />
those she serves in the medical center<br />
and does so with a genuine humbleness.<br />
She is highly regarded and very valued<br />
by both frontline and support staff,” said<br />
Tedd Comerford, chief resource officer.<br />
Foundation News<br />
Foundation Fund Helps Flood Victims<br />
More than $5,000 has been donated to the <strong>Maury</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> Health Care Foundation’s William R.<br />
Walter Employee Assistance Fund to benefit <strong>Maury</strong><br />
<strong>Regional</strong> employee flood victims, according to Joe<br />
Kilgore, foundation executive director. Eight MRMC<br />
employees who have been severely affected by the<br />
flood have received funds.<br />
“I can’t begin to explain how much I appreciate<br />
the generosity of those at <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>,” said<br />
Jamie Smith, ICU nurse and flood victim. “After my<br />
house was completely flooded and we lost everything,<br />
I didn’t know how we were going to make it.<br />
When coworkers and the foundation came through,<br />
it was an indescribable blessing.”<br />
Minority BSN Scholarship Awarded<br />
Brooklyn Russell, a third year nursing student at Martin Methodist College,<br />
was selected to receive the <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Minority Nursing Scholarship,<br />
according to the Human Resources Scholarship Committee.<br />
According to Kilgore, the <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Health Care Foundation Minority<br />
Nursing Scholarship is designed to assist a minority student, not already<br />
employed at MRMC, with expenses involved in securing a bachelor’s degree<br />
in nursing. In exchange, the scholarship recipient commits to work at the medical<br />
center after graduation. The scholarship is made possible through the<br />
General Fund of the foundation.<br />
Pictured (l-r) are Comerford,<br />
Chunn and Angela Brown, assistant<br />
director of materials management.<br />
Community Events, from page 2<br />
given information on follow up care.<br />
On May 6, several <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> employees hosted an informational<br />
booth at the <strong>Maury</strong> County YMCA’s first annual Spring Fling for seniors. Information<br />
on services provided at the medical center was handed out to attendees.<br />
Volunteer Services was present to explain the numerous service opportunities<br />
throughout the facility. Free blood pressure checks were also provided.<br />
7<br />
Births<br />
continued<br />
Deborah McCormack, Nursery,<br />
and her husband, Mike,<br />
Respiratory Care, welcomed<br />
Jacob Arrowsmith McCormack on<br />
March 16. He weighed 8 lbs.<br />
Dr. Steven Smith and his wife,<br />
Kristine, welcomed Jack Craig<br />
Smith on May 6. He weighed 9 lbs.<br />
and 6 ozs.<br />
Own the Bone,<br />
from page 1<br />
ule them for a bone density scan to<br />
determine the extent of the disease,<br />
prescribe calcium and osteoporosis<br />
medications, and provide nutritional<br />
consultations with a registered dietitian,”<br />
said Adams.<br />
Adams and the staff at MRMC<br />
wanted to measure the effects of their<br />
efforts and implemented the Own the<br />
Bone Program. The Own the Bone<br />
Program is a national Web-based<br />
quality improvement registry that incorporates<br />
10 measures for reducing<br />
future fractures and provides MRMC<br />
with immediate feedback on program<br />
performance to measure the medical<br />
center’s success and helps benchmark<br />
MRMC against other institutions.<br />
With Own the Bone, MRMC reduces<br />
this huge treatment gap and ensures<br />
that patients with fragility fractures are<br />
screened and appropriately treated<br />
for low bone density or osteoporosis.<br />
“A comprehensive, multi-specialty<br />
approach will greatly reduce repeat<br />
fragility fractures for at-risk patients,”<br />
said Douglas R. Dirschl, chair of the<br />
American Orthopaedic Association’s<br />
Critical Issues Committee. “Own the<br />
Bone gives hospitals or clinics the<br />
tools needed to address and curb this<br />
major health crisis.”
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June Calendar of Events<br />
June 1<br />
Diabetes Education Group: 11:30 a.m.,<br />
PDR1, call 540.4324<br />
June 2<br />
Breastfeeding Support Group: 11 a.m.-1<br />
p.m., West 7th Church of Christ, call 490.7074<br />
June 3<br />
Auxiliary Cookware Sale: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.,<br />
Aux. Conf. Room, call 380.4047<br />
June 4<br />
Auxiliary Cookware Sale: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.,<br />
Aux. Conf. Room, call 380.4047<br />
June 5<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Comprehensive<br />
Course: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., call 490.7046<br />
June 7<br />
New Employee Orientation: 8 a.m., Aux.<br />
Conf. Room, call 380.4017<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Labor: 7-9 p.m.,<br />
call 490.7046<br />
June 8<br />
New Employee Orientation: 8 a.m., Aux.<br />
Conf. Room, call 380.4017<br />
Free Blood Pressure Check: 9:30-10:30<br />
a.m., Columbia Senior Center, call 490.4600<br />
June 9<br />
Bloodmobile: 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Aux. Conf.<br />
Room, visit intranet to make appointment<br />
June 11<br />
Free Blood Pressure Check: 10 a.m.-noon,<br />
First United Methodist Church, call 381.1111,<br />
ext. 4343<br />
June 12<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Breastfeeding:<br />
10 a.m.-noon, call 490.7046<br />
June 14<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Delivery: 7-9<br />
p.m., call 490.7046<br />
June 16<br />
Breastfeeding Support Group: 11 a.m.-<br />
1 p.m., West 7th Church of Christ, call<br />
490.7074<br />
June 19<br />
Free Tours of Labor & Delivery: 9:30<br />
a.m., call 490.7046<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Siblings: 10<br />
a.m.-noon, call 490.7046<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Infant CPR:<br />
noon, call 490.7046<br />
June 21<br />
Breast Cancer Support Group: 5:30 p.m.,<br />
call 540.4166<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Post Partum:<br />
7-9 p.m., call 490.7046<br />
June 24<br />
Ostomy Support Group: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.,<br />
call 540.4172<br />
June 26<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Baby Basics:<br />
10 a.m.-noon, call 490.7046<br />
MRMC Compliment<br />
Log<br />
Julie Beadle<br />
Don Bergland<br />
Lori Bergland<br />
Kathy Brennan<br />
Jake Caskey<br />
Lisa Chambers<br />
Reba Crowell<br />
Angelle Dempsey<br />
Ines Dugger<br />
Ed Estes<br />
Brandi Gilliam<br />
Ben Green<br />
Millicent Hayes<br />
April Kelly<br />
Kyle King<br />
Sherry Ledbetter<br />
Amanda Long<br />
Cathy Lovett<br />
Jackie Markham<br />
Kathy McNabb<br />
Ashley Miller<br />
Wanda Peery<br />
Kendra Rennell<br />
Mark Sells<br />
Angie Wilson<br />
Shane Wilson
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