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<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center March 2010 Vol. XXIX, Issue 3<br />

Dr. Michael Sattasiri (right) and<br />

Shelby Steele, radiation tech, are<br />

pictured in a treatment room with<br />

the equipment that delivers radiation<br />

therapy to patients.<br />

Breast Cancer Detection Enhanced with New MRI Technology<br />

On March 22, <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center (MRMC) began using new technology to conduct magnetic<br />

resonance imaging (MRI) procedures of the breast.<br />

“MRI is very successful in detecting invasive breast cancer. While we have been conducting breast MRI for<br />

years, this new digital DynaCAD technology enables us to obtain higher<br />

quality images, aids in diagnosing benign breast disease and assists<br />

in treatment planning for breast cancer patients,” said Bill Sutter,<br />

MD, radiologist and chief of staff.<br />

The American Cancer Society recommends breast MRI as a screening<br />

tool for women whose risk of developing breast cancer is 20 percent<br />

above average. Risk factors include a family history of breast cancer in<br />

a close relative (mother, sister, or daughter), a positive genetic test for<br />

breast cancer, and chest radiation for Hodgkin’s disease. For those who<br />

meet high-risk criteria for screening, Medicare and most commercial<br />

insurance will cover the cost of the MRI.<br />

This is the latest tool added at the <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Women’s Center<br />

to aid in the detection and treatment of breast cancer. This technology<br />

complements digital mammography, breast ultrasound and stereotactic<br />

biopsy.<br />

<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Cancer Center Adds New Technology<br />

The <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Cancer Center has added new technology to enhance the<br />

precision of radiation therapy for cancer patients, according to radiation oncologist<br />

Michael Sattasiri, M.D.<br />

“The rate at which new technology becomes available for the treatment of cancer<br />

is promising. The addition of this new imaging system will provide us with even<br />

greater accuracy in the delivery of radiation therapy,” said Dr. Sattasiri.<br />

The Varian ® On-Board Imager ® (OBI) makes dynamic targeting image-guided<br />

radiation (IGRT) more efficient and convenient. The system delivers improved tumor<br />

targeting using high resolution, low dose digital imaging in the treatment room. OBI<br />

provides the tools to manage changes in position caused by day-to-day set-up conditions<br />

as well as changes in position during a patient’s treatment session because<br />

of normal respiratory and organ motion. This enables physicians and staff to confidently<br />

manage patients and target movement—both before and during treatments.<br />

Joel Kochanski, M.D., a radiation oncologist in the cancer center adds, “The<br />

use of this new imaging can result in better image quality than traditional megavoltage<br />

imaging. By having the best possible image information, we are able to make<br />

timely decisions and obtain exact alignment, which is critical when delivering high<br />

doses of radiation.”<br />

The <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Cancer Center will begin using this new technology at the end of the month. OBI is the latest tool added<br />

for radiation treatment of cancer and complements intensity modulated radiation therapy and brachytherapy. In addition,<br />

see Cancer Technology, page 6<br />

MRI technologists pictured demonstrating<br />

the new breast MRI technology are<br />

Beverly Sisk, BSRS, RT(R)(MR) (left),<br />

and Jill Craig, RT(MR).


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New Employees<br />

February 2010<br />

Administration<br />

Alan Watson<br />

Central Supply<br />

Alice Leighton<br />

Food & Nutrition<br />

Adrianne Calahan<br />

Wendy Seagraves<br />

Information Technology<br />

Alex Barberi<br />

Bobby Ellis<br />

Laboratory<br />

Teri Lemay<br />

Anita Safian<br />

Nursing<br />

Ashlee Anderson<br />

Christina Douthit<br />

Deborah Johnson<br />

Laquisha McFerrin<br />

Charlotte Jane Smith<br />

Patti Thomason<br />

Areta Thompson<br />

Patient Access<br />

Sharon Wiegand<br />

continued on page 3<br />

The VitaLink is published monthly for<br />

<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 />

County Commission, and volunteers.<br />

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 Welcomes New Physicians<br />

Daniel A. Grippo, M.D., a specialist in radiology,<br />

has joined the medical staff. He is associated with Drs.<br />

Nathan Berkley, Brice Boughner, William Wesley Brewer,<br />

James Butler, James Grippo, George Heard, Jr., Robert<br />

Mahoney, Joseph Pate, Gary Podgorski, David Shackelford<br />

and Bill Sutter of Southern Radiology Associates.<br />

Dr. Grippo received his medical degree from Vanderbilt<br />

University School of Medicine in Nashville. He<br />

completed a transitional medicine internship at Presbyterian/St.<br />

Luke’s Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. In<br />

addition, Dr. Grippo completed a diagnostic radiology residency and a fellowship<br />

in musculoskeletal radiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in<br />

Nashville. He is board certified in diagnostic radiology.<br />

Monica A. Peeler, M.D., a specialist in internal<br />

medicine and pediatrics, has also joined the medical<br />

staff. She is a hospitalist associated with Drs. Julian<br />

Bennett, Larry Britt, Jr., Martin Chaney, Hillary Haynes,<br />

Kelley Jefferson, Cheryl Johnson, Teri Lord, Mark Seago,<br />

Rebecca Severe, Steven Smith, Christopher Turner and<br />

Grace Wu. The role of a hospitalist is to provide medical<br />

treatment for adult and pediatric inpatients who do not<br />

Dr. Peeler<br />

Dr. Grippo<br />

have a family physician or when their physician is unable<br />

to be present.<br />

see Physicians, page 4<br />

Board Members Recognized<br />

Dot Sowell was honored for her years of service<br />

to <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center at the board of<br />

trustees meeting on February 25.<br />

Sowell was appointed to the advisory board in<br />

2004 following 18 years of service as a member of the<br />

board of trustees. She has served as the chairperson<br />

of the Joint Conference Committee, and served on<br />

the human resources, building and grounds, physician<br />

liaison, scholarship, cost containment and numerous other board and<br />

medical staff committees. Sowell was also a charter member of the <strong>Maury</strong><br />

<strong>Regional</strong> Hospital Auxiliary, and served as its president from 1976 to 1978.<br />

Above, MRMC Board Chairman Doug Williamson is pictured presenting Dot<br />

Sowell with a plaque for her service.<br />

Pictured below at the board meeting are Williamson (left) and CEO Robert<br />

Otwell (right) with new advisory board members (l-r) Greg Martin, developer;<br />

John Law, COO of Property<br />

and Casualty Operations for<br />

Farm Bureau; Sandra Fly, retired<br />

teacher and auxiliary member;<br />

Dr. Charles Bramlett, Jr., M.D.;<br />

and Kim Willis, Columbia Construction<br />

Company president.<br />

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Organizational Announcements<br />

Rodney Adams has accepted the position of director<br />

of patient access and pre-registration/scheduling. Adams<br />

has been an employee of the medical center for more than<br />

six years and most recently served as pre-service manager.<br />

With the new role, Adams will be responsible for all<br />

patient access areas.<br />

“Rodney has done a great job in streamlining operations<br />

in the pre-registration/scheduling areas and at the<br />

same time improved the patient satisfaction experience,”<br />

said Nick Swift, CFO.<br />

MRMC Honored at TNCPE Banquet<br />

As a winner of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence<br />

(TNCPE) 2009 Excellence Award, a cross section of employees were invited<br />

to attend an awards banquet, held during TNCPE’s annual conference<br />

on February 24. The Excellence Award is bestowed to organizations<br />

that have achieved the highest standards of excellence in their operations<br />

and results.<br />

Accepting the award from TNCPE CEO Katie Rawls (far left) and State<br />

Commissioner of Economic and Community<br />

Development Matthew Kisber (far<br />

right) on behalf of MRMC are (l-r): CEO<br />

Robert Otwell, VP of Human Resources<br />

Kaye Brewer, VP of Quality Services<br />

Brenda Totty, CFO Nick Swift, VP of Support<br />

Services John Collier, VP of Nursing<br />

see TNCPE, page 7<br />

MRMC Recognizes Retirees<br />

Carolyn Miller was recognized at a retirement<br />

luncheon for more than 34 years of<br />

service to the medical center. Miller most recently<br />

served as a registered nurse for Labor<br />

and Delivery.<br />

“Carolyn’s contributions will leave a lasting<br />

legacy that will remain long after her years of<br />

Pictured (l-r) are coworker Sylvia<br />

Gordon, Miller, Harris, and Administrative<br />

Director of Women’s and<br />

Children’s Services Pam Hibbs.<br />

Beverly Wilson was recognized at a retirement<br />

reception for more than 38 years of service to<br />

MRMC. Wilson began working for <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />

in 1971 and most recently worked as a registered<br />

nurse in Labor and Delivery.<br />

“Beverly’s colorful personality will be missed<br />

by staff and patients alike. She created lasting relationships<br />

and impacted many lives,” said Harris.<br />

service to MRMC have finished. We wish her<br />

well in her retirement,” said Christy Harris, labor<br />

and delivery<br />

nurse manager.<br />

Pictured are Wilson (left) and<br />

Harris.<br />

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New Employees<br />

continued<br />

Patient Accounts<br />

Caroline Bradshaw<br />

Christie Coker<br />

Tracie Johnsey<br />

Celena Westmoreland<br />

Pharmacy<br />

Cynthia Ruppel<br />

Pre-Service<br />

Katelyn Roberts<br />

Promotions<br />

Rodney Adams<br />

from pre-service manager,<br />

to Director of Patient Access,<br />

Pre-Service<br />

Ray Daly<br />

from mechanic,<br />

to refrigeration mechanic,<br />

Plant Operations<br />

Tamara Miles<br />

from representative,<br />

to pre-service analyst, Pre-Service<br />

Chessica Runyon<br />

from LPN,<br />

to RN, Third West<br />

Transfers<br />

Brenda Adams<br />

from RN, Dialysis,<br />

to RN, Home Services<br />

Kim Brooks Woody<br />

from pre-service analyst,<br />

Pre-Service, to secretary,<br />

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Births<br />

Tabatha Brooks, Respiratory<br />

Therapy, welcomed Paxton Wayne<br />

Brooks on March 11. He weighed<br />

7 lbs. and 7 ozs.<br />

JerriLynn Derryberry, Fifth West,<br />

and her husband, Andy, welcomed<br />

Addison Grace Derryberry on<br />

March 1. She weighed<br />

6 lbs. and 3 ozs.<br />

Jill Fields, Home Services, and<br />

her husband, Billy, welcomed Ann<br />

Cortner Fields on March 4. She<br />

weighed 7 lbs. and 3 ozs.<br />

Lynsey Tipper, Skilled Nursing<br />

Unit, and her husband, Paden,<br />

welcomed Madilyn Grace Tipper on<br />

March 13. She weighed<br />

6 lbs. and 11 ozs.<br />

In Memory of Retirees<br />

Emily Frances (Fran) Davis<br />

passed away on March 3. She<br />

worked in the Emergency<br />

Department and was employed by<br />

MRMC from 1980 to 1990.<br />

Gladys Brown Ingram passed<br />

away on March 16. She worked in<br />

the Pediatric Unit and was<br />

employed by MRMC from<br />

1973 to 1984.<br />

Physicians, from page 2<br />

Dr. Peeler attended the University<br />

of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama<br />

where she received her medical degree.<br />

She completed an internship in<br />

internal medicine at the University of<br />

Tennessee in Memphis, Tennessee<br />

and also completed an internal medicine/pediatrics<br />

residency at St. Louis<br />

University in St. Louis, Missouri.<br />

MRMC Recognizes Volunteers<br />

The Auxiliary Service Awards Banquet<br />

was held on February 23 to recognize volunteers<br />

for their service to the medical center.<br />

In 2009, 441 auxiliary members gave<br />

a total of 67,368 service hours. Auxiliary<br />

members received pins at the banquet in<br />

recognition of the hours of service they<br />

completed (see photos on page 5).<br />

Human Resources helped to determine<br />

the volunteers’ estimated pay rates based<br />

on recent market figures and multiplied that<br />

by the number of hours volunteered. A symbolic<br />

check in the amount of $727,574 was<br />

presented to CEO Robert Otwell representing<br />

hours rendered.<br />

Volunteers Elsie Price and Janey Walters received the pins for the most<br />

hours served. Walters has volunteered for the auxiliary for 55 years and received<br />

her 24,000 hour pin. Price has been a volunteer for 31 years and<br />

received her 25,000 hour pin.<br />

Pictured at the memorial presenation<br />

are (l-r) Robert Vantrease, Rob Vantrease,<br />

and Elizabeth Vantrease’s<br />

former supervisors Ron Agnew and<br />

Ann Morphis.<br />

4<br />

Pictured presenting the mock check<br />

to Otwell (left) are Auxiliary Treasurer<br />

Dorothy Witherow (center)<br />

and Auxiliary President Joe Bell.<br />

Salters Speaks at Health Care Training<br />

Dana Salters, women’s services coordinator, was invited<br />

to be an instructor at a mammography conference<br />

presented by Health Learning Source in Nashville. Salters<br />

taught a training and review course on digital mammography<br />

on March 13, and will facilitate three additional trainings<br />

throughout the year.<br />

Technologists, supervisors, department directors and<br />

those interested in learning more about digital breast imaging<br />

are invited to take the course, which examines digital<br />

mammography and how to transform one’s skills to the digital breast imaging<br />

modality. For more information on the course, visit healthlearningsource.com.<br />

Late Employee Memorialized<br />

The family of the late Elizabeth<br />

Vantrease, former respiratory therapist<br />

at MRMC, donated a painting at a memorial<br />

reception hosted by Respiratory<br />

Therapy on March 10 in Vantrease’s<br />

honor.<br />

Vantrease was an employee of the<br />

medical center from 1973 to 2003. She<br />

passed away December 2, 2009.<br />

Presenting the painting was Vantreases’s<br />

son, Rob. Vantrease’s uncle,<br />

Robert Vantrease, is the artist who created<br />

the donated oak tree water color.


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Volunteers Recognized at Annual Awards Banquet<br />

24,000 & 25,000<br />

Hour Pins<br />

15,000<br />

Hour Pin<br />

10,000 - 14,000<br />

Hour Pins<br />

5,000 & 6,000<br />

Hour Pins<br />

Pictured (l-r) are Director of Volunteer<br />

Services Cindy Fox, Elsie Price, Janey<br />

Walters, and Assistant Director of Volunteer<br />

Services Sarah Barry.<br />

4,000 Hour Pins<br />

Pictured receiving a pin for<br />

15,000 hours of service is<br />

Reba Savage.<br />

Pictured (l-r) are Dan Tingle, Lila Duncan,<br />

Mary Pilkinton, Irene Bartusiak,<br />

and Ines Dugger.<br />

3,000 Hour Pins<br />

Pictured (l-r) are Poppie Carden, Ella<br />

Chavers, John Anderson and Charlotte<br />

Attkisson. (Not pictured are Edna Lentz,<br />

Esther Wilhite, and Mary Brown.)<br />

2,000 Hour Pins<br />

Pictured (l-r) are Catherine York, Joe Bell, Sandra<br />

Fly and Jane Nicholas. (Not pictured are Glenda<br />

Kennedy and Mary Wright.)<br />

1,000 Hour Pins<br />

Pictured (l-r) are Irma Harlan, Evelyn Lovett, and<br />

Dot Grimmitt. (Not pictured are Suzanne Alverson<br />

and Barbara McAdams.)<br />

500 Hour Pins<br />

Pictured (l-r, seated) are Nancy B. Scott, Kitty<br />

Chaffin, Dot LaCroix, (standing) Donna Dugger,<br />

Patty Ridley, and Carolyn Edlund. (Not pictured<br />

are Suzanne Alverson and Faye Locke.)<br />

100 Hour Pins<br />

Pictured (l-r, seated) are Wilma Williams, Jan<br />

Suttles, Saundra Smith, Kathleen Smithson,<br />

(standing) Pete Henry, Janet Martin, Olive<br />

Guschke, Anne Sparkman, Linda Kirk, Carolyn<br />

Edlund and Ken Brown. (Not pictured are Lena<br />

Earls and Bob Wilhite.)<br />

Pictured (l-r, seated) are Barbara Thomas,<br />

Donna Higginbotham, Lorrie Fick, Nora Cecil,<br />

(standing) Bill Fick, Betty Henry, Frank Thomas,<br />

Rita Stokes, Harold Buelow, Marsha Douglass,<br />

Jake Caskey, Barbara Kirby, Ed Estes, Barbara<br />

Thrasher, Ed Vanmaren, Jackie Johnson and<br />

Jim Browning. (Not pictured are Howard Alderson,<br />

Brenda Barnhill, Kathy Coggin, Curtis Flowers,<br />

Faye Flowers, Dale Hardison, Dennis Hardison,<br />

Clare Harris, Linda McClure, Janet Renfro,<br />

Nancy Scott, Ramona Smith, Charles Tisher and<br />

Elaine Young.)<br />

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Pictured (l-r, seated) are Gwen Seng, Gayle Benderman,<br />

Barbara Dreher, Tony Dreher, (standing)<br />

Linda O’Gorman, Mary Lunn, Barbara McDavid,<br />

and Bill Zinger. (Not pictured are Don Allen, Tommy<br />

Bassham, Julie Beadle, Linda Crone, Larry<br />

Drake, Pat Drake, Judy Duberry, Katie Estes,<br />

Ken Grappin, Helen Green, Mary Lib Hedrick,<br />

Mary Kopta, David Lamprecht, Winona Locke,<br />

Janis McDonald, Jean Outland, Lydia Pugh, Bob<br />

Spraggins, Susan Swearingen, Joy Unrein, Mary<br />

Watkins and Toni Wynne.)


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MRMC Pharmacy Update<br />

As of March 1, the MRMC pharmacy<br />

is now able to electronically file<br />

prescription claims for any employee<br />

and dependents covered through<br />

the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee<br />

(BCBST) group health plan<br />

offered by MRMC. Once a claim has<br />

been received by BCBST, it will be<br />

processed automatically and any reimbursement<br />

will be sent out within<br />

10 to 14 business days. While retail<br />

pharmacies began this process<br />

January 1, any prescription filled at<br />

the MRMC pharmacy prior to March<br />

1 will still need to be manually submitted<br />

to BCBST. Prescription claim<br />

forms are available on the intranet<br />

under Departments / Human Resources<br />

/ HR Forms / BCBS Prescription<br />

Form.<br />

Deductions<br />

Please take a minute to review<br />

each of the deduction amounts that<br />

appear on your paycheck to ensure<br />

that they are correct. When changes<br />

are made to tax withholdings or benefits<br />

(due to events such as marriage<br />

or new baby), it is your responsibility<br />

to review your paycheck to ensure<br />

that these changes are reflected accurately.<br />

Human Resources staff are<br />

happy to assist you with any questions<br />

or concerns you may have.<br />

Cancer Technology,<br />

from page 1<br />

the <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Cancer Center was<br />

the first in the state to utilize the dose<br />

verification system for the treatment of<br />

breast cancer and is accredited by the<br />

Commission on Cancer of the American<br />

College of Surgeons.<br />

Palliative Care Fund Established<br />

A new fund was approved by the <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Health Care Foundation<br />

Board in February. According to Foundation Executive Director Joe Kilgore, Sue<br />

MacArthur, director of clinical education at MRMC, started the Palliative Care<br />

Fund with a generous donation in memory of her mother, Rose Kosinski.<br />

Palliative care improves the quality of life for patients and their families facing<br />

life-threatening illness, through the prevention, assessment and treatment of pain<br />

and other physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems.<br />

“My vision for the fund is for it to be used to build a new program of palliative<br />

care which will help create an environment of calmness, comfort and accessibility<br />

to patients and families at this crucial junction in life,” said MacArthur.<br />

According to Kilgore, the Palliative Care Fund will be used for education of<br />

the MRMC staff to build an internal group of experts in palliative care. It will also<br />

see New Fund, page 7<br />

April Calendar of Events<br />

April 3<br />

Expectant Parent Class - Comprehensive<br />

Course: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., call 490.7046<br />

April 5<br />

New Employee Orientation: 8 a.m., Aux.<br />

Conf. Room, call 380.4017<br />

Free Blood Pressure Check: 10 a.m.-<br />

noon, Columbia Housing Authority, call<br />

381.1111 ext. 4343<br />

Smoking Cessation: Mondays in April,<br />

6-7:30 p.m., 1st Floor Conf. Room, call<br />

381.1111, ext. 2334<br />

Expectant Parent Class - Breastfeeding:<br />

7-9 p.m., call 490.7046<br />

April 6<br />

New Employee Orientation: 8 a.m., Aux.<br />

Conf. Room, call 380.4017<br />

Diabetes Education Group: 11:30 a.m.,<br />

PDR1, call 540.4324<br />

April 7<br />

Town Hall Meeting: 7:30 a.m., Aux. Conf.<br />

Room<br />

Breastfeeding Support Group: 11 a.m.-1<br />

p.m., West 7th Church of Christ, call 490.7074<br />

April 8<br />

Town Hall Meetings: 10 a.m. & 2 p.m., Aux.<br />

Conf. Room<br />

April 9<br />

Free Blood Pressure Check: 10 a.m.-noon,<br />

First United Methodist Church, call 381.1111,<br />

ext. 4343<br />

April 10<br />

Expectant Parent Class - Labor: 10 a.m.-<br />

noon, call 490.7046<br />

April 13<br />

Free Blood Pressure Check: 9:30-10:30<br />

a.m., Columbia Senior Center, call 490.4600<br />

6<br />

April 16<br />

Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Seminar &<br />

Screening: seminar at 1-2 p.m., screening<br />

at 2-4 p.m., Cancer Center, call 380.4057<br />

April 17<br />

Cardiology Fund Pancake Breakfast:<br />

7:30-9:30 a.m., Applebee’s, call 381.1111<br />

ext. 7088 or ext. 1519 for tickets<br />

Expectant Parent Class - Delivery: 10<br />

a.m.-noon, call 490.7046<br />

April 19<br />

Breast Cancer Support Group: 5:30 p.m.,<br />

call 540.4166<br />

Expectant Parent Class - Baby Basics:<br />

7-9 p.m., call 490.7046<br />

April 20<br />

Scrub Sale: 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Aux. Conf. Room<br />

April 21<br />

Scrub Sale: 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Aux. Conf. Room<br />

Breastfeeding Support Group: 11 a.m.-1<br />

p.m., West 7th Church of Christ, call 490.7074<br />

April 22<br />

Ostomy Support Group: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.,<br />

call 540.4172<br />

April 24<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 />

April 26<br />

Expectant Parent Class - Post Partum:<br />

7-9 p.m., call 490.7046


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Service Champion of the Month Award<br />

Kim Dickinson, patient access analyst,<br />

was named February’s Service Champion of<br />

the Month. Dickinson has been an employee of<br />

the medical center for nearly two years.<br />

“Kim works really hard and is patient-focused.<br />

She looks at each individual patient,<br />

helping them with whatever their concerns may<br />

Pictured is (l-r) Rubert, Dickinson<br />

and Lydia Benefield, patient<br />

access manager.<br />

New Fund, from page 6<br />

be. Kim also demonstrates great teamwork by<br />

always being willing to work and learn anything<br />

that comes her way,” said Lori Rubert, admitting<br />

supervisor.<br />

MRMC Serves the Community<br />

Several <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> employees recently offered free health screenings<br />

and provided health and wellness information to the community.<br />

On Februrary 26, Chest Pain Coordinator Brenda Bishop provided free<br />

blood pressure checks and heart health information to attendees of Kroger’s<br />

Safety Week event. On March 6, Administrative Director of Women’s and Children’s<br />

Services Pam Hibbs and several registered nurses provided educational<br />

information and conducted free blood pressure screenings to more than 60<br />

attendees at a Women’s Fair held in the local community. Some people were<br />

identified at both events to have hypertension and, therefore, received further<br />

counseling or were sent to the medical center to receive treatment.<br />

provide funds to renovate an area of the medical center to meet the unique level<br />

of care required at the end of life.<br />

Request for monies from the Palliative Care Fund must be submitted to the<br />

foundation in writing with details of how the funds are to be spent and what the<br />

benefit will be to the medical center. The Foundation Allocations Committee will<br />

review requests quarterly. Anyone may make donations in honor or in memory of<br />

a loved one and designate the monies to the new Palliative Care Fund.<br />

Fit Program Motivates Employees<br />

<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s Fittest of the Fit, a weight loss reward contest, has<br />

motivated more than 450 employees to lose weight. The total weight lost<br />

of participants who weighed in during the<br />

week of March 8 was 2,067 pounds. The<br />

greatest weight lost to date by an individual<br />

is 32.4 pounds and the greatest percentage<br />

lost is 13.56 percent. Participants<br />

should sign up for the final weigh-in during<br />

the week of April 12 via the intranet.<br />

Pictured is Kristin Wayne, Fittest<br />

of the Fit participant, who won a<br />

Wii in the monthly drawing, with<br />

program chair Nathan Miller, PT.<br />

The Fittest of the Fit finale event will be<br />

April 22 between noon and 1 p.m. in the Auxiliary<br />

Conference Room, during which the<br />

grand prize winners will be announced and<br />

a new incentive challenge will be revealed.<br />

Nurse Receives<br />

Certification<br />

Brenda Chapman,<br />

infection control<br />

nurse, recently<br />

received her certification<br />

in infection<br />

control (CIC). To<br />

become certified,<br />

infection preventionists<br />

must have<br />

a minimum of two years experience in<br />

the field and must successfully complete<br />

a written exam. Certification is<br />

recognized by the Joint Commission<br />

as meeting standard requirements for<br />

job qualifications to serve in the role as<br />

infection preventionist for a hospital.<br />

TNCPE, from page 3<br />

Services Deborah Lumpkins, Quality<br />

Improvement Manager Renee Tew and<br />

Medical Director Dr. Charles Ball.<br />

In addition to attending the banquet,<br />

several employees were asked to present<br />

at the annual conference. Otwell<br />

was invited to be one of the keynote<br />

speakers, presenting the topic of leadership<br />

at an award-winning facility. Otwell,<br />

Lumpkins, Tew and Totty were presenters<br />

for MRMC’s best practice sharing<br />

session. Tew also was a co-facilitator of<br />

an awards application writing workshop.<br />

Town Hall Meetings<br />

Wednesday, April 7<br />

• 7:30 a.m.<br />

Thursday, April 8<br />

• 10:00 a.m.<br />

• 2:00 p.m.<br />

EDITOR’S NOTE<br />

In the February issue of The VitaLink,<br />

we reported the incorrect<br />

birth date of Abigail Nicole Jackson,<br />

daughter of Jamie and Chris<br />

Jackson, EMS employees. Abigail<br />

was born on January 21.<br />

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Nathan Miller<br />

Crystal Mobbs<br />

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Heather Potts<br />

David Powell<br />

Joanne Redding<br />

Amy Renfro<br />

Joey Riddle<br />

Vicky Robinette<br />

Glenda Rochester<br />

Jane Rodriguez<br />

Pam Rummage<br />

Ted Runyon<br />

Robin Scroggins<br />

Julie Selvey<br />

Tiffany Sensat<br />

Charity Sharp<br />

Stacy Smith<br />

Elizabeth Sowell<br />

Jennifer Staggs<br />

Sheila Staggs<br />

Freddie Stanfa<br />

Tanna Steele<br />

Connie Thomason<br />

Kendra Tinin<br />

Lisa Trimble<br />

Sara Varnado<br />

Bob Vogel<br />

Amanda Voss<br />

J.D. Waller<br />

Doris Washington<br />

Lesia Watkins<br />

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Natalie Whittaker<br />

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