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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 />
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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 />
Sleep Center
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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 />
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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 />
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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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