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<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center October 2010 Vol. XXIX, Issue 10<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Receives AHA Get With the Guidelines Gold<br />
Performance Achievement Award<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Medical Center (MRMC) has received the Get<br />
With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold Performance Achievement<br />
Award from the American Heart Association, according to Cardiology<br />
Nurse Manager Lisa Chambers.<br />
“We have worked diligently to provide outstanding care to our<br />
heart failure patients. This award speaks to the commitment of our<br />
physicians and staff to utilize proven treatment methods and improve<br />
the health of our patients,” said Chambers.<br />
The recognition signifies that MRMC has reached an aggressive<br />
goal of treating heart failure patients with compliance for at least 24<br />
months to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American<br />
Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention<br />
guidelines for heart failure patients.<br />
Get With The Guidelines is a quality improvement initiative that<br />
provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for heart failure<br />
patients to prevent future hospitalizations.<br />
“<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> is dedicated to making our care for heart failure patients among the best in the country and implementing<br />
the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure program will help us accomplish<br />
this goal by making it easier for our professionals to improve the long-term outcome for these patients,” said Dr. Martin<br />
Chaney, physician champion for heart failure initiatives.<br />
Home Services Among Top 25 Percent for Fifth<br />
Consecutive Year<br />
Home Services employee Andrea<br />
Yeiser, RN, is pictured with<br />
patient Nick Nicholas, providing<br />
excellent care in the comfort of<br />
his home.<br />
Pictured are Chambers; Rita Casteel, RN; Laura<br />
Tatum, RN; Dr. Chaney; Earl Coleman, American<br />
Heart Association; Director of Clinical Outcomes<br />
Brenda Hogan; Community Health Nurse Paula<br />
Streeter; and Cardiovascular Service Line Administrative<br />
Director Cathy Malone.<br />
see Gold Award, page 7<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Home Services has been named to the 2010 HomeCare<br />
Elite, a ranking of the top 25 percent of agencies in the nation based on an<br />
analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement<br />
and financial performance.<br />
“I am extremely proud of our Home Services team and the difference<br />
they make in the lives of our patients,” said CEO Robert Otwell. “The staff<br />
provides outstanding clinical care, which results in better outcomes for patients,<br />
and they do so with a level of care and compassion that has resulted<br />
in exceptional scores for patient satisfaction.”<br />
The HomeCare Elite annual review is in its fifth year of publication from<br />
OCS HomeCare and DecisionHealth. <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Home Services is<br />
among the five percent of agencies in the recent study that have been ranked<br />
in the top 25 percent every year. Organizations are evaluated on publicly resee<br />
HomeCare Elite, page 5
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New Employees<br />
September 2010<br />
Environmental Services<br />
Alma Grooms<br />
Human Resources<br />
Amy Lebel<br />
Information Technology<br />
Daryl Odom<br />
Laboratory<br />
Christian McKennon<br />
Janet Pancheri<br />
Alicia Tears<br />
Materials Management<br />
Kimberly Anderson<br />
Summer Hoath<br />
Nursing<br />
Ashley Boswell<br />
Sarah Brewer<br />
Monica Bumpas<br />
Milinda Cothran<br />
Desiree Davis<br />
Belinda Huitt<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 />
Organizational Announcement<br />
Bobby Ellis has accepted the position of support<br />
center manager. Ellis received his associate’s degree in<br />
computer information systems from Columbia State and<br />
is pursuing a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee<br />
State University in information technology. He has been<br />
an employee since February, and most recently served as<br />
a support tech.<br />
“Bobby has shown great initiative since being employed<br />
at the medical center. His professional background,<br />
patient focus and customer service perspective make him well suited for this<br />
management position,” said Nick Swift, chief financial officer.<br />
Trever Hawkins, RN, has accepted the position of<br />
mother/baby nurse manager. Hawkins received her bachelor’s<br />
degree in nursing from Middle Tennessee State University<br />
and is pursuing a master’s degree from Tennessee<br />
State University. She has been an employee at the<br />
medical center for 14 years, serving as a charge nurse in<br />
various units.<br />
“Trever’s years of experience and her passion for<br />
mothers and babies will prove as great assets to the facility.<br />
We are grateful for her leadership,” said Diane Perry, administrative director<br />
of women’s, children’s and oncology services.<br />
Online Payment and Drive-Through<br />
Services Offered<br />
For the convenience of customers, MRMC is now offering online bill payment<br />
as well as a drive-through service at the Annex located across the street<br />
from the medical center, according to Chief Financial Officer Nick Swift.<br />
“It was important to us that we provide our customers with more options<br />
that are convenient and accessible,” said Swift. “People lead busy lives and<br />
our goal is to make doing business with the medical center a little easier.”<br />
To pay a bill online, simply go to mauryregional.com. An icon appears on<br />
the home page in the blue column on the left. By selecting this option, you will<br />
go to a safe and secure site to view your account charges and pay your bill.<br />
On the initial visit, a customer will set up an account with a password that they<br />
determine. Once an account has been activated, the customer can access it<br />
at any time for viewing account activity.<br />
For those who prefer to pay a bill in person, the cashier’s office has moved<br />
to the Annex, which offers convenient parking and drive-through service. The<br />
Annex is located at 1223½ Trotwood Avenue near McDonald’s. Office and<br />
drive-through hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.<br />
Patient Accounts Director Kirby Hedrick stated, “In addition to making<br />
payments more convenient, we have patient account representatives available<br />
at the Annex to answer questions and assist individuals in managing<br />
their accounts. We believe that customers will find our new customer-friendly<br />
location beneficial in meeting their needs.”<br />
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MRMC Welcomes New Physician<br />
Jonathan S. DiRuzzo, M.D., a specialist in anesthesiology,<br />
has joined the medical staff. He is associated with<br />
Drs. Rodney Bradley Gilbert, Daniel Haile, Bhaskar Reddy,<br />
Patrick Souris, Tinu Thomas, James Vernier, James Vincent,<br />
and Timothy Watson of Columbia Anesthesia Group.<br />
Dr. DiRuzzo received his medical degree from the<br />
University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio,<br />
Texas. He completed a residency and internship in anesthesiology<br />
at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.<br />
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Dr. DiRuzzo<br />
Employees Present at THA<br />
Several MRMC employees were featured speakers at the annual Tennessee<br />
Hospital Association (THA) meeting in mid-October.<br />
Clinical Outcomes Director Brenda Hogan was selected<br />
to give a presentation on the Progressive Upright<br />
Mobility (PUM) program at the Creating a Culture for Performance<br />
Excellence Leadership Summit. The session<br />
was attended by nearly 200 individuals. Hogan shared<br />
the medical center’s processes, measurements and successes<br />
in improving outcomes for ventilator patients. The<br />
Brenda Hogan<br />
presentation ended with a video Hogan produced with<br />
assistance from Chad Sullivan, support tech, and Brian<br />
Beck, clinical educator, that was a touching visual representation<br />
of the difference this program made in the life of one patient. Hogan<br />
praised the front line team from Nursing, Respiratory Care, Physical Medicine<br />
and Transport Services who worked hard every day for the past two years on<br />
this program that has resulted in the extraordinary outcomes she was able<br />
to share in the presentation. Core PUM team members include Ginger Earnest,<br />
Darryl Jett, Fernando DaSilva, Christy Wright, Sharon Dobbins, Carey<br />
Albright, Beck, Hogan, Melissa Miller, Pat Poole, Dr. Thomas Quinn and Lori<br />
Thomas.<br />
MRMC also had two poster presentations—one on providing comprehensive<br />
care to diabetic patients and another on care of congestive heart<br />
failure (CHF) patients. The diabetes poster was submitted by Deborah Sut-<br />
see THA Presenters, page 6<br />
Physician Presents at Senior Health Clinic<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> employees and a physician<br />
attended a Senior Health Clinic held<br />
at a local church in Columbia. Dr. Joel<br />
Kochanski, a specialist in radiation oncology,<br />
spoke to the attendees about prostate<br />
cancer. Dana Salters, women’s center coordinator,<br />
educated the group on breast<br />
cancer and the importance of its early detection. Approximately 100<br />
people attended the event to learn more about available services to<br />
seniors. Pictured are Salters and Dr. Kochanski with several organizers<br />
of the event.<br />
New Employees,<br />
continued<br />
Nursing, continued<br />
Darlene Lang<br />
Leah London<br />
Rachel McCord<br />
Gary Olson<br />
Fabian Oden<br />
Mashaya Stephens<br />
Aimee Turner<br />
Physical Medicine<br />
Stephanie Stanley<br />
Pre-Service<br />
Shonda Ervin<br />
Radiation Therapy<br />
Sarah Peterson<br />
Respiratory Care<br />
Brooklyn Foster<br />
Surgery<br />
Linda Hudson<br />
Shirley Sparks<br />
Switchboard<br />
Brittany Munsie<br />
Transport Services<br />
Kyle Bays<br />
Promotions<br />
Rosemary Cothran<br />
from RN, CCU,<br />
to care manager, Quality Services<br />
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Promotions,<br />
continued<br />
Bobby Ellis<br />
from LAN support tech I,<br />
to support center manager,<br />
Information Technology<br />
Trever Hawkins<br />
from RN, Labor & Delivery,<br />
to nurse manager, Mother/Baby<br />
Carol Annette Stephenson<br />
from RN, Emergency Department,<br />
to nursing supervisor,<br />
Nursing Administration<br />
Births<br />
Jaclyn Gray, nursing, and her husband,<br />
Michael, welcomed<br />
Jacelyn Lennox Gray on October<br />
7. She weighed 7 lbs. and 8 ozs.<br />
Dr. James Grippo and his wife,<br />
April, welcomed Maria Belle Grippo<br />
on September 26. She weighed<br />
7 lbs. and 14 ozs.<br />
Lisa Knoepfel, ACC, and her<br />
husband, Donald, EMS, welcomed<br />
Levi Peyton Knoepfel on<br />
September 23. He weighed<br />
7 lbs. and 6 ozs.<br />
Faye Walker, SNU, and her<br />
husband, Brian, welcomed<br />
Jordan Alexander Walker on<br />
September 30. He weighed 7 lbs.<br />
and 12 ozs.<br />
MRMC Conducts Community Outreach<br />
Staff members from MRMC recently participated in several community<br />
events, according to Community Outreach Coordinator Michele Tankersley.<br />
At the Southern Fried Festival in downtown<br />
Columbia on September 24 and 25, more than<br />
400 blood pressure checks were performed by<br />
volunteers from the medical center staff. In addition,<br />
EMS personnel were on bike patrol and<br />
provided information on emergency services,<br />
while Chest Pain Coordinator Brenda Bishop offered<br />
information about heart attack and stroke.<br />
MRMC also participated in the Spring Hill<br />
Country Ham Festival on October 2. Hundreds<br />
of miniature pumpkins were distributed to children<br />
who visited the medical center’s booth at<br />
the festival, which had an estimated attendance of more than 15,000. Free<br />
blood pressure screenings were provided by employees of Family Health Group<br />
Spring Hill.<br />
The Senior Health Information Fair was held at the <strong>Maury</strong> County Park on<br />
Thursday, October 14. The event was sponsored by the <strong>Maury</strong> County Senior<br />
Center. Several representatives from MRMC were in attendance to provide information<br />
while Women’s Center Coordinator Dana Salters performed bone<br />
density screenings and Jennifer McNeil, RN, First West, performed blood pressure<br />
checks.<br />
Employees Support Awareness Walks<br />
Pictured are MRMC employees<br />
who participated in the Heart Walk.<br />
Respiratory Care Seminar<br />
Approximately 80 respiratory therapists<br />
and nurses attended a respiratory<br />
care seminar on September 24 hosted by<br />
the Respiratory Care Department in the<br />
Auxiliary Conference Room. Pictured at<br />
the seminar is featured presenter Dr. Jon<br />
Freels, a specialist in pulmonology (right),<br />
with (l-r) Respiratory Care Assistant Jan Butler, Respiratory Care Coordinator<br />
Sharon Dobbins and Director of Respiratory Care Christy Wright.<br />
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Pictured are (left) Lisa Couch,<br />
RN, and Elaine Liberto, RN,<br />
at the Country Ham Festival.<br />
Numerous MRMC employees participated<br />
in the Nashville American Heart Association<br />
Heart Walk on October 2. The walk,<br />
aimed at fighting and raising public awareness<br />
of cardiovascular disease, raised more<br />
than $1 million.<br />
MRMC also hosted an educational booth<br />
at the Susan G. Komen Nashville Race for<br />
the Cure on October 9. Eleven Women’s<br />
Center and Imaging employees educated<br />
people on breast self exams and early detection of breast cancer. More than<br />
1,000 people visited the tent to receive information. In addition, approximately<br />
15 employees from the Imaging Department participated in the walk.
Women’s Center Hosts Women<br />
Helping Women<br />
The <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Women’s<br />
Center hosted a free Women<br />
Helping Women luncheon on Friday,<br />
October 22.<br />
Dr. Terry L. Hendrickson, a<br />
Columbia optometrist, was joined<br />
by Nashville area comedians Rik<br />
Roberts and Leslie Nash to present<br />
a program called “Humor and<br />
Healing.”<br />
Nash is a professional comedian<br />
who established a monthly<br />
comedy program for guests of the<br />
American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge, which offers accommodations to<br />
cancer patients undergoing treatment. Hendrickson performs stand-up comedy<br />
as a hobby and is a regular performer with Nash at the Hope Lodge.<br />
Roberts is a professional comedian who has performed both stand-up and<br />
improvisational comedy. He currently teaches comedy classes and works as<br />
a corporate entertainer and motivational speaker at events throughout the<br />
United States.<br />
During the program, Hendrickson discussed the positive effect that humor<br />
can have on those dealing with difficult situations and shared some of<br />
his own experiences in using humor to touch those diagnosed with cancer.<br />
All three comedians performed portions of their stand-up routines for the luncheon<br />
guests.<br />
Women Helping Women is a free quarterly lunch and learn series that addresses<br />
health issues facing women today.<br />
HomeCare Elite, from page 1<br />
Pictured are (l-r) Women’s Center Coordinator<br />
Dana Salters with Nash, Hendrickson and<br />
Roberts at the Women Helping Women luncheon.<br />
ported data and do not apply for this award.<br />
Director of Home Services Debbie Bratton stated, “We received this recognition<br />
based on the quality of care that our staff provides to patients each and<br />
every day, utilizing proven treatment methods that result in better outcomes.<br />
We are constantly evaluating ways that we can improve patient care.”<br />
“The 2010 HomeCare Elite winners continue to demonstrate a commitment<br />
to providing their patients with the best possible care while performing<br />
at the highest level,” said Amanda Twiss, CEO of OCS HomeCare. “We congratulate<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> Home Services on being one of the top home care<br />
agencies in the country.”<br />
The 2010 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind<br />
in the home health industry. The 2010 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry<br />
by OCS HomeCare, the leading provider of home care information,<br />
and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care’s most respected independent<br />
newsletter Home Health Line. The data used for this analysis were compiled<br />
from publicly available information. The entire list of the 2010 HomeCare Elite<br />
agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS HomeCare Web site at www.<br />
ocshomecare.com.<br />
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In Memory of Retirees<br />
Jerry Holcomb passed away on<br />
October 13. He was a security guard<br />
and was employed from<br />
1988 to 2001.<br />
Lenora Lacy passed away on<br />
September 25. She worked in Nursing<br />
and was employed at MRMC from<br />
1966 to 1986.<br />
Barbara Malone passed away on<br />
September 29. She worked in<br />
Environmental Services and was<br />
employed at MRMC from<br />
1986 to 2004.<br />
Nurse Receives<br />
Scholarship<br />
Cardiology Nurse Manager Lisa<br />
Chambers was selected as one<br />
of four recipients of the Tennessee<br />
Organization of Nurse Executives<br />
(TONE) Jearline Deweese Memorial<br />
Scholarships. The award was presented<br />
to her by Carey Albright, administrative<br />
director of ortho/neuro/<br />
post-op services and TONE treasurer<br />
and membership chair. In addition<br />
to the $1,000 scholarship, Chambers<br />
was invited to attend the annual<br />
TONE meeting and Tennessee Hospital<br />
Association Leadership Summit.<br />
Chambers is currently pursuing<br />
a bachelor’s in nursing degree from<br />
Middle Tennessee State University.<br />
The scholarship will aid in her tuition.<br />
Pictured is (l-r) Vice President of<br />
Nursing Services Deborah Lumpkins,<br />
Chambers, Administrative Director<br />
Cathy Malone and Albright.
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Benefits Open Enrollment<br />
Approaching<br />
<strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong>’s open enrollment<br />
period for benefits begins November<br />
5 and continues through December<br />
5. During this time, you will<br />
be able to enroll or make changes to<br />
your current coverage to be effective<br />
January 1, 2011. The benefit counselors<br />
from Colonial Life will be back<br />
again for a limited number of days<br />
to personally assist you during the<br />
enrollment process. You may also<br />
contact Cindy Wilmore, benefits specialist,<br />
at extension 1096 to request<br />
enrollment forms or for assistance in<br />
completing them. A 403(b) consultant<br />
will be available for one-on-one<br />
sessions on November 9 and 22. Appointments<br />
must be made via the link<br />
on the intranet.<br />
KRONOS<br />
The new KRONOS timekeeping<br />
system went live at MRMC on October<br />
24 and now allows all employees<br />
to clock in and out via their designated<br />
phone or computer (located<br />
within the employee’s department).<br />
The new system also provides employees<br />
the ability to view their own<br />
time and submit PTO requests by<br />
simply clicking on the Intranet /<br />
Workforce Central / My Information<br />
/ My Actions. Please contact your<br />
department manager or the Payroll<br />
Department if you have any questions<br />
on how to use KRONOS.<br />
Magazines Needed<br />
Volunteer Services is collecting<br />
magazines (family-friendly, no more<br />
than six months old) to be placed in<br />
waiting rooms throughout the medical<br />
center. Please call 380.4047.<br />
THA Presenters, from page 3<br />
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Foundation News<br />
Annual Fund-Raising Drive Kicked-Off<br />
The annual fund-raising drive for The <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong><br />
Health Care Foundation and the United Way<br />
of <strong>Maury</strong> County began in October with a footballthemed<br />
kick-off event held on the front lawn. This<br />
year’s slogan is “Support The Home Team!” At the<br />
kick-off, hundreds of employees received a free tailgate<br />
lunch and learned more about specific foundation<br />
funds and how past donations have been used<br />
to help patients and their fellow employees.<br />
Pictured is Terri Fogg, foundation<br />
administrative secretary,<br />
hosting an informational<br />
booth at the event.<br />
Since the kick-off, several mini fund-raisers<br />
have been held such as a bake sale, popcorn<br />
party, pumpkin carving contest and ice cream sale.<br />
Drawings have been held every week for those who<br />
make a pledge to either organization. The winner of<br />
two tickets to the Saints vs. Steelers game in New Orleans with overnight accommodations<br />
was Deb Brown, RN, Sixth West.<br />
“The Annual Drive Committee set this year’s fund-raising goal at $100,000,”<br />
said Foundation Executive Director Joe Kilgore. “To date, we have had more<br />
employee participation than in previous years, and employees have already<br />
surpassed what they pledged last year. We are well on our way to meeting<br />
our goal. Thank you for your enthusiasm and compassion for our patients and<br />
employees.”<br />
ton and Sue MacArthur on behalf of an interdisciplinary team consisting of<br />
the medical staff, Nursing, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Quality Services and Food<br />
and Nutrition. It addressed the increases in patients admitted with a primary<br />
or secondary diagnosis of diabetes and how the team improved patient care<br />
through process enhancements and patient education. Those involved in the<br />
project include Sutton, MacArthur, Cindy Dugger, Donna Shedd, Dana Allen,<br />
Mary Jane Hood, Marie Ruthsatz, Maureen Hicks, Talitha Haislip, Michele<br />
Hargrove, Barbara Purcell, Jim Norton, Macie McKee, Linda Clayton, Anna<br />
Cook, Jessica Hale, Deanna Jeffers, Lynnell Murrell, Sandy Studebaker, Hogan,<br />
Renee Tew, Earnest, Diane Perry, Michele Craig and Melinda Fleming.<br />
The CHF poster was submitted by Lisa Chambers and Cathy Malone on<br />
behalf of the CHF Accreditation Team. It addressed the key elements leading<br />
to accreditation and how MRMC developed inpatient education tools as<br />
well as post-discharge follow-up to reduce readmission rates and improve<br />
our evidenced-based score. The efforts outlined on this poster contributed to<br />
MRMC attaining CHF accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers<br />
in July 2010. CHF team members include Elizabeth Beal, Beck, Tina Belew,<br />
Brenda Bishop, Chambers, Amanda Cothran, Craig, Danny Fleming, Jason<br />
Griggs, Hogan, Malone, Paula Streeter, Renee Tew, Christy Wells, and Drs.<br />
Martin Chaney and Kevin Maquiling.<br />
“It is such an honor to see <strong>Maury</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> staff members serve as leaders<br />
in health care, sharing our successes with other organizations who might gain<br />
from our experiences and constant drive for clinical excellence. Thank you for<br />
representing our organization,” said CEO Robert Otwell.
Service Champion of the Month Award<br />
Sheila Frazier, nurse tech on the Cardiovascular<br />
Stepdown Unit, was named September’s<br />
Service Champion of the Month. Frazier<br />
has been an employee of the medical center<br />
for five months.<br />
“Sheila is a very hardworking employee<br />
and has an outstanding commitment to patient<br />
care and efficiency. Her coworkers enjoy working<br />
alongside her because of her compassionate<br />
heart and dedicated work ethic,” said Lisa<br />
Chambers, cardiology nurse manager.<br />
Pictured are (l-r) Administrative<br />
Director Cathy Malone, Charge<br />
Nurse Connie Demumbreum,<br />
Frazier and Chambers.<br />
November Calendar of Events<br />
November 1<br />
New Employee Orientation: 8 a.m., Auxiliary<br />
Conf. Room, call 380.4017<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Lamaze: 7-9<br />
p.m., call 490.7046<br />
November 2<br />
New Employee Orientation: 8 a.m., Auxiliary<br />
Conf. Room, call 380.4017<br />
Diabetes Education Group: 11:30 a.m.,<br />
PDR1, call 540.4324<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Labor: 7-9 p.m.,<br />
call 490.7046<br />
November 3<br />
Town Hall Meeting: 7:30 a.m., Auxiliary<br />
Conf. Room<br />
Breastfeeding Support Group: 11 a.m.-<br />
1 p.m., West 7th Church of Christ, call<br />
490.7074<br />
November 4<br />
Town Hall Meeting: 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.,<br />
Auxiliary Conf. Room<br />
Controlling Your Blood Sugar Seminar:<br />
6-8 p.m., Auxiliary Conf. Room, must register<br />
by calling 540.4324<br />
November 7<br />
Free Tours of Labor & Delivery: 1:30<br />
p.m., call 490.7046<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Baby Basics:<br />
2-4 p.m., call 490.7046<br />
November 9<br />
Free Blood Pressure Check: 9:30-<br />
10:30 a.m., Columbia Senior Center, call<br />
490.4600<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Delivery: 7-9<br />
p.m., call 490.7046<br />
Town Hall Meetings - Auxiliary Conference Room<br />
Wednesday, November 3:<br />
7:30 a.m.<br />
November 14<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Post Partum:<br />
2-4 p.m., call 490.7046<br />
November 15<br />
Auxiliary Jewelry Sale: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.,<br />
Auxiliary Conf. Room<br />
Breast Cancer Support Group: 5:30<br />
p.m., call 540.4166<br />
November 16<br />
Auxiliary Jewelry Sale: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.,<br />
Auxiliary Conf. Room<br />
Expectant Parent Class - Breastfeeding:<br />
7-9 p.m., call 490.7046<br />
November 17<br />
Breastfeeding Support Group: 11 a.m.-<br />
1 p.m., West 7th Church of Christ, call<br />
490.7074<br />
November 18<br />
Retiree Luncheon: noon, Auxiliary Conf.<br />
Room, must RSVP by November 8, call<br />
381.1111, ext. 7167<br />
November 19<br />
Auxiliary Bake Sale: 6:30 a.m., Auxiliary<br />
Conf. Room<br />
November 22<br />
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Under Get With The Guidelines–<br />
Heart Failure, heart failure patients<br />
are started on aggressive risk reduction<br />
therapies such as cholesterollowering<br />
drugs, beta-blockers, ACE<br />
inhibitors, aspirin, diuretics and anticoagulants<br />
while in the hospital. They<br />
also receive alcohol/drug use and thyroid<br />
management counseling as well<br />
as referrals for cardiac rehabilitation<br />
before being discharged.<br />
“The full implementation of national<br />
heart failure guideline recommended<br />
care is a critical step in preventing<br />
recurrent hospitalizations and prolonging<br />
the lives of heart failure patients,”<br />
said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chair of<br />
the Get With The Guidelines National<br />
Steering Committee and director of the<br />
TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services<br />
at Massachusetts General Hospital in<br />
Boston, Massachusetts. “The goal of<br />
the American Heart Association’s Get<br />
With The Guidelines program is to<br />
help hospitals like MRMC implement<br />
appropriate evidence-based care and<br />
protocols that will reduce disability<br />
and the number of deaths in these patients.<br />
Published scientific studies are<br />
providing us with more and more evidence<br />
that Get With The Guidelines<br />
works. Patients are getting the right<br />
care they need when they need it.<br />
That’s resulting in improved survival.”<br />
Get With The Guidelines–Heart<br />
Failure helps MRMC’s staff develop<br />
and implement acute and secondary<br />
prevention guideline processes. The<br />
program includes quality-improvement<br />
measures such as care maps,<br />
discharge protocols, standing orders<br />
and measurement tools. This quick<br />
and efficient use of guideline tools<br />
will enable MRMC to improve the<br />
quality of care it provides heart failure<br />
patients, save lives and ultimately<br />
reduce health care costs by lowering<br />
the recurrence of heart attacks.
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