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Meet OurGala Co-ChairsThis year marks the seventh annualLights of Life Gala, and Arvis and SheilaTanton are co-chairing the event.Arvis, owner of the Carriage HouseManor nursing home and the Cottagesat Carriage House, has been a memberof the Hopkins County Health CareFoundation’s Board of Directors for twoyears and is past president.“We got involved as donors severalyears ago and started going to the Gala,and we’ve always had a ball,” he says.“We got more and more involved andappreciative of what the Foundationdoes, and this year we were invited toco-chair the event.”Sheila and ArvisTanton areco-chairing theLights of Life Gala.The funds raised fromthis year’s Gala will purchasea patient monitoringsystem for the hospital’s ICU. The system,which monitors patients’ heart rhythmsand integrates into the ICU monitoringwhere a qualified EKG technician tracksthe data, will be installed in five patientrooms on the hospital’s second floor.With it in place, patients will be able toleave the ICU and stay in rooms wherethey can have visitors at any time andcan have family members stay overnight.The Gala’s theme is “VintageHollywood, Putting on the Ritz” andwill include a fine-dining experienceGet Your HopkinsCounty CommunityCalendarLast year, the HealthCare Foundationlaunched a calendarhonoring localentities such as thecourthouse, library, Chamber ofCommerce and Dairy Museum.Following its success, the 2013 calendaris now available, which focuseson noteworthy local events such asthe Lion’s Club Lighted Christmasparade and the World FamousHopkins County Stew contest.To purchase your copy, visitthe hospital’s volunteer gift shopor call the Foundation office at903.438.4799.Arvis and Sheila Tanton will lead this year’s efforts$175,000This year, the fundraising goal for theGala is an all-time high of $175,000.Lights of Life GalaWhen: Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013,6 p.m. to midnightWhere: Civic CenterTo purchase your tickets, pleasecall 903.438.4799.catered by Eddie Deen and dancing tothe music of Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes.Guests will bid on a range of live andsilent auction items.Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, 115 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Memorial Hospital Main Number: 903.885.7671. Memorial Hospital Physician Referral: 903.439.4062. Memorial Hospital VolunteerOpportunities: 903.439.4062. Educational Programs: 903.439.4149. Hopkins County Health Care Foundation: 903.438.4799. Visit hcmh.com or call 903.439.4062 for information about Hopkins County MemorialHospital services, upcoming events, physician referrals, career opportunities and more. Chief Executive Officer: Michael McAndrew. Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer: Donna Geiken Wallace. ChiefNursing Officer: Terri Bunch. Marketing/Managed Care and Volunteer Coordinator: Sherry Moore.Memorial Hospital Mission: Provide an exceptional patient experience through quality patient-centered care and a work environment that attracts and retains the best staff, physicians and volunteers. MemorialHospital Vision: To be the leader in Northeast Texas by offering high quality hospital and physician services that meet the health care needs of our region and that our patients will recommend to others.The material in Health@Memorial is not intended for diagnosing or prescribing. Consult your physician before under taking any form of medical treatment or adopting any exercise program or dietaryguidelines. Hopkins County Memorial Hospital is affiliated with but not controlled by Baylor Health Care System or its subsidiaries or community medical centers. Physicians are members of the medicalstaff at one of Baylor Health Care System’s subsidiary, community or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those medical centers, HopkinsCounty Memorial Hospital or Baylor Health Care System. Photographs may include models or actors and may not represent actual patients. Health@Memorial is publishedfour times a year by McMurry. © 2012 Baylor Health Care System. If you are receiving multiple copies, need to change your mailing address or do not wish to receivethis publication, please send your mailing label(s) and the updated information to Robin Vogel, Baylor Health Care System, 2001 Bryan St., Suite 750, Dallas, TX 75201,or email robinv@baylorhealth.edu.2 Health@Memorial • hcmh.com
Feeding a CrowdBreakfast, lunch and dinner with thefood and nutrition services departmentEvery day of the year,Debbie Darlin, HopkinsCounty Memorial Hospital’sfood and nutrition servicesdepartment manager,and her department’s 24employees prepare freshmeals for people with ahost of dietary needs.Specially Made“We cater to customersthat range throughout thelife cycle with a significantemphasis on the geriatricpopulation. We provide ahouse menu as well as therapeuticdiets such as cardiac,carbohydrate-controlledand renal diets. People withswallowing problems mayneed texture modificationsto assist with adequateintake,” she says.Patients on regular andtherapeutic diets have awide range of foods theycan choose from so they canget the nutrition they needto regain their strength.And for visitors andstaff, the team offers threeentrees, salads, a range ofvegetables and a selectionof desserts in the cafeteria.“We take great pride inoffering well-balanced mealsand rising up to meet the difficultchallenges we face inmeeting the likes and dislikesof our patients,” Darlin says.She notes that somepatients come into thehospital accustomed to atypical American diet, andtheir doctor places themon a 1,800-calorie diet or adiet designed to help withWhat Are Your Nutritional Needs?Talk to your doctor about creating a customized meal plan.For a physician referral, visit hcmh.com.10,000The number of fresh, delicious,nutritious meals prepared everymonth for patients, employeesand guests at Memorial.cardiac conditions or diabetes.“We have to explain whytheir doctor ordered thisdiet for them,” she adds.Handled with CareEvery employee in thedepartment has completeda food-handling course sothey have the knowledgeand skills to maintain highsanitation standards andensure the safety of thefood. “It’s a very importantpart of our department,”Darlin says.Help atHomeThe work of the food servicesdepartment doesn’tend inside the hospital’swalls. Kim Assunto-Sellers, a registered dietitian,works with peopleon an outpatient basisto improve their healththrough nutrition.“I see kids and adultswho are trying to loseweight or manage type1 or type 2 diabetes,”she says. She also sometimesworks with peoplewith food allergies orintolerances.Assunto-Sellers haspeople keep food andexercise journals, thenshe looks over theirhabits to find smallgoals they can attainand then build on.Memorial’s food and nutrition services staff includes, back row: Debbie Darlin, Ned Lindley, Brooke Lancaster, CarlWatson, Michele Shurbet, Ke’Shanna Hill, Janet Pennington, Becky Hodge, Kayla Miller, Cindy Allino, Kim Assunto-Sellers and Cristina Munoz. Bottom row: Zeb Clayton, Dece Bozeman, Summer Ball, Donna Wade and Katie Zapata.Salad: ©ThinkstockHealth@Memorial • hcmh.com 3
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