In this issue: PAGE 2: •HOPE FUND AND THE UNITED WAY •FLU VACCINE SCHEDULE PAGE 3: •WOMEN’S HEALTH FAIR • NUMBERS TO KNOW PAGE 4 : • EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION Health Beat October 2012 CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER • A PUBLICATION FOR EMPLOYEES & VOLUNTEERS Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Preventing and detecting breast cancer early can help save more lives. October is designated National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms starting at age 40 and continuing for as long as a woman is in good health. As well as clinical breast exams (CBE) about every 3 years for women in their 20s and 30s and every year for women 40 and over. In an effort to help provide preventative care solutions, Centerpoint offers walk- in screening mammograms for all employees. The Breast Center at Centerpoint has the latest in digital technology and Mammopads ® , providing more comfort for patients during the screening process. Every patient will receive a follow- up results call within one business day. All Breast Center Technologists have advanced registries in mammography. As the certified Breast Center Navigator, Conni James, RN, acts as a guide to help the patient navigate the system. Screenings are conducted on a walk-in basis, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. No order is necessary and employees must be at least 35 years of age. If the employee is having symptoms a doctor’s order must be provided and an appointment must be scheduled by calling 816-836-6686. Registration is required through the outpatient center in the medical office building. Registration for scheduled appointments can be completed online prior to the visit on the Centerpoint website, centerpointmedical.com. The entire process will take about 30 minutes to complete, but could make a life-saving difference. Breast Cancer Awareness Month Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Centerpoint Medical Center has formed a team for the 2012 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Kansas City, MO on Saturday, October 27, 2012. Sign up for the Centerpoint Team and Win! The department with the most walkers signed up wins a dessert tray for their floor. The staff member raising the most money for our Centerpoint team will win a pizza lunch for their department! Raffle tickets will be sold outside the cafeteria on October 17, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. for a chance to win a gift basket stuffed with wonderful prizes. Raffle tickets are $1 each. Cookies will also be on sale for $2 and pink wristbands for $3 during that time. Visit makingstrideskansascity.org and sign up to walk with the Centerpoint team. Start raising funds or recruiting fellow co-workers to walk with our team. Join us and together we will walk for a world without breast cancer. To sign up for the Centerpoint Making Strides team contact Heather Palmer, Director of Oncology, at [email protected] or (816)698-8293.
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In this issue:
PAGE 2:•HOPE FUND AND THE UNITED WAY•FLU VACCINE SCHEDULE
PAGE 3:•WOMEN’S HEALTH FAIR• NUMBERS TO KNOW
PAGE 4 :• EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
Health BeatOctober 2012
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER • A PUBLICATION FOR EMPLOYEES & VOLUNTEERS
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Preventing and detecting breast cancer early can help save more lives. October is designated National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms starting at age 40 and continuing for as long as a woman is in good health. As well as clinical breast exams (CBE) about every 3 years for women in their 20s and 30s and every year for women 40 and over.
In an effort to help provide preventative care solutions, Centerpoint offers walk-in screening mammograms for all employees. The Breast Center at Centerpoint has the latest in digital technology and Mammopads®, providing more comfort for patients during the screening process. Every patient will receive a follow-up results call within one business day. All Breast Center Technologists have advanced registries in mammography. As the certified Breast Center Navigator, Conni James, RN, acts as a guide to help the patient navigate the system.
Screenings are conducted on a walk-in basis, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. No order is necessary and employees must be at least 35 years of age. If the employee is having symptoms a doctor’s order must be provided and an appointment must be scheduled by calling 816-836-6686. Registration is required through the outpatient center in the medical office building. Registration for scheduled appointments can be completed online prior to the visit on the Centerpoint website, centerpointmedical.com. The entire process will take about 30 minutes to complete, but could make a life-saving difference.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Making Strides Against Breast CancerCenterpoint Medical Center has formed a team for the 2012 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Kansas City, MO on Saturday, October 27, 2012. Sign up for the Centerpoint Team and Win! The department with the most walkers signed up wins a dessert tray for their floor. The staff member raising the most money for our Centerpoint team will win a pizza lunch for their department!
Raffle tickets will be sold outside the cafeteria on October 17, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. for a chance to win a gift basket stuffed with wonderful prizes. Raffle tickets are $1 each. Cookies will also be on sale for $2 and pink wristbands for $3 during that time.
Visit makingstrideskansascity.org and sign up to walk with the Centerpoint team. Start raising funds or recruiting fellow co-workers to walk with our team. Join us and together we will walk for a world without breast cancer. To sign up for the Centerpoint Making Strides team contact Heather Palmer, Director of Oncology, at [email protected] or (816)698-8293.
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER • A PUBLICATION FOR EMPLOYEES & VOLUNTEERS • OCTOBER 20122
Campaign Week Events:
October 22 -25: “O Challenge” Purchase $1 raffle tickets to win prizes from our “O’s”.
October 23-26: Pumpkin Decorating Contest Vote with your change for the best decorated pumpkins! (Pumpkins available for pick-up from the dock on Friday October 19. Deliver pumpkins to the cafeteria by 11 a.m., October 23 for judging.)
October 25: Chili Cook-Off• Enter your best chili recipe in our cook-off and bring
plenty of samples for judging. Entries will be judged for $2 outside the cafeteria between 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Administration will be visiting the evening shift offering an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for the “O challenge”.
October 26: Casual Friday• For a $5 donation employees can wear jeans. Visit
the HR office prior to Friday, October 26, to pay and receive your Hope+More sticker.
• Drawings for the winners of the “O Challenge” raffle and Pumpkin Decorating Contest will take place at 2 p.m., winners will be notified.
Hope Fund and the United Way Each year, Centerpoint Medical Center employees show their support to fellow employees and to individuals and agencies in our community through generous donations to our HCA Hope Fund and our local United Way.
This year, our Hope Fund/United Way Campaign will run October 22-26 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the cafeteria. The Hope Fund helps HCA families and is run and supported by employees. The fund helps employees with situations such as illnesses, injuries, disasters and other special circumstances like domestic violence and death of a loved one.
The HCA Foundation will match $500 gifts dollar for dollar. The total amount the Foundation will match for all employee gifts is $200,000. Employees in our own hospital have been helped by the Hope Fund. All donations made through the Hope + More campaign are tax deductible. The easiest way to give is through payroll deduction, but you can also give by check, credit card or stock donation.
To make your donation, go to www.easymatch.com/hcahope or complete a donation form available in Human Resources and return the form to HR. Watch your e-mail here at work and your mail at home for more information about the campaign. Thank you in advance for your support.
It is time once again to get your annual flu vaccine! Even healthy people can get the flu and it can be serious. Everyone six months and older should get a flu vaccine. This year Centerpoint will provide the flu vaccine outside the cafeteria during the following dates and times:
Employees and Physicians: October 20: 7 a.m. - 11 a.m. (Saturday clinics are for employ-ees working weekends)
Volunteers, Employees and Physicians: October 9, 10, 15, 17 & 22: 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. Family, Employees, Physicians and Volunteers:October 9, 10 & 16: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. In order to receive the vaccine you must fill out a form before you arrive. Please use the following directions to complete your form.
• Go to the Intranet HCA home page on the upper right side of the page and click on HCA links.
• After clicking on HCA links, when it opens up click onAtlas 2. When Atlas2 opens up go to the lower right side of the page to 2012/2013 Influenza Vaccine Form. Click on the place that says “Click here to fill out the form”.
• Click on the top left of the page to Influenza Vaccine Form. The prompts will guide you through the process.
• Answer all the requested questions on the computer form then print a copy of the form.
Note: Family members ARE NOT to try to enter theirinformation at the Atlas site.
Flu Vaccinations Available Through October
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September NUMBERS TO KNOW
Number of cancer patients treated at Centerpoint’s Midwest Cancer Care: 850 (approximately)
Number of patients treated in the ER: 4,856 (as of 9/27/12)
Average wait time in the ER: 26 minutes
Surgeries performed: In Patient = 248 Out Patient = 163 For a total of 411 surgeries (as of 9/27/12)
Number of visitors to the Centerpoint website: 11,244
Facebook Impressions: 113,935
Patient meals served in the hospital: 36,409
FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS:
BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL,
GLUCOSE*
HEALTH EDUCATION
INFORMATION
ENJOY FOOD AND A FUN SHOPPING
EXPERIENCE WITH LOCAL VENDORS!!
No one should fight any health issue alone.
Plan now to bring two of your gal pals for a morning of
health education and shopping!
Women’s Health FairSaturday, October 20 • 9 a.m. to Noon
Centerpoint Medical Center19600 E. 39th Street Independence, MO 64057
Please call (816) 751-3000 to schedule your screening time.
*For the most accurate cholesterol and blood glucose results, please fast for 12 hours before the screening.
Centerpoint provides services to over 10,000 patients per month. It takes a strong team to accomplish such large goals. The numbers below reflect reports from the month of September. Thank you for providing our community with quality healthcare.
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER • A PUBLICATION FOR EMPLOYEES & VOLUNTEERS • OCTOBER 20124
Welcome!Please welcome the following new employees to Centerpoint:
Stephanie Andrews, Cardiac Monitor Tech - Progressive Care UnitChelsea Atagi, RN - TelemetryLyndsey Baldwin, Nutrition Care Assistant - Food & Nutrition Debra Banes, RN - Progressive Care UnitHailee Becker, Patient Care Technician - Medical OncologyWhitney Blake, Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory CareMary Brown, Unit Secretary - Progressive Care UnitJeane Brown, Unit Secretary - Surgical OrthoGrace Carr, Sterile Processing Tech - Sterile ProcessingMary Kate Creason, RN - Intensvie Care UnitKimberly Custer, GN - TelemetryBryan Dannels, Patient Care Technician - TelemetryAmelia Davis, RN - Women’s ServicesLisa Dolphin, EVS Technician - Environmental ServicesErica Duncan, Patient Care Technician - Medical OncologyMartin Garcia, Food Service Worker - Food & Nutrition Carin Gervais, RN - Progressive Care UnitJamie Goettling, RN - Medical OncologySusan Graham, Office Coordinator - Pain ManagementTorion Guerra, Transporter - TransportationChristy Havard, Unit Secretary - Intensive Care UnitMark Hudson, Transporter - TransportationAndrea Johnson, Physical Therapist - Physical TherapyAngela King, RN - Surgical OrthoSimon Kinuthia, RN - Medical OncologyDebbie Knudson, Patient Care Technician - Medical OncologyMegan Lingenfelser, RN - Progressive Care Unit
Sherry Marshall, VP of Quality/Risk - Quality & RiskRamona Martin, RN - Cardiovascular ServicesClinton Meaney, Food Service Worker - Food & Nutrition Jason Means, Athletic Trainer - Human Motion InstituteWorku Metaferia, RN - Intensive Care UnitJeana Mitchell, RN - Progressive Care UnitBrittany Neely, RN - Women’s ServicesChristopher Orallo, RN - Intensive Care UnitChristina Palaamo, Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory CareAisha Palmer, RN - Cancer CenterSarah Ramlal, ER Technician - Emergency ServicesJoshua Reed, RN - Cardiovascular ServicesAshley Rice, GN - Progressive Care UnitJada Russell, Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory CareNeila Ryan-Osborn, GN - Surgical OrthoDonna Seller, Exec. Admin. Assistant - AdministrationIris Serrano, Nutrition Care Assistant - Food & Nutrition Deborah Sides, RN - Pre and Post OperativeAmanda Struck, RN - TelemetryCori Tharp, RN - SurgeryNancy Theissen, Office Coordinator - Rehabilitation ServicesJenny Wagner, EVS Technician - Environmental ServicesLaura Warren, RN - Women’s ServicesCassandra Watts, RN - TelemetryFrederick White, Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory CareMarites Wilkinson, Patient Care Technician - Medical OncologyAmy Williams, RN - Telemetry
Abby Aldrich, Physical Therapy-Rehab Technician was selected as the September Employee of the Month.
“Abby works with a smile on her face, and is willing to help our department in anyway. Abby has picked up other employees at their home
September Employee of the Month
Friday Night Lights in Independence Dr. Gregory Ballard, MD and Dr. Lori Ann Boyajian-O’Neill, DO are proud to serve the Independence community every Friday night on the football field as team physicians for Truman and William Chrisman High Schools.
Attending every home game, Dr. Ballard and Dr. Boyajian-O’Neill provide assistance with prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities to the athletes.
Centerpoint families attending Truman or William Chrisman High School football games, be sure to stop by and say hello and thank Dr. Ballard and Dr. Boyajian-O’Neill for their support of our community!
Gregory Ballard, MDTruman High School Team Physician
Lori Ann Boyajian-O’Neill, DOWilliam Chrisman High School Team Physician
to help get them to work. Abby demonstrates professionalism in difficult situations. She is compassionate with all patients, trying to make them as comfortable as possible. Abby is respectful to all her co-workers and patients. She is an individual that makes you want to smile.”
