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MAY 2017

Six Nurses Receive State’s Highest Nursing Honor

SRHS Nurses Recognized with Palmetto Gold Award Six nurses from Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS) earned the Palmetto Gold Award, a designation given by the South Carolina Nurses Foundation to honor the state’s 100 best registered nurses (RNs). SRHS recipients of the 2017 Palmetto Gold Award were honored for their excellence in patient care and commitment to the nursing profession.

To learn more about each of these exceptional nurses, visit DiscoverHealth.org.

Matthew Towner, RN-III, PICCAdmission, Discharge, Transfer Nurse

Pelham Medical Center

Jill Jolley Green, MSN, RNChief Operating Officer/

Chief Nursing Officer Post-Acute Care

Kellie Geater, BSN, RNHospital Educator

Pelham Medical Center

Rhonda Wood, BSN, RN, PCCNNursing Administrative Supervisor

Pelham Medical Center

Kelly Boyd, BSN, RN Nursing Informatics Analyst

Clinical Informatics Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

Cynthia L. Norris, BSN, RN, CDECertified Diabetes Educator

Medical Group of the Carolinas Diabetes Education

TRANSFORM CARE

Eyes on Our Little Angels When your baby is in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), you can’t be there 24 hours a day. You might wake up in the night and want to see your baby. Or you might have family members who are unable to travel from far away to visit.

To help ease the stress of having a baby in the NICU, Spartan-burg Medical Center installed 40 cameras in February to con-nect families with their hospitalized babies. Thirty-five cameras are in the NICU and five are in the pediatric intensive care unit at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Called AngelEye, the camera system works like Skype. Fam-ilies can log in to their phone, computer or tablet and watch their baby any time, day or night.

“Some moms go back to work to save their maternity leave until their baby is out of the NICU,” said NICU nurse manager Hope Garcia. “While they’re away from their baby at work or at night, they want to see their baby.”

Annette Bodie’s daughter, Ruthy, was born premature. While she is able to visit every day, her husband logs in to see their little girl from work. Their nine-year-old son has only been able to see Ruthy with the aid of AngelEye, due to respiratory virus restrictions in the NICU.

“AngelEye has been a real comfort to my family. My son asks about his sister every day,” Bodie said. “Both of the grandparents have been watch-ing her on the cameras as well.”

Parents with a baby in the NICU are provided secure login credentials. Once they are logged in, they can watch their baby in a streaming video and the NICU care team can send email messages about how baby is doing.

“This is an environment where our families are so nervous,” said Elizabeth Kissinger, RN, MSN, director of women and children’s services. “A mom may wake up in the middle night and want to see her baby. This gives parents the reassurance that their baby is OK, even though they are apart.”

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System is the first in the state to use AngelEye.

TABLE FOR TWOWednesdays in May, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Spartanburg Medical Center, Montgomery Tower, second floor classroom Table for Two is a weekly support group for breastfeeding moms with babies between two weeks and six months old. This group gives breastfeeding mothers an opportunity to meet other new moms, ask questions and share concerns. Call 864-560-2297 for more information on this free supportgroup or register at SpartanburgRegional.com/Events.

MATERNITY TOUR, CENTER FOR WOMEN Monday, May 1, 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.Monday, May 15, 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.Spartanburg Medical Center A guided tour of our labor, delivery and postpartum areas eases stress on the day of the delivery by allowing you to become familiar with what to expect during your hospital stay. Register online at SpartanburgRegional.com/Events orfor more information, call 864-560-BABY (2294).

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Wednesdays, May 10, 17, 24 and 31, 10 – 11:30 a.m.Thursday, May 18, 6 – 7:30 p.m.Hospice House Grief support groups provide a safe and supportive environ- ment to talk about thoughts and feelings, and to find support after a loss of a loved one. Register online by visiting SpartanburgRegional.com/Events or call 864-560-3856 formore information.

WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY INFORMATION SEMINAR Wednesday, May 10, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.Wednesday, May 17, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.Regional Outpatient Center fifth floor, Family Medicine conference roomThis free class covers detailed information about gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and Lap-Band weight loss surgery. Since the beginning of our program in 2003, we have performed more than 2,250 weight loss surgeries. Register online at SpartanburgRegional.com/Events or call864-560-7070 for more information.

VETERANS’ MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE Sunday, May 21, 2 – 3 p.m.Hospice HouseJoin us as we remember and honor our veterans for Memorial Day. Register online at SpartanburgRegional.com/Events orcall 864-560-3900 for more information.

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