May 2007 November/December 2014

Tis’ the Season to Celebrate

Celebrating 35 years of service this year are: (left to right) seated: Mary Suarez, Patient Accounts; Nancy Thomas, Home Health; LuAnne Cummins, Surgery; standing: Dee Phelps, Administration; Bill Eck, Facilities Administration; Gayle Woods, Surgery. Pharmacy’s Wanda Jackson was unavailable for the photo.

There are so many things to celebrate during this festive time of year! One of the things we enjoy celebrating here at Anderson is an employee’s year of service! In fact, every

year employees celebrating 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years are invited to attend the annual Holiday & Recognition Party to be recognized for their years of service! This year we honor: 5 Years: Brian Baker, PT (posthumously); Bryn Baker, Recover Room; Donna Bennett, Surgery; Jessica Borgia, Ultrasound; Andrea Burns, Nursing Admin; Jill Butler, SLP; Nichole Callahan, Maryville Imaging; Margaret Castelli, Housekeeping; Joel Claeys, ICU/IMU; Christy Cordova, GI Lab; Sarah Craft, ED; Jenny Daniels, OB; Elizabeth DeSherlia, ExpressCare; Jamie Dona, ED; Sunny Doyle, Cath Lab; Melissa Duncan, Social Services; Bethany Ealy, Recovery Room; Sean Ealy, Surgery; Susan Eaves, Sterile Processing; Sheree Edwards,

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Sterile Processsing; Kara Eschbach, ICU/IMU; Rebecca Faust, Housekeeping; Claire Fowler, 2nd Surgical; Samantha Frawley, ExpressCare; Tracy Haas, 3rd Medical; Adamaria Haluch, Housekeeping; Brittany Hayes, 3rd Medical; Paul Head, Security; Tyler Higgenbotham, Radiology; Allan Hogg, ICU/IMU; Tracie Holbert, ED; Beverly Hunter, Housekeeping; Christa Jones, ED; Deborah Jones, Wound Care; Gina Jones, PFS; Cindy Kipling, Rehab-Administration; Theresa Larson, Patient Access; Sheri Lemken, 3rd Medical; Susan Lentz, OB; Jalayne Lionberger, GI Lab; Toni Lipe, ICU/IMU; Cynthia Long, Lab; Jessica Luessenheide, Surgery; Tasha Matkins, SPD; Kara McGarrahan, OT; Gordon Miller, Pharmacy; Sandra Miller, HIM; India Moore, Patient Access; Andrea Parrish, ED; Diana Patterson, OT; Fazila Rana, OB; William Rodgers, Cath Lab; Deborah Ross, HR; Barbara Sands, Social Services; Michael Snider, IT; Sally Spear, 2nd Surgical; Elise VanDoren, Surgery; Chelsey White, HIM; and Brenda Whiteley, ICU/IMU. 10 Year: Allison Atkinson, ED; Julia Biesk, ICU/IMU; Joe Camp, Surgery; Monica Chance, Patient Access; Trina Cheatham, PT; Rebecca Cline, OB; Jaimee Cox, OB; Brittany Dannenberger, 2nd Surgical; Sally Day, ExpressCare; Linda Gregowicz, HIM; Susan Guglielmo, OB; Angela Henkhaus, Surgery; Dawn Manville, Vascular Access; Arta Milster, ICU/IMU; Barbara Reiman, Radiology; Denton Rolen, Housekeeping; Patty Schaake, SLP; Susan Stumpf, Wound Care; Judy Thompson, PT; Wendy Vineyard, PT; Linda Vysoky, Lab; Mary Wade, ED; Denny Walton, Materials Management; Andrew Weston, Housekeeping; and Darlene Williams, TRC; 15 Years: Joan Alexander, OB; Catherine Anderson, Sleep Center; Roula Aubuschon, ICU/IMU; Robin Bateman, ED; Bonnie Bean,

PFS; Allison Brand, Recovery Room; Eric Brandmeyer, ED/EMS; Connie Bush, Surgery; Mia Cass-Austin, Recovery Room; Linda Clark, HIM: Emily Cottrell, ICU/IMU; Beth Coulter, Administration; Coleen Goins, HIM; Brent Haukapp, Accounting; Janet Hunt, Recovery Room; Trudy Jennings, ExpressCare; Stacey Jung, Maryville Imaging; Darlene Lehman, ICU/IMU; Wendy Lentz, ExpressCare; Marie McKinney, Housekeeping; Brian Meadows, Food and Nutrition; Carol Null, ICU/IMU; Paula Parker, 3rd Medical; Jennifer Pfister, Respiratory; Michele Randolph, Pharmacy; Diane Richter, PT; Hazel Rolen, Surgery; Andrea Schenk, OB; Collette Sexton, 3rd Medical; Dee Thiems, PT; Brandie Wagoner, 3rd Medical; Cheryl Weber, OB; Kandra Wernle, Housekeeping; and Mary Westerback, 2nd Surgical. 20 Years: Kym Brendley, Radiology; Bonnie Bullard, Food & Nutrition; Paula Davis, Radiology; Mary Jo Drake, Home Health; Karen Kohler, Housekeeping; Carma Love, OB; Tracy Maag, Lab; Donna O’Gara, Respiratory; Patrick

Smith, Housekeeping; Suzanne Trueb, GI Lab; Elizabeth Turnbull, Patient Access; Julie Williams, Housekeeping; Anne Witschie, HIM; and Carrie Witter, Surgery. 25 Years: Joe Drew, Maintenance; Sharon Kays, Cancer Center; Kim Kraeger, Housekeeping; Ann Kruckeberg, 3rd Medical; Lori St. John, Development; and Linda Wasson, HIM. 30 Years: Joan Asbeck, ED; Jeorgia Harris, OB; Kevin Hildebrand, Maintenance; and Nancy Leezy, Radiology. 35 Years: Luanne Cummins, Surgery; Bill Eck, Facilities Management; Wanda Jackson, Pharmacy; Delores Phelps, Administration;

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Administrative News

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Foundation News

Elegant, entertaining, engaging and exciting is how the Anderson Hospital Foundation would like our Starry Starry Night Gala, held on Saturday, October 11th at the Four Seasons Hotel to be remembered. Our sponsors and guests enjoyed a lovely evening of delicious food, great buying opportunities and dancing. The Foundation raised $213,000, all for a great cause; which includes the results of our Passion Piece which raised $100,000 to directly benefit

the expansion and improvement of Anderson’s Cardiac Cath Lab, Gift for the

Heart Campaign.

Honorary Chaircouple Mayor Allen & Susan Adomite

Foundation Board Co-Chairs Lendell Phelps and Dr. K. Max Eakin toast the crowd after a successful passion piece.

Anderson Board Chair and Foundation Secretary, Mark Shashek, celebrates a great success.

Dr. Wikiera and his wife enjoy the unique setting of the Gala.

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Foundation News

Friends of TheBANK of Edwardsville

The Millennium Anesthesiology Group always has a great time at the Gala.

Annual sponsors, Larry and Sue Hepler, of HeplerBroom Law Firm enjoy the evening with

David and Dawn Bays.

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FYI

As of November 17th, a Level II Visitor restriction was inacted. Over 38% of the flu swabs collected were positive for flu. “This means we have to heighten our awareness of the flu, set up

our hand hygiene and cough etiquette, and ask visitors not to visit if they are not feeling well,” said Doris Driscoll, Infection

Control Nurse.

Have you visited our new site yet?

Mark Your Calendars:

Annual Holiday & Recognition Party Friday, December 12 Four Points Sheraton -- Fairview Heights Visit the HR Department for Tickets Nightshift Holiday Meal Thursday, December 18th Starting at 11 p.m.

While Ebola may no longer be front page news, Anderson Hospital continues its constant state of readiness. For several weeks now, a special Leadership Team has met daily, meeting, reviewing and discussing the information, protocols, guidelines, and education the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made available for hospitals. The Madison County Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health are additional entities that we partnered with for information sharing. Already put into place: All patients are screened at the points of entry

for early identification and protection Designated patient isolation rooms are

established at each entry Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is

available for patients and staff Posted notices to the public regarding symptoms

and travel awareness at entrances and on the monitor screens

Conducted a table top (practice) for plan development

Provided education to staff, medical staff offices, EMS, and schools

Most recently, a special response team was

created. The team is made up of caregivers to respond and care for any potential/actual Ebola patients. This special response team has been educated, trained, and drilled on the appropriate donning and doffing of PPE and appropriate care and protection of a patient and staff. The response team recently drilled their readiness with the Maryville EMS department.

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Safety News

Keeping A Constant State of Readiness

Flu Shot Update Congratulations to the 5 “Day off with Pay” Flu Shot Raffle: Rob Laswell - Pharmacy Melissa McKee - Cardiology Mary Westerback - 2nd Surgical Tiffany Dial - Pharmacy Angel Semraw - OR These were the names drawn from a list of 580 employees who received their flu shots before November 14th!

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Performance Improvement News