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April
Pride in Our PeopleSee how our colleagues make a difference
Our caregivers helped Anna Bethea beat lung cancer, but the 62-year-old Allentown woman lost her strength and energy due to her treatments. So she turned to our new oncology rehabilitation program, the only one of its kind in the region. Now, she’s regained her energy. “I can go grocery shopping again,” she says. The program is just one reason why the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer accredited us as a Network Cancer Program, one of only 15 in the nation. To read more of Anna’s story, call 610-402-CARE.
Why does 9-year-old Berenice of Allentown have such a big smile on her face? She’s one of more than two dozen children from the Allentown School District who received free dental care during the recent Give Kids a Smile Day. Dental resident Eliza Soanca, D.M.D. (left), and dental assistant Jamie Gabryluk were among the colleagues of the Department of Dental Medicine, LVH–17th and Chew, caring for children with potential dental problems.
Health Spectrum Pharmacy administrator Brian Lenich (left) rang in 2006 with a two-week mission to South Africa. Accompanied by members of a local church, Lenich helped run a day camp for children (right) in the poverty-stricken town of Deelpan. He also visited a retail pharmacy in the town of Lichtenburg, and discovered many similarities, including the task of updating health insurance plans. “Customers were the same as here,” he says. “They appreciated receiving prescriptions right away.”
That’s what fellow relief workers called post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse Janis Croissette, R.N. She and others from her church traveled to Port Charlotte, Fla., in January to assist in ongoing relief efforts from Hurricane Charley, which struck in September 2004. Croissette and her team cleaned blinds, peeled paint and made numerous general repairs to help residents rebuild their homes. Croissette also offered diabetic teaching to one of the residents. “It was more rewarding than I ever imagined,” says Croissette, who also received donations from her PACU colleagues.
Health Spectrum Pharmacy at LVH–Cedar Crest is using a new computer technology to ensure the accuracy of all prescriptions. Called PharmASSIST, the process uses computer software to track each step of every medication order. When an order is filled, a pharmacist scans the order's bar-coded label and checks it against a scanned image of the medication and the patient's original prescription. All medications are then placed in individual bags (shown here by pharmacy technician Lindsey Farrell) and conveniently stored behind the pharmacy counter. PharmASSIST eventually will be introduced at all three Health Spectrum Pharmacy locations.
Following knee surgery, Margaret Mentzer (left) of Center Valley wasn’t sure how she’d rehabilitate. She confided in her friend, Rose Ackerman, community relations coordinator for Lehigh Valley Home Care and Hospice. “I told her she could receive physical therapy as an inpatient or at home,” Ackerman says. Mentzer chose to stay home and recovered quickly with guidance from Lehigh Valley Home Care. “I’m already bowling,” she says.
This page last updated 2/13/08 11:17 AM
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