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May
Pride in Our People
See how our colleagues make a difference
Hats On
When cardiac catheterization lab colleagues prepare for a case by putting on their scrub hats, they rely on Dave Salatino, R.N. His mother, 77-year-old retired seamstress Margaret Salatino, makes the decorative, reversible hats. Many of the hats sport a holiday theme and have been given to visiting doctors from California and even Europe. Shown here sporting the hats are William Combs, M.D. (left), and Salatino, R.N.
Internationally Connected
Alice Dalla Palu, executive director of Coalition for a Smoke-Free Valley, is exchanging information with tobacco cessation specialists from around the world. She’s been elected board secretary of the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD), an international organization that provides scientifically proven tobacco treatment information to smokers. “ATTUD members are a great resource as we move toward becoming a smoke-free hospital,” Dalla Palu says. “Plus, I look forward to sharing my knowledge to help ATTUD grow.”
Celebrating Youth
Pre-Kindergarten students perform a musical number for Mary Kay Grim, senior vice president, human resources, during Week of the Young Child. An annual event at the Children’s Early Care and Education Center, the week celebrates children and their families. Other highlights of the week included a grandparent’s day and visits by Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., president and CEO, and Lou Liebhaber, COO, who read to the children.
The Latest in Safety
Caregivers learned about the newest ways to keep patients safe at the recent network-wide Patient Safety Fair. Arranged by risk management colleagues, the fair featured interactive displays about proper hand-washing technique, the value of medication bar-coding and more. Here, operating room (OR) nurse Tenise Kelly, R.N., shows physiology lab technicians Geri Berasley, Cindy Nguyen and Joan Conway how OR colleagues verify a patient’s paperwork prior to surgery.
Happy Birthday to Us
In March, LVH–Muhlenberg celebrated a full year of caring for patients inside its renovated and revitalized facility. To celebrate, colleagues from the Center for Critical Care and Regional Heart Center—Surgical enjoyed a special lunch and birthday cake. Sharing in the festivities here are (left-right) Front row: Gina Dixon, G.N., Linda Coy, R.N., Diane Limoge, R.N., Eva Fox, R.N., Ingrid Bengston, unit clerk, and Lisa Cedeno, R.N., back row: Sarah Hewertson, R.N., Roslyn Harris, patient care specialist, Kathleen Pruznick, R.N., and Gordon Frey, R.N.
High Honors for General Services
Crothall Services Group, the firm that manages LVHHN’s general services division, awarded a 2006 President’s Council Award to director Jeff Gontarek on behalf of his team. The award, given by Crothall president Bobby Kutteh, recognizes general services’ of quality service, customer satisfaction, innovation and high standards. General services is responsible for housekeeping, snow removal, hazardous waste removal, landscaping, grounds keeping, and timely patient discharge.
Be an LVHHN Advocate
Jean Stocker of Easton suffered with a bothersome cough for more than 10 years. Doctors outside our network couldn’t find out why. With persistent coaxing, her son John, an information technology coordinator for family medicine, convinced her to consult an LVHHN physician. After being diagnosed with an incurable disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Jean chose to participate in a clinical drug trial. “I’m doing something about it now,” she says. “LVHHN gave me hope when I didn’t have any.”
This page last updated 2/12/08 04:08 PM
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Hats On
Internationally Connected
Celebrating Youth
The Latest in Safety
Happy Birthday to Us
High Honors for General Services
Be an LVHHN Advocate
