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Director Recognized as Certified Healthcare Facility Manager
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Certification Center announced that Woman’s Hospital’s Thomas "Tommy" Gautreau has earned the designation of Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM). The CHFM is a national credential that distinguishes an individual as being among the elite in a critical field of healthcare management.

Tommy started his tenure at Woman’s Hospital in the spring of 1989 as the maintenance supervisor. He held that position until promoted to director of building operations in September 1997. As director of building operations, he is responsible for maintenance, repair, construction and renovation at Woman’s Hospital facilities and properties. He also coordinates the environment of care committee which is responsible for the hospital’s safety and regulatory compliance issues. Tommy has been involved in managing over sixty million dollars in renovation and construction.

To earn the CHFM, an individual must satisfy eligibility requirements that incorporate a blend of work experience and education, agree to adhere to professional standards of conduct, and pass the CHFM Examination. The CHFM examination tests knowledge required of a competent healthcare facility manager in the areas of compliance; planning, design and construction; maintenance and operations; finance; and administration. The CHFM program supports the community of healthcare facility managers and is designed to provide an objective rigorous assessment of professional knowledge.

Christmas Families
By Lee Girlinghouse, Christmas Families Committee Chair

It was another fantastic year for Christmas Families! There were 37 families adopted, and 845 lbs of food drive items distributed. Santa's elves worked feverishly to sort out and divide up all the goodies. The Fitness Center retained their winners' title, contributing the largest amount of food drive items, which weighed in at 245 lbs.

Then, there were the Christmas angels. Generous donors made it possible with their financial contributions for each adopted family to receive a complete Christmas meal and a $25 Wal-Mart gift card. Other generous donors stepped forward with furniture, appliances, and/or cash to help adopted families with immediate, critical needs.

Then, there was the STUFF! Yep, Santa's workshop was crammed full of gifts for our adopted families! Now that the dust has settled, it's time to say thanks. If you nominated a family, thank you. Thanks for giving us a chance to help someone less fortunate than ourselves.


Carol Stack Wellness Center	Val Adamo AICU/PACU

To our generous donors who gave financial support, thank you. Thanks to you, each family got a meal and a little something extra, plus we were able to adopt additional families who might otherwise go without.

To the members of this year's Christmas Families committee, thank you so much for your help! Each of you made a difference and I do believe that a good time was had by all as we reviewed nominations, worked the goodies booth at Mistletoe Marketplace, sorted food, wrapped presents, and helped load up cars as the families picked up their gifts.

To department leaders whose staff members were part of the committee, thanks for giving your staff members the time to participate.

Extra thanks to Margie Ricks and our Dietary department for the yummy food!

Thank you Woman's Hospital employees for going above and beyond; providing food, gifts, and a helping hand to our adopted families. Each one of you gives that special "Woman's Touch" to our patients and each other on a daily basis, but you really shine when it comes to our Christmas Families. Thanks for making this another wonderful year!

Bulletin Board

Certified
Susan Reed Holden, clinical nurse case manager, Managed Care Department, passed the Certification Exam for Diabetes Educator on 10/27/07. The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators recognized Susan as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). Achieving this certification demonstrates that the health care professional possesses distinct and specialized knowledge of diabetes, thereby promoting quality of care for people with diabetes.

Susan has been a diabetes educator since 2001. She has worked with both adults and children with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes as well as women with gestational diabetes. She is a certified insulin pump specialist and a member of the Advisory Board for the American Diabetes Association.

Retirements

Trudy Madere, Faith Pfrimmer, Aimee Marks
and her daughter Savanah

Family and friends celebrated the retirement of Faith Pfrimmer, after 25 years of service, on Thursday, December 27th.

She worked for Woman’s Hospital since September of 1981, left for a year in 1986, but came right back in 1987.

She’s been a nurse in Labor and Delivery, in the Family Birth Center, was a Clinical Educator in what we know now as Mother/Baby, and most recently a nurse in the Assessment Center where she has spent the last few years.

Sarah Harvey has also retired after 27 years of service to Woman's Hospital. Sarah started working at Woman's on 1980 as a Nurse Aide. She moved to the Education Department in 1981, where she worked as a secretary for almost 10 years. She's spent the majority of the last 16 years as a Resources for Women representative, helping thousands of women enroll in the classes that are offered at Woman's Hospital. After 27 years of employment, Sarah will surely be missed

Please join us in wishing them well in this new phase of their lives.

New Manager Named
Connie Briggs was named manager of General Ledger. Connie will be responsible for getting the hospital's financials distributed each month, overseeing inventory and working with auditors. She has been with Woman's Hospital for over 32 years. Congratulations to Connie on her achievements.

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