Bulletin Board
Congratulations to
Linda
Hall for her promotion to Director of Physician Practice
Management. Maternal Fetal Medicine has accepted the
responsibility for the professional billing for the
hospitalists as well as adding Outpatient Clinics billing
and will add GI endoscopy billing this summer.
Congratulations to
Heather McCaslin for her promotion to Cancer Program
Coordinator. Congratulations to Mary Ann Smith and her Relay for Life Committee. This year they raised over $16,750 for the American Cancer Society. Thanks to everyone who contributed! |
Health-n-Motion The first
session of a new one year pilot weight management program,
“Health-n-Motion” will begin on The program has three levels - each designed to meet an array of health and fitness needs:
Level I – All
employees are eligible to participate.
Level 2 - All
full-time and part-time employees with a Body Mass Index of 25.0 or
greater may participate.
Level 3 - All
full-time and part-time employees interested in bariatric surgery. To
qualify, you must have been employed for at least a year, have a Body
Mass Index of 40 or greater, or otherwise qualify for bariatric surgery. The deadline for employees to express their interest is July 1st. Depending on interest, we may need to limit the number of participants or increase the frequency of programs. Thanks to everyone who has been so patient during the creation of this program. What began as a simple bariatric surgery reimbursement evolved into a comprehensive program that can positively impact many of our employees and their families. We're looking forward to starting to move down the road toward wellness!
Employees
Participate in Conventions AORN
Kristy has also recently
been appointed as a member of the AORN National Membership Committee and
will be going to Denver in July for a National Leadership seminar
complements of AORN. AWHONN The following nurses attended the National Conference of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses in Los Angeles in June: Cheri Johnson, Monica Frederic, Marree Saltaformaggio, Wendy Singleton, Tanya Johnson, and Susan Seifert. Marree co-presented a side symposia with Dr. Lee Shulman of Chicago, on “Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn” sponsored by Omnia Education.
Woman's Makes News Dawn Braud, Manager of the Fitness Club at Woman's Center for Wellness, wrote and article for the June, July, August issue of Health for Women Magazine. The article entitled "The Big Race" can be found on page 46. In the Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge July/August issue, you can find an article regarding rapid response teams featuring an interview with Staci Sullivan and Glyn David. You can also find Kristy Simmons listed as one of the Nurses of Excellence.
Calendar of Events
July 10 and July 15 Woman's Hospital Conference Rooms 1, 2, 3 5:30pm - 6:45pm Yes We Can! Baton Rouge, a newly formed grassroots organization that seeks to improve public schools, will hold a community meeting July 10 and July 15, 5:30 pm-6:45 pm in Woman's Hospital Conference Rooms 1, 2 and 3. The meeting is designed to gather ideas for ways to make public schools better. The suggestions that come from the meetings will be combined into one reform program. Please call 924-8793 for additional information. Registration suggested.
Saturday, July 26 Saturday, August 23 Louisiana State Museum Don't miss an evening of fun entertainment and food, and a chance to bid on original, one-of-a-kind chairs created specifically for this event by local artists. Funds raised go to benefit the Community Care Fund at Woman's Hospital, which helps provide vital healthcare services and programs for women and infants in our community. Tickets are $50 for the public and $25 for employees. If you are interested in purchasing tickets, please contact Heather Dornier at ext. 3507 or Amanda Sanders at ext. 8793. Volunteer opportunities and career ladder hours are also available. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kelly Kyle at ext. 3518.
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August 1st. The program is
designed to provide employees with the support and tools they need to
become healthy and fit. Overweight people are more likely to develop
certain health problems such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease/stroke,
cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and gallbladder disease. Research
shows that you can improve your health by losing as little as 10 - 20
pounds. As a healthcare organization, we want to support your efforts
to maintain a healthy lifestyle. And as an employer located in the land
of festivals and good food, we know how difficult that can be! 
