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Fort Hamilton Hospital employees will get a chance to tour the recently updated and remodeled Emergency Department on February 19, from 6:30-10 a.m. The emergency department has an updated lobby, check-in area, and a new private area of behavioral health patients. A new minor care area is for non-acute emergencies and features private treatment rooms…
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Authenticity A message from Wally Sackett, Vice President Sycamore In the holiday season it is so easy to get caught up in busy activities–rushing to catch sales, parties, concerts, etc.–that we risk missing what is “real” in the season and each other. This year I want to separate what is “authentic” from what is commercial,…
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Mike Snow (pictured left with his family), is the executive director of Information Systems. Mike now has responsibility for Informational Systems operations, including the Center of Excellence, Epic and non-Epic application, technology services, professional support and training, and liaisons. He has a degree in Management Information Systems from Wright State University and is currently…
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by Sandy Johnson, Network Director Patient Experience When I was growing up, my father often quoted a poem at the start of a new year, The Land of Beginning Again, written by poet and author Louise Fletcher in 1911. She wrote it after a time of severe loss and upheaval. Here are two stanzas from…
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Jon started a program at the cancer center to give encouragement to patients during and after treatment. Each week Jon prints inspirational sayings on magnets that patients can take home to help keep their spirits up. Jon also turns on their favorite television show when they arrive and offers help however he can. The patients…
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When Debbie Bugezia noticed a woman wandering around Prestige Place, Debbie found out the lady was supposed to get a procedure at Sycamore. Debbie had the lady follow her to Sycamore. When they arrived, they found out she was not scheduled at Sycamore but at another location. Debbie then had the lady follow her, while…
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A patient’s father had been in the hospital for three months. To prepare for the patient’s discharge, the family needed to pick up equipment from the VA. While at the VA they discovered they did not have a transfer board. The transfer board prevented the patient from being released and could possibly have to stay…
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Kim noticed that one of the student volunteers looked unusually sad when he was reporting to her department for his duty assignments. Kim spoke to his teacher to find out if everything was okay. The teacher told Kim that the student had forgotten his bracelet and it was throwing him off. Kim took it upon…