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Since 2013, Sycamore blood drives have been coordinated by Teresa Taylor and Joshua Felts. During this time, their commitment to blood donation and saving lives has resulted in 352 units of blood being donated; this means 1,056 lives in our community have been impacted by Sycamore’s generous blood donors. In 2018 Sycamore Medical Center received…
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Sycamore MRI recently received the American College of Radiology Accreditation for performing breast exams. Sycamore is currently the only MRI in the network with this accreditation. American College of Radiology Accreditation is recognized as the gold standard in medical imaging and is proven to provide the highest level of image quality and safety by documenting that…
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Dear Sycamore Family, When I was given the opportunity to become the president of Sycamore Medical Center, Senior Services, and Kettering Behavioral Medicine Center, I did three things: 1. I prayed a prayer of gratitude and guidance regarding this change. I felt peace. 2. I called my husband and children about my work change. They…
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Care Management We continue the search for 2019’s cutest pet. Monthly, we will feature a different department and ask employees to submit a picture of their pet. One pet will be picked as the monthly winner, and in December we will all vote for the 2019 winner. The winner will receive special recognition along with a gift…
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Michael Brendel, MHL, RT, RN, will be joining our executive team as vice president of Patient Care Services for Sycamore Medical Center. An accomplished health care leader, Michael most recently served as chief operating officer for Centura Health in Colorado, where he oversaw strategy and business development for Perioperative Services, Imaging, Heart and Vascular Services,…
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Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Michelle Smithson, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, as she is promoted to the role of clinical nurse manager for the emergency center in Franklin. Michelle received her associate degree in Nursing from Sinclair Community College in 2002. She spent her first three years in nursing on an oncology, women’s…
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On Friday, February 22, Sycamore Rehab held a continuing education event called Decrypting Dysphagia Treatment and Assessment: What You Didn’t Learn in Dysphagia 101. Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties. Some people with dysphagia have problems swallowing certain foods or liquids, while others can’t swallow at all. Dysphagia has many causes—physical (anatomical) obstruction to…
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During the month of February, we held another sock drive for Shoes4theShoeless, an organization that has delivered well over 75,000 pairs of shoes and socks to disadvantaged children with the Great Miami Valley region. Thank you to all who participated. Through this year’s drive, we collected 5,000 pairs of socks. To close out the 2019…
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These new employees started working at a Sycamore campus in March.
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This month, we are recognizing our social workers at Sycamore. We have a great team of social workers with master’s degrees, certifications, and other specialties to help our patients and families! Thanks for all that you do! Angie Lugo, MSW, ACM-certified Jenny Barton, MSW, LAW, ACM-certified Lori Nielsen-Andrews, MSW, LSW, ACM-certified Kathy Enright, MSW, LISW,…