Yakima Purple Crying Classes
March 31, 2011
The Period of PURPLE Crying® is the phrase used to describe the developmental stage in a baby’s life when they cry more than any other time (usually from 2 weeks of age and continues until about 3-4 months).
This class will help parents understand and prepare themselves for this time which is a normal part of their infant’s development.
Class Fee:
$3.00 for class materials.
Parents will receive a DVD and an informational booklet upon completion of this class.
Upcoming Class Dates:
April 21, 2011
May 25, 2011
June 23, 2011
All classes are from 1:00-2:00PM
Location: Education Center in the
Nob Hill Plaza – 2506 W. Nob Hill
To register for this class or for more information please call 509-248-7322, or book here.
Community Relations Director Jobs
March 30, 2011
Director Of Communications Job at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Apply now for our Director Of Communications Job
The Director of Communications will be a strategic member of the Memorial Communication Council, using their experience and talent to lead the organization in the creation of our communication strategy; formulating, developing, and implementing policies, as well as providing overall direction in communicating the enterprise’s Vision, Values and Strategic Direction.
As the Director of Communications, your mission will be to develop the strategy, plans and programs to protect and solidify Memorial’s Brand within the community. In this role, you’ll be the key voice and educator working with other hospital leadership to identify communication objectives as key decisions are made. You’ll work with the Communications staff to develop communication plans for those key decisions as well as to ensure all stakeholders and employees understand and can consistently represent the Memorial’s strategic direction. This position requires a highly motivated and creative management-level individual who thinks strategically. Must be proactive in anticipating needs of senior management and responsive to potential perception challenges.
This person will also proactively coach and manage the internal and external communications team, guide all system-wide communication activities, generate new and innovative communication and public relations strategies, and lead communication collaboration across the enterprise.
Click here for a full job description.
Colon Cancer
March 28, 2011
Dr Mario Chenal of North Star Lodge discusses Colon Cancer
Yakima Golf Tournaments
March 24, 2011
Leadership Yakima present a Golf Tournament on Thrusday April 14th – Greens for the Greenway. Learn how to register for this Yakima golf tournament.
Yakima Prenatal Yoga
March 23, 2011
Memorial is now offering prenatal yoga classes in Yakima.
Book your prenatal yoga class now!
New Prenatal Yoga in Yakima
5 week Sessions:
1st session April 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th and May 4th
2nd session May 25th, June 1st, 15th, 22nd and 29th
6 -7 pm
Fee: $20 for the 5 week session (limited scholarships available).
Space is limited, Registration required. Call Lori Gibbons, 509-248-7322
Prenatal Yoga helps decrease tension, improve flexibility and strength, prepare for the birthing process, and cultivate a connection between mother and child. No Yoga experience necessary! If you are experiencing common pregnancy discomforts such as back ache, and fatigue, or just want to stay in shape and have a healthy pregnancy, this class is for you. Mats and blankets provided
Taught by Gina Ord, Bilingual Occupational Therapist and Certified Yoga Instructor
Location: The Springs (use Springs Logo)
302 S. 10th Ave, Yakima WA 98902
Pain Procedure Reimbursement
March 21, 2011
The Washington State Health Technology Assessment Program (HTA), through the Health Technology Clinical Committee (HTCC), is charged with assessing the safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of health technologies to make health care coverage decisions affecting all state employees, Medicaid and workers’ compensation patients. This Committee has voted to deny coverage for a number of interventional procedures that help patients suffering from chronic pain. Brett Quave, MD, Medical Director of Water’s Edge, Memorial’s Pain Relief Institute talks about how this could affect patients. Dr. Quave also talks about the recently introduced HB 1311, which calls for collaboration between the Health Technology Assessment Program and private insurance providers. Collaboration could result in also limiting private insurance coverage for these critical and valuable services.
March of Dimes Helps Fund Memorial’s Childbirth and You Program
March 21, 2011
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital is implementing new childbirth education classes and expanding existing programs with help from funding through the March of Dimes. The Memorial Foundation was awarded a Chapter Community grant of $20,000 for the childbirth education program. Only three Chapter Community grants are given in Washington State each year by the March of Dimes.
The Childbirth education classes will emphasize education, health and fitness, and preparing mothers for birth. Other childbirth education classes that Memorial will be hosting are Comenzado Bien, a prenatal curriculum for Spanish speaking women, Young & Pregnant, Supporting Your Teen and Prenatal Yoga. Memorial will also be working in collaboration with Stanton Academy, an alternative high school with a high percentage of teen mothers.
“These new programs are targeted for low-income and minority women who are at risk of experiencing disparities in health,” says Bertha Lopez, Outreach Manager of the Memorial Community Education Program. “We are so grateful to the March of Dimes for helping us offer these programs—in both English and Spanish—so these new families have a better chance in life.”
Memorial also received one of six, $5,000 March of Dimes Hospital Based Perinatal Quality Improvement grants for their efforts to eliminate elective births before the 39th week of pregnancy. Research has shown that births before the 39th week without a medical or obstetrical reason can lead to increased complications with the baby’s health.
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The March of Dimes is a non-profit organization that helps mothers have full-term, healthy pregnancies and researches the problems that threaten the health of babies.
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital has been providing healthcare to the Yakima Valley for over 60 years and continues to provide state-of-the-art, quality-of-life health care services for our community.
Memorial Dietician Receives National Certification
March 21, 2011
Memorial registered dietician, Katie Wolff, recently received certification as a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician by the National Board of Nutrition Support Certification (NBNSC). The certification process requires a comprehensive written examination on nutrition support.
The NBNSC was established by the American Society for Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) in 1984 to administer certification programs in specialized nutrition support. A.S.P.E.N. is a multidisciplinary professional organization dedicated to improving nutrition support practice through education, research, and clinical excellence.
Medical-based nutrition can be provided either through a feeding tube (enteral nutrition) or, when the digestive tract cannot be used, through an intravenous tube called a catheter that is inserted directly into the veins (parenteral nutrition). The amount, type, and route of nutrition are tailored specifically to each patient with the goal being to improve patient outcomes, minimize infections, and allow patients to live their lives as normally as possible.
The development of standards of practice, clinical guidelines and the establishment of the NBNSC are efforts A.S.P.E.N has made to enhance delivery of safe and effective nutrition support for the protection of the public.
Memorial Hospital named in circulating scam letter
March 21, 2011
YAKIMA, WA– A fraudulent letter claiming to be from a patient at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital asking for help getting funds from a safety deposit box overseas is circulating throughout the community. Returned letters also show the communication may have been sent nationwide. Recipients are urged to disregard the letter and contact Memorial with any questions. If they have responded to the request, they are urged to contact the local police.
The letter is said to be written by a woman claiming to be a patient of Memorial Hospital with just months to live. The letter urges recipients to contact her lawyer to help her with a charitable donation, and that all donors will later be financially rewarded for their efforts.
This letter appear to be a scam. At this time it is unknown where the letter originated from, only that it contains false information.
If you have any questions please contact Memorial at 575-8000.
North Star Lodge Cancer Center and partners recruit 1000 patients into Phase I Clinical Trials
March 21, 2011
North Star Lodge Cancer Center is one of ten nationwide oncology centers participating in U.S. Oncology Research Network’s Phase I Clinical Trials program. The Research Network recently recruited the 1,000th patient into a Phase I clinical trial. North Star Lodge’s involvement reflects their commitment to bring innovative and comprehensive cancer care to Central Washington.
Phase I trials are the beginning of clinical trial work – testing ideas and theories that could go on to save lives or improve the quality of life for patients. Research conducted during the trials can play a crucial roll in the development of cancer therapies. In pharmaceutical trials, Phase I helps investigators understand how a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized and eliminated in the body so toxicity can be closely monitored. The information is used to help bring the trial into Phase II, the next step in proving a new therapy’s value in cancer care. There are four stages in clinical trials. The FDA must approve a drug or treatment for it to enter Stage 4, and become an option in standardized care.
Phase I clinical trials present special challenges, including increased safety concerns, higher variability of patient disease, more complex trial designs, and some first-in-human trials. But they also offer patients a number of benefits.
“Clinical trials allow patients to take a more active role in their health care choices, gain earlier access to new drugs and treatments, obtain additional expert medical care, and help others by contributing to advancing medical knowledge and cancer research,” say Thomas Boyd, MD, board-certified oncologist on the medical staff at Memorial’s North Star Lodge Cancer Center. “They can offer oncology patients additional opportunities for therapy in these difficult diseases.”
Each oncology center dedicates specially trained Phase I certified research nurses (CRN) and pharmacists (CRP) to participate in the trial. The sites are required to have all necessary equipment and staff to conduct specialized Phase I trials. Data is reported to the Translational Oncology Program Committee at US Oncology Inc. for weekly discussions of new findings, dosing, patient safety and other topics to maintain trial quality and improve efficacy to move the trial to Phase II.
For more information about clinical trials at North Star Lodge Cancer Center visit http://www.northstarlodge.org