Grief and bereavement during the holidays
December 27, 2011
Memorial Hospice Chaplain Laurie Oswalt discusses handling grief and bereavement during the holidays. Also learn more about new bereavement classes starting in January. See http://cottageinthemeadow.memfound.org/news-events
Seasonal Affective Disorder
December 23, 2011
Feeling the winter blues? Rene Moultray, RN, and educator with the Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation Program discusses the signs and symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Winter Sports Injuries
December 23, 2011
Erik Miller, MD, discusses preparing for winter activities to avoid injuries . KIT 1280 am, 12/12/11.
Critical Thinking In A Didactic World
December 23, 2011
By Teresa Pritchard,Vice President, Employee Services, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
Wouldn’t it be great if all we needed to do in healthcare was follow pro-tocol, process, and procedures? I’d love a world that was only black and white—in the form of checklists and algorithms. But that certainly isn’t the reality–particularly in an indus-try where changes are happening at an increasingly rapid pace.
Read the full article at http://www.wahcnews.com/newsletters/wa-tpritchard-0112.pdf
From: Washington Healthcare News.
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital is a 226 bed acute care facility providing a range of hospital services.
The Memorial Foundation receives over $200,000 to support Children with Special Needs
December 6, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Nicole Donegan, Memorial Communications:
Cell: 509.654.4320
The Memorial Foundation receives over $200,000 to support Children with Special Needs
YAKIMA- The Memorial Foundation was recently awarded a $204,000 grant from The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to fund planning and development of evidenced based services for children with autism spectrum disorders at Children’s Village. The grant will also allow further exploration of medical, behavioral and educational models at Children’s Village and through our community partners such as area school districts.
“We are so grateful to The Murdock Charitable Trust for supporting our mission here at Children’s Village,” said Jackie McPhee, Director of Children’s Village. “This grant will allow us to continue to work with our community partners and build a collaborative network of support for children with special healthcare needs in our community.”
McPhee says one in every 110 children suffers from Autism Spectrum Disorder, and an astonishing 30-40% of young children have behavioral, mental health or learning problems. These disorders cause a wide range of social, emotional, behavioral and communicative disruptions. Early intervention services provided by Children’s Village are at the forefront of innovation to have a significant impact on children’s early learning experiences.
“What is unique about Children’s Village is that we are able to bring in resources and specialists from not only our community, but throughout the northwest to evaluate children right here in Yakima,” said McPhee. “This funding will now help us expand our reach from beyond the walls of our facility, further into the community– into family homes across our valley–and support the transition of children into local school classrooms.”
This is the fourth time since Children’s Village opened in 1997 that The Murdock Trust has provided funding for vital programs and expansion at the Village. Just two years ago in 2009, they granted $230,000 to the Children’s Village Capital Campaign.
Local Emergency Doctor Completes IronMan Comptetition
December 5, 2011
Local Emergency Doctor completes his first Ironman competition
Marty Brueggemann, MD, of Emergency Associates of Yakima (EAY) completed his first Iron Man triathlon last month at Panama City Beach, Florida, finishing 1016th out of 2800. The race consisted of a 26.2 mile run, 112 mile bike ride, and 2.4 mile swim. No stranger to competition, Dr. Brueggemann has competed in 10 full marathons, six half marathons, two half-ironman triathlons, three Olympic triathlons, and numerous other races before tackling the full Ironman challenge.
Dr. Brueggemann kept a running blog as he trained and competed in the Ironman contest. On his blog, he credits hard work and the support of his family for his success. Dr. Brueggemann says where he placed in the competition was not as important as the accomplishing his goal.
“This was never about winning or qualifying, it was always about proving to myself that I am capable of anything that I set my mind towards accomplishing,” say Dr. Brueggemann.
Dr. Brueggmann is a board-certified Emergency Physician with Emergency Associated of Yakima and is on the Medical staff at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Wins Consumer Choice Award
December 2, 2011
News Release
12/02/11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Nicole Donegan, Memorial Communications: 509.574.5922
Cell: 509.654.4320
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Wins Consumer Choice Award
YAKIMA –National Research Corporation (NRC) has named Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital a winner of their 2011/2012 Consumer Choice Award for the third year in a row. Chosen by consumers, the award identifies hospitals having the highest quality and image in over 300 markets throughout the Country. The winners were featured in the October issue of Modern Healthcare magazine.
“We are honored that our community has selected Memorial as their hospital of Choice,” says Rick Linneweh, President and CEO of Memorial. “With this recognition, we again re-dedicate ourselves to the mission of quality care in a safe environment with state-of-the-art medicine. Our community deserves nothing less.”
For over 16 years, NRC has awarded hospitals whose consumers have recognized them for providing the highest quality healthcare. Winners are determined by consumer perceptions on multiple quality and image ratings collected in the company’s Ticker survey. This study surveys over 250,000 households representing over 450,000 consumers in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia. From the households surveyed, 3,200 consumer named hospitals are analyzed and ranked based on their Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, with the winning facilities being ranked the highest.
Susan L. Henricks, President and Chief Operating Officer at NRC, said “The Consumer Choice Award provides a benchmark for consumers to show how important quality healthcare is to them and to their families.”
“Consumers are taking a more proactive role in their healthcare decisions and demanding higher quality. In a constantly changing healthcare industry, consumer perception is becoming more and more vital to the success of all hospitals,” Henricks said. “At NRC, we know it is imperative to learn from the patient’s experience in order to improve the quality of care. The Consumer Choice Award recognizes those facilities that are meeting or exceeding the needs of consumers – their patients.”
NRC’s Ticker Survey is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. No other study measures hospital performance and preferences and contains more consumer responses than NRC’s study. ###