Advance Directives: Living Will
March 22, 2012
KIT Radio – Five Wishes/Advanced Directives
Guest: Laurie Oswalt, Chaplain, Memorial Hospital
March 20, 2012
What is Five Wishes?
- Five Wishes is a living will written in everyday language.
- It covers a person’s spiritual and personal desires at end of life, in addition to their medical and legal concerns.
- This document is a legally accepted advanced directive in the state of Washington.
- The Five Wishes lets your family and doctors know:
- Who you want to make health care decisions for you if you cannot make them
- The kind of medical treatment you want or don’t want
- How comfortable you want to be
- How you want people to treat you
- What you want your loved ones to know.
How should Five Wishes be used?
- End of life issues aren’t easy to talk about or think about, but no matter what age you are, you should give this some thought.
- It provides a starting point for families to have these conversations.
- It will make planning easier for your loved knows knowing your wishes were carried out. Think of it as a gift to your loved ones.
When should I fill it out?
- If you are over 18, you should complete it now.
- If you are married, you should each fill one out.
- If you are young and in good health, you should fill one out because you never know what could happen.
How do I get a copy?
- Instructions on how to order a copy can be found on the Memorial website. www.yakimamemorial.org.
- You can go online at www.agingwithdignity.org to complete the document or download a copy
- You can order one through Aging with Dignity by calling toll free 888-594-7437.
Rick Linneweh Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
February 28, 2012
Yakima–(February 24, 2012)–Seattle Business magazine honored twenty of Washington State’s health care innovators, CEOs, and Hospitals at the fourth annual “Leaders in Health Care” awards dinner held Thursday, February 23, at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle.
The Washington Leaders in Health Care judging panel presented Rick Linneweh, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital’s President and Chief Executive Officer, the evenings top award—the Lifetime Achievement Award. Over 300 people were in attendance, including Rick’s family, friends, and Memorial colleagues and board members.
Rick Linneweh serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital and its Family of Services. He is one of the longest-running CEOs of a major hospital in Washington State and few states in the nation have hospital CEOs of longer tenure.
The Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, employees, and friends value Rick for his lifetime of leadership, collaboration, and dedication to the Yakima Community.
The evening’s keynote speaker was John F. Koster, M.D., CEO of Providence Health & Services. Other top award winners of the night included:
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Rick Linneweh, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
• Outstanding Health Care Executive: Rick Cooper, The Everett Clinic
• Outstanding Health Care Professional: Margaret Hall, Northwest Hospital
• Outstanding Community Outreach: Providence Health & Services Senior and Community Services
• Outstanding Employer Achievement in Developing Wellness Programs: (Tie) Baker Boyer Bank, Group Health Cooperative
• Outstanding Innovation in Biopharmaceuticals: Seattle Genetics
• Outstanding Innovation in Medical Devices: Physio-Control
• Outstanding Global Health Organization: SightLife
A full list of the winners of the 2012 Leaders in Health Care awards can be viewed at seattlebusinessmag.com.
Yakima Cooking
January 16, 2012
Valley Fresh Fare is a unique thirty minute program featuring Valley chefs, their favorite recipes, local ingredients, and encouragement for home cooks to experiment with new flavors while meeting personal nutritional needs.
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A unique thirty minute program presented by KYVE Tv in partnership with Memorial Hospital featuring Valley chefs, their favorite recipes, fresh local ingredients, and encouragement for home cooks to experiment with new flavors while meeting personal nutritional needs.
Join veteran restaurateur, Gayla Games as she hosts local chefs and nutritional experts who will demonstrate a few of their favorite recipes while incorporating local products and a plethora of ingredient variations. The dishes will be paired with local beverages including wine, ale and non-alcoholic beverage selections made right here in the Valley. Viewers will learn new ways to cook their favorite restaurant meals at home including some ingredient substitutions for those wishing to personalize the meal, change up flavors and/or meet personal health and nutritional needs. These tips will encourage the home chef to venture beyond the traditional recipe and to create unique home dining experiences. The show will feature some well known restaurants and some little known culinary treasures yet to be discovered.
The purpose of this program is to provide opportunities for viewers to:
• Discover new dining experiences
• Experience new flavors
• Indulge in the pleasures of a meal prepared by local chefs
• Try their hand at preparing favorite restaurant meals at home
• Learn how to utilize various ingredients to personalize their favorite recipes
Initially, there will be six programs recorded at the Yakima Valley Museum. The museum offers a unique visual environment as well as a professional kitchen for food storage and pre-preparation. Each program will feature one local restaurant/chef.
The program will air a minimum of two times per month:
First Monday of each month – 7:00-7:30 PM
Additional run 5-7 days later normally at 7:00-7:30 PM
Join Gayla Games and John Gasperetti as they shop the Farmer’s Market for local ingredients and prepare a family favorite….
Click here to download Gasperetti’s Chicken Cacciatore. Aired January 10 & 17, 2011
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.
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.
A Day Without Community Healthcare Centers in Yakima
November 23, 2011
Anita Monoian, CEO of Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, discusses their event, A Day Without Community Healthcare Centers in Yakima. Over 100 people are expected to come to the local hospitals over the lunch hour on Tuesday, November 29, to represent the 100 patients each hour—or 2400 per day— served by our local healthcare clinics-Yakima Neighborhood Healthcare Services, Community Health of Central Washington, and Yakima Farmworkers Clinics
Gastroenterology Job
November 16, 2011
Gastroenterology Job
About our Gastroenterology Job
Gastroenterology Job: WHO WE ARE:
The successful applicant for our gastroenterology job will join seven Gastroenterologists and three mid-level providers treating patients in sunny Yakima Washington. Yakima Gastroenterology is a 21,000 sq. ft. gastroenterology clinic with attached free standing endoscopy center which is capable of doing 45 endoscopies per day. As a full service gastroenterology practice, we provide services in colonoscopy and upper endoscopy, esophageal manometry, capsule endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound and ERCP. Yakima Gastroenterology Associates is an integral part of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital’s Family of Services.
11/11/11 Lucky Baby
November 14, 2011
The first “lucky” 11/11/11 baby was born at Yakima Memorial Hospital at 4:00 this morning. An eight pound two ounce baby girl was born to Sirisha Bodempudi and her husband Srini.
Together We Can Win The Fight Against Cancer
November 10, 2011
Juntos Podemos Contra el Cancer – Together We Can Win The Fight Against Cancer
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital is partnering up with Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) to provide breast cancer awareness and prevention education throughout the Yakima Valley. The HAF program, “Juntos Podemos Contra el Cancer” is an innovative, scalable, and cost-effective model for changing Latino attitude and behaviors about breast cancer prevention and screenings.
For the next eight-weeks, Memorial’s Education and Outreach Department will be offering breast cancer educational programs throughout the community, with the goal to reach approximately 600 Latina women. Participant will receive education on overall breast health, signs and symptoms of breast cancer, will be connected to medical homes and mammography services. This partnership will help Memorial expand its educational outreach and improve the overall health of the community.
The Juntos Podemos Contra el Cancer program was funded through a grant awarded to HAF from the CDC. Yakima was selected by HAF as one of two pilot locations.
To learn more about HAF please visit www.hispanicaccess.org.
The Memorial Foundation hosts the first annual “Promise Awards”
October 31, 2011
The Memorial Foundation is rolling out the red carpet with an Oscar’s-style event, known as the first annual “Promise Awards, to honor of those who have helped children in Central Washington find special health care services through the collaborative development of Children’s Village. The event will be held on Thursday, November 3, at 5:30 p.m., at the 4th Street Theater. The public is invited to attend the event and help thank those committed to the vision and promise of Children’s Village.
WHO: The general public and those with a special interest in Children’s Village
WHAT: The First Annual Promise Awards
WHERE: The 4th Street Theater, 14 South Fourth Street in Yakima
WHEN: Thursday, November 3, at 5:30—7:00 p.m.
COST: $100 per person
Nominees were selected from peers, parents, friends and staff of Children’s Village. Winners will be honored in seven categories:
• Champion of Clinical Care
• Visionary Volunteer
• Corporate Community Energizer
• Distinguished Philanthropist
• Visionary in Children’s Health
• Outstanding Youth Engagement
• Inspiring Family
The event kicks off with cocktails and hor d’oeuvres, followed by the award ceremony, hosted by Master of Ceremonies, Spencer Hatton. Contact The Memorial Foundation at (509) 576-5794, to receive an invitation or purchase tickets. All proceed benefit Children’s Village.