January 26, 2023
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February 1
Adult Diabetes Support Group5 - 6 p.m.
FHN Memorial Hospital Conference Dining Room – Lower Level; 1045 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport
Participation is free for anyone in the general public who has diabetes, and no referral or registration is required. Topic is Medicare Donut Hole and Insurances. Meeting facilitated by FHN Diabetes Educators. For more information, call
815-599-6253.
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Coming up in this week's issue of The Focus you'll find:
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Congratulations to December 2022’s FHN PRIDE Champions! | |||||
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Trista Timpe (IT Department) nominated by Kaydra Heller. Trista was nominated for being patient-centered, showing respect, dignity, and compassion, being innovative, delivering excellence, and being engaged. OurFHN currently provides written instructions in English and Spanish. Tirsta works in the IT Department and Kaydra needed assistance to provide the patient written discharge instructions in his native language. Kaydra writes that Trista took the time to reach out to our compliance department and assist with translating patient discharge instructions into the Arabic language. With Trista’s assistance, the patient was able to receive all of his education and instructions via verbal and written instruction at the time of discharge. Kaydra writes, “The patient was very appreciative of the time and effort put forth for his instructions to be made available in written Arabic. This action demonstrates Trista’s commitment to the PRIDE standards and ensuring patient support for access.” Jodi Feiner (Admitting Department) nominated by Donna Carter. Jodi was nominated for being patient-centered, showing respect, dignity, and compassion, delivering excellence, and being engaged. Donna writes that Jodi was looking for change for a $5 bill. While trying to help her find change, Donna discovered she was trying to get bus fare for one of our patients who was able to make it to FHN, but did not have bus fare to get back home. Donna writes, “Jodi not only was kind enough to give the patient money to return home, but to make sure that there was exact change so the patient had no further issues with transportation home.” Mary (Cathy) Krahmer (MRI) nominated by Megan Loomis. Cathy was nominated for being patient-centered, showing respect, dignity, and compassion, delivering excellence, and being engaged. Megan writes that Cathy came in on a weekend to do an MRI for another patient. She called MRI because a patient had an MRCP ordered to be completed, and if the test was okay, the patient would be able to be discharged that day. The patient could not have anything to eat or drink by mouth for 6 hours prior to the MRI; however, the patient had eaten breakfast that morning. Cathy’s shift ended at 3 p.m. that day, and with needing to have 6 hours without food or drink prior to the MRI, would have meant that the MRI could not start until 3 p.m. Megan writes, “Cathy graciously offered to stay past her scheduled time to complete this patient’s test so the patient could be discharged in a timely manner.” Others nominated this month include Teri Bland, Nicole Clem, Hailey Auer, Megan Thede, Joanne Benson, Annette Geilenfeldt, Melissa Larson, Betsy Onley, Tina Lingle, and Rainn James. Continue Delivering Excellence: Every Patient, Every Time! Take PRIDE in what you do at FHN! Please keep your eyes open for others demonstrating our PRIDE standards and nominate them for PRIDE Champion or our Golden Globe recognition program for leaders! Be sure to include details in your nomination to ensure their excellence is portrayed as you have witnessed it. Thank you! | |||||
FHN Awards Four Healthcare Scholarships | |||||
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Four area students have been awarded scholarships to help cover the cost of healthcare education. An outstanding group of students applied for the Healthcare Scholarship and Diversity Scholarship this year. The students wrote an essay about their career path along with strengths and personal goals to support the healthcare needs of FHN’s service area, and the top candidates were selected for face-to-face interviews. After the interviews, three Healthcare applicants were chosen to receive a $1,000 scholarship and one Diversity applicant was chosen to receive a $1,000 scholarship. All of FHN’s scholarships are funded through donations to the FHN Foundation. The 2022 Healthcare Career Scholarship winners are: The 2022 Diversity Scholarship winner is: A video of this year’s awards presentation is available at fhn.org/scholarships FHN awards Healthcare Career, Diversity, and Volunteer Resources scholarships each year; the application period opens early each summer. For more information, visit the link above. | |||||
FHN Career Corner | |||||
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There are many career opportunities within FHN. If you or someone you know is interested in new challenges go to our Career page, displaying the latest open positions. FHN Team MembersFriends and Family | |||||
Help Spread the News: We’re Here, For You! | |||||
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We have a lot to be proud of at FHN, from our talented, dedicated staff to the many advanced capabilities we offer our patients. We’re working hard every day to be sure we provide excellent care to our patients. Each week, look to the Focus for good news to share about FHN in the form of downloadable flyers you can print and post or hand out to patients who may be interested. Also look for links to our most recent radio interviews and past interviews to listen to and recommend to others. Don’t forget to Like us on Facebook! Please encourage patients, friends, and family to also take advantage of these FHN information resources. Thanks for your help in promoting FHN! | |||||
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Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion and Worldwide Health | |||||
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January is …
Days to Note: World Leprosy Day - January 29
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) / Low Vision Awareness
Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Teen Dating
Violence Awareness Month The Iroquois Midwinter Ceremony is observed
in January and February. The event lasts for 8 days, and each day is
dedicated to an event such as Tobacco Invocation. January is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender History Month in the United Kingdom. It was initiated in
February 2005 by Schools OUT as an opportunity for all to learn more
about the lives of LGBT people in Britain and Northern Ireland. The United States celebrates Black History Month
in February. Black History Month, and more importantly, the study of
Black history, is greatly owed to Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who first
launched “Negro History Week” in 1926. Woodson chose February because it
marks the birthdays of two men who greatly impacted the American Black
population, Abraham Lincoln (president of the United States who freed
slaves during the Civil War) and Frederick Douglass (who worked to end
slavery) both have birthdays in February. The purpose of this month is
to recognize the contributions of Black Americans and develop a better
understanding of the Black experience. February also is Black History Month in
Canada. In December, 1995, the Parliament of Canada recognized February
as Black History Month following a motion introduced by the first
African Canadian woman elected to Parliament, Jean Augustine. The
presence of peoples of African descent in Canada dates back further than
Samuel de Champlain’s first voyage down the St. Lawrence River. Buffalo dances are performed in Hopi reserves
during the January – February Hopi Holy Cycle. Days vary
according to each community. People of the Hindu faith celebrate Basant
Panchami on January 26. In northern India, the day heralds the
approach of spring, and yellow-colored clothes are symbolically worn.
Even the food is colored yellow using saffron. The festival honors
Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning, Wisdom, and the Creative Arts. January 30 is Sadeh for Iranians and people
of the Zoroastrian faith. Sadeh in Persian means hundred
and refers to one hundred days and nights past the end of summer in
ancient Persia/Iran. Sadeh is a mid-winter festival where bonfires are
lit to honor fire and to defeat the forces of darkness, frost, and cold.
People gather and pray, and then they will hold each others’ hands, form
a circle and dance around the fire. Do you have something to sell? The Focus accepts classified ads. The cost of each ad is a $2 donation to Partners in Giving. The fee needs to be sent directly to the Foundation. The deadline to submit ads for each Focus is 10 a.m. the Thursday before publication.
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