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FHN OB Team Recognized for Outstanding Commitment to Care

The Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) has recognized the FHN Women’s Health team at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport for the team’s outstanding efforts to provide equitable quality care to all mothers and babies.

“Of the 74 participating hospitals in Illinois, just 24 managed to meet all the rigorous criteria for this recognition so far. Also, FHN was one of just eight in the state to be recognized at the ILPQC Annual Conference for having a parent partner involved in their teams committee,” said FHN Women’s Health Service Line Director Linn Carter, MSN, APN/CNS-BC, NEA-BC. FHN’s team hosts quarterly community breakfasts for past patients as a way to receive feedback on what is going well and potential improvements to assure respectful care is given at all times.

“Congratulations to our Women’s Healthcare team for their unwavering commitment to improving the lives of women and infants throughout our community,” said FHN President and CEO Mark Gridley, MBA, FACHE. “We’re incredibly proud to have them as part of our healthcare family.”

To earn this recognition, the FHN Women’s Health team goes above and beyond for all of its patients by screening for social determinants of health (SDOH), economic and social conditions that affect individuals access to healthcare both prenatally and again when admitted to the hospital for delivery. They also screen for access of care for pregnant moms, collect valuable demographic data, and screen for available resources. They also prioritize staff and provider education to stay up-to-date with the latest healthcare practices.

The FHN OB team scored exceptionally high marks for respectful care upon discharge, showing the team’s dedication to providing the best possible experience for their patients throughout their healthcare journey.

The FHN OB team is one of the first women’s healthcare teams in the state to participate in the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) Equity and Safe Sleep of Infants (ESSI) Initiative. Being part of Wave 1 ensures FHN is a leader in expanding team members’ knowledge and community involvement in safe sleep for our families.

For more information on the FHN Women’s Healthcare team and OB team, visit www.fhn.org/womens-health.asp.

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Working at FHN means you help people for a living! Show your pride by wearing a logoed shirt, carrying an FHN water bottle, or using logoed golf balls, and share your pride by gifting a special FHN coffee mug, shirt and more.

Log in to the FHN Online Store to find a variety of clothing for men and women, ranging from business attire to workout gear to scrubs, all bearing the FHN logo. You’ll also find sports goods like workout towels and golf balls, fun drinkware and lots of other options for gifts – or for yourself!

“Hard goods” like drinkware and gift items will be delivered FREE via interoffice mail within 3 business days. Apparel and headwear items will be delivered within 10 – 15 business days and shipping charges do apply.

Bookmark the FHN Online Store and keep checking back – we add new items often!

Help Spread the News: We’re Here, For You!

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!

Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion and Worldwide Health

December is …
National Safe Toys and Gifts Month

Weeks to Note:
December 4 – 8 is National Handwashing Awareness Week
December 4 – 8 is National Influenza Vaccination Week

The United Nations observes Universal Human Rights Month in December. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the UN in 1948 as a response to the Nazi holocaust and to set a standard by which the human rights activities of all nations, rich and poor alike, are to be measured. Some of the Rights are: No one shall be subjected to cruel and inhuman punishment, being entitled to a fair and public hearing by an impartial tribunal, the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and the right to a standard of living to include food, clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services, the right to education, the right to participate in the cultural life of the community, not being arbitrarily deprived of their property, a speedy juried trial and right to legal counsel.

The United States observes Pearl Harbor Day today (December 7). The day commemorates the attack of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Air Force on the armed forces of the US stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing 2,000 people. This caused the United States to enter World War II.

Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins today (December 7). It is celebrated for eight days. In approximately 164 B.C., Maccabees, a small group of Jews fighting for religious freedom, won victory over the Syrians. The legend goes that to rededicate the Temple, they found just one jar of holy oil and miraculously, the candelabra remained lit for eight days; that is why an eight-candle menorah is lit.

Christians celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8. According to the Catholic religion, Mary, mother of Jesus, was conceived without Original Sin in the womb of her mother, St. Anne.

December 8 is Bodhi Day for Buddhists. In Japanese Zen, Bohdi Day is called Rohatsu and is the observance of the enlightenment of the historical Buddha. Zen monasteries observe this day with a meditation retreat lasting several days. On the last night of a Rohatsu session, monks and students often sit in meditation until dawn, as the Buddha did 25 centuries ago.

The people of Mexico celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe, an important religious festival, on December 12. It commemorates the appearance of the Blessed Virgin to an Indian boy in 1531. Processions, dances, and visits are taken to her Mexico City shrine.

December 13 is Aga Khan’s Birthday. He is the religious head of the Ismaili sect of Islam.

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