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SERVICE I CuddleBugs Baby Shower and Community Health Event to be held Friday, March 30th
Expectant moms, trying to conceive, new moms and babies…you’re invited as our guests of honor! Let Lower Keys Medical Center shower you with attention, pamper you with gifts, entertain you with activities and refreshments. We will provide information about pregnancy, labor & delivery, newborn care and breastfeeding. You will leave with a wealth of knowledge about pregnancy, birth and parenting your newborn CuddleBug.It all happens on Friday, March 30, 2012 from 11am to 4pm in the Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel’s Flagler Ballroom on the second floor, 3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West. Please sign up online at www.CuddleBugsBaby.com or RSVP by calling 305-434-2803. Full Story
PEOPLE I Sara Phillips honored as March of Dimes Nurse of the Year
The March of Dimes recently recognized sixteen nurses at the inaugural Miami-Dade and Monroe Nurse of the Year awards dinner in Miami. These unsung medical heroes, representing a wide spectrum of specialties were honored for their dedication in providing care, comfort and support to their patients. Sara Phillips, RN, BC in the Lower Keys Medical Center’s Maternal Infant Child Care Unit was awarded Nurse of the Year in the Women’s Health category. As Charge Nurse of her unit, Sara oversees staff education and competencies within the unit. She developed an emergency drill program which includes infant abduction prevention, mock codes, and OB emergency drills. One of her many skills include computerized monitoring and documentation of medical records. Her volunteer time is spent creating Memory Boxes for families that suffer a loss. Full Story
SERVICE I AIDET - D = Duration
D = Duration. Are we there yet? How much longer? Do these sound familiar? The duration message of AIDET is: I anticipate your concerns. Whether explaining when the next pain med is due, how long the test/ procedure will take, or how long it will take to get the results, our patients want to know what to expect time wise. Remember: information = comfort and this in turn equals a less stressed patient or family member, increased compliance and better patient outcomes! Full Story
PEOPLE I Practical Steps to Make Successful Lifestyle Changes
New content is added to the Achieve Solutions® website regularly. In addition to new articles, videos and podcasts, four new trainings were recently developed and posted to Achieve Solutions®. The 4-minute multimedia presentations provide easy, practical steps to make successful lifestyle changes. Here is a list of the new trainings, with direct links to the content: Full Story
Events
Friday, March 30
CuddleBugs Baby Shower and Community Health Event to be held Friday, March 30th
Expectant moms, trying to conceive, new moms and babies…you’re invited as our guests of honor! Let Lower Keys Medical Center shower you with attention, pamper you with gifts, entertain you with activities and refreshments. We will provide information about pregnancy, labor & delivery, newborn care and breastfeeding. You will leave with a wealth of knowledge about pregnancy, birth and parenting your newborn CuddleBug.
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Wednesday, February 08
Science of Wellenss II - Dr. Campanile Heart Health Talk
With your monthly host: Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Giovanni Campanile - Harvard Medical School and Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Dr. Campanile’s special guest for February is: Susan J. Hewlings, PhD. Susan is a Registered Dietician, a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Tropic Cinema, Wednesday February 8 at 11am. Please RSVP by calling: 305-294-4460.
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Headliners
PEOPLE I December 2011 G2G Associates Announced
Lower Keys Medical Center is proud to announce that Eyner Gonzalez in the Special Care Unit, Jan Natonski, RN in the Special Care Unit and Janice Phillips, CRT in the Cardiology Department have won the “Getting 2 Great” associate award for December of 2011. These dedicated individuals are continually recognized by our patients, always exceed expectations, and model the “Getting 2 Great” guiding principles -- servant leadership, never settling and always doing the right thing. We congratulate them all! More
PEOPLE I Outstanding 4th Quarter of 2011 and Year of 2011 Winners Announced
Lower Keys Medical Center offers special congratulations to 18 year Associate Sandy Rodriguez, RN, CEN, Director of the Emergency Services Department, who has won the Outstanding Manager of the Fourth Quarter of 2011 award; Debbie Oliver, RN, Director of Education and previous Director of Maternal Infant Child Care Unit for 20 years has won the Outstanding Manager of the Year award; Jamica Ross, Resource Management Coordinator, who has won the Outstanding Associate of the Fourth Quarter of 2011 award and the Outstanding Associate of the 2011 Year awards; and 22 year Associate Vickie Quinn, RN, Medical/Surgical Unit Nurse and previous Interim Unit Manager who has won the Outstanding Nurse of the Fourth Quarter of 2011 and Outstanding Nurse of the 2011 Year awards. We salute these individuals for their outstanding dedication and service! More
PEOPLE I November G2G Associates Announced
Lower Keys Medical Center is proud to announce that Margaret Hopkins in the Business Office, Lenora Banks, RN in the Ambulatory Surgery Department and Tim White, RT in the Diagnostic Imaging Department have won the “Getting 2 Great” associate award for November of 2011. These dedicated individuals are continually recognized by our patients, always exceed expectations, and model the “Getting 2 Great” guiding principles -- servant leadership, never settling and always doing the right thing. We congratulate them all! More
PEOPLE I Lower Keys Medical Center Welcomes Trina Baker to its Leadership Team
Lower Keys Medical Center is pleased to announce that Trina Baker, RN, BSN, MBA has joined its leadership team as its Medical/Surgical Nursing Unit Manager. She holds her Registered Nursing degree and her Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and her Masters of Business Administration degree from International College in Naples, Florida. More
PEOPLE I October G2G Associates Announced
Lower Keys Medical Center is proud to announce that Franklin Castillo in Behavioral Health, Joanne Brossart, RN-BC in the Ambulatory Surgery Department and Marie Alban in the Diagnostic Imaging Department have won the “Getting 2 Great” Associate Award for October of 2011. These dedicated individuals are continually recognized by our patients and Associates, always exceed expectations, and model the G2G guiding principles -- servant leadership, never settling and always doing the right thing. More