The First Annual Diva Fever 5/K a Sparkling Success!

OCTOBER 2014
And They’re Off! –The First Annual
Diva Fever 5/K a Sparkling Success!
Lights of Love
Honor a Loved One and Light Up
the Holidays!
This holiday season brings with it the opportunity
to honor a loved one through the PCH Foundation’s annual Lights of Love campaign. With your
donation, you dedicate a symbolic light on the
Lights of Love tree located in the lobby of Princeton
Community Hospital’s Parkview Center. Names of
those being honored and remembered will be listed
on recognition display boards in the hospital’s main
entrance and Parkview Center lobbies.
For a printable PDF gift donation form, please visit
our website at www.pchonline.org. You may also
request a copy of the donation form by calling
304-487-7242 or by emailing [email protected].
Lights of Love displays containing copies of the
form are also located in both hospital lobbies.
A Lights of Love dedication ceremony is scheduled
for Sunday, December 14 at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby
of Princeton Community Hospital’s Parkview Center where the tree will be lit in honor of loved ones
being recognized. Musical entertainment will be
provided and refreshments will be served at a reception following the ceremony.
Thank you for your gift of love and light at this special
time of year!
Saturday, October 11 –
Runners and walkers
braved cold temperatures and heavy rain as
they made their way to
Glenwood Park for the
first annual Diva Fever
5K Walk/Run. To the delight of participants, the
rain stopped just before
the start of the race.
Lead by Jessica Pennington, PCH IT Department,
the Diva Fever 5K Walk/Run was created to raise
breast cancer awareness during the month of October. Seventy-three participants pre-registered
with an additional 36 signing up on the day of
the race. The 109 runners and walkers ranging in
age from 7 to 90, collected a total of $2,300 that
was donated to the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program.
Pennington said, “My goal is to build this 5K
into a yearly community event. I would like to
see our local community join together every year
to help the fight against breast cancer.”
Speaking to the crowd prior to
the race, Dr. David A. Mullins,
Cancer Liaison Physician, Commission on Cancer, American
College of Surgeons, and Chairman of the Breast Center at
PCH, described the innovative
work being done at the hospital
to provide the highest level of quality breast care for the women in
southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
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Jessica Pennington being interviewed by Lori
Charles/Kicks
Country during the
live remote.
Dr. David Mullins.
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Dr. Gopal Pardasani, Dr. Rowena Chambers, Dr. Joel Schor, Dr. Kathleen Wides, and Dr. Wesley Asbury.
Lori Charles interviewing Thelma Workman,
West Virginia Breast
and Cervical Cancer
Screening Program
Health Information
Specialist.
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PCH is Pleased to Announce that Donna S. Shay, MS, CCC-SLP,
Speech Language Pathologist, is Now a Hospital Employee
Since 1985, Donna Shay - as a contract employee through Blue Ridge
Hearing and Balance Clinic - has
provided diagnostic, remediation
(therapy), and counseling services
to inpatients and outpatients at
PCH, as well as performed modified barium swallow studies for patients with swallowing difficulties.
In mid-October, she became a hospital employee with an office in the
Occupational Therapy/Pulmonary
Rehabilitation Department.
Donna grew up in White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from West
Virginia University with a Bachelor's Degree in Speech Language
Pathology and Audiology and a
Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology. She is a certified
Speech Language Pathologist with
the American Speech Language
Hearing Association and is licensed
in Speech Language Pathology
through the West Virginia Board of
Examiners for Speech Language
Pathology and Audiology.
After graduation from WVU,
Donna worked briefly at Bluefield
Regional Medical Center before
joining Blue Ridge Hearing and Balance Clinic where she served as the
Speech Language Pathologist/Supervisor. In addition to seeing patients within the private clinic
setting and at Princeton Community Hospital, she also provided
services for Southern Highlands
Community Mental Health Center,
Early Intervention, and ResCare.
Donna has been an adjunct professor with numerous graduate
schools including West Virginia
University, Marshal University,
Radford University, etc., serving as
a clinical supervisor for Speech
Pathology graduate students.
Over the years Donna has seen patients at PCH ranging in age from
newborn to 108 years who have suffered from dysphagia, (swallowing
disorders) and/or communication
deficits. She also addresses receptive and expressive language disorders, articulation problems, voice
disorders, stuttering, and communication deficits secondary to a hearing loss.
Donna stated, “I am a firm believer
in a holistic approach when providing therapy services for patients.
Good rapport with the patient's
physicians is very important. Many
patients seen for speech therapy are
often in need of Physical Therapy
and/or Occupational Therapy also.
The registered dietitians help when
determining the most appropriate
means of nutrition for those patients with swallowing disorders.
Working together as a team to help
rehabilitate these patients can
greatly enhance their recovery. I
look forward to expanding the inpatient and outpatient Speech Therapy services and joining Physical
Therapy and Occupational Therapy
in providing Princeton Community
Hospital more comprehensive therapy services.”
Director of Occupational Therapy/Pulmonary Rehab, Kimberly
Keen said, “We are extremely excited to welcome Donna Shay to the
department. Her skills as a Speech
Language Pathologist will dovetail
beautifully with the services and
therapies currently offered by our
department. It makes perfect sense
that her office is located here. Since
inpatients and outpatients often require both speech and occupational
therapy, they will benefit greatly
from the convenience of one location. With Donna's new position,
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Donna S. Shay, MS, CCC-SLP.
the department will be renamed
'Rehabilitation Services.”
Donna and her husband Greg, an
Electrical Engineering Technologist,
have three children. Their daughter
Lindsay is a pharmacist with Fruth
Pharmacy in Scott Depot, West Virginia and her husband John is a
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at
CAMC Memorial Hospital in
Charleston, West Virginia. Son Garrison is working on his associate degree and studying Welding at New
River Community and Technical
College. Their youngest son Christian, is a graduate of Princeton Senior High School. He is currently in
training with the Mercer County
Opportunity Industries.
Donna enjoys time with her family
and friends, church activities, attending fitness classes at Princeton
Health and Fitness Center, walking,
traveling, reading and crafts. She is
very excited to be providing Speech
Therapy services full time at Princeton Community Hospital.
13th Annual Women’s Expo Held October 24-25
Princeton Community Hospital and The Behavioral Health Pavilion welcomed area women (and men) to the Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Women’s Expo at the Brushfork Armory October 24 and 25.
PCH expanded its booth size this year and The Pavilion had its own booth for the first time. The hospital promoted
safe sleep for infants with a special display manned by personnel from the Women’s Center, and distributed literature and gift items to thousands of attendees. PCH’s door prize was a set of four place settings of Fiesta china manufactured in Newell, West Virginia. Eva Catron of Abbs Valley, Virginia, was the winner of the Fiestaware. The
Pavilion gave away a beautiful fall-themed gift basket from Cracker Barrel.
Salina Meadows and Sherri Snead.
Angel Sylvester, RN and Debbie Myers RN.
Heather Poff.
Sandy Counts, RN and Madelene Howard, OB Tech.
Holly Disibbio, RN.
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Debra West, RN, Connie Cochran, and Pam Dillow, RN.
Debra West, RN and Connie Cochran represented The Behavioral Health Pavilion at the 13th Annual Women’s Expo.
Kaitlyn Thompson and Janet Horn.
Samantha Hawkins, RN and Linda Hardy, RN.
Ashley Moretto, Glenda Epperly, Deby Templeton, and Khadiga
Mohammed.
Sha’Monique Dowell.
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Entertainer Delnora Reed was the guest speaker for the Women’s Expo Community Luncheon sponsored by Princeton Community Hospital. A sold out
crowd enjoyed Ms. Reed’s presentation titled “How Do YOU Define Success?” and a delicious lunch prepared by Nutrition Services.
Cheryl Sinicrope, Ann Hazelwood, Stacy Smith, Melodie East, Crystal
Mabe, and Diane Spencer.
Kimberly Keen.
Taylor Mack; Robin Gibson, Clinical Instructor; and Ashley Moretto.
Women’s Expo Breast Cancer Walk held at the armory on October 25.
Kathy Dotson, RN and Spencer Lindsey, OB Tech.
Katrina Yonque, MH Tech and Maryann Lijoi, Counselor.
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PCHA Service Awards Banquet • October 21
PCHA employees were recognized for their
years of service at the annual Service Awards
Banquet held October 21 at the Chuck Mathena Center.
Dinner was followed by lively entertainment
provided by Comedienne Leslie Norris
Townsend from Columbus, Ohio.
Seventy-seven employees in attendance were
presented with certificates honoring their
years of service.
Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Lilley welcomed employees and their guests.
Director of HR Heather
Poff introduced the entertainment.
Leslie Norris Townsend,
Comedienne.
Comedienne Leslie Norris Townsend lead employees in a spirited rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas!”
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2014 Service Award
Recipients
40 Years
40 Years
20 Years
Anita Brock
Peggy Ellis
Debra Meadows
Pat O’Dell
Gaye Blankenship
Robert Bowling
Beth Conner
Kathy Cordle
Chris Day
Patty French
Marilyn Goins
Dianna Harper
Letha Jenkins
Carrie Keaton
Cami Maxwell
Angela Meade
Becky Richardson
Diana Shrewsbury
Brenda Sizemore
Angela Sylvester
Karen Waddell
David Williams
35 Years
Patty Cook
Pam Dillow
Linda Donley
Kathy Dotson
Regina Hazelwood
Marsha Midkiff
Lisa Sulit
Anita Wells
30 Years
35 Years
Mary Lou Baker
Kim Barnett
Ruth Crawford
Debbie Farley
Bobby Gentry
Deirdre Gibson
Jim Gooch
Bob Haynes
Phyllis Johnson
Mary Lowe
Carolyn Neal
Patty Saunders
Sherri Snead
30 Years
25 Years
Bonnie Allen
Pam Blankenship
Gary Clark
Terri Daniels
Danny Farley
Lynn Moore
June Rose
Rhonda Shields
Khristy Shrewsbury
Adrianna Stevenson
Trish Suiter
Brenda Wade
George Wilson
25 Years
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15 Years
Star Alford
Mia Compton
Shannon Coomes
Heather Counts
Sherry Counts
Lana Haynes
Maxie Hearld
Karen Hill
Tammy Keen
Dreama Keller
Jessica Pennington
Sherry Perdue
Nick Poe
Robin Pritchett
Deborah Surface
Josh Testerman
Mary Weaver
Sherry White
Heather Yahya
2014 Service Award
Recipients
10 Years
Christy Basham
Randa Bowman
Veronica Brooks
Samantha Choate
April Christ
Julia Dillon
Johnita Duff
Pamela Gibson
Joe Hendricks
Ellen Lambert
Teresa Leslie-Sangid
Jennifer Midkiff
Lisa Neal
Deanna Radford
Alston Sarver
Frank Sinicrope
Scott Spangler
Everlean Tate
Jennifer Terry
Traci Thompson
Amber Tiller
Sara Wilson
20 Years
15 Years
5 Years
Beth Agnew
Michelle Bartfai
Jessica Blankenship
Samantha Blankenship
Tara Bradshaw
10 Years
5 Years
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Jeremy Branham
Sam Brown
Geraldine Cochrane
Kassi Coleman
Irma Dawson
Tera Dillow
Melissa Gillespie
Beverly Goff
Barbara Graham
Emma Gray
Lisa Hall
Deborah Helm
Carole Higginbotham
Michelle Jackson
Donna Johnston
Gloria Kanode
Tamera Karnes
Ruth Kennedy
Michelle Lawrence
Kassandra Mills
Amanda Moshier
Valerie Mould
Tiffany Nichols
Dr. Gopal Pardasani
Pamela Phillips
Greta Pierce
Scottie Porter
Craig Smith
Misty Thompson
Stephanie Thompson
Danita Vance
Cindy Vest
Retirees
Years of Service
Linda Oslin...............................................4
Fran Alba ..................................................7
Debra Muncy ...........................................7
Cherie Hanna ...........................................7
Connie Dunavant ..................................12
Billye Front .............................................13
Dora Goings ...........................................14
Janet Barker ............................................17
Connie Redden ......................................21
Theda Antolini .......................................21
Drema French.........................................22
Willa Cooper ..........................................25
James Gunnoe ........................................32
Judy Lovell..............................................................................................................................................................................................26
Debbie Woods.........................................................................................................................................................................................28
Phyllis Mikels .........................................................................................................................................................................................28
Diane Jenkins..........................................................................................................................................................................................29
Annette Looney......................................................................................................................................................................................33
Kathy Hazelwood ..................................................................................................................................................................................34
Pat Shorter...............................................................................................................................................................................................36
Mona Hamden .......................................................................................................................................................................................36
Glenda Ford ............................................................................................................................................................................................37
Phyllis Wimmer......................................................................................................................................................................................38
Brenda Salimi .........................................................................................................................................................................................42
Retirees
Free Flu Vaccine Clinics Provided Throughout Community
MCTech nursing students Katelyn Gilmore, Stephanie Tillett, Patricia
Leighton, Miracle Osborne, and LaVerne Fields.
A special thank you to all MCTech nursing students who administered flu
vaccines during the free clinics. They included Charles Ayers, Megan
Holland, Kendra Mullins, and Lindsey Hamblin.
Once again this fall, PCH has provided free flu vaccines
to area citizens at varioius locations in Mercer County.
Additional free clinics are planned for November. Below
are the locations and number of vaccines administered
to date:
AutumnFest........................................................................953
PCH ..................................................................................2,361
Senior Expo.........................................................................112
Lerona UMC.......................................................................188
Bluewell First Baptist Church............................................37
Princeton Health & Fitness Center ...................................43
Princeton Rotary Club ..........................................................8
Custom Manufacturing Service (CMS) ............................38
Holly Disibbio, RN, MCTech LPN
Instructor and Teresa Atwell, RN,
Infection Prevention.
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Sarah Clarke, RN and Aston Cox,
RN.
Pharmacy Week Celebrated October 19-25, 2014
(National Pharmacy Technician Day – October 29)
David Phillips, RPh; Pam Tuggle, Purchasing Agent; Ramona Scott, Pharmacy/Chemo Tech; Kaytlin Ludwig, Pharmacy Tech; Lisa Coates, Pharmacy/
Chemo Tech; Irma Dawson, Pharmacy/Chemo Tech; Kayla Vaught, Pharmacy Tech; Valeria Steele, Pharmacy/Chemo Tech; Diana Vest, RPh; Sandy
Hager, Pharmacy Administrative Assistant; Andrew Summers, Pharmacy Tech; and David Choate, RPh.
Not pictured: Susan Drady, Director of Pharmacy Services; William Day, RPh; Tammy Day, RPh; Bob Haynes, RPh; Valerie Mould, RPh; Cassie Reed,
RPh; Bobby Stallard, RPh; Beth Agnew, Pharmacy Tech; Lisa Duffy, Med History Tech; Jenna Gilmore, Pharmacy Tech; Diana Harmon, Pharmacy Tech;
Michelle Jackson, Med History Tech; Melissa Lewis, Pharmacy Chemo Tech; and Courtney Meade, Pharmacy Intern.
A look at the Pharmacy’s impressive stats for
FY2014:
Other Services
• Clinical rotation site for pharmacy students from
West Virginia University, University of Charleston,
and Appalachian College of Pharmacy
• Student rotation site for pharmacy technician students from National College
• Medication history technicians assist gathering
medication history on ER and Pre-Op patients
• Community education on drugs used in the treatment of diabetes
• Newsletters and contributions to GIM
Operational Stats
• Dispensed 1,873,216 doses (an increase of 200,000
doses from the previous year) – an average of 5,000
doses per day.
• The Pharmacy Staff entered/verified 316,442 orders
into Meditech – an average of 990 entries per day.
Regulatory Stats
• The Pavilion passed the West Virginia Board of
Pharmacy inspection.
• Completed operational review in June 2014 and
regulatory review in April 2014.
Birthday Bash with the CEO for November Birthdays
Tuesday, November 18 • The luncheon will be held in the
boardroom at 12:00 p.m.
To reserve your place at the table, please RSVP to
Crystal Mabe by email or by calling extension 7242 at least
four days prior to the luncheon.
Clinical Services Offered
• Vancomycin Dosing
• Aminoglycoside Dosing
• Anticoagulation Monitoring
• IV to PO Recommendations
• Renal Dose Recommendations
Save the Date December 2, 2014 • Employee Holiday Banquet
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