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AUGUST 17, 2015
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GROUNDS DEPARTMENT
Submitted by: Dina Myers, Director of Support Services
From the parking lots to the gardens, Charles, Allen,
Tony, and Greg work every day to make a great first
impression for all of our guests. Our Grounds Team
keeps T.J. Samson beautiful. This team is responsible
for maintaining our facilities’ grounds while enduring
the elements of the unpredictable Kentucky weather.
During the snow storms in February and March,
Charles and Allen came in to work when the snow
started in the middle of the night and didn’t stop until
sunset! On the day of the Employee Cookout, Charles
came in before sunrise to pressure wash the deck
simply because “It is a special day for everybody and
the deck just didn’t look good enough.”
All combined, this team has nearly 50 years of service
to T.J. Regional Health. They take pride in their work
and are always looking for opportunities to be of
service anywhere they can. Though the focus of this
team is grounds upkeep and maintenance, they do
so much more than mow the yards. This crew never
hesitates to help when asked.
 Setting up and tearing down for Relay for Life
and other community events.
 Picking up and planting flowers for the beautiful
Gardenia Garden.
 Moving furniture and equipment during our
constant upgrades and renovations.
 Coming in on weekends to assist other Support
Services teams with special projects.
 Assisting maintenance with preventive
maintenance on rainy days.
 Gathering documents for shredding.
 Driving the trash truck to the landfill.
Charles Howard, Allen Garmon, Tony Polston,
and Greg Cash do their best every day to make our
properties safe and beautiful. And though a “Thank
you” would go a long way with this crew, they
wouldn’t turn down a cold bottle of water on these hot
summer days!
A 24-year-old man who had quadriplegia due to a traumatic spinal cord injury was found on routine surveillance cultures to have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization
of his anterior nares. He had no history of MRSA infection or colonization. To assess the potential
implications of the patient’s MRSA carriage for infection control, an imprint of a health care work-
Panel A– An imprint of a health care worker’s
ungloved hand after performing an abdominal
examination of the patient.
er’s ungloved hand was obtained for culture after the worker had performed an abdominal examination of the patient. The MRSA colonies grown from this handprint on the plate (CHROMagar
Staph aureus), which contained 6 μg of cefoxitin per milliliter to inhibit methicillin-susceptible S.
aureus, are pink and show the outline of the worker’s fingers and thumb (Panel A). With the use of
a polymerase-chainreaction assay, the mecA gene, which confers methicillin resistance, was ampli-
fied from nares and imprint isolates. After the worker’s hand had been cleaned with alcohol foam,
another hand imprint was obtained, and the resulting culture was negative for MRSA (Panel B).
These images illustrate the critical importance of hand hygiene in caring for patients, including
those not known to carry antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
Copyright © 2009 Massachusetts Medical Society.
Panel B– After the healthcare worker‘s
hand was cleaned with an alcohol foam.
Unit. Omnicell will automate and streamline many
processes – inventory management, supply par level
management, patient charging, and eliminating the use
of those pesky yellow and orange supply stickers.
Pictured are: Sarah Blythe, Tessa Castillo, and Rachel Massey.
Omnicell now in ICU!
The Oxford Dictionary defines collaboration as the
action of working with someone to produce or create
something. There is no better example of collaboration
than the recent efforts to begin the process of
installing Omnicell, an electronic point of use bar code
inventory and billing system in the Intensive Care
At first glance the complexity of this initiative is
not readily apparent. It required participation and
engagement from many different areas Material
Management, IT, Business Office, Finance, and most
importantly the clinical and support staff on the unit.
The ICU is the first unit to be converted, Step Down
will follow shortly thereafter. All inpatient units will
follow, one at a time, until complete. Word is already
spreading and ancillary areas are requesting to be
included in the initiative. Many of the inpatient units
will require physical space modifications, i.e., remove
sinks and cabinets, etc. Those changes will be done
shortly before the unit is scheduled to be completed.
More updates will follow as we continue to have a
positive impact on how we provide patient care.
Welcome, Dale Guffey, CFO!
I would like to announce that we have a new Chief Financial
Officer, Dale Guffey, who will begin his duties at TJ Samson
Community Hospital on Monday, August 17th.
Dale has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Andrews
University and a Bachelor of Accounting from Orlando
College.
Dale has recently served as Chief Financial Officer of
Fisherman’s Community Hospital in Marathon, Florida and
Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
We are extremely fortunate to have someone with Dale’s
experience to join us at TJ Samson Community Hospital.
Please make Dale welcome when you see him.
Welcome, MaryAnn Hastings!
I would like to announce that MaryAnn Hastings, CMPA has
accepted the position of Director of the Business Office at T.J.
Samson and will start her duties today.
MaryAnn graduated Suma Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Accounting from Thornewood University.
Recently, MaryAnn has served as a Revenue Cycle Consultant
with JM Ventures. She has also served as Interim Director of
Revenue Cycle at Marshalltown Medical Surgical Center in
Marshalltown, Iowa; Interim Director Patient Financial Services at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio and Interim Vice President of Revenue Cycle
with Physician’s Hospital System in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Please make MaryAnn welcome when you see her.
You’re invited to join us for the Open House event
at the T.J. Fit for Life Health & Wellness Center.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Open House
Come tour the Center, meet the medical staff, and
enjoy refreshments and giveaways. You'll have
the opportunity to learn more about Marathon
Health and the services available to you. We look
forward to seeing you there.
Meaningful Use Progress Report for Issuing Patient Portal PIN Numbers
Goal: Issue PIN to more than 50% of patients by 9/30/2015
31.08%
28.57%
08/04/15
35.54%
8/11/15
7/21/15
24.04%
38.26%
38338.48
8/18/15
7/28/15
20% 30%
7/1/15
22.97%
7/21/15
28.57%
7/28/15
24.04%
8/4/15
31.08%
40%
50% 60%
8/11/15 8/18/15 8/25/15 9/1/15
35.54% 38.26%
9/8/15
9/15/15 9/22/15
9/29/15
Goal
50%
Do you know that TJ Samson has an online Patient Portal?
Do you know that TJ Health Partners has an online Patient Portal?
Portal information for account set-up is provided during registration.
See below for details.
TJS Patient Portal
TJSCH is proud to provide secure online services through our
TJ Samson Patient Portal. This complimentary service provides
patients with electronic access to their hospital discharge summaries.
Each hospital discharge summary contains important information about your hospitalization including:
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Name of Physician(s) who provided your care
Vital Signs measured during your stay
Encounter Diagnosis
Complete Medication List
Discharge Instructions
Lab Results
Diagnostic Study Reports
TJ Health Partners Patient Portal
TJ Health Partners is proud to provide secure
online services through our TJ Health Partner’s Patient Portal. This complimentary service provides patients the ability to:
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Request an Appointment
Ask a Billing Question
Send My Provider a Message
Request Test Results
Submit BP Readings
Submit Weight Readings
LASER TAG
T.J. Samson Team-Building Employee Event
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Ralphie’s Fun Center
Laser Tag • Mini Golf • Time Freak
Gather your teams of 8 for Laser Tag,
and play for the Golden Bedpan Award!
$4 per person and that includes Laser Tag, Mini Golf & Time Freak.
Please contact HR to register.