Register Now: Celebrate Being a Woman - Tues. Oct. 26
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The annual Celebrate Being a Woman event will be held on Tuesday, October 26th at the Ord Veteran's Club at 5:00 pm.
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Patients Appreciate Services, Atmosphere at New Hospital
Louis Wajda was one of the first patients to have surgery at the new Valley County Health System hospital. He had a carpel tunnel release by Dr. Lesiak on Oct. 7 in the new operating suite.
Louis Wajda after carpel tunnel surgery |
Tonja Peterson-Wendt was the first patient in the new HydroWorx 2000 aqua therapy pool. Tonja Peterson-Wendt receives treatment from Heidi Peterson, PT | |
Jeffres Attends Infection Prevention
Ashley Jeffres, LPN | Course
Ashley Jeffres, LPN attended the Infection Prevention in Health Care Facilities course in Omaha, NE on Oct. 7 and 8. The conference was provided by the Nebraska Infection Control Network and Clarkson College. Jeffres is the Restorative Care and Infection Control Nurse at Valley View Living Center, Valley County Health System's long term care facility.
The purpose of the course was to provide current knowledge and skills necessary for infection prevention health care providers to function effectively in various health care settings. Objectives of the course were to: understand the components of an infection prevention program; identify common health care associated infections, resistant organisms and problem infections; interpret current regulations and standards; describe methods of infection prevention in a variety of health care settings; and discuss methods of surveillance, figure infection rates and analyze data.
Jeffres has worked in Restorative Care for Valley County Health System since November, 2004. |