CCH Emergency Department is participating in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life on August 12-13 at the Ithaca High School Track. The ER team will be selling CHINESE SKY LANTERNS for $10.00 in memory of a loved one. You may also make a wish for a loved one who is a survivor. SKY LANTERNS are a mini hot air balloon that will float for 12 minutes and is 100% bio-degradable (safe to the environment). You can let it off yourself or we can let it off during the Relay. They will be available for purchase in the ER. Thank you for your support.

Carson City Hospital is working with Seven Sisters Quilt Shop in Carson City to design and sew a special quilt for the 2011 Pink Ribbon Affair. The kit to sew a square is $5 each. The kits will be available starting June 1. To purchase a square, stop by Seven Sisters or contact Andrea Russell at 989-584-3971 ext. 456 or Mary Jones at ext. 348.

Kristen Litwiller has been hired as the Benefits Coordinator for Carson City Hospital. Kristen is originally from Ashley and comes to Carson City Hospital from the Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. law firm in Lansing where she has worked for the last six years as their HR Assistant. Her primary focus at Foster Swift was coordinating employee benefits and working with their Director on employee relations. She is not new to healthcare as she worked as an administrative assistant, primarily coordinating employee benefits, for Ovid Healthcare Center and at Inham Medical Center/Greenlawn. Help us give Kristen a warm welcome!

After working in The Grand Rapids Press Marketing Department for almost 15 years, Dave Hayden joined the Carson City Hospital Public Relations and Marketing team at the beginning of June. Dave graduated from Michigan State University with an Advertising degree. He lives in Ionia with his wife, Jennifer, and their two kids, Jack (6) and Alec (3). He is an avid golfer and enjoys Frank Sinatra music. Be sure to give Dave a warm CCH welcome when you see him roaming the hallways!