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Compiled by Pen Bay Communications
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Pen Bay and Waldo County Form Collaboration Committee
Over the past month, Mark Biscone has been talking with community members in public forums and with employees in town hall meetings about the collaborative partnership formed between Pen Bay Healthcare and Waldo County Healthcare. A collaboration committee was formed including equal board, clinical and administrative representatives from each organization. The committee will pursue ways to leverage the strengths of PBH and WCH to meet community needs while maintaining the highest level of quality healthcare services in Knox and Waldo counties.
If you were unable to attend one of the town hall meetings and have questions or wish to share confidential feedback, feel free to fill out the web form (your information and email is confidential) at: www.penbayhealthcare.org/collaboration.
Read some recent published articles:
Pen Bay Healthcare, Waldo County Healthcare explore future together
www.penbaypilot.com/article/pen-bay-healthcare-waldo-county-healthcare-explore-future-together/43146
Hospitals in Knox, Waldo counties study closer ties
www.bangordailynews.com/2014/11/15/news/midcoast/hospitals-in-knox-waldo-counties-study-closer-ties/
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 Pen Bay Noted in U.S. News & World Reports' 2015 Best Hospitals
Pen Bay Medical Center is highlighted in the recently published U.S. News & World Reports' 2015 Best Hospitals guide.
The 2015 guide recognized Pen Bay as one of four Maine hospitals (and one of two MaineHealth members) for quality stroke performance.
The Stroke Program at Pen Bay Medical Center received the American Heart & Stroke Association Silver Plus Performance Achievement Award and the Target: Stroke Honor Roll. Pen Bay is one of four Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Centers in the state of Maine and one of 1000 nationwide.
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Carla-Jo Kaler, Pen Bay's tobacco treatment specialist, proudly displays this year's award.
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Pen Bay Receives Gold  Star For Tobacco-Free Environment
For the fourth year in a row, Pen Bay Medical Center received a Gold Star Award from the Maine Tobacco-Free Hospital Network, an initiative of the Breathe Easy Coalition of Maine.
Pen Bay was recognized with a gold level award by meeting ten of ten evidence-based standards and for taking steps to create a tobacco-free hospital environment and supporting tobacco-free lifestyles for patients, staff and the community.
Pen Bay has been tobacco-free since 2009.
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 Celebrate the Holiday with Santa!
All staff are welcome to the Pen Bay Healthcare Holiday Party at the Samoset Resort, Friday, December 5 from 4-8 p.m.
Join us for holiday fun including:
- Kids' photo opportunity with Santa!
- Full (free) dinner buffet for adults; separate (free) kids' buffet
- DJ, dancing, music and a capella group performance
- Over 90 door prizes
- Cookie and ornament decorating for kids
- Honoring the Employee of the Year, 25 Year Club and Daisy Award nominees and recipients
- Crafters offering handmade gifts and treasures for sale
- Employee Recognitions
Won't you consider helping out with Santa's arrival and other kid activities?
Contact Cyndi Clayton at x6707 or cclayton@penbayhealthcare.org to volunteer.
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Flu Vaccines Still Available
Have you received your flu shot? Flu vaccines are available to all PBH employees at any location.
Walk-ins are also welcome in the Employee Health office at 921-5577 when staff is available.
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Ponderosa Playland Receives Let's Go! Redy Award
 | | (L-R): Adrienne Gallant, Let's Go! Knox County coordinator, Dawn Gauthier, director and owner, Ponderosa Playland, Beth Vanorse, teacher, Ponderosa Playland |
Let's Go! Knox County is pleased to announce that Ponderosa Playland is the first Let's Go! site in Knox County to receive the Redy Award, given to community members or organizations that have demonstrated outstanding commitment, leadership and innovation to the Let's Go! 5-2-1-0 program. Ponderosa Playland is a home-based childcare facility located in St. George and is now entering their third year of participation with Let's Go!
Says Dawn Gauthier, Ponderosa Playland's owner and director, "Being a part of Let's Go! has made us more aware that it's not hard to do healthy celebrations or to feed kids healthy food daily". Over the past two years, Ponderosa Playland has gone from celebrating holidays and special occasions with cakes, cupcakes, candy and cookies to filling Easter eggs with stickers and tattoos, making ghosts out of bananas, Christmas trees out of broccoli, pumpkins out of Clementine oranges and witches' brooms from cheese and pretzels. Gauthier reported that the parents are completely on board. Instead of bringing sugary treats for their children's birthdays, they now bring fruit salad, cheese and crackers or other healthy snacks. One parent wanted to bring in homemade banana bread but their child reminded them that it had to be healthy so the parent made it with applesauce instead of oil.
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Need Affordable Health Insurance?
Weds., December 10, Thurs., December 18, Thurs., January 8, Tues., January 13, noon-4 p.m.
409 Old County Road
FMI: Lisa Mele, x8271 or Rhonda Seaney, x3146
Cost: Free
Join us for this informative event to learn more about the medical coverage options available for you through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Whether you are uninsured or just want to explore your choices, we will provide an overview of new options available in 2015. Pen Bay's Lisa Mele, Patient Resource Advocate or Rhonda Seaney, Collection Team Lead, will be available to answer any questions you may have.
Choose from one of four dates, to be held at Patient Accounts, 409 Old County Road, Rockland,
from noon-4 p.m.:
- Wednesday, December 10
- Thursday, December 18
- Thursday, January 8
- Tuesday, January 13
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Love to Ski?
Save money by printing the attached 2015 Corporate Ski Voucher, good for Sugarloaf or Sunday River. Present the voucher, photo ID (driver's license, etc.) and valid company ID (company ID, business card, pay check stub or letter on company letterhead) to the ticket seller. In the absence of the individual directly employed by or member of the participating company, immediate family members, defined as spouse and children, must present the Corporate Voucher, some form of corporate identification (business card, etc.) plus a photo ID. |
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Calling All Knitters! 3rd Annual Christmas Trees for Warmth
If you knit or crochet, get out your needles and start click-clacking; if you sew, dust off the machine and make it purr. Kno-Wal-Lin Auxiliary is collecting hats, mittens, gloves and scarfs of all sizes, either handmade or store-bought, for children and adults in need for the 3rd Annual Christmas Trees for Warmth in Rockland and Camden. If you are shopping, please remember to add something to your cart to hang on our trees.
Decorate the trees during any of the location's normal business hours:
- Kno-Wal-Lin Rockland office, now through Tuesday, December 16.
- Camden National Bank in Rockland or Camden, from Monday, December 1 through Tuesday, December 16.
Our goal is to once again fill these trees, hide all the branches and help children and adults stay warm this holiday season.
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Nursing Basket Raffle Supports Scholarships
Purchase tickets December 1-12, Raffle Drawing, December 12, 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Please consider supporting education opportunities for nurses!
Raffle tickets are on sale December 1-12. A drawing will be held during a bake sale in PBMC, Conference Room A (adjacent to the Pen Bay Cafe) on Friday, December 12, 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and can be purchased on the Knox Center campus from Cyndi Clayton, Development Office, Bok Building or Theresa Nizio, Fiscal Services; Patty Kitchen, 409 Old County Road; Kristin Richards, Quarry Hill; Prudy Netzorg, Kno-Wal-Lin or Kelly Fickett, PBMC, Center For Excellence.
Check out the flyer of all the raffle basket goodies!
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Literature & Medicine Reading Group
3rd Tuesdays in PBPA, Conf. Room C from 5:30-8:00 p.m.
FMI: Patty Kahn, x8456 or pkahn@penbayhealthcare.org
Do you like to read? Join the Literature & Medicine Reading Group to talk about books - ones that remind us of who we are and why we're here. Don't delay, space is limited to 25 participants.
- January 20 - The Viewing Room by Jacqueline Gorman (snow date is January 27)
- February 17 - Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides (snow date is February 24)
- March 17 - Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande (snow date is March 24)
- April 14 - The Good Doctor: A Father, A Son, and the Evolution of Medical Ethics by Barron H. Lerner
- May 19 - In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide by Nancy Rappaport
The full notice with brief reviews is posted in the library.
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 Pen Bay Offers CNA Sponsorship Through MCST
Courses begin in January or March
FMI: Marianne Doyle, MCST, 207-596-7752 or mdoyle@mcst.tec.me.us
Are you a current Pen Bay Healthcare employee interested in becoming a CNA? If so, Pen Bay is willing to sponsor you for one of two upcoming CNA Training Programs at the Mid-Coast School of Technology (MCST) in Rockland. MCST is currently accepting applications for the 9-month program and will work with PBH HR to validate candidates are in good standing in their present PBH position.
The class fills quickly so act today!
- January 20-March 25 (application deadline is January 9).
- March 30-June 3 (application deadline is March 20).
Certified Nursing Assistants are in demand locally and graduates have choices for employment in long term care, assisted living, home care, and hospitals. Students enrolled in this program complete 200 hours of classroom, laboratory and clinical experience, which meet all state licensing requirements. Upon successful completion of the course and passage of the State Competency Exam, the student will be eligible to enter the healthcare field as a Certified Nursing Assistant under the direction of a licensed nurse. Prospective students must be 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or GED.
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2015 New Retirement Contribution Limits
The limits for employees to contribute to their 403(b) plan have gone up for the 2015 calendar year. The maximum contribution is $18,000, however if you are 50, or over you have an additional catch-up provision of $6,000. Should you want to make any changes the forms are available on the PBH Intranet under the HR tab or you can call the Human Resources office at x6950.
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Ethics Committee Wants To Hear From You
The Ethics Committee at PBMC recently launched a new page for employee use. If you have a question or concern regarding medical ethics, please visit the Pen Bay Portal and submit a confidential email form (last blue tab under Clinical Resources left-side menu section). An Ethics Committee member will get back to you as soon as possible after you have submitted your completed form.
Clinical Resources
intranet.penbayhealthcare.org/Intranet/Main.aspx?tid=556&mtid=492 |
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Over-the-Counter Prescriptions
The following is a list of initial OTC prescriptions available for purchase by PBH employees. For questions, please call the Pharmacy at x8585.
| Brand | Generic
| Str
| Claritin
| Loratidine
| 10mg
| Benadryl
| Diphenhydramine
| 25mg
| Tylenol
| Acetaminophen
| 325mg
| Advil
| Ibuprofen
| 200mg
| Imodium A-D
| Loperamide
| 2mg
| Bayer Aspirin
| Aspirin
| 325mg
| Ecotrin
| Enteric coated Aspirin
| 325mg
| Zantac-75
| Ranitidine
| 75mg
| Tums
| Calcium Carb.
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| Pepcid AC
| Famotidine
| 10mg
| Prilosec-OTC
| Omeprazole
| 20mg
| Cortizone-10
| Hydrocortisone Crm
| 1%
| Excedrin Migraine
| APAP/ASA/Caff.
| Comb.
| Bonine
| Meclizine
| 25mg
| Children's Tylenol
| Acetaminophen
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| Florastor
| Saccharomyces boulardii
| 250mg
| Colace
| Docusate
| 100mg
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 | | Quarry Hill service representative Shannon Black (left) and nursing assistant Linda Meservey show plaques they received as recipients of Maine Health Care Association's "Excellence in Caregiving" awards. |
Quarry Hill Employees Honored for Excellence in Caregiving
The Maine Health Care Association (MHCA) honored two Quarry Hill employees as recipients of the organization's 2014 Celebrating Excellence in Caregiving Awards.
Shannon Black and Linda Meservey, CNA, are among 17 award winners statewide. Shannon serves as service representative for Quarry Hill's assisted living and nursing care centers. Assistant administrator Nancy Marcille, RN, called Shannon "a role model for the best of what we all strive to be in long-term care: loving, kind, capable, organized, focused, compassionate, quick-thinking, people-oriented and able to juggle a zillion tasks and still make each person she speaks to feel at ease. Shannon is loved by everyone-residents, families, and coworkers alike."
Linda, a certified nursing assistant with 28 years of experience, provides bedside care for residents of the Gardens, Quarry Hill's nursing care community. "Linda never gives less than 110 percent to her residents and her team," Marcille commented. "She possesses an uncanny ability to know what's important to each person in her care and how to make them feel special and loved."
MHCA is a nonprofit trade association representing Maine's 250 long-term care providers, including nursing homes and assisted living communities.
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Quarry Hill and Kno-Wal-Lin Named Best Providers
Quarry Hill was voted Best Retirement Home in Knox County for the eleventh consecutive year in Courier Publications' 2014 Best of Knox County People's Choice poll. The annual poll asks readers to identify their favorite service providers, businesses, stores, restaurants, and more and names the top vote getters in each category. "Quarry Hill is honored to have been elected number one in its category yet again this year. We appreciate the continued support of the Midcoast community and promise to continue working hard to working hard to earn the public's high regard," said Quarry Hill executive director Mary Sargent.
Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice was recently named the best Home Care Provider for Knox County in the People's Choice Best of the Best Awards. The Best of Best award is a testament to the skilled nursing, telehealth, physical, speech and occupational therapy, social work, spiritual care, personal care, chore assistance, and companion services that Kno-Wal-Lin staff have provided for their home care, hospice and palliative care clients.
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 | (L-R): Erik Frederick, Tammy Bragg and members of the Radiology team congratulate Tammy.
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Tammy Bragg: October Employee of the Month
Tammy Bragg, RN, Radiology, was the October Employee of the Month.
Tammy Bragg deserves being the Employee of the Month more than anyone else we know. Her Radiology colleagues write: "Tammy is the only nurse for the whole department and is always on the run, but she always has a smile on her face and an amazing attitude. Our patients look forward to our outgoing, smiling nurse when they come come patient visits. Tammy is a great person and a wonderful coworker to all of us. We are very lucky to have her with us. Not only is Tammy a nurse, she is a professional mom and housewife! Tammy goes beyond her every day duties and helps keep us grounded when things go wrong. She is always helping others even if she doesn't have time. She ALWAYS listens to her patients and coworkers with ALL their concerns. She NEVER complains about anything we throw at her. If it wasn't for Tammy, a lot of things would go unnoticed."
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 Matt Dingle, October Daisy Award Recipient
Nurses across Pen Bay Healthcare are being honored with the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.
Matt Dingle, RN, was honored as the Daisy Award recipient for October.
 | | Michelle Burtis presents Daisy Award to Matt Dingle. |
Matt Dingle, RN. Matt deserves the Daisy Award for his intuitive understanding of patients' needs, empathy and ability to discuss sensitive personal care matters with dignity and respect. My dad was a patient at Pen Bay Healthcare. He stayed in room xx after his right foot was amputated. Matt cared for my dad during his entire stay. He understood my dad's needs which varied greatly from extensive care immediately after the surgery to functioning at a higher level days after the surgery. He presented each task with enthusiasm, energy and dedication. Matt understood that patients have worries about transferring to a rehab facility. He expressed concern for my family's well being and the stress a significant surgery places on the immediate family members. I was very impressed with his ability to discuss using the bathroom while preserving the patient's dignity and respect. My family felt comforted during my dad's stay at the hospital and that feeling was due in large part to his attentive care.
The PBMC Daisy Award nominees for October included: Peggy Flanagan, RN, Danielle York, RN, Lindsay Gutek, RN, Kathy Phillips, RN and Kellie Coates, RN, from Med/Surg and Nola Metcalf, RN, Karen Stickney, RN and Martha Sue Fleming, RN from Ob/Gyn.
About The Daisy Foundation The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, CA, and was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.
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Cauchy, The Therapy Dog Turned 11 on 11/11
 | | (L-R): Cauchy waits to greet patients, a patient enjoys Cauchy's company. |
Cauchy, Robert Merrill, MD's Welsh Corgi is certified by Therapy Dogs International and turned 11 years old this past Veterans' Day on November 11.
Cauchy, who has received AKC Basic and Canine Good Citizen training, has been has been coming to Dr. Merrill's office since he was one year old. Staff all look after him. Cauchy often greets patients in the waiting room and goes to the exam room with one or another, then back again. Patients have often said, "He loves me!" Dr. Merrill has heard that one patient even transferred to his office because of Cauchy. It's hard work!
Staff in Dr. Merrill's office are very careful around the elderly and children but Cauchy is very gentle and good natured. He never barks, except at the end of the day when he sees Dr. Merrill remove his stethoscope. He then goes wild, ready to go home. In the mornings, he practically leaps into the car to head for work and is very disappointed on Fridays when the office is closed. |
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(L-R): Carla-Jo Kaler, tobacco treatment specialist and Eileen Murray, licensed acupuncturist.
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Great American Pen Bay Smokeout Success
Over a hundred folks visited us--doctors, nurses, smokers. non-smokers, as well as outpatients and community members--to learn about smoking cessation during our Great American Pen Bay Smokeout event on Thursday, November 20. Ten people took the pledge to lead a tobacco-free life and encouraged others to do the same.
Licensed acupuncturist Eileen Murray performed mini-acupuncture treatments on 29 individuals. Many liked the calming stress-reduction effect. Visitors were able to pick up some pocket scripting and helpful hints and staff learned that all smokers are welcome to go to the Pharmacy and receive a packet and a free NRT to help reduce their cravings. One person wanted to know how this event would benefit them. Carla-Jo Kalter kindly explained, "a smoke-free environment is everyone's job."
For stopping by and entering our raffle, Barbara Hilt won a free Butterball Hormone free frozen turkey and April Totman won a Rosemary, Thyme and Sage pot of fresh herbs. |
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November is National Home Care & Hospice Month
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Our recent KWL Health Fair table.
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In observance of National Home Care & Hospice Month, Kno-Wal-Lin would like to take this opportunity to thank all of its staff, volunteers, and auxiliary members who work so tirelessly to serve our communities in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties. Our staff and volunteers have given countless (often unrecognized) hours offering community education programs, participating in health fairs, community health and wellness initiatives and a myriad of activities to promote and support KWL's services and the health of the communities we serve. Last, but certainly not least, there are the many "behind the scenes" KWL staff members who keep operations running smoothly and create the supportive foundation that makes all the above-mentioned work possible.
Thank you again KWL staff, volunteers and auxiliary members for all you do!
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October Excellence Always Recognition Winners
Ninety-seven Excellence Always coupons were received in October 2014. These employees were recognized by their co-workers and managers for outstanding personal service, going the extra mile and contributing positively to the work environment. Here are a few comments extended to these employees: - Helping out on the skilled unit for a late afternoon admission. You are always willing to help. Thank you.
- Being able to assist and accommodate from anywhere in the hospital to make the process of pre registration quicker and easier for the other departments and always in a pleasant and helpful manner.
- Stepping in to help out in Recovery when I needed to spend extra time with a sick patient.
Congratulations are extended to all the staff who received recognition coupons for the month of October! Of the 76 recognized employees, ten names from this list were randomly drawn and have already been given a $25 cash bonus, delivered to them personally! Lorna Barnard, Quarry Hill
Megan Bean, Quarry Hill
Michelle Bourgeois, Special Care
Jeannine Boutin Lesage, Special Care
Terry Bramhall, PBPA
Barbara Brooks, KWL
Mike Canfield, Nutritional Svcs
Jim Cilley, Physical Plant
Cindy Creamer, Quarry Hill
Sheri Crouse, Environmental Svcs
Gloria, Cunningham, PBPA
Dean Curtis, Quarry Hill
Jon Dancer, Environmental Svcs
Megan Day, Picker Center
Edna Denoncourt, IS
Jess Dodd, PBPA
Kelly Dyer, OB/GYN
Adrienne Gallant, Picker Center
Ann Giroux, OB/GYN
Sam Gonzales, Quarry Hill
Anita Goodwin, Endoscopy
Gloria Guiduli, PBPA
David Hague, Special Care
Alicia Hallowell, Quarry Hill
Arey Hamalainen, OB/GYN
Kathleen Hastings, PBPA
Marie Heal, PBPA
Roberta Heath, Nutritional Svcs
Alicen Heintzman, Med/Surg South
Kathy Hilton, OR
Deb Huntley, Knox
Ron Jackson, Environmental Svcs
Mike Jones, Physical Plant
Rebecca Jones, Quarry Hill
Abbie Knickelbein, Nursing Svcs
Linda Knox, Environmental Svcs
Karen Leblanc, PBPA
Erin Leonard, OB/GYN
| Becca Libby, OB/GYN
Connie Lord, Knox
Elaine Mahar, Quarry Hill
Megan Marshall, Nutritional Svcs
Donna Medford, Knox
Amanda Nickles, PBPA
Melissa Pauley, Surgical Svcs
Joyce Philbrook, Quarry Hill
Wes Philbrook, Quarry Hill
Lisa Poland, PBPA
Jake Rand, Physical Plant
Nancy Roby, KWL
Erin Rodin, PBPA
Heather Russell, OB/GYN
Kim Sanderson, Quarry Hill
Jess Scata, PBPA
Rick Sheen, Environmental Svcs
Kim Shepard, Lab
Kristi Sheridan, Patient Registration
Anthony Slocum, Quarry Hill
Annette Smith, OB/GYN
Jyson Smith, Security
Cindy Spear, PARC
Sherry Stine, Quarry Hill
Susan Stout, Nursing Svcs
Laura Strubbe, OB/GYN
Dawn Tassi, OB/GYN
Lynn Tauss, OB/GYN
Amber Thomas, Quarry Hill
April Totman, Med/Surg North
Richard Towle, Environmental Svcs
Jen Turner, PBPA
Jean Tweedie, PBPA
Kylie Wadsworth, Med/Surg South
Tracy Watson, PARC
Pat Weaver, Environmental Svcs
Ellen Wood, Quarry Hill
Kim York, Cardiology
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either Reggie Albert at ext. 8212 or ralbert@penbayhealthcare.org or Paula Delahanty at ext. 8547 or pdelahanty@penbayhealthcare.org.
Reggie Albert, Chair
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September Excellence Always Recognition Winners
One hundred twenty-eight Excellence Always coupons were received in September 2014. These employees were recognized by their co-workers and managers for outstanding personal service, going the extra mile and contributing positively to the work environment. Here are a few comments extended to these employees: - Being extra understanding with a young man who was very anxious about his blood draw.
- Assisting a patient's wife to find an item that was left on his breakfast tray. She was kind and polite and went to the kitchen to get the item.
- Excellent and competent patient care during a very busy afternoon. Also, a real team player and offers her help to others to give the best care to patients.
Congratulations are extended to all the staff who received recognition coupons for the month of September. Ten names from this list were randomly drawn and have already been given a $25 cash bonus, delivered to them personally! Butch Allen, Nursing Svcs
Lorna Barnard, Quarry Hill
Wendy Barton, Lab
Megan Bean, Quarry Hill
Pat Bendtson, OB/GYN
Karen Blackwell, Surgical Care
Aggie Bradstreet, Environmental Svcs
Terry Bramhall, PBPA
Liz Breen, OB/GYN
Suzanne Brown, ED
Brenda Calderwood, Switchboard
Freda Carleton, Knox
Jim Cilley, Physical Plant
Amanda Cleary, Knox
Richard Cook, Environmental Svcs
Morna Crafford, OB/GYN
Bill Crafford, Physical Plant
Sheri Crouse, Environmental Svcs
Dean Curtis, Quarry Hill
Sarah Davis, Patient Registration
Kelly Dyer, OB/GYN
Karen Elliott, Health Info
Scott Ewen, Knox
Ashley Feltis, Med/Surg South
Mike Flanagan, Quarry Hill
Sue Fleming, OB/GYN
Christina Fowlie, Nursing Svcs
Evelyn Fuller, Nursing Svcs
Doug Gilson, Quarry Hill
Kelly Girard, Med/Surg North
Ann Giroux, OB/GYN
Sam Gonzales, Quarry Hill
Bob Grierson, Physical Plant
Elaine Griffin, Med/Surg North
Roberta Gushee, Patient Accounts
Alicia Hallowell, Quarry Hill
Arey Hamalainen, OB/GYN
Diane Haskell, Respiratory Care
Kathleen Hastings, PBPA
Cecily Havener, OB/GYN
Anne Healey, OB/GYN
Jessica Hisler, Knox
Katy Holme, ED
Joanne Hoppe, Med/Surg North
Mary Jackson, Environmental Svcs
Cady Johndro, Med/Surg South
Patrick Johndro, Med/Surg South
| Wayne Johnson, Physical Plant
Carla Kaler, Employee Health
Brittany Kapuscinski, Quarry Hill
Linda Knox, Environmental Svcs
Jim Lane, Physical Plant
Aimee Lash, ED
Kathleen Leach, PARC
Erin Leonard, OB/GYN
Becca Libby, OB/GYN
River Lombardi, Lab
Deen Lufkin, Physical Therapy
Lisa Malone, Environmental Svcs
Martha McGonagle, PBPA
Jaclyn, McNulty, Environmental Svcs
Joyce Merrill, Quarry Hill
Nola Metcalf, OB/GYN
Laurie Miller, Knox
Tara Murray, Clinical Research
Taylor Natale, Quarry Hill
Lisa Pendleton, Med/Surg North
Joyce Philbrook, Quarry Hill
Kathie Post, Surgical Care
Jake Rand, Physical Plant
Erin Rodin, PBPA
Kaitlyn Rooks, Med/Surg South
Debby Rubenstein, Surgical Care
Heather Russell, OB/GYN
Dan Salo, Environmental Svcs
Annette Schmiz, Switchboard
Kim Shepard, Lab
Annette Smith, OB/GYN
Sarah Smith, OB/GYN
Heather St. Clair, Quarry Hill
Laura Strubbe, OB/GYN
Dawn Tassi, OB/GYN
Lynn Tauss, OB/GYN
Amber Thomas, Quarry Hill
Dan Thorburn, Nursing Svcs
Kathy Tilton, Quarry Hill
Richard Towle, Environmental Svcs
Ashley Turgeon, Nursing Svcs
Sally Varney, Quarry Hill
Kylie Wadsworth, Med/Surg South
Sarah Wickenden, OB/GYN
Carol Williams, Med/Surg South
Barbara Young, Endoscopy |
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Better Together Capital Campaign Wraps Up
Over the last four years, Pen Bay Healthcare has been engaged in a highly successful fundraising campaign. The Better Together campaign, the most ambitious fundraising effort we have ever undertaken, has focused on three main initiatives:
- caring for women and families
- providing high quality, compassionate patient and family centered care
- providing optimal, compassionate care to hospice patients and their families in a state-of-the-art facility.
To date, members of our community have contributed more than $14 million to the campaign. Physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers stepped up early to contribute together with other generous donors. Their tremendous outpouring of support funded renovations to the Birth Center, patient rooms and Outpatient Reception and Registration. Campaign gifts helped purchase new equipment such as the Sim Baby Infant Simulator and fetal monitors. Early donations supported nursing and clinical staff scholarships and funded new educational and outreach programs and programs in Clinical Excellence.
 The campaign is also helping to support the construction and opening of the Sussman House. Our fundraising goal for this project is $6.6 million and we are over 90% of the way there. The Sussman House, the first building at Pen Bay Healthcare to be funded entirely with privately donated gifts and grants, is a terrific example of how we are truly better together. Generous donors, grateful patients, compassionate caregivers and others, inspired by their experiences with Pen Bay Healthcare, have contributed $6.1 million, leaving just $500,000 to reach our goal.
As we approach the final stages of the campaign we are reaching out to everyone to help push us over the top. We hope to finish the campaign by December 31, 2014 and we would love to be able to count you among our donors.
For those who have not participated, letters have been mailed to your home. Enclosed with each letter is a returnable form where you may make a gift to the campaign via payroll deduction, PTO donation, or as a one-time gift by credit card, check, or stock transfer. All gifts made to the Better Together Campaign are tax-deductible. PTO hours make a wonderful gift, donate them before December 19 to earn a 2014 tax credit.
In this season of giving, please help us reach our goal--every gift large or small makes an impact.
Thank you!
Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation
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