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Hospital Foundation to Honor Three Local Business Women
The MGH Foundation will honor three selected 2011 American Busi
luncheon on Friday, September 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the
This year's recipients are Barbara Bamford Dunbar, Green Diamond
Year at a public, no-host
at Mason General Hospital.
Resource Company; Deb Nielsen, Mason
County Shelter; and Gretchen Schodde, Harmony Hill Cancer Retreat Center.Tickets are $25 per person, and can
be purchased by calling (360) 427-3623 (from Allyn, (360) 275-8614 and ask for Development).
The annual Goldsborough Creek Fun Run/Walk (2- and 7-mile run or walk) was held on Saturday, June 4,
2011 as a part of the Forest Festival activities. There were more than
310 participants -from all over the area. Centennial Guild, an affiliate
of MGH Foundation, was the organizer of the event, with all proceeds
going to Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics. This year's event,
which was sponsored by Regence BlueShield, netted more than
$6,000. Other sponsors included: Armstrong & Armstrong Christ-
mas Trees; Gillis Auto Center; Hiawatha Evergreens; Lynch Creek
Farm; McCarty & Associates, "a marketing firm;" Simpson Lumber
Company; Don Small and Sons, Oil Distributors; and South Sound
Radiology. Go to www.MasonGeneraLcom to see the race results.
Congratulations to MGH
"Employee 0fthe M0nth"f0r June-
Konrad Schuster, maintenance.
Auxiliary Scholarships Awarded
Amber Krupa (left), a student at Olympic College and a nursing assistant
certified; Cindy Morrow (center), a certified nursing assistant, and cur-
rently employed as a physical therapist technician; and Brittany Katzdorn
(right), a certified nursing assistant and currently employed at Olympic West
Retirement Center - all received a medical scholarship worth $1,500 from
MGH&FC's Women's Auxiliary.The women were honored at the Auxiliary's
annual luncheon in May.The Women's Auxiliary also donatecl $2,600 to the
Hospital to purchase a fetal heart monitor.
Annual Women's Health Event Another Success
MGH Diagnostic Imaging Department's Annual Women's Health Event, sponsored by the Karen Hilburn Breast &
Cervical Cancer Fund (KHBCCF) was another great success. According to the organizer of the event, KarryTrout,
RT(R)(M), 27 women received free or reduced-cost screening mammograms - 1 l ore than in the 2010 Event.
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The mammograms were available to women who were uninsured or underinsured, with financial assistance
provided by KHBCCE Diabetes and cardiac testing, as well as blood pressure checks, were also part of the day's
events.The next Women's Health Event is set for this October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Candy Mattson, registered
dietitian at MGH&FC, received
her tenth "Service from the
Heart"award at the Hospital.
They are presented to those staff
members who are recognized -
by the patients - for outstand-
ing patient-centered care.
In June, representatives from The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), the nation's premier
healthcare quality organization, visited MGH to learn more about its successful Diabetes Wellness Center
and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Services programs. These two depart-
ments strive to reduce the re-admission of patients with associated chronic
illnesses. "It is wonderful to see staff recognized for the great work they have
done. Certainly gaining recognition from IHI is a great compliment of their
work;' said Bob Appel, CEO of MGH. MGH officials participating in the visit
and receiving the kudos from IHI are pictured here (front to back) - Eileen
Branscome, R.N., CCO; Sue Barwick, R.N., director of the Diabetes Wellness
Center; Mark Schlauderaff, M.D., diabetes education faculty member and
medical director of ICU; Melissa Cuzick, R.N., director of house supervisors and staffing office and co-coor-
dinator of the CHF team; and Terri Gushee, R.N., co-coordinator of the CHF team. Others at the meeting were
members from IHI and the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA).
Jeannette Webb, certified
nursing assistant atThe Birth
Center at MGH, was recently
honored by the Shelton Rotary
Club for outstanding service
during the fourth annual "Care-
giver and Nurse's Aide Certified
Award"ceremony in June.
Campus Renewal Project
Construction continues around the entire MGH campus. Installation of the water retention and
infiltration ponds are completed. Foundations for the new surgical wing are complete and the building pad
elevation has been established. The major noise interruptions (where structure was tied into the existing
building) have ceased for now- at least until the completion of the new south lobby this fall. Installation
of the underground mechanical and electrical infrastructure will continue until the middle of this month. By
the end of July the contractor expects to begin erecting walls.
Subcontractor bidding is over 90% complete. With most of the bids received, MGH is negotiating the
contractor's final construction cost. With cost savings generated by favorable bids, many additional items
will be included as part of this project. Items such as adding north parking (already underway), laying
new asphalt in the south parking lot, resurfacing the existing south parking area, and some finish upgrades
inside the Hospital.
There will not be any major work started inside the Hospital until the first part of August. The
contractor is working with MGH staffto determine the best possible scheduling of interior upgrades, and
the next construction update (in the August issue of SCOPE) will reveal the contractor's plans for the interior
construction. Stay tuned!
By Derek Rae, Construction Maneger, Associate, OAC Services, inc.
Continuing Education Classes
offered for Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics employees,
medical staff, and the community during the month of July:
Orientation for New Employees
Strong Perifax for Obstetrical Staff
Mock Adult Code Blue Skills for Clinical Staff
Malignant Hyperthermia Drills
Online Hospital-Wide Yearly Safety Program
Basic Cardiac Life Support Course for MGH Ankle & Foot Clinic
Staff
Online Cognitive Competency Development and Evaluation
New RN and Current Nurse Skills Orientation
Community CPR Course
METI Simulation Lab Training
For more information, contact Tom DiDonna, R.N., MSN, D.H.Sc.,
and MGH&FC director of education at (360) 427-3609 (from Allyn,
(360) 275-8614.
Mason General Hospital
901 Mountain View Drive,
Shelton, WA 98584
(360) 426-1611
Allyn (360) 275-8614
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