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Page 12 — Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 55th anniversary celebration in Hoodsport . :5 i 41!: 'r’! 3W ;{15 ’51,. ’ {ii’ ‘1}! V‘u\\‘ u Mason Health hosted a 55th anniversary celebration and open house Saturday at its Hoods- port clinic. The event featured speakers, food and the unveiling of new historical artwork at the clinic. Clockwise from above, Terri Gushee, left, and Jennifer Mundy look at a historical photo in the lobby of the clinic. From left, hospital volunteer Wyatt Cafes and Mundy admire a skeleton on display in the lobby. Jennifer Capps, Mason Health chief development and communications officer, speaks to attendees. Journal photos by Shawna Whe/an Mason Health kicks off SafetyZones campaign By Kirk Boxleitner kbox/eitner@masoncounty com Mason Health and eight other re- gional hospital systems took steps this summer to meet new statewide goals aimed at creating safer workplaces. Participating hospitals are work- ing to reduce injuries and create saf- er work environments by launching safety campaigns for employees. Those hoping to receive top per- former status this year are re- quired to inaugurate and complete safety campaigns, running from Aug. 1 through Nov. 30, that focus their employees’ attention on how to con- duct themselves more safely at work. Melissa McClaran acts as Mason Health’s program manager of in— fection prevention, and of employ— ee health and safety. She deemed workplace safety important because hospital systems’ employees deserve to feel cared for as much as they care for patients. “We want our employees to know we’re looking out for them, as well as for our patients,” McClaran said. “At other hospitals, the emphasis on safe- ty is often with patients, but we want our employees to know this is a safe environment for everybody.” Members of Mason Health’s Safety Committee hail from various hospital departments and have been meeting regularly to look at employee safety matters. This year’s campaign encourages employees to report safety concerns through a system called SafetyZones, which provides employees with a phone number and an online form to call or fill out to alert the system to safety matters. McClaran the said s afety committee started this year’s cam- paign with a Safety Fair on Aug. 2 at Mason General Hospital for employ- ees. The event included games about scenarios that employees might en— counter during a workday, asking em— ployees whether they should report each scenario through SafetyZones, or if they should contact IT or mainte- nance instead. McClaran said the Safety Com— mittee will remind employees about the importance of SafetyZones each month, while also tracking the num- bers and types of safety incidents reported. SafetyZones is the reason Mason Health has security guards around the clock, throughout the week, and why its stop signs now have flashing lights, McClaran said. “Those changes happened because employees put in reports through SafetyZones, and they were specific about the issues that were happen- ing,” McClaran said. “We encourage SafetyZones for anything that affects the safety of employees, visitors or patients, including physical or verbal abuse, or even people in our parking lot who may be looking in cars.” As each month’s SafetyZones data is compiled, McClaran looks forward to tracking the safety-improving ef- fectiveness of Mason Health employ— ees’ reports. This campaign coincides with Ma- son Health marking 55 years of serv- ing patients and the community as a licensed and accredited acute care hospital with a Level 4 emergency trauma designation, plus more than 100 physicians on staff working in 19 specialties. For further details, go to tinyurl. com/4b65sat2.