Thanks to the quick action of CNA, Kayla Hull, with Carilion Clinic Hospice of the New River Valley, one of our Home Care patients received the emergency care they needed in the comfort of their own home! Upon arrival to her patient's home, Kayla noticed that her patient had increased edema in their extremities.
Thank you Jackie Glasper for the hard work you have put into the MOB,s floors. They are looking amazing & your hard work shows. Continue all you are doing GREAT JOB!!
Jen Bath, CNS for Trauma Services has become a Certified Brain Injury Specialist! This certification was granted to Jen by the Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) adding to her already impressive list of certifications and accomplishments.
The Carilion Clinic Hospice team in the NRV, does a fantastic job in working with and for our community veterans each year. Treasa Rigney leads this works and has a passion for the veterans and for the impact this work has on those we serve. She plans and organizes ways that our team can contribute in recognizing and honoring those that have served our great land. Treasa began as our Volunteer Coordinator in 2016 and the NRV team obtained level 5 in 2017, the first year that it was offered by the We Honor Veterans (WHV) organization.
Shout out to Wayne Scott for identifying that the humidity monitoring and humidity controls through the New Construction HVAC system were left off. Regulations require a daily humidity recording and the humidity must be controlled by the HVAC system. KUDOS to Wayne for his situational awareness for creating a safer patient environment. Humidity control minimizes the risk of microbial proliferation in the Sterile Compounding Area.
March 2nd is National Hospitalist day.
Happy National Hospitalist day to our 110-member hospitalist team across the system. Your contributions have helped Carilion Clinic stand as a top-performing health system. Thank you for all the amazing work in improving the health of the communities we serve.
Happy Hospitalist Day!
Recent leader rounding in 8MICU and we saw excellence in action. Brie Keck showed us around the unit. We learned that despite being full with 12 very critically ill patients they had ZERO foley catheters in place. She showed us how this unit tracks all important measures such as pressure ulcers, patient experience, falls, CAUTIs and several others. This unit is setting the pace for excellence at CMC. Great work 8MICU!
Cheryl Guilliams was awarded the Great Catch for demonstrating her keen investigative skills and keeping our staff and patients safe. Thank you, Cheryl!
On February 14th, The Nursing Center of Excellence awarded the Outstanding Preceptor Award to Michael Sturgill, PCT on 10MPCU. Leaders from the Nursing Center of Excellence presented him with the award alongside his team members and unit leaders.
Wednesday marked a milestone moment in the pandemic when our COVID-19 testing centers on Postal Drive in Roanoke and Barn Road in Christiansburg officially closed.
More than 100 employees supported these sites, completing more than 340,000 tests since the start of the pandemic. During peaks, it was not uncommon for staff to work from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. to ensure all needs were met.
