Kudos to our excellent Nurse Practitioners and congratulations on your celebratory week! Thank you for all you do!
On this day, the CGCH team would like to thank all those who are actively serving and have served our great country. Without your sacrifice, we would not enjoy the freedom and liberty we have today.
A special thanks to our local veterans at CGCH, including:
Lora Lafon, Surgical Services
Jon Chamness, Medical Imaging
After some steep competition over the last 6 months, CNRV's Surgical Care Unit was the first unit to reach 100% compliance with our CHG bathing policy for central lines. Their dedication to improving this metric month over month, ultimately reaching 100% compliance in October, was recognized today with a party and the first ever awarding of the Golden Bathtub. Infection Control is grateful for Tara Croy and her team's commitment to quality care and infection prevention.
The Digital Health team is constantly living the Carilion values of commitment, curiosity and collaboration. A newsletter is shared quarterly with updates from the team. Check out the Fall edition that includes the addition of a new team member, patient outreach update, growing virtual care options, educational updates (including videos), Carilion Now update, and data.
This week CGCH implemented a new cleaning validation method in patient rooms. Loretta and Kyle were the first two members of the team to have their rooms validated after being cleaned. I am thrilled to say that their rooms passed 100% Congratulations Loretta and Kyle and thank you for your commitment to our patients!
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) Protocol Management team is pleased to announce the appointment of Meredith Talmadge, RHIT, CIP, as the new Director of the Carilion Clinic Human Research Protections Office (HRPO). Ms. Talmadge was selected for this position after a regional and national search following the departure of the prior director in early August 2022.
Congratulations to Brad Henske, director of operational continuity, and the nearly 600 Carilion employees who have helped to create operational continuity plans for departments across the organization. A few weeks ago, our vendor partner Riskonnect recognized Carilion's efforts to develop a continuity program over the past two years with the Focus Award. In the words of judges: "The team worked very hard over the past two years, and those efforts paid off.
The Virginia Society of Health System Pharmacy (VSHP) Fall Seminar took place last week in Williamsburg, VA. Two Carilion pharmacists received annual awards for their outstanding work over the past year:
The Imaging Team at Carilion are very committed and hard working people. You may think that once the test is done that is all, but behind the scenes the technologists are still working with the images for at least another 10-15 minutes. In some cases, it can take up to 45 minutes to do all the recons needed for that test. One of my instructors at school once told me that imaging was an art and a science. Trying to get the best images for the exam can be very tricky when your patient may not be able to hold still or are in certain equipment for their medical needs.
Last week we announced plans to relocate Carilion Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine outpatient services to Tanglewood Mall by the fall of 2023. Robert Trestman, M.D., chair, spoke with local media about upcoming plans. Thanks to everyone who has made it happen including the Center for Healthy Aging and all of the providers and care team members who serve our community from this location. Join us in watching this 37,000 square foot space transform into a modern mental health care facility over the next year.
