We would like to recognize these three individuals from Pediatrics and PICU for their perfect attendance for fiscal year 2024! Thank you for your dedication to our patients and for leading by example!
Left to right (Cierra, RN CTL Peds, Briana, RN CTL Peds, Sarah, RN, CTL PICU)
The Advance Care Planning (ACP) Council would like to recongize some of the members:
Sharon Parker, Sarah Browning, Stephanie Noel- Branch, Emily Wallace, Andrew Tressler, and Lara Richards for their commitment to promoting Advance Care Planning in the community.
The Council was provided with the opportunity to share information at last weeks Regional Cardiac Symposium at the Hotel Roanoke.
The information was well recieved by the particpates. The team was able to have some great converstaions.
Debra Akers, LRT and Dorothy Farris, LPN, LRT have been hard at it for 37 years serving the community at Carilion Clinic Family Medicine of Wytheville! We would like to show our appreciation of their hard work and dedication. They were both hired in 1987 when the clinic was known as Family Physicians of Wytheville which was later purchased by Carilion in 1995. Their years of service is a testament to the commitment and courage both these ladies represent as valued employees for Carilion. Thank you both for taking such great care of our patients!
Shout out to Terri Brewster, RT-R(M)(CT), one of CTCH mammographers who LOVES what she does and wants EVERYONE to get their screening mammogram. Terri has a deep commitment to educating her community on the importance of getting that screening mammogram and possibly saving a life. In addition to volunteering at community events to share education, Terri also takes her passion to social media by encouraging her community to call and schedule their mammogram. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2024, every woman who gets her screening mammogram done in Octobe
On the Carilion Mental Health Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, we've had some challenges with a pediatric patient destroying ceiling fixtures and equipment during outbursts. Last week our Roanoke Rehab Maintenance Team came quickly to assess the damage and implemented quick and safe interventions to make the unit safe again. We had another incident today with even more damage and once again, Brian Weikel, Rickie Taylor, and Derrick Stinson were quick to run up to the floor and do what they do best!
In celebration of National Pharmacy Week (October 20-26, 2024), we recognize and honor the valuable contributions our pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at CRMH make to healthcare. From ensuring the safe and effective use of medications to providing essential patient education and support, the pharmacy team play a critical role in improving patient outcomes. Their dedication to quality care, innovation, and collaboration enhances every aspect of our health system.
Happy Pharmacy week! CNRV's inpatient pharmacy is an around the clock resource for safe preparation and dispensing of medications, drug information, clinical consultations, and troubleshooting. We have a presence on our Nursing units, in the Emergency Department, and in the Internal Medicine clinic at CNRV, plus we provide after-hours care for patients at Giles, Tazewell, and Rockbridge Hospitals.
The team at CNRV has great clinical skill, as well as logistic skills to keep medications available in patient care areas and during shortage situations.
Over the past four years, the Pharmacy Team at CGCH has partnered with the HQIN network to implement the Blue Bag Program. This initiative began in the ambulatory setting, where pharmacists conducted medication reconciliations and educated patients about their medications, providing them with a blue bag to store their current prescriptions.
Here are two impactful examples of the program:
This week is National Healthcare Facilities and Engineering Week!
Every year, in the last week of October, we recognize and celebrate the important role that facility team members have in ensuring a safer and more efficient environment for all our residents, visitors, and staff.
We are so grateful for our maintenance workers! Thank you for all you do! We greatly appreciate your dedication, kindness, sense of humor, and positivity that bring you to work each day. #CelebrateFE
