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News and informationfor the employee familyat Florida Hospital

issuein this Diary of a transition............................2Calendar of Events.............................5

Around the hospital..............................4Classified Ads.....................................12

Winter Park Memorialjoins Florida Hospital

Patient Care teams maintainquality care during transition

Winter Park Memorial Hospital(WPMH) became a Florida Hospital cam-pus at 12:01 am on July 1 when FH pur-chased the 334-bed facility from theWinter Park Health Foundation and HCAHealthcare Corporation. Hundreds ofWPMH and FH staff and administratorsbegan the transition planning process inmid-April, making sure there would be nomajor glitches at midnight on July 1. Thelong-planned change-over kicked off June30.

“Dozens of people are still working onthe details, but the good news is that wemade it through the July 1 transition withabsolutely no interruptions in patientcare,” said Administrator Ken Bradley.“That was our goal during this enormousundertaking, and I thank everyoneinvolved with making it happen.”

“I want to thank all the members of theWPMH clinical and patient care teams,”said Connie Hamilton, Senior VicePresident of Patient Care. “You have con-tinued to deliver quality, compassionatecare during a time of uncertainty andchange. I thank you on behalf of ourpatients and their families.”

tem working. We greatly appreciate theefforts of all of our staff during this chal-lenging time.”

“This really is a massive effort,” addedRodeghier. “We thank everyone involved,including the WPMH employees, theWPMH implementation team and its‘super-users,’ the FH implementationteam, and all of MIS.”

WPMH FacilitiesManagementstaff covers oldsigns with tem-porary "WinterPark MedicalHospital – ADivision ofFlorida Hospital"signs.Permanent signshave beenordered and willbe up within twomonths.

Imagine 330 new computers and 230computer upgrades – with more than 65different programs. Picture 80 printersscattered throughout one hospital andfour outside buildings. Peek into 13 clos-ets with hundreds of cables each. Then,give yourself two-and-a-half months toaccomplish what frequently takes 12 to24.

“This is the challenge our team faced,”said Greg Rodeghier, Senior VicePresident for FH MIS. “We needed topreserve the existing WPMH system inorder to allow the WP staff to "do busi-ness” prior to FH’s implementation. Wehad just a few weeks to install, bring up,test, de-install and re-install the WPMHcomputer system.”

“Our job was to disconnect the oldWPMH system at 11 pm on June 30, ”said Information Systems Director TomTuro , “and bring up the FH system anhour later – while keeping the whole sys-

Information Systems process moves quickly at WPMH

The WPMH Command Center was a hub ofactivity throughout the computer and other sys-tem conversions that began July 1 at midnight.

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Diary of a TransitionHere are some highlights of the four-

day, round-the-clock effort to bring WinterPark Memorail Hospital into the FH family.

June 307:30 a.m. Employee Town Hall meet-

ing – 100 attend. “Welcome to the sev-enth Florida Hospital campus,” saidAdministrator-to-be Ken Bradley. “Wehave one priority during the transition andin the future: providing outstandingpatient care.”

9 a.m. Closing papers are signed for“Winter Park Memorial Hospital, a Divisionof Florida Hospital.”

9:15 a.m. Employee Town Hall meet-ing – 100 attend.

1:30 p.m. Employee Town Hall meet-ing – 75 attend.

2:30 p.m. Temporary exterior signsgo up; Channels 2, 6, & 9 cover forevening newscast.

3:30 p.m. Employee Town Hall meet-ing – 75 attend.

9 p.m. FH display and banner go upin front lobby.

10:30 p.m. Command Center opens.Perry Anderson, Finance SystemsManager, is the Center leader. Dozens ofMIS and clinical employees prepare forthe computer systems changeover.

11 p.m. Status Meeting with 60department representatives and computer“super users.”

“This is a great day for FH and forWPMH,” said Bradley. “I want to thankyou personally for the months of hardwork that have gone into this transition."

“It is exciting to be here on this monu-mental day,” says FH Chief OperatingOfficer Don Bohannon. “There is a won-derful team of people here. This is a nat-ural merger; one that feels right.”

July 112:01a.m. FH assumes operations of

WPMH. Patient care continues withoutinterruption. Computer work begins on allunits. WPMH web site goes live.

12:02 a.m. Free chair massages forall employees begin, and continue for thenext 20 hours.

12:15 a.m. Bradley, AssistantAdministrator Rob Fulbright, Senior VPof Patient Care Connie Hamilton, andHuman Resources VP Irv Hamilton visitdepartments – bearing Krispy Kremedonuts.

2:30 a.m. Administrative Rounds.Nurses begin singing, “Strangers in theNight.”

3 a.m. Status Meeting. “We’re mak-ing good progress on the systemschangeover,” says Bradley. “This is agreat day for FH and WPMH. Thank youall for your work in ensuring outstandingpatient care.”

4 a.m. Status Meeting. “TheEmergency Room and Nursing Units con-tinue to be our first priority,” said GregRodeghier, Senior Vice President of MIS.“The network computer wiring ‘closets’have been changed to connect to the FHnetwork There are still some issues, butnothing that impacts patient care.”

4:30 a.m. Orlando Sentinel runs front-page story on the hospital purchase.

5 a.m. Status Meeting. PatientFinancial Services reports all 144 patientswill be “discharged” from WPMH and“readmitted” to WPMH/FH by 5:15 a.m.“We are 90 minutes from the pancakebreakfast; it’s a good thing because theCommand Center is almost out of food!,”noted Bradley.

5:05 a.m. First baby is born atWPMH, a Division of FH.

6:30 a.m. WPMH Nutritional Servicesstaff and Finance Vice President ScottWooten serve free Employee PancakeBreakfast in Cafeteria.

7 a.m. Status meeting. MostEmergency Room computers are nowworking. “We are running a marathon, nota sprint,” said Bradley. “Let’s make sureeach department is bringing in freshtroops.”

Noon Status Meeting. Computer workcontinues. Departments implement“downtime” (contingency) plans for print-ers that aren’t working yet.

4 p.m. Status Meeting. “Printing isstill an issue, but we’ve come a long wayin less than 24 hours,” said InformationSystems Director Tom Turo .

4:30 p.m. Free dessert in cafeteria.7 p.m. Status Meeting. SMS is fully

deployed. “There is good spirit on thenursing units,” said Bradley. “There havebeen no interruptions to patient care.”

8:15 p.m. Community RelationsDirector Maureen Kersmarki calls out for30 large pizzas. She is told they don’thave enough crust.

10:10 p.m. The crusts were found,and the pizzas deliver. Bob the nursingsupervisor helps find a (really big) cart.Bradley, Wooten and Kersmarki deliverpizzas to all departments.

11 p.m. Status Meeting. Overnight pri-orities include printers in the Pharmacy,Lab and Emergency registration area.

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s Administrator Ken Bradley speaksat a Town Hall meeting.

Winter ParkMemorialFast Facts

Location: 200 N. Lakemont Ave.(at Aloma Ave.)

Founded: 1956Beds: 334 Employees: 1100Physicians: 846

Main Hospital Servicess The Baby Place maternity cares Cardiology, including

a Cath Labs Diabetes Educations 24-Hour Emergency Services

with Fast Tracks Imagings CT Scannings General Imagings MRIs Nuclear Medicines Nursing Unitss ICUs Labor & Deliverys Mother-Babys MSUs Nursery/Level II NICUs PCUs SCUs SPCUs Women’s & Children’ss Rehabilitation Servicess Sleep Disorders Centers 16 Surgery Suites & PACUs Vitas Inpatient Hospice Unit

Freestanding Servicess Cancer Care Center – Mizell Ave.s Marketplace Medical Center

(physician offices and diagnostics) – Oviedo

s Outpatient Surgery CenterHwy. 17-92)

s Psychiatric Care Center – Dodd Road

s The Women’s Center – Mizell Ave.

July 210 a.m. Status Meeting. Most com-

puter applications are working.3 p.m. Status Meeting. “Pat and the

Print Team” are still “pinging” (testing)printers, and report that over half of the80 printers are now working. Women’sCenter computers are installed.

July 310 a.m. Status Meeting. Work begins

on Oviedo Marketplace computer sys-tems. System fine-tuning continues.

3 p.m. Status Meeting. System fine-tuning continues.

July 410 a.m. Status Meeting. Work begins

on Surgery Center, Cancer Care Center,and Wellness Center systems. Systemfine-tuning continues.

3 p.m. Status Meeting. System fine-tuning continues.

“I can’t thank everyone involved in thistransition enough,” said Administrator KenBradley. “It’s taken the teamwork andcamaraderie of literally hundreds of peo-ple to make it happen. Best of all, Ibelieve our patients have received thevery best care throughout these challeng-ing days.”

Diary of a Transition (continued from page 2)

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Above: Winter Park staff Jami Ripley,MRI/Radiology and Vicky Duke, Women’sCenter model their new FH ID’s. Right:Massages were given to WPMH employeesfrom midnight to 8 pm on July 1. Below: A spe-cial benefits fair was held at WPMH three daysin late June.

CongratulationsCongratulations to Dale Marie

Wollenberg, RN, IV Clinician, whorecently passed the National IV TherapyCertification Exam.

Mentors neededThe Foundation for Orange County

Public Schools is looking for adults to bementors for students once a week duringthe day at an Orange County high school.The students are Take Stock In Childrenscholars and will be awarded collegescholarships when they graduate fromhigh school and remain crime and drugfree. Training is provided. If interested,call Dina Garcia, program coordinator, at407/317-3200 ext. 2939.

WelcomeMaureen Baird, former pharmacy

director at FH East Orlando, to her newrole as assistant director of operations atFH Orlando; and new pharmacy resi-dents: Xi Liu, Mai Nguyen, JohannaPeterson, Lisa Weigand and CherYabut.

Pharmacy Farewell Farewell to Alan Frashier, director of

pharmacy, who accepted another positioncloser to home; Liz Honeycutt, Pyxistechnician, who transferred to Winter ParkMemorial Hospital; Lisa Hutchinson,assistant director of clinical affairs, educa-tion and research, who moved toArkansas; and Barbara Klostermeyer,Kit Nathisuwan, Tuyet-Hanh Pham,Sarah Strachan and Michelle Faganwho passed their residency.

Copy Center Notice:

The Copy Center nolonger supplies the PrintingCopy Form #880-0003 for

jobs that are hand delivered.Please order this form

through the host systemusing MPC #839.

Please visit the new FHCommunity Pharmacylocated on the first floor inthe Medical Plaza.

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Tom Werner, president of AdventistHealth System and former president ofFH, recently honored the memory of hisparents, George and Phyllis Werner, byadding their names to the FoundationDonor Wall located in the lobby of FH

Orlando. Among the guests present at theceremony were (left to right) DonBohannon, chief operating officer of FH,Don Jernigan, president of FH, Tom andSharon Werner, and Joel Hass, presi-dent of FH Foundation.

Administrators listed inWho’s Who in Health Care

Donald Jernigan,Ph.D, president ofFlorida Hospital and

Nick Avgeropoulos,

MD, medical director ofthe Neuro-Oncology

Center at the Walt

Disney MemorialCancer Institute, were both listed among

the top ten healthcare professionals in the

June 23-29 issue of theOrlando Business

Journal’s annual pub-

lishing of “Who’s Whoin Health Care in

Central Florida.”

In the article,Jernigan was quoted

on Florida Hospital’s major goals for the

current year:“Integrating our newest facility, Winter

Park Memorial Hospital, into the Florida

Hospital family and maximizing thestrength and effectiveness of Florida

Hospital’s Centers of Excellence in cardi-

ology, neuroscience, cancer and womenand children’s services,” said Jernigan.

“In addition, by strengthening these ser-

vices in Central Florida we will helpOrlando become a destination point for

health care.”

Are you afraid to fly?A seminar on the fear of flying will be

presented on July 18 and 20 from 6 to 10pm at the Holiday Inn OrlandoInternational Airport. Seminar includespresentations by an air traffic controller,pilot, flight attendants, and a behavioraltherapist. Take tours of OrlandoInternational Airport, the air traffic controltower and Continental Airlines aircraftmaintenance facility. An optional planeride to Ft. Lauderdale will also be offered.Regular rate of seminar is $199. Only$149 for all FH employees. For moreinformation, call 407/ 678-3710.

Also attend a similar presentation atthe FH Lunch ‘n Learn on July 13.

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST

CHURCHSERVICES

First ServiceWorship 9 am

Bible Study andDiscussionGroups10:15-11:15 amClasses for all age groups areavailable.

Second ServiceWorship 11:30 am

DowntownCommunity X-change6:30-7:30 pmA programdesigned for personal and spiritual growth ina non-traditionalformat of music,drama & teaching2800 N. OrangeAvenue, Orlando 898-0451

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Lunch N’ Learn 11:45 am, 12:15

pm, 12:45 pmFH Orlando WelchDining CenterWendy Stafford, LPNand president ofAirline, Inc. FlightResources presents“Overcome the Fearof Flying.”

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Lunch N’ Learn 11:45 am, 12:15

pm, 12:45 pmFH Orlando WelchDining Center

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Have a question? Hear a rumor you would like clarified?

Send questions or comments to The Times editor c/o FH

Marketing and Public Relations, or leave a message on

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FH Blood Collection Program isnow accepting applications for the September/October class. The eight-weekcourse will be held in the laboratory from8 am to 2:30 pm five days a week, begin-ning September 5. The NAACLSapproved program qualifies graduates totake an exam for national certification withseveral agencies. Cost of program is$300. For more information or applicationcall Jackie Walter, ext. 4297 or BettyBoutty, ext. 2647 at FH Orlando.

IT’S YOUR HEART - CHECK IT OUT

FH’s “Taking Women to Heart” heartcheck includes resting EKG, computer-ized heart risk assessment, total choles-terol count and blood pressure reading.Cost is $50. DATE: July 16, 8 am tonoon, FH East Orlando Medical OfficeBuilding.

Call 800/741-4825 to scheduleappointment.

FH Employee Referral Day

Friday, July 21, 10 am to 2 pmFH Orlando / BarkerConference Rooms

Managers and interviewers on site.

FH is seeking qualified candidates for the following

specialties:ss Nursing ss Pharmacyss Radiology ss Centralized Schedulingss Patient Care Techss Unit Secretaries

Employees, who bring afriend or family member withexperience in one of theabove specialties areas, areeligible to participate in ourprize drawing.

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FH Toastmasters 7:30 am; FH OrlandoWelch Dining Center

FH Toastmasters 7:30 am; FH OrlandoWelch Dining Center

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Employee ReferralDay; 10:00 am to2:00 pm; BarkerConference Room

Fear of FlyingSeminar; 6:00 to10:00 pm; HolidayInn

Fear of FlyingSeminar; 6:00 to10:00 pm; HolidayInn

FH Apopka’s HeartWalk Kick-off; 11:30am to 12:30 pm.

Effective July 1, Florida Regional

Emergency Services (FRES) will no

longer serve as the management team for

the ambulance service.

Wayne Priester served as the director

of the ambulance service under FRES,

and is now employed as the director of

FH’s Emergency Medical Services. The

restructuring will provide an enhanced

continuity of care. Last year, there were

more than 18,000 transports to Florida

Hospital by the EMS at a cost substantial-

ly lower than using external ambulance

companies. In addition, a wheelchair

transport truck was purchased to provide

service to those who need it.

Stressed out? Have aStressed out? Have arelaxing facial.relaxing facial.

FH employees receive a discount

In today’s hectic lifestyle, it’seasy to forget about taking careof yourself. Now is the time totreat yourself to a relaxing facialwith aromatherapy at the FloridaHospital Women’s Center atOrlando Fashion Square.

Our facials are a combinationof facial cleansing, massage andaromatherapy – speciallydesigned to relieve everydaystress.

Cost: $45 (one-hour session).Cost to FH Employees: $35

Call 407-898-3673 today for anappointment.

Above: Debbie Duma and Don Poe of Florida Hospital EMS

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WNBA honors FH Women’sCenter director

As a part of the Sears/WNBA BreastHealth Awareness initiative, FHWomen’s Center Director AliceMacMahon was awarded the "LocalBreast Health Hero" award at a recentOrlando Miracle game. The award rec-ognizes her commitment and contribu-tions to breast health education, earlydetection and prevention of breast can-cer.

June 22 was designated "BreastHealth Awareness Night" at the OrlandoMiracle game. Sales of commemorativeOrlando Miracle basketballs at the gamenetted $2,721 for Florida Hospital’sMammography and Breast CancerTreatment Funds. Florida Hospital is theofficial hospital of the Orlando Miracle.

From the Florida Hospital Women’s Center

Support Groups BeginningThe Florida Hospital Employee

Assistance Program (EAP) is offeringsupport groups for FH employees,spouses, and dependents over 18 at nocost. A screening of participants maybe necessary. Group size is limited, soRSVP by calling (407) 898-4879:

Coping With AngerBeginning Monday, August 7, 2000

Weekly, Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 pmEAP Conference Room

Going SoloBeginning Tuesday, August 1, 2000

Weekly, Tuesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 pmEAP Conference Room

Building Self-EsteemBeginning Tuesday, July 18, 2000

Weekly, Tuesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 pmEAP Conference Room

Trauma DebriefingFor employees only

2nd Wednesday from 8:00 am to 9:00Executive Conference Room

4th Thursday from 5:45 to 6:45 pmEAP Conference Room

Change in Ambulance Management

FH installs cutting-edge storm protection

With hurricane season in affect, FHOrlando recently installed two newhigh-tech storm protection systems tohelp minimize the dangers of glassbreakage during a severe storm.

The first system, Armor Screen, willbe deployed in advance of a majorstorm. Once deployed, the screenoffers protection similar to the actionof a vertical trampoline installed infront of a window. Flying objects inhigh winds simply bounce off thescreen, saving the windows and pro-tecting those inside from flying glass.

The second system is more pas-sive and is permanently deployed.High strength 3M Ultra ScotchshieldWindow Laminate System has beenapplied to the inside of several criticalwindows. 3M’s 27-layered, tear-resistent film helps eliminate the dan-gers of flying glass and after-damage.

Both of these systems were placedin critical areas of the hospital includ-ing the overhead walkway betweenthe hospital and medical plaza, thecafeteria, the lobby, and Rapid In andOut, which is difficult to evacuate dur-ing a storm.

On June 22, 38-year-old Julie Slater

was the first person in the state of

Florida to undergo an experimental new

procedure to treat those with heart dis-

ease and potentially increase the effec-

tiveness of angioplasties.

The procedure is called Gamma

Coronary Brachytherapy and is designed

to treat patients who have had coronary

balloon angioplasties and later devel-

oped restenosis, a renarrowing of the

affected blood vessel. After suffering

through a massive heart attack, Slater,

mother of five children, was one of

approximately 600,000 Americans each

year who undergo coronary balloon

angioplasty to treat coronary artery dis-

ease, the nation’s leading cause of

death. About 30 percent of those suc-

cessfully treated subsequently develop

restenosis, often within six months of the

initial procedure. Julie Slater fell into that

group and found that this new technique

might prove beneficial.

As part of the nationwide Gamma 5

Study, sponsored by Cordis Corporation,

The Florida Heart Institute at FH Orlando

in partnership with the Department of

Radiation Oncology at the Walt Disney

Memorial Cancer Institute is carrying out

Gamma Intracoronary Brachytherapy.

The procedure involves inserting a

miniaturized radioactive source to the

diseased vessel in order to deliver a low

dose of radiation to that limited area in

hopes of keeping the vessel “open”.

Hall Whitworth, MD, a cardiologist

and principal investigator at FH said,

“Early data has shown this technique to

substantially reduce the rate of resteno-

sis, and we are hopeful this well-

designed study will help clarify this bene-

fit.” Preliminary medical studies have

shown that Gamma Intracoronary

Brachytherapy may reduce the rate of

restenosis by 30 to 50 percent with little

risk of complication.

The procedure is considered an

investigative medical procedure by the

Food and Drug Administration and is

performed as a collaborative effort

among a team of interventional cardiolo-

gists, radiation oncologists, and medical

physicists.

“This is potentially a breakthrough

treatment technique for our patients with

high risk coronary disease,”said David

A. Diamond, MD, radiation oncologist

and head of the vascular brachytherapy

program at FH. “We are honored to be

the only hospital in Florida selected to

participate in this study.”

FH performs new treatment for heart disease

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Facilities Management employees atFH Orlando install Armor Screen, anew hurricane damage protectionsystem.

extrakissimmee

extracelebration

Billed as America's new hometown,

Celebration, Florida, has all the ingredi-

ents of friendly, neighborhood living which

make memories of yesteryear so fond.

Seventh-day Adventist Christians living

and working there are adding their special

relational ingredients as well with small

groups, community service, and Sabbath

services.

Various small groups are helping build

relationships throughout Celebration,

including conneXions, a young adult gath-

ering, and Pause for Prayer, held each

Wednesday at noon in the Celebration

Health Chapel.

Des and Mary Lou Cummings, char-

ter members of Celebration Health

Spiritual Community, host weekly small

group gatherings in their home called

Friday Night Group (FNG). A new series

of FNG discussions, entitled “Practical

Christianity,” begins July 14 at 7 pm.

These informal get-togethers are casual

opportunities to explore what the Bible has

to do with everyday life. Neighbors and

community members are invited to join in.

Service opportunities are also part of

the range of activities coordinated by

Celebration Health Spiritual Community.

Members, like Dick and Brenda

Duerksen, regularly volunteer at Give

Kids The World, a “home away from

home” for terminally ill children and their

families who come to visit central Florida

theme parks. They serve meals or clean

"adopted" villas while being with these

families, an experience they find enrich-

ing. They invite you to join them serving

breakfast Saturday, July 22 at 7am. To

sign up, call 407/303-4400 ext. 0.

Sabbath Celebrations are hosted on

the second Saturday of every month at

11am in the Celebration Health Chapel.

Members, like Rebecca Hayes and Stacy

Nelson, pause from their work week to

enjoy and participate in these festive wor-

ships and praise gatherings that are open

to the community and often feature inspi-

rational music, drama and speakers. The

next celebration is slated for July 8 and

the community is invited to attend.

“We are so impressed with the depth of

spirituality we see in our Seventh-day

Adventist friends here in Celebration,”

comments Celebration residents Frank

and June Lantz. “Their commitment is

fantastic!”

In simple, personal ways, Celebration

Health Spiritual Community members are

building community, one relationship at a

time. For more information, call Allan

Martin, PhD, at 407/303-4129 or visit

www.tagnet.org/dvm/chsc.html.

Kissimmee says farewell to KenBradley & David Palmer

FH Kissimmee employees saidfarewell to Administrator Ken Bradleyand Director of Facilities David Palmeron Wednesday, June 28. Both officiallyjoined Winter Park Memorial Hospital onJuly 1.

During the goodbye party, Bradleyreminisced with employees about his firstday at Kissimmee and all the friends hehas made and will miss at Kissimmee.

Employees expressed their gratitudeon having had the opportunity to haveworked with Bradley, and the HealthInformation Management (HIM) team pre-sented Bradley with a jar of “M&M stresstablets.”

As his last official Kissimmee adminis-trator duty, Bradley presented Palmer witha farewell gift for his accomplishments

and loyalty to Kissimmee.Palmer will be replaced by Melvin

Jenkins as Facilities Manager. Jenkinshas been at Kissimmee for 25 years.

On behalf of all employees, good luckto Ken Bradley and David Palmer.

Above: David Palmer, Marvin Durbin, KenBradley and Melvin Jenkins

Building community, one relationship at a time

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altamonte extraIt’s a great day for babies…and the whole family

Make sure to mark your calendarsso that you don’t miss the fun of theFH Altamonte Baby Fair. It’s a greatway to receive valuable informationwhile having fun. This year’s activi-ties will include:

l A “Baby Crawl” for great prizes l Fun activities for kidsl Health information on obstetrics

and pediatrics from Florida Hospital Altamonte

l Exhibitors on-hand with products and services to meetyour growing family’s needsl Safety demonstrationsl Character appearancesl Face paintingl Clownsl Magic showsl Giveaways

The Baby Fair will be held onSunday, July 23 from 11 am to 6 pmon the lower level of Altamonte Mall.It’s free and open to anyone. Formore information, call tie-line 835, ext.2243. The FH Altamonte Baby Fair isbeing co-sponsored by:

Crawlers needed!Do you have a friend with a baby

who crawls and is between the ages of

nine to twelve-months-old? If so, tellthem about FH Altamonte’s “Baby

Crawl” which they can enter into for

great prizes. The event will be part

of the FH Altamonte Baby

Fair on July 23 and willtake place on the Center

Court Stage of the Mall from 2 to 3 pm

that day. It is important to note thatbabies entered cannot be family mem-

bers of FH employees. This includes

children, grandchildren, nieces,

nephews, cousins or siblings of FloridaHospital employees. Participants can

only pre-register by calling the number

below. Babies must be of crawling ageand be able to crawl on a soft, padded

carpet from one family member on one

side of the stage to another familymember on the other side

of the stage. All babies

participating will receive aChannel 2 kids’ T-shirt, and

the top winners from three

preliminary heats will go on to a finalround for grand prizes. If you know of

people interested, please have them

call 407/303-2243. Registration islimited.

New faces at Altamonte

Kimberly Eichner has been chosen to

be the new supervisor

at Health Information

Management (HIM).

She will assist

Migdalia Hernandez,

director of HIM at FH

Altamonte and FH

Apopka. Prior to accepting this position,

Eichner worked for five years as HIM

manager at Prudential Care. We welcome

her to the FH

Altamonte family.

A warm welcome

also goes out to

Lynna Cobrall, an

AHS summer intern.

Lynna can be found in the Executive

Offices working with Verbelee Nielsen-

Swanson and Patrick Owings. She is

currently a management major attending

Andrews University and will be involved in

several special projects here in FH

Altamonte as well as FH Apopka.

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AHA Heart WalkFH Altamonte’s Heart Walk Kick-off

was held in the cafeteria on June 27.Michael Koerting, Cardiology Director,reported great attendance with over fiftywalkers in twelve teams signing up. Thisyear’s goal at FH Altamonte is to raise$10,000 with at least 10 teams with 10members each raising $100. More walk-ers are needed so that FH Altamonte canreach its goal. Discount admission to theparks is available to participants whoraise $100 or more for the event. To signup, call Mike at ext. 2299. The walk willbe held on October 22 at UniversalStudios.

Congratulations to theEndoscopy staff who performed973 endoscopies during the monthof May.

Mark your calendars for theEndoscopy Open House

On July 20, the Endoscopy Departmentwill host their open house. Staff are invit-ed to come and view the technology thatmakes FH Altamonte’s EndoscopyDepartment the largest and most compre-hensive in Seminole County.

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Payroll DeductionNew equipment to allow for payroll

deduction of meals in the Winter

Park Memorial Hospital cafeteria

will not be installed until

September.

Until further notification, Winter

Park employees (as well as other

FH employees) must use cash to

purchase meals in the WP cafete-

ria. Hospital ID badges can be

used for payroll deduction when

visiting other FH cafeterias.

extra

Welcome to The TimesFlorida Hospital welcomes all WPMH

employees to its new section of TheTimes, FH’s employee newsletter. TheTimes is published on Thursdays beforepaydays, and includes important newsabout events and issues at FH. It is dis-tributed through department mailboxesand posted on the FH Intranet.

This half-page Winter Park Extra will

focus on news and events pertinent toWPMH. If you have news items, pleasecontact Emily Clemente at ext. 7033. Tosubmit classified ads, please follow thedirection on the back page of this issue.

In addition to The Times, please lookfor weekly issues of Going Forward, whichwill answer your questions about any tran-sition issues affecting employees andAuxilians.

Krispy Kremes foreveryone!Employees greet Administrator

Ken Bradley and other administra-

tive staff during "Krispy Kreme"

rounds just after midnight on July 1

at Winter Park Memorial Hospital.

extraapopkaComing soon…Heart Walk Kick-off

FH Apopka’s Heart Walk Kick-off is

scheduled for July 11 from 11:30 am to

12:30 pm. This year’s goal for FH

Apopka is to raise $2,000 for the

American Heart Association. That means

organizing two teams of 10 walkers rais-

ing $100 each. Everyone is invited to

attend the kick-off and to sign up for the

walk. The walk will be held on October 22

at Universal Studios. Remember that dis-

count admission will be available to all

participants who raise $100 or more.

Tornado DrillCongratulations to the FH Apopka hos-

pital staff who participated in a "tornado"

drill on June 19. Twelve "patients" were

used in the exercises with two requiring

critical care. Emergency drills are held at

least twice a year to ensure that the hos-

pital staff knows what procedures to fol-

low in the event of a real disaster.

Familiar faces at ApopkaRick Aldridge,

chaplain at FH

Altamonte, has

assumed coordinating

responsibilities for

Pastoral Care at FH

Apopka. Feel free to

contact him at tie line

835 ext. 2202. He is also available by

pager.

Richard Vicory

has been selected to

be the supervisor of

the Physical Therapy

Department at

Apopka. He has

worked as a staff

therapist at FH

Apopka for two and a half years. Vicory

is looking forward to enhancing services

in the FH Apopka

community. winter park

If you have Times storyideas, call Patrick Owings at tie-line 835, ext. 2150.

the times l JULY 6, 2000 l 11

east orlando extraThe Construction is Concrete

Rock solid plans began rolling at FHEast Orlando's new EmergencyDepartment when the concrete waspoured on June 20 at 2 am.

The initial construction began inNovember 1999 for a new ED that will be22,000 square feet and will house 35beds. Once the steel is here the crew willbegin framing and finish in two weeks.They will then move on to the exterior.

"Everything is running smoothly and theconstruction is on schedule which shouldbe completed by the February date," saidJohn Elkins, director of facilities.

An ED taskforce has been reviewingcurrent processes and identifying areas tostrengthen.

“With such high volume, we want toensure better patient satisfaction,” said EdNoseworthy, assistant administrator. “Theincrease in space will help.” Some of thenew key features include:

· Waiting rooms for pediatrics and chil-dren-friendly exam rooms

· GYN exam rooms with private bath-rooms

· Rooms designed with the latest tech-nology for monitoring patients with cardiacor traumatic injury

· Rooms for behavioral health evalua-tion

The hospital will also have a new sys-tem that allows the nurses and doctors tobe located quickly. This system will useinfrared chips on employee's badges thatcan be read by sensors in doorways,rooms and lounges. This gives newdimension to performance improvementand documents how many times a patientwas visited by a staff member. This way,instead of the overhead paging for a staffmember, they can be identified to a cer-tain location and reached directly.

“This will eliminate the noise of pagingand offer more efficiency,” said GailMcCord, administrative director of emer-gency services.

The design of the new department willkeep the critical patients near the ambu-lance entrance. Doors will separate criticalpatients from pediatric and Express Carepatients. For patient serenity, there will bea garden off the ED lobby to view and enjoy.

Another benefit according to LesterRilea, director of radiology, is that imagessuch as the X-ray can be captured digital-ly and then transferred to the PAC sys-tem. Here the digital image is stored andcan be pulled up to view.

“With all of our new technology, spaceand design, we will be better able to serveour community and positively affect thewaiting times of our patients,” saidMcCord.

East Orlando Graduation ofInterns and Residents

Fourteen residents and eleven internswere honored at the annualIntern/Resident Graduation Banquet onJune 20 at Church St. Station. Glenn E.Bisby, III, DO, director of medical educa-tion for FH East Orlando, directed theevening’s events.

Many awards were given out during theevening. Dr. Bigsby recognized the med-ical education staff and there was alsospecial recognition given to the FHFoundation of Osteopathic and Podiatricfor Healthcare and Education for theyears of dedication given to theDepartment of Medical Education FHEO.There were also two individual awardspresented to James Blumenthal, DO,current chair of the FH FoundationOsteopathic and Podiatric for Health Careand Education; and to Lee Adler, DO, for-mer chair of the Foundation.

The Outstanding Professional Residentaward was established in the year 2000and is presented annually by the FloridaHospital East Orlando Family PracticeResidency Faculty. The award is given tothe outstanding family practice residentwho most exemplifies the professionalqualities required of an osteopathic physi-cian. This year, the award was given toFrederick Maldonado Malibiran, DO.

Robert Buck, DO and Gabriel Nuriel,DO were given Chief Resident Awards.Chief Intern Awards were presented toJanis Gerbracht, DO and to GeorgeElias, DO. Rhonda Randall, DO waspresented with an award for her serviceas Interim Chief Intern. Local Physicianssingled out for special awards by thegraduates included: Joseph Allgeier, DO;

Shannon Miller, Pharm D; MichaelSmith, DPM; Foot &Ankle Associates ofFlorida; Jere Mammino, DO; LisaRamey, DO; and Kenneth Ramey, DO.

There were five graduating interns,including Dr.’s George Elias, TheresaOakley, Rhonda Randall, JanisGerbracht, and Tammy Pruse, who willremain in the FP Residency Program.

“It was a great evening,” said Bigsby.“As usual we are sorry to see the gradu-ates leave, but are looking forward to thenew and returning classes.”

Congratulations to the graduating fami-ly practice residents and interns: DanielR. Bieda, DO; George Michel Elias, DO;Robert James Buck, III, DO; Janis LynnGerbracht, DO; Deborah Lynn Conran,DO; Theresa Marie Oakley, DO; JeffreyA. Downing, DO; Stephen JeromePlumb, DO; Frederick MaldonadoMalibiran, DO; Beverly Ann Portinger,DO; Miriam Moosnick, DO; TammyGoldberg Pruse, DO; Gabriel Nuriel,DO; Rhonda Lynn Randall, DO;Raymond John Ramirez, DO; ClaireSanger, DO; Gregory P. Samano, II,DO; Catherine Immer Scherer, DO;Ronald Brent Simmons, DO; Ghada B.Zoorob, DO; Leslie L. Smith, DO; AmyJoy Zuber, DO; Tammy Lynn Tuchel,DO; Douglas M. Childs, DPM; DanielLawrence Wiernik, DPM, MS.

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Electric scooter, red w/ twobaskets, approx. 25 mi.,bought $2595, sell$2,000/obo. 407-699-8354.

Graco Seville LXI stroller, bluew/ white polk-a-dots, 4 yr. old,fair/good cond., bought $140,sell $50. 407-880-6581.

Grand Spirit Aquaflow GTXtires, 4 nearly new,195/65R15, $10 ea. 407-291-4411.

Husqvarna Viking 500 QuiltingSewing Machine, great cond.,all accessories, books includ-ed, $500/obo. 407-323-0349.

Infant car seat, $5. 407-294-6985.

Lg. Aquarium w/stand, allchemicals, pump, accessories,etc., $50. 407-539-3006.

Opal 2000 Walker, 4 wheel,heavy-duty w/hand brakes,retails $800, sell $350. 407-889-4321.

Playpen, $30. 407-294-6985.

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