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Meeting Rooms: Friendly reminder to please reserve a meeting room on the hospital meeting room calendar if you will need a room. If you do not access to schedule an appointment, please call Ginger Johnson at extension 8207. Please be considerate of others and clean up following your meeting, including reassembling room as previously found.

Donate Scrubs to Homeless Shelter: Hocking Hills Inspire Shelter is in need of second hand scrub uniforms of all sizes. Contact 740-385-5116 or 740-385-7930 if you can donate.

View HVCH Employee Update Online: You can now view our HVCH Weekly Update employee information online. Visit http://www.hvch.org/employee-updates/. You will be informed you must log in to view the content. Click “Log in” and you will be redirected to a login form. Use the following credentials: Username: hvchuser; Password: Hvchemployee2018!! After clicking submit, you will be redirected back to the Employee Updates page where all content on the page will now be visible.

Update Submissions: As a reminder, all items to be included in each week’s Update should be received in Community Relations by noon on Wednesday of that week. Items may be emailed to ljohnston@hvch.org or dropped off in the Community Relations Department.

Zoo Tickets: Discounted zoo tickets are now available. Tickets to the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium are $13.00 per Adult and $8.00 for Jr/Sr (2-9 & 60 and over). Payroll deduction is available for hospital employees. Contact Ginger in Administration at ext. 8207 with questions. Order forms available in Administration.

Employee News in Brief UPCOMING CLASSESProvided by Kandy Fizer, MSN, RN, Director of Education

CPR(Two sessions offered: 8–11 a.m. or 1–4 p.m.)

November 15thJanuary 17thMarch 21st

Nonviolent Physical Crisis Intervention (a.k.a. CPI)

Refresher – September 18th(Two sessions offered: 8-11 a.m. or 1-4 p.m.)

New – October 16th (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)Refresher - January 22

(Two sessions offered: 8-11 a.m. or 1-4 p.m.)New - February 19th (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)

ACLSRenewal - October 4th

New - October 24th and October 25thRenewal - April 4th

New - April 15th and April 16th

PALSRenewal - November 1st

New - November 13th and November 14thRenewal - July 11th

New - July 23rd and July 24th

Mandatory STNA TrainingNovember 28th 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.November 29th 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

December 3rd (Make-up) 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Registration required via HealthStream – “Catalog” tab.

**Classes are held in the CIC Conference Center.**

EMPLOYEE BIRTHDAYS

SATURDAY - Julie Freeland, COTA, Rehab.; Karen Standiford, P.T. Rehab.; Sherry Perry, Associate, Environmental Services

SUNDAY - Alyssa Meyer, Accounting Assistant, Finance

TUESDAY - Josie Riggs, Student Worker, Admitting; Jane Shannon, R.N., BHU

WEDNESDAY - Stephanie Moore, MRI Tech.; William Travis, Surgical Tech.

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Employee Campaign FundraisersTeam #2 “Serves You Right”

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER (1-27)Chieftain Basket Raffle

OSU Basket RaffleFamily Pizza Night “Take & Bake” Raffle

Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Payroll deduc-tion available. Tickets are available in Administration. Drawing to be held September 28. Chieftain Basket includes: $50 Pizza Crossing Gift Certificate, purple

insulated tote, wreath, purple fuzzy socks, 2 Chieftain T-shirts, popcorn, insulated cup, purple gum. OSU Bas-ket includes: Wreath, jacket, rug, tote bag, pot holder,

decals, painted OSU tub. Pizza Night includes: Certificate for 3 pizzas from the Cafeteria, breadsticks, soda, chips,

movies.

MONTH OF SEPTEMBER (1-30)Antiquities Photo Sales

Purchase a coupon for a 10x13 portrait of your child for $10.00 (one coupon per family). Photos will be taken October 6. A team member will call you to schedule a time. Cash, Check, or Payroll Deduction (for HVCH em-

ployees) is available.

SEPTEMBER 1 - OCTOBER 26Shoe Drive

We invite you to donate your new or gently worn shoes to help us raise funds for our Cafeteria Renovation Project! Shoes must be: Clean, Good & Wearable Condi-

tion. Any and all types of shoes are accepted – Boots, athletic shoes, baby shoes, dress shoes, etc. Bags will be

provided to your Department Director and members from Team #2 will collect them.

SEPTEMBER 14Bake Sale at Hocking County Fair Booth

Join us for a bake sale at the HVCH booth at the Hock-ing County Fair! Bake Sale will be from 12-4 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 24Cappuccino Sale

Cappuccino will be sold from 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in Administration for $1.00 each cup. Flavors are: French

Vanilla, English Toffee and Hot Chocolate.

Lynna Hreha, RT, Respiratory - “Lynna is very helpful to everyone in the department. Not only is she a good Respi-ratory Therapist, but also very helpful with patient care.” - From Connor Stobbs

Tammy Acord, Emergency Department - “Always going above and beyond her duties to help in any way possible.” - From Cherry Spelock, RN

Joe Manuel, RT, Respiratory - “During our recent Joint Commission survey, Joe was present in the ED and an-swered questions for the surveyors. He did a great job.” - Jeff Hovatter, RN

Going the Extra Mile

The fall/winter logo wear order deadline is Mon-day, Sept. 17. Visit the following site to make your purchase: https://hvchfall2018.itemorder.com/.

Item descriptions, sizing and color options are avail-able on the website. Please make sure to check the garment spec sheet for sizing and material details. Each garment fits differently depending on the brand and the blend.

All orders will be delivered to Hocking Valley Commu-nity Hospital. Items will be available for pick up in the Community Relations office on Thursday, Oct. 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Orders for night shift employees unable to pick up that day will be left in the nursing supervisors’ office. Please call Leslie at extension 8110 if you have any questions about the process.

HVCH Fall/Winter Logo Wear Sale

Halloween CandyDepartment Challenge

HVCH TRICK OR TREAT NIGHTOCTOBER 25 FROM 5:30-7 P.M.

Drop off your donated bags of candy to the Community Relations Office and identify your department on the bags. Candy collected will be used for the HVCH Trick or Treat Night for children and grandchildren of HVCH/HVMG staff. Collection closes on Monday, Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. The winning department donating the most candy BY WEIGHT will re-ceive pumpkin donuts at their next department meeting. Call Beth at ext. 8154 for more information.

Weekly Update SEPT. 14, 2018

September is Sepsis Awareness Month with September 13 designated as World Sepsis Awareness Day.

Sepsis is the final common pathway to death from most infectious diseases worldwide.

It arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. Sepsis follows a unique and time-critical clinical course, which in the early stages is highly amenable to treatment through early diagnosis and timely and appropriate clinical manage-

ment. Currently, sepsis continues to cause

approximately between six and nine million deaths worldwide every year, most of which are preventable. Many surviving patients suffer from the con-sequences for the rest of their lives.

Most types of microorganisms can cause sepsis, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. However, it may also be caused by infections with sea-

EVENTS CALENDAR

Sept. 20: State of the Hospital HVCH Front Lawn

Stacey Gabriel, new HVCH CEO, gives her first State of the Hospital Address. Light refreshments will be served. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with presentation at 6 p.m. RSVP to Latricia Johnston at ljohnston@hvch.org or 740-380-8336.

Oct. 2: TWIG II Chinese AuctionHocking County Fairgrounds

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., drawing at 7 p.m. Grocery Basket • 50/50 Drawing • Lottery Tree. Refreshments available!All proceeds benefit HVCH.

Nov. 15: Medicare Enrollment, HVCH Meeting Room

OSHIIP representatives will be avail-able from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help with Medicare open enrollment. Schedule an appointment by calling 740-380-8305.

INSPIRATIONALQUOTE OF THE WEEK

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.”

— Aldous Huxley

LEADING THE WAY TO A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY

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HVCH Cafeteria Menu Sept. 17-Sept. 21MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Spaghetti CasseroleChicken Fingers

Potato WedgesCarrotsBroccoli

BreadstickTomato Soup

Chicken Breast/Bun

Italian Sausage/BunFrench Fries

CornGreen Beans

Blended Veggies

Chicken Soup

Hot Dog/BunMacaroni &

CheeseOnion Rings

Baked PotatoCauliflower

SpinachChili

Chicken Tator Casserole

Salisbury SteakMashed Potatoes

Baked BeansCabbage

Parmesan PeasBroccoli Soup

Tortilla TilapiaCreamed Chip

BeefMashed Potatoes

Glazed CarrotsBrussels w/

BaconBiscuit

Dumplings

Direct to You: From Roy DavisThis

week, I would like to highlight another Hocking Valley Medical Group employee, Carissa Polley.

Carissa was born and raised in Logan and graduated from Logan High School in 1992. She worked for a pharmaceutical company before be-ginning to work for Dr. Max Haque, psy-chiatrist, in 2004.

She became an em-ployee of HVMG in 2011, and continues to work with Dr. Haque as well as Dr. Tarek Aziz and Pramoda Fatehchand, PA-C, in the HVMG psychia-try office on 1389 W. Hunter Street in Lo-gan.

Carissa loves to spend downtime with family watching mov-ies or finding new recipes.

“I love working for

the medical group; I feel like we are a family that cares and supports each other. I could not ask for a better group of people to work with,” Carissa said.

Many of Carissa’s coworkers say she is at her best when the phone is ringing off the hook and the lob-by is full. She keeps everybody calm, in-cluding the providers. Patients compliment Carissa on how she always takes the extra step to make sure they can schedule their appointments when they want them and she always has a smile on her face when they walk in.

Thank you Carissa for all you do for our medical group!

Roy Davis,Business

Development Director

Kirsten Risch, HVCH phlebotomist, won the hay bale tossing championship at the Hocking County Fair Sunday. She also was named First-Runner Up Fair Queen. Congratulations Kirsten!

HVCH hay bale toss champion

A big thank you to our HVCH employees who continue to raise funds for the HVCH Foundation Employee Campaign through September and October. Team #1’s fundraisers held in August raised $1,366.73 for cafeteria reno-vations. We are excited to see what the next two months bring! A special thank you to HVCH Foundation Board Member Kyle Walker for donating a cleaning package from his company Real World Cleaning to be raffled as one of last month’s fundraisers. We are grateful for your support!

sonal influenza viruses, dengue viruses, and highly transmis-sible pathogens of public health concern; such as avian and swine influenza viruses, Ebola, and yellow fever viruses.

Sepsis is a major cause of maternal and neonatal mor-bidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries and affects millions of hospitalized patients in high-income countries.

In the community, sepsis often presents as the clinical deterioration of common and preventable infections such as those of the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary tract, or of wounds and skin. Sepsis is frequently under-diagnosed at an early stage - when it still is potentially reversible.

Usually the first symptoms are those associated with the source of infection, such as a cough due to pneumonia or abdominal pain from appendicitis. Fever, a high pulse rate, and accelerated breathing are also signs. Everyone should be aware of the main clinical symptoms that indicate the wors-ening of an infection. Shortness of breath, reduction in urine output, dizziness, or altered mental status with confusion, agitation, or drowsiness can be signs of organ dysfunctions. In laboratory tests, sepsis often coincides with high white blood cell counts. But in the highly acute phase, and espe-cially in immunocompromised patients, there may also be a decrease in white blood cell counts. In most cases, indicators of inflammation are increased.

Anyone can get sepsis, even someone who was previously healthy. However, people with diabetes, cancer, HIV infec-tion, previous chemotherapy, as well as corticosteroids users or those with any form of immunosuppression are more susceptible to severe forms of infection. Especially premature infants, small children, people 65 and older, and people with no spleen are more at risk. That risk can be reduced with a vaccination against pneumococci.

Preventing infections is the best way to prevent sepsis. Although there are no specific vaccines to prevent sepsis, vaccines are available for certain sepsis pathogens, such as pneumococci. Especially small children, people over 65, and patients who have no spleen should get vaccinated – they are particularly susceptible to pneumococci. This includes people who were born without a spleen as well as people who lost theirs due to an injury, surgery, or aggressive che-motherapy. You can also help prevent infection by maintain-ing a healthy lifestyle with nutritious food, exercise, and rest. Wash your hands frequently. Seek medical help if an illness does not seem to be improving or is getting worse. Do what you can to prevent hospital-acquired infections. If you do get an infection, you can prevent sepsis by treating it seriously.

Information courtesy www.world-sepsis-day.org.

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• Food Service Aide - Part Time - Various Hours

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Special Care Unit - Full Time - Nights

• Respiratory Therapist - Full Time - Nights

• State Tested Nursing Assistant - Full Time - Nights - Inpatient Services

• Student Intern Spring 2019 - Healthcare Administration (Unpaid)

Join us as Stacey Gabriel, new HVCH President & CEO, gives her

first State of the Hospital Address. Light refreshments will be served.

STATE OF THEHOSPITAL ADDRESS

Thursday, Sept. 205:30 PM on the HVCH Front Lawn

601 S.R. 664 N., Logan

Please RSVP to ljohnston@hvch.org or call (740) 380-8336.

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HVCH is pleased to once again provide an oppor-tunity for our community members to meet one-on-one with representatives from the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP). These reps are available to help you navigate through the Medi-care enrollment process and help you find the best insurance program for your needs. Medicare is the federal health insurance program for individuals who are 65 years and older, select individuals who are younger with disabilities and people with End-Stage Renal Disease. Appointments will be held at HVCH on Thursday, November 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please call 740-380-8305 to schedule yours today.

Medicare open enrollment event at HVCH

Did you know that you can support the mission of HVCH by making a gift online? Just go to www.hvch.org, click on our "donate now" button to use your credit card to make an immediate gift and receive your receipt. On behalf of our patients, staff and board members, we are so grateful for our benefactors whose gifts enable us to continue serving the people of Hocking and surrounding counties.

Senior Day at the Hocking County Fair

HVCH employees joined the Scenic Hills Senior Center for a fun cowboy-themed Senior Day at the Hocking County Fair. Staff joined senior center members for a walk to the fairgrounds and helped serve meals before the senior center line dancing group took the stage to provide entertainment.

HVCH at the Hocking County FairIf you haven’t stopped by to see us at the Hocking County Fair yet, our booth is under the grandstand. The Cardiovascular Department will be set up tonight and the Radiology Department will be there on Saturday. Stop by and ask us your questions! Pictured are employees Alison Herges and Amy Hammond, representing the Behavioral Health Unit.

HVCH is a critical-access hospital located in the city of Logan, Ohio, which serves residents in Hocking and surrounding counties. With more than 325 employees, our staff is here to serve the residents and visitors of our Hocking Valley community through various ancillary and emergency care services. HVCH is Joint Commission accredited, and we offer a wide range of primary, acute, and rehabilitative services. We are pleased to provide 24-hour emergency services to our patients through our ER and Urgent Care. Additionally, our surgical center, rehabilitation center, physical therapy clinic, pain control and wound clinic, imaging, laboratory, cardiovascular/cardiopulmonary, sleep clinic, geriatric psychiatric, and oncology services are also available. We are proud of our facility. HVCH is affiliated with OSUWMC, improving healthcare services to the Hocking and surrounding counties in the areas of general surgery and orthopaedics. HVCH also is a part of the Ohio State Health Network.

To provide extraordinary care close to home now and into the future.

OUR MISSION

To provide our community an unparalleled patient experience through world class service that is both compassionate and professional.

OUR VISION