Two hundred twenty-nine area womenparticipated in PCH’s annual FreeWomen’s Health Screening on Saturday,October 27, 2012. Three hundred thirtywomen registered for the event.

Each October, PCH partners with theWest Virginia Breast & CervicalCancer Screening Program to providefree mammograms, Pap tests, andother exams to women who qualify.

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Tammi Green, phlebotomist with Mercer Medical Group, presented registrantswith forms from the West Virginia Breast & Cervical Cancer Center.

Melinda Perdue, Tumor Registrar, collected participant health forms at the end ofthe exam and Brenda Meadows, community volunteer, presented each womanwith a pink rose, gift bag, and literature.

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Lisa Wood, Patient Satisfaction Coordinator, and Kim Barnett, TC(AHA) Coordinator for Staff Education, registered women for thescreening.

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The following staff worked the busiestWomen’s Health Screening to date,making it a resounding success:

Lori Tucker, DO (Dr. Tucker also donated the pink and gray “Team PCH”shirts worn by the staff)

Marie Bennett, RNKayla Sizemore, RNJamette Huffman, DOGlonda Jennings, RNRowena G. Chambers, MDAmanda BrooksGene B. Duremdes, MDGeneroso D. Duremdes, MDAshley Fritzius, DOJessica Aliff, DOPennie Goins, NPTabitha Cox, NPMelinda Perdue, Tumor Registrar (organized and coordinated the event with the physicians)

Rick Puckett, Vice President of Quality and Safety

Lisa Wood and Kim Barnett, Education Department

Rick Hypes, Director of MarketingJulie Lilly, RN, Cancer Care Coordinator

Tabitha Kessinger, RNChristy Puckett, RNAndrea Coppola, RNGail McClung, LPNSalina Meadows, Landi Danko,Mendy Stilwell, Kama Ellison,Samantha Choate - MammographyCherie Hanna and Tammi Greenwith Mercer Medical Group

Thomas Hagerman, Histology TechRebecca Sowers, ES Aide AttendantMartha Johnston, Scheduling/Pre-Registration Team Leader

Christie Haynes, Registration Specialist

Chelsea Blankenship, Registration Specialist

Jane Howerton, Scheduling ClerkMercer County LPN Program Students

Bluefield State College Nursing Students

Brenda Meadows (community volunteer who handed out pink roses and gift bags to all participants).

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Cherie Hanna, Office Managerwith Mercer Medical Group,helped with registration.

Thelma Workman, Cancer Information Specialist with theWest Virginia Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Programprovided information on nutrition, breast self-exams, andother women’s health issues.

Amanda Brooks, member of Dr. Rowena Chambers’ office staff; Thomas Hagerman, PCHHistology Tech; and Kimberly Harding, Bluefield State College pre-med major.

Rebecca Thompson, Megan Coeburn, and Bobbie Jo Lyons.

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The Women’s Health Screening would not have beenpossible without the help of the following folks whoworked behind the scenes:

Administration, for their support of this important community event

Will Wiley, OR Transporter, for helping to move exam tables

Mark Pickett, RN, Staff Educator, for helping with table setup

Environmental Services staffLaboratory staffLaundry Services staffMarketing for their donation of PCH gift items and event advertising.

Materials Management staffNutrition Services staffPlant Operations staffSwitchboard staff for re-routing calls when neededJudy’s KitchenWomen’s Center and Surgical Services for use of their equipment and rooms.

Salina Meadows and Landi Danko welcomed women to themammography suite.

PCH and Mercer Medical GroupWelcome Dr. Amanda H. BaileyA native of Princeton, West Virginia, Amanda H. Bailey D.O., hasreturned to her hometown to join Mercer Medical Group where shewill establish a family medicine practice.

Dr. Bailey is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board ofFamily Physicians. She received her medical degree from the WestVirginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, West Virginia)in 2006, and completed her residency at Altoona Regional HealthSystem and Altoona Family Physicians (Altoona, Pennsylvania).

Dr. Bailey is a veteran of the United States Air Force and priorrecipient of the Air Force Health Professions Scholarship. She wasstationed at Maxwell Air Force Base (Montgomery, Alabama) from2009 to 2012 and was promoted to the rank of Major. As a familyphysician, she provided health care for active duty personnel, theirdependents, and military retirees.

Dr. Bailey took part in two international humanitarian missions during her service with the Air Force – one to Peruand the other to Suriname, South America. In both cases, she and her team provided care to patients with limitedor no access to health care and medications. Dr. Bailey is decorated with many distinctions including the Air ForceMeritorious Service Medal.

“It is my hope to provide quality care to area residents as their family physician. I am also looking forward tobecoming part of the community in which I grew up,” Dr. Bailey said. “There are no age restrictions for mypatients. I accept all patients from newborns to seniors,” she added.

Dr. Bailey received her undergraduate degree in biology from Concord University (2002) and is a graduate ofPrinceton Senior High School (1999). She is the daughter of Cecilia “Kay” (Hamm) Bailey and the late John W.Bailey. Dr. Bailey is engaged to Curt A. Polito, Esq., an attorney practicing international law in China.

Amanda H. Bailey, M.D.

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PCH and The Orthopaedic Center of the Virginias WelcomeDr. Robert PenningtonRobert Pennington, M.D., board certified by the American Board ofOrthopaedic Surgeons in General Orthopaedics and OrthopaedicSports Medicine, has joined the Orthopaedic Center of the Virginias inPrinceton, West Virginia.

Dr. Pennington is one of only 14 orthopaedic surgeons in West Virginiawho is certified in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and the only one in theregion.

He received his medical degree from Marshall University School ofMedicine, Huntington, West Virginia, and completed general surgerytraining and his orthopaedic residency at the Medical University ofSouth Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Pennington has been in private practice in North Carolina since1997. He is a member of the American Academy of OrthopaedicSurgeons, Arthroscopy Association of North America, AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine, and state and regional orthopaedicsocieties.

Dr. Pennington’s interests include advanced arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee and ankle, as wellas fracture care for children, adolescents, and adults. His interests in clinical practice include treating athletes of allages with proven surgical techniques and minimally invasive procedures.

While in North Carolina, Dr. Pennington had an active presence in the community where he served as a sponsor andcoach for basketball and soccer teams. He also provided field medical coverage for area soccer and football teams.

Dr. Robert Pennington brings over 15 years of innovative orthopaedic surgical experience and leading edge technicalprocedures to the people of southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia.

The physicians of the Orthopaedic Center of the Virginias extend a welcome to Dr. Pennington. They are: Darrell C. Belcher, M.D.; PhilipJ. Branson, M.D.; Robert P. Kropac, M.D.; Frederick B. Morgan, D.O.; and Gregory Southers, P.A.

Robert Pennington, M.D.

Centralized Telemetry Cockpit Open House Held November 8

Centralized Telemetry welcomed all hospital employees to an open house on November 8. In the photo on the left, Monitor Tech Sherri McGuirereviews a patient strip with Director of Patient Care Services Rose Morgan. On the right she discusses the cockpit setup with HospitalistsBrandon Fain, P.A. and Yoginder K. Yadav, M.D.

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Women’s Expo Draws Thousands and PCH is There

This year’s hospital display took on a classical garden theme. Phyllis Mikels (below) created the stunning floral arrangements.

Connie Cochran, Salina Meadows, and Sherri Snead distributed PCHand The Pavilion-related items.

Khristy Shrewsbury and Natalie Pickett discussed the free fluvaccine with an Expo attendee.

Princeton Community Hospital distributed thousands of giftitems, hospital literature, and hundreds of free flu vaccines to thewomen and their families who attended the 11th annual Women’sExpo October 26 and 27 at the Brushfork National Guard Armory.

The hospital once again hosted the Women’s Expo CorporateLuncheon, an event that attracts professional women fromthroughout the region. This year’s featured speaker for theluncheon was Deborah L. Copeland, a successful businesswomanwho described herself as “a survivor, educator, philanthropist,author, life coach, motivator, wife, and mother.”

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Sharon Boggess welcomed area women to theWomen’s Expo Corporate Luncheon.

Heather Poff introduced the luncheon speaker. Deborah L. Copeland,featured speaker.

Mona Hamden.

Robin Gibson, Cathy Wellman, Anita Brock, Sandi Lawson, Gayle Hopkins, and Julie Lilly.

Angie Dent and Veronica Brooks. Jennifer Midkiff and Jessica Blankenship.

Bird’s-eye view of the Women’s Expo.

Vera Blankenship.

Buford Helmandollar of Princetonwas the winner of our door prize:Fiesta china – service for four.

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PCH and The Pavilion WelcomeDr. Kerry L. Musick

PCH Volunteers Donate Blanket Warmer and Bed Hardware

A native of New Mexico and Texas, Kerry L. Musick, M.D., earnedhis medical degree in psychiatry from Texas Tech University HealthSciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas. He completedhis residency at the same university with an emphasis on the bio-psycho-social factors of psychiatric diseases.

Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Musick worked as a certifiedpublic accountant and partner in two CPA firms in Brownfield, Texas.

Dr. Musick and his family moved to Bluefield, West Virginia, inOctober 2012, when he joined the medical staff at The BehavioralHealth Pavilion of the Virginias.

“We have been extremely impressed by the friendliness andhelpfulness of the people in this area,” Dr. Musick said. “We werefortunate enough to arrive here in October just as the autumn leaveswere at their peak. The fall colors were something we had neverexperienced before. It certainly is a gorgeous place!”

Dr. Musick and his wife, a writer, are both interested in history and have enjoyed discovering the many historicsites in West Virginia and Virginia. They have eight children, five of whom moved with them. The other threeremained in Texas where they have careers. The children are enrolled at Bluefield High School, Bluefield MiddleSchool, and Brushfork Elementary.

Dr. Musick is looking forward to settling into this beautiful part of the country and to meeting the needs of thepatients at The Behavioral Health Pavilion of the Virginias.

Kerry L. Musick, M.D.

PCH Volunteers recently donated much-needed equipment that will help ensure the comfort and safety of our patients. Above left: VolunteersSam and Margaret Conner along with Amanda Minton, LPN, demonstrate the new Pedigo blanket warmer. All patients, but especially thosereturning from surgery, appreciate the toasty comfort of a warm blanket. Above right: The Conners, Linda Vaughn, LPN, and Jenny White, LPN,stand beside a bed that features patient-assist hardware donated by the Volunteers.

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PCH Honors Employees at the Annual Service Awards Banquet

40 Years

35 Years

30 Years

40 YearsLeona HendricksBrenda SalimiBrenda Stratton

35 YearsKathy AndersonAnita BowlingRhonda HawkinsMartha JohnstonDee Dee JonesDebbie MabeMarlene MartinDebra MyersLinda PoeChristy PuckettDonna RichardsonPatricia RoachPhyllis WimmerTony WrightMary Wyrick

30 YearsJohnnie BlankenshipJudy BoroskiWayne BullinsGlenda FordKaren GoadAnnette LooneyIsabelle MassaroBrenda MitchemDebra PerkinsIbby QuesenberryDoris ShraderJanet ShrewsburyMartha StewartLeona ThompsonBonnie Waller

25 YearsMelissa BakerLinda BeltonVicky L BennettRobin BootheValorie BoylesSheree CoppolaGlenna CurranMary DeWeeseBrenda DillonRobin GibsonDiana HarmonVirginiaHelmondollarJoAnn KinserTammy LambertDeborah MathenaDolores MillsJulie OrrLynn Pendleton

Barry RichardsonWayne RichmondMartha RobinsonRhesa ShrewsburyJoe SultGinger SummersWanda ThomasSherri ThorntonKenneth WoodsRita WoodsJudy Woody

20 YearsShellea CottleTabitha HardinAnnette HicksCheryl JohnsonMary JohnstonDeanna JusticeRose LambertDolly MaddyPriscilla MaxwellTrina MeadowsRobin NesterElisa NobleAnita RiceCathy ShorterDonna SladeJan StovallKaren SurfaceMelinda TreoloTammy WalkerDella WallPatricia White

15 YearsBarbara AkersGreg BarnettCrystal BelcherMelissa BoggessDavid ChoateJennifer CoxCheryl FoxBrigitta GreeneSheila HallVent HatfieldMelissa MatherlyKimberly MillerKaren RatliffDonna RomansTina SixTammy SpencerAnthony ThomasLynn ThompsonSuzanne ThompsonDenise Wooldridge

Several hundred hospital employeesenjoyed a festive evening at theChuck Mathena Center on October23 where they were honored fortheir years of service to PCH, ThePavilion, Mercer Medical Group,and Athens Family Practice.

The elegant dinner, catered by ChefRick/Fincastle Country Club, wasfollowed by comedian Larry Weaverwho had the audience in stitches.

The Service Awards Ceremonyconcluded the evening.

2012 Service AwardRecipients

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2012 Service AwardRecipients

10 YearsPam AdamsStephanie AtkinsRebecca BennettMary BrowningLori CogarConnie DunavantLibby DyeDavid FarmerStacey HajengaCrystal HallJames HartLisa HatfieldLeila HaynesTina HearldThessa JacksonAlecia JohnsonJudy JohnsonJeffery KingRene McKenzieJudy NealAdam ReevesSandra ShrewsburyGloria SimmonsCharles SmithSheila SouthernLinda SteeleDanetta SutphinRonnie TudersShara WalkerPenny Wood

5 YearsFran AlbaMeghan AlleySteve AsburyBarbara AtwellMary Beth AustinMary BaneTammy BellVickie Lynn BennettWill BennettRachel BlankenshipVera BlankenshipChristina BoothKathryn BowenStephanie CombsNatasha ComeroseMary ConnerSara CookMartha CreggerDeborah DavidsonWilliam DayAngie DentRobert DillonLisa DuffySharon FryStephanie Furrow

Diana GatesHelga GrahamCynthia GrosecloseEric GrosecloseBrenda GrossReba HadenCherie HannaDiane HarmanDanielle HawesKathy HazelwoodPatricia HendrickFrancine HornMegan HowellJanice HurstPatty LambertAngenetta LaneCheryl LawsonRhonda LillyTravis LillyLisa MarrsKara McKinneyTammy MeadowsJanet MillnerCindy MinnixAmanda MintonRosa MoodyPatricia MullinsDebra MuncyKathy MustardAmy NicholsJackie NunnMark PickettVickie PickettSandra RamseySusan RannellsJohnny ReedTina RiceBrenda RobertsBethany SetserKathy ShaferJohn ShayRichard SigmonMariel SimsChristopherSouthersShirley SpriggsSara StallardAnthony TaborBrandi TorresDiana VestJennifer WhiteMelissa WilburOdella WilliamsPauline WimmerClyde Wolford

25 Years

20 Years

15 Years

10 Years(continued next page)

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5 Years

5 Years

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Retirees (continued next page)

Comedian Larry Weaver presented Wayne O.Richmond with the “Big Kahuna Award forThe Most Time Spent Surfing the Internet.”

Tony Wright received the award for “TheHardest Person to Locate at PCH.”

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December 2012Staff Education

CalendarDecember 3: *Healthcare Provider CPR, Ed CR #37:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

December 5:* Heartsaver CPR 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., ED CR#3

TNCC 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. • ED Classrooms

December 6:TNCC DAY 2, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.ED Classrooms

December 10:Orientation 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. • ED CR# 1 & 2

December 11:Skills Lab, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. • ED CR # 1-2

December 13:Fire Safety/E-Prep SkillsPCH - 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. Sessions start every 1/2 hour.ED CR#3

December 19:* CPI Certification Class, ED CR# 37:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

December 26:Orientation, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.ED CR# 1 & 2

December 27:Skills Lab, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.ED CR # 1-2

Upcoming Courses

January 15, 2013: Nursing Clinical SkillsCompetency Day • 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.and 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sessions startevery ½ hour.

*January 24, 2013: IVT ClassED Classroom 1-2 • 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

**January 11, 2013: ACLS Re-cert and**January 17-18, 2013: ACLS CertificationClass

* January 16, 2013: Heartsaver CommunityCPR • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

January 18, 2013: Moderate Sedation Checkoff day • 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Sessions start every ½ hour.

*January 23, 2013: Crisis Intervention Re-cert and January 24, 2013: CertificationClass

* January 28, 2013: Healthcare CPR

* Call to register or ** Call to register & pick upbook two weeks prior to class.

Retirees Years of ServiceCecilia Barker ...........................................................................................................................20Deborah Beggs .........................................................................................................................39Rose Buchanan .........................................................................................................................11Dorothy Cecil............................................................................................................................21Emma Jean Curly .....................................................................................................................24Rena Farley ...............................................................................................................................23Bob Front...................................................................................................................................10Pat Gonderman ........................................................................................................................30Kathy Graham..........................................................................................................................27Brenda Hall ...............................................................................................................................29Jerry Haynes .............................................................................................................................24Karen Huffman ........................................................................................................................28Judy McKenzie .........................................................................................................................19Pat Michael ...............................................................................................................................15Rosalie Owrey ..........................................................................................................................34Regina Porter ............................................................................................................................24Ellen Reece ................................................................................................................................28Shirley Roberts .........................................................................................................................31Shirley Scott ..............................................................................................................................22Virginia Smith...........................................................................................................................19Janet Snow ................................................................................................................................32Marilyn Steele...........................................................................................................................30Linda Vestal ..............................................................................................................................31Della Wall ..................................................................................................................................20

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Kevin Graham received the “Global WarmingAward for Polluting the Atmosphere with Hot Air.”

Comedian Larry Weaver provided theevening’s entertainment.

Each month, CEO Wayne Griffith will host a catered birthdayluncheon to honor employees celebrating their big day.

December Luncheon Date: Tuesday, December 18 for all employees born in December.The luncheon will be held in the boardroom at 12:00 p.m.

To reserve your place at the table, please RSVP to Crystal by email orby calling extension 7242 at least four days prior to the luncheon.

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FIRE SAFETY INSERVICEIT IS MANDATORY FOR ALL STAFF TO

ATTEND ONE FIRE SAFETY DAY EACH YEAR.

December 13, 2012 at PCHEducation Classroom #3

6:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sessions start every half hour.Last session will start at 5:30 p.m.

Watch for details for additional Fire Safety Daysin March and May at PCH and The Pavilion.

Letter of AppreciationDear Mr. Griffith,

I just want to let you know how much I appreciate everyone at Princeton Community Hospital. My husband and Iwere both in the Emergency Room after a car accident. We are from Alabama and everyone went above and beyondto make us feel comfortable and to be sure everything was take care of. Fran and Sean were both extraordinary. Frantook excellent care of my husband and Sean even helped us get a rental car! We had our puppies with us and thedirector of nursing kept them with her in her office and we knew we didn’t have to worry about them. We were bothvery impressed with the staff at PCH

Sincerely,Kathryn R. Payne

Light up the tree and the lives of thoseyou want to remember and honor.

Donor’s Name:

Address:

Phone:

Please notify the following of my tribute:

Name:

Address:

Please note if your gift is in tribute of a veteran so special notation can be made.

Please mark your gift selection: � Star: $500 � Yellow light: $250 � Clear light: $100 � Blue light: $50� Green light: $25 � Red light: $10 � Other $

� Enclosed is my check, payable to PCH Foundation� Charge my credit card in the amount of $ � Visa � MasterCard � Discover � AMEXCard no:

Exp. date:

Signature:

Please mail this form along with your donation to: Princeton Community Hospital Foundation • PO Box 1369 • Princeton, WV 24740

PCH Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation as designated by the Internal Revenue Service. As such, donations made to the Foundation are deductible from federal income taxes to the full extent provided by law.

Please join us in celebrating the holiday season bysupporting the Foundation’s Annual Lights of Love. It is aunique and meaningful way to honor or remembersomeone who is special to you and at the same timemake a donation to support renovations to PrincetonCommunity Hospital’s Emergency Department’sbereavement room and Women’s Center mammographysuite. Residual funds raised from Lights of Lovedonations will be earmarked to support the purchase ofequipment to enhance our hospital’s provision of qualityhealth care while providing its staff with tools thatenable them to deliver compassionate, competent careand comfort to their patients and their families.

With your donation, you dedicate a symbolic light on theLights of Love tree to be located in the lobby of PrincetonCommunity Hospital’s Parkview Center. Names ofthose being honored and remembered will be listed onrecognition display boards in the hospital’s main towerand Parkview lobbies.

A Lights of Love dedication ceremony is scheduled forSunday, December 16, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby ofPrinceton Community Hospital’s Parkview Centerwhere we dedicate special time to honoring loved onesbeing recognized by Lights of Love. Music will beprovided by Pikeview High School Chorale. A receptionfeaturing holiday treats will follow the ceremony.

YES! Here is my Lights of Love gift: � In honor of: � In memory of:

I WANT TO SUPPORT renovations to Princeton Community Hospital’s Emergency Department’s bereavement roomand Women’s Center mammography suite. Residual funds raised will support the purchase of equipment to enhancedelivery of competent and compassionate quality health care to their patients and their families.