Weekly Update FEB. 24, 2017

Would your babysitter know what to do if your child began to choke? Injuries are a part of childhood, but many avoidable and unintentional deaths can be prevented.

Hocking Valley Community Hos-pital is hosting a Safe Sitter® course on Monday, March 20 to help stu-dents in grades 6-8 learn about child care safety. Safe Sitter courses have helped more than 650,000 adoles-cents across the country learn basic lifesaving and safety techniques. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the CIC Professional Building, Suite B, beside the hospital. The cost of the class is $50.

“We’re proud to offer the Safe Sit-ter course. This medically-accurate course helps young teens feel more confident in their ability to care for younger children. It can even help them feel more comfortable staying home alone,” Kandy Fizer, Director of Education at Hocking Valley Com-munity Hospital, said.

Course curriculum is designed exclusively for young teens and cov-ers the following areas: safety skills, child care skills, first aid and rescue skills, and life and business skills. Safe Sitter courses are instructor-led and interactive, with hands-on demonstrations and skills practice using soft-bodied dolls and medical manikins.

To enroll your sitter or your child in the March 20th class, please call the HVCH Human Resources office at (740) 380-8330. Hocking Valley Com-munity Hospital is a Registered Safe Sitter teaching site.

EVENTS CALENDAR

March 2: Auxiliary Book SaleHVCH Meeting Room

Sale is from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Come browse the latest titles at 30% to 70% off retail prices. A portion of the proceeds benefit HVCH through the Auxiliary.

March 9: TWIG VI Chinese AuctionHocking County Fairgrounds

Doors open 5 p.m.; Drawings begin at 7 p.m. Lottery Tree, Basket Raffle, Door Prizes, 50/50. Baked goods & refreshments available. All proceeds benefit HVCH.

April 3: Tick PreventionHVCH Front Lobby

Join us at 6 p.m. to learn ways to protect yourself as we head into the spring tick season with speaker Tim McDermott, OSU Extension.

INSPIRATIONALQUOTE OF THE WEEK

Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”

— Robert Frost

LEADING THE WAY TO A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY

HVCH Safe Sitter class set for March 20

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Direct to You: From Julie Grow, CFO

HVCH Cafeteria Menu Feb. 27-March 3MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Oven Fried Chicken

Pizza CasseroleFrench Fries

BroccoliCabbage

Garlic BreadPotato Soup

Spaghetti PieChicken Fingers

Green Bean Casserole

Oven Fried Potatoes

CauliflowerBreadstick

Tuscan Soup

Hot dog/BunMacaroni &

CheeseOnion Rings

Baked PotatoCandied Carrots

Seasoned Brussels Sprouts

Chili

Chic. Tator Casserole

Salisbury SteakMashed Potatoes

Baked BeansCabbage

PeasBroccoli Soup

Battered CodCreamed Chip

BeefMashed PotatoesCarrotsBroccoliBiscuit

Chicken Dumpling

January Financial Results

Ah, January… the time of reso-lutions for eat-ing less, exercising more, cold weather (typically), empty wallets from the holidays and resetting health insurance deduct-ibles. This flurry of ac-tivity historically results in below budget revenue performance for the hos-pital, with this January being no different. Gross revenue for the month was $8,060,000, coming in $340,000 below bud-get expectations. The below budget revenue was mainly related to a decrease in outpatient volumes for the month, which is a normal Janu-ary trend.

There are, however, a lot of positive financial and statistical results to report for January. First, cash deposits for the month of January were over $2.8 million. This is the highest cash col-lection total since April of last year, collecting 103% of our net patient revenue. The strong cash collection totals

for the month, allowed us to increase our Days Cash On Hand back to 20 days cash! Patient deductions were only 52% this month due to some grant funding we received through the Upper Payment Limit program that is used to help offset some of the charity care we pro-vide to the community. This allowed for Total Operating Revenue of $3,870,920.

Due to large claims paid on behalf of our hospital employee health insurance for the month of January, our expenses were over budget by $75,000. This still did not stop us from having a 15% operating margin and a $448,000 bottom line. This is a great start to 2017! I ask that you continue to look for ways to improve hospital ef-ficiencies and increase revenue. It takes all of us working toward a common goal of con-tinuing to improve the hospital’s financial position so that we can reinvest it not only back into the hospital in the form of new technology and equipment, but bet-ter health for our com-munity.

Julie Grow, CFO

New chiller installed as part of energy projectHVCH’s new chiller was installed this week as part of the hospital’s ongo-ing energy project expected to be completed this summer.

JANUARY 2017 BUDGETDays Cash on Hand 20 20Gross Revenue $8,060,829 $8,401,630Net Revenue $580,339 $335,091Expenses $3,290,582 $3,214,855Bottom Line $448,881 $156,508Margin 15% 9%

Financial Results

Celebration held for employee birthdaysCelebrations recently were held for employees were in January and Febru-ary. Happy birthday everyone!

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• Storeroom Clerk/Courier - Part-time, Day Shift• Radiologic Tech - Part-time, Variable Hours• Respiratory Therapist: Full Time - Night Shift• Rehab/Pacemaker Clinic – Unit Secretary:

Full Time – Day Shift • Director of Human Resources: Bachelor’s

Degree with 3-5 years experience in Healthcare Human Resources; Full time – Day shift

• State Tested Nurse Aides – Med/Surg., Contingent, Variable Hours

• Registered Nurse – Med/Surg., Contingent, Variable

• Radiologic Tech - Contingent, Variable Hours• Wellness Coordinator - Variable Hours,

Associate’s Degree preferred

‘Extra Mile’ employees recognized

Several employees were recently recognized for going the ‘extra mile’ in their roles at HVCH including Brennen Dexter, RN, Urgent Care (top photo); Stephanie Swick, RN, Emergency Department (middle photo); and Trudy Mc-Coy, STNA, Swing Bed.

We are pleased to an-nounce our first Grateful Patient Recognition was held on Wednesday eve-ning, February 15th during the BHU department meet-ing.

By establishing the Shin-ing Stars Grateful Patient Program, individuals and/or their families are able to formally recognize the exceptional care received at Hocking Valley Com-munity Hospital and have the opportunity to say “thank you,” and /or give back to those who may have given so much to you.

The recognition ceremony was an opportunity to share the wonderful comments from a grateful patient’s daughter, who made a donation to the HVCH Foundation in honor of the exceptional care received. One of her comments included: “Every-one was so kind to my mother. Every time I called, they let me talk with her. They are very caring, and all staff member hold high standards. For this outstanding care, on behalf of my mother – we say THANK YOU”.

The following employees received a personalized certificate and their “Shining Star” pins:

• Amber Kienzle• Amber Kilpatrick• Denise Brooks• Anita Zielinksi-BeanCongratulations to these Shining Stars & keep up

the great work!If you would like to recognize a caregiver through

the Grateful Patient Program, contact Beth Bell at (740) 380-8154.

Shining Stars recognized by grateful patients

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SAVE DATETHE

HVCH FOUNDATION 32ND ANNUAL AUCTION & GOLF TOURNAMENT

July 21-22

National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDAwareness) Week puts the spotlight on the seriousness of eating disorders in an effort to improve public understanding of their causes, triggers, and treatments. Eating disorders, such as bulimia, binge eating disorder, and anorexia, are serious illnesses that involve extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding food, exercise, and body im-age. By increasing awareness and access to resources, we can encourage early detection and intervention, which can improve the likelihood of full recovery for millions. For more information, visit nedawareness.org.

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Heart Healthy Recipe winner’s pie to be served in cafeteriaSheri Marcum of the HVCH Lab won the recent “Shar-

ing the Love” Heart Healthy Recipe Challenge held by the Employee Activities Committee. There were eight entries in three different categories: desserts, snack/apps and en-trees. Sheri was the overall winner as well as the dessert category winner with her heart-healthy recipe for peanut butter pie.

Beth Bell of the Community Relations Dept. won the snacks/apps category with her recipe for energy bites. Anita Thompson, Nursing Supervisor, won the entree cat-egory with her cauliflower pizza casserole.

A list of recipes for all the entries is located in the back of

the cafeteria on the Community Relations bulletin board.All winners received Kroger gift cards.The winning entry of the “Sharing the Love’ Heart

Healthy Recipe Challenge will be available for purchase in the HVCH Café on Friday, March 3rd.

Come taste for yourself! As pieces of Sheri Marcum’s pie, prepared by our HVCH Dietary department, will be available to purchase for $1.25 beginning at 11:00 am while supplies last. Stop by & enjoy a little piece of healthy heaven and also pick up her famous recipe!

Congratulations Sheri and thank you to all the partici-pants for “Sharing the Love”!

Sheri’s Frozen Peanut Butter Pie1 pkg. 8 oz. 1/3 less fat cream cheese1 cup powdered sugar1/3 to 1/2 cup Simply Jiff Peanut Butter (Low so-dium, 33% less sugar)1/3 cup 2% milk1 8 oz. fat free Cool Whip1 graham cracker pie crust

Optional: 1/4 cup finely chopped salted peanuts

Place cream cheese in a mixing bowl and bring to room temperature until softened. Mix in pea-nut butter and powdered sugar. Slowly add mix. Mix thoroughly until smooth and creamy. Fold in whipped cream until well mixed. Spoon into pie crust. Freeze until firm (1-2 hours). Remove from freezer 5 minutes before serving. Refrigerate after serving. *Can sprinkle the top with finely chopped salted peanuts before freezing.

HVCH is a 25-bed, 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, geriatricpsychiatric,andoncologyservicesarealsoavailable. Weareproudofour facility. HVCH isaffiliatedwithOSUWMC, improvinghealthcare 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.

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

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