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April 21 - 27 marks National Volunteer Week. We'd like to thank our more than 100 incredible volunteers for their continued support of Valley and for helping us in our mission of caring for our community like family. Our volunteers help across the organization doing things like greeting and escorting patients and visitors, answering questions, and helping folks get to destinations around the main campus. Thank you to our remarkable volunteers!
April 21 - 27 marks National Volunteer Week. We'd like to thank our more than 100 incredible volunteers for their continued support of Valley and for helping us in our mission of caring for our community like family. Our volunteers help across the organization doing things like greeting and escorting patients and visitors, answering questions, and helping folks get to destinations around the main campus. Thank you to our remarkable volunteers!
This week, April 14 - 20, is National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. Lab professionals contribute daily by producing quality results in a timely manner to help aid providers in their clinical decision making. Our VMC laboratory team, has lots to celebrate from a successful CAP survey to being fully staffed. The lab team continues to partner with our various clinical teams to come up with innovative ways to provide excellent care to our patients and providers. So let us all recognize our lab professionals by thanking them for all their hard work that they perform behind the scenes!
This week, April 14 - 20, is National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. Lab professionals contribute daily by producing quality results in a timely manner to help aid providers in their clinical decision making. Our VMC laboratory team, has lots to celebrate from a successful CAP survey to being fully staffed. The lab team continues to partner with our various clinical teams to come up with innovative ways to provide excellent care to our patients and providers. So let us all recognize our lab professionals by thanking them for all their hard work that they perform behind the scenes!
Congratulations to Jamie Phillips, a Physical Therapist in our Covington Lifestyle Medicine Clinic and one of our March 2024 Employees of the Month! See what her colleagues had to say: "Jamie is a stellar example of a clinician providing Lifestyle Medicine! She is able to have meaningful and impactful interactions with her patients resulting in their successful engagement and initiative around building healthy lifestyle behaviors. Jamie is fulfilling the Caregiver Commitment by taking ownership of her patients' success, seeing the "big picture" of her patients' overall health (not JUST the reason they might have initially sought out PT), practicing an innovative and non-traditional care model and fostering a collaborative environment for the best possible patient care. We are lucky to have Jamie on our team!" "Jamie is absolutely deserving of this award. She goes above and beyond in her role at Lifestyle Medicine Covington. She serves as a strategic leader in the department, a role that has her innovating and testing new and better ways to implement Lifestyle Medicine in physical therapy. She has tons of energy and is GREAT at her job!"
Congratulations to Jamie Phillips, a Physical Therapist in our Covington Lifestyle Medicine Clinic and one of our March 2024 Employees of the Month! See what her colleagues had to say: "Jamie is a stellar example of a clinician providing Lifestyle Medicine! She is able to have meaningful and impactful interactions with her patients resulting in their successful engagement and initiative around building healthy lifestyle behaviors. Jamie is fulfilling the Caregiver Commitment by taking ownership of her patients' success, seeing the "big picture" of her patients' overall health (not JUST the reason they might have initially sought out PT), practicing an innovative and non-traditional care model and fostering a collaborative environment for the best possible patient care. We are lucky to have Jamie on our team!" "Jamie is absolutely deserving of this award. She goes above and beyond in her role at Lifestyle Medicine Covington. She serves as a strategic leader in the department, a role that has her innovating and testing new and better ways to implement Lifestyle Medicine in physical therapy. She has tons of energy and is GREAT at her job!"
Congratulations to Neurohospitalist, Jonathan LoVoi, PA-C, our March 2024 Provider of the Month! See what his colleagues had to say: “Jonathan is a very valued member of the neurohospitalist team. He is an excellent clinician, has great bedside manner and works well with nurses and other staff. He is very good about collaborating with ED or hospitalists and is very responsive. He goes the extra mile for his patients.” “Jonathan is an amazing asset to Valley. His care of our Neuro patients in CCU and on the 6th floor is kind, caring comprehensive and complete. It's scary being a patient up there and Jonathan's ability to tie the neuro team and all other teams to give the patient a rounded picture of his needs and care is amazing.”
Congratulations to Neurohospitalist, Jonathan LoVoi, PA-C, our March 2024 Provider of the Month! See what his colleagues had to say: “Jonathan is a very valued member of the neurohospitalist team. He is an excellent clinician, has great bedside manner and works well with nurses and other staff. He is very good about collaborating with ED or hospitalists and is very responsive. He goes the extra mile for his patients.” “Jonathan is an amazing asset to Valley. His care of our Neuro patients in CCU and on the 6th floor is kind, caring comprehensive and complete. It's scary being a patient up there and Jonathan's ability to tie the neuro team and all other teams to give the patient a rounded picture of his needs and care is amazing.”
Gold Star Champion! Sherlyn Krishna is a Unit Secretary on 3 North and a true process improvement champion! Sherlyn earned her bronze star in FY23, her first silver star in FY23, and gold star in FY24. She has participated in many improvement efforts including: 3 North Office Supplies 5S Forms 5S Equipment Room 5S Documentation of Standards Created Tip Sheets for team processes Plays an active role in supporting the unit on achieving flow goals Just to name a few! Sherlyn has truly embraced a culture of continuous improvement. She's done amazing work, and we are thrilled to recognize her as Valley's newest Gold Star Champion!
Gold Star Champion! Sherlyn Krishna is a Unit Secretary on 3 North and a true process improvement champion! Sherlyn earned her bronze star in FY23, her first silver star in FY23, and gold star in FY24. She has participated in many improvement efforts including: 3 North Office Supplies 5S Forms 5S Equipment Room 5S Documentation of Standards Created Tip Sheets for team processes Plays an active role in supporting the unit on achieving flow goals Just to name a few! Sherlyn has truly embraced a culture of continuous improvement. She's done amazing work, and we are thrilled to recognize her as Valley's newest Gold Star Champion!
March is National Nutrition Month! In honor of National Nutrition Month, we asked a couple of our Registered Dietitians some questions about themselves and their field. Read some of their great answers and get to know our team better! Q. Why did you become a dietitian? A. I have always been fascinated with using food to treat or manage health conditions. I also knew that I wanted to help people, so becoming a dietitian has allowed me to do that through food. Q. What can working with a dietitian do for me? A. Working with a dietitian can help you change your eating habits, create a sustainable healthy lifestyle and manage chronic conditions such as diabetes or heart disease. Our visits take on so many directions depending upon what's most wanted by each person. Most my patients say that they were surprised at how much better they feel after making reasonable changes to their lifestyle habits. They usually state improved energy, increased hope, increased satisfaction with food and less cravings as unexpected benefits of working with me, alongside the expected benefits of lower cholesterol, less inflammation, lower blood sugar and desired weight changes. Q. Who should see a dietitian? A. Anyone can benefit from seeing a dietitian! Common reasons people come to see us are for weight management, diabetes, prediabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol.
March is National Nutrition Month! In honor of National Nutrition Month, we asked a couple of our Registered Dietitians some questions about themselves and their field. Read some of their great answers and get to know our team better! Q. Why did you become a dietitian? A. I have always been fascinated with using food to treat or manage health conditions. I also knew that I wanted to help people, so becoming a dietitian has allowed me to do that through food. Q. What can working with a dietitian do for me? A. Working with a dietitian can help you change your eating habits, create a sustainable healthy lifestyle and manage chronic conditions such as diabetes or heart disease. Our visits take on so many directions depending upon what's most wanted by each person. Most my patients say that they were surprised at how much better they feel after making reasonable changes to their lifestyle habits. They usually state improved energy, increased hope, increased satisfaction with food and less cravings as unexpected benefits of working with me, alongside the expected benefits of lower cholesterol, less inflammation, lower blood sugar and desired weight changes. Q. Who should see a dietitian? A. Anyone can benefit from seeing a dietitian! Common reasons people come to see us are for weight management, diabetes, prediabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol.
National Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024 is March 10 -16 This year's theme for National Patient Safety Awareness week is 'Safer Together.' Here at Valley Medical Center, safety is our core value. "From March 10 - 16 we are emphasizing the importance of safety among the entire team, from the care providers to our support staff to our patients and their families. The focus on safe care is a top priority, all the time," said Dr. Shahina Banthanavasi, Chief Medical Officer. "To work effectively, we must provide care in a kind and collaborative environment where all of us use universal strategies like communicating clearly, paying attention to detail, having a questioning attitude, speaking up for safety, and operating as a team to be Safer Together." There are five universal behaviors for high reliability that we can all do that prevent errors: Communicate clearly. Pay attention to the details. Have a questioning attitude. Operate as a team. Speak up for safety.
National Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024 is March 10 -16 This year's theme for National Patient Safety Awareness week is 'Safer Together.' Here at Valley Medical Center, safety is our core value. "From March 10 - 16 we are emphasizing the importance of safety among the entire team, from the care providers to our support staff to our patients and their families. The focus on safe care is a top priority, all the time," said Dr. Shahina Banthanavasi, Chief Medical Officer. "To work effectively, we must provide care in a kind and collaborative environment where all of us use universal strategies like communicating clearly, paying attention to detail, having a questioning attitude, speaking up for safety, and operating as a team to be Safer Together." There are five universal behaviors for high reliability that we can all do that prevent errors: Communicate clearly. Pay attention to the details. Have a questioning attitude. Operate as a team. Speak up for safety.
Congratulations to Maria Robinson, a Registered Nurse in our Pediatrics / Mother Baby department and one of our February 2024 Employees of the Month! See what her colleagues had to say: "Maria is so much fun to work with. She is great with her families and patients. She is so good at explaining procedures and teaching. She communicates well with staff and doctors. She is always willing to help out other nurses even when she has a busy assignment. She forms rapport quickly with her patients and they love her. She is all around awesome! She helps with IV's and lab draws; she helps make her patients feel welcome by orienting them to the unit, showing them where to get drinks and snacks, making the sleeper sofa, answering call lights quickly, feeding the babies so the parents can sleep, going above and beyond with a smile." "Her nomination speaks for itself about the type of nurse and leader on the floor she is. Maria cares for her patients and their families as if they are her own. She advocates for them and supports them in any way possible. When she is in charge, no matter how busy it is, things always run smoothly, and she always has a smile on her face. She steps up and helps her peers out when they need it no matter how busy her own assignments are. Maria and the care she provides to our patients is a great example of caring for our community like family. "
Congratulations to Maria Robinson, a Registered Nurse in our Pediatrics / Mother Baby department and one of our February 2024 Employees of the Month! See what her colleagues had to say: "Maria is so much fun to work with. She is great with her families and patients. She is so good at explaining procedures and teaching. She communicates well with staff and doctors. She is always willing to help out other nurses even when she has a busy assignment. She forms rapport quickly with her patients and they love her. She is all around awesome! She helps with IV's and lab draws; she helps make her patients feel welcome by orienting them to the unit, showing them where to get drinks and snacks, making the sleeper sofa, answering call lights quickly, feeding the babies so the parents can sleep, going above and beyond with a smile." "Her nomination speaks for itself about the type of nurse and leader on the floor she is. Maria cares for her patients and their families as if they are her own. She advocates for them and supports them in any way possible. When she is in charge, no matter how busy it is, things always run smoothly, and she always has a smile on her face. She steps up and helps her peers out when they need it no matter how busy her own assignments are. Maria and the care she provides to our patients is a great example of caring for our community like family. "
Congratulations to Suzanne Krell, MD, a provider in our Pulmonary & Sleep Disorder Clinic and our February 2024 Provider of the Month! See what her patient had to say: "Dr. Krell is the most caring, compassionate doctor I have ever seen. She is also very professional. She knows how to care for me while making sure that I know I need to do certain things in order to improve my own health. Dr. Krell is an excellent doctor who has gone leaps and bounds to help me with my lung condition. She always takes the time to listen to my concerns and fears, while putting me at ease. The quality of care she has provided has made me able to live a better-quality life." See what her colleagues had to say: "Dr. Krell always takes time to provide a comprehensive and thorough response to our questions regarding care plans and makes me feel very supported. She is both a great provider and great coworker. She keeps the sleep center workflow running smoothly despite the many challenges and complexities that are involved. "
Congratulations to Suzanne Krell, MD, a provider in our Pulmonary & Sleep Disorder Clinic and our February 2024 Provider of the Month! See what her patient had to say: "Dr. Krell is the most caring, compassionate doctor I have ever seen. She is also very professional. She knows how to care for me while making sure that I know I need to do certain things in order to improve my own health. Dr. Krell is an excellent doctor who has gone leaps and bounds to help me with my lung condition. She always takes the time to listen to my concerns and fears, while putting me at ease. The quality of care she has provided has made me able to live a better-quality life." See what her colleagues had to say: "Dr. Krell always takes time to provide a comprehensive and thorough response to our questions regarding care plans and makes me feel very supported. She is both a great provider and great coworker. She keeps the sleep center workflow running smoothly despite the many challenges and complexities that are involved. "
Happy Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year, often referred to as Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the beginning of the lunar calendar year. It is celebrated by various Asian countries, regions and cultures with different traditions and customs. This year, it falls on Feb. 10, kicking off the 15-day Spring Festival. About the Lunar Calendar: Today, much of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, which is based on the solar year. The solar year is 365 days, which is the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun. In contrast to the solar calendar, the lunar calendar follows the phases of the moon, which as you might guess is how long it takes the Moon to orbit the Earth. The phases of the lunar month begin with a new moon when the moon is directly in-between the Sun and Earth. As they days go by, the moon moves around the Earth (“waxes”) and appears crescent shaped in the sky, until it reaches the other side of our planet and becomes full in mid-month. Now Earth is between the Sun and Moon. Finally, the Moon completes its orbit (“wanes”), until it is once again new, between the Sun and Earth.
Happy Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year, often referred to as Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is the beginning of the lunar calendar year. It is celebrated by various Asian countries, regions and cultures with different traditions and customs. This year, it falls on Feb. 10, kicking off the 15-day Spring Festival. About the Lunar Calendar: Today, much of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, which is based on the solar year. The solar year is 365 days, which is the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun. In contrast to the solar calendar, the lunar calendar follows the phases of the moon, which as you might guess is how long it takes the Moon to orbit the Earth. The phases of the lunar month begin with a new moon when the moon is directly in-between the Sun and Earth. As they days go by, the moon moves around the Earth (“waxes”) and appears crescent shaped in the sky, until it reaches the other side of our planet and becomes full in mid-month. Now Earth is between the Sun and Moon. Finally, the Moon completes its orbit (“wanes”), until it is once again new, between the Sun and Earth.