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Beacon Light: October 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

• Profile on the treatment of emphysema
• The use of Respiratory Rehabilitation to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (C.O.P.D)
• The hospital begins offering respiratory homecare
• Brief article on Asthma
• Feature on the role Raspatory therapists
• Change in hospital employees' benefit plan
• Holly Ball profile
• Various news concerning the hospital community

Beacon Light: September 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

• Article on the Senior Helping Hands chemical dependency program
• Mary Hall (volunteer) sews stuffed animals for child patients
• Advice on proper etiquette when visiting the hospital
• The role of hormones in causing acne
• Hunting safety tips
• Commentary by John Frobenius on the state of the hospital and future goals
• Profile on the innerworkings of the Business Office

Nursing News: August 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Nurse Intern Program Update

Refrigerator in Food Service Room

IV Flow Sheet Addition

PAS/ACG Screening Program

Facts in Brief about Lung Disease

Blood Transfusion Patient Teaching Brochure

Beacon Light: August 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Articles

• Lifeline program provides "peace of mind" for subscriber
• Credit Union offers many services to members
• A look back at 1984-85
• List of donors
• Commentary from John Frobenius on the hospital's new affiliation with the affiliated as a partner with the Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA)
• Dr. Hans Engman and Robert J. Obermiller appointed to the Board of Trustees
• No room-rate increase expected during '85-'86 fiscal year

Beacon Light: June/July 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

• Profile on S. Consilia Nesges and her rose garden
• Prolonged sun exposure and skin cancer
• Safe sun tanning tips
• Various healthy recipes
• Guide to purchasing proper sunglasses
• Feature on Wood Duck houses behind the hospital
• Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Treatment Center receives $30,000 federal grant
• Commentary from John Frobenius
• Various announcements

Beacon Light: May 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

• Profile on Audiology and children
• Hearing loss in aging population
• The role of stimulants in producing ulcers
• Three Saint Cloud Hospital programs receive national recognition
• Patient poetry
• Article detailing the hospital's "Tel-Med" program

Nursing News: April 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Nurse Recognition Week

Report from Administrative Council Meeting, Department Head Meetings, Nurse Council and Nursing QA Meetings

Supervisor and Clinician Changes

Diabetic Classes

IV reminders

Beacon Light: April 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

• Story on Ardelle Mueller a gift shop volunteer and auxiliary charter member
• John Frobenius named new executive vice president
• Profile on 'Bone Banks' and the use of donated bones in procedures
• Lasers used to assist surgeons
• Multiple articles on volunteerism and the hospital
• Hospital acquires and implements a VAS recorder

Beacon Light: March 1985, St. Cloud Hosptial

Beacon Light

• S. Georgeanna Burr (Hospital Chaplin) profile
• How computers are used in the hospital
• Multiple stories on the use of computers in the hospital
• Profile on patients medical records
• Overview of the Emergency Trauma Unit
• S. Joan Schafer places fourth in the Quaker Oats Company recipe contest

Beacon Light: February 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

• Profile on Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatiogram (ERCP) procedures
• Interstitial implant as an alternative cancer treatment
• Radiology Department overview
• Hospital acquires new mammography equipment
• Implementation of a new procedure to remove kidney stones
• Thallium stress test shows blocked arteries
• Community engagement with the mental health unit
• Article on the changes in Medicare reimbursement

Beacon Light: January 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light

• Etymology of the Beacon Light
• Advantages of offering same day surgery
• Profile on blood transfusions and safety
• Winter safety tips
• Various employees take advantage of retirement benefits
• Overview of the discharge process
• Reaccreditation process for the hospital lab
• Hospice program receives Medicare certification
• Holly Ball raises $21,500 for Radiology Department