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The Beat: December 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "Thank you for a fabulous year!"
• Care for high-risk pregnancies, critical care for newborns offered
• Give a St. Cloud Hospital journal for Christmas
• Annual Holly Ball, Dec. 18
• Tree of Hope
• Give Link to Life
• Christmas gifts from the heart
• Give to the book drive
• Melrose, Long Prairie install digital mammography
• Long Prairie rehab expands women’s health program
• Grief resources provide help during the holidays
• Donate your old cell phone
• Quit tobacco in the new year
• Kiosk check-in begins

Patient Care News: December 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Holiday Letter

Bonus Pay Announcement

Adverse Health Events

Injectable Multiple Dose Vial Expiration

Look Alike/Sound Alike Medications

Research Article: Acuity Adjusted Staffing

Clinical Ladder

Prescribed Reading: December 2010, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: Leading with care
• Leading With Care
• Patient Feedback:
• Welcome to these new providers
• Employees of the quarter recognized
• Recognition for years of service
• Kiosk check-in to begin Dec. 15
• Welcome to these new clinic employees
• Kudos to . . .
• Medical plan open enrollment
• Year-end benefit reminders
• Medical Expense Plan Changes
• Book drive for Reach Out and Read

The Beat: November 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "Take pride in CentraCare’s impact on area communities"
• CentraCare Wound Center opens
• CCHS annual report available online
• Looking for a great gift? How about an SCH journal?
• New Volunteer Opportunity
• Small Wonders
• Celebrate Festival of Lights
• Recovery Plus director honored
• Projects recognized by state organization
• Recycling at SCH gains ground
• Annual Holly Ball scheduled for Dec. 18
• Mary Buhl wins state award
• Clean-out the cabinet results
• Give Link to Life as a gift

Patient Care News: November 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Surgery Open House

Gorecki Guest House: Referral Information

Research Article: Journal Clubs

Clinical Ladder

Prescribed Reading: November 2010, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: My opinion counts
• Our employees are ‘Leading with care’
• Patient Satisfaction Scorecard
• Welcome to our new provider
• Nine promotional projects recognized
• The 2010 CCHS annual report is online
• NuVal comes to Coborn’s stores
• Clean-out the cabinet results!
• Welcome to these new employees
• Recognition for years of service
• CentraCare Wound Center opens Nov. 8
• Surgery open house planned for Nov. 11
• Computer kiosk check-in pilot planned
• Kudos to . . .
• National Memory Screening Day is Nov. 16

The Beat: October 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "You can help patients understand, act on medical instructions"
• What is a Health Care Home
• Caring for Generations campaign begins
• Cardiac Surgery recognized nationally
• Surgery Open House
• Open house in Melrose
• NuVal™coming to Coborn’s stores
• Long Prairie receives patient safety award
• CentraCare Wound Center opens soon
• SBSC administrator receives national award
• Kiosk check-in coming to Women & Children

Patient Care News: October 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Bachelor Prepared Nurses

Flu Vaccination

Hospitalist Patient Satisfaction

Education/Professional Development Programs

Health Literacy: Webliography/Library Sources

Clinical Ladder

Prescribed Reading: October 2010, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: Health literacy
• Patient satisfaction scorecard
• The case for service: patient feed back
• Recognition for years of service
• Welcome to these new clinic employees
• Open house in Melrose
• The Magic of Giving
• Don’t forget your family’s flu shots
• Medicine cabinet clean-out day is Oct. 14
• Cardiac Surgery recognized nationally
• Do you have a great recipe to share?
• Kudos
• Spirit Girls’ Night Out is Oct. 25

The Beat: September 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "CentraCare = compassion, exceptional quality care"
• Southeast St. Cloud’s hidden gem
• CentraCare named Best Place to Work
• Family dinners make a difference!
• Calling all bike riders!
• Breast Center presents fashion show fundraiser
• Allen Horn, MD, honored
• Schrup is clinic’s associate medical director
• Donate new or gently used books for children
• Run, walk, roll
• CentraCare Health System board of directors
• Join the 2010 Memory Walk
• Food Allergy Basics

Patient Care News: September 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Medical Examiner Change

SAFE Account Program

Upcoming Education

Daisy Award

Holiday Schedules

First Choice PTO Planners

Injury Prevention: Safety Challenge

Evidence Based Projects

Research Article: Losing the Moment: Understanding Interruptions to Nurses’ Work

Clinical Ladder

Prescribed Reading: September 2010, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: New Growth, New Development
• Patient satisfaction goal achieved!
• The case for service: Patient feedback
• Congratulations to our employees of the quarter
• Recognition for years of service
• CentraCare named Best Place to Work
• Welcome to our new employees
• A.W.A.K.E. Support Group meets Sept. 21
• Food Allergy Basics
• Schrup is clinic’s associate medical director
• Donate new or gently used books for children
• Calling all bike riders!

The Beat: August 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "CentraCare trauma centers meet patients’ critical needs"
• Helicopters transport patients, save lives
• CentraCare volunteers give the gift of time
• St. Cloud Hospital among America’s best for urology
• Peitso part of national health care home study
• Heart Center cardiologists provide care in Brainerd
• Latest robotic system enhances surgical capabilities
• Foundation grants improve health care

Patient Care News: August 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Gorecki House Referral Information

Organ/Tissue/Eye Donation Update

Updating Your EduTrack Record

Reportable Adverse Health Events

Staffing/Scheduling Reminders

Slips, Trips and Falls

Research Article: Nursing Environment

Upcoming Educational & Professional Programs

Clinical Ladder

Prescribed Reading: August 2010, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: Tough Times
• The case for service: Patient feedback
• Patient satisfaction scorecard
• Peitso part of national health care home study
• Clinic sites recognized for quality care
• Recognition for years of service
• Sex, brain, body: Making the connection
• Kudos!
• Loop the Plaza 2010
• CentraCare Wellness site has a new look!
• Robotic system enhances surgical capabilities
  
  

The Beat: July 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• Dedicated employees enjoy fast pace in the ER
• Advanced practice providers help ensure access to care
• Personalized health info is just a click away
• Adventures in Aging
• Clinic quality recognized
• Lab receives national accreditation
• Bakke chosen as future leader
• Wound Center coming soon
• Improving care for autism
• Understanding Alzheimer’s
• McCaffrey receives national recognition
• Hard hat tours offered
• Benefactor list available

Patient Care News: July 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Making Safety Your Lifestyle

New Nurse Practitioner

Upcoming Developmental Programs

EduTrack Update

Clinical Ladder

Prescribed Reading: July 2010, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Caring
• What do you want to remember?
• Thomas Schrup, MD, receives excellence award
• Congratulations to the employees of the quarter
• Recognition for years of services
• Kudos to…
• Personalized health information is just a click away
• Expanding and moving
• Welcome to these new employees
• Collaborative works to improve care for autism
• Employee Benefit Information

The Beat: June 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• Physician recruitment, retention help keep CentraCare strong
• What is a physiatrist?
• New director to lead Neurosciences/Spine Center
• New imaging technology improves diagnosis time
• Walk-in care receives great response from patients
• Generous employees give to Haiti
• Personalized health info is just a click away
• St. Cloud Hospital volunteer receives state award
• Good news in diabetes care
• Spirit of Women awards recognizes area women
• Palliative Care Program provided to adult inpatients
• New Top 100 Hospital Ad

Patient Care News: June 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Upcoming Developmental Programs

Health Care Directives

Nursing Research Award Winners

Nurses’ Week Poster Winners

Research Article Clinical Simulation

Clinical Ladder

Prescribed Reading: June 2010, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: Ya gotta love it - So, give it away!
• Recognition for years of service
• Walk-in care receives great response from patients
• Welcome to our new employees
• Good news in diabetes care
• Patient satisfaction scorecard
• Health care reform updates
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Plus Program
• Personalized health information is just a click away
• Artery Explorer
• Kudos to . . .
• Condolences to . . .

Patient Care News: May 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Nurses Week

Clinical Ladder

Upcoming Developmental Programs: Educational and Professional

Prescribed Reading: May 2010, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: Doing what I do best
• The case for service: Patient feedback
• Welcome to our new provider
• Welcome to these new employees
• Kudos to . . .
• Condolences to. . .
• Monitor your HRA claims on CentraNet
• Recognition for years of service
• Reaching out to the community
• Women’s Health 101 wrap-up
• CentraCare Health System Reward Program
• Make a difference –volunteer
• Fidelity Investments one-on-one consultations
• Skin cancer screenings increase awareness
• Shining the spotlight on skin health

The Beat: April 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "Health care reform doesn’t change our commitment"
• April is Donate Life Month
• Organ, tissue and eye donation facts
• Operating room open house
• Give the gift of independence and safety
• Women & Children receives $7,500 grant
• St. Cloud Hospital again ranked in top 100
• Let’s move together
• Garden party blooms at SBSC in St. Cloud
• Kudos to . . .
• Sartell Apple Duathlon
• Employee Campaign ends April 30
• A benefit for Clara’s House
• Shining the spotlight on skin health
• Caring for your loved one and caring for yourself
• Performance to benefit NICU

Patient Care News: April 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Armband Changes

National Donate Life Month

Nurses Week: May 3-7, 2010

Student Schedule Changes/Contact Information

Use of the FlexiSeal

Pressure Ulcer Alert

CPN/PPN Orders Going Electronic

Article Review: Work Interruptions During Med Admin

Research Article Review: Use of Trendelenburg Position

C-Diff Update & Bleach Mixture Update

Hot Info Product Information

Linking Evidence to Practice: Translational Science in Nsg

Upcoming Educational & Professional Programs

Prescribed Reading: April 2010, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: Equipped
• High expectations and great opportunities
• Current patient satisfaction scorecard
• Welcome to these new employees
• What is a health care home and why is it different?
• Condolences to …
• Kudos to . . .
• Women & Children’s receives $7,500 grant
• Recognition for years of service
• PTO time tracking reminder
• Medical expense/dependent care reminders
• Reaching out to the community
• Pediatric Walk-in Clinic patient feedback
• Central MN Heart Center Earth Day run is April 16-17

The Beat: March 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• Share your blessings to help those we serve
• Employee campaign begins
• Become a ‘Fan’of the Employee Campaign on facebook
• Care packages provided for employees in the military
• DIAMOND program expands
• Long Prairie extends hours
• Nursing alumni scholarship offered
• Home, Health & Family Expo set in Melrose
• Have you registered for MyChart?
• Have some fun at Women’s Health 101!
• New linear accelerator comes to radiation oncology clinic
• Earth Day runs planned
• Walk-in Care is going strong
• Sister Susan Rudolph receives caregiver award
• Hall recognized for service
• St. Cloud Start! Heart Walk
• Pediatric tours offered

Patient Care News: March 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

CentraCare Health System’s New Vision

Labeling Bedside Solutions

Easter Cut/Call

New Fall Management policy

Nursing Research Day

Research/EBP Article: Decreasing Health Disparities

Clinical Ladder

The Beat: Febuary 2010, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "CentraCare welcomes all"
• Short Stay program features onsite physician
• Long Prairie, Melrose hospitals change names
• St. Cloud Hospital recognized as distinguished hospital
• 7th Annual Spring Fling
• Physician receives excellence award
• Congratulations to...
• United Way campaign results
• Shirley Loehr wins Living the Mission award
• Get counted!
• Drive-thru colon cancer screening offered in March

Patient Care News: February 2010, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Nursing Research Day: April 23, 2010

Alcohol Withdrawal Update

Delirium Prevention Education

Gorecki Guest House

Research/EBP Article: Mindfulness-Based Interventions

Upcoming Education/Professional Development

Clinical Ladder