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Prescribed Reading: April 2008, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Melrose Team receives 2007 Quality Award
• Women’s Health 101 draws nearly 500 attendees
• Welcome to these new employees
• Sleep Center Open House, May 15
• Calling all bike riders!
• Recognition for Years of Service
• What’s all the buzz about medical home?
• Together, we can make a difference
• Congratulations to….
• Condolences to ….
• Reaching out to the communities we serve
• Kudos to . .
• Schuchard receives Physician of Excellence award
• What is peripheral artery disease (PAD)?
• March of Dimes Walk for Babies, April 26
• 2008 Arthritis Foundation Walk

The Beat: March 2008, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "Campaign offers opportunity to help others"
• Foundation awards $32,001 in health-related grants
• Heart Center patient featured in Star Tribune
• Radiation department receives accreditation
• Long Prairie Bariatric Surgery Center accredited
• Earth Day Half Marathon
• American Heart Walk
• CentraCare dialysis
• 2008 Arthritis Walk
• St. Benedict’s Senior Community receives award
• Correction:
• St. Cloud Hospital receives 100 Top Hospital award
• Alumni scholarship offered
• Women’s Health 101
• Spring Fling

Patient Care News: March 2008, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Certified Nurses Day: March 19th Easter Cut/Call

BSN/BAN Educational Requirements Educational & Professional Programs

Policy Revisions Related to Death

CPOE Enhances Patient Safety

Literature Review: Healing Touch

SCH Patient Survey on National Website

Pain Mgmt after Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

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Prescribed Reading: March 2008, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• CPOE enhances patient safety
• Kudos!
• Correction:
• Welcome to these new employees
• Recognition for Years of Service
• Employees rewarded for cost-saving suggestion
• Condolences to…
• Diabetes Health Professional Update
• National Patient Safety Awareness Week
• Women’s Health 101 - Take a day for yourself!
• A.W.A.K.E. support group
• Radiation department receives accreditation
• 2008 Arthritis Foundation Walk
• March of Dimes Walk for Babies, April 26
• Pre-diabetes classes offered
• Save a life with CPR

The Beat: Febuary 2008, Centracare Health

The Beat

• "Above all, we must ensure patient safety"
• Dr. Richard Collins – The Cooking Cardiologist
• Collaboration enhances pediatric care
• Cancer program receives three-year approval
• Doctor featured in health care magazine
• Your gifts can make the difference!
• Diabetes Health Professional Update
• Save a life with CPR
• CentraCare Surgery Center receives certification
• St. Cloud Hospital achieves re-accreditation
• CentraCare Clinic Genetics department
• Clara’s House receives award
• St. Cloud Hospital Library

Patient Care News: February 2008, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Joint Commission Reaccreditation Doctors Featured in Healthcare Magazines Accepting your Patient’s HCD

Dialysis Services Expand Schedule Posting Date Changes

Revised Scheduling Post Dates

Heart Rhythm Device Implanted Surgery Center Receives Medicare Recertification

Isolation Precautions on the Patient Care Plan

Clara’s House Receives Recognition Medical Transcription Turnaround Standards

Cancer Program Receives 3-Year Approval Physicians Satisfaction Task Force St. Cloud Hospital Library

Peds Specialty Care Collaboration in Central Minnesota Educational & Professional Developmental Programs

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Prescribed Reading: February 2008, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Employees of the Quarter Recognized
• Recognition for Years of Service
• Welcome to these new employees
• Stories from the Heart, Feb. 11
• The Cooking Cardiologist, Feb. 26
• Kudos!
• Congratulations to . . .
• Condolences to . . .
• Pay for Performance Recognition by BCBS
• Genetics Department has moved
• Surgery Center receives Medicare certification
• Cancer program receives three-year approval
• New procedure at Central Minnesota Heart Center
• CentraCare Kidney Program expands
• Enhancing pediatric specialty care
• St. Cloud Hospital achieves re-accreditation

Annual Report: 2008, Centracare Health

Annual Report

CentraCare Health Systems. Statistics of conditions treated at St. Cloud Hospital in 2008

Patient Care News: January 2008, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Discontinuation of Automatic Report Printing Fall Policy Updates

Review of Bonus Pay Practices Kronos Auditor Forums

Flower Delivery Upcoming Education/Professional Programs

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Cancer Report 2008, Coborn Cancer Center

Annual Cancer Report

• Welcome Letter by the Directors of the Cancer Center 2-3
• Stories from cancer survivors 4-5
• Prostate Cancer 6-7
• Kidney Cancer 8
• Bladder Cancer 9
• Activity Report 10-11
• Cancer Research 12-13
• Retirees 13
• Quality Cancer Care 14-15
• Survivorship 16
• CLIMB® Program 17
• Drive Through Colon Cancer Screening saves lives 18
• Generous Gifts Changing Lives 19
• Innovative Care 20

Patient Care News: December 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Happy Holidays

New CMIO Healthcare Literacy

TCAB

Focused Study: Pre-hospital IV Start Removal Times

Donating Old Cell Phones Dialysis: Services Expand, Get New Name HIDA Scans

Dysphagia: Free Water Protocol

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Patient Care News: November 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Calling/Paging Housewide Resources

Lung Cancer Awareness

Dysphagia Diet

Share your Holiday Spirit Cardiac Arrest Awards

Order Entry & Verification

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Patient Care News: October 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Blood Draws from Central Lines MPCU Expansion

Verbal & Telephone Order Read Back Requirements

New Patient Menu

Nursing Career College Fair

Upcoming Educational & Professional Programs Clinical Ladder

Patient Care News: September 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Accreditation: Recovery Plus & Journey Home 5-Day Internal Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer offered by Coborn Cancer Center

Christmas Scheduling

EMR Help Don’t Let EMR Get Between You and Your Patients Deactivation of JRS E-Mail

Whitney Without Walls Program Upcoming Education and Professional Programs

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Patient Care News: August 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

SCH Part of America’s Best Hospitals

Magnet Force 11: Nurses as Teachers Patient Identification

Autopsies at Midwest Forensic Medicine Bonus Pay Kronos Auditor Forum

KRONOS Time & Attendance; ANSOS One Staff Scheduling; Staffing Updates

Scheduling Reminders for Students

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Patient Care News: July 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

SCH Compliance Hotline Patient Care Improvement Project

MEDMARX Reminder: Enter MR #

New GI Bleed Admission Orders

Behavioral Health Awards Clinical Ladder

Nursing Research Award Winners

Patient Care News: June 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Ticket to Ride

New MSE Reporting Policy & MEDMARX

New Medication Index System for Classifying MSE Events in MEDMARX

Important steps to remember for MEDMARX

MSE Reporting in MEDMARX (Pocket Card)

PAL: Pacifier Assisted Learning

Temporary Pay Incentives

CRT Review Seminar (Jun. 30 - Jul. 1) “Living With Grief” packets

Oral Care Protocol (new policy)

Oral Care Policy

2007 Nurses Week Poster Winners Life Link III Achieves CAMTS Accreditation

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Patient Care News: May 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

2007 Nurse Week

Medmarx: MSE Online Reporting

Med Review in Overdose Management Procedures and New Policy

Saline for Reconstitution of Medications

Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Meds

New TACs System Blood Transfusion Policy Update

Communicating with Nursing Supervisors/PPC Balance and Dizziness Program

Guest Trays Magnet Force 10: Community & the Healthcare Organization

Clinical Ladder Developmental Programs: Educational and Professional

Patient Care News: March 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Policy Update: Chest Catheter

Patient ID for Transfers/Report Developmental Programs: Education/Professional

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Patient Care News: February 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

EPIC “Go-Live” Dress Rehearsal Magnet Force 8: Consultation and Resources

Communicating with Admin. Nsg. Supervisors/PPC ART/CART Trivia

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Annual Report: 2007, Centracare Health

Annual Report

CentraCare Health Systems. Statistics of conditions treated at St. Cloud Hospital in 2007

Patient Care News: January 2007, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Educational & Professional Programs

Smoking/Tobacco Cessation Change

State Releases 3rd Annual Adverse Health Events Report

Pre-Op IV Starts (after hours/weekends)

Site Verification Policy Update

New Surgical Checklist

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Cancer Report 2007, Coborn Cancer Center

Annual Cancer Report

• Welcome letter by Cancer Center Directors 2-3
• Breast Cancer Report 4-5
• Analysis of 2007 Activity Report 6-9
• Research 10-11
• Our Story of Quality 12-13
• Generous Gifts Changing Lives 14-15
• About Our Cover 16

Patient Care News: December 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Holiday Letter

National Recognition: Donor Program Trauma Coordinator

Level I and II Trauma Code Pages Trauma Standing Order Sets

Trauma Code Activation Criteria Trauma Order Forms: ICU and All Patients

Injury Prevention Education Sheets

Practice Change: Red Arm Bands

Nutrition Services: Focus on Patient Satisfaction

Magnet Force 6: Quality of Care Holiday Schedules and Cut/Call Reminder

Professional Education Clinical Ladder

Patient Care News: November 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Magnet Force 5: Professional Models of Care

Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Medications ETC Access Scanned Pharmacy Orders

Chart Thinning Guidelines Contact Hours (CEUs)

Care Windows (CDR) Login Deactivation Recovery Plus Program Changes

Oncology Uniform Change Mid-Minnesota Name Change

PCW Long Range Planning Educational and Professional Development Programs

EpicCare News

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Patient Care News: October 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Informed Consent for Operative/Invasive Procedures CentraCare Health System Accredited

Health Care Directive Information New Hospitalists

Cultural Diversity and Medication Safety Article

Literature Review: Emotional Distress and Prenatal Attachment in Pregnancy after Perinatal Loss

The Bronchiolitis Ship CentraCare Goes Tobacco Free

Imaging Services and Procedures Educational and Professional Development Programs

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Patient Care News: September 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Holiday Requests

First Choice Vacation Planners Insulin Pens

Literature Review: Hand Hygiene in Pediatric Setting

Literature Review: Stroke Centers

Notarization Requests Over the Counter Meds for Visitors

10 Years of Subacute at St. Benedicts Senior Community Accuracy of Health Care Directives Educational & Professional Development Programs

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Patient Care News: August 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

SBAR Information: Hand Off Communications

Magnet Force 1: Quality of Nursing Leadership St. Cloud Hospital: One of the best in two specialties

Licensure and Continuing Education

Effects of Preoperative Teaching of the Use of a Pain Scale with Patients in the PACU

Literature Review: Advances in How Clinical Nurses Can Evaluate and Improve Quality of Life for Individuals with Cancer

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy “As I Go On” Booklet Solicitation Guidelines

Insulin Pens Stroke Center Recognized by American Stroke Association High School Internships

St. Scholastica Bachelor of Arts Degree in Nursing

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Patient Care News: July 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Power Injection of Contrast Media through Vascular Access Devices

Nurses Week Poster Contest

End of Life Education

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Patient Care News: June 2006, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Pandemic Influenza Preparation

Vaccinations Micromedex: PMIs & IV Compatibility

Acute Response Team 8 Nursing Research Award Winners

Surgery Delays Clinical Ladder