Internal Communicatons Excellence
Good news if you thought you had missed yesterday’s Code of Conduct class; due to the blizzard, the March 23 class was cancelled and rescheduled for Wednesday, March 30. The dates still available to attend are:
As of today, 90% of employees have completed the training! Please remember this training is mandatory.
Please remember to submit your 2015 flexible spending claims. The due date is March 31, 2016. Only 6 days left to turn it in; don’t lose your valuable Flex money! Please call Krista at x3578 if you have any questions.
The PVMC Foundation’s concert event this year (Theme: “The Roaring Twenties,”) featured the Colorado Swing Cats, a group with lots of big band sound. Over 200 guests came out to make the evening a successful fund-raising event. John Hicks, hospital CEO and President, presented the Spirit of Planetree awards to the following recipients:
All proceeds from the event will benefit the recently launched Campaign for Cardiovascular Services.
Marcie Demchuk
Tiffany Sisneros, her husband, Eugene Romero and their family are the proud parents of a new addition to their family, Mauricio, their new baby boy. Of course, they were made even happier when they found out Mauricio was the first baby born at PVMC for the New Year – 2016!
Congratulations are in order for Gilbert and Lindsey Cazier and their family who received a special gift for Christmas … little Lilly, born December 25, 2015, the first Christmas baby born at PVMC.
A total of $48,000 from the hospital’s grant program (CHIP) was given out recently in support of the Pennock Center for Counseling, The Senior Hub, Almost Home and the Weld County Food Bank.
A farewell reception was held recently for Sue Davis (Accounting). Sue has been a member of our PVMC family for many years and she will be (and is) greatly missed. Her cheerful and positive attitude has gone a long way to bring brightness and joy to those she worked with and to many others throughout the hospital.
Sue says, “I will miss all of you so much. You are a great bunch of people and I wish you all the best!! It has been a pleasure working with you! Take Care!”
Sue Davis
I would like to take a moment to say THANK YOU! My job creates a unique situation that has allowed me to meet, and get to know a lot of the PVMC staff. I have really enjoyed the last 10 years and 8 months at PVMC, and YOU are responsible for making my stay here so special.
To every one of you that have stepped into my cozy little massage room, thank you for making my job, one of the best jobs EVER!!! I WILL MISS YOU GREATLY!!! To those of you I have had the pleasure of meeting on a committee, have met because I needed some information (accounting and HR), or because of my zero luck with anything electronic, (as my daughter knows), have met and received help (IT – especially Cindy and Bettina), and everyone else I have had the pleasure of meeting (Relay For Life, and in many other ways), I WILL MISS ALL OF YOU JUST AS MUCH!!!
I have now begun a new adventure in sunny Florida. – A special THANK YOU to all my Physical Medicine co-workers. It has been a pleasure, and an honor being part of such a wonderful department!
YOU ALL MAKE ME PVMC PROUD …Thanks again for a great 10 plus years!!!
Tanya Kostman
Two years ago Platte Valley Medical Imaging (PVMI) became an Independent Diagnostic Facility (IDTF), separating us from the Radiology Department of the hospital. It took an additional 18 months to complete the paperwork to become an IDTF. We had our own policies and procedures that differed slightly from the hospital. We did X-rays for the MOB doctors and for Mountain View Orthopedics. In the last two years we more than doubled our volume, reaching new records monthly.
With Mountain View Orthopedics gaining volume every month, it was evident they needed additional space to accommodate their ever growing business. It was also clear that they needed their own X-ray. Thus, the move to the new MOB.
But, with this move came big changes for PVMI. We closed our clinic and left behind our registration. It was a bitter-sweet day for all of us that have worked together so closely over the past two years. We are excited for this new adventure but equally as sad, for we leave behind an important part of our great success.
Jeannette Nelson
Even though it was a little on the “cool side” (Winter had not forgotten us), the Brighton Festival of Lights Parade (a 20th anniversary celebration) was a great event. The variety of floats with all their lights so creatively decorated made the evening special and a lot of fun for old and young alike.
Congratulations are in order for all who participated in the parade, especially those who won recognition as follows:
Category 1 – Equine/Livestock 0 entries
1st Place – Promenade Horsemanship Academy & Equestrian Performers #29
2nd Place – None in this category
Category 2 – Floats – Commercial (25 or less employees) 5 Entries
1st Place – SHOCO Oil ( Sam Hill) – #55
2nd Place – Rippy Allstate Insurance – #45
Category 3 – Floats – Commercial (26 or more employees) 4 Entries
1st Place – Remax Momentum – #59
2nd Place – United Power – #47
Category 4 – Clubs, Groups, Non-Profit Groups 21 Entries
1st Place – Brighton/Henderson Special Olympics – #16
2nd Place – Brighton United Methodist Church – #48
Category 5 – Schools 9 Entries
1st Place – North Elementary – #12
2nd Place – Bromley East Charter School – #35
Category 6 – Motorized Vehicles – Cars, Trucks, Street Rods 7 Entries
1st Place – Infamous Air-cooled Cars – #33
2nd Place – Inglenook of Brighton – #30
Category 7 – Motorized Vehicles – Semi-Trucks / Heavy Equipment 7 Entries
1st Place – Mile High Hook and Ladder
2nd Place – Brighton Fires and Rescue District – #9
Category 8 – Musical Entries 4 Entries
1st Place – Prairie View High School – #41
2nd Place – Thornton High School – #54
Note: Whether intentional or not, there are times when our staff become involved in some great adventures, some of which they would rather not have had.
A few weeks ago one of our nurses, Joyce Dann (L&D) and her family were on a vacation in Fiji and were hit by a category five cyclone. Even though they all survived for which we are thankful and are doing fine, it was a terrifying experience. The devastation was tremendous and many lives were lost. The following is an “up close” report from Joyce with pictures of their experience during this almost unbelievable storm.
Cyclone Winston, a category five cyclone, was the strongest cyclone to hit the southern hemisphere in recorded history, and we were in the center of the eye. We were lucky. Most people had their houses blown away as they were seeking shelter inside, and had to face the furor of this storm. I can’t describe the force of those winds. We are grateful to have survived without injury. We were completely isolated for seven days by an unbelievable amount of limbs and debris. My daughter and I are both nurses but we were unable to give much help to the Fiji people.
We are so grateful for the contributions you and so many others gave to the people of Fiji. People live off the land in these isolated villages, and all of their crops were destroyed. It will be a year before the first crops can be harvested for sale, which means no money to buy tin to fix their roofs, that is if their houses are still standing.
There were almost no roofs remaining in most of the villages, and in the worst hit areas everything was flattened. I saw the boat that came in with food, solar lights, building and roofing supplies which were bought directly from the donations collected. The people were very appreciative, and in good spirits, as Fijians usually are. However you could see the exhaustion and sadness in their eyes. They lost loved ones and many were injured. They have also lost their homes, churches and schools. Without greenery, they are suffering sunburn and heat stroke.
Thank you so much again for your concern and donations, all of which are very much appreciated, not just by us but even more especially by these wonderful people who have been devastated by this tremendous storm.
Joyce, Russell and Emily Dann
Throughout creation the desire to celebrate is as natural as our next breath, next heartbeat, next sunrise. It’s a response to a world of mystery and wonder, a sense of awe for all that is, has been or ever shall be.
Its message is written on every flower, every blade of grass and every sunset. It can be seen in the majesty of an eagle or the gentle coo of a dove. It speaks to our hearts through the beauty of dawn, the laughter of a child, or a rainbow after the storm; in snowflakes swirling around our feet, or, when temperatures rise or winter winds blow, even in the more difficult experiences we go through.
It’s the all of everything, both seen and unseen, in an infinite universe of universes; a song from the eternal echoing along the corridors of forever, sung and celebrated since the dawn of creation.
All of life from its humblest form to its grandest was meant to be part of this song of the ages, but there are no requirements, only invitations. Individual choice is always honored, never compromised.
Only when the mists of illusion begin to clear and a higher level of consciousness takes its place can deeper realities be understood and new possibilities realized. When we change, when we see and feel our connection to everything around us, then the universe in some mystical, magical way changes as well and a pattern appears pulling us out of ourselves back into harmony with the rhythm of the ages. We will then know intuitively that everything, no matter how difficult, whether mountain top experiences or valleys of despair … everything is meant for our good.
As our hearts open to accept the gifts life has for us regardless of their form, we will understand that every experience we go through is meant to be. Each chapter, from birth to our final good-byes, has its purpose. Each has a place in the story of our lives. There are no mistakes, only lessons to be learned. All are part of the grand mosaic of experiences that shape and make us who we are.
When we take time to back away from the routine and reconnect to the all of everything, the dawn of a new day will begin and we will appear as we really are – beings of eternal value, transformed and transforming all around us. The glory of who we are will explode into forms and expressions of beauty we can’t even imagine and nothing will be able to prevent us from experiencing the purpose for which we came into the world. We will stand in awe and wonder of all that is … all that we are and the grand possibilities that lie before us … and there will be nothing else we can do … but … celebrate!
Representatives from PVMC were among 250 attendees from across the country (including Alaska) who attended the Integrated Capstone Event (ICE) program held at The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Aniston, Alabama.
The hands on workshop provided the opportunity for first responders and first receivers from multiple disciplines to work together in a culminating, all-hazard, mass casualty incident training exercise. The exercise included initial call-out, scene size-up, rescue, decontamination, pre-hospital treatment, crime scene management, evidence collection, hospital response and more.”
Those in attendance from Platte Valley Medical Center were Eddy Beavers EMS, Shannon Haskins EMS, Mark Smith EMS, Chris Mulberry, Wendy Colon ED, Brad Lehmann ED, Andrea Moore ED and Gentry Mansuer MST.
Brad Lehmann
Do you want to have a lot of fun while doing something good for our community?
Every year PVMC hosts the 9Health Fair. We need volunteers for Saturday, April 9. There is a job for everyone and anyone who wants to help.
Both medical and non-medical volunteers are needed. Non medical volunteers may be involved in traffic control, registration, height and weight measurement, or a variety of other jobs. Medical personnel are needed to draw blood, take blood pressures, talk to participants about their health or assist with free health screenings such as cardiac risk, bone density, or lung function. Volunteers should expect to be at the fair from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. As always, a t-shirt and great food will be provided. All volunteers can claim 2 points on their HealthWISE account. Anyone interested in volunteering for the fair, please sign up here, or contact Peggy Jarrett at X3590.
Raylene W Larson, RN II – Critical Care
Marta C Oliva, EVS Aide – Environmental Services