M e m o r i a l H o s p i t a l o f L a f a y e t t e C o u n t y Memorial News V OLUME 20, ISSUE 1 J ANUARY 2013 Inside this issue: Welcome Julie Happy New Year! 2013 will get off to an exciting start as we welcome our new MHLC/LM Administrator Julie Chikowski. She is very excited and honored to work with the Lafayette Manor and Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County organizations in her new position. Julie is from the Appleton area where she was a practice administrator for a large pulmonary, critical care and sleep practice facility in the Fox Valley. She had worked there for five years. She has an extensive background in healthcare with experience in various areas such as social worker, HR manager, nursing home administrator and a physician practice manager. She has many years of experience in the nursing home business. Julie is familiar with the Lafayette County area as she worked as a consultant on various projects. Sherry Kudronowicz is very excited about the future of MHLC and the Lafayette Manor under Julie s leadership. She feels she is leaving us in very good hands. We all look forward to working with Julie and making the transition from one administrator to another very smooth. Welcome to MHLC and Lafayette Manor Julie! Celebrations... 2 Kay & Sherry s Retirement 2 Band Aid 4 2 Notes from Marie 3 Blood Drive 3 Upcoming Events 4 Around MHLC 4 Save The Date... Retirement/Welcome Celebration... A retirement celebration for Sherry Kudronowicz along with a welcome celebration for Julie Chikowski is being planned for Sunday, Feb. 3rd from 11 am-3 pm at Bridges Banquet Center. The celebration will include a roast of Sherry along with photos and lots of well wishes for both Sherry and Julie. Everyone is welcome to come join us in wishing these ladies Good Luck and for some fond memories, refreshments and of course a delicious Nancy cake. Hope to see you there! Jan. 1-New Year s Day Jan.21-Blood Drive Jan.30-Club Scrub Begins Feb. 3-Retirement/Welcome Celebration Feb.15-Band Aid 4 Mar.17-Mary Poppins Performance
Celebrations... January Birthdays Deanna Wright 2 Margie Malott 4 Sandra Bryson 4 Janet Fox 5 Dr. Solverson 11 Jessie Engelke 16 Molli Barrett 22 Dr. Everett Lindsey 23 Ashley Ruf 24 Marilyn Mathys 25 Michelle Reisen-Garvey 27 Nikki Martin 28 January Anniversaries Nancy Edwards 1987 Joann Plear 1989 Tina Brugger 1990 Dana Ihler 1999 Britt Long 2001 Bridget Whited 2003 Nick Zuberbuhler 2010 Bruce Bartels 2012 May the New Year bless you with health, wealth and happiness! Kay & Sherry s Retirement Potluck... On Tuesday, Dec. 11th a potluck was held for Kay Davis who has worked at MHLC for over 23 years in various departments most recently in the Outpatient Clinic and for Sherry Kudronowicz who has worked here for 31 years spending the last half of those years as MHLC s Administrator. They will both be greatly missed. Everyone at MHLC would like to wish them good luck in their retirement. We hope they both enjoy their new lifestyle. A New Year means new possibilities, new relationships and new opportunities. May your New Year be truly new. Band Aid 4 Band Aid 4 will be held at Bridges Banquet Center on Friday, February 15th with doors opening at 4 pm. Five local bands- Transition, Fever River Band, Sunshine, Stump Fiddle Band and Sexy Ester will be performing throughout the night. The money raised that evening will help the Auxiliary assist MHLC s needs of patients, community and staff! Please plan to attend and support this worthwhile event. Remember helping the Auxiliary helps you. Advance tickets are $8 and $10 at the door. For more information call 608-776-5731. Page 2 Volume 20, Issue 1
Notes from Marie... Greetings from your MHLC CFO MHLC has been very busy and have had many accomplishments in 2012 to be proud of. MHLC received the Medicaid incentive for the 2 nd year which was $195,466, for the continuation of the Electronic Health Records. The Emergency Room Department is now staffed 24/7 with an in-house Emergency Room Physician. Very exciting capital purchases were made in 2012 to stay current with the ever changing technology. The new CT Scanner has been installed and is producing great images. An Emergency Well was constructed using 100% federally designated grant funding. New Security Alarm System on the OB Doors was installed. Surgical and Anesthesia Equipment was purchased to upgrade to the latest technology. A Biphasic Defibrillator was purchased with the help of the Hospital Auxiliary. And, of course, the exciting renovations to the Front Lobby Area all made possible by the Hospital Auxiliary and the Memorial Healthcare Foundation. Congratulations to all the MHLC Partners, Employees, Staff, and Physicians for their amazing accomplishments in 2012. A Special Thank You to our patients for their support in our process changes with the continuation of the electronic health records and new equipment upgrades, your support and patience is greatly appreciated. And, Best Wishes to all as we continue our journey into 2013. Please continue to review your statements from our business office, and if you have any questions or concerns, please call us at 608-776-5733. We appreciate your feedback and are very happy to serve you. MHLC is proud to support Patient Friendly payment plans and Patient Financial Assistance Program. Please contact our Billing Department with any questions or concerns at 608-776-5733 or visit our website at www.memorial hospitaloflafayettcounty.org for more information. Thank You for choosing Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County for all your healthcare services!! Marie Whatever you do in life, always give 100%... unless you re donating blood.. Blood Drive The first MHLC Blood Drive of 2013 will be held on Monday, January 21st from 12-4 pm in the Conference Room. Our goal for this drive is to collect 21 units for the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center. Continue the holiday spirit or create a new year s resolution by sign- ing up to donate today call Ext. 321. Volunteer blood donors provide a critical resource for patients and hospitals in our community. Memorial News Page 3
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County Upcoming Relay For Life Events... M EMORIAL HOSPITAL OF LAFAYETTE C OUNTY 800 Clay Street Darlington, WI 53530 Phone: 608-776-5731 Fax: 608-776-5701 Brought to you by the Community Outreach Dept. It s that time of the year again when we begin to plan our fundraising efforts for the 2013 Relay for Life which will be held in June. We will begin with jean days and 50/50 raffles starting in February, along with an Easter Bake Sale. Upcoming MHF Overture Center Bus Trips... We treat you like family. Memorialhospital oflafayettecounty.org Club Scrub begins...our first Club Scrub session will be held on Wed. Jan. 30th in the Conference Room with our Nursing Department conducting their hands on session to 7th & 8th graders from Argyle, Belmont, Benton, Darlington and Shullsburg. Memorial Healthcare Foundation will be sponsoring two bus trips to the Overture Center in Madison. The first performance is to Mary Poppins on Sunday, Mar. 17th at 6:30 pm. The second performance is to Wicked on Sunday, June 2nd at 1:00 pm. For more information or to reserve your tickets please call Sue at 776-5731 or Kathy @ Sisters 776-8722. Around MHLC Sandy Bryson has worked at MHLC since July of 1990. Sandy and her husband Scott have six children, daughters Shelly and Alissa (Russ) and sons Jamie (Val), Jon, Jordon and Lincoln. Sandy is a LPN who currently works in various departments including Med Surg, ER and in the Specialty Clinic. Sandy feels the biggest change in her 22 years at MHLC is the computerized health information system. Sandy enjoys working with all of the staff and has especially enjoyed working with both Kay Davis and Tina Brugger since she started at MHLC. In her free time Sandy enjoys reading, crafts, cooking, picking ber- ries in summer and watching the kids in sports. She also enjoys antiquing with Scott (on his terms).
January 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 Vascular Clinic- Happy New Year! Dr. Carr Dr. Schmus ENT-B. Knutson Audiology- Dr. Patterson 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Urology- Pacer Clinic- Dr. Graf R. Fields Dr. Jaya Krishna Dr. Dachman 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 GYN- Vascular Clinic- Dr. Jaya Krishna Dr. Lindsey Dr. Carr Dr.Schmus Audiology-Dr. Patterson 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pacer Clinic- Dr. Grogan Dr. Dachman 27 28 29 30 31 GYN- Dr. Lindsey Clinics Subject To Change