March 2022 - The Pulse

In This Edition
National Social Worker Month	Neonatal Resuscitation Program	Foundation News	W elcome to our New Co-Workers
Department Spotlight	The Plate	Condolences	National Health Observances
Did you Know?	Meet the PAC of Expanse!

Employee Appreciation

Celebrating National Social Worker Month

March marks National Social Worker Month, and St. Anthony Regional Hospital is lucky to have eight social workers in six different departments!

Dialysis – Alex Harmening, MSW
H.O.P.E.S. – Sara Skinner, MSW
Hospice – Journey Stork, LMSW
Inpatient Mental Health – Mindi Rotert, BSW & Alex Willenborg, Child, Adult, & Family Services Degree
Hospital Discharge Planners – Melissa Schultes, LBSW & Abbie Mahannah, BSW
Nursing Home – Luanne Kustra, LBSW

Click here to read the full blog.

Education Services Team Certified Carroll County Ambulance Service in NRP

“The Carroll County Ambulance Service crew members were engaged and wonderful to work with,” said Christina Johnson, RN, BSN, Clinical Nurse Educator at St. Anthony Regional Hospital. “The crew proved to have the skills and knowledge required to stabilize and care for infants if a situation were to arise outside of the hospital.”

The goal of offering the neonatal resuscitation program for CCAS staff was to equip them to provide the safest and best care to newborns and infants born outside of the hospital.

Read the full press release, here. Way to go Education Services!

Emergency Department

RN & Technician Staff: 12 full-time, 2 part-time, 2 weekend package, and 2 relief

We are challenged by flexing and bending at the drop of a hat.

We are most proud to be serving our communities needs while maintaining a high-level quality of care.

We assist with anything and everything! For example, monoclonal antibodies, triaging a wide variety of phone calls (that are not ED related), social work, facilitating other departments during high acuity (changes in patient conditions, communicating with providers), getting medications from the pharmacy after hours, getting supplies for other departments after hours, facilitating interfacility transfers from other places, and much much more.

We pride ourselves in being jacks of all trade and masters of none………and we love margaritas J

Back: Melissa Wallace, Jennifer Schmitz, Cory Thompson, Christian Debban

Front: Caitlin Cook, Kaitlin Geake, Susan Kock, Sylvia Sporrer, Eva Patterson, Brittany Boell

Missing: Tammy Roetman, Lisa Hartwigsen, Jamie Wuebker, Jennifer Jorgensen, Marci Runneberg, Marinna Van Houten, Wendy Baker, Dan Becker

Not pictured Techs: Madi Lingle, Olga Haro, Trent Loneman, Caden Stageman, Aleva Vaughn, Harley Hartman, Bri Wuebker, Rebecca DeWitt, Brittany Klocke

Expanse has a PAC! Let's meet them.

The Physician Advisory Committee (PAC) was formed in November and currently meets with the Expanse Project Team every other week. The project team brings new Expanse functionality before this group and they provide feedback as well as the final review for clinical content development, which includes order sets and physician documentation. PAC members serve as Physician Super Users, subject matter experts, and the decisions they make assist us in building a better system for our clinicians and patients! Thank you PAC members for all you do!

Physician Advisory Committee (PAC) Members

Lindsey Pogge, DO- St. Anthony Clinic, Family Practice
Shelley Diehl, PA-C—St. Anthony Clinic
Mark Abraham, MD—McFarland Clinic, General Surgery
Nicole Cummings, DO—McFarland Clinic, Family Medicine
Kyle Ulveling, MD—Iowa Heart and Chief Medical Officer at SARH
Amy Canuso, DO—Psychiatrist St. Anthony Mental Health and Chief of Staff St. Anthony Medical Staff
David Nystrom, DO—VA Clinic and Emergency Medicine with Acute Care, Inc.

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Check back next month for more information on Expanse!

Happy Retirement, Cindy Klocke!

Thank you Cindy Klocke for your 20+ years of service! Cindy started at St. Anthony in October of 1999. Nurse Leaders celebrated with Cindy on February 10th during the monthly Nurse Leader Meeting. In true Cindy fashion, she slipped out quietly.

Here are the official results of the February blood drive:

32 registered to donate
7 first-time donors
27 were able to donate
30 units of blood collected
Up to 90 lives saved or sustained!!

Meet your new co-workers who joined us this past month.

Dr. Brian Boes - Carroll Clinic
Avery Campbell - Food & Nutrition
Julia David - Food & Nutrition
Macy DeBower - Emergency Dept
Madeleine Domer – Food & Nutrition
Owen Ferneding - Food & Nutrition
Elizabeth Gingery - Food & Nutrition
Karsyn Lampe - Food & Nutrition
Riley Mauro - Food & Nutrition
Richard Oringa - Food & Nutrition
Kaci Peter - Nursing Home
Amy Schulte - Nursing Home
Leah Talent - Food & Nutrition
Dawn Uhlenkamp - Carroll Clinic

Celebrate a World of Flavors!

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2022 campaign focus is "Celebrate a World of Food Flavors". It's important to educate yourself and make good choices when it comes to healthful eating.

Tips on Healthy Eating:

Include healthy foods from all the food groups.
Hydrate and drink plenty of water.
Learn how to read the nutrition labels.
Take time to enjoy your food.

To celebrate National Nutrition Month, here's a link that offers a variety of tips, ideas on great food options, and cultural traditions.

Our condolences for your loss this past month

Renee Minnihan (Carroll Clinic) for the loss of her husband.
Deb St. Peter (Nursing Home) for the loss of her father.
Emily St. Peter (MSP) for the loss of her grandfather.
Jean Boeckman (Med Onc) for the loss of her aunt.
Sara Riesberg (Surgery) for the loss of her grandfather-in-law.
Carlys Heuton (Rehab Services) for the loss of her sister-in-law.
Kelly Kaspersen (Garden View) for the loss of her mother.
Joyce Masching (Lab) for the loss of her husband.
DeRae Schroeder (Denison Clinic) for the loss of her father-in-law.
Lisa A. Stoelk (Financial Accounting) for the loss of her father-in-law.
Bailee Schleisman (Quality Management) for the loss of her grandmother.
Cory Thompson (ED) for the loss of his grandfather.
Toni King (Public Health) for the loss of her father-in-law and aunt.
Allison King (OB) for the loss of her father-in-law.
Chad Lawson (IT) for the loss of his grandmother.

Let's add to our team and refer our friends to job listings.

St. Anthony is one of the largest employers in the Carroll area with more than 700 skilled and dedicated staff. YOU can help add to our team by forwarding the careers link to others who may be a good fit. Thank you!

View Job Openings

Best wishes to our co-workers who celebrate their special day this month. Click here for the full list.

St. Anthony Foundation News

2022 Scholarship applications are available through the St. Anthony Foundation are due March 21, 2022. Only one application is needed to qualify for all the scholarships offered through St. Anthony. A fillable PDF application is available through email or online HERE. Completed applications must be received by Thursday, March 31, 2022. If you have any questions, email or call the Foundation office at x5287.

These scholarships will payout after the fall semester of 2022, so students will need to be enrolled in school in the spring semester of 2023. In 2021, we awarded $51,600 to 40 students. Since the beginning of the scholarship program in 2003, $206,000 in awards have helped 276 students achieve their goal of continued education in health care.

We also want to encourage any of our staff who are enrolled in college courses to apply for the Iowa Hospital Education & Research Foundation scholarships which are valued at $3,500. Click this link to apply.

Amazon Smile Donation

This is a reminder to shop locally first, however, if you shop on Amazon, choose St. Anthony Foundation for your Amazon Smile donation!

How to turn on AmazonSmile in the mobile app.

1. Get the app

Download or update to the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app on your phone. You can find it in the App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android.

2. Join AmazonSmile

Simply sign up by selecting your favorite charity (you can change this at any time).

3. Turn on AmazonSmile

Open the app and find ’Settings’ in the main menu (☰). Tap on ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone.

St. Anthony Has Monthly Blogs!

Catch up on our monthly blogs posted on the St. Anthony website. March's topic is kidney health. Read it here.

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In addition, HealthView is published quarterly with various educational and informational topics.

Laughter is the best medicine

Doctor, I feel funny!

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