The North Pinellas
HEARTBEAT
HEART WALK 2017 PAGE 1
FHNP IN THE NEWS PAGE 3
IN THIS ISSUE CEO ADDRESS
HOSPITAL UPDATES
EP CARDIOLOGY PROGRAM
RECOGNITIONS
HOSPITAL EVENTS
OCTOBER 2017 VOL 1 ISSUE 2
CEO ADDRESS Shave eptember and October been exciting months
here at Florida Hospital North Pinellas. We welcomed a new Chief Financial Officer, Caleb Heinrich, to our Administration team. We also held our quarterly Town Hall meetings, which were truly “out of this world.” In this issue of the North Pinellas Heartbeat, you will learn more about the exciting changes we recently made to our cardiology program and read about some of our employees and the outstanding work they have been doing on behalf of the hospital. You will also be able to see how our facility has been highlighted throughout the Tampa Bay community in the local news recently. Be sure to keep an eye out for the “Hospital Events” section. The holiday season is quickly approaching, and we have planned many fun festivities for you and your families to enjoy throughout season, including our 3rd Annual Corn Roast, Lights of Love and the Holiday Brunch. I look forward seeing each of you and your families at these special festivities. Yours in Service,
Patricia Williams President and CEO
HEART WALK 2017: HOW YOU CAN HELP
NOVEMBER 11, 2017 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM WALK
Florida Hospital North Pinellas is participating in the 2017 Heart Walk and has set a goal of $15,000 to raise for this cause. We are asking our employees to help us reach this goal and come up with creative ways to raise money. Below are some ideas you can try within your departments to get donations: • Reach out to your vendors and ask for support • Hold a raffle within the department for gift cards • Have a bake sale All donations can be given to Stevie Hanson, Director of the Wound Healing Institute of Trinity. For more information about the Heart Walk, please contact Stevie Hanson.
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HOSPITAL UPDATES Florida Hospital North Pinellas has named Caleb Heinrich as its Chief Financial Officer, bringing with him a strong background in hospital finance within the Florida Hospital system. Most recently, Heinrich served as the Director of Finance for the West Florida Division of Adventist Health System and the Interim Chief Financial Officer at Florida Hospital North Pinellas.
“We are excited to welcome Caleb to our team as our Chief Financial Officer,” said Tricia Williams, Florida Hospital North Pinellas President & CEO. “Caleb has a strong history with Florida Hospital, and his experience in finance will be a great asset to our facility and the communities we serve.” Heinrich has been with the Florida Hospital system since 2009. He began his career as a Financial Analyst then a Senior Accounting Manager at Florida Hospital in Orlando, followed by serving as the Director of Finance at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel. Heinrich graduated from Union College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
ENSITE PRECISION™ CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM Florida Hospital North Pinellas is the first facility in northern Pinellas county to install the EnSite Precision™ cardiac mapping system, a nextgeneration platform designed to provide automation, flexibility and accuracy for diagnostic mapping used in ablation procedures to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms (cardiac arrhythmias). The first patient case utilizing this new system occurred on October 23. Thank you to the Florida Hospital North Pinellas Foundation for their generous donation of $250,000 for the purchase of this equipment that will help better serve our patients.
FHNP IN THE NEWS TAMPA BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL - TRICIA WILLIAMS EXECUTIVE PROFILE
The Tampa Bay Business Journal featured Tricia Williams in its Executive Profiles, which highlights business leaders throughout the Tampa Bay community. To view this story, visit: https://ahsonline.sharepoint.com/WestFlorida/North-Pinellas/Documents/Tricia%20Williams%20 Executive%20Profile%20TBBJ.pdf
ABC ACTION NEWS HURRICANE IRMA Florida Hospital North Pinellas CEO, Tricia Williams, was interviewed by ABC Action News during the Hurricane Irma evacuation on September 9th. FHNP evacuated patients to Florida Hospital Zephyrhills and Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel before the hurricane hit Tampa Bay. To view this story, visit: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=UqSPEJOtn1Q
CBS NEWS - RANDOM ACTS OF FLOWERS
Random Acts of Flowers (RAF) celebrated a big milestone at FHNP this fall! On September 12th, 2017, the Tampa Bay branch of RAF in Dunedin delivered its 50,000th bouquet to a recipient at Florida Hospital North Pinellas. To view this story, visit: http://flhosp.co/bQX4j
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EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION C
ongratulations to Tina Baum, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, for winning first place at the South East Region Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. Carolyn Hewitt also had a poster accepted at the conference.
HOSPITAL EVENTS
The motel next to our hospital has come crashing down – and in its place will be a Medical Arts Building for Florida Hospital North Pinellas that will house multiple specialties and physicians to satisfy the health care needs for our community.
On September 27th, Florida Hospital North Pinellas hosted a “Demo Day” party with children from three after school programs – Boys & Girls Club, Citizen’s Alliance for Progress and the Tarpon Springs Recreation Department – so they could take part in the project. The children had fun painting graffiti on the old motel walls, then staff from the LeepaRattner Museum of Art at St. Petersburg College helped the kids create a canvas that will, quite literally, leave their handprint on the future Medical Arts Building. Work on the Medical Arts Building will begin after the renovation and expansion of the hospital Emergency Department. The demolished motel site will serve as a staging area in the meantime during that project. 5
BEACH TO BAYOU 2017
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he Florida Hospital North Pinellas Foundation hosted its Annual Beach to Bayou 5k on October 15th. This year, 254 race participants came out to run or walk the race path at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks.
LIGHTS OF LOVE
December 4, 2017
Join the Florida Hospital North Pinellas Auxiliary on Monday, December 4th at 6:30 pm for our Lights of Love Celebration in front of the Hospital. The holiday festivities will kick-off at 6:30pm with hot cocoa and refreshments, crafts, and holiday tunes. Then join us at 7:00pm for the Lights of Love program of holiday performances and a tree lighting ceremony. After the ceremony, make sure to stay around to visit with Santa. For more information, or to make a donation, please call (727) 942-5000 Ext. 5072.
Save the Date
Holiday Brunch Friday, December 8, 2017 AllSpice Cafe 6:30am - 9:00am 9