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Stephanie MacCulloch receives DAISY award for nursing excellence
Stephanie MacCulloch, R.N. (right) and Jeannie Eylar, R.N. Chief Clinical Officer.
Stephanie MacCulloch, R.N., with Same Day Services, is the latest recipient of a DAISY award at Pullman Regional Hospital. The DAISY award is a national program designed to recognize outstanding nurses nominated by their patients and voted on by their nursing peers.
Nominated by liver cancer survivor and patient Evelyn Harper from Kendrick, Idaho, Stephanie received the award in September in front of her nursing peers and other nominees.
Stephanie has worked at Pullman Regional Hospital for 24 years. While going to nursing school, she worked in the Laboratory and then as a nurse in the Emergency Department when the hospital was located on the WSU campus. She moved to Same Day Services shortly after the new hospital opened on Bishop Boulevard in 2004.
“I enjoy working in Same Day Services because of the variety,” Stephanie said. “One day I might be admitting patients or working in endoscopy, giving infusions or interviewing patients for pre-operative procedures on other days.”
“I love that I get to work at Pullman Regional Hospital and serve the community in which I live.”
Gifts of Grain
As a wheat farmer on the Palouse for more than 50 years, Dean Bloomfield has had his fair share of bumps, bruises, and broken bones. When a cultivator pinned him down – cracking three vertebrae and breaking a hand, Pullman Memorial Hospital (then called) was there to get him back on his feet, even letting his son sneak up the fire escape to check in on him after hours. Ever since that accident on the farm many years Dean Bloomfield ago, Pullman Regional Hospital has been there for Dean, his family, and his grandchildren.
Neighbor and fellow farmer Jack Fulfs, a member of the hospital’s Endowment for Quality & Access steering committee, came knocking on Dean’s door in 2015. Jack introduced a new way of giving back – through gifts of grain.
Gifts of Grain is a program where crops from our Palouse famers are sold on the market, with proceeds directly benefitting the healthcare needs of the community. Local grain elevator operators have partnered with the hospital to sell these commodities on behalf of the Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation. Since its inception five years ago, the program has generated over $60,000 in support of the hospital's highest needs.
The personal and local connection to Pullman Regional Hospital is close to Dean’s heart when it comes to giving back to the community. Spending months planting, growing and harvesting grain to turn around and donate it is a true testament to what a wonderful person Dean is and how impactful healthcare can truly be.
Join our hardworking farmers who support the hospital by giving back this harvest season, and consider a Gift of Grain.
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In This Issue…
Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman Good Food Co-op Pullman Chamber of Commerce Washington State University Friends of Hospice Pullman Kiwanis Whitman County Humane Society Community Calendar Pullman School District Gladish Community & Cultural Center Community Action Center United Way of Whitman County Spokane Falls Community Colleges Pullman Heritage Depot Center Rural Resources Pullman Community Montessori WSU Psychology Clinic
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Graham Adderson is the Pullman Branch Manager for Columbia Bank. He has called Pullman home since 2015 and serves the community through active membership in Rotary and the United Way of Whitman County. As the son of healthcare professionals, Graham has held lifelong values rooted in accessible and affordable healthcare. He seeks to pursue his passion for service to the community through his role on the Foundation Board.
Richard Emtman, M.D. retired from Pullman Family Medicine in 2015 after practicing both clinic and hospital patient care for 30+ years. He mentored students, was active on hospital committees and now is a part time WWAMI medical student instructor and serves on the PRH Physician Leadership Council. His wife, Kathleen, serves as a Patient Support volunteer for the
The Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation recently issued three education awards to two hospital employees, Melissa Brooks and Mark Houghton, and a WSU graduate student, Kayla Leland, for the 2020 Fall semester.
Melissa Brooks, a registered nurse, received a $1,000 education award to pursue a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree. Melissa, has been an integral part of the ICU team at Pullman Regional Hospital for three years. Upon completion of her bachelor of science in nursing degree, Melissa plans to start working towards her Critical Care Registered Nurse certification. The RN to BSN education award is available to Pullman Regional Hospital registered nurses enrolled in an accredited BSN program who have been employed at the hospital for at least one year and work a minimum of twenty hours a week.
Mark Houghton received the Pullman Regional Hospital Staff Education Award, which provides $2,500 to employees seeking to improve their skills and advance their education and healthcare career to benefit the patients of Pullman Regional Hospital.
Mark, a registered nurse working in the ICU and medical/surgical unit, is a previous recipient of the RN to BSN award and is now pursuing a master of sciences degree in Adult-Gerontological Acute Care with a cardiovascular subspecialty. “I love helping people, and I am very much looking forward to having an expanded set of skills to offer my Pullman Regional Hospital and hospital. Recently the Emtmans established the Physician Leadership Endowment through the Foundation to support local physician leadership and well-being initiatives.
Virginia Martinson is the Pullman Branch Manager for Washington Trust Bank. She gained experiences in marketing, real estate, and finance before moving to Pullman in 2009. Her engagement with the Pullman community includes support for Palouse Habitat for Humanity, Rotary, the Whitman County Association of Realtors and membership on the Pullman Regional Hospital Women’s Leadership Guild—including four years on the board.
Jerman Rose retired from Washington State University in 2016 after 29 years, serving a variety of roles as professor and administrator in the College of Business and the Provost’s Office. A world traveler and teacher specializing in international entrepreneurship, Jerman and his wife, Margie, have called Pullman home since 1987. He is looking forward to further engaging with the hospital with his new role on the Foundation Board.
The Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation Board of Directors provides governance through oversight of philanthropic funds received by the Foundation. Learn more about our volunteer board and their roles in supporting fundraising efforts for the hospital: pullmanregional.org/
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Palouse community,” he said. This program will enable Mark to further his nursing career in the community as a nurse practitioner – providing advanced nursing care for a diverse and complex patient population.
The Pullman Regional Hospital Staff Education Award is available to any employee who has been employed at the hospital for at least one year and works a minimum of twenty hours a week. Awarded funds may be used for tuition, books and school expenses.
Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences student, Kayla Leland, is the 2020 Fall semester recipient of the Gaskins Scholars Program Award. The award program was founded by Bill Gaskins, a beloved and now retired Pharmacist for Pullman Regional Hospital. The $2,500 award is available to eligible applicants seeking to practice pharmacy in a rural environment or provide services to underserved populations. Funds may be used to assist with tuition, fees, books, travel and living expenses.
Kayla is a third-year WSU doctor of pharmacy student from Spokane. As an undergraduate at Whitworth University, Kayla’s impressive athletic achievements include recognition as a top finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year. Her devotion to excellence was equally present in academics, graduating with high honors from Whitworth and maintaining Dean’s List and Rho Chi Honor Society status at WSU. Kayla’s multiple internships in retail and hospital pharmacy have strengthened her drive to “make a difference in the world by bringing medications and health guidance to rural communities,” she said. Upon graduating from WSU, Kayla will focus her pharmacy career on caring for underserved, rural populations, particularly in Spanish-speaking areas.
The Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation announces education awards twice a year. Applicants are eligible to receive one Staff Education Award a lifetime, but may additionally apply for and receive a BSN Education Award through the RN to BSN program.
Applications for Spring education awards will be available through Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation in November of 2021.
November | Health Education Calendar
1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
12 Step Men, Support, Sundays, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Virtual Meeting, ZOOM, Bdentler4175@gmail.com
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Health Tech: Nutrition & Innovation, Joyce Marshall, Director of Nutrition Therapy Pullman Regional Hospital, RDN, CD, 1st Monday, https://www.pullmanregional.org/about-us/centerfor-learning-innovation
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Breast Feeding Support, every other week, Mondays, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Virtual Meeting, ZOOM, Contact Laura Keough, BirthPlace
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Work In-Progress: AA, Support, Tuesdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, ZOOM, Emily (856) 520-2983
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Board of Commissioners, Wednesday, Contact Pullman Regional Hospital Administration for Info
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WLG: Grant Awardee Celebration, RSVP for ZOOM Link, Wednesday, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, ZOOM, wlg@pullmanregional.org
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Vitalant Monthly Blood Drive, 1st Friday, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Pullman Regional Hospital, www.inbcsaves.org
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Palouse Mental Illness & Advocacy Support Group, 2nd Sunday, Virtual Meeting, 1:00 pm - 4:00pm, ZOOM, for access contact Zoe Cooley, (208) 835-3071 and, Lorraine Cline, (509) 758-0284
9th, 23rd
Prenatal Breast Feeding Class, $15 Registration Fee, For meeting information consult, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, ZOOM, BirthPlace
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Caregivers Coffee & Support, 2nd & 4th Mondays, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, ZOOM, for access, Contact Melissa, (509) 332-0365
11th
Women’s Wellness Wednesdays: Joy of Living Passionately: Defining Personal Wellness, Carrie Coen, Director Summit Therapy & Health Services, Wednesday, 5:30 pm, RSVP for ZOOM Link, Noel.Nicolai@pullmanregional.org
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Coffee Club Connection, Friday, 10:00 am to 11:00 am, ZOOM, for access contact, Noel.Nicolai@ pullmanregional.org or (509) 336-7404 Pre Op Total Joint Class, Video, 24hrs/7, Open, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, PRH Website, Maile Kellar, PTA, Orthopedic Care Coordinator Children’s Health Art Outreach, PRH/CLI & WSUChildren’s Center Partnership, 3 Friday, https://www.pullmanregional.org/about-us/ center-for-learning-innovation, Noel.Nicolai@ pullmanregional.org
24th
Lupus Fibro Support Group, Tuesday, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Virtual Meeting, ZOOM, for access contact Noel, Noel. Nicolai@pullmanregional.org
27th
Jean’s NNLM Recommendation, 4th Friday, https://www.pullmanregional.org/about-us/centerfor-learning-innovation, Noel Nicolai, PhD. Palouse Parkinsons Support Group, For Info Only Childbirth 101, No Classes Until January, BirthPlace Monthly Drop-In Grief Support, Not Meeting Due to COVID, Annie Pillers (509) 332-4414 Weekend Childbirth, No Classes Until January, BirthPlace
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