A publication for the employees & volunteers of the Lexington County Health Services District
september 2014
New Program Gives Patient Falls the Slip On October 1, Lexington Medical Center will implement a new Fall Prevention Program to better ensure patient safety. The new program replaces “Spot the Dot” as the hospital’s patient fall safety initiative. Under the direction of Tiffni Shealy, director of Risk Management, the Patient Falls Team created a subcommittee to find a new way to improve fall prevention. This subcommittee, which was chaired by Nydia Harter, MSN, RN, NE-A, BC, director of Women and Children Services, piloted a Morse Fall Risk Scale study on 5th North Tower, PCU and 6th Medical. The results led to the creation of the Fall Prevention Program. The new program uses the nationally recognized Morse Fall Risk Scale to determine an inpatient’s fall risk. Each inpatient will have a sign above his or her bed indicating the patient’s fall risk: yellow for low; orange for moderate; and red for high. All staff will observe the patient’s fall risk and take the appropriate precautions. Every patient will benefit from universal fall precautions, including keeping the bed in the lowest position and having needed items placed within reach. As a patient’s fall risk increases, additional fall prevention strategies are added, such as utilizing a bed exit alarm or moving the patient to a room closer to a nurses’ station. According to the National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI, 2015), a patient fall is an “…unplanned, unintentional descent, with or without injury to the patient, that results in the patient coming to rest on the floor, on or against some other surface (e.g., counter), on another person or on an object (e.g., trash can). “Any patient ill enough to be in the hospital is at an increased risk of falling. After surgery or during an illness, patients are weaker than they may realize. Medications, hearing or vision problems, strange and unfamiliar environments, chronic health conditions or gait impairments can also increase fall risk,” Harter said. “Many patients have a combination of these factors, which can result in a very high risk for falling. If an elderly patient or a patient taking anticoagulant therapy falls, he or she is at a higher risk for suffering a serious injury from the fall.” All hospital staff will receive training on the LMC Fall Prevention Program through e-Train, departmental meetings and flyers. LMC will continue to provide patients and families with a brochure on how to prevent falls. For more information on this program, visit the LMC Fall Prevention Program page on LexLoop.
FALL RISK
FALL RISK
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Did You Know? • Between 700,000 and 1 million patients fall in U.S. hospitals each year, and between 30 and 51 percent of falls result in an injury. • For a serious fall-related injury, a patient’s length of stay increases by an average of 6.27 days. • The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services do not pay hospitals for extra care and trauma associated with an inpatient fall. • Hospitals with high rates of hospitalacquired conditions, including serious injury from a fall, will receive a 1% reduction in Medicare payments for all discharges. Reference: Hospitals and Health Networks, June 2013
Intercom is published by LMC’s Marketing department. Editorial material and pictures are solicited and should be sent to Marketing. Materials submitted for publication will not be returned unless otherwise requested. The Marketing department reserves the right to accept or deny any article and/or photo for publication. For more information, please contact Sarah McClanahan at 936-7123 or email srmcclanahan@lexhealth.org. september 2014 INTERCOM 1
practice profileS Lexington Medical Center proudly welcomes the followIng doctors to its network of care. Daniel R. Shumpert, MD Dr. Shumpert joins the board-certified physicians, physician assistant and nurse practitioner at Lexington Family Practice Irmo to provide quality general medical care to patients from birth to geriatrics in a patient-focused environment. A magna cum laude graduate from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, he earned his medical degree from the USC School of Medicine. He then completed his family medicine residency at AnMed Health in Anderson, S.C. During his residency, he served on committees that supported continuing medical education and quality assurance initiatives, and actively volunteered at the A Lexington Medical Center Physician Practice Anderson Free Clinic, treating patients at the communitybased free medical clinic. Now Accepting Patients Dr. Shumpert is board certified by the American Board 7037 St. Andrews Road Columbia, SC 29212 of Family Medicine and has additional certifications in 732-0963 • lfpIrmo.com Nexplanon® insertion and advanced cardiac life support. He is also certified as a lab director through the Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation. A member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the South Carolina Medical Association, he specializes in offering comprehensive family medicine services.
Nichole P. McDonald, MD Dr. McDonald is a West Columbia native who graduated cum laude from Francis Marion University in Florence. After earning her medical degree and completing her OB/GYN residency, she focused her interests on adolescent and pediatric gynecology, contraceptive management and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. Dr. McDonald joins the board-certified physicians A Lexington Medical Center Physician Practice and highly skilled clinicians Now Accepting Patients at Lexington Women’s Care. West Columbia For more than 25 years, the practice has offered a full range 2728 Sunset Blvd, Suite 201 of women’s services from initial exams and childbirth to West Columbia, SC 29169 menopause and beyond. Its staff of 19 providers, including Irmo 11 physicians, five certified nurse midwives, two nurse 1 Wellness Blvd, Suite 203 Irmo, SC 29063 practitioners and a physician assistant, work together to provide patients with the highest quality medical care. LexingtonWomensCare.com 936-8100 A member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, Dr. McDonald provides a full range of women’s services at Lexington Women’s Care in West Columbia and Irmo. 2 INTERCOM
Fall Wellness Programs As summer draws to a close, Wellness Path has several programs heading your way. Let us help you accomplish your health and wellness goals this fall!
} Weight Watchers® returns on September 30. Meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 12:00 p.m. in Lower Level Classroom 4 at the main campus. Cost is $98 for 10 weeks. Contact Amanda at abcastles@lexhealth.org to register.
} NEW! Wellness Weighs, a free 12-week weight management program, will begin on September 22. This program features weekly weighins, exercise and nutrition lessons, and fitness plans. You can attend weekly meetings or participate online. Meetings take place on Mondays at 12:00 p.m. and Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. in Lower Level Classroom 4 at the main campus. Registration will be available online beginning September 8.
} Freedom from Smoking will begin a new eight-week session in September at Lexington Medical Center Lexington. To register for this free smoking-cessation clinic, call 358-6180.
For complete information on all Wellness Path programs, visit lmcWellnessPath.org.
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LMC Welcomes New Fellows Lexington Medical Center’s Practice Administrator Fellowship Program has welcomed four new fellows: Hannah Leonard; Helen Palmer; Danielle Sharkey; and Chandler Skelly. This one-year program provides comprehensive training and work experience to those interested in physician practice administration.
Helen Palmer, Danielle Sharkey, Chandler Skelly and Hannah Leonard
Fellows participate in practice and community medical center rotations to build fundamental operations skills, and work on projects that enhance leadership and management skills. The Practice Administrator Fellowship Program also complements the Practice Administrator Certification Program, which is available to fellows and physician practice managers.
Hannah Leonard
Helen Palmer
Danielle Sharkey
Chandler Skelly
A graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in public health, Hannah is working toward her master’s degree at UNC Charlotte. She has interned at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, N.C., assisting with patient satisfaction improvements and developing customersatisfaction-enhancing tools. She also worked as a pharmacy assistant in Tabor City, N.C.
Helen received a Bachelor of Science degree in educational studies from Belmont Abbey College in N.C. She is currently working toward a health care management technology certificate at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, N.C. With experience in referrals, precertifications and scheduling, she has been working at Gastroenterology Associates in Hickory as an intake coordinator.
Danielle received a bachelor’s degree in organizational management with a concentration in health care from Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Fla. She spent the last two years working as an administrative assistant at Plantation Gynecologic Associates in Fla. She has experience performing front desk duties, including patient check-in, insurance verification and customer service.
Chandler earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. She has a customer service and sales background from working with Capsugel, LLC, in Greenwood. She transferred into the Practice Administrator Fellowship Program from Physician Network Administration, where she worked as an administrative assistant to multiple directors.
Save the D te Tuesday, October 14, 2014 F e at u r i ng :
A Little Help From My Friends
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C o l u m b i a Me t r o p o l i ta n C o n v e n t i o n Ce n t e r Exhibits and Silent Auction 5:00 p.m. | Dinner 7:00 p.m. | LexMed.com/WNO september 2014
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FO UN DAT IO N F OC U S Gifts from the Lexington Medical Center family and the community make it possible for the Lexington Medical Center Foundation to support our mission — providing quality health services that meet the needs of our community.
Gifts Honoring Caregivers – Grateful Patient Program
Burkett Burkett & Burkett Hosts Ladies Night Out
The Foundation would like to recognize the caregivers who were recently honored by patients for providing quality care. ————————————————— | Caregivers of 3rd floor PCU } Robert Leonardi, MD Richard Murray, MD ————————————————— Patients and their families can honor caregivers with a Grateful Patient contribution, which supports Foundation initiatives such as the Cancer Care Fund, nursing scholarships and the We Care Fund.
Join the Lexington Medical Center Foundation for the 2nd annual Ladies Night Out hosted by Burkett Burkett & Burkett Certified Public Accountants, P.A. This event benefits the Crystal Smith Breast Cancer Fund, which provides wigs, lymphedema garments, mastectomy kits and prostheses for in-need women undergoing cancer treatment.
The Foundation presented Dr. Murray with a Grateful Patient award.
Thank you to the sponsors, restaurants and volunteers at Wine on the River for making this year’s event such a special evening.
Did You Know? Contributions to the Universal Employee Fund directly support the We Care Fund, which provides services and equipment for patients. Employees are encouraged to submit grant requests twice a year with suggestions to enhance patient care. This spring, the We Care Fund supported the Lexington Oncology Infusion Center by providing a wireless transmission and headphone system that allows patients receiving treatment to watch television or listen to music at a comfortable volume. This improvement also provided the staff with a quieter environment, allowing for better patient interaction and creating an improved setting for staff to teach patients about new chemotherapy medications. The Foundation is now accepting applications for fall grants through October 15. If you have any questions about the We Care Fund or the grant-writing process, please call 791-2540.
NIGHT OUT
October 23, 2014 5:00–7:00 p.m. 3101 Sunset Boulevard West Columbia
~ A Special Thank You The Foundation thanks The Classy Cruet of Lexington! From now until the New Year, they will donate
10%
of the purchases made by Lexington Medical Center staff, friends and families to the Cancer Care Fund. When you visit them at The Shoppes at Flight Deck, be sure to tell them that you’re part of the Lexington Medical Center family.
Visit our website, Facebook or Twitter page for all the latest news about the Lexington Medical Center Foundation. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
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Twitter: @FoundationLMC
Facebook: Facebook.com/lmcFoundation september 2014
Lexington Medical Center Foundation Presents
an evening of
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center 6:00 p.m. Founders & Sponsors Reception 7:00 p.m. Dinner
join us
as we honor three Medal of Honor recipients from South Carolina and hear their stories of unparalleled courage, valor and patriotism.
Cpl. Kyle Carpenter
Lt. Michael Thornton
Each month, Guest Services will highlight a service expectation in Intercom.
Service Expectations —————————————————— I will respond when I pass a room with the white light turned on. If non-clinical, I will respond by saying, “I see your light is on. Do you need your nurse or may I help?” As part of the Lexington Medical Center team, it is our responsibility to respond to the needs of our patients. In any clinical setting, this can be applicable — inpatient departments, physician offices and urgent care centers. While there may not always be white lights, checking in on our patients is our way of connecting with them through a personal response, which is essential in ensuring that we meet their needs and answer their questions. —————————————————— I will keep people informed by making sure that the patient knows his/her plan of care and explaining delays.
Maj. Gen. James Livingston
Every patient’s time is invaluable. They have chosen LMC for their medical care and will remain loyal if they know that we respect their time. Explaining a patient’s treatment plan will validate that we have his or her well-being as our primary focus and will engage the patient in his or her care plan.
For information on tickets, call 791-2540 or visit LexMed.com. september 2014
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We all know Lexington Medical Center employees are a dedicated group. Intercom wanted to see how our staff members give back to their communities. This column highlights the “Good Works” of LMC employees.
Natalie Copeland, Cancer Registry manager, doesn’t see obstacles; she sees opportunities. Graduating in the Class of 2014 are Sara Thomas, Sylvia Moore, Michael Hutchison Jr. and Olivia Gilmer.
Congratulations, Medical Technology Graduates! Lexington Medical Center’s School of Medical Technology celebrated its 11th graduating class on August 15. The 12-month student training includes lectures and hands-on laboratory instruction in the clinical departments of Hematology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine, Flow Cytometry and Immunology. After successfully completing the required courses, students earn a certificate that allows them to sit for the American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Certification’s national medical laboratory science exam. A bachelor’s degree in biology or chemistry is required for acceptance into this program. Medical laboratory scientists are hired in many practice settings, including hospital and reference laboratories, physician offices and urgent care labs, clinics, public health facilities, molecular diagnostics and biotechnology, veterinary laboratories, and forensic and research laboratories. Congratulations to this year’s graduates!
After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and not finding a support group in the West Columbia/ Lexington area, she decided to create her own. D2 & Me is a diabetes wellness and support group for anyone with type 2 diabetes. “Diabetes, regardless of type, is a prevalent disease nationwide that affects more than 29 million Americans. I figured there were a lot of people in this area affected by this disease, especially since obesity plays a big part in type 2 diabetes and obesity is a Lexington County community need that wasn’t being addressed,” Copeland said. Since June 2014, D2 & Me has provided people with type 2 diabetes with a forum to talk about their disease and learn how to care for themselves. Medical professionals and hands-on activities, such as exercise, recipe makeovers, carb counting and cooking demonstrations, provide the necessary tools to control diabetes for a lifetime. The group also plans to go to a restaurant for dinner each quarter to practice what they’ve learned in a relaxed, casual atmosphere. “I am fortunate that I have been able to control my diabetes with diet and exercise. The way I see it, if you make smarter food choices, improve your lifestyle and exercise, obesity will probably take care of itself. I want us to be able to control our diabetes so that it doesn’t control us.” Each month, D2 & Me meets the second Tuesday in Lower Level Classroom 3 at the Lexington Medical Center main campus and the third Wednesday in the First Floor Conference Room at LMC Lexington. Both meetings are 5:45–6:45 p.m. Those with type 2 diabetes and their caregivers can attend. For more information on upcoming meetings, visit Facebook.com/D2andMe.
Join Lexington Medical Center for a free Physician Lecture
Are you at risk: Understanding
Lung Cancer Screenings Monday, September 22 • 6:00 p.m. Lexington Medical Park 1 Auditorium
E. Myron Barwick, MD, FACS Lexington Surgical Associates
The Physician Lecture Series is one way Lexington Medical Center supports its commitment to early education, detection and diagnosis of disease and illness. If your department or physician practice would like promotional materials for an upcoming lecture, please contact Marketing at 791-2191.
For upcoming Physician Lecture Series dates and topics, visit LexMed.com. 6 INTERCOM
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At Lexington Medical Center, our Medical Staff leaders are dedicated to serving our patients and community. They serve on hospital committees and as medical directors, but they also spend time with their families and have interesting hobbies. Each issue, Intercom tells their stories from “Inside the Doctors Lounge.” ————————————————————————
Meet Marc Antonetti, MD, FACS
You’re the Best! Readers of Free Times have voted Lexington Medical Center “Best Hospital” and “Best Urgent Care” in the newspaper’s annual “Best of Columbia” poll. These awards recognize the comprehensive health services available in the LMC network of care. The Free Times reader’s choice poll, which was first held in 1989, is the self-proclaimed original poll of local residents’ opinions on everything from “Best Restaurant” to “Best Local Politician.” The polling process includes a round of nominations and voting is conducted completely online. Thank you to those who voted for LMC and to all of our employees for providing excellent care to the community. You make LMC the “Best!”
SAVE THE DATE Saturday, November 8 • Half-Marathon • 8K Run • 4-Mile Walk • Kids Events
State House | Columbia, SC Register:
Board-certified Surgeon. Father. Medical Director of Epic Optimization – Surgery. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Aspiring Jet Pilot. Dr. Antonetti’s decision to become a surgeon was born from a love of Legos®. “As a kid, I enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together.” But it was his grandfather 1. What sound do who led him to pursue a medical career. “I became you love? fascinated with medicine and surgery when I was 13. My My daughters’ grandfather became ill, and I spent a lot of time in the laughter hospital with him. I liked the idea of being able to directly 2. What is your improve the lives of the people around me.” favorite word? A magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University, “Dad” Dr. Antonetti also earned his medical degree there while 3. What profession serving in the U.S. Air Force Reserve Medical Service Corp. other than your He completed his internship and surgery residency as well own would you like to attempt? as additional training in advanced laparoscopic (minimally When I was 17, I invasive) surgery at the University of Connecticut, serving as planned to enter chief surgical resident. Following his residency, Dr. Antonetti the Air Force served as a major in the Air Force with the 60th Surgical Academy to be a Operations Squadron at Travis Air Force Base in California pilot. I would still and as director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at David Grant like to fly jets. Medical Center. In 2003, he was stationed with the 506th Air Expeditionary Group at Freedom Air Base in Kirkuk, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He joined Riverside Surgical Group and the South Carolina Obesity Surgery Center in 2004. In addition to specializing in minimally invasive and weight-loss surgery, Dr. Antonetti serves Lexington Medical Center as medical director of Epic Optimization – Surgery, examining and assisting in process improvements for surgical patient care. He is also a physician user on the Health Informatics Committee. “Electronic health records can be a great tool to convey information if harnessed properly. The focus of the Health Informatics Committee is to attempt to preserve the narrative of patient care while utilizing the power of EHR to capture data, improve patient safety and aid in the improvement of efficiency of health care delivery.” Outside LMC, Dr. Antonetti spends time golfing and traveling. He and his wife, Kathleen Laico Antonetti, MD, have been married for 18 years. They have two daughters, Isabella and Olivia. The family also has two dogs that were adopted from the same litter.
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Summertime was full of lake life, vacations and family fun. Thank you for sharing your adventures with Intercom!
Sizzlin’ Summer Snapshots
Joy Babcock, former Junior Volunteer, serving in Costa Rica • Janette Babcock, Guest Services
Excited for the beach • TJ Cumalander, Public Safety July 4 at Liberty on the Lake Meagan Sherwood, LMC Foundation
Mother/daughter time at Botany Bay on Edisto Island, S.C. Doris Cameron, Internal Medicine Associates
Ava sporting her life jacket for an outing on Lake Murray Eve Tucker, MD, Chapin Women’s Care Rainbow at LMC • Sara Sims, Medical Social Services
Cruising on the pontoon Joyce Yocum, Mid Carolina Internal Medicine
Sunset at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Laura Fassett, Information Services
Sunrise at Surfside Teresa Godard, Child Development Center
We Speak Your Language Lexington Medical Center provides quality health services for patients throughout the Midlands, including those who don’t speak English.
Sunset at Short Stay Naval Recreation Center in Moncks Corner, S.C. Rochelle Peay, Lexington Family Practice Irmo Lab
Iguanas living the beach life in the Dominican Republic Britney Cox, Palmetto Family Medicine
Strolling the streets of Kufstein, Austria Mindy Felkel, Riverside Surgical Group
LMC has long provided interpreter Lisis o Libera ción de Adherencias services to these patients, but a new Peritoneales initiative aims to increase awareness of the availability of these services. Interpreter Services is now providing a language identification card to patients who need an interpreter; however, it remains the responsibility of the hospital and its staff to request an interpreter for these patients. The goal is to improve compliance with federal laws and hospital policy by providing an additional way for staff to identify patients who need an interpreter. “We hope this card will help to educate staff, decrease liability and empower patients to access communication services,” said Amanda Elías Vargas, CHI™, interpreter coordinator. For more information about this initiative, please call Interpreter Services at 936-7979.
coming Soon!
OPEN ENROLLMENT Benefits Harbour Town Marina with family friends Kristin Tyler, Managed Care & Payer Relations
october 20–october 30
Murray riding on Lake Murray during the boat parade on July 4 Patti Williams, Community Relations/Community Outreach
Open enrollment is your opportunity to select the benefits options that are most important to you and your family. Look for more information on Open Enrollment in the coming weeks. Boys breaking fresh corn Cindy Robbins, LMC Extended Care
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Don’t Forget to Make Your Lexy Nominations! Submit your nominations for the annual Lexy Awards on LexLoop! Be sure to get your director’s approval. All nominations must be submitted by September 15.
Lexy Nomination Criteria 2014 Most Creative Efforts Toward Patient Satisfaction Criteria: Survey group or department/unit that exemplifies creativity in a patient satisfaction program or process improvement efforts. The program or process has to be an original idea created by the group.
Connected! LMC FollowMyHealth, Lexington Medical Center’s secure online patient portal, is LIVE across the Physician Network! Every day, LMC connects with patients throughout our hospital, physician practices and community medical centers. Now patients can stay connected with their personal health information 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any Internet-capable device. It’s free, simple to sign up and completely secure. ———————————— Get connected today! Visit lmcFollowMyHealth.com.
Best Customer Service Success Criteria: Survey group or department/unit that exceeds the expectations of patients or family members. Entries may include the use of service recovery, service expectations, patient comments and employee involvement, and how these affect patient satisfaction. Best Process Improvement Effort Criteria: Team that has the best process improvement effort. Entries must include team goal and outcome. It does not have to be related to patient satisfaction.
Best Employee Engagement Effort Criteria: Survey group or department/unit that has conducted initiatives to engage employees in team camaraderie, recreation, competitions or contributions for the greater good. Entries must describe the activity.
Best Demonstration of Teamwork Criteria: A team initiative that best demonstrates collaboration between departments and the impact it made. Best Safety Initiative Criteria: An initiative that best demonstrates a change in a process or procedure that made a positive impact on employee or patient safety.
NEW! Best Efficiency Improvement Criteria: Survey group or department that has implemented a cost-saving initiative for the department or hospital. Service Champion Criteria: Someone who exemplifies service through his or her behaviors and actions toward patients, visitors, volunteers and other staff. Please provide actions or situations in which the service champion exceeded expectations. A Service Champion will be recognized for each of these four areas: Clinical; Service; Administrative; and Off-site.
LMC Recognized for Outstanding Business Communication Congratulations to Lexington Medical Center’s Marketing department for receiving four Palmetto Awards from the South Carolina chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators! Colum r Convention Cente g:
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These awards recognize the outstanding achievements of communications and public relations professionals in the Palmetto State. IABC/SC honored LMC for its 2013 Christmas commercial, 2014 UEF and Take 5 for Heart Health campaigns, and 2013 Women’s Night Out event. Comprised of communicators in a wide range of disciplines, career stages and backgrounds, IABC has more than 15,000 members in more than 80 countries that develop, establish and adhere to the highest professional standards of quality and innovation in organization/business communication.
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in the SPOTLIGHT Awards, Honors & What’s Happening with LMC Employees LMCEC Employee of the Month Congratulations to Diana Adams on her selection as Employee of the Month. Diana is loved and respected by residents, family members and co-workers. Giving back to the community is extremely important to her and one of the reasons she became a certified nursing assistant. Diana has been married for 31 years, and has four children and five grandchildren. In her free time, Diana enjoys attending church, singing in the choir and walking.
Employee Changes/ Additions Sterile Processing would like to welcome Tony Adams, Halie Bobo, Ozena Edwards, Antoinette Mcnairy and Steve Sussewell.
Oh, Baby! Congratulations to Nikki Miller, radiologic technologist at Lexington Orthopaedics, and her husband Wayne on the birth of their son Jackson. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Retirement Congratulations to Marie Eargle, RN, care manager for 7th Medical, on her retirement. She dedicated more than 30 years to nursing. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Congratulations to Al Holladay in Environmental Services on his retirement after eight years of dedicated service to LMC. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Congratulations to Maureen Spangler, director of Perioperative Services, on her retirement. She served LMC and our community for 35 years.
Recognition Congratulations to Clara Burkett, CRCST, in Sterile Processing on passing the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management certification exam.
Public Safety would like to welcome Matt Braxton, manager, and Jay Brogdon, operations commander.
Congratulations to Tina Moak, RN at LMC Irmo Urgent Care, and her husband Greg on the birth of twins Avery Elizabeth and Evan Cole on May 16.
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Lexington Rheumatology welcomes Susan Brunson, RN, Mindy Clark, LPN, and Amanda Huneycutt, medical office technician.
Congratulations to Heather Norris of 8th Oncology and her husband William on the birth of baby girl Maeley on June 17. She weighed 8 lb 7 oz and was 20-3/4 inches long.
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Physician Network Administration would like to welcome Amie Davenport, director.
Congratulations to Rachel Segal at Lexington Rheumatology on the birth of baby Talia on April 12.
Congratulations to Donna Quirk, MBA, RD, LD, clinical nutrition manager, on her appointment as vice chair of the Nutrition Informatics Standards and Interoperability Committee for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Physician Network Finance welcomes Tina Flannery, manager of Revenue Cycle. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Carolina Pulmonary would like to welcome Helen Harle, RN. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Lexington Endocrinology welcomes Kayla Hood, CMA, medical office technician. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Accounting would like to welcome Vera Murphy, administrative assistant. september 2014
Wedding Bells Best wishes to Laura Kinsler, physician assistant at Lexington Orthopaedics, on her marriage to Randall Rate, RN. The couple wed on August 9.
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Lexington Pediatric Practice would like to congratulate Heather Daniel on her promotion from medical office assistant to business office associate. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Congratulations to Carissa Eason, unit secretary for 7th Medical, on completing her associate degree in nursing from Midlands Technical College.
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Congratulations to Laura Stepp, MA, RD, LD, CDE, outpatient clinical dietitian, on passing the certified diabetes educator exam.
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Best wishes to Lara Lott, director of LMC Irmo Urgent Care and Occupational Health, on her engagement to Jeff Moore.
Congratulations to Lavet Young-Pilot, LMSW, in Discharge Planning on obtaining her master’s level social work license.
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Best wishes to Kristy Way in the Emergency department on her marriage to Sgt. Ronald Bethea in Public Safety. The couple wed on May 24.
Congratulations to Laura Ziel on her certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.
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run H walk H honor our heroes!
Join Kyle Carpenter medal of Honor recipient at the
Hear and see why Cpl. Kyle Carpenter is joining with Team LMC at this event! Download the free Layar app and scan this page. Visit LexLoop for more information.
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