We are making great progress on packing the wellness office with donations for our local food pantries! We have collected a wide variety of items this year as a result of assigning a specific item to departments. Please bring your final donations in to your department by Tuesday March 29th as the items will be delivered on Wednesday March 30th.
Thank you so much for your contributions!
Courtesy of Moose Lake’s Star Gazette, read a great story about Dr. Stillwell! Download here
We won! FirstLight volunteers (Melissa Peterson and Kim Tepley) grabbed $1146.86 worth of groceries. The total donated was $5785.68 last Thursday evening at Corborns in Mora to the local food shelves.
On our journey to become a “baby friendly” hospital, we are introducing another component that supports this initiative, The Golden Hour. It is found that an uninterrupted hour after birth is enormously beneficial to a child’s growth and development. This gives moms and dads a chance to bond before introducing their new one to the rest of their friends and family. Signage will be posted in each birthing room and throughout the waiting area.
A big thank you to Lindsey Klar, David, and their baby, Lucy, for this great picture depicting this!
Need refreshments for your meeting or gathering? Please follow this link. You can also access this information from Employee Central on the Intranet.
Instructions for Electronic Refreshment Request Form
If you missed the In Focus presentation last week with Dr. Fenstad, MD, MSc, FACC , here are some photos. There were 62 people that came to hear about this topic.
If you are interested in learning about what Dr. Fenstad spoke about a video of the presentation is on our public website under Dr. Fenstad: The Power of Numbers [Video].
Mid-point weigh-in is almost here!
Mora: weigh-in week of March 7th-11th. Slips due by Monday March 14th to Deb, Melissa or Danna.
Pine City: all weigh-ins will occur one week later than Mora
Hinckley:
*We will try to have the scales available as much as possible but there will be times when they are moved for patient care so please be aware of that. They will eventually make it back to their designated spot. Thanks for your understanding! An example of this is Tuesday March 8th – cardiac brings the scale to rehab in the a.m. and Danna will be taking their scale to Hinckley.
Fruit and Veggie Challenge ends Sunday March 6th! Turn in completed log sheets to Deb Wright by Tuesday March 8th!
If you are treating yourself to a meal out, here are some tips to help make it a dining experience that is both tasty and good for you!
Will the restaurant:
Select foods which are:
Adapted from Eating Healthy When Dining Out, a tip sheet by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in cooperation with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
The Community Service Committee is sponsoring a FOOD DRIVE in the month of March. Each department is asked to collect a specific item that is a high-priority item for our area food pantries.
Watch for a box in your department the week of March 1st with your requested donation item listed on the box.
Let’s join the fight against hunger in our community!
Download the flyer here
List of requested items by department
