Welia Health laboratory departments recently updated three of its analyzers at the Mora and Pine City locations.
Pictured with the 2 new lab analyzers at the Mora campus, lab employees:Karen, Nikki, Shelly, Vincent, Christine, Liz, Leon and Hanna
During installation, laboratory manger Karen Renaud introduced a fun activity to have employees name the analyzers. After tallying the suggestions, the winning names are…
Bunsen and Beaker, Mora Campus -Submitted by Kathy S. from ED support
Ignatius, Pine City Campus -Submitted by Sandy Moore, NP
Runner up names were Ole and Lena and Lilo and Stitch and Anna the analyzer. For some reading fun, here were all the submissions-
Veronica and Larry Bonnie and Clyde (x2) Thelma and Louise Hocus and Pocus Anna and Liz Yours and Mine Gene (Kelly) and Rita (Hayward) Dharma and Greg Jack and Rose Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Beth and Rip Lilo and Stitch – third place Luna and Neville Tom and Jerry R2 and D2 Worf and Dax Trump and Biden Lucy and Ricky Ole and Lena – second place
Walker and Texas Ranger Victor and Vera Simon and Garfunkel Buford and Bulah Waylon and Willie Fred and Wilma Mr. and Mrs. Fraaaaaank Merry and Pippin Antoine and Dmitri Quixote and Sancho Luke and Leia Thing 1 and Thing 2 Dunkin and Donut Hoof and Hearted Statler and Waldorf Batman and Robin Annabelle or Anna the analyzer Gonoherpasyphyllis or trich
Wherever health information is found, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is the authority.
The staff members in the HIM department work at the intersection of business, technology, and healthcare.
Even though our patients don’t typically interact with most in HIM, they have a unique perspective on them that no other healthcare provider has. This is so that sensitive health details are always accurate, accessible, protected, thanks to these individuals at Welia Health.
Learn a little more about those who work behind the scenes –
Pam Novak, HIM Specialist (Release of Information). Pam has worked over 44 years in the medical field, 16 for Welia Health. Outside of working she loves to bake and cook.
Lisa Stucky, Inpatient Coding Specialist. Lisa has worked for Welia Health for 32 years. One thing Lisa loves about her career is that she is always learning new things.
Pam Tanner, HIM Specialist (Scanning & Birth Certificates). Pam has been with Welia Health for 19 years. Outside of work you can find Pam sitting outside listening to the sounds and star gazing.
Angie Engebresten, Coding Specialist, has worked for Welia Health 12 years. What Angie loves about her career is she can work from home and yet has a great group of co-workers that help each other out.
Briana Boyer, Clinic Coding Specialist, has worked for Welia Health for eight years, two of them being in coding. What Briana enjoys about her career, is helping keep the patient record complete, accurate and compliant.
Kayla Brekke, Clinic Coding Specialist has worked for Welia year for six and a half. What Kayla enjoys about her career is the team she works with and contributing to the process of patient care with accurate coding.
Penny Breeden, HIM Specialist (Release of Information) has worked for Welia Health six years, with two years in HIM. A fun fact about Penny is she is on a dart league.
Jessica Marotte, Coding Specialist has worked for Welia Health five years. What Jessica loves about her career is that there is never a dull moment with always new things happening.
Wendy Kieffer, Clinic Coding Specialist, has worked for Welia for five years. A fun fact about Wendy is she grew up in a large family with five younger brothers.
Angela Shackle, HIM Specialist (Scanning & Birth Certificates) has worked for Welia Health five years. A fun fact about Angela is she has six dogs and four cats.
Mariah Hoyles, Revenue Cycle Lead, has worked six years in the field, with three being at Welia Health. What Mariah loves about her job is she gets to keep patients safe by education others on how to enter and maintain their health information.
Angel Moore, has worked for Welia Health for one year, with seven of the months in coding. A fun fact about Angel is she loves to hunt and fish.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is requesting feedback from the public as they help to understand, identify and develop the future vision of Hwy 65 and 23 in Mora.
On Wednesday, December 14, all staff members will need to set up and begin to use MFA for any Microsoft Office apps (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, etc) or to access the intranet.
This holiday season, all three of our campuses are drop sites for Toys for Tots!
Did you know? This will be our fourth year with Toys for Tots in Kanabec County and we need your help to keep this program up and running. Last year we served 675 children and gave out 2,203 toys to children in Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Isanti Counties.
Toys for Tots began in 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks, USMCR, and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to children in need. The idea came from Bill’s wife, Diane. In the fall of 1947, Diane handcrafted a Raggedy Ann doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization which would give it to a child in need at Christmas. When Bill determined that no agency existed, Diane told Bill that he should start one, and he did! The 1947 campaign was so successful that the Marine Corps adopted Toys for Tots in 1948 and expanded it into a nationwide campaign.
Toys for Tots donation boxes are located: Mora – Clinic waiting area by Door C and outside the Community Pharmacy Pine City – Clinic waiting area Hinckley – Clinic waiting area (Coming soon!)
Please make sure the toy is new and unwrapped.
Locations, L to R: Mora Clinic waiting area, Mora Community Pharmacy, Pine City Clinic waiting area
We are also accepting cash donations -please contact Paige Nelson, Wellness Programs Coordinator, to donate or for other questions.
Toys can be dropped off now until the week of December 9th.
Thank you for your continued efforts serving our communities by helping those families in need.
