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Office Moves

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Office Moves

With Dr. Kampa and Dr. Gaalswyk starting in September and in need for office space; there have and continue to be some desk moving within the Mora clinic. 

These changes will allow pharmacy to have a designated space to meet with patients.  Please see the changes below:

  •  Last week Kris, Mindy and Michelle V moved into the previous triage space (Room 147). 
  • Dawn Brown moved to Kris’ old desk and Juanita is moving to Mindy’s old desk (Room 155).
  • Niskanen will move to the back hallway (Juanita & Deb A’s previous space) on Friday (9/9) (Room 149).
  • Kampa starts next week and will be sharing an office Dr. Mullin (Room 127). 
  • Pharmacy (MTM) will start seeing patients in Dawn and Michelle’s previous office once the desk is complete (Room 152). 
  • Gaalswyk will share an office with Dr. Allen (Room 184 )

 Other moves happening in September:

  • Alicen Himmelspach (Referral Specialist) will move to the previous scheduling area (area 132)
  • Mary Tramm (Patient Financial Representative) will move to her office (room 121) and Care Coordination will take Mary’s office (Room 119), allowing Care Coordination to meet with patients and family right in their office space as the meeting room space is limited on many occasions.

 

Volunteer

School Supply Drive a Success!

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FirstLight employees donated a total of 225 POUNDS in school supplies to area students this year through our Build-A-Backpack program.  We squashed our last year’s total of 181pounds.

Thank you to everyone who donated to this cause.  A big thank you to Ronda Jannett for being the master organizer of this service event.

~The Community Service Committee. 

Marketing

Community Forum: Heroin and Opioid Abuse

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dCommunity Forum: Discussion on Heroin  and Opioid Abuse

FREE EVENT

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 – 5PM – 7:30PM

Moose Lake High School Auditorium

Moose Lake, MN 55767

5PM – 6PM: Community Dinner

6PM – 7PM: Presentation

                                                                                        7PM – 7:30PM: Question & Answer

Marketing, Quality

BLS and CPR Training

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FirstLight is offering Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR Training  September 14th @ 4:30pm in Mtg rooms 1 & 2

  • This course is designed to teach the skills of CPR for victims of all ages, use of an automated external defibrillation and relief of choking
  • This includes adult, child and infant CPR, foreign-body airway obstruction and use of an automated external defibrillation with CPR
  • The cost is $50 per participant
  • Estimated time is 4 hours
  • Card received: BLS for Healthcare Providers course completion card
  • Usual participants: Nursing students, nurses, dental offices, etc.

Please get the word out if you know anyone interested in attending the class.

To sign up, please contact Korissa at 320-225-3317, by email kmatykiewicz@welia.org or complete the online sign up sheet.

Marketing

Pine City Employee Picnic

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IMG_1344Thank you to everyone on the StarLight Committee who helped with the employee picnics. Especially these lovely people… Mark’s Apron is the best!

 

 

Employee Wellness

More SHOW YOUR BIB photos!

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The SHOW YOUR BIB challenge is still going strong!  We have 16 employees that have submitted bib or t-shirt photos from a race and there are 45 tokens in the drawing so far.

Don’t forget to send a photo of your bib or t-shirt from ANY race/event you have been a part of this year and have a chance at winning one of these prizes: $150 gift certificate to Lee’s Pro Shop or PD’s Embroidery.  Two winners will be drawn.  Every time you submit a photo, your name goes in the drawing and you receive a High Five token (your name goes in TWICE if you participate in events in Kanabec or Pine County). Challenge runs through November.

Check out these recent BIB photos submitted by employees:

Jody and Family Kim T and Jake 4th on 4th Midnight run Ryan-Half Marathon Spring Chickens Taylor Ruud Trisha-Starlet

 

Employee Wellness

WOW Tip of the Week-Backpack Basics

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backpack-blue with turquoise backgroundIt’s back-to-school time and that means lots of items being toted around in backpacks.  Packs get even heavier then the snow flies due the addition of boots and extra winter gear. Here are a some tips to help reduce the chance of back, shoulder, or neck pain in your kiddos:

  • As a general rule, it is recommended that kids carry no more than 10-15% of their body weight in their pack.  If a child weighs 80 pounds, the backpack shouldn’t weigh more than 8-12 pounds.  A pack that is too heavy will cause the need to lean forward, creating strain on muscles.
  • Use both shoulder straps to keep the load balanced.  Using only one strap causes you to lean to one side, creating muscle imbalance and posture changes.
  • If using a messenger type of bag or a computer case with a strap, carry the bag across the body to evenly distribute the load.
  • Tighten the straps enough for the backpack to rest evenly in the middle of the back; no sagging packs down to the butt.
  • Pack the heaviest items closest to the body, lightest items farther away from the body; this will reduce the strain on the spine.
  • Leave what you can at school.  Is the same hardcover book being carried back and forth by your student from school to home without being opened?
  • Check the pack frequently and unload unnecessary items to keep the weight of the pack at a minimum.  You may be surprised at the treasures you find adding weight to the pack.

 

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