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Leslie Searcy Named February Health Hero at Drew Memorial Hospital

March 5th, 2010 by DMH

Leslie Searcy, a long-time employee of Drew Memorial Hospital, was recently named the Health Hero for month of February. Searcy was selected after hospital administration learned how she, on her own initiative, and using her personal time and funds, assisted a patient in need.

“When following up with a patient who had been recently discharged from the hospital, Leslie discovered that the patient had very little food and had no one to buy groceries for him,” stated Keith Van Dee, Human Resources Director. “She also learned that he did not have enough money for the medication that he needed. Leslie purchased the medicine and delivered groceries to his home.”

Searcy was presented a plaque and a check for $100 in recognition of her service to the hospital at the February board meeting.

Drew Memorial Hospital Participates in Regional Homeland Security Exercise

March 5th, 2010 by DMH

Drew Memorial Hospital participated in a regional exercise titled “Operation Twist and Shout” on February 25, 2010. The drill was designed to test the area’s ability to respond to a large-scale natural disaster.

The exercise involved emergency preparedness planners from hospitals, as well as state and local agencies, who were given an opportunity to evaluate current response concepts, plans, and capabilities for responding to a natural disaster. The drill focused on key local responder coordination, critical decision making, and integration of the state and federal assets necessary to save lives and protect the public following a natural disaster, such as a tornado.

According to Drew Memorial Hospital CFO Shannon Clark, preparedness has been a priority for quite some time. “We want to be ready for whatever comes,” stated Clark. “We take the exercises very seriously. Every time we are given an opportunity to participate, we come away feeling more prepared than we were before.”

6 Excuses to Eat Dark Chocolate

February 15th, 2010 by DMH

Here are 6 excuses to eat dark chocolate every day; it’s a habit that will make you wonder how you’ve ever lived without!

1. High flavanoids found in dark chocolate can help your heart,
2. You’ll feel calmer instantly.
3. You won’t have chocolate cravings all day or week
4. Chocolate can reduce your blood pressure.
5. You’ll feel happier; and might just improve your social life.
6. You’ll improve your memory and brain function.

Valentine’s Day- Where do all the hearts come from?

February 14th, 2010 by DMH

Article by DMH CEO Mike Layfield, from DMH weekly newsletter.

Today is Valentine’s Day. I thought I would share a few thoughts with you regarding Valentine’s Day and what it means to me. Let it serve as a reminder, to you to not forget that special someone in your life, including your family and friends during this holiday.

Last Valentine’s Day, I did a lot of thinking and research of the origins of receiving  and sending Valentine’s Day cards. According to one legend, Valentine, a priest and early saint, actually sent the first “Valentine” greeting card himself, while in prison. According to the greeting card association, an estimated 1 billion Valentine cards are sent each year making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Irma Brunson Named January Health Hero

January 31st, 2010 by DMH

DSC_0887At Drew Memorial, a gentleman and his wife typically have their labwork done at the same time each month, but the husband came by himself earlier this week. Irma Brunson, one of our phlebotomists, asked the gentleman why his wife was not with him. He told Irma that his wife was sick and could not make it in to have the lab done. Irma asked the husband where they lived and he replied “ in Wilmar”.

Irma had asked earlier if she could take off for a couple of hours at lunchtime to attend a meeting in Warren.  After her meeting was over, Irma stopped in Wilmar at the patients house tu draw her blood so she could have her labwork done on time and did not have to get out while she was ill.

Irma cared enough about the patient to notice that his wife was not with him, and stopped and drew the patients blood on her own time without being prompted to do so.

 That is why Irma Brunson has been named as the DMH Health Hero for January 2010

Lashonda Taylor-Health Hero for December

January 30th, 2010 by DMH

DSC_0886Lashonda Taylor has been named the DMH health hero for December 2009.

A DMH patient was scheduled for an induction on recently. Dr. Shrum had provided the patient with a motel room, so she wouldn’t have to leave Pine Bluff at 4:30 am. Still, she didn’t have a ride to the hospital for a 5:45 am admission. Lashonda set her alarm for 5:20 am and went to the motel and picked the patient up and brought her to the hospital. This was literally done in the middle of the night…something that no one, including the patient expected her to do.

This shows the caring and dedication Lashonda has for our patients. DMH CEO Mike Laydifield complimentedTaylor by saying, “I am very proud of her for giving up her sleep to do this.”

New Year’s Baby, 2010

January 8th, 2010 by DMH

DSC_0683aDr. Jeff Reinhart and Serenna Washington are shown here with Baby Hardyn Sage Polite.

Hardyn was the first baby born at Drew Memorial Hospital in 2010 to parents Serenna Washington and Johnny Polite Jr..

The family received a gift basket commemorating the special event containing items donated by local area businesses.

Recent DMH Health Hero: Monisa Allen

December 29th, 2009 by DMH

031 (2)The Drew Memorial Hospital Health Hero of the month was Monisa Allen for her unselfish act of giving away a free mammogram certificate that she had won at a DMH health fair, to a patient who had no way of paying for a mammogram that had been ordered by physician. The procedure led to the discovery of an issue that needs medical attention, which makes Monisa’s gift even more important.

Monisa is shown here, being congratulated by DMH human resources manager, Keith Van Dee.

Hospital Auxiliary Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Sunday, 1:30

December 13th, 2009 by DMH

The Drew Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual tree-lighting ceremony at 1:30 p. m. Sunday afternoon, December 13, 2009. The program will beheld in the front entrance of the hospital by the Gift Shop.

The tree has been decorated with stars purchased in memory or honor of friends and family from Auxiliary members. After a short program the tree lights will be turned on.

The public is invited to attend.

ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD WITH SOMETHING GOOD

November 11th, 2009 by DMH

Reprinted from the Drew Memorial Hospital weekly newsletter, article written by DMH CEO Mike Layfield.

It seems as though most of the headlines from national and local media are filled with bad things, and bad news. Dale Carnegie said “count your blessings, not your troubles”. Let’s talk about some good news and good things that are going on right here, at Drew Memorial Hospital, are you ready?

By its very nature, life is dynamic. That makes it impossible to truly stand still. If you are not moving forward, you are falling behind. So everyday, in some way or another, take action to move your life forward and make something good happen. Read the rest of this entry »

DMH Announces Health Hero for October

October 29th, 2009 by DMH

DSC_0384Glenda Strickland was chosen as Health Hero for the month of October at Drew Memorial Hospital.

Glenda works in the environmental services department, and won the awared by going over and beyond the call of duty in assisting a visitor by driving their car up to the front entrance allowing them to get in their car on a rainy day.

DMH Receives Governor’s Quality Award from Gov. Beebe

October 22nd, 2009 by DMH

GovernorsQualityAward_AchievementAward2009_LogoFifteen organizations received Governor’s Quality Awards Monday evening in Little Rock, and Drew Memorial Hospital received the second highest award possible.

IMG_4149The top award went to White River Medical Center, receiving the Governors Award for Performance Excellence. Drew Memorial Hospital received the next highest award from the Governor, the Governors Achievement Award.  Several organizations received the third place award, the Governors Commitment award and several more received the forth place award, the Governors Challenge Award. Read the rest of this entry »

Flu Season Bring Changes in Drew Memorial Hospital Visitor Policies

September 3rd, 2009 by DMH

Drew Memorial Hospital if asking for visitor’s cooperation during this FLU season by complying with these requests;

1. Please do not bring children under the age of 12 to visit patients in our hospital or Emergency Room. This request is to protect the patient and child from cross contamination.
2. We ask that you limit the number of visitors to 2 at a time in the room and the other family/friends remain in the waiting room until it is their turn to visit.
3. We also ask that you use the hand sanitizers in the room to clean your hands when entering the room and leaving.
4. If you or a family member are showing signs and symptoms of sickness, we ask that you not visit the patients.

We thank you for your cooperation in the matter during this busy season.

DMH Auxiliary “Auxilian of the Year”-Sheilla Lampkin

July 23rd, 2009 by DMH

sheilla-dmhThe Drew Memorial Hospital has selected Sheilla Lampkin as our Auxilian of the Year.

Mrs. Lampkin serves the hospital auxiliary in countless ways that include: initiating and maintaining the DMH Auxiliary’s first monthly newsletter; serving as our legislative delegate during the recent legislative session and keeping our membership updated as to what hospital/health issues were pending, who should be contacted and examples of the messages to be sent; writing articles publicizing our Auxiliary for the local media. Read the rest of this entry »

Thank You Note to DMH Auxiliary

July 6th, 2009 by DMH

Over the last 12 months, July 08 through June 30, 2009 the Drew Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary provided 12,472 hours of volunteer services to DMH and Drew County.

The dollar value of these services, using the minimum wage is $81,700.00.

Their services are a blessing and value that cannot accurately be reflect by the real value of their service to our patients, employees, physician, and community.

Reprinted with permission, from the Drew Memorial Hospital Newsletter

4th of July Interesting Facts

July 4th, 2009 by DMH

On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, starting
the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be
marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues across the country.

The Fourth of July Barbecue Cookout
1. There’s a 1 in 6 chance the beef on your backyard grill came from Texas. The Lone Star State was the leader in the
production of cattle and calves, accounting for 7.2 billion pounds of the nation’s total production of 42.2. billion
pounds last year.
2. There’s a 1 in 4 chance your hot dogs and ribs originated in Iowa.
3. The Chicken on your barbecue grill probably came from one of the top broiler-producing states: Georgia, Arkansas,
Alabama, North Carolina and Mississippi. The value of production in each of these states exceeded $1 billion in
02. These states combined for well over half of the nation’s broiler production.
4. For dessert, six states- California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Arizona and Indiana-combined to produce about 80% of
watermelons last year.

Fourth of July Fireworks
1. The value of fireworks imported from China = $128.8 million, representing the bulk of all U.S. fireworks imports
($135.6 million). U.S. exports of fireworks, by comparison amounted to $13.5 million, with Germany purchasing
more than any other single country- $5.0 million.

U.S. Flags
1. 125,000 is the number of U.S. flags flown over the U.S. Capitol last year at the request of House and Senate members.
On July 4 alone, 1,200 were flown at our nation’s capitol (from the U.S. Capitol Flag Room).

State Park: Lakes and Beaches
1. 66 million is the number of visits in a recent year to our national parks-a particularly scenic locale for a July 4th picnic.
There were 766 million visits in a recent year to another picnic venue-state parks or recreation areas. Those in
California (80 million), Ohio (59 million), New York (56 million), Washington (48 million) and Illinois (44 mil
lion) recorded the highest number of visits.
2. In a recent year, about 72 million people flocked to national historical sites and 24 million to national monuments.

Reprinted by permission from the Drew Memorial Hospital Newsletter

DMH-This is a Test, This is Only a Test

June 24th, 2009 by DMH

dmh-logoThis mornin, Drew Memorial Hospital will participate in a statewide exercise designed to test the state’s ability to respond to a large-scale public health crisis. The drill involves emergency preparedness planners from hospitals and state and local agencies statewide who plan to rehearse what they would do in the hours and days following an actual public health emergency, such as the release of a bioterrorism agent or the spread of a deadly communicable disease. Read the rest of this entry »

The Truth about Diet Soda

June 6th, 2009 by DMH

Just because diet soda is low in calories doesn’t mean it can’t lead to weight gain.

It may have only 5 or fewer calories per serving, but emerging research suggests that consuming sugary-tasting beverages-even if they’re artificially sweetened-may lead to a high preference for sweetness overall. That means sweeter (and more caloric) cereal, bread, dessert-everything. Considering there are 15 calories in every teaspoon of sugar, that’s not good news if you’re watching your weight.

Information provided by Drew Memorial Hospital.

Bad News for Female Smokers and Their Heart

May 20th, 2009 by DMH

Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, a study finds.

fact, women who smoke have heart attacks nearly 14 years earlier than women who don’t smoke, Norwegian doctors reported Tuesday in a study presented to the European Society of Cardiology, meeting in Munich.

For men, the gap is not so dramatic; male smokers have heart attacks about six years earlier than men who don’t smoke. The study is based on data from 1,784 Norwegian heart attack patients.

Doctors have long suspected that female hormones protect women against heart disease. Researchers say that smoking might make women to through menopause earlier, leaving them less protected against a heart attack.

Reprinted from Drew Memorial’s weekly newsletter

While You Were Sleeping

May 14th, 2009 by DMH

Copied from DMH CEO Mike Layfield’s weekly DMH newsletter.

A dear friend of mine sent me a blog she received from previous pastor from her hometown church. It was titled “Who packed your Parachute?” I thought it was a fantastic story and that it fit right into one of the 4 Pillars of Operational Excellence that our hospital has adopted. That pillar of excellence being Customer Service.

I think everyone knows that to deliver excellence in customer service requires a team effort. Not only are our physicians and patients customers, but so are our follow employees and every family member and visitor that comes into our hospital. What each and every physician, employee, and volunteer does in our hospital allows each of us truly to make a difference in the lives of the patients we serve. Read the rest of this entry »

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