Monticello Live

At Monday afternoon’s monthly financial meeting, the Drew Memorial Hospital board again addressed the question of whether to build the proposed surgery center ($10,000,000), geriatric psych center ($5,000,000), power plant ($1,000,000), and allied health building doctors office completion.

Their choices are basically:
1. Build all of original projects,
2. Geri-psych unit, power plant, and offices, without surgery center; or
3. None of the above.

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Judge Robert Akin introduced Mr. Ron Rooney to the Quorum Court. Rooney is the new interim administrator for Drew Memorial Hospital.

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Becki Knight and Teresa Duckworth wins quality award for Drew Memorial Hospital at the AHA/HRET conference.

The Drew Memorial Hospital board held a called meeting, at noon Wednesday, to interview a second candidate for the interim CEO positon.

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Saturday, the Drew Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary prepared approximately 300 omelets, as a part of their anual Omelet Breakfast fundraiser project.

The Auxiliary uses the funds to purchase items for the local hospital, such as the recent purchase of blood pressure equipment and entrance room furniture.

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Mainline Health Systems is now hiring Full-Time LPNs.

Qualified applicants please go to our website, www.mainlinehealth.net and download our application, then mail or fax to: 

Mainline Health Systems, Inc.
Attention: Lacy Nowlen, Director of Nursing
PO Box 509,  Dermott, AR 71638
Fax: 870-538-5412

Competitive Salary/Clinic Hours/Paid Health Insurance
Accepting applications until Nov. 8th, 2013 

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Courtesy of Mainline Health Systems

When key parts of the Affordable Care Act take effect January 1, 2014, Arkansans will have a new way to buy health insurance: the Health Insurance Marketplace.

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Look Good Feel Better is now available in Monticello, because we are blessed with the Cancer Center at the Hospital. It will be every other month or as needed at Pauline Baptist the next one October 21 at 9:30 till 11:30 in the Family life Center. To Register call Sara Beth Wells at 723-2409 or go online at www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org but walk ins are always Welcome!

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Several business and community leaders were present, Tuesday afternoon, for the ceremonial groundbreaking of Grand Manor Assisted Living, located on HWY 425 North, just past Cablevision.

The level two facility will provide care units for 49 clients, including an area for “memory care” patients.

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Drew Memorial Hospital would like to thank everyone who helped participate in the THV11/AR Foodbank cereal drive. DMH’s mission is to help improve the health and nutrition of the people in the community. This cereal drive helped feed many hungry Arkansans in our area, by collecting well over 200 boces of cereal for Drew County youngsters..

Pictured left to right: Brittany Sears, Quality/Public Relations Coordinator, Tom Brannon, THV11 Host, Debbie Rush, Marketing Director. DMH was featured on Channel 11 with other organizations who participated. DMH hopes to raise even more for the cereal drive next year.

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The Drew HEALTH Coalition hosted an injury prevention event at the Boys and Girls Club, Friday.

Steven Stone, the County Extension Agent from Lincoln County, spoke to the students about ATV Safety followed by an ATV Safety video. There were around 50 students present, and 2 were able to take home ATV helmets that were donated by Lumberjack Yamaha in Warren.

The Drew HEALTH Coalition would like to thank Mr. Stone for educating the children on ATV Safety and the Boys and Girls Club for allowing us to partner with them for this event.

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The Drew HEALTH Coalition recenmtly hosted an injury prevention event at the Boys and Girls Club.

Lacye Vance, ATC, Recreational Safety Analyst for the Statewide Injury Prevention Program from the University of Arkansas for Medical Services came to speak to the children about Bike Safety.

The children watched an educational video about Bike Safety and then each child was fitted for a helmet.

There were about 35 students present. The Drew HEALTH Coalition would like to thank Ms. Vance and the University of Arkansas for Medical Services for educating the children on Bike Safety and for providing helmets for all of the children.

Drew Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship winners for 2013 are Bruce Goodman and Randi Rodgers, both of Monticello, and Senior students at the UAMonticello’s School of Nursing, BSN RN Program.

The Hospital Auxiliary gives this $1000 scholarship award away annually.

Local businessman Mike Akin was sworn in to serve on the Drew Memorial Hospital Board, Monday, by Drew County Judge Robert Akin, with DMH CEO Mike Layfield.

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Drew Memorial Hospital is participating in the AR Foodbank and KTHV Summer Cereal Drive from now until June 28.

The Summer Cereal Drive provides hungry Arkansans with non-perishable breakfast items that are both nutritious and kid friendly. Every year, “THV11” helps fight hunger in Arkansas in the summer months and this year Drew Memorial Hospital will be helping them.

There will be a box in the front entrance of the hospital to drop the breakfast items into. Anyone that would like to help with this cause can bring items and drop them off in DMH’s collection box.

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Donnell White, a graduating senior at Monticello High School, is among 24 junior and senior high school students from Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln and Cleveland counties who are attending a Medical Applications of Science for Health (M*A*S*H) camp June 3-14 at Pine Bluff’s Jefferson Regional Medical Center.

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June is National Men’s Health Month. The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to raise awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.

This month gives health care providers and individuals a chance to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment for disease and injury.

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May is High Blood Pressure Education Month. Did you know nearly 68 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure? High Blood Pressure, which is also called hypertension, increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death. There were more than 46 million visits to doctor’s offices for hypertension in 2007.

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In Arkansas, nearly 14 percent of pregnant women smoke during pregnancy. This Mother’s Day, the Arkansas Tobacco Quitline is offering pregnant women who smoke expanded services to help them quit for themselves and for their child. Pregnant women receive 10 free one-on-one phone sessions with a personal QuitCoach, which is a more intensive program than for non-pregnant callers.

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The Drew Memorial Hospital Board met, Wednesday, and covered a wide range of topics.

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Michael Layfield, CEO and Barbara Barnes, RN Infection Control

Drew Memorial Hospital has earned a Hospital CAUTI Reduction Award in the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care’s annual Quality Awards program.

The Quality Awards are designed to recognize improvements in individual health care organizations’ performance in AFMC’s quality improvement projects.  The Hospital CAUTI Reduction Award recognizes hospitals that have committed to focus efforts in the reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).

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Eight local business leaders and government officials visited our elected officials in Washington D.C.Tuesday and Wednesday, to discuss our local infrastructure needs.

During their trip, members of the MEDC and 20 for the Future met with Congressman Tom Cotton, Senator Mark Pryor, and Senator John Boozman.

This photo was taken during their meeting with Senator Boozman.

The Southeast Arkansas Health Foundation’s casino night earned approximately $9000 for the foundation’s support of the local medical and hospital industry.

The winner of the $1500 drawdown was Dr. Julia Nicholson.

CARTI, the largest private cancer clinic in Arkansas, and Drew Memorial Hospital, a 49-bed hospital in Monticello, announce they will be partnering to deliver excellence in cancer care and treatment in Monticello.

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