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Press Release Archive - 2001 Bioterrorism Information Hospital Funds
Instructor Position at Chemeketa Depression Presentation Salem Hospital Home Care Rates
High! Salem Hospital Regional Laboratory
Services Recognized Salem Hospital Becoming a Latex
Balloon-Free Zone
One of the most important jobs of local hospitals in dealing with bioterrorism is to have a well-coordinated disaster plan in place, and to identify any unusual events as early as possible. Salem Hospital has organized a bioterrorism task force that is focusing its efforts on:
Be assured that the
health system in Oregon can quickly detect and promptly investigate
unusual clusters of illness that might suggest a bioterrorist attack,
and that there is information about treatment, decontamination and
prevention of more cases should an attack occur. Centers for Disease Control: www.bt.cdc.gov John Hopkins: www.hopkins-biodefense.org Oregon Health Division: www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/acd/bioterr/home.htm American Red Cross: www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html Also, remember that Anthrax is not contagious. It can't be transferred from one person to another. You shouldn't horde Cipro or other antibiotics, and you shouldn't take any antibiotics that haven't been prescribed. Hospital
Funds Instructor Position at Chemeketa To help address the nursing shortage, Salem Hospital has joined with Providence Newberg Hospital and Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville in an innovative program to provide funding to hire one new instructor at Chemeketa Community College's nursing program. "Women, as well as men, have many more career opportunities today, so anything we can do as an organization to help people get the education they need to become a nurse is a positive step," said Judy Manselle, Salem Hospital's Vice President of Patient Care. This year, some 120 people applied to Chemeketa Community College's nursing program, but there were only 60 spots. "Each year we have more qualified nursing applicants than our program capacity," said Elizabeth Goulard, Chemeketa Community College Vice President for Academic Services. "And this partnership will allow us to admit more students and help better meet our area's health care needs." The funding for one additional instructor will allow ten more students into the nursing program at Chemeketa.
Depression
Presentation Watch CCTV, Cable Channel 23, on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. during the month of December. Robert Wolf, M.D. will present information on depression. Salem Hospital's free public forums are sponsored by the Foundation as a service to the community. If you don't have cable, a videotape of the lecture can be checked out from the Salem Public Library.
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Hospital Home Care Rates High! Salem Hospital Home Care and Community Based Services serves a six-county area. The professional team consists of clinical specialists, case managers, licensed practical and registered nurses, physical and occupational therapy, speech pathologists, social workers, aides, rehabilitation assistants, dietitians, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists. Home Care provides services such as skilled care, routine and complex treatments, wound care, pain management, mental health care, parenteral, enteral services, and evaluations. A registered nurse is on-call 24-hours a day. "We work very hard, 24-hours a day, seven days a week, year round to provide excellence in care and customer service. The survey results confirm our ongoing commitment to our patients and community. I'm very proud of our staff and their contributions," says Joan English, Director of Salem Hospital Home Care services. Since 1951, the Joint Commission has developed state-of-the-art, professionally based standards and evaluated the compliance of healthcare organizations against these benchmarks. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
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Hospital Regional Laboratory Services Recognized The Laboratory's Director, Dr. Melissa Beal, was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the "excellence of services being provided." Salem Hospital Regional Laboratory is one of the more than 6,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide. The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own inspection program. Inspectors examine the records and quality control of the laboratory for the preceding two years, as well as the education and qualifications of the total staff, the adequacy of the facilities, the equipment, laboratory safety, and laboratory management to determine how well the laboratory is serving patients. For questions about any of the Salem Hospital Regional Laboratory Services, call Salem Hospital at 503-561-5455.
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Hospital Becoming A Latex Balloon-Free Zone However, from March 13 to June 13, if you bring latex balloons to the hospital, you may exchange your balloons for one free Mylar balloon in the hospital Gift Shop. In the last five years latex allergies have become more common and their consequences better recognized. Latex allergies often begin with a rash on the hands when using latex gloves. Other symptoms include hay fever type reactions such as itchy swollen eyes, runny nose or sneezing. Asthma symptoms may also arise and include chest tightness, wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath.
If you have
questions, please contact the Salem Hospital Employee Health Services
department, 503-561-5435. |
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