Mason General Hospital Receives Grant from Komen Puget Sound Affiliate to Improve Access to Breast Care
The Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has awarded a $58,100 grant to Mason General Hospital for community breast cancer education and patient support.
At Mason General Hospital, the grant from Komen for the Cure will support the “Early Detection and Patient Navigation” project, an initiative that provides women in Mason County with breast cancer awareness, outreach and screening services. It also includes a survivor support network that will improve outcomes for rural Mason women by establishing an effective patient navigation service. The project will provide education, screening and patient navigation services to women in Mason County.
“We are pleased that Komen for the Cure recognizes our efforts in removing barriers to early breast cancer detection and providing the best possible care for those women with breast cancer in our community.” Said Karry Trout, RT(RM), Patient Navigator.
“We know that women living in rural communities often face unique barriers in accessing breast health care.” said Grants Manager, Elisa Del Rosario. “We are confident that through Mason General’s program, more women living in Mason County will get the assistance needed and ultimately, lives will be saved.”
The Puget Sound Affiliate awarded $2.2 million in grant funding to seventeen organizations that will provide breast health education and breast cancer services to approximately 23,000 medically underserved people living in Washington State this year.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Komen Puget Sound Affiliate - Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever, and in 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. The Puget Sound Affiliate was established in 1993, and since then has raised more than $22 million for services in Western Washington and for research to find the cure(s) for breast cancer. The Puget Sound Affiliate is the 5th largest Komen Affiliate out of a network of 122 across the country. It focuses its efforts on saving lives, by funding education and early detection as well as patient assistance and patient navigation in 16 counties of Washington State. For more information, visit www.komenpugetsound.org.
Hospital Employee Honored by Local Rotary
Certified Nursing Assistant, Karen Visser (right) was recently honored by the Shelton Rotary Club for outstanding service at the third annual “Caregiver and Nurse’s Aide Certified Award” ceremony in June. Karen works at MGH as a Nurse’s Aide-Certified in outpatient surgery. Joining her in celebration is her supervisor, Kelly Nettle, R.N., Director of Clinical Informatics, and Ambulatory Surgery Director.
The Goldsborough Creek Fun/Run and Walk
The Goldsborough Creek Fun/Run and Walk (2- and 7-mile walk or run) was held on Saturday, June 5 as a part of the Forest Festival activities. There were nearly 350 participants – from all over the area. Centennial Guild was the organizer of the event which raised more than $5,000 for Mason General Hospital. During this event in 2009, the Guild raised $4,500 that went towards the purchase of the MGH Digital Mammography machine. Over the years, Centennial Guild created the MGH Wellness Garden, and helped with the purchase of the Hospital’s electronic reader board, and has purchased several pieces of hospital equipment since its formation 20 years ago. For more photos of the Fun Run and race results go to www.MasonGeneral.com/creekrun.html.
Auxiliary Gives $3,500 to Hospital Departments
MGH’s Auxiliary gave checks to three different hospital department managers during its annual meeting in May. The checks were presented by Auxiliary President, Mary Anne Munson. The departments receiving the checks, which totaled $3,500, were – the Emergency Department, Respiratory Therapy, and Medical/Surgical/Pediatrics. The money was used to purchase medical equipment.
Ground Breaking Planned for 2011
The construction and remodeling of Mason General Hospital is moving ahead. There will be many changes – including a covered drive-up for patient drop offs; larger cafeteria; expanded diagnostic imaging area, complete with MRI; more ER patient rooms; and three new, state-of-the-art surgery rooms. For more information and periodic updates visit www.MasonGeneral.com and click on the link in the top right hand corner of the Home page.
Hospital Foundation to Honor Three Local Business Women
Get your tickets now! The MGH Foundation will honor three local, outstanding business women – Janene Bandes, Pier 101, Hoodsport; Pam Schlauderaff, Olympic Physicians PLLC/Anytime Fitness, Shelton; and Cheryl Stewart, Our Community Credit Union, Shelton – at a public, no-host luncheon on Friday, September 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mason General Hospital in the Ellinor Room. Tickets are $25 per person, and can be purchased by calling (360) 427-3623 (from Allyn (360) 275-8614 and ask for Development).
Those selected will be announced in July, and honored at a no-host luncheon on Friday, September 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mason General Hospital in the Ellinor Room. Tickets are $25 per person, and can be purchased by calling (360) 427-3623 (from Allyn (360) 275-8614 and ask for Development).
MGH 'Makes Tracks' in Relay for Life
Mason General Hospital’s Relay For Life team raised more than $5,400 this year in the annual Relay for Life, put on by the American Cancer Society, held locally at the end of June. Pictured here at the “MGH site” are MGH’s team leaders, (left to right) Co-Captain Monica Bates, materials; Captain Cindy Mortensen, patient resources; and Co-Captain Merry Antrim, materials. Many staff members represented the Hospital from these departments: emergency department, medical/surgical/pediatrics department, outpatient surgery, dietary, patient resources, health information management, environmental services, materials, administration, business office, and Clinics. Since MGH started hosting a team in 2004 they have raised over $40,000 for Relay For Life.
Diabetes Education
If diabetes is a part of your life, plan to attend Mason General Hospital’s next two-day session entitled “Living Well With Diabetes” on September 14 and 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hospital in the Ellinor Room. Studies show that effective self-management of diabetes is beneficial for the patient and their family. Due to space limitations, advanced registration is required. To register, call Sue Barwick, R.N., certified diabetes educator at (360) 426-1611, ext. 3301 (Allyn (360) 275-8614, ext. 3301). Diabetes education is a covered service under most insurance plans.
Free CPR Class: Adult, Child, and Infant
Mason General Hospital’s next FREE Adult, Child, and Infant Basic Life Support CPR class will be held on Thursday, September 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the MGH Learning Center, located next to McDonald’s on Olympic Highway North. Everyone attending the class is asked to wear comfortable clothes. There will also be a Spanish interpreter available upon request. Pre-registration for the class is required, as class size is limited. Reservations must be made by Friday, September 17, by calling the MGH Learning Center at (360) 427-3609. This is not a First Aid class.
Education Offerings
Continuing Education classes offered for Mason General Hospital employees, medical staff, and the community during the month of July
- Orientation for New Employees
- Strong Perifax for Obstetrical Staff
- Mock Adult Code Blue Skills for Clinical StaffRapid Response Training
- Online Hospital-Wide Yearly Safety Program
- BCLS for Clinical Staff
- Online Cognitive Competency Development and Evaluation
- New RN and Current Nurse Skills Orientation
- Skills Competency for Clinical Staff
- Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization Course
- Wound Care Course
- Community CPR for Children
For more information, contact Tom DiDonna, R.N., MSN, and MGH director of education at (360) 427-3609 (Allyn (360) 275-8614).
1st Annual "Students Art Project"
Bob Appel, CEO at MGH; Jen Capps, MGH director of development; Darryl Cleveland, Peg Stock, Gerri Roberts, Terri Thompson, and Karen Burger, all members of the MGH Arts Commission, help display a recent donation from the Arts Commission to MGH. The piece of art is a poster that was framed and used to publicize the Arts Commission’s 1st Annual “Students’ Art Project” held last December.
More than 700 students from Mason County participated in the competition, from which 40 winning pictures were framed and displayed in patient rooms at MGH. The framed poster pictured here was given to MGH in memory of Mary Penney, a charter member of the Arts Commission who passed away in 2009. The poster was arranged by Cliff Ferrara of Art Talks, Shelton, from a selection of pieces of original student art. It was the showpiece used to advertise the month-long public exhibit of student artwork last December at Art Talks, prior to installation in the hospital.