s n g i S l Vita June 2014 Volume 14, Issue 6 Relay For Life - Heart of the Basin THIS! Friday, 6pm - Saturday, 10am Othello High School Field In This Issue This year ’s Relay for Life will be about being together and making a presence for our cancer patients, families and friends. 2 Relay For Life Angelica Lauriano Celebrates 14 Years at CBHA! 3 d Podiatry Now Offere at CBHA Congrats Grads! 4 nth Employee of the Mo nth Nurse Teams of the Mo DIME Award - June 5 Scholarship Winners Supporting One of Our Own 6 HR Corner Special Dates O U R M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T : The purpose of Columbia Basin Health Association is to provide equal access to quality health care to all persons regardless of age, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or the ability to pay. Page 2 cbha.org Relay For Life: Heart of the Basin Friday, 6pm - Saturday, 10am Bring your family and tents and camp out with us! Dinner will be from 7-8pm with games to follow. CBHA will provide water & coolers. Take a look at what we have planned! Potluck bbq! We’ll barbecue your meat, just bring your favorite sides to share with others! Smores by the fire pit Ladder Ball & Quarter Back Touchdown There will be a sign up sheet at the booth to register to play. Sno Cones starting at $1 Angelica Lauriano Celebrates 14 Years at CBHA! Angelica’s supervisor, Leo Gaeta, says she has grown with the company. She agrees. Angelica started as a maternity support services case manager in 2000. She worked at that position while she was getting her bachelor’s degree. She continued on in that capacity for one more year until she obtained her masters degree in social work. She has worked as a Behavioral Health Services Specialist ever since. Over the years Angelica has witnessed lots of changes at all the clinics. “Our management is constantly striving to improve patient care,” she said. “We are always looking for ways to expand our patient services. There has been so much change within the MSS department, everyday is a rewarding challenge.” Angelica stated valuing the commitment to CBHA’s mission statement on day-to-day work. Over the years she has learned that the “only constant is change”. Angelica describes herself as a woman who “loves my job”. It is very rewarding for her to witness good outcomes in the lives of her patients – both physically and mentally. “It is very stressful for families these days,” she said. “Parents are under pressure to work which leaves less time for their children. The cultural values of growing children often conflict with those of their parents.” Angelica enjoys the challenge of helping families work through these difficult issues. “It is very rewarding to see people emerge stronger with an improved quality of life.” Angelica and her husband, John, are busy raising three sons – ages 10, 8 and 5. “My two older boys are soccer fanatics,” she said. “They play soccer, follow it on television/radio and can’t wait for the World Cup!” Their dream is to one day play soccer for Mexico. They recently informed Angelica that they would like to become Mexican citizens so they could play soccer there! She also tries to support her husband in his dream of building a cattle ranch. “We obtained, and are trying to train, a couple of border collies to help herd cattle; we also have a couple of horses and close to fifty cows.” Angelica is a runner. In addition, she does yoga for relaxation. OUR MOT TO: Keeping Healthy Those Who Feed The World Page 3 cbha.org podiatry now offered at cbha Brian Freeman, DPM, was born and raised in Basin City. “I am very familiar with the Connell, Mattawa and Othello areas,” he said. Dr. Freeman was encouraged to pursue a career in podiatry by his father who had a friend who was a podiatrist. “I did look into it and was fascinated by the complexity of the human foot,” he said. “I also like the wide variety in the types of patients that we see in the clinic treating patients and in the operating room fixing deformities and traumatic injuries.” Dr. Freeman received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) from Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine; he did his residency at the Foot & Ankle Medicine, Surgery and Reconstruction Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Freeman explained that podiatrists treat all disorders of the foot and ankle, both surgical and non-surgical as well as diabetic foot conditions and skin conditions of the foot and ankle. Dr. Freeman works full-time at the Kadlec Foot and Ankle Clinic in Richland. He will be taking a day from his schedule there to see patients in Othello one day a month. “I’m excited to see patients in Othello,” he said. “My brother, James, as well as my father live here; I went to high school in Connell.” He will begin seeing patients in July. Spare time is spent with his wife and five children. He enjoys gardening, woodworking and wake boarding. Congratulations Graduates!! Kristin Renae Wolfs John William Bunch Eleazar Pruneda III Parent: Rebecca Wolfs Graduating from: Othello High School Future Plans: William O. Douglas Honors College at CWU to pursue English Parent: Randel S. Bunch Graduating from: Othello High School Future Plans: Seattle Pacific University Parents: Janie Leal & Eleazar Pruneda Graduating from: Othello High School Future Plans: Air Force & Boeing Benjamin “Bubba”Ruiz III Martin A “Marty” Garza Parent: Linda Snyder Graduating from: Othello High School Future Plans: WSU to pursue a degree in Crop Field Management & Ag Business Parent: Mike Garza Graduating from: Othello High School Future Plans: EWU to pursue Criminal Justice Keestan Andersen Caleb Stanley Parent: Janelle Andersen Graduating from:: Othello High School Future Plans: BYU provo fall semester and BYU-I winter/spring block. Parent: Carrie Anthony Graduating from: Lind Ritzville High School Future Plans: Community College then transfer to EWU to pursue Computer Technology/Schience Emily Claire Miguel Parent: Maribel Miguel Graduating from: Othello High School Future Plans: The Art Institute of Seattle to pursue Culinary Art Management Alec Lauriano Parent: Flavia Lauriano Graduating from: Othello High School Future Plans: CBC then transfer to EWU to pursue Social Work and become a counselor OUR VISION: To be a model of excellence in patient satisfaction in community and migrant health care and a community leader in initiating and developing collaborrative relationships. Page 4 cbha.org Short WorkBio: Congratulations Employee of the Month of May delma bauer Delma has worked at CBHA since June, 1997. She was a nursing assistant at that time; she became a certified health care assistant four years ago and is currently in the in-house MA-C program. She finishes that program in January, 2015 and will take the state exam at that time. “One of my favorite things about working at CBHA is that we constantly have the opportunity to learn new things…new software, procedures and techniques,” she said. Why She Won: Delma was overwhelmed to learn she had been chosen as EOTM for May. This is the third time she has been chosen and she “wasn’t expecting it again”. However, her supervisor, Kathy Whitney, said she was the ideal one to be picked. “Delma works mainly in Connell; however, she offers great support to staff at other sites when she rotates to other clinics,” Kathy said. “She works hard to make sure her provider is on schedule. She is always professional and helpful; she makes the patients feel comfortable and relaxed when they come in for their appointments.” Kathy said Delma is excelling in the MA-C program; she is willing to share ideas on how to help the next group of apprentices for the MA-C program. The Scoop: Delma is quick to say that the most exciting thing in her life right now is new grandson, Alekzander, who was born May 15th. “My husband, Larry, and I now have five grandchildren – three boys and two girls,” she said. “Our youngest child graduated from high school recently.” Delma continues to be very involved in family and church activities. She still crochets and her most recent creation, a baby blanket, was made for Baby Alekzander. Totally Ridiculous Questions: What is the very, very best thing about being a grandmother? Grand Parent Love is so special, the very best thing is that I can spoil and enjoy them, and when they start getting too noisy I get to return them to their parents!!! Do you plan to watch any of the World Cup? If so, who is your favorite team? What is your new “must have” item of clothing for summer? Little bit of this, a little bit of that!! Congratulations dime award recipient Well if Mexico makes it, Mexico. If not anybody but Brazil, because that’s who my son-in-law goes for!! And yes I will probably watch it with my family. Nurse Teams of the Month The DIME award is a staff nominated recognition award for the Finance Department. DIME stands for Driven Individual Modeling Excellence. june Veronica Cesar May Vanessa Morelos, Zahra Maldonado and Karina Marroquin June Debbie Hamm, Patty Martinez, Janie Leal and Coral Guzman OUR VISION: To be a model of excellence in patient satisfaction in community and migrant health care and a community leader in initiating and developing collaborrative relationships. Page 5 cbha.org 2014 Healthy Futures Scholarship Winners! Diana Campos from Othello High School Carly Gearheart from Othello High School Mackenze Mosbrucker from Connell High School Congratulations!! Supporting One of Our Own CBHA staff at Mattawa recently held a potluck/celebration for a special little boy – Sebastian, son of Guadalupe Martinez who works in our dental department at Mattawa. No, it wasn’t his birthday but it was a party nonetheless. The occasion? Sebastian had just received his first wheelchair and he was so excited at the prospect of more mobility. Sebastian has a condition known as Schizencephaly. He seemed fine at birth; however his mother became concerned when she noticed he was not moving as much as other infants and she brought him in to see Miguel Blas-Matus. Subsequent visits to Children’s Hospital confirmed the diagnosis. Sebastian is three years old now; he is a smart little boy who delights in the things he can do and doesn’t focus on what he can’t do. Nieves and Valerie Gomez and Alex Torres organized Sebastian’s party in May which is the national awareness month for Schizencephaly. In true CBHA fashion, staff came out in force to support Guadalupe and Sebastian with great food. Sebastian was the recipient of much good will and gifts. He was delighted with his party as his happy smile shows. OUR VISION: To be a model of excellence in patient satisfaction in community and migrant health care and a community leader in initiating and developing collaborrative relationships. Page 5 cbha.org HR Corner Employee Absence Line Need to notify your supervisor that you won’t be in today? ❶ Call 488-5250 x 1234 (or any clinic direct line) for the employee absence voicemail. ❷ Leave a message very clearly stating your name, department, phone number, and reason for absence. ❸ Complete any specific departmental call-in procedures as determined by your supervisor (if applicable) Need to leave work early due to illness or emergency? ❶ Speak with your supervisor regarding your need to leave early. Once your supervisor has been notified and your departure has been approved proceed to step 2. ❷ Call 488-5250 x 1234 (or any clinic direct line) for the employee absence voicemail ❸ Leave a message very clearly stating your name, department, phone number, and reason for absence. ❹ DO NOT FORGET to clock out before you leave the facility! SPECIAL DATES SPECIAL DATES/EVENTS BIRTHDAYS 6/14 6/15 6/15 6/15 6/17 6/18 6/21 Cheryl Gutierrez Antelia Cantu Barbara Mies Modesta Vivar Veronica Idrogo Alicia Munoz Kyle Hogaboam 6/23 6/24 6/25 6/26 6/26 6/26 7/1 7/2 Richard Bunch Rojelio Rodriguez Kevin Hardiek Shannon Springer Abraham Martinez Jonathan Madera Abigail Suarez Sidney Puentes 7/3 7/3 7/3 7/5 7/5 7/5 7/7 7/9 Jon Krupa Isaac King Daisy Munguia Marilyn Eidahl Alejandra Porfirio Cyntha DeVictoria Raul Mendoza Aleta Cheek 6/14 6/15 6/21 7/4 Flag Day Father’s Day First Day of Summer Independence Day
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