April 21, 2022 | Volume 5 | Issue 8
Top Stories
Transplant Recipient, Excela Health Nurse Advocate for Organ Donation
Foundation Golf Classic Continues to Enhance Patient Care at Frick Hospital
Jamaican Curry Chicken and Coconut Rice Recipe
Meds to Beds Program
Deb Moffa unabashedly tells her patients and her co-workers: “Organ donations save lives.” And she should know. The Excela Health nursing leader is celebrating the first anniversary of her liver transplant as she marks National Donate Life Month. On her birthday, Moffa learned she was a candidate for a transplant. Expecting that it would likely take years for her to become an organ recipient, family and friends were making plans to be tested to see if they might be a match as a living donor, since the liver will regenerate in both the donor and recipient.
Earth Day Recognition
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Two weeks after Moffa was accepted as a transplant candidate, she was summoned to UPMC Montefiore where she received a new organ. Her benefactor: a 36-year-old inmate. While Moffa does not know his name or the circumstances surrounding his incarceration or death, she is deeply grateful. “Whatever else happened in his life, his last act was for good.”
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Foundation Golf Classic Continues to Enhance Patient Care at Frick Hospital Proceeds from the 30th Annual Golf Classic hosted by the Westmoreland/Frick Hospital Foundation are supporting continued enhancements to the patient care environment at Excela Frick Hospital. More than $60,000 was raised during the 2021 Frick Golf Classic, bringing the total netted over the past seven years to $459,310 for Frick Hospital. The past three years, the outing has generated $231,657, some of which was directed to the purchase of specialized equipment to aid in the hospital’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most recently, event proceeds were used to purchase over-the-bed tray tables, bedside night stands, patient-caregiver communication white boards and medication storage boxes for all 33 inpatient rooms at Frick Hospital. Previous golf outing funds were used to procure DynaMap machines that monitor patient vital signs as well as furniture, including chairs and pullout couches, for the increased comfort of patient family members.
Learn More Pictured above from left to right: Excela Health Frick Hospital Clinical Director, Brandi Hall; Westmoreland/Frick Hospital Foundation Trustee and Golf Classic Chair, Ron Eberhardt; Excela Health Chief Philanthropy Officer, Albert J. Novak Jr.; Westmoreland/Frick Hospital Foundation Trustee and president of Penn Line Enterprises of Scottdale (a Golf Classic Gold Sponsor), Dave Lynn; and Excela Health Frick Hospital Vice President of Patient Care Services, Traci Fick.
Support for Ukraine Tops $30,000 Working through Brother’s Brother Foundation in Pittsburgh, Excela Health provided more than $6,000 in basic medical supplies, along with $25,000 in cash raised from employee and community donations to Excela Health’s foundations and augmented by a health system gift. “We are proud to be part of a worldwide effort to help alleviate suffering and provide much needed aid and comfort to the Ukrainian people,” said Excela Health Chief Executive Officer John Sphon. “Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of every life we touch, and while we may not be physically present in eastern Europe, we can do our part to assure needs can be met.”
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April 21, 2022 | Volume 5 | Issue 8
Jamaican Curry Chicken and Coconut Rice Recipe Spice up your Instant Pot meal with this protein packed Jamaican curry chicken and coconut rice!
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New Exercise Physiologist Available through Well-Being Center Meet A’Leisha Clayton, Excela Health Exercise Physiologist. A’Leisha specializes in group training, personal training and weight management. A’Leisha is a graduate of Seton Hill University, and has recently working with Excela Health Physical Therapy, learning how to prevent injuries during exercise, how to properly rehab an injury, and how to continue to exercise during the time you are recovering from an injury.
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If you are looking to start personal training, join a group exercise class, or looking for information regarding weight management you can contact A’Leisha by email at aclayton@excelahealth.org or phone at 724-850-3157.
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Meds to Beds Program The Meds to Beds program offered at Westmoreland Hospital is a pharmacy service that gives patients the opportunity to fill discharge prescriptions, and have them delivered to their bedside, prior to leaving the hospital. It is a great way to ensure patients walk out with their prescriptions in hand, as well as with all medication questions answered. Meds to Beds programs have been shown to increase medication compliance as well as decrease the potential for hospital readmission due to medication related issues. In the last two years, Westmoreland Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy has successfully assisted 4,833 patients walk out with their prescriptions at discharge. These patients have shown an average relative risk reduction for 30-day readmission of 39.25%.
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Earth Day Recognition Each year, Excela Health recycles tons of electronics devices such as personal computers, central processing units and laptops responsibly, partnering with CyberCrunch, a certified and HIPPA compliant data destruction company. In anticipation of Earth Day, which occurs each year on April 22, the Hempfield Township e-recycler is celebrating the health system’s environmental impact by donating five new laptops to Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services (SPHS), a United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania agency. On hand for the presentation were ( left to right) Terri Dominick, Corporate Relations Manager, United Way of Southwestern, Pa.; Kelli Belanger, Development Director, United Way of Southwestern, Pa.; Ben Cerro, Supervisor, Technical Services, Excela Health; Lindsay Burrik, Executive for Community Wellness and Recovery, SPHS Connect; Barb Flack, Director of Client Services; CyberCrunch; and Christopher Churley, Operations Manager, CyberCrunch.
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April 21, 2022 | Volume 5 | Issue 8
CORE Flag Raising
April Perks
Nearly 7,000 Pennsylvanians are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. During National Donate Life Month, Excela Health and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) work together to reduce the waiting list.
Our April featured perks have arrived! Enjoy discounts from 512 Coffee and Ice Cream café (new April special!), Country Farms Garden Center, Rizzo’s Malabar Inn, Statler’s Fun Center and more!
Plus, don’t forget about all of the exciting, ongoing offers available as well! Must show Excela Health ID badge at time of purchase. Visit the Excela Health Perks Page for more information on how to redeem featured perks. Please be sure to abide by all COVID-19 guidelines and regulations when using/participating in Excela Perks.
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Kudos & Recognition Deborah Bowman, System Float RN Deborah Bowman was recently recognized as the Woman of the Year by the Latrobe Business and Professional Women organization. Congratulations Deborah! Volunteer Appreciation Week, 4/18 to 4/24 | Medical Lab Professionals Week, 4/24 to 4/30 | Transplant Nurses Week, 4/26 to4/30 | Patient Experience Week, 4/26 to 4/30 | National Nurses’ Week, 5/6 to 5/12 | National Hospital Week, 5/9 to 5 /15 | National Skilled Nursing Care Week, 5/9 to 5/15 | Neuroscience Nurses Week, 5/9 to 5/15
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New Faces: Welcome to Excela Health Latrobe Hospital
Environmental Services Georgia Artiga, Environmental Services Technician Cory Mundorf, Environmental Services Technician
Westmoreland Hospital
Anesthesia Ashley Bezts, Anesthesia Technician Emergency Department Christina Smartnick, RN Facilities Management Gavin White, Maintenance Technician Food and Nutrition Services Destany Dressel, Nutrition Services Specialist Nursing Pool Teddi Porter, Nurse Residency Program Coordinator PCU 1D Hawa Janneh, Technical Partner PCU 3AB Janice Bauer, Unit Clerk
Excela Health Medical Group
Administrative Float Pool Kaitlyn Trumbetta, BSN Advanced Pain Center Latrobe Angela Dalrymple, Nurse Practitioner Orientation Ashley Leshko, Certified Medical Assistant ENT Chelsea Salvatore, Patient Services Associate Family Medicine Connellsville Katrina Spangler, Nurse Practitioner Orientation Neurology Greensburg Lynn-Marie Murphy, Patient Services Associate Value Base Joseph Kolano, Director Value Based Performance Vascular Greensburg Justin Wallace, MD
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Excela Square at Latrobe
Physical Therapy David Nobile, Physical Therapist Assistant
Home Care & Hospice Administration Kimberly Hendrick, Receptionist