Hurley News You Can Use - August 2022

AUGUST 2022

employee of the month

volunteer of the month

Crim Festival of Races

Vanché Golden

Micah Johnson

Photo Recap

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editorial

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MANAGING EDITOR Nikki Koliopoulos

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jeremy Eads

WRITER Jason Harrod

PHOTOGRAPHER/PHOTO EDITOR Doug Pike

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September Cultural Observances and Media Recommendations

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employee of the month volunteer of the month VANCHÉ GOLDEN

MICAH JOHNSON

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CORPORATE COMPLIANCE HOTLINE: 1.866.835.0555 Reports are taken anonymously by an independent hotline service.

Office of Quality Monitoring: Employees with safety or quality concerns at Hurley may contact The Joint Commission.

Hurley prohibits the taking of retaliatory and/or disciplinary action against employees for reporting safety or quality of care concerns to The Joint Commission.

Email: complaint@jointcommission.org, Fax: 630.792.5636 Mail: The Joint Commission, 1 Renaissance Blvd., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

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HURLEY DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION COUNCIL

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Vanché Golden

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DAISY AWARD RECIPIENT

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HURLEY IN THE NEWS

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PHOTO FEAURE

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SPECIAL SECTION

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VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH

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HURLEY FOUNDATION

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PHYSICIAN CONNECTION

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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Ashley Sedlarik, RN, BSN

45th Annual Crim Festival of Races

Nurse T in the Community

Back to School

Micah Johnson

Pink Night Palooza Preview

human resources

Abbey Hilden, Medical Technologist

Lashawyndra Adams, Nursing Assistant

Alicia Slack, Nursing Assistant

Lexi Taylor, Nurse Extern

Alvin Bowen, Porter

Lori McGee, Dietary Cashier

Amy McDougal, General Duty Nurse

Lynn Leschuk, Social Work Intern

Andrenaya Abron, Public Safety Officer

Mackenzie MacWebb, Occupational Therapy Student

Anesha Douglas, Nursing Assistant

Mackenzie Rappuhn, General Duty Nurse

Angela Cannon Bonner, Service Representative

Mackenzie Tuohy, Physical Therapy Student

Ashley Coon, General Duty Nurse

Martin Woods, General Duty Nurse

Ayana Bauswell, Nursing Assistant

Matthew Shepherd, Technical Support Specialist

Brenda Bivens, Hostess

Maya Davis, Nursing Assistant

Bridget Adams, HRIS Analyst

Meadeau Dowd, Nursing Assistant

Carla Alyateem, Radiology Student

Michaela Conrad, Nurse Extern

Christina McDowell, Occupational Therapy Student

Michelle Ashmead, Ultrasound Student

Corbin McKay, Medical Technologist

Michelle Mandley, Social Work Intern

Cortney Tordrup, General Duty Nurse

Natalie Curtiss, Nurse Extern

Davon Barnes, Dietary Cashier

Nikkia Wheeler, Occupational Therapy Student

Erica Shafer, PA Student

Pauline Turner, General Duty Nurse

Ernest Frierson, Mental Health Technician

Quenaye Penn, Nursing Assistant

Grace Riedel, Nurse Extern

Rachel Ritzenthaler, Social Work Student

Hannah Turner, Dietetic Intern

Renae Garcia, Nurse Extern

Isaac Harding, Physical Therapy Student

Shaneka McQueen, Nursing Assistant

Jasna Lauer-Widina, Senior Epic Analyst

Teresa McCreedy, General Duty Nurse

Jerrit Baker, General Duty Nurse

Tiffany Godboldo, Laboratory Clerk

Karl Jones, Environmental Technician

Wendy Sirko, General Duty Nurse

Kevin Monahan, Application Analyst

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Let Your Voice Be Heard!

P L E A S E TA K E T H E 2 0 2 2 D E & I EMPLOYEE SURVEY Help us understand what’s getting better in your work environment and what needs to be improved to make you happy and successful.

Together we will take focused action to create positive change based on what we hear from you.

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QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CONTACT DE&I COUNCIL The Hurley DE&I has a website where you can find our monthly observance calendar, diversity in media and a video library. On the Hurley Intranet, look for our diversity hand logo or scan the QR code.

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national hispanic heritage month - september 1st - october 1st RECOMMENDED STREAMING After 16 years in Brooklyn, working three lowpaying jobs and collecting bottles on the street in his spare time, sending the bulk of his earnings home to his family in Mexico, Felipe decides to return after almost two decades. But when he informs his family of his homecoming, he discovers that they've squandered the money, are deeply in debt and don't want him to return. They need him to stay in the US. Available to watch on Netflix.

A Mexican-American teen struggles to strike a balance between her college ambitions and the pull of her traditional cultural heritage in this coming-of-age film.

Available to watch on HBO Max.

RECOMMENDED READING NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic, acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world.

The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Told in a series of vignettes-sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous-Sandra Cisneros' masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and selfdiscovery. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.

An evocative multigenerational Cuban-American family story of revolution, loss, violence, and family bonds Marisol vanished during the Cuban Revolution, her fate unknown and lost to time. Now, haunted by atrocities long-forgotten, her foul-mouthed spirit visits her nephew, Ramon, in modern-day New Jersey. Her hope: That her presence will prompt her descendants to unearth their painful family history.

Ramon launches a haphazard investigation into the story of his ancestor, unaware of the forces driving him on his search. Along the way, he falls in love, discovers a new sense of his own identity, faces a run-in with a murderous gangster, and learns of each "lost saint" who helped Marisol during her imprisonment under Batista's reign.

RECOMMENDED TO-DO'S Explore the Teotihuacan Pyramid (Pyramids of the Sun) of Mexico or visit Rio de Janeiro and see the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil from the comfort of your home. You can learn about their important history while you feel like you're really there!

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employee of the month

VANCHÉ GOLDEN Vanché Golden, Hurley’s Employee of the Month for August, started here back in 1998 as a tray passer in the Nutritional Services Department. After being born in Florida, her family moved here when she was still a young child. When she first started at Hurley, she intended on eventually transitioning to work in the medical field, but she found she didn’t have the stomach for that work. She has stayed in the department since, working just about every job, including the department call center, cooking, and cashiering. Today she holds the position of food services supervisor, and still has her hand in a lot of the day to day operations.

Being named Employee of the Month was a huge surprise. Her supervisor told her she needed two minutes of her time. Vanché went to see what was needed and found Melany Gavulic and a large crowd in the cafeteria. As she says, “Normally I’m the one nominating people, so the situation really got reversed on me this time.”

Outside of work, Vanché is family-oriented. She especially loves bowling, and her family bowls with her. She explains, “My son was in a bowling league when he was younger. So we all went and got bowling balls and matching shoes. It all started from there, and we’ve been bowling ever since.”

As the opening supervisor, Vanché makes sure that there is sufficient staff to cover all of the department’s responsibilities. That includes scheduling and assigning roles, while also completing payroll. During the day she does whatever is needed to keep things running smoothly, like counting down cash to help the cashiers stay prepared and covering call-off shifts.

There are a lot of moving parts. Vanché explains, “The toughest part of my job is making sure there are enough staff members on duty to get everything done, both in regards to patient care and the needs of the cafeteria. But the best part is just getting to interact with so many coworkers and customers every day. Even problem solving when there is a customer complaint. I like to work towards end results that make the customer happy.”

Vanché received a gift package that included a pizza party with her team, a day off with pay, a Team Hurley All-Star fleece jacket, a one-month membership to the YMCA, a $25 Sodexo gift card, a $25 gift card from Sovita Credit Union, a $25 gift card to the Hurley Lobby Shop and a framed certificate. Congratulations, Vanché!

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employee of the month

Vanché has been a solid member of the department for many years. Her capability to juggle so many things, from payroll to the schedule, to filling open spots and handling the ever changing landscape of the department on a daily basis makes her such a valuable asset to us. Vanché has also been instrumental in handling both patient and retail customer concerns as well as troubleshooting equipment problems so things run smoothly and has a great source of past knowledge to share with the members of the team. It is a pleasure to work with her.

-Mark Moebus, Director Food & Nutrition

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daisy award recipient

for extraordinary nurses ASHLEY SEDLARIK, RN, BSN

This month’s DAISY Award Honoree is Ashley Sedlarik, RN. The DAISY Award celebrates the extraordinary compassion a nurse shows to her patients and their families.

hospital. PICU patients range in age from newborns to twenty, so on any given day she may be playing with kids with toys and games, comforting them with cuddling, or rocking babies and toddlers. Older kids might need to talk. Parents need to be comforted too, as it is always difficult for them to see their child sick and in the hospital. Ashley has to be there to help them understand everything that’s happening. It’s a tough environment, but worth it, as she explains, I like working with that Ashley grew up in wide age range, going from working with a baby to a Goodrich and got her teenager the next day. With that variety, you never know bachelor’s in biology what you’re walking into. And the best part is seeing kids from Oakland University. get better. They may come in really sick, but by the time After finishing that degree, she didn’t really know what they leave they’re back to their baseline and running she wanted to do. She worked as an EMT for a few years. around. Playing around like normal.”

Seeing trauma nurses work as she delivered patients to the ER helped her decide to pursue that career. While When not at Hurley, she spends a lot of time with she earned her RN degree at University of Michigan-Flint, her family. She has a husband, Charlie, and two sons, she completed a clinical rotation in the PICU. As she says, Reed and Owen. Her sons are three and one years old, “I loved it. It was the only position I applied for. Luckily, I respectively. Ashley says, “I depend on them to help me, got the job.” She’s been there for six years now. and my parents help us tremendously with babysitting.

We love to travel and take family trips. We’re going to Winning the DAISY Award was a big surprise. Ashley Germany next week. We get to see a German wedding. was observing in a patient’s room when her manager I’m really excited.” came and asked her to come to the nursing station. Her coworkers were waiting there to tell her that she won.

Looking back, she says her favorite memories at Hurley The PICU is a demanding environment, with a variety of all involve her fellow nurses. Ashley says, “I’ve become responsibilities. Besides the normal duties that nurses so close with so many nurses, and the good and bad have, like administering medications to patients, Ashley moments really tie us together.” also puts a lot of energy into helping the patients through the experience of being admitted to the

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daisy award recipient

“I like working with that wide age range, going from working with a baby to a teenager the next day.

With that variety, you never know what you’re walking into.”

-Ashley Sedlarik, RN Have you witnessed an extraordinary registered nurse in action? Nominate an exceptional RN for the DAISY Award. Nomination forms are available in the Cafeteria, 8W Nursing Office and on the Hurley intranet.

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hurley in the news

A GLIMPSE OF July 27, 2022 Mid-Michigan Now Hurley Medican Center Health Living Series: Kids, growth hormones, diabetes & thyroid

July 28, 2022 Mid-Michigan Now Local Dairy Queen Blizzard sales to help sick kids at Hurley Children’s Hospital

August 1, 2022 MLive Flint general surgeon Dr. Jondy makes lasting impact on community

August 1, 2022 ABC12 Lactation consultant offers advice during National Breastfeeding Month

August 4, 2022 ABC12 Hurley Children’s Hospital ready for influx of young patients from Ascension Genesys

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IN THE NEWS August 5, 2022 NBC25 MICHIGAN: 71 monkeypox cases and 833 people vaccinated Dr. Kaitlin Liroff, infection disease doctor discusses the outbreak

August 8, 2022 ABC 12 Dietician offers advice for children’s nutrition as school returns

August 15, 2022 ABC12 Advice for avoiding common injuries in Crim races

August 18, 2022 Michigan Out-of-Doors TV Laker Fishing, Kids Fishing, Kids Camp; Michigan out of Doors TV #2233 Showcasing Wishin’ We Were Fishin’ event with CMN kids for

August 22, 2022 ABC12 Medical Monday: When patients should visit an ER or urgent care

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hurley children’s hospital The Premier Pediatric Medical Facility in the Region The true vision of Hurley Children’s Hospital is to transform the lives of children and their families everywhere in the region. Whether your child is in an accident or struggling with asthma, diabetes or cancer, we have a team of exceptional pediatric specialists, nurses, and staff, equipped with today’s most advanced technology.

The Specialists Your Child Needs, Close to Home Plus, our collaboration with Michigan Medicine expands the reach of life-changing treatments, giving your patients access to top level care, closer to home. Together, we’re closer than ever to our goal of improving health outcomes for children in mid-Michigan and beyond.

Hurley Pediatric Specialists & Specialty Clinics • • • • • • • • • •

Adolescent Medicine Allergy & Immunology Apnea Autism Behavioral Medicine Breastfeeding Cardiology/Perinatal Child/Adolescent/Family Counseling Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Child & Family Services

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Cranial Facial Critical Care Cystic Fibrosis Dentistry Development & Behavioral Emergency Medicine Endocrinology Gastroenterology Home Visits Hematology & Oncology Infectious Diseases

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For more information, call 810.262-4913, or scan QR code to visit hurleymc.com/services/childrens-hospital/

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Maternal Fetal Medicine Neonatology Nephrology Neurology Otolaryngology (ENT) Palliative Medicine Pediatric Psychology Physical Medicine & Rehab Pulmonology Sedation & Infusion Services Sleep Medicine

2022 HAP Crim Festival of Races Saturday, August 27, 2022 Hurley Medical Center was the exclusive medical provide and Volunteer Sponsor for the Crim.

Thank you to Team Hurley for working to keep everyone safe and healthy at the event and congratulations to all the participants!

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patient resource & community advocate

For Patient Resource and Community Advocate services, contact Tarnesa at 810.262.6100 or by email tmartin1@hurleymc.com

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Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament July 30-31, 2022, Downtown Flint Hurley was asked to provide first aid, health information, and cooling tent services for the event which brought out players and spectators of all ages.

This weekend at Gus Macker was incredible. We cared for our community and those visiting with clinical excellence and service to people. We worked together as a team and passionately demonstrated quality care to every patient that visited the medical tent and patients we had run to care for on the court pulling our red wagon.

We were professional and showed the community what Hurley was really about, educated on underlying medical conditions and referred a few to follow up with their primary physician. We bandaged, iced, wrapped, comforted, hydrated, and made sure everybody felt welcomed and cared for with smiles, Gatorades, fruit snacks, oranges, etc.

The community applauded our service and continuously thanked Hurley for being the hospital of choice at the Gus Macker. We had a variety of nurses volunteering from Michigan United and of course our amazing residents / physicians who worked with us to care for our community.

Most of all we had fun, built relationships with each other and demonstrated our passion to care our community.

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The community applauded our service and continuously thanked Hurley for being the hospital of choice at the Gus Macker.

See photos are read the MLive article by scanning here:

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20 Signs and Symptoms of Concussions 21 Home Fire Escape Plan 22 Pediatric Specialist Spotlight – Dr. Tabbah 24 Sports Physical Special 25 Hurley Wellness Recipe

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A Fact Sheet for Parents What are the signs and symptoms of a concussion?

What is a concussion?

A concussion is a type of brain injury that changes the way the brain normally works. A concussion is caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. Concussions can also occur from a blow to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. Even what seems to be a mild bump to the head can be serious.

Concussions can have a more serious effect on a young, developing brain and need to be addressed correctly.

You can’t see a concussion. Signs and symptoms of concussion can show up right after an injury or may not appear or be noticed until hours or days after the injury.

It is important to watch for changes in how your child or teen is acting or feeling, if symptoms are getting worse, or if s/he just “doesn’t feel right.” Most concussions occur without loss of consciousness.

If your child or teen reports one or more of the symptoms of concussion listed below, or if you notice the symptoms yourself, seek medical attention right away. Children and teens are among those at greatest risk for concussion.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A CONCUSSION SIGNS OBSERVED BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS • • • • • • • • •

Appears dazed or stunned Is confused about events Answers questions slowly Repeats questions Can’t recall events prior to the hit, bump, or fall Can’t recall events after the hit, bump, or fall Loses consciousness (even briefly) Shows behavior or personality changes Forgets class schedule or assignments

SYMPTOMS REPORTED BY YOUR CHILD OR TEEN Thinking/Remembering: • Difficulty thinking clearly • Difficulty concentrating or remembering • Feeling more slowed down • Feeling sluggish, hazy, foggy, or groggy Physical: • Headache or “pressure” in head • Nausea or vomiting • Balance problems or dizziness • Fatigue or feeling tired • Blurry or double vision • Sensitivity to light or noise • Numbness or tingling • Does not “feel right”

Emotional: • Irritable • Sad • More emotional than usual • Nervous Sleep*: • Drowsy • Sleeps less than usual • Sleeps more than usual • Has trouble falling asleep *Only ask about sleep symptoms if the injury occurred on a prior day.

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To download this fact sheet in Spanish, please visit: www.cdc.gov/Concussion. Para obtener una copia electrónica de esta hoja de información en español, por favor visite: www.cdc.gov/Concussion.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hurleymc.com

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In a home fire, can your family safely escape in just two minutes?

As the Injury Prevention Coordinator at Hurley, Nicole Matthews knows all too well the types of injuries that can result from a home fire. These two simple steps can help your family be prepared.

1. Practice your 2-minute drill from home to a safe meeting place at least twice a year. Everyone in your household should know two ways to escape from each room in your home.

2. Test your smoke alarms monthly. You should hear three beeps, letting you know the alarm is working. If not, it may be time to change the batteries. If your alarm is 10 years old, it’s time to get a new one as the sensor becomes less sensitive over time.

Scan the QR code to download your escape plan worksheet

Nicole Matthews Injury Prevention Coordinator

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hurley pediatric specialists

D R . M O H A M M A D TA B B A H

This month’s Hurley Pediatric Specialists Spotlight features Dr. Mohammad Tabbah. He is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric gastroenterology. With these credentials, he can treat patients for a range of issues while specializing in caring for Dr. Tabbah has been with Hurley as a pediatric specialist since June of 2012, but has a history here stretching back twenty years prior. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Hurley from ‘92 to ‘95 before finishing his pediatric gastroenterology residency at Emory University in Georgia. He then brought that experience and expertise back to Flint, where he now teaches in Hurley’s pediatric residency programs.

When patients at Hurley need a consult regarding gastrointestinal issues, Dr. Tabbah is often called in to help. He also sees patients at the Hurley Pediatric Specialists Clinic, located on Linden Road in Flint.

Common issues that patients often see Dr. Tabbah for include foreign bodies in the esophagus and stomach, chronic abdominal pain, acid reflux, and liver and pancreatic disease. Signs to watch out for include unexpected weight loss or gain, inability to play, and abdominal discomfort. Primary doctors or the Hurley Emergency Department can help identify these conditions and refer patients for specialty care in the clinic, though a referral is not always required.

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With a staff that includes a registered nurse and a medical assistant, the Hurley Pediatric Specialist Clinic provides outstanding clinical care with low wait times.

Dr. Tabbah explains, “The Linden Road clinic is able to give patients such a high level of service compared to other offices because of the staff, and we’re able to do that with minimal wait times. So the patient and their family doesn’t have to go south to Ann Arbor or Detroit, where they would have longer wait times.”

Once he has diagnosed a patient, he is then able to work with Hurley Medical Center’s nationally recognized staff and technological innovations to give patients the best treatment options available. One example is the capsule endoscopy, a procedure which has the patient swallow a small capsule that houses a wireless camera that captures images as it moves through the small intestine. Those images are stored wirelessly on a recording device worn on the patient’s waist. He can then use those images to help diagnose, or rule out, a number of gastroenterological issues.

The combined resources of Dr. Tabbah’s specialization, the Hurley Pediatric Specialist Clinic, and Hurley Medical Center allow patients to get the comprehensive care that they need right here in Flint, eliminating the need to travel for specialty healthcare.

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ANTS ON A LOG VARIATIONS

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Celery, carrots, cucumbers, bananas, apples, pears, peaches

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Any nut butters, cream cheese, cottage cheese, hummus, mashed avocado (or guacamole), Greek yogurt, or other dips/spreads.

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Dried fruits like raisins, apricots, dates, figs, pineapples, blueberries, etc), peas, corn, olives, cherry tomatoes, grapes, seeds, nuts (like almond slivers, pecans, walnuts)

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Scan QR to visit Hurley Wellness online

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volunteer of the month

of the month Micah Johnson, Hurley’s Volunteer of the Month for August 2022, started volunteering when she saw the need during the height of the pandemic.

“I was looking for a way to help out, and Hurley was the closest hospital. I looked into volunteering in the NICU, but they weren't accepting volunteers at the time because of COVID.” Despite her initial choice not being an option, she still wanted to help and ended up in the surgical lounge.

In that position, Micah acts as a liaison between the patients’ families and doctors. To start each day, she gets the schedule from the nurses’ station, sets up the lounge, and makes coffee.

Throughout the day she does whatever needs to be done to help patients and their families have the best experience possible. That includes greeting everyone, finding out who they are here for, handing out coffee, adjusting the TV, walking families to recovery or patient rooms, and communicating updates from the doctors. She explains, “I love being there for the families. I do my best to make sure everyone is getting what they need, since it's not easy for them to be here,

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especially parents of little kids. And there are those here for emergency surgeries; the families don't necessarily know why their patient is here, and they can’t necessarily know all the details.”

Volunteering at Hurley is a small part of a very busy schedule for Micah. She’s also working for a group called STEMnetics this summer, where she teaches STEM subjects to kids in Flint elementary schools. This fall she has to head back to the University of Pennsylvania, where she is a premed student. Even with everything else on her plate, she still recommends volunteering at Hurley to others, “because I love the people that I work with, and it’s a very friendly environment.

If you’re not sure how to help your community, Hurley is a great place to do that.”

Micah is spending the free time she has this summer with family and friends that she does not get to see during the school year. She is the oldest of four siblings, and she especially enjoys playing basketball with her younger sister. They also have a two year old black lab named Koda that loves to play.

Because of everything on her schedule, being named Volunteer of the Month came as a surprise to Micah. As she says, “I’m really happy.

I’m only here for the summer, and only for the last month this summer. It feels good that I was making some sort of difference in people’s lives while I was here. I want to say thank you to Hurley for selecting me as Volunteer of the Month. I feel very honored, very happy.”

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“If you’re not sure how to help your community, Hurley is a great place to do that.”

-Micah Johnson

"We are super lucky to have volunteers like Micah that jump right in to help with fresh, exciting energy.”

Director of Volunteer and Community Engagement Jordan E. Brown, MBA

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physician connection Medical Documentation Tip o’ the Month ~or~ How to Survive the Government’s Documentation Rules

What Caused Your Patient’s Pneumonia?

The Federal Government has enough regulations to handcuff any coder and significantly impair his or her ability to demonstrate how sick your patients are.

Here’s what you already know: All pneumonias can be thought of as having a causative organism and/or mechanism of action e.g., aspiration.

Here’s what you may not know: Pneumonia will, by default, code to a “simple pneumonia” unless a suspected causative organism or mechanism of action is specified in the physician documentation. For example, community-acquired pneumonia, healthcare associated pneumonia, pneumococcal pneumonia, and viral pneumonia all code to “simple pneumonia”.

Alternatively, aspiration pneumonia, Staphylococcal pneumonia, most Gram-negative pneumonias, many fungal pneumonias, and pneumocystis pneumonia in patients without HIV disease all code to “respiratory infections and inflammation.”

Additionally, the sputum culture results on the lab report will not suffice unless you connect the results to the patient’s pneumonia in your notes or discharge summary. Therefore, unless you document the causative agent, the case will code to simple pneumonia. While, it may be clear to you that an obtunded nursing home patient with a right middle lobe infiltrate has aspiration pneumonia, the coder is not permitted to make the same logical leap and code aspiration pneumonia unless you document that you think this is the cause.

Furthermore, if you document only “aspiration” without “pneumonia” or “pneumonitis”, then the coder will not capture a pneumonia at all and may code a foreign body in the respiratory tree!

Let’s look at a clinically similar scenario and possible coding outcomes: Your 56-yo patient is homeless, found in a gutter, clutching a bottle of Jim Beam, and presents with pneumonia and RML infiltrates. You admit the fellow to treat aggressively.

MS DRG 195

Simple pneumonia & pleurisy w/o CC/MCC

179

Respiratory infections & inflammations w/o CC/MCC

Description

Average Medicare Compensation $4,021.88

Average Length of Stay

$5,271.70

3.0 days

2.5 days

Why the difference?

In the first scenario, you documented "pneumonia" in the progress notes. Conversely in the second scenario, you documented “pneumonia: likely due to aspiration” in your progress notes and discharge summary. As a result, your patient was approved for a longer hospital stay to address his more complicated pneumonia under your expert care.

The moral: Always indicate the organism (if known or presumed) and/or whether you suspect the mechanism of action was a cause of the pneumonia.

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Revised November 2021

physician connection New Implicit Bias Training Requirement The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) will require Implicit Bias Training for physicians (and other health care professionals), effective June 1, 2022.

The requirements apply to both new applicants as well as those renewing their existing licenses or registrations.

An applicant for license renewal shall have completed a minimum of 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant’s license or registration cycle. An applicant for new licensure, both limited and medical, shall have completed a minimum of 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration.

Please note, the implicit bias training for licensure must “provide opportunities for interaction among participants and with the instructor” to meet LARA requirements For more information on the Implicit Bias requirement and any other issues regarding physician licensing, please visit: michigan.gov/lara

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welcome new providers BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Joshua Nnanji, MD Adolescent Psychiatry

MEDICINE Chelsea Bales, PA-C Physician Assistant

MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS Abdul Kazmi, MD Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Hurley Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit 1 Hurley Plaza, 3D Flint, Michigan 48503 Office Phone: 810- 262-7380 Office Fax: 810-262-4768 Office Manager: Debra McCovery

Cardiology Institute of Michigan 5100 Gateway Centre Blvd Flint, Michigan 48507 Office Phone: 810- 733-6480 Office Fax: 810- 733-6483 Office Manager: Nancy Murdock

EMERGENCY MEDICINE Gina Eovaldi, PA-C Physician Assistant

Mohamed Gismalla, MD Internal Medicine

Flushing Road Internal Medicine & Pediatrics 1201 Flushing Road Suite 1 Flint, Michigan 48504 Office Phone: 810- 235-8532 Office Fax: 810- 235-8203 Office Manager: Valerie Petrich

Hurley Medical Center 1 Hurley Plaza, ED Flint, Michigan 48503 Office Phone: 810-262-9020 Office Fax: 810-760-0853 Office Manager: Melanie Krznarich

Michigan Health Specialists 2700 Robert T. Longway, Suite B Flint, Michigan 48503 Office Phone: 810-235-2004 Office Fax: 810-235-2841 Office Manager: Khadra Kahin

PEDIATRICS Minkyung Choe, MD Neonatology

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Hurley Medical Center One Hurley Plaza, 2N NICU Flint, Michigan 48503 Office Phone: 810-262-9026 Office Fax: 810-262-9158 Office Manager: Jennifer Brown

Michigan Health Specialists 2700 Robert T. Longway, Suite B Flint, Michigan 48503 Office Phone: 810-235-2004 Office Fax: 810-235-2841 Office Manager: Khadra Kahin Ali Zreik, MD Internal Medicine Hurley Medical Center Internal Medicine Two Hurley Plaza Suite 212 Flint, Michigan 48503 Office Phone: 810- 262-9437 Office Fax: 810- 262-7245 Office Manager: Cheyenne Sanborn

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Ahmed Qadir, MD Family Medicine Flushing Road Internal Medicine & Pediatrics 1201 Flushing Road Suite 1 Flint, Michigan 48504 Office Phone: 810- 235-8532 Office Fax: 810- 235-8203 Office Manager: Valerie Petrich Charles Swanson, MD Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Hurley Medical Center Internal Medicine Two Hurley Plaza Suite 212 Flint, Michigan 48503 Office Phone: 810- 262-9437 Office Fax: 810- 262-7245 Office Manager: Cheyenne Sanborn

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continuing medical education (cmE) Please take the CME Needs Assessment Survey and be eligible for the gift card drawing!

In order to meet your educational needs and relicensure requirements, please complete a survey using any of the following methods: •

Type the link below in your Internet browser: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5YTDCJS

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Visit the Hurley website at: www.hurleymc.com > Education & Research > Continuing Medical Education > “Please take our CME Needs Assessment”

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On any computer in the Hurley Physician’s Lounge (non iSITE), look for the “2022 CME Needs Assessment” icon on the desktop screen

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Visit the Hurley INTRANET Homepage on any computer at Hurley, under Frequently Used Links, click on “CME Needs Assessment Survey”.

If you have any questions, please contact the CME Department at 810.262.9142.

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Hurley Online CME To get FREE continuing medical education online, please visit: education.hurleymc.com/cme/ calendar for the following topics that have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™: •

Drug Endangered Children

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Pediatric & Adolescent Obesity

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Thyroid Cancer Management

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Impact of Racism on Children and Adolescents

CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MICHIGAN MEDICAL DOCTORS Authority: Public Act 368 of 1978, as amended

REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL The continuing education requirements apply to every physician renewing a Michigan medical license who has been licensed in the 3-year period immediately preceding the application for renewal. The requirements apply whether or not the physician is actively engaged in the practice of medicine. No one, including medical school faculty and resident physicians, is exempt from this requirement.

Each medical doctor is required to complete 150 hours of continuing education in courses or programs approved by the Board of Medicine, of which a minimum 75 hours of the required 150 hours must be earned in courses or programs designated as Category 1 programs.

A minimum of 1 hour of continuing education must be earned in the area of medical ethics. A minimum of 3 hours of continuing education must be earned in the area of pain and symptom management.

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Mandatory Training Standards NOTE: LARA trainings are separate from Continuing Education requirements.

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LARA requires a one-time mandatory training in Opioids and Controlled Substances Awareness and Human Trafficking.

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LARA requires Implicit Bias Training for new applicants, as well as those renewing their existing licenses or registrations.

An applicant for license renewal shall have completed a minimum of 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant’s license or registration cycle, and every renewal cycle thereafter.

An applicant for new licensure, both limited and medical, shall have completed a minimum of 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration.

For more information or questions, please visit: michigan.gov/lara

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physician connection Hurley offers the following free CME on Demand courses that fulfill requirements, training, and are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ •

visit: education.hurleymc.com/cme/calendar EthicalPlease Principles – Choosing Wisely (This activity fulfills the CE requirements for medical ethics.)

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Managing the Chronic Opioid User (This activity fulfills the CE requirements for pain and symptom management.)

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Human Trafficking: the Role of the Healthcare Provider There is a Novel Coronavirus Education Resources webpage on the (This activity fulfills the LARA training standards for identifying victims of human trafficking requirements.)

Coronavirus Educational Resources

ACCME website at www.accme.org/coronavirus-resources that includes a ofeducation.hurleymc.com/cme/calendar accredited continuing education (CE) activities and additional Pleaselist visit: resources that can help the clinician community respond to the novel Coronavirus coronavirus public health emergency. The majority of the CE activities are Educational Resources Free.

There is a Novel Coronavirus Education Resources webpage on the ACCME website at www.accme.org/ coronavirus-resources that includes a list of accredited continuing education (CE) activities and additional resources that can help the clinician community respond to the novel coronavirus public health emergency.

The majority of the CE activities are free.

HURLEY REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES (RSS) CREDIT HOURS

DEPT

Multidisciplinary Tumor Board

1.00

Oncology

Virtual

Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 AM WEEKLY

Robyn Hatch 810-262-9585

Pediatric Grand Rounds

1.00

Pediatric

Virtual and Ed Center Rm 123

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Pediatric Oncology Tumor Board

1.00

Oncology

Surgical Conference

1.00

Surgery

Virtual and 7B Conference Rm

3rd Friday, 7:00-8:00 AM MONTHLY

Pauline Tippett 810.262.6823

Surgical Critical Care Journal Club

1.00

Surgery

Virtual and 7B Conference Rm

4th Friday, 7:00-8:00 AM MONTHLY

Pauline Tippett 810.262.6823

Trauma Conference

1.00

Trauma

Virtual and 7B Conference Rm

1st Friday, 7:00-8:00 AM MONTHLY

Pauline Tippett 810.262.6823

RSS TITLE

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