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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 27,2014 HEAL TH DISTRICT D epartm ent, Com m unity Counseling Solutions, Ad vantage Dental and the lone School D istrict. He said that the grant money, if the application is successful, would go initially to the M orrow C ou n ty H ealth Department, which would then disperse the funds to the other entities. He said the plan would be taken to the 1SD Board. According to Grigg, the clinic w ould have to be open three days a week, at least 20 hours, with 10 o f those hours staffed by medical personnel and the other h alf a com bination o f dental and mental health care. Also at the meeting, the board approved a ret roactive contract extension for Sheridan Tamasky, PA- C, whose contract expired on August 1. The exten sion will be in effect until October 31. Grigg also said that Tamasky will be on a three-week leave while she recovers from a scheduled surgery. Grigg told the board that 70 out o f 71 MCHD employees have signed the district’s Promise o f Excel lence which asks employees to promise to certain posi tive behaviors. According to the document, employ ees are required to: serve others with courteousness, appreciation, respect and empathy; project a positive attitude helping to create a positive work atmosphere; maintain a safe clean and accident-free environment; be truthful and clear when they speak, listen and in teract with customers and team members; and ensure that fellow team members can rely on them to accom plish the mission for excel lence. All o f the categories require specific actions. - Continued from PAGE ONE Emergency Medical Services staff and volunteers receiving longevity pins (left to right): Peggy Lauritsen, Shannon Boor, Pennie Miller, Carl Lauritsen, Delia Robinson, Rusty Estes, Tina Davidson, Diana Grant and Charlie Sumner. G rigg said that the district had two staff sign ing parties for the Promise o f excellence, one in Hep pner and one in Irrigon. Director o f Nursing Molly Rhea, R.N., said she had spoken to the last employee who had not signed the document and reported that the employee intended to sign, but had not yet gotten around to it. In other business the board: -received the follow ing draft profit and loss statement from C hief Fi n a n c ia l O ffic e r N ic o le M ahoney for June w ith $528,414 in gross patient revenue, with $18,854 for bad debts, $31,961 in con tractual and other adjust m ents, plus $138,075 in tax revenue and $18,527 in other operating revenue for $671,909 in total operating revenue, $674,612 in total operating expenses, plus a $25,951 non-operating gain for a $23,248 gain for the month. -received the follow ing profit and loss statement for July w ith $ 7 4 7 ,0 3 7 in gross patient revenue, with $ 12,543 for bad debts, $114,497 in c o n tractu al and other adjustments, plus $ 117,893 in tax revenue and $17,533 in other operating revenue for $755,422 in total operatin g revenue, $765,860 in total operating expenses, plus a $14,892 non-operating gain for a $4,455 gain for the month. -discussed a patient satisfaction report. -learned from Grigg that Chris Lewis is stepping down as m anager o f the dietary department, but will continue as housekeeping manager. He said that Pam Schmidt was promoted to dietary m anager effective September 8. He said that Dan Sharp has been hired as a new maintenance worker, to start after Labor Day. Grigg said that the district had a vacancy in the im aging departm ent, but an imaging technologist had Brothers run to improve health and inspire others Isaiah and Jeremiah Godby -Photo by David Sykes Isaiah and Jerem iah G o d b y , b ro th e rs and s tu d e n ts at O re g o n University, have spent the last several weeks running across the state o f Oregon to encourage Oregonians to im prove th e ir health through better eating and exercise. The “Health Extension Run 2014” was designed to inspire O regonians to take charge o f their health and educate com m unity residents about the role the OSU College o f Public Health and Human Sciences and OSU Extension Service o ffic e s in each co u n ty play in building healthy com m unities. The event coincides with the recent accreditation o f the College of Public Health and 1 luman Sciences. The Godbys departed Corvallis in early July and have since run hundreds of miles across the state. The O regon State U niversity Extension Service Region - FIVE recently been hired, and in the business office, where they were actively recruit ing new employees. -heard from G rigg that the search for a direc tor o f clinic and home care operations is still ongoing. He said that the district had conducted a round of telephone interviews with out success and planned to broaden the search by using a search firm. He said that if in a month, the position is not filled, he may separate duties into two positions. -learned that the Or egon Departm ent o f Hu man Services recently rec o g n ized EM T s ta f f and volunteers for their years o f service. Certificates and pins were presented at an EMS meeting for those with over 10 years o f service. Staff receiving pins were: Kristen Bowles-eight years; Del T urn er-eig h t years; Lori Seitz-11 years; Shan non B oor-15 years; Rich ard K ent-17 years; Vickie K ent-17 years; Peggy Lau ritsen- 17 years; Sandra Pat to n -18 years; William El lis-20 years; Greg Close-21 years; Harvey Childers-22 y e a rs ; D ia n a G ra n t-2 2 years; Rusty Estes-26 years; Delia Robinson-26 years; Charlie Sumner-26 years; Steve Myren-26 years; Carl Lauritsen-33 years; Pennie Miller-35 years. -h e a rd p ra is e s fo r Rhea from Grigg, who re marked that the health dis trict had a strong presence at the Morrow County Fair w ith an a m b u lan ce and nursing staff in the Saturday parade and two booths set up in the fair exhibit hall. He said that Rhea manned the booth and pro v id ed hands on training in “hands o n ly ” CPR to num erous people. -learned that the an nual C o m m u n ity N ig h t O ut w ill be held at the Boardman city Park from 5-8 p.m. on August 28 with representatives from the Boardman Police Depart ment. Boardman Rural Fire Protection district and the MCHD on hand. Hamburg ers, hot dogs and ice cream will be served. -heard that Legacy Em anuel M edical Center sponsored training in Hep pner for the MCHD trauma team, which was attended by 23 health district staff. -heard that Pioneer M emorial Clinic in Hep pner provided 61 free sports physicals and Irrigon Medi cal Clinic provided 63, with more planned in Irrigon on September 8. -heard that the fall board retreat will be Octo ber 8-9 as originally planned w ith M ich elle R athm an and M ary Sheehan from Im pact com m unications as retreat facilitators. The retreat will be held in Hep pner on Wednesday, Octo ber 8, from 3-7 p.m. and in Boardm an at the Sage Center conference room on Thursday, October 9, from 8 a.m.-noon. -received the follow ing report: Pioneer Memo rial Clinic had 405 patients in June, w ith eight new patients, 16 seen by a nurse and 17 no shows, 413 pa tients in July with 11 new patients, 30 seen by a nurse and 12 no-shows; Irrigon M edical C linic had 197 patients in June with 21 new patients, 43 seen by a nurse and 20 no-shows, 233 patients in July with 26 new patients, 53 seen by a nurse and 15 no-shows; Pioneer Memorial Hospital had six admissions in July with one swing bed admission, eight adm itted for observation, one admitted for hospital respite, 473 outpatients, 82 emergency room encoun ters, 1,739 lab tests, 127 x-ray procedures, 32 CT scans, 13 EKG tests, two colonoscopy procedures, th re e en d o sco p y p ro ce dures; Hom e Health had 130 patient visits; Hospice had one admission; Phar macy had 1,523 drug doses for $121,501 in drug rev enue; Heppner Ambulance had 19 total page-outs with 12 transports in June and 25 page-outs with 19 trans ports for $26,557 revenue in July, Boardman Ambu lance had 22 page-outs in June w ith 18 transports, 27 page-outs in July with 17 transports for $25,509 revenue, Irrigon A m bu lance had 18 page-outs in June with 14 transports, 22 page-outs in July with 13 transports for $16,816 in revenue; there were three flights out in June and four in July. -held an ex ecutive session to discuss the ad ministrator’s salary. Lightning storm hits Heppner area 3 s ta f f h av e o rg a n iz e d a couple o f com m unity events to co in cid e w ith the brothers’ visit to their communities. Aug. 21, the Godbys arrived in Heppner at City H all. C ity o ffic ia ls and community members met with them to discuss their experience running across the state and why this cause is important to them. Aug. 22, the Godbys a rriv e d at the F a rm e rs M arket in P endleton. A booth was to have been set up and a Zumba instructor there to lead a fun Zumba class. The Godbys will join Lightning in the sky near during a thunder and lightning storm near Heppner on OSU Extension office staff Sunday, August 24. Photo captured by John Gould. m em bers in the booth to meet community residents a n d s h a re th e ir sto ry . T h e y ’ll also be serv in g up w aterm elon slush to visitors. To learn m ore about the Godbys' run, visit the fo llo w in g run w e b site : Over $300 was donated to the ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Foundation at the Augusl h ttp ://b lo g s.o re g o n sta te . 24 Sunday M en’s Play. Before golf, Dale Holland did the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, edu/healthrun/. in which a bucket o f ice water was poured over his head in honor and memory o f his sister, Diane. Results for the day’s play were as follows: Gross: 1. Greg Grant - 62, 2. Barry Munkers - 65, 3. Ron Bowman. Net: 1. (tie) Dave Mitchell and Dennis Peck - 55, 3. Stacy Wilson - 56. Least Putts: Dale Holland. the last year. Special Events: Dave Mitchell (KP #4/13) and Dave Pranger (Long Putt # 5/14). The district announced The next regular Sunday play will be on Aug. 31 with Charlie Ferguson, Larry the revamped systems will Runyon and Stacy Wilson in charge. reduce the district’s natural A View From the Green ALS Challenge at WCCC earns $300 donation HVAC upgrades to save school district $21,000 a year New energy-efficient u p g ra d e s to the HVAC system s o f tw o M orrow C ounty S chool D istrict buildings in north Morrow County are going to save the district big bucks, according to a district release. “As we continue to see expenditures increase, from textbooks to electricity, it’s trem en d o u sly im portant to sa v e e v e ry p e n n y ,” s u p e r i n t e n d e n t Dirk D irksen said in a new s release. The district He said the upgrades announced the upgrades, would not be within reach w h ich w ere c o m p le te d o f a small rural district such w ith tech n ical expertise as Morrow County School and cash incentives from District if it weren’t for the Energy Trust o f O regon, help from E nergy Trust w ill pay for them selves o f Oregon. The nonprofit in tw o m onths and save re p o rts it has given $1 the d istrict an estim ated million in cash incentives to $21,000 a year. more than 180 schools in gas use by 14,093 therms a year, or enough to heat 28 homes for the same time Fourteen ladies participated in the play d ay^t Willow Creek Country Club Aug. frame. 19. Nancy Propheter took low gross o f the field, while Lorrene Montgomery took low The upgrades w ere net. Least putts of the field went to Karen Thompson. im p lem en ted at Irrig o n For Flight A, Pat Edmundson had low gross, Eva Kilkenny low net and long drive, E le m e n ta ry and W indy and Virginia Grant had least putts and KP. River Elementary. Dirksen For Flight B, Thompson had the long drive. s a id th e s a m e e n e r g y Results for Flight C are as follows: study, which should result Gross: 1. Judy Harris, 2. Sue Edson. Net: 1. Jackie Allstott, 2. Betty Bums. Least in si mi l ar t une- ups and putts went to Betty Carlson, and Bums had the long drive. equipment replacements, is In other events, Virginia Grant had a chip-in on #7. bei ng c o m p le te d at the In coming events, sign-ups are now available for the Eddie Skow Net Tournament district’s other schools. planned for Sept. 2-3. The 27-hole tournament will feature nine holes on Tuesday, Sept A L L N E W S AND A D V E R T IS E M E N T D E A D LIN E: 2, and 18 holes on Wednesday. Sept. 3. Tee time is 9 a.m. both days but participants are asked to be there at 8:30 a.m. M O N D A Y S AT 5:00 P.M. Over the Tee Cup
