TowerScope Volume 14, Issue Nr. 11, November 1977

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Michael Firth, M.D. and Pat Archer, R.N., are part of the team in the outpatient
department which sees patients in medical, surgical, urological and ob-gyn
clinics.
Patients were recently asked to
evaluate the clinic service, and the
response was overwhelmingly posi-
tive. Many remarked that the
assignment of a personal nurse
was particularly helpful.
Employee health covers a wide
array of services. Tish Brignac,
R.N., staffs the service, which is
open from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In
addition to doing about 800 pre-
Tish Brignac, R.N., employee health,
gives annual flu shots to employees.
employment physical examinations
each year with the emergency
room physicians, she does throat
cultures, tests for color blindness
and referrals for hearing tests.
Many employees use the service
as a convenient way to keep tabs
on their blood pressure or weight.
Minor illnesses on the job are treat-
ed in employee health, and Tish
determines whether patients are
well enough to stay on the job,
should be sent home, or seen by
their own doctor. A lot of the job
involves teaching on a one to one
basis; there is no charge for any
service except for the annual flu
shots offered employees. Anyone
needing referrals to doctors or den-
tists may receive them here.
The center for the on-going weight
contest is in employee health,
where Tish weighs the entrants and
keeps tabs on the files. In addition,
she helps with the scheduled car-
diopulmonary resuscitation classes.
One of the largest departments in
the hospital, the varied services
available through Ambulatory Care
benefit employees as well as
patients. For many, it is the key to
entry into the health care system.
"For the past six days I have been
on 9-South, in X-Ray, Holding, the
OR, Recovery, on 8-South and the
Beauty Shop. I just couldn't leave
"your house" without saying thank
you. In every instance my care and
treatment has been superb. There
is a special blend here of compe-
tence, confidence, caring and
sense of humor that makes each
patient feel special . . . Your insis-
tence on quality care with a human
touch is most evident and I have
sincerely appreciated it."
"While in the hospital I was in
Room 802. The care and personal
attention given me by the nurses
and support staff was excellent. It
was noticeable that everyone I en-
countered was concerned about
quality treatment and making me
as comfortable as possible under
the circumstances. Please express
my appreciation to your staff for the
very fine personal attention and
care they so willingly offered while I
was undergoing my first major
surgery at age 57."
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The Safety Fair sponsored by the
Fire and Safety Committee last
month hopefully prevented a lot of
"accidents" from ever happening.
Information ranging from proper lift-
ing to installation of dead bolt locks
was available during the day-long
Fair, attended by many employees.
Thanks to all who helped make the
event a success!
"Only that day dawns to which we
are awake."
�Thoreau