TowerTalk Volume 11 Issue Nr. 11, March 1989

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BIRTHDAYS    VACATIONS
?  Happy birthday from surgery to
Tracy Koy-Johnson and Barb Pickert.
?  Central Service sends happy belated
birthday greetings to Vickie Arellano,
Mary Ramirez, Mary Trujillo, and Gladys
Hitchcock and says happy birthday to
Fred Quintana and Mary Graham.
?  Best wishes for happy birthdays go
to Dee Fraser, 11-7 Supervisor, Traudel
Stockstad, 3-11 Supervisor, Deb
Saehlenou, Clinical Manager of ICN.
and Priscilla Gakin, Personnel Clerk for
Nursing Education & Research from
Nursing Service.
?  Happy March birthdays to Mary
Ann Connally, R.N, and Dianne Evans,
R.N., from 3 South.
?  HRIS sends happy belated birthday
wishes to Jackie Galves, Susan Wells,
Corrine Weaver, and Lora Grapner who
all celebrated in February.
?  The Patient/Family Counseling
Depaja^nt sends best wishes for
hapjH Bhdays to Mollie Graves and
Annette Harmon.
'" Happy birthday to Jean Kerr from
the Cardiovascular Lab.
?  Bfl ^good wishes for February
birthc^^go to Betsy Stewart, Brad
Pervin, JoAnn Fennig, and Tommy
Chavarria from Materiel Management.
Wishes for a happy March birthday go
to Deb Foust.
?  The Business Office and Admissions
sends birthday greetings to Trish
Falcon, Patti Burdette, Terry Ingham,
and Bernadine Arellano.
?  Best wishes for happy birthdays are
extended by Facilities Management to
Ben Martinez, Nettye Cox, Elfreda
Aragon, Velda Barnes, Mable Merriex,
Pauline Martinez, Joyce Ayala, Elizabeth
Hammond, Reba Proctor, Thomas
Rodello, Gabriela Cepeda. Egils Abols,
Tracy Field, and Beuford Benton.
?  The Intensive Care Unit sends happy
birthday wishes to Patty Goetlob,
Donna Janega, and Patty Maxwell.
?  Wishes for a happy birthday to Bob
Edgerly from Computer Information
Service.
?  Respiratory Therapy wishes a happy
birthday with many returns to Dr.
Bruce Brian, Jan Schaub, Jodi O'Neill,
and Diana Sheffield who are all
celebrating in March.
?  Happy birthday to Brenda
Schwalbach, R.N. on 4 West.
?  The Pharmacy wishes Kathy Cook,
Jim Knopp, Francine McFadden,
Melanie Palmisano, and Debbie Trent
happy March birthdays.
?  Jill Stoeffler of Surgery enjoyed
skiing on a trip to Switzerland, but most
of her Surgery colleagues preferred
vacationing in warmer climes. Ann
Gallagher and her son visited Disney
World in Orlando, Florida; Roby
McDaniel went home to San Diego; and
Kay Lange took a Caribbean cruise.
?  Central Service vacationers included
Eddie Isles and Geneva Cobb.
?  Kathy DeValois of HRIS spent a
week skiing in Steamboat Springs.
?  Eva Becker and Judy Augspurger of
PACU both vacationed in California.
?  Vacationers from Intensive Care
include Cassie Blazick, Natalie Hawkins,
and Chris Shinn.
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GOINGS
?  The Intensive Care Nursery wishes
Jamie Alley the very best on her move
to Dallas where her husband accepted
a new job. We'll miss you.
?  Surgery welcomes Peggy Peterson,
R.N., who recently joined our staff and
Karen Montoya, formerly of Environ-
mental Services, who will now be one
of our new OR assistants.
?� Central Service sends wishes for a
happy retirement to Gladys Hitchcock.
She will be missed. Welcome to Mike
Luna who transferred from Linen
Service.
?  Welcome back to Kathy Yursky, R.N,
who returns to 3 South after injuring
her shoulder while skiing. New em-
ployees who have joined the staff are
Vapi Marley, L.P.N. Mary Kinney L.P.N.,
Helen Parton, L.P.N., Rachel Kaiser,
R.N. and Veronica Brock, U.S. We also
welcome Jan Ronzio, our new clinician.
We say a sad goodbye and good luck
to Dagmar Leyden, N.A., who trans-
ferred to surgery, and Phyllis Weathers,
R.N., who transferred to 10 South.
?  The Education Department says
farewell to Dennis Strieker of the
Audiovisual Department and wishes
him well in his new position at
University Hospital.
?  Welcome to Jayme McCormack
who has joined Materiel Management
as Surgery Buyer.
?  Diagnostic Imaging welcomes new
employees Susan Skopinski, CT Tech.
and Marci Mayer, receptionist.
?  The Intensive Care Unit sends best
wishes to Rupert "Gus" Hildebrandt
and Martha Sweeney in their travels
and new locations.
?  Goodbye to Laura Stroh. R.N. who
is transferring to 7 North from 4 West.
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WEDDINGS
&
ENGAGEMENTS
?  The Intensive Care Nursery wishes
many years of happiness to Barb
Ponzio Wooldridge and her husband
Ayalo. ICN congratulates Becky Asmus
on her engagement. The big day is set
for September 30. Best of everything to
the happy couple.
?  Ann Romane of Surgery became
engaged on Valentine's Day. A summer
wedding is planned.
?  Central Service congratulates Vickie
Arellano who celebrated her 38th wed-
ding anniversary.
?  Greg Miller, L.P.N. on 4 West, married
Stacy Lee Huskins.
?  Computer Information sends their
best regards for a happy anniversary to
Bob and Joanna Edgerly
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BIRTHS
&
EXPECTATIONS
?  The Cardiovascular Lab con-
gratulates Judith Guentz-Hester who
is expecting in July and Cris Huth-
Thompson on the adoption of her new
baby boy. Bryan.
?  Congratulations to Charlotte Stark
who delivered a beautiful girl, Erin, last
month. Her friends in ICN hope she
and Randy get plenty of sleep.
?  Vicki Laher, of Surgery, was guest of
honor at a baby shower on February 8
hosted by Colleen Houghtaling. Vicki
and her husband, Joe, expect their first
baby this month.
?  Congratulations to Patty Goetlob of
ICU on the birth of her son. Joshua.
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CONDOLENCES
? We offer sincere sympathy to the
following employees who have recently
lost loved ones; David Reeb. Hospital
President. Joy Romero and Jean
Mackey of HRIS and Ruth Tash and
Jodi Sterling of Diagnostic Imaging.
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RECOVERING
?  Central Service sends get well soon
wishes to Claudia Vercher.
?  Get well wishes go to these Diag-
nostic Imaging employees who've had
surgery: Bonnie Hunter. RT Jackie
Tegtman, Supervisor; Avelina Montoya.
Administrative Secretary.
?  PACU wishes Marge Utz a speedy
recovery from knee surgery and
welcomes Carol Peterson back to
work after her surgery.
?  Shirley Sedalnick of Surgery is
recuperating from gallbladder surgery.
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OTHER
EPARTfE
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?  The Intensive Care Nusery con-
gratulates Laurie Bacb^Bon her
second-place win in the^ioto contest
and Edie Engel whose dog won second
place in a national dog show. The ICN
also congratulates skiers who partici-
pated in the Mead Johnson Pro Snow
Bee. The ICN team placed second and
a team from Family Practice came in
third behind a team from University
Hospital. ICN staff and their families
who participated were Lois Jacobsen;
Jill Ragan; Kaye Dillon; Sue Weber;
Diane Decker; Patty Kessler; Sue Jones;
David, Erin, Land, and Kenny Belenky;
Katrina Sirotiak; and Mark and Mary
Jean DeMarie.
?  Surgery nurses attending the AORN
Congress in Anaheim, California were
Patty Gasper, Barb Scott, Kay Rice,
Mary Walsh, and Donna Rumsey.
?  Members of the PACU nursing staff
also attended the AORN meeting.
They were Marge Utz, Carol Peterson,
and Jane Galauan.
?  Diagnostic Imaging congratulates
Brent Sharp, EID Employee of the
Month, for January. Brent has been an
SJH employee for almost 11 years.
?  Congratulations to Jean Klein,
daughter of Sue Klein. R.N.. Surgery,
who made the Colorado Special
Olympics team in downhill skiing.
Competition was March 3.4. and 5
at Copper Mountain.
?  Best of luck from the Intensive Care
Unit to Karin Bentley in her English
class. "B + " if you can read this Karin.
?  Yvonne Steikunas. staff pharmacist
for 11 years, has been accepted in a
mini-residency program for Investiga-
tional Drugs/Oncology at the Univer-
sity of Texas at San Antonio. Yvonne's
appointment is for three and one-half
months, during which she will learn the
coordination and implementation of
investigational drug programs. Yvonne
will return to SJH in May.