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Pardee Hospital Foundation offers Making Rounds

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

It was another grand opportunity to visit Pardee through Pardee Hospital Foundation’s Making Rounds Tour where eight members of our community recently toured the hospital, starting first thing in the operating room. 

Drs. Das and Mackel were generous in their time to share with our guests the orthopedic surgeries they were performing.  Joe and Eileen from the day surgery crew also provided excellent information on processes in the surgical suites, the equipment the Foundation helped purchase, and data on Pardee’s low infection rates.  Our guests also visited the new Comprehensive Wound Center to see the new hyperbaric chambers.  Paul explained how oxygen therapy works and the types of patients who can benefit. 

“I really liked observing surgery and the willingness of the staff to impart information to us,” said Ann N., one of the participants. 

If you would like to participate in an upcoming Making Rounds tour, please contact the Foundation office at (828) 696-4666.

Mission Pardee Health Campus :: Moving Forward

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

The Mission Pardee Health Campus is moving forward after yesterday’s County Commissioners Meeting. The meeting was cover by multiple media outlets.

From www.blueridgenow.com, “Pardee and Mission hospitals’ proposed health facility on the county line reached another milestone Wednesday after the Henderson County Board of Commissioners gave the OK to move ahead with the project.”

From www.hvillscoop.com, “”I am pleased to say Mission’s leadership has offered the concessions as requested,” Kirby told the board during the afternoon session of their day long meeting, adding that the adjustments had been futher reviewed by both legal counsel for Pardee’s Board of Directors and that of their parent organzation UNC Heath Systems. “We’re excited to see this as a business venture for the town of Fletcher and they feel the same way. I feel it only appropriate that Pardee’s Board of Trustees allow me to sign the memo of understanding next week and that we all move forward with this project.”

Visit missionpardeehealthcampus.org for details about the project.

Christmas Parade :: Your Community Hospital

Monday, December 5th, 2011

We would like to extend a special  thank you to all of our team members, their families, and a few dogs for coming out this Saturday for the Christmas Parade. Downtown Hendersonville’s annual Christmas Parade was especially wonderful this year, highlighted by beautiful weather. We had over 50 people representing Pardee including our CEO, Jay Kirby and his family, our physicians, nurses, and team members from a multitude of departments. You can find coverage of the Parade in the Times-News here.

Pardee educates parents about ‘Purple Crying’

Monday, November 28th, 2011

On Friday last week, the Times-News covered a great story about a very important initiative to end Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Pardee Hospital is raising awareness of the Period of Purple Crying this month. Pardee Auxiliary members and community knitters and crocheters have knitted more than 45 purple-colored baby caps to be distributed during the month.

“There were times I was on the brink of insanity,” Stepp said. “Sometimes, our expectations of a newborn are unrealistic. Your baby will cry, and that is normal.”

This time of their life is called the “Period of Purple Crying,” coined by the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. To help parents understand and get through the stage, the center decided to lead a national awareness effort, providing resources such as DVDs and literature to medical facilities and parents.

You can view the entire article here.

For more on Pardee’s Women and Children’s Center.

Mary Faltus, MSN-Ed, RN, elected as Mountain Region Director to North Carolina Nurses Association

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Mary Faltus, MSN-Ed, RN, was recently elected as the Mountain Region Director to the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA).  Faltus had been serving as Mountain Region Treasurer for the past two years.

As Mountain Region Director, Faltus will preside over all meetings of the region, appoint committees with the approval of the Board of Directors and serve as an elected member of the North Carolina Nurses Association Board of Directors, a position that is elected by NCNA members.  She will also serve as chairman of the Region Board of Directors of the NCNA.

“Participation in the regional and state activities associated with the American Nurses Association will give Mary the opportunity to be influential in legislative and practice changes for the profession of Nursing.  Her voice will represent the special needs and attributes of Western North Carolina nurses in advocating at the national level for continued patient care improvements into the future,” said Pat Ashe, Chief Nursing Officer at Pardee.

Faltus has been with Pardee for 12 years and is the Staff Development Coordinator for the Education Department.  She has been a member of the NCNA since 2005 and is also a member of The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eta Psi and Omicron Delta, North Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders, National Nursing Staff Development Organization and the Transcultural Nursing Society.

Pardee congratulates BRCHS on their new building

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Yesterday was the opening of Blue Ridge Community Health Services and we are proud to partner with them by providing laboratory and radiology services at their facility.  We are honored to work with BRCHS to provide healthcare to our community. Read more about their new center.

Jay Kirby, Pardee CEO, Jennifer Henderson, BRCHS CEO, Sen. Richard Burr

Hospital Auxiliary Volunteers present check to Pardee

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Pardee Hospital Auxiliary has more than 253 active volunteer members. In 2011, this group of volunteers donated more than 29,000 hours of their time. Through the operation of a gift shop, flower machine, and the Garden Cafe Snack Shop, our volunteers raise thousands of dollars annually which fund new equipment and services for the hospital. The Auxiliary contributed more than $540,000 through their programs, donations and volunteer hours to Pardee Hospital.

Volunteers are a valuable part of the Pardee mission, and their ongoing support ensures the continuation of many community programs.

If you would like to become a volunteer at Pardee, please print and complete this application form AND authorization form and mail to:

Pardee Hospital Auxiliary (Box 2)
800 N. Justice Street
Hendersonville, NC 28791

Or call (828) 698-7187 for more information.

Speaker shares story of survival

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Jessica Melore, an internationally known motivational speaker, was the guest speaker at the Women Helping Women Luncheon last Friday at Kenmure Country Club in Flat Rock. To see the whole story you can go to www.blueridgenow.com or click here.

The Women Helping Women fund was established in 1998 for the purpose of providing financial assistance to uninsured women for health screenings, treatments and services at Pardee Hospital. The fund provides support in the following women’s health areas:

Breast Cancer

Osteoporosis

Heart Disease

Other Women’s Cancers

Other Critical Needs for Women’s Health

To find out if you or someone you care about qualifies to receive financial assistance through the Women Helping Women fund, please call Pardee Hospital Patient Financial Services at (828) 698-7306 to schedule an appointment. Patients must be uninsured and ineligible for Medicaid or Medicare, among other income and asset criteria. All enquires are treated in strict confidence.

Groundbreaking of Health Campus Site

Friday, October 7th, 2011

More than 100 people, including hospital administrators, city and county officials, medical staff and members of the community, were on hand Friday for a celebration that marked the groundbreaking of an  innovative healthcare campus, which will be located at 2651 Hendersonville Road in Fletcher. Today’s groundbreaking was the culmination of more than three years of planning. The 80,000-square-foot outpatient facility, on U.S. 25 at the Henderson and Buncombe county line, is expected to open in 2013. It will house clinical services and physician offices and provide patients with easy access, and high-quality, low-cost healthcare to northern Henderson County and Southern Buncombe County.

Here is a quote from Mayor Bill Moore on www.blueridgenow.com, “This shows you the area is growing,” he told the crowd of local leaders, hospital officials and community members.

Improving customer access to health care is important as the town grows, he added, as “This will bring jobs to the area and create jobs.”

Article from Times-News is here.

Article from Hvillescoop is here.

Article from Citizen-Times is here.

Coverage from WLOS is here.

Article from WHKP AM is here.

Veterans offered flu shots by Rural Health

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Rural Health will provide flu vaccines for veterans at Pardee Community Health Center in Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

For the complete story, from the Times-News click here.

For additional questions, call Rural Health at 828-298-7911, ext. 4337.

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