July/August 2013

Our MIS Super Team Puts FHNP on Top!

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Bruce BerghermPresident/CEO

Check Out Our New Golf Cart! Bruce, Dr. Reintgen and the Bucs! Our beloved “Biggest Losers” and Coach Amanda.

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Our Hospital’s BlessingsI am continually amazed at the quality of work and the level of dedication at which our employees perform. Whether clinical or non-clinical, every single employee plays a part in the successful daily operation of our hospital. The Administration and leadership teams recognize the importance of acknowledging employees for greatness. You can now continue encouraging one another with Star Service Awards; contact your department Director for more information.

Florida Hospital North Pinellas continues to advance greatly in accomplishments and satisfaction. Brenda Roberts and the Emergency Department team continue to raise the bar, meet and exceed the needs of our patients. The great efforts and execution of our Emergency Department were recently recognized with a traveling trophy presented by the Adventist Health System. We have also been successful in changing perceptions in our community and gaining awareness for the quality care we provide. The hospital was recently honored with a silver award from national Healthcare Advertising Awards for our “I Choose” campaign that launched in 2012.

In speaking to great achievement, I would like to recognize our MIS team on all of their continued hard work. Without their support we would not have been able to achieve such great distinction in health care. All of this would not have been possible without the great leadership of former MIS Director, Cisco Manalo. Cisco, Janet Jones and their teams have all been an integral part in making so many great strides for Florida Hospital North Pinellas and for that I say, thank you.

As a community hospital, we continue to insert ourselves in Pinellas and Pasco counties. The hospital was the Silver

Sponsor at the Tarpon Springs Relay For Life chaired by Rosemary Giuliano which raised over $24,000 in the fight to end cancer. With Operation Sunshine, we have performed over 350 free skin cancer screenings to date to industry personnel throughout the community. Additionally, the hospital has joined with the Tarpon Springs Recreational Department by sponsoring the Music on the Beach concert series from July through November. I encourage all of you to come out and support the community and the hospital at these free family friendly concerts as well as other community events.

Florida Hospital North Pinellas continues to advance greatly in

accomplishments and satisfaction.

SheRRi “The BeRRy” BenoiT, nominated by Kate Shoemaker, Manager of Charge Services, was recognized as an exceptional employee of Support Services. Sherri is dependable and always accountable. She has been recognized by the Tampa Bay Emergency Physicians Group for her commitment to high quality financial service. “Sherri’s gentle approach to resolutions is an asset to our facility,” says Kate. Thank you, Sherri, for all you do!

MARgAReT MARTinez was speechless when she was recognized for her dedication to Nursing Services. “Margaret is always willing to step up to assist with the demands of the ever changing census,” commented Sue Sweet, Director of the Women’s Center. Margaret is known for her exceptional organizational skills, especially in emergency situations. Thank you, Margaret, for all you have done in your 19 years of service with the hospital!

Special Thanks and Recognition

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nAncy TARTAgliA, AkA “The BoSS”,was honored for the second quarter for her outstanding Non-Nursing Clinical Services. Nancy is a veteran for nominations of superior service, but with great service comes great reward… like being featured in The Pulse. “Nancy’s laugh and positive attitude are absolutely infectious,” says Carol Craft, Office Manager in the lab. Nancy is always willing to spearhead projects and take charge. She is noted as always being kind and lending an ear. Thank you, Nancy, for all you do!

Would you like to recognize someone for Star Service? Perhaps they’ve demonstrated Great Leadership, shared a Great Idea, provided Great Inspiration or they perform and hold the Highest Standards as an employee. Now available on Arc are certificates for such acknowledgement. Print one out, fill in the blanks and send it over to the Star you’ve spotted.

We present this Great Idea to Alan Thomas, Director of Food Services. Thank you, Alan! Let’s continue to encourage one another and recognize the STARS at FHNP.

MISMIS

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The MIS team at our hospital has been recognized repeatedly for jobs well done over the past two years. From going paperless in 2012 to achieving HIMSS 7 and now being recognized as 2013 Most Wired Health System for excellence in IT, our MIS team ROCKS. To better understand what being Most Wired means we turn to Cisco Manalo. “We have achieved a paperless system that increases patient safety, reduces medical errors and provides a workflow from nurse to doctor, seamlessly,” raved Cisco. AHS has been working towards this goal for the past 15 years. John McLendon, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer with AHS, applauded the efforts of the entire system’s IT teams. “[Achieving this distinction] would not be possible without the support of IT initiatives, and our team’s utilization of systems like CPOE, closed-loop medication and iNetwork, among others,” said Mr. McLendon. He went on to say “thank you” for yet another job well done.

So what does MIS really stand for? Management Information System. What else do we call them? IT, the computer people, our resident geeks. But who are these people? Surely they don’t eat, sleep and breathe computers… right?

Meet Francisco “Cisco” Manalo,

the director of our MIS department… until his

recent departure. Cisco came to us from the corporate office, formerly in Lake Mary, and ironically enough

he is going back to the corporate office to be the

Director of Web Services; he has worked for AHS for

15 years. Moving back to Orlando will give Cisco more time with his three energetic kids: Alex, Marcus and Francesca. In his spare time, Cisco enjoys sailing, shooting (at paper targets), and cheering on his college alma mater, FSU.

Meet Brett Peterson, the team’s leader, who has been in IT for over 20

years. Brett is the one who occasionally wears the bowtie,

but always wears the fun glasses. He and his wife, Georgiann (also an

AHS employee), have been married over 30 years and enjoy lunch together once a week in the lovely AllSpice Café! They have a brilliant daughter, Lauren, who excels at everything, and a super cute doggie named Molly. In his spare time Brett enjoys singing Johnny Cash songs and all things FSU.

Meet Stephen Zacharias aka Steve. Steve is the tall, always smiling, “fire-putter-outer” of the IT department. Little known fact, Steve was actually born in Germany! “He could’ve been raised German,” said Steve’s colleague, Erin Farmer, “Isn’t that crazy?!” Steve has two adorable sons Jonathan and David. Jonathan is in Boy Scouts and David is in Cub Scouts. Steve is a very hands-on parent in the Scouts and is raising both boys to be ‘Noles fans.

Meet TonyFresco, former Airmen serving in the United States Air

Force from April 1978 to February 1986. When

honorably discharged, Tony was ranked an E-5, Staff Sergeant.

Tony is the newest member to the team but he has worked with computers for over 15 years. For leisure, Tony root-root-roots for the home team, the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Meet Erin “The Rock” Farmer. Erin hales from the Peach State, though you could probably tell that by her Southern accent. Erin is a sports fan supporting the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia Bulldogs. She also loves to read, listen to music and visit the happiest place on earth. Erin gets her nickname “The Rock” (or as she is also affectionately called by her teammates, “Rocky”) from a long and successful run as star volleyball player for the Stockbridge High School Tigers circa… it’s not really that important.

Meet Lee Kasner our Systems Analyst. Lee stays behind the scenes but has been working for

the hospital for 21 “glorious years” as he

says. Lee enjoys a little college football action from time to time; he likes the Florida team that wears blue and orange. In his spare time he drives to Altamonte Springs to spread his expert IT knowledge with the corporate office. In the rest of his spare time he enjoys reading, biking and swimming.

Not pictured, but nevertheless a huge part of the many IT accomplishments of our hospital are Jim

Kiser, Senior Systems Analyst, Andre Wilson, Server Administrator, and Tom Zero, Clinical Applications Analyst.

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Congrats to our very own Emergency Department for receiving an award for patient flow at the recent AHS Patient Experience conference. Take a look at the fine staff that gets patients moving through the ER in a timely fashion. What a great looking bunch! Thanks to each and every one of you for your commitment to care, service and patient satisfaction. We love you guys and gals!

Enter FHNP Wedding Coordinators Extraordinaire, Luann Andrews, Karen Owensby, Tiffany Scurlock, Mike Smithweck and others.

On the morning of July 4th a man came in complaining of chest pain, something he knew should be tended

to but was afraid to visit because, if it was anything serious, he may miss his daughter’s evening wedding. Just as he feared, he was admitted.

The daughter wanted her dad to be a part of this special occasion so she said they could just have the wedding here! And so they did. Complete with a cake and cake topper, decorations and music, the father walked his daughter down the aisle and gave her away in the hospital chapel. They even got to have the father/daughter dance. How sweet!

Congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple and thank you for letting us be a part of your special day! And, dad, we hope you get well soon!

Silver Sponsor for the Relay For Life of Tarpon Springs, FHNP was widely represented at this year’s event. Check out the “Cool Runnings” team decked out in tie-dye! Also present was Tarpon Springs Relay For Life Event Chair and soon-to-be baldie, Rosemary Giuliano. Together with Dr. Reintgen and Dave Sparks, Rosemary faced the shears. All three shaved their head to support the fight against cancer. Way to go, Relayers!

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FHNP, Shows Its For LifeZEST

Jennifer Avery 1Delfin Velez 1Deborah Ausse 1Richard Wilson 2Margaret Degraan 2Spring Walker 3Kandis Sampson 4Penny Alexander 4Anthony Bulzone 4John Wells 4Bonnie Houle 4Jacqueline Weaver 6Tracy Gentz 6Patricia Rice 8Linda Cempe 8Robin Stiles 10Michele Shea 10Melody Konrad 11Eleanor Manera 12Deborah McMahon 12Victor Dragon 12Donna Dennis 12Sally Rowland 14Frances Brown 14Gina Budalich 15Maeordrie Jones 15Linda Romanosky 16Diane Toth 17Francine Baia 17Kirit Shah 18

July Birthdays

Julie Osborne 1Christina Borkowski 2Louis Astra 2Diana Salsilly 3Gregg Bulmer 3Greg Kreilein 4Carol Carmichael 4Jessie Trubia 5Maxwell Boys 5Aric Lehing 5Hollie Steele 7Andrew Ginsberg 9Meghan Forminsky 9John McLearen 9Kate Archer 9Sandra Pierro 10Kate Shoemaker 10Jaclyn Kaller 11Ryan Grella 11Teresa Cook 12Heather Boston 12Elizabeth Ball 13Julissa Alvarado 15Scott Bashore 15Onika Davis 15Nancy Defranca 16

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August Birthdays

A spot of tea? Pip pip cheerio!Happy Birthday Kate!

Lookin’ fancy, Nancy!Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to our Biggest Facebook fan, Carlos!

Look at that smiling face…Happy birthday Mike!

Have a shamrockin’Birthday, Erin!

Happy Birthday Dr. Cappiello!

Cindy Rivera 18Amanda Murdaugh 19Susan Shambaugh 19Erin Possert 20Virginia Blair 20Judith Burris 20Sharan Haner 21Danielle Rucker 21Julia Williams 21Katherine Hobday 22Margo Robertson 23Victor Gaines 23Ivan Marc E De los Reyes 24Sean McLean 24Jennifer Grossman 24Vassillia Edwards 24Demetrice Holcombe 24Michelle Harvey 26Laura Burke 27Michael Smithweck 27Susan Teall 27Ann Marfione 27Jay Winn 27Julie Garron 29Heather Colahan 29Luann Andrews 30Jane Lawrence 30Patricia Dunne 31Angelo Cappiello 31Susan Spalding 31

Lauralee Bryant 18Becky Mickelsen 18Noba Didrickson 19Kelly Arnold 19Carlos Palomino 21Marvin Roberson 21Kellie Fox 22Richard Vasile 22Amber Mortillo 24Lorinda Velez 25Julie McCullough 25George White 25Barry Boyd 25Luis Sanchez 25Claudia Nable 25Barbara Buscemi 26Nancy Rogers 27Diana Kim 28Beverly Toothman 29Thomas Furister 29Venkit Lyer 29Alonzo White 30 Angel Mulero 30Michelle Ramnath 31Bryan Steele 31Roberta Tanner 31

From computers to printers to smartphones and more, the MIS team is here to help you. As the technology supporters of our hospital, MIS is dedicated to providing solutions to the FHNP team so that we can ensure greater satisfaction, ease and efficiency when it comes to serving our patients. We couldn’t have reached such great levels of success without the technical support, skill and service of the MIS team. Congratulations on all of your accomplishments and thank you for all your dedication and hard work.

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