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IVER HEALTH SYSTEM
December 2019 - January 2020
New Logo, New Look
for 2020
Great River Health System will start the new year
with a new look and a shorter name. The health
system includes Great River Medical Center and
Fort Madison Community Hospital, which signed
an affiliation agreement in August 2018.
With consultants’ help, it was determined the
health system should have a unified visual identity.
The Great River Health –without “System”– design
will be used for all entities to signify the corporate
brand, accompanied by the name of each entity.
Fort Madison Community Hospital and Great River
Medical Center will not change names.
Examples of the new logos are to the right.
The logo consists of colors used by all entities.
The design uses three elements to create one im-
age, and a wavy line extends through the middle.
That line represents the river, which is in our name
and in our communities.
The logo transition for Great River Health and
Great River Medical Center is expected to be
complete by next summer. The hospital’s 125th
anniversary is Aug. 1.
Great River Health Great River Friends
Dedicates 30 Acres to Offers Scholarships
Solar Power for 2020-2021 School
Year
Great River Health has begun construction on
what is expected to be one of the largest privately
owned solar arrays in Iowa. Thirty acres of health Applications for Great River Friends scholarships
system-owned land immediately south of its West for the 2020-2021 school year are available. Two
Burlington campus will harvest energy from the types of scholarships are offered to students pur-
sun. The solar array should be functional in early suing health care careers.
2020. Applicants for high school scholarships must be
“Over the 25-year lifespan of the solar array, we seniors with minimum 3.0 grade point averages.
anticipate saving $253,000 a year in utility costs,” They must live in or attend schools within Great
said Daryl Wolff, operations manager, Great River River Health System’s service area (about 60 miles).
Health Facilities Department. ”We will reduce our Applicants for continuing college student schol-
electricity consumption by 25 percent.” arships must have graduated from high schools in
Great River Medical Center, which is part of Great Great River Health System’s service area in the last
River Health, has been one of most energy efficient 10 years and have completed at least one year of
hospitals in the U.S. since it opened in 2000. With college. Students in graduate school may apply.
an Energy Star rating of 100 – the top score, the Scholarship applications must be postmarked
hospital consumes 40 percent less electricity, gas or delivered by Saturday, Feb. 15.
and steam than the average hospital, according Great River Friends is a community of donors
to Grumman/Butkus Associates’ annual Hospital and volunteers that supports Great River Medical
Energy and Water Benchmarking Survey. Center with the gifts of time, talent and treasure.
The 10,600 solar panels in the the 4-megawatt For more information, please call Volunteer Ser-
system will track the sun’s movement to maximize vices at 319-768-3340.
energy production.
Solar energy will complement the health sys-
December
tem’s use of a geothermal heating and cooling
system in West Burlington. Besides using the en-
Casual Days
vironment for energy production and savings, the
health system reduces waste by recycling about
one-third of its nonmedical waste. Employees purchase $2 stickers for the opportu-
nity to wear jeans to work on designated Fridays.
The December casual days and organizations they
benefit are:
Dec. 6 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP)
Dec. 20 Free
The 2020 casual day calendar will be released in
late December.Keep Kids Warm With Great River Friends
Hats, Mittens Ends Year With Annual
Giving Campaign
Great River Health is collecting new and gently
used, clean hats, mittens and other winter wear
through Friday, Dec. 13. Children in kindergarten Great River Friends is a volunteer organization that
through 12th grade will receive the items as needed supports Great River Medical Center in its mission
through schools in the health system’s service area. to empower its people to provide compassionate,
high-quality care while being good stewards of its
Collection box locations resources. It raises money to provide scholarships
Great River Medical Center for local students who are pursuing health care
• Cafeteria careers and provide services that support the
• Employee entrance nonmedical needs of patients and their families.
• Family Medicine In the last year, Great River Friends provided
• Family Medicine, Mercy funding for:
• Klein Center • ArtScapes program for the Klein Center and
• Wellness Plaza Great River Hospice
• Interactive dementia therapy pets at the Klein
Other locations Center
• Clinics in Keokuk, Mediapolis and Wapello • Music and Memory Project at the Klein Center
• Heritage Medical Equipment & Supplies (East- • Virtual Dementia Tour at the Klein Center
man Plaza and Roosevelt Avenue stores) • Books and activities for children to help improve
• Kid Zone their hospital stays
• Donor breast milk for newborns in the Obstetrics
A box for monetary donations is in the Cafeteria. Unit
Money will be donated to the schools for children’s • Wearable blankets for infants born at the hospital
needs. Donations from the Oct. 25 and Nov. 22, • Icepacks for orthopedic surgery patients
casual days will benefit the hat and mitten drive. • Outdoor furniture for the shelter house to be
built by the lake
• Outdoor recreation maps for community health
improvement
• Two bariatric chairs for clinic examination rooms
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation
to Great River Friends.Events Commit to Fit
CPR for Infants and Children Feb. 3 to April 25
(non-certified) Register by Monday, Jan. 13
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $80 Health Fitness members / $96 others
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Tuesday, Feb. 4 Don’t let go of that New Year’s resolution
Great River Medical Center to have a healthier lifestyle. Health Fitness
Registration is required. has your back. Commit to Fit is a 12-week
program that will lead you in:
Book and Gift Fair • Trying new things in the Wellness Gym
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 • Learning about better health
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 • Finding fitness friends
7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5
Mercy Plaza Lobby Participants will use bingo-style cards to
record completion of tasks; a point system
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 will determine winners.
Klein Center
Sponsored by Great River Friends Pre-program assessments will be con-
ducted the week of Jan. 20. To register, call
Turkey, Tinsel & Tears: Health Fitness at 319-768-4191, or email
Coping with Grief at the Holidays hfitness@grhs.net.
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 6
Great River Klein Center
Registration is required.
Group Diabetes Classes Stroke Support Group
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays 10 to 11 a.m.
Beginning Dec. 9 and Jan. 6 Wednesday, Dec. 18
Wednesday, Jan. 15
10 a.m. to noon Thursdays Wellness Plaza
Beginning Feb. 6 Blackhawk Room, lower level
Love Tree Ceremony First Friday Share
4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 A support program for people who have experi-
Great River Medical Center Lobby enced the loss of a loved one.
5:30 p.m.
The annual Love Tree program raises money for stu- Friday, Jan. 3
dents pursuing health care careers and services that Friday, Feb. 7
enhance patient and family care. With donations of Great River Hospice House
$25 per person, ornaments will be placed on trees
in three locations through Monday, Dec. 16.
Continued on next pageStay Safe This Winter:
Events– continued
Prenatal Classes
Walk Like a Penguin
Baby-Care Basics It happens every winter: falls claim the lives of
6:30 to 9 p.m. hundreds of people and leave others with major
Beginning Thursday, Dec. 5 injuries. Black ice – sometimes called clear ice –
Beginning Thursday, Feb. 6 can be the culprit. It is a thin coating of transparent
Great River Medical Center ice covering sidewalks and roads. Follow these tips
Registration is required. to avoid falls:
• Walk like a penguin. Extend your arms out to
Childbirth Prep your side, bend your knees and shuffle side to
(condensed version) side as you move forward.
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. • If there is ice on a sidewalk, walk in the grass for
Saturday, Dec. 7 better traction. Use handrails, if available.
Saturday, Feb. 1 • Avoid carrying loads. Keep your hands free for
Great River Medical Center balance rather than in your pockets.
Registration is required. • Choose winter shoes with rubber soles to main-
tain traction. Attach spikeless gripper sole covers
Childbirth Prep to shoes or boots.
4-week series • If you use a cane, attach an ice gripper tip with
6:30 to 9 p.m. spikes.
Beginning Thursday, Jan. 9 • Never be in a hurry. Slow down and be aware of
Great River Medical Center your surroundings.
Registration is required. • Wear clothing that doesn’t obscure your vision,
such as scarves and hoods. You need the ability
Big Brother, Big Sister to spot possible icy conditions.
9:30 to 11 a.m. • Carry cat litter. Toss it on slick surfaces to provide
Saturday, Jan. 11 traction.
Great River Medical Center
Registration is required. There is no guarantee that you won’t fall this
winter, but heeding these tips can help prevent
Prenatal Breastfeeding Class serious injury. If the weather is too icy or snowy,
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. stay home and stay safe. If you must venture out,
Tuesday, Jan. 28 remember the penguin walk!
Great River Medical Center
Registration is required. From IMPROVE, the newsletter for Health Fitness-Great
River Medical CenterEMPLOYEEPROFILE
Pam
Bloomer-Pinkston
Social Worker, Ryan White Program Case Manager
Medicine Specialists
Start date:
June 3
My job:
After infectious disease specialist Souha Haydoura, MD,
sees a patient who is HIV-positive, I prepare paperwork
and discuss the Ryan White Case Management Program
with him or her. The program supports people who are
diagnosed with HIV to reduce barriers to achieving the
best health outcomes.
I work with other case managers to help patients. I If I could choose anyone, my mentor would be:
connect with people in the community, Great River Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Medical Center, Family Planning of Southeast Iowa,
Des Moines County Public Health and others to help People would be surprised to know …
reduce sexually transmitted diseases until they are I was a manager in the hospitality industry for five years.
undetectable and untransmittable.
My motto or personal mantra:
What I wanted to do when I grew up: It never hurts to ask because you can only be told “no.”
Work with the University of Iowa Athletics Department
Given a chance, I would be this person for a day:
Hometown / Where I live now: Michelle Obama
I grew up in Burlington and attended St. John’s, St.
Paul’s and Notre Dame. I moved out of the area after Who I root for:
college but returned in 2000. Iowa Hawkeyes and St. Louis Cardinals
Family: The most recent app I’ve downloaded:
Gilbert Pinkston is my spouse. My mother, younger My Favorite Murders, a podcast
brother, nephew, aunts and uncles live in the area.
My biggest achievement:
Things I enjoy: Working two jobs to put myself through college and
Hawkeye sports, watching baseball and football, live obtain my bachelor’s degree
music, wine tasting, spending time with family and
friends, and girls’ weekends at my best friend’s cabin in
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