Penny Retires Honest Hearts Produce Honest Actions depicts the work of our retiring NICU Nurse Penny who has worked at Madison for 33 years. She is the oldest of eight children and enjoys taking care of people. She also loves working with the babies.  One of her favorite memories is watching parents interact with their new children. Special feelings are shared, and it is fun to witness and be a part of these sweet memories. Her recommendations for the continuing healthcare team are the following: 1. Be a Team Player 2. Enjoy what you are doing 3. Enjoy interacting with people Penny claims that it has been fun, but there comes a time to move on to better things. She plans on fishing, camping, and spending a lot of time with her grandkids. Her husband also hopes to enjoy their golden years together. She will stay busy and is currently hosting her family reunion. As a healthcare team, we thank you for your tender, dedicated...

Madison Pulse Employee Summer Party • July 30, 2014 • 6-8 PM • Rexburg Rapids • Employee and Immediate Family only • Tickets available through Janet Thomas in Administration – must have a ticket to be admitted • The meal and the Pool passes will be provided by MMH in appreciation of our employees RSVP [email protected] for Employee Summer Party New Hires Sara D – NICU Rachel M – LDR Candice K – Med/Surg Halley P – Environ. Serv. Morgan A. – Med/Surg Rachel H – Environ. Serv. Kariann E – Environ. Serv. Presley H – Environ. Serv. Aubry R – Admitting Brittanee Y – Respiratory Join the Book Club (July) This month we will be having a ‘Hospital Book Club’. The book that has been selected is ‘The Last Lecture’ by Randy Pausch. The book will be available in the wellness store. All employees are invited to participate and at the end of...

Winning the Battle Against Cancer

 

Bryan offers insight about becoming positive while his body is poisoned to eliminate cell duplication of possible cancer cells. Happy Birthday Bryan. We love you, and we are glad you are with us. 

Idaho Healthcare Aid in Peru   When we are sick in the United States and visit a hospital, we expect our healthcare system to help us recover. However, 96% of the world’s citizens don’t live in this country. Many of which have limited access to proficient healthcare. Madison would like to recognize and applaud five professionals from our area that dedicated their resources to help in Peru this spring with a team from Idaho. The hospital also donated $2,800 in supplies. Operations took place from Tuesday through Friday with a total of 13 surgeries. Furthermore, they worked alongside Peruvian healthcare providers. One day they went to a remote village and helped the local dentists and doctors. Procedures were performed for free. Some individuals came with extra digits that need detached. Others had fractures that needed to be fixed with bone grafts. Some of the Peruvian doctors were proficient at conducting surgeries. However, without proper equipment, it was difficult to perform well. Still, much of...

The Pulse – Madison Hospital’s Rhythm Foundation Gives Back – Recently the Foundation invested $158,000 to improve the hospital and provide the care we would like to receive ourselves. From helper bars and beds that will allow patients gain a little more independence to additional beds & couches that allow cancer patient’s families to relax, the Foundation has blessed our community with a better hospital. The bars will give patients more control of their lives while saving caregivers back & lifting injuries. Superior palliative with the additional beds and couches will improve the quality of life for patients and their families during life-threatening illness. Early identification, impeccable assessment, and superior treatment with maternal-like care and comfort are crucial for recovery. Furthermore, we believe in providing five star comfort and care to those so close to ending life’s journey. As such, we encourage you to give graciously back to our community through the Foundation. Please consider the Foundation when you want to give back.       Reliable...

Nurse Arleigh March 7 Summer Russell-Elrod My name is Summer Elrod and I delivered a baby girl in your hospital on January 18th, 2014. I was just completing my journal of our birth experience and wanted to share it with you. We were so fortunate to have Nurse Arleigh at our greatest time of need. Here is a copy of my journal entry for you to share with her. She was the greatest blessing in our time of need and I am so thankful for her. My very first night with our new “Baby Girl Elrod” was somewhat of a blur. I was recovering from the events of the day, still in the recovery room, no husband, no family, just me, the nurse, and “Baby Girl Elrod” who we thought would be named Adler Gayle. With the hemorrhaging that took place I was left flat on my back, covered in...

Dave’s 25 Years of Progress Recently Dave Anderson celebrated 25 consecutive years as a pharmacist at Madison Memorial Hospital. Dave has almost worked here 28 years starting in the spring of ’86’ as a student. He left for a short time for schooling, and came back full time in February of ’89’. When he started, pharmacy was the youngest department in the hospital. Dave stayed because he believed the pharmacy department was always able to share a common vision of how things could work, and everyone has been motivated to make things work better. They have a high standard which has led to their success. Common goals, common objectives, and hard work keep them together in reaching lofty heights. Dave has also reached his own excellent personal health goals through cycling. He even has his own Rexburg Cycling Blog. When he began there were very few computers in our hospital and...