Volume 9, Issue 1 January 2012
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Congratulations to the Employees of The Year….. Melissa
Brown
Adam Dale Melissa was born and
Adam was born and raised in raised in Austin, Texas.
Amarillo, Texas. He is mar- She is engaged to be mar-
ried with two children, Damion ried in Oct. 2012 to Cody
and Faith. Adam has worked Nolen. Melissa has worked
at Golden Plains Community at Golden Plains Commu-
Hospital for approximately 4 nity Hospital for approxi-
years, as a Cook in the Nutri- mately 2 years as a Medical
tion Department. Records Clerk.
Adam likes to work on cars In her off time, Melissa
and be with his family. For loves horse back riding and
being the cook he is, he says you may find her watching
he does not like sweets. football, rooting on her fa-
Don’t try to get the cafeteria vorite team. She loves ani-
recipes out of him either, I mals of any kind and says
have already tried. the more the merrier.
Christmas Party Fun….
Thank you to all who participated in the organization of the Christmas Party: The Administra-
tion Department, Marilyn Baird, Ashley Fitzgerald, JoAnn Phelps, Marty Tull, Amy Hogan,
Georgia Hughes Tanya Clements, Beth Jones, Sandra Hernandez, and Sheri Cramer.
Aiden’s Closet Receives Contributions
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Aiden’s Closet is so fortunate to
have received so many wonder-
ful contributions from the com-
munity and hospital staff.
Aiden’s Closet was started as a
result of a baby’s life ending
sooner than it should have and
leaving a legacy affecting the
lives of the hospital staff, Borger
and the surrounding communi-
ties.
Awesome diaper wreaths for the new little ones
in the Women’s Center. Thanks to Beth Jones, Aiden’s Closet was created to
Monica Coburn and Brian Young for making the Orion Engineered Carbons donated a box provide newborn infants born at
wreaths from supplies out of Aiden’s Closet. of baby items over the holidays for Aiden’s the hospital, who are in need of
Closet. Sherman Hurst and Chad Clements clothing, diapers, blankets and
are pictured with Kelly Chisum from the accessories. Aiden’s Closet is
Womens Center! Thank you Orion! funded strictly through contribu-
tions from the community. Ma-
terial and monetary contributions
can be made to Golden Plains
Community Hospital Women’s
Center. Golden Plains Commu-
nity Hospital is extremely proud
of this service project and would
like to thank Diane Williams,
Beth Jones and the Marshall
family for their dedication and
hard work to keep Aiden’s leg-
Beth Jones receives a check from the JPS for
acy alive. For more information
$250 for Aiden’s Closet. Georgia Hughes, Fran
Thank you to First Baptist for their contribu- on Aiden’s Closet call the
Braden, Cindy Cornelius and Shirley Baker from
tion of baby items to Aiden’s Closet. Women’s Center at 467-5750.
the Jane Phillips Society presented the check.
Bears Given to EMS from the Volunteers
Congratulations to Amber Hall for winning a
$5.00 gift certificate to the GPCH gift shop.
Jamie Loven Kathy Wagner
Angela Raines Halena Leonard
Stephen Brown Sherry Kramer
Kimberly Hogan Kendra Nicks
Javier Villescas Carol Burland
Amber Hall Pam Trout
Keep trying and good luck!!!
Thank you to the volunteers for the bears given to the EMS, from left to right.
Rochelle Daffern, Julie Sims, Helen Sibley, Governor, Sherry Hanrahan and
Marsha Woods.
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From the Desk of the CEO
2012 ALREADY! 2011 was a very busy year for Golden Plains Community Hospital with so
many changes. 2012 will be a year of calm and settling in. Making it through construction, mov-
ing to the new hospital and starting NextGen have been quite the accomplishments. To top it off,
we are finishing the year very close to budget. All in all, a great year in my book and you should
all be very proud of what this hospital has achieved.
Our new office building is planned for 2012 and a new surgeon will start in late summer. We are
looking forward to adding telemedicine support, with the decision of what platform to deliver it
through still pending. The hospitalist program is an alternative if the telemedicine system doesn’t
give us the increased capabilities we hope it will for our patients.
The new hospital has created interest with specialists from Amarillo to do day surgeries. The outpatient services like Lab
and Radiology have already seen increases in their patient flow. We look forward to seeing those state-of-the-art OR rooms
being utilized on a consistent basis. So, I hope you rested over the holidays and look forward to seeing a busier year ahead.
Busy doing what we do best, taking care of patients.
Dennis Jack, 806-467-5702
Ringing the Bell for Salvation Army! Thank you to all who participated in ringing the bell for
Salvation Army.
Melissa Brown Betty Herrera
Jennifer Harvey Jacob & Jayden Harvey
Kim Riggs Dallas Riggs
Dennis Jack Jared Jack
Joann Phelps Glen Phelps
Dana Cook Jordan Brittenham
Tanya Clements
Jacob Harvey and Dallas Riggs Dana Cook & Jordan Brittenham
If there is a service organization the Hospital can con-
tribute time to, please let Tanya Clements know at 5612.
Cornerstone Academy Visits the Hospital
Thank you to Cornerstone Academy for visiting and
touring the new hospital. Kids, ranging from 3rd grad-
ers to Seniors were part of the group. Awesome job
Kathy and Tammy, and thank you for showing off your
departments and answering their questions. Great to
see the kids interested in the inner workings of the
hospital. Page 3
“A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” Jimmy Patricia Neal
I would like to personally thank eve-
ryone for contributing to the United
Way of Hutchinson County. The gra-
Happy Birthday to
cious employees of GPCH donated our January Birthdays
$22,506.03. That is wonderful! I am so grateful to work with such an
amazing group of people here at GPCH! I would also like to thank the Jan. 1 Chad Larkin
GPCH United Way Committee, Jamie Loven, Kimberly Hogan, Kathy Jan. 2 Casey Young
Batson, Dana Cook and Kim Riggs, for all their help and ideas. Every
year you raise the bar and show Hutchinson County how amazing Jan. 3 Cheryl Allgood
GPCH employees are.
Jan. 4 Diana Stephenson
The winners of all the drawings and raffle are as follows:
Jan. 9 Juanita Fisher
Grand Prizes: Danna Jackson, Social Worker, I-Pad
Jan. 11 Jessie Garza
Mark Elliot, EMS, Night Out on GPCH
Jan. 13 Julie Simms
2 extra PTO days: Theresa McCollum, RN OB
Jan. 16 Donna Anderson
Thanks again to everyone for helping all the citizens of Hutchinson
County by donating to United Way! Jan. 18 Kim Charles
Mary Sell
Jennifer Harvey, Human Resources
Misty Piazza
Cheers to you in the New
Welcome GPCH Year!! Find the
glasses of Cham-
Jan. 19 Lori Villanueva
New Employees!! pagne by Janu-
ary 16, to be
Holly Ward
placed in a draw- Jan. 24 Genella Crook
ing for a $5 gift
Mindy D. Sewell certificate from the Coffee Jan. 27 Lori Waggoner
LVN for Med/Surg/ICU Ranch. Call Dana Cook at 5730
when you find it, Good Luck!! Jan. 29 Barbie Barbour
Larry McCrory The winner will be announced
in the following month’s news-
CRT for Respiratory Therapy Jan. 30 Eva Garcia
letter.
Give Blood! REMINDER ~ If you have not signed the Mission &
Coffee Memorial Value boards in the Executive Board Room, please
Blood Bank will stop by and sign both boards.
be in Borger on
Must try: BEST BREAKFAST CASSEROLE EVER 1 lb.
Thurs. Jan. 26
sausage; 1 can crescent rolls; 2 cups cheddar cheese,
10-7 shredded; 4 eggs, beaten; 3/4 cup milk; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1/8
at the tsp. pepper; 1 small yellow onion chopped; 1 green or red
Union Hall bell pepper, chopped. Preheat oven to 375. Brown sau-
111 E. Coolidge sage & drain. {suggestion - add the onion & bell pepper to
the sausage while it’s browning} Spray a 9x13 casserole
dish with PAM & line with can of crescents. Add other in-
gredients in layers.