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JOIN US AT OUR LUAU PARTY!
Join us on Monday and Tuesday for the Allen Auxiliary Gift Shop Luau Party!
Special merchandise (limited quantities) has been ordered for Monday and Tuesday, July 12 and 13! Make sure you stop down between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm to join in the FUN!
REMINDER: Bring the certificate you received in the mail, as well as your ID badge, to receive your $7.00 discount.
This is our way to say "thank you" for your support of the Allen Auxiliary events hosted throughout the year.
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ALLEN ASSOCIATE PICNIC
Please join us at the Allen Associate Picnic Thursday, July 15. The picnic for associates and UMP will run from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Allen Cafe. The menu includes chicken, brats, hamburgers, baked beans, salads, ice cream and beverage.
Be sure to check out the Pie Eating contest, Funniest Summer Outfit contest and Hospital Scavenger Hunt. If you would like to participate in the Funniest Summer Outfit contest, please e-mail Paula Delagardelle at DelagaPJ@ihs.org. You won't to miss the FUN!
Rosewood and PMP will enjoy pizza/pop/cookies also on Thursday.
Look for special mid-week Friday Edition for more details.
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Employee of Choice Survey - We Need Your Help!
Please register your comments about Allen Health System for the Courier’s annual Employers of Choice survey.
Deadline is July 15. Register as Allen Health System, listing Sara Poling as CEO.
Click here.
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Dr. Hasek's Appointment
Dr. Jane Hasek has been reappointed by Governor Chet Culver to the Iowa Board of Nursing for a three-year term effective May 2010.
She has served the board for six years and currently is its chair. Dr. Hasek is distinguished professor of nursing at Allen College and was its founding chancellor.
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ALLEN COLLEGE WINS DHS GRANT
Allen College has been awarded four grants from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services totaling $117,000.
The grants include:
- Nurse Faculty Loan Program I $5,529
- Nurse Faculty Loan Program II $51,711
- Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students I $23,894
- Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students II $35,625
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Waterloo Rotary Boxes – Why We ALL Need to Help
Think for a minute about your children or children that you know – about their school, their hobbies, and how they spend their summers. While every family is different and activities may range depending on affluence, most kids are afforded opportunities to have fun, access to great educations, and allowed to just be kids.
This is far from the case in Chinandega, Nicaragua. The families there lack food and basic necessities, so their children spend their hours scavenging in the dump for anything that could be sold or used for food just to survive. After hearing the stories of these children, the Downtown Rotary Club started the shoebox project in conjunction with a school in Nicaragua. The shoeboxes – filled with clothing, basic essentials and school supplies (and maybe a toy or two!) - are highly coveted by the children, but what’s even better is that the recipients must be enrolled in the school to be on the list to receive a shoebox. In addition to the education they receive, they are guaranteed a meal every day at the school, so they don’t have to scavenge for food either. So, besides the knowledge that we’re helping a child be clothed and provided for with each shoebox we fill (it’s the only Christmas present they’ll get), we also get the satisfaction of knowing that these children are receiving an education and healthy meals. In fact, since the project began in 2001, 7 children (that probably wouldn’t have graduated high school without the help of the shoeboxes and volunteers) have gone on to graduate college.
In order to fill the 2,400 shoeboxes, the Downtown Rotary Club has asked companies to fill even more shoeboxes. They’ve asked Allen Health System to fill 100 boxes – but I’m confident we can do even more. This is a great project to teach our own kids about helping others who are less fortunate than us. And at a cost of $25-30 per shoebox (less if you take advantage of summer sales!) it’s hard to turn down this opportunity to help a child.
If you are interested in filling a shoebox, please contact Angie in the Foundation office – 235-3960 or fullerad@ihs.org. Thank you for helping!
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WANT TO YOUR PROTECT YOUR FAMILY?
You won't want to miss this valuable FREE learning opportunity! Read more.
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DO YOU NEED HELP REMEMBERING TO FILL YOUR MEDICATIONS ON TIME?
Allen Clinic Pharmacy and UMP Pharmacy can help!
We can put your medications on a schedule to be filled when they are due. The day they are filled, we would call to inform you they are ready. You can utilize this service for one or all of your medications!
Call us today if you are interested or have any questions!
Allen Clinic Pharmacy 235-3777
UMP Pharmacy 833-5725
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Gloria's "Thank You" to Allen Associates
I want to thank all of the Allen community for the opportunity I have had to work among you and with you over the past six years.
You have welcomed me, supported me, shared of yourselves and your skills. You have educated me, challenged me, forgiven me and helped me grow personally and professionally. You have loved me and cared for me with deep compassion in times of loss, grief and rebuilding.
You indeed exemplify Allen CARE values. It has been an honor and a priviledge to be involved in your sacred work of healing with you. I have come to believe the only way I would have been able to leave Allen is through such an exciting call God extended to my husband and me, to go to Jerusalem. "May the work of your hands be blessed, and may the work that you do contribute to the healing of others." God's Peace, Glori Strickert
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Iowa Student Loan Repayment Program Accepting Grant Applications
Health care professionals serving rural Iowa communities have a new opportunity to apply for grants to assist with repayment of their student loans. Primary care physicians, dentists, mental health providers and other medical professionals who are U.S citizens are eligible to apply. The Iowa Bureau of Health Care Access is administering the program as a part of the Primary Care Recruitment and Retention Endeavor (PRIMECARRE).
To view the full list of health professions eligible for the grants, learn more about the program, and submit an application visit www.idph.state.ia.us and select the “Grants, Bids and Proposals” link. Applications are due Aug. 6, 2010.
Grant recipients must provide full-time health care services in a public or non-profit entity, located in a federally-designated health professional shortage area (HPSA) for a two-year period. To determine whether a specific location is designated HPSA, visit http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/.
As much as $30,000 per year is available for eligible Iowa health care professionals. The grants are made possible by commitments from Iowa Health System, Mercy Medical System, the University of Iowa Heath Care and Des Moines University to match federal stimulus funds available for student loan repayment.
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Join US
If you haven’t heard by now, Waterloo is very excited to welcome RAGBRAI into our community on July 29. We need lots of volunteers to make it happen! Allen Hospital is working on staffing a First Aid tent and we need 12-20 volunteers.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Pam Delagardelle, CEO of Grundy County Memorial Hospital, has been named chair of the HealthNet Connect board.
HealthNet Connect links 28 Iowa Health System hospitals to a high-speed data network. It will encourage the growth of telemedicine and electronic medical records. The system will expand across Iowa and western Illinois and provide electronic healthcare access to remote areas that have had none until now.
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MOVIE SATURDAY
Mark your calendar for Crossroads Movie Saturday on July 24 - it will be here before you know it. Theatre opens at 7:45 am and movies start at around 8:30 or when everyone is seated. You can purchase your tickets at the theatre and remember, you must show your Allen associate badge. Tickets are $2.50 ea.
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SPECIAL VISIT
Congressman Bruce Braley talks with Allen nurse managers Sue Gable and Mike Tiedt in the Allen Emergency Department trauma room on Tuesday, July 5. Mr. Braley helped secure a $428,000 federal appropriation from funds set aside for the construction of emergency facilities nationwide. The federal funding helped equip Allen’s new 24-bed emergency department, which opened in March 2009.
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FREE COMPUTER TRAINING FOR JULY AND AUGUST
Read more.
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Lost and Found!
Help us find the owners of lost items. Many items are lost or left behind each day at Allen. Please remember to call Volunteer Services as soon as you discover an item needing to be reunited with it’s owner. Tag the item with the name of the owner or if owner unknown, please note date, time and location where the item was found. After receiving your call, a volunteer will come to your area and pick up the item. The found items will be logged in and stored until owners are found. If you lose an item or a patient or visitor is looking for a lost item, call Volunteer Services as well. Call Volunteer Services (3692) Monday – Friday 7:30-430 when looking for lost items or for pick up of found items.
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Grout Mueseum Special Tickets Sales for Summer Bash Science Circus. Click here.
Free BBQ Meal sponsored by Community Partnership for Protecting Children. Click here.
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