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The speech pathology department at Waldo County General Hospital has received Training Program Accreditation from the American Telemedicine Association—only the fourth institution in the United States to receive that accreditation.
But there is one big difference between the other three institutions and WCGH’s speech pathology department. WCGH is the only one that allows the therapists to work from their offices with patients in their own homes on their own computers with a $29 web cam. Read more… |
 Edie Konesni, PA Starting in April, there is going to be a new face at the Arthur Jewell Community Health Center in Brooks.
Edie Konesni, PA-C, will be seeing patients on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Read more… |
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In keeping with its mission to help its communities be the healthiest in America, two educators from Waldo County General Hospital’s Journey to Health lead an adult education class on eating healthier during the winter session of adult education at Belfast Area High School.
There were many different reasons why the students choose that class, including:
• “My husband has diabetes so I wanted to learn to cook healthier.”
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Looking for a great way to spend some quality time with your family on a Saturday afternoon? On Saturday, April 28, at 2 p.m., the National Marionette Theatre will be presenting Pinocchio at Belfast Area High School. Read more… |
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The State Employee Health Commission used a revised methodology this February to determine preferred hospital status for state employees but Waldo County General Hospital remained on the preferred hospital list. |
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Plans for the Diane Whitten Memorial Garden took a big step forward recently, with organizers receiving approval from the Belfast City Council to place a granite bench in an existing garden bed in Belfast City Park. Read more… |
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National Nurses Week is May 6-12. Don’t forget to say thank you for all the work they do in caring for people who need their compassionate care. |
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The hospital’s Health Fair will be held Saturday, April 14, at Troy Howard Middle School, followed the next Saturday by the Baby Fair.
A Cardiac 5K will be held at the high school track May 19 and there are several local Kids Walks being planned to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes research on May 12. |
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Tom Robinson, a physician assistant who works in occupational health at Coastal Medical, and Virgil Thompson, supervisor of the maintenance and security department, both at Waldo County General Hospital, recently completed training offered by the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama.
The two attended a three-day training on Hospital Emergency Response Training for Mass Casualty Incidents, which is designed to help prepare facilities to conduct a safe and effective emergency medical response to mass casualty incidents.
They also took a two-day course in Hands-On Training for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Incidents. |
