The Bellevue Hospital Announces Employee Accomplishments
Employees continuing education, degrees and certifications
May, 2003 -- December, 2004
BUSINESS BRIEFS: TBH EMPLOYEE
COMPLETES MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM
December 1, 2004
Lisa Aichholz, APRN, BC, a staff nurse in the
Intensive Care Unit of The Bellevue Hospital, has
received her Masters of Science in Nursing Degree,
and has been certified as a Family Nurse
Practitioner.
She received her master’s degree from the Medical
College of Ohio, located in Toledo, where she also
received the Graduate Dean’s Award for Academic
Excellence.
Aichholz received her Family Nurse Practitioner
certification from the American Nurses Credentialing
Center and its Commission on Certification Grants.
They are accredited by the National Commission
for Certifying Agencies and the American Board of
Nursing Specialites.
A resident of New Washington, Lisa and her
husband, David, have two children, Madison and Max.
She has been employed with TBH for the past nine
years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: TBH EMPLOYEE
COMPLETES COMPUTER CERTIFICATION
December 1, 2004
Deborah
Freeman, an employee in the Finance Department of The
Bellevue Hospital, has successfully completed the CompTIA
A+ computer certification exam.
As a CompTIA A+ certified professional, Freeman has
demonstrated proficiency in operating systems
fundamentals, installation, configuration and upgrading,
diagnosing and troubleshooting, and networks.
She also received training and
certification in preventative computer maintenance,
printers, and computer processors, memory, and
motherboards.
CompTIA certifications are funded, developed and governed
by industry leaders and meet the highest standards of
certification testing. For more than 20 years, CompTIA has
provided research, networking and partnering opportunities
to its members.
A resident of Bellevue, Deb and her husband, Jack, have
two daughters, Dana and Lisa. She has been employed with
TBH for the past 10 years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: TBH EMPLOYEE COMPLETES RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION WORKSHOP
November 4, 2004
Maggie
Andrews, RMA, with The Bellevue Hospital’s Occupational
Health Department, recently completed a Respiratory
Protection and Fit Testing Workshop offered by the
University of Cincinnati’s Center for Occupational Health
and Occupational Pulmonary Services Department.
Participants were instructed on respiratory protection
standards and guidelines by Roy T. McKay, Ph.D., Director of
Occupational Pulmonary Services at the University of
Cincinnati.
The three-day course provided a practical overview of
respirators, standards, guidelines, use, limitations, and
changes to the OSHA Respirator Standard. Fit testing
requirements and basic types of fit testing methods were
also explained.
A resident of Bellevue, Andrews has two children, five
stepchildren, 11 grandchildren, and has been employed with
TBH for four years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: TBH EMPLOYEES COMPLETE
LACTATION COUNSELOR TRAINING
November 2, 2004
Susan Felder, RNC, CLC, (Pictured, left)
and Sue L. Sampsel, RN, CLC,
employees with The Bellevue Hospital’s Family
Birthing Center,
recently completed a Lactation Counselor
Certification Training Program.
Both are now Certified Lactation Consultants (CLC’s).
The five-day course and exam was held in Canton, OH,
and was sponsored by The Center for Breastfeeding, a
focus of the Healthy Children Project, Inc., a
non-profit research and educational institution
headquartered in Massachusetts.
Participants learned about breastfeeding, and
difficulties that may be associated with lactation,
including thrush and mastitis.
A resident of Bellevue, Felder and her husband,
Tom, are parents of four children. She has been
employed with The Bellevue Hospital for 23 years.
A resident of Green Springs, Sampsel and her husband,
Dan, are parents of two children. She has been
employed with The Bellevue Hospital for three years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: TBH EMPLOYEES
COMPLETE EHOVE IV THERAPY COURSE
August 27, 2004
Certified in IV Therapy after completing
a recent 10-week course are, left to right,
Amy Patten, Laurie Erf, Sherri Ammanniti,
Dorene Frost, Carrie Mason, Robin Good, Anne
Pocock, Karen Langley,
and Annabelle Swint.
Not pictured, Joyce Halcomb.
All 10 are licensed practical nurses.
Ten staff members of The Bellevue Hospital’s
Medical/Surgical Department recently completed an
Intravenous Therapy (IV) Certification for Nurses
Course at the EHOVE Ghrist Adult Career Center.
Sheri Ammanniti, LPN, Dorene Frost, LPN, Joyce Halcomb,
LPN, Carrie Mason, LPN, Amy Patten, LPN, Anne Pocock,
LPN, Karen Langley, LPN, Laurie Erf, LPN, Robin Good,
LPN, and Annabell Swint, LPN, all completed the
10-week course and are now certified in IV Therapy.
As a result of passing the course, the nurses are now
certified to start IV’s on adult patients and hang
antibiotics as prescribed.
The course followed the Ohio Board of Nursing
regulations for certification of IV Therapy.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Mindy (Cleveland)
Raymond, PA-C
HOMETOWN GIRL JOINS THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL’S ALLIED
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS STAFF - January 14, 2004
A
local resident and 1997 graduate of Bellevue Senior High
School has joined The Bellevue Hospital staff as an Allied
Health Professional.
Mindy (Cleveland) Raymond, PA-C, daughter of Keith and
Christine Cleveland, is also working as a physician
assistant with Drs. Alda, Hemeyer, and Knight at their
office location of 521 N. Sandusky St., and with Andrew
Huddleston, D.O..
As an Allied Health Professional with The Bellevue Hospital,
Raymond has full patient privileges working as a Certified
Physician Assistant.
Raymond earned a bachelor of science degree in biomedical
science from Bowling Green State University, and a master of
science degree in physician assistant studies from the
Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.
She passed her board exam in October and is now certified
by the National Certifying Commission for Physician
Assistants.
“Instead of becoming a doctor by title and going to school
for such a long time, I decided to become a physician
assistant,” explained Raymond. “I also wanted to get married
and start a family, so this was a good fit.”
Continued Raymond, “My areas of expertise will focus on
babies and young children, women’s health issues, acute
care, and follow-up care. I can assist physicians in
providing better healthcare to patients and decrease wait
time. I will handle routine office visits, rounds, and
nursing home visits, so the physician is freed to manage
more complex cases. I can also see walk-ins, urgent care
cases, and routine follow-up visits such as well-child care,
diabetes care, and hypertension management.”
Raymond started full-time in late November, working with
Drs. Alda, Knight, and Hemeyer at the Sandusky Street
location, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 8
a.m. until 5 p.m., and with Dr. Huddleston on Tuesdays at
his Clyde office location, and she performs nursing home
visits on a weekly basis For information about scheduling
appointments, contact Raymond at (419) 483-6267, 521 N.
Sandusky St., Suite C.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Carolyn Bing-Nieset
TBH EMPLOYEE EARNS POST-GRADUATE HONOR - January
12, 2004
The
Bellevue Hospital has announced that Carolyn Bing-Nieset
completed a three-year post-graduate training program at the
Gestalt Institute of Central Ohio in Columbus on Dec. 9,
2003.
A counselor in The Bellevue Hospital’s Health Counseling
Services Department, Bing-Nieset’s post-graduate training
program emphasized counseling theory, counseling techniques,
interviewing techniques, clinical psychopathology,
personality, abnormal behavior, and social work counseling
theory.
Bing-Nieset’s areas of expertise include counseling for
anxiety, depression, panic disorders, mood depression,
relationship issues, and personality disorders. Her client
population is age 18 and over.
A resident of Fremont, Bing-Nieset has been employed with
The Bellevue Hospital for over 10 years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Kim Stults, RN, MS
RECEIVES MASTERS DEGREE IN NURSING - November 20, 2003
The
Bellevue Hospital has announced that Education Department Manager Kimberly J.
Stults recently received her Masters of Science in Nursing from the University
of Phoenix, July 31, 2003.
Coursework included classes in hospital management, hospital education, and
curriculum development.
Stults is in charge of staff development and education at The Bellevue Hospital.
A resident of Bellevue, Kim and her husband, Mike, have two children, Michael
and Lorena.
She has been employed with TBH for the past 18 years, beginning her tenure
with TBH at the age of 14 as a volunteer candy striper. She has held a variety
of nursing positions within the hospital, including surgical nurse and manager
of the medical/surgical department.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Tony
Lombardi, PT
Receives Two Certifications - November 12, 2003
The Bellevue Hospital (TBH) has announced that Anthony J. Lombardi, Physical
Therapist, is now certified as competent in the method of Mechanical Diagnosis &
Therapy of the Spine, after completing the course and passing the manual exam
offered by The McKenzie Institute in August. The exam was offered in Cleveland.
Prerequisites for taking the exam included four separate courses
over a minimum of two years to ensure practice and refining of techniques. These
courses addressed pathologies of lumbar, cervical, and thoracic spine.
A resident of Milan, Lombardi has four children and has been
employed with TBH for seven years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Pam
Franks, MA, CPT and Maggie Andrews, RMA
COMPLETE SPIROMETRY TRAINING
COURSE - November 11, 2003
The Bellevue Hospital (TBH) has
announced that
Maggie Andrews, RMA,
and
Pam Franks, MA, CPT,
have recently completed spirometry
technician training certification.
The course was offered through
Occupational Pulmonary Services, the Center for Occupational Health, and the
University of Cincinnati, and was held in early April.
Employees of The Bellevue
Hospital’s Occupational Health Center, Andrews and Franks are now certified to
test for pulmonary function, including full lung capacity and volume.
A resident of Bellevue, Andrews
has two children, five stepchildren, 11 grandchildren, and has been employed
with TBH for three years. A resident of Green Springs, Franks has two
children and five grandchildren, and has been employed with TBH for four years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Jody
Forney
EARNS TWO HOSPITAL CERTIFICATIONS- October 15, 2003
The
Bellevue Hospital has announced that Patient Accounts Manager Jody Forney has
completed and passed the requirements to become a Certified Professional
Coder-Hospital (CPC-H), and has also successfully passed the Medical Association
of Billers exam.
Forney received her first recognition from the American Association of
Professional Coders, after completing a one-year independent study program. Her
second recognition was earned by passing the Medical Association of Billers
exam, earning her the designation of Certified Medical Billing Specialist (CMBS).
A resident of Sandusky, Forney has one son, Chad. She has been employed with TBH
for the past four years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Patricia
Dick, R.R.T.
BECOMES REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST - July 16, 2003 
The Bellevue Hospital
has announced that Cardiopulmonary Department employee Patricia Dick, RRT,
recently passed the state boards and has become a registered respiratory
therapist.
She completed the
written and clinical simulation examinations, demonstrating professional
competence in this field at the advanced level, fulfilling the educational and
experience requirements for qualification as a respiratory therapist as mandated
by The National Board of Respiratory Care.
A resident of
Bellevue, Patricia and her husband, Rodney, are parents of one daughter, Kaley.
She has been employed with TBH for the past year.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: Deb Freeman
RECEIVES TWO DEGREES FROM BOWLING GREEN - July 16, 2003
The
Bellevue Hospital has announced that Finance Department employee Deb Freeman
recently graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science degree in
business administration, and an associate of applied business degree in computer
science technology. Both degrees were awarded from Bowling Green State
University.
Freeman is an
accounting assistant in the hospital’s Finance & Information Systems Department.
A resident of
Bellevue, Deb and her husband, Jack, have two daughters, Dana and Lisa. She has
been employed with TBH for the past nine years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: SIEGER, KEEGAN
COMPLETE
P.A.C.E. PROGRAM - June 12, 2003
The Bellevue Hospital has announced that Denise Keegan, PTA, and Aleta Sieger,
PTA, employees with The Bellevue Hospital’s Physical Therapy Department, have
completed The Arthritis Foundation’s P.A.C.E. Leader/Instructor Program.
P.A.C.E., which stands for “People
with Arthritis Can Exercise, is a program now being offered through The Bellevue
Hospital’s Physical Therapy Department.
Sieger and Keegan both attended
the two-day continuing education program and workshop at Kent State University.
Sieger (right in photo) has been
employed with TBH for over 15 years, while Keegan (left in photo) has been an
employee of TBH for over 10 years. Both are residents of Bellevue.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: TBH LAB EMPLOYEE
EARNS DEGREE
IN BIOLOGY - May 8, 2003
The Bellevue Hospital has announced that Anita Dagg, MT (AMT), laboratory
coordinator, has received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the
University of Toledo.
Dagg has been employed
with The Bellevue Hospital for the past 17 years. Her duties as hospital
laboratory coordinator include administrative and technical work.
Before being employed
full-time by TBH, Dagg completed an internship with the local facility. A native
of Curtis, OH, Dagg currently resides in Lindsey.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: TBH EMPLOYEE
COMPLETES
MAMMOGRAPHY REGISTRY COURSE - May 8, 2003
The Bellevue Hospital has announced that Janie Latham, RT (R) (CT) (M), a
radiographer with the local facility, has recently passed a mammography registry
course and is now certified for mammography through the American College of
Radiology and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
Latham met the
standards and qualifications that include satisfaction of the year 2003 clinical
experience requirements and passed the examination conducted under the authority
of the Registry.
A resident of Vickery,
Latham has been employed with TBH for the past nine years.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: TBH EMPLOYEES
COMPLETE RN
FIRST ASSISTANT INITIAL COURSE - May 8, 2003
The
Bellevue Hospital has announced that Linda VanDyke, RN/CST, and Kara Seamon, RN,
have recently completed the first semester of a Registered Nurse First Assistant
course, consisting of 60 hours of continuing education in perioperative nursing
didactic instruction. The course prepares students to become first assistants in
surgery.
Professional Assistants PRN,
Naples, Fla., provided the course in collaboration with Southwest Florida
College.
Registered nurses who specialize
in operating room nursing and receive this additional education have been
officially recognized by the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses, the
American Nurses Association, the American College of Surgeons, and State Boards
of Nursing as qualified to assist the surgeon during surgical procedures.
VanDyke (left in
photo) has been employed with The Bellevue Hospital for the past 18 years.
Seamon (right in photo) has worked for TBH for the past five years. Both are
residents of Bellevue.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: TBH EMPLOYEE
RECEIVES
“WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE” AWARD - May 8, 2003
The
Bellevue Hospital has announced that Cardiopulmonary Department employee Terry
Webb, R.R.T., recently received a 2003 “Woman of Excellence” Award for her
community volunteer work.
An annual event since 1989, the
Woman of Excellence Awards are presented by Firelands Regional Medical Center.
Webb’s nomination came through the American Lung Association.
Webb is an active volunteer with
the Lung Association and is a member of the Tobacco Education Awareness
Management program. She works with several anti-smoking programs for all age
groups.
She is also a Freedom from
Smoking facilitator and a schools facilitator for the Word of Mouth Tobacco
Education program. She is a Certified Tobacco Cessation Education Councilor and
is a facilitator for the Not-On-Tobacco program.
A resident of Collins, Webb has
been employed with TBH for the past 12 years.
