Dosher Heartbeat Community Newsletter

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January/February 2021

A Message from the Board
Dosher Welcomes Dr. Ward
Dosher Volunteers Receive Governor's Service Award
Two Dosher Staff Members Recognized as Healthcare Hero Finalists
Lymphedema Therapy at Dosher
Dosher Recognizes our Most Recent Triple E Award Recipient

November/December 2020

A Message from the Board
Dosher Foundation Elects New Board Members
A Warm Welcome for Two of Dosher's Newest Physicians
Safe Medication Tips from the Dosher Pharmacy Team
Dosher Welcomes Board Certified Family Medicine Physician, Sarah Ward, MD
Dr. Brad Hilaman Retires from Dosher Medical-Women's Health
Events Calendar
Dosher Urgent Care Has Moved!

September/October 2020

A Message from the Board
Dosher Events Calendar - Fall 2020
Coronavirus Updates
Dosher Welcomes General Surgeon, Gynecologist to Medical Staff
Dosher Staff Enjoys Drive Through Parade
Dosher Foundation Receives $40,000 Grant to Help "Fill the Gap"
Happy Anniversary Dr. Minor!
Dosher Receives Healthcare Achievement Award for Innovation and Community Impact
Mammogram Message: Women Know How to Get Things Done
Dosher Therapy Team
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July/August 2020

A Message from the Board
Coronavirus Updates
Happy 90th Anniversary, Dosher Memorial Hospital!
Blue Light Motorcade Tribute at Dosher
COVID Fund
Dosher Welcomes Randy Jones to Hospital Board of Trustees
Dosher Medical-BHI is Open for the Season!

May/June 2020

A Message from the Board
Spring into Health Reschedule Date TBA
Ann Hollingsworth nominated for the Governor's Service Award
ARC Blood Drive Cancelled
COVID-19 Updates, Just a Click Away!
Dosher Medical Practices Implement Telehealth Services
Dosher Wound Care Center Recognized as Center of Distinction
Jared Harris is Dosher's Most Recent "Triple E"
Happy Lab Week 2020

March/April 2020

A Message from the Board
Dosher Foundation's 6th Annual Heart to Heart is a Great Success!
Laboratory and Cardiopulmonary Departments Receive Accreditation Renewal from College of American Pathologists
Dosher Receives 2019 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award®
Wellness Coalition 5K/1M Run/Walk set for April 4th
Wellness Coalition Names New Executive Director
Women know how to get things done. Don't let your mammogram be the exception.

January 2020

A Message from the Board
Carol Northup Receives Healthcare Hero Award
Community Events
Dosher and BCC Foundation Leaders Earn Executive Certificates in Nonprofit Leadership
Dosher Foundation Receives $1,000.00 Donation from Local Business
Dosher Medical-Oak Island Welcomes Lorraine Gauthier, MD
Dosher Partners with Local Agencies for HAZMAT Exercise
Doser Receives Grant Renewal to Continue Brunswick Wellness Coalition
Dosher Wound Care Center Celebrates 5 Years
Nichole Jenkins is Dosher's Most Recent Triple E Recipient
The Future of Healthcare is in Good Hands!

November 2019

A Life Changing "Loss"
A Message from the Board: Sherri Marshall
December - January Calendar
Dosher Celebrates Our Dietary Team
Dosher Foundation Golf Classic Raises Over $50K
Dosher Foundation Receives $100K Digital Imaging Grant
Dosher Introduces Minimally Invasive Neck and Back Surgery Program
Dosher Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Dosher Welcomes New Director of Surgical Services
Happy Birthday Jim Russ!
Operation Medicine Cabinet Collects Over 8,000 Narcotic Pills
Volunteers Elect Officers for 2019 - 2020

August 2019

Message from the Board: Dr. Scott Starks
A Cardiac Rehab Success Story, 4 Years Later and Better than Ever
Dosher's Colleen Rollo Earns Board Certification as a Geriatric Physical Therapist
Local Business Raises $850.00 for Dosher Foundation
Dosher Volunteers Award 3 College Scholarships
Happy Anniversary Dr. "Z"!
We Love A Parade!
That's One Shady Looking Crew
Cardiac Rehab Ad
Community Events

July 2019

A message from the board: Tom Siemers, CEO
If the Shoe Fits...A Lymphedema Success Story
Megan Shrewsbury Earns Top Designation as a Certified Patient Experience Professional
Ninth Annual Dosher Foundation Gala, "An Elegant Event and Memorable Evening"
The Meaning of DIET: Not What You Think!
Dosher Memorial Hospital Celebrates 89 Years
The Cardiac Scoring Test: Knowledge Is Power When It Comes to Your Health

June 2019

A message from the Board: Karen Taylor
Dosher Cafeteria earns Platinum A Award
Dosher Announces "Triple E" Recipient for First Quarter of 2019
Dosher drug drop surpasses 500 households
Honoring Our Volunteers Kentucky Derby Style
Dosher Guest Chef/Healthy Cooking Program Featured on WECT
How do I know if it's Lymphedema?
Urgent Care at Dosher: When You Can't Wait, Neither Will We!

May 2019

A Message from the Foundation
New Dosher Memorial Hospital PAD Rehabilitation Program Now Covered by Insurance
Dosher's Wound Care Center Recognized As National Center of Excellence
4 Star HCAHPS Patient Survey Rating Hospital
Dosher Memorial Hospital Pays Tribute to more than 1000 Donors who Raised over $2 Million
More than 300 Race/Walk at 'Health Raiser" Event!
Welcome to Dosher Leadership Brunswik County

April 2019 edition

A Message from the Board
A HEART TO HEART conversation with heart patient, SHIRLEY DESNOYERS
Foundation Receives $25,000 Grant from Louis Bacon's Orton Foundation
Generous Donors Assist Dosher Employees
Hospital/Medical Staff Donate to New Hope Clinic
Dosher Introduces Perpheral Artery Disease Treatment Program at Cardiac Rehab

March 2019 edition

A message from the Board: National Doctor's Day
A New Year, a new shoulder
Novant surgeons relocate Southport office to Dosher campus
Volunteers reach $2-million
Women's tea: A healthy lecture success
BCC students earn Foundation scholarships
Meet the BWC board
Heart to Heart rocks Southport
Operation Medicine Cabinet
Calendar
Dosher Heartbeat Editorial Advisors

February 2019 edition

• A message from the board: MRI journey
• Community thanks outgoing board chair
• Meet the family medicine practitioners
• Letters to the editor on new medical staff leader
• Foundation Board welcomes 3
• In the community
• Calendar
• Dosher Heartbeat Editorial Advisors

January 2019 edition

• A message from the Chief of Staff
• Dosher implements telemedicine program for Patient Care Unit
• Dosher's most popular patient?
• Retired physician to lead Dosher board
• Providers on the move
• MRI update
• Sleep Lab
• Healthcare on the air: Clinics, wound care, bridge impact, more
• Foundation golf tourney raises $40K
• In the community
• Calendar
• Dosher Heartbeat Editorial Advisors

December 2018 edition

• A message from the Board
• Another award for Dosher smoke eradication effort
• Cape Fear Heart Associates relocates to 2nd floor of Dosher Wellness Center
• In the Community
• Volunteers re-elect officers
• Coalition launches 'Give Healthy' campaign
• Meet the general surgeons
• Need a new primary care physician?
• Calendar
• Dosher Heartbeat editorial advisors

November 2018 edition

• A message from the Board
• HBO treatments a life saver
• Dosher receives results from community health survey
• Barbee Bridge closure prompts Dosher service changes
• White socks for National Diabetes Month
• Letters to the editor
• In the Community
• Dosher Heartbeat editorial advisors

October 2018 edition

• A message from the Board
• Dosher partners with Novant Health for surgical services for Dosher patients
• Barbee Bridge closure prompts expansion of services
• Dosher Cardiac Rehabilitation earns national certification
• Letters to the editor on cardiac rehab program
• New medical director for cardiopulmonary services
• Foundation elects Bachara board chairman
• Our 3rd year of 3D mammography services
• 3rd Volunteer scholarship recipient
• Golden Pineapples award
• In the Community
• Calendar
• Dosher Heartbeat editorial advisors

September 2018 edition

• A message from the Board
• Meet our new trustee: Linda Pukenas
• Urgent Care update
• Dosher receives new quality-based accreditation from DNV GL
• Meet the internal medicine physicians
• Wound lift
• Did you know...?
• Foundation capital campaign reaches 90% milestone
• Radiation safety drill
• Dosher on WECT-TV
• In the Community
• Calendar
• Dosher Heartbeat editorial advisors

August 2018 edition

• A message from the Board
• Platinum "A," room service dining
• Physical therapy patient loved the challenge
• Four stars
• Dosher expands heart health services
• BHI Clinic
• On the air
• Back to school tips
• ADA recognizes Dosher
• Volunteers award 3 college scholarships
• Survey update
• Parade proud
• Calendar
• Dosher Heartbeat editorial advisors

July 2018 edition

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• A message from the Board
• Jim White resigns from Dosher Board
• New knees, the more the merrier
• From housekeeper to social worker
• Beach tips from Dosher Medical-Urgent Care
• Foundation Gala raises $70K
• In the community
• Calendar
• Dosher Heartbeat Editorial Advisors

June 2018 edition

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• A message from the Board
• Dosher earns 2nd national award for safety in surgery
• Dosher op-ed appears in national healthcare publication
• Wound unit recertified for excellence
• Letters to the editor
• Dosher salutes Volunteers for service to patients, visitors
• Dosher welcomes primary care physician Dr. Alex Newsom
• In the community
• Calendar
• Dosher Heartbeat Editorial Advisors

May 2018 edition

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• Meet the Dosher Trustee: Q&A with Dr. Terry Pieper
• Way, way, weight loss
• Dosher earns 2nd national award for pneumonia, heart failure care
• Dosher community health survey under way
• BHI summer hours start May 29
• Foundation receives another $25K grant from Louis Bacon's Orton Foundation
• Foundation heart event raises more than $20K
• Foundation salutes Volunteers, employees with lobby display
• Letters to the editor
• 3D mammogram for Mother's Day?
• Medical staff, hospital back two clinics
• Meet our high-quality primary care physicians

March-April 2018 edition

• A message from the Dosher Board
• Dosher Medical Plaza marks decade of service; Saturday hours return for Urgent Care
• Before therapy, TMJ patient couldn't open her mouth; Just one success story
• Flu outbreak
• Meet the physicians
• Volunteers fund nurse communications system
• Walk to Bethlehem surpasses goal
• Calendar
• You've survived a heart attack or open-heart procedure. Now what?
• Dosher Heartbeat Editorial Advisors