Preparing for Ebola

CANCER AWARENESS
Women’s Health Expo debuts
at Windham High School / 4
A SHOT IN THE ARM
More times and dates added
for flu inoculations / 6
HospiTell
The William W. Backus Hospital
VOL. 43, NO. 41
Windham Community Memorial Hospital
backushospital.org • windhamhospital.org
OCTOBER 10, 2014
Preparing for Ebola
Monday’s
drill tests
East Region’s
readiness
READ MORE,
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Timothy Shizume, center, Regional Director of Laboratories for Hartford HealthCare East Region, talks about the
labs’ readiness to analyze blood samples during a drill at Backus to test readiness for Ebola. Windham Hospital
participated through a video conference.
A weekly newsletter for East Region employees, volunteers, patients and friends.
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October 10, 2014
Gift Shop
Items of the Week
BACKUS
Pocket planners
Two-year editions now in stock
for 2015-2016..
$4.50
WINDHAM
Les Temkin, Backus Vice President, Operations, gets a flu shot from Penny
Slayton, RN, Employee Health Nurse, as Backus began its flu shot campaign by vaccinating the Executive Leadership Team Tuesday. Several flu
clinics are being offered at Backus and Windham hospitals over the next
couple of weeks. See page 6 for details.
Backus to host blood drive Oct. 24
Scary savings
25% of all Halloween and fall items
in the Auxiliary to Windham
Hospital Gift Shop.
BACKUS GIFT SHOP HOURS:
MON. - WED. / 9:30 A.M. – 7:30 P.M.,
THURS. - FRI. / 9:30 A.M. – 6:30 P.M.,
SAT. / 9:30 A.M. – 4 P.M., SUN. / 1 – 4 P.M.
WINDHAM GIFT SHOP HOURS:
MON. - FRI. / 9 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Backus will host an American Red Cross Blood on Friday,
Oct. 24, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in the main lobby conference rooms at Backus Hospital, 326 Washington St. in
Norwich.
To schedule an appointment to give blood, e-mail Ginny
James at virginia.james@hhchealth. org or call 860-889-8331, ext. 4211 or
800-RED-CROSS.
Upcoming Auxiliary
vendor sales
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Deadline: Wednesdays at noon
Backus: A-1 Home Décor will be the
featured dealer for the next Backus Auxiliary vendor sale Friday, Oct. 17,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main lobby conference rooms. Items include
tapestry runners, mats, throws, totes and more.
Windham:
Bag Ali will be the featured dealer for the next Auxiliary
to Windham vendor sale Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in
the atrium.
All sales by each auxiliary benefits the host hospital!
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Planning ahead in light of Ebola
This week, as we do from time to time, I am
honored to present a “guest columnist,” Rocco
Orlando III, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief
Medical Officer at Hartford HealthCare.
— Dave
risk level. (The risk of other travel-related illnesses such as malaria, typhoid, African tick
fever, Dengue, Chikungunya or Lassa fever are
assessed only after Ebola is considered.)
n All suspected Ebola cases will be isolated
and health care personnel will use appropriate
CDC protocols for personal protection. Ebola is
not transmitted through the air. Transmission
requires direct, unprotected contact with the
body fluids of a symptomatic patient.
n Only patients at high risk for Ebola will undergo blood tests. Routine testing of all patients is not practical, as testing must be
approved by the state Department of Pubic
Health (DPH) and the CDC. (Last week, there
were more than 100 potential patients across
the country, but the CDC tested only 15 of these patients
after evaluating these cases for the risk of Ebola. In all of
those, there was one positive result.)
n Non-hospital points of entry — Hartford HealthCare
Medical Group offices and other ambulatory facilities —
also will adopt this screening process.
Ebola patients are not infectious until symptomatic
with fever and other symptoms, so properly identifying
patients who are at risk is of utmost importance. It is key
to controlling Ebola in the United States and right here in
our communities.
Asking patients about recent travel is essential: “Have
you recently traveled outside of the United States?”
In any patient encounter we have, this one question
could be key for the patient and his or her close contacts.
If a patient is identified from the countries of interest with
symptoms, and back in the United States for fewer than
21 days, staff members should contact their regional Infectious Disease specialists. The current countries of interest are: Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra
Leone.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have
any other questions. We will be communicating regularly
on this in the days and weeks ahead.
Sincerely,
Dave’s
Desk
Dear Colleagues:
Ebola has dominated the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason. The current outbreak in West Africa has seen more
than 8,000 people infected by this dangerous virus, and nearly half have died. To
date, there has never been a case that originated in the United States or outside of
Africa. But late this summer, Americans infected with Ebola were brought home for
advanced medical care. Four of these patients have recovered. One imported case occurred in Dallas, in a patient
traveling to the United States from
Liberia, one of the outbreak countries.
That patient has died.
It is expected that there will be a
small number of additional cases imported from Africa over the coming
months, and some of these patients
may need treatment in Connecticut.
Safety is one of Hartford HealthCare’s
core values. We safely treat patients
Rocco
with
a range of infectious diseases
Orlando III,
every
day. As the state’s leading inteMD
grated care system, we may be called
on to provide care for Ebola patients. That is why we have
developed a comprehensive plan to treat any such patients compassionately and as effectively as possible with
a special focus on the safety of patients and our staff.
Our systemwide team has been working since August
and has developed a screening protocol for Ebola that is
consistent with guidelines from the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here is how it
works:
n All the HHC emergency departments are screening at
triage for potential Ebola cases, immediately isolating
those at risk due to travel and symptoms.
n The initial evaluation is followed by an additional
symptom assessment by Infectious Diseases physicians.
Based on this assessment, patients are ranked for their
Rocco
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October 10, 2014
Windham Women’s
Health Expo makes debut
Helping out at the inaugural Hartford HealthCare Women’s Health
Expo Wednesday at Windham High
School were, from left, Isra Ali,
Suzanne Barton, Jo-Ann Pocious,
Kathy Nelson, Kate Starkey, Donna
Slonski, Lori Surber and Alice
Facente.
Thirty-seven women received free
breast screenings and cancer education during the inaugural Hartford
HealthCare Women’s Health Expo on
Oct. 8 at Windham High School.
The event, to help kick-off Breast
Cancer Awareness Month, was a collaboration between Windham and
Backus hospitals and the Hartford
Hospital Digital Mammography Coach.
Clinicians on the Hartford Hospital
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for women 40 and older who had not
had one in the past 12 months.
“There are a number of women here
today who’ve gone five years or more
without a mammogram. We’re so
happy to get them rescreened and
hopefully back into the habit of getting
their breast exams done routinely,”
East Region Oncology Program Manager Kate Starkey said.
The Backus Mobile Health Resource
Center and the Backus CareVan were
also on site. Suzanne Barton, CNM,
from the Windham Hospital Women’s
Health Center, performed clinical
breast exams for 16 women and
Backus Community Health Education
Nurse Alice Facente, RN, gave blood
pressure screenings to all attendees.
Windham Hospital Breast Cancer
Nurse Navigator Lori Surber, RN, says a
lot of times women need to be reminded by friends and family to have
their screenings done.
“As a woman it’s easier to talk another woman into getting their mammogram or other screenings done.
You have to have them kind of step
outside of themselves and say, ‘I’m
doing this for my children, for my husband and for my future,’” Surber says.
According to the American Cancer
Society, Connecticut has the highest
rate of breast cancer in the country.
The good news is that the state’s mortality rate from breast cancer is lower
the national average.
“There’s so much more awareness
today,” says Donna Slonski, RN, Backus
Breast Care Coordinator and Breast Patient Navigator. “Most people know
someone who’s been affected by
breast cancer. When women share
their stories of survivorship it inspires
other women to come for a mammogram.”
October 10, 2014
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East Region prepares for Ebola possibilities
Amid the worst outbreak of Ebola in
history and the first confirmed case
in the United States, Backus and
Windham hospitals are joining hospitals from across the country in
preparing for the possibility of treating patients who have contracted the
rare but deadly virus.
The East Region Ebola Workgroup,
which is composed of leaders from
clinical and non-clinical departments
from both hospitals and satellite offices, is reviewing policies and procedures such as
patient isolation,
the safe handling
of lab specimens,
linens and waste,
standardized questions to ask patients in order to screen them for
Ebola, internal and external communications, current stockpile of protective equipment and training staff how
to use it and coordination of emergency management plans with state
and federal health officials to ensure
patient, staff and public safety.
“In the East Region, we have always
taken pride in our emergency preparedness and it has never been more
important than now,” said Dave
Whitehead, Regional President, Hartford HealthCare.
The group held a tabletop emergency response exercise on Monday,
Oct. 6, going through each step and related procedures if either hospital is
faced with treating an Ebola patient or
a suspected Ebola patient.
East Region Manager of Emergency
Preparedness Patrick Turek says the
team has been preparing since April
and that caring for Ebola patients fits
into the context of emergency response plans that are already in place.
“We know how to conduct surveillance. We know how to triage and
treat patients and continue their care
through our system. In the case of
Ebola, we would utilize the construct
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Windham members of the Ebola Workgroup connect to Backus through a
video conference on Oct. 6.
In the East Region, we have always
taken pride in our emergency
preparedness and it has never
been more important than now.
n Dave Whitehead, Regional President, Hartford HealthCare
and capabilities we currently have in
place to make sure we have the best
and most coordinated response.”
Nationally, the first confirmed Ebola
patient died Wednesday. He first presented with flu-like symptoms at
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital,
was sent home, but two days later
brought back to the hospital in an ambulance, diagnosed, admitted and
treated in isolation.
Every acute care hospital in Connecticut must provide the State Department of Public Health (DPH) with
a checklist of Ebola procedures by October 14. Hospital CEOs will discuss
their plans in a conference call with
Commissioner Jewell Mullen. Earlier
this week Governor Dannel Malloy
signed an order that gives DPH the
ability to effectively quarantine an individual or a group of individuals who
may have been exposed to or infected
with the Ebola virus.
Turek says checklists for both hospitals and its outpatient centers have
been completed and submitted. And
he says, while the governor’s order
gives the state more authority, it doesn’t affect the hospitals’ ability to prepare.
“We take an ‘all-hazards approach’
which gives us the capability to respond to any current or emerging
threat regarding public health,” Turek
says. “We’ve done our due diligence.
We’ve looked at all of our plans, policies and procedures and what capabilities we have presently. What we
will continue to do over the next
weeks and months is to make sure
our plans are perfect so that, to use
our High Reliability Organization
(HRO) principals, nothing will ‘pass
through the Swiss cheese,’” Turek
says.
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Flu clinics
scheduled
for staff
Backus flu clinic dates, times
As fall gets into full swing, influenza
poses a serious threat to our patients,
who in most cases already suffer from
compromised health. It is our responsibility to protect our patients, ourselves and our loved ones from this
potentially deadly respiratory virus.
For this reason, flu vaccinations are
mandatory for all staff, students and
volunteers at Backus and Windham
hospitals.
For more information, contact Employee Health Nurse Penny Slayton,
RN, at 860-889-8331, ext. 2499 or via
e-mail at penelope.slayton@
hhchealth.org
Friday, Oct. 10 . . . . . . . 2 - 3:30 p.m. . . . Plainfield Emergency Care Center
Monday, Oct. 13 . . 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. . . East Region System Support Office
Monday, Oct. 13 . . . . . . . . 1 - 4 p.m. . . . . . . main lobby conference room 1
Tuesday, Oct. 13 . . . . noon - 3 p.m. . . . . . . Backus Outpatient Care Center
Wednesday, Oct. 22 . 6 a.m. - noon . . . . . . main lobby conference room 3
Wednesday, Oct. 29 . . . . 6 - 11 a.m. . . . . . . main lobby conference room 1
MOBILE CART VACCINATIONS (for off-shift personnel)
Thursday, Oct. 16 . . . . . . 8 p.m. - midnight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tuesday, Oct. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 7 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monday, Oct. 27 . . . . . . . 8 p.m. - midnight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Windham flu clinic dates, times
Tuesday, Oct. 14 . . . . . . . 6 - 10 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 . . . noon - 4 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 20 . . . . noon - 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 21 . . . . . . . . 3 - 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 22 . . . . . . 6 - 10 a.m.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griswold Room
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griswold Room
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griswold Room
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson Room
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Griswold Room
v v v Influenza vaccination deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 4. v v v
Celebrating Care Management Week
Oct. 12-18 is National Case Management Week. Please take a moment to acknowledge and thank your Case Management colleagues. They work tirelessly
to meet the needs of our patients and their families while simultaneously ensuring our organizational goals are upheld and federal and state regulatory
compliance is maintained. They are amazing individuals who are adept at juggling multiple priorities without ever losing sight of our most important priority — the patient.
Thank you for all you do! It is truly our privilege to work with each of you!
— Colleen D. Sullivan, MBA, LCSW, ACM, Regional Director of Care Management
Giselle Goupille, RN, MSN, Regional Manager of Care Management
Patti Marchand, MD, Physician Advisor to Care Management
BACKUS STAFF
Cathy Anderson
Katelyn Adams (ECSU student)
Jessica Basilica-Larkie
Pat Benjamin
Kathy Breault
Elynor Carey
Julie Chastang
Sally Finnegan
October 10, 2014
Diane Gilbert
Shawn Heard
Wendy Heilweil
Pam Metcalfe
Emily Missino
Beth Nye
Barbara Sinko
Mary Turner
OUR CARE MANAGEMENT PARTNERS
Shari DeNinno — Cardiology Program Coordinator
Suzanne Smith — Palliative Care Program Coordinator
Patti Massa, LeAnne Sheya and Vicky Smith — ComPass2C
WINDHAM STAFF
Jane Cornell
Rita Danieluk
Shelby Champagne
Tamre Fontaine
Laura Lassow
Dawn Noel
Barbara Oliveira
Roberta Schwane
Wendy Starkel
Juanita Vazquez
Dr. Vora to lead
Better Breathers
group Oct. 15
Setu Vora, MD, pulmonologist
and Physician Director of Performance Improvement, will be the
featured speaker at the next
meeting of the Better Breathers
Club on
Wednesday,
Oct. 15, at 2
p.m. in the
Backus MOB
conference
room.
The group follows the American Lung
Setu Vora, MD
Association’s
guidelines by providing education
and skills to adults with chronic
lung diseases and meets on the
third Wednesday of every month.
The program is free, but registration is requested. To learn more
or to register, call 860-892-6900.
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Backus Cancer
Survivors Day
set for Saturday
Former major league catcher, founder of
the Connecticut Sports Foundation and cancer survivor John Ellis will be one of the
keynote speakers at the Backus Hospital
Cancer Survivors Day Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10-1 p.m. on the grounds
of Backus Hospital.
Ellis, who played for the Yankees, Indians
and Rangers and starred for New London
High School, will be joined by Hartford Hospital oncology surgeon David Eisenberg, MD,
also a cancer survivor.
Cancer Survivors Day celebrates those
who are living with cancer, inspires those
who are recently diagnosed and shows there
is life after a cancer diagnosis. The event is
free and includes a picnic lunch.
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Backus celebrates
Breast Reconstruction
Awareness Day
Limited
parking
on campus
n Due to Cancer
Survivors Day activities on Saturday,
Oct. 11, please make
plans to utilize alternative parking
options on Thursday night, Oct. 9; Friday, Oct. 10; and
Saturday, Oct. 11.
The lots near the
Medical Office
Building and day
care will be blocked
off during this time.
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Information and support items will
be available for breast cancer patients
and their families during Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day on
Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Backus
Medical Office Building, 330 Washington St, in Norwich.
Meet Vinod V. Pathy, MD, FACS, New
England Plastic Surgery Group from
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. to learn more about
options in reconstructive surgery and
Backus Breast Health Patient Navigator Donna Slonski, RN, for information about the Backus Breast Center.
Enter for a free drawing to win a
hand-made breast health awareness
quilt and sample Pink Ribbon Bagels,
courtesy of Panera Bread.
Please join us for our special
DAY OF
Remembrance
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A free community talk for coaches, parents and medical personnel
about the signs and risks of concussions hosted by Windham and
Backus Hospital neurologist and national sports neurology
consultant Anthon
Anthony
y Alessi,
Wednesday,
W
ednesday, Oct. 15, 6:30-8 PM
Mansfield Community Center
10 South Eagleville Road, Storrs
Across the street from the new
Hartford HealthCare Family Health Center
Free, registration required.
Call 855.494.4636 (Toll
(Toll Free)
for those who have experienced a
pregnancy or early infant loss
Sunday, Oct. 12
3 p.m.
Hartford HealthCare
East Region System
Support Office
11 Stott Avenue | Norwich
For more information, call
Elynor Carey, LMFT at
(860) 889-8331, ext. 4239
Children and family members welcome.
Light refreshments will be served.
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Upcoming benefits forum dates, times
BACKUS AREA SITES
Monday, Oct. 13 . . . . . . . . 1 - 2 p.m. . . East Region System Support Office
Tuesday, Oct. 14 . . . . noon - 1 p.m. . . . . . . Backus Outpatient Care Center
WINDHAM SITES
Tuesday, Oct. 14 . . 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson Room
East Region enrollment begins Oct. 20
The employee benefits open enrollment period is Monday, Oct. 20 through
Friday, Oct. 31 and will be done entirely online or via phone. There will be no
benefit enrollment packets mailed out.
n Backus: Benefits material for Backus will be posted on the Backus Human
Resources Intranet under the “2015 Open Enrollment Link.”
n Windham: Benefits material for Windham will be posted online at
https://hhchealth.benefitsnow.com.
Action is required for every benefits-eligible employee (scheduled to work 24
hours or more per week). Benefits selections from prior years will not roll over,
except for Supplemental Life and retirement.
Employees who do nothing will have current coverage cancelled effective
Dec. 31, and will not be enrolled in coverage for 2015.
To learn more now, attend one of the sessions listed at right, go to
https://hhchealth.benefitsnow. com or call 1-855-596-7448 Monday-Friday, 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. (except major holidays) beginning Oct. 20.
Heart Walk
Above: More than 75 walkers from Backus and Windham hospitals turned out for the annual American Heart Association Heart
Walk at Rocky Neck State Park in Niantic Sunday to help raise
money for research, advocacy and awareness of cardiovascular
disease and stroke. At right: Backus walkers including, from left,
Jane Carnaghan, Ted Carnaghan, Jean Carnaghan and Priscilla
Forschler, head out at the start of the walk. The Carnaghans have
been participating in the walk for more than 14 years. Jean is typically the top fundraiser.
October 10, 2014
National
Health Care
Supply Chain
Week Oct. 5-11
Oct. 5-11 is National Health Care
Supply Chain Week. It’s a week to
celebrate supply chain professionals for their outstanding contributions to health care and the overall
success of the hospitals. Thank you
to our Supply Chain staff.
BACKUS
Tim Allard
Ken
Andruskiewicz
Ron Berry
Tim Dugas
Brendon Everett
Aga Korycki
Mariza Marino
Tim Merchant
Suseline
Nascimento
Bob Ryan
Rebecca Scavetta
Tom Synnett
WINDHAM
Janet Garson
Kevin Horan
Thomas Lee
David Light
Collin Scatena
Becky Scavetta
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International Central Service Week begins Oct. 12
Sunday, Oct. 12, marks the beginning of International Central Service
Week. This week long celebration is dedicated to recognizing the work done
in Sterile Processing Departments worldwide.
Please join us in extending our thanks to the committed specialists who
staff our Sterile Processing Departments on both the Backus and Windham
campuses while working with their peers to provide our patients with the
safest care possible.
Thank you for all you do to deliver quality customer service and provide
positive patient outcomes. Congratulations on your well deserved special
week.
— Gail Delaney-Kimball, RN, Associate Administrator
Suzanne Ninteau*, Regional Manager, Sterile Processing
Stephanie Malia*, Supervisor; Rhonda Davis*, Supervisor
Patient thanks
Plainfield staff
I just wanted to say thank you to Dr.
McCue and the entire Plainfield
Backus Emergency Care Center staff
for the care I received at your center
recently.
Thank you Dr. McCue for not writing my condition off as the flu and for
taking the time to examine me, ask
questions and run tests. You were a
big part of finding out what my condition really was and advising the correct treatment.
Thank you to Karen, Jill and Jenny
who were very kind and caring.
— Jonna Boulayer and family
Walk with Backus
at Spook-A-Thon
Join the Backus team as a walker or
captain for the Family 4K Cornstalk
Walk and enjoy free admission to the
Spook-A-Thon and all of the fun activities with your family while helping
to raise funds in support of local cancer patients. Wristbands are now on
sale for $1 in the Backus gift shops.
Contact Gen Schies at 860-823-6331
to sign up today!
Sterile Processing
Techs
Ryan Allen*
Fred Alletto*
Jessica Bradley
Douglas Burrill*
Sue Cutter*
Jacquelyn Driscoll*
Sherri Gagnon*
Kathy Gass
Ann Grzelak
Jennifer Holland*
Susanne Kobelski*
Cathy Mattos*
Nancy Michaud*
Pat Nye
Araceli Pichay*
Linda Rec*
Isabel Rivas
Donna Roy
Jennifer Shiling
Shahla Sultani
Beth Strmiska*
Kathy White*
Sterile Processing
Aides
Hildur Calkins
Richard Sullivan
* Certified Staff
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News and notes from the
EAG employee
craft fair
n The annual Employee Craft Fair will
be held on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 4-7
p.m. and Friday, Nov. 7, from 7:30 a.m. 4 p.m. Space is available for $30 for employees and $40 for non-employees.
Space will be open to employees only
until Friday, Oct. 10. Please contact
Donna at ext. 4513 for donna.
mclaughlin@hhchealth.org for more
information.
Discount Providence
Bruins hockey tickets .
Backus Café Menu
n Please join the Providence Bruins at 7
p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, for their annual
Pink in the Rink game at the Dunkin
Donuts Center in Providence. $5 from
each ticket sold for the game against
the Norfolk Admirals will benefit the
Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource
Foundation. The players will be in pink
jerseys and all are encouraged to don
pink clothing and join in a great cause.
Tickets are $18 and can be purchased
from Donna McLaughlin at ext. 4513 or
email donna.mclaughlin@hhchealth.
com.
EAG weekly prize
winner for Oct. 10
n Maryann Calderon — Pharmacy
CONGRATULATIONS!
Call Cathy Saunders at ext. 2105 to collect
your prize.
Discount
movie tickets
About the EAG
n Discount Lisbon
Landing Digiplex
movie tickets are
available through
Cathy Saunders in Diagnostic Imaging or Donna McLaughlin
in Food and Nutrition for $8.
n The EAG is a small team of employees who plan and coordinate
fun and discounted activities for all
employees to enjoy. Contact the
group by e-mailing the EAG Committee Group through the Backus email system.
SATURDAY, Oct. 11
chicken caesar salad / chef’s choice / stuffed turkey pepper soup
SUNDAY, Oct. 12
apricot glazed salmon / spaghetti and meatballs / soup du jour / garlic bread /
basmati rice
MONDAY, Oct. 13
ENTREES: pot roast with gravy and horseradish / tortellini carbonara / vegetable
quiche / SOUPS: turkey noodle / cream of vegetable / SIDES: baby carrots /
caribbean blend vegetables / french fries / mashed potatoes
TUESDAY, Oct. 14
ENTREES: orient express chicken salad / lemon-basil cod with green bean salad /
apple-sage cornbread stuffed pork chop / SOUPS: polish garden / tomato florentine /
SIDES: acorn squash / bermuda blend vegetables / jasmine rice / wild rice pilaf
WEDNESDAY,
Oct. 15
ENTREES: pepperoni and sausage calzone with marinara sauce / apple-raisin stuffed
chicken with gravy / butternut squash lasagna / SOUP: chicken tortilla / SIDES: green
beans / caribbean blend vegetables / wild rice pilaf / french fries
THURSDAY, Oct. 16
ENTREES: bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato wrap / roasted turkey with gravy and
cranberry / ritz baked haddock / SOUPS: lentil and ham / minestrone / SIDES:
brussel sprouts / malibu blend vegetables / traditional stuffing / french fries
FRIDAY, Oct. 17
ENTREES: fish and chips / chef’s choice / sophisticated macaroni and cheese / SOUPS:
seafood chowder / chef’s choice / SIDES: normandy blend vegetables / asparagus /
french fries
DAILY FARE: A variety of hot paninis, cold wraps and pizza specials are available on a rotating basis
The Backus cafeteria is open daily from 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Hot food is served from 6:30 - 10:30 a.m.; 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; and 5 - 6:30 p.m.
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Health Care Security and Safety Week Oct. 12-18
Oct. 12-18 is Health Care Security and
Safety Week. We would like to thank our
staff for the work they do every day to keep
our patients, visitors and their fellow employees safe.
— Andrew Ellis, Dave Guiher, Shaun Hill
WINDHAM STAFF
Steve Dubin
Adriana Figueroa
Ellen Gillon
Ron Lucey
Jim Meikle
Daniel Raiola
Vladimir Rivera
Anne Strate
Ed Straub
Pete Tanaka
Doug Tourigny
Brad Waite
BACKUS STAFF
Charge Officers
Ed Hill
Rick Lenda
Jason Matylewicz
Chris Pennenga
Manny Singh
Tom Walsh
Officers
Jon Bailey
Myles Boulanger
Barry Carlos
Mike Chapman
Bill Dexter
Charlie Dickinson
Dennis Jenkins
Brian Laporte
Leon Martin
Eugene O’Reilly
Jim Pollard
Taylor Zaldivar
Eric Pelish
Bill Rizzuto
Loree Winski-Tanguay
Switchboard/Dispatch
Nancy Brummett
John Feeney
Jenn Kelley
Jack Lambert
Joan Munroe
Ken Olsen
Shuttle
Cindy Davy
Paul Donato
Dan Fontaine
Deb Hayslip
Paul Labrecque
Mike Lavallee
John Nelson
Frank Russo
Charlie Smith
Windham cancer support group
Backus cardiac support group
Windham Hospital hosts a weekly cancer support
group on Wednesdays from 5:30 - 7 p.m. in the Johnson Room off the main lobby. Family members and
caregivers are welcome.
Pre-registration is preferred. For more information
or to pre-register, call 860-456-6770 or 855-494-INFO.
The Backus Cardiac Disease support group will host its
next session on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 6-7 p.m. in the
hospital’s library. The support group is open to anyone who
needs support in managing cardiac disease. If you have
questions, call 860-889-8331, ext. 2128. The group meets
on the second Wednesday of every month.
ENTREE: thai pineapple chicken curry over rice / SOUPS pasta fagioli / soup du jour /
SIDES: jasmine rice / brussel sprouts / SANDWICH: spinach and pesto grilled panini
TUESDAY, Oct. 14
ENTREE: herb crusted top round of beef / cherry cobbler / fried zucchini sticks /
SOUPS: butternut bisque / soup du jour / SIDES: roasted sweet potato wedges /
roasted acorn squash / SANDWICH: grilled vegetable wrap
WEDNESDAY,
Oct. 15
ENTREE: grilled salmon with pineapple salsa / swedish meatballs over egg noodles /
SOUPS: chicken tortellini / soup du jour / SIDES: egg noodles / sautéed asparagus /
SANDWICH: reuben melt with corned beef, sauerkraut and thousand island on rye
THURSDAY, Oct. 16
ENTREE: sweet and sour pork over rice / shepherd’s pie / SOUPS: white bean, bacon
and kale / soup du jour / SIDES: white rice / sweet and spicy green beans /
SANDWICH: buffalo chicken sliders
FRIDAY, Oct. 17
ENTREE: shrimp creole / american chop suey / SOUPS: seafood chowder / soup du jour
/ SIDES: chef’s choice / SANDWICH: hot sausage and pepper jack grilled panini
SATURDAY, Oct. 18
ENTREE: sweet and sour chicken / SOUP: chicken and rice / SIDES: brown rice / caribbean
blend vegetables / SANDWICH: jen and maries veggie burger with pineapple salsa
SUNDAY, Oct. 19
ENTREE: meat or vegetable calzone / SOUP: beef barley vegetable / SIDES: egg noodles
/ sliced carrots / SANDWICH: grilled chicken cordon bleu panini
BREAKFAST: Served weekdays only and includes a variety of hot items including oatmeal, cream of wheat,
yogurt bar, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, homefries and a breakfast sandwich (Selection varies by day)
Sumner Cafeteria Menu
MONDAY, Oct. 13
The Sumner Cafeteria open from 6:30 - 10:30 a.m.; 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; 2 - 2:30 p.m. and 3 - 6:30 p.m.
Hot food is served from 6:30 - 9:30 a.m.; 11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; and 5 - 6:30 p.m.
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GENERAL STORE
General Store is a free classified ad section for the benefit of
East Region employees, retirees, medical staff and volunteers.
We welcome your submissions by the hospital Intranet, fax (860-892-6964), mail or by e-mailing publicrelations@wwbh.org.
The deadline for submissions to be included in each Friday’s HospiTell is Wednesday at noon.
HospiTell will include community events for not-for-profit organizations based in eastern Connecticut that are open to the
public and free of charge. We do not accept ads for real estate, firearms or personal ads. Please do not list hospital phone numbers or
hospital e-mail addresses for responses. You must submit your item weekly if you want it to appear more than one week.
To have HospiTell e-mailed to you, or for questions about the General Store, please call Ginny James, Backus Corporate
Communications, at 860-889-8331, ext. 4211, or e-mail her at virginia.james@hhchealth.org.
FOR SALE
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — Pearl white, tinted windows, after market rims, 55,000 miles, under a
transferable warrantly, asking $13,600 or best offer.
Call 860-885-4644.
1993 VOLVO 940 SEDAN — Four cylinder, automatic,
new tires/water pump/brakes/exhaust, inspection
good for two years, power windows, seats, moon
roof, well maintained, asking $1,500. Call 401-3220882 or 401-212-6375.
SELECT NUMBER BED — Adjustable king size, works
great, pictures available, $350, Call 860-376-1344.
MISC. ITEMS — Dark brown loveseat with light
brown recliner, like new, $500. Dresser, $25. Call 860604-0474.
WANTED
VENDORS — Norwich Sts. Peter & Paul “Kris Kringle
Fair,” Saturday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 860-8879857.
VENDORS — Craft, hobby, products show hosted by
the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department Auxillary on
Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Lebanon Fire Safety Complex. Call 860-942-8283.
CRAFTERS — Otis Library is looking for crafters for
their Otis Festival, Saturday, Nov. 22. Applications
are available at www.otislibrarynorwich.org or call
860-889-2365, ext. 127.
VENDORS — Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7,
Holiday Bazaar, Sacred Heart School, Groton. Call
860-501-1991.
EVENTS
BOZRAH FARMERS MARKET — Oct. 10, 4-7 p.m.
35 vendors, gourmet foods, music. View
bozrahfarmersmarket.org.
CHELSEA BOTANICAL GARDENS FUNDRAISER —
Now through Oct. 13. Proceeds to support development of Chelsea Botanical Gardens in Norwich.
View www.chelseabotanicalgardens.org for order
form.
GRISWOLD EXERCISE PROGRAM — Meets every
Tuesday and Thursday, 6 - 7 p.m. in the Griswold Elementary School cafeteria. Class features low-impact
aerobics, weights and pilates. Bring your own mats
and weights. For more information, call 860-3764741.
DINNER THEATER — Friday, Oct. 10, Saturday, Oct.
11, at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 12, 2 p.m. at Preston
City Congregational Church. The Face on the Bar
Room Floor will be presented, directed by Mary Norris. Call for ticket prices and dinner menu 860-8874647.
OLD FASHION CHICKEN PIE SUPPER — Saturday,
Oct. 11, 5-7 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 8 Chapel
Hill Road, Yantic. Chicken pie, golden mashed potatoes, gravy, fresh vegetables, cranberry sauce, dinner
roll, homemade pies, cakes, coffee, tea, soft drink,
juice, $10 or $8 for seniors, $5 for children ages five
Windham Hospital welcomed
Sandra Hughes,
MD, from Mansfield Family
Practice, to the
hospital’s medical staff during
a breakfast in
the hospital’s
atrium on Oct.7.
Pictured, from
left, are Kent
Stahl, MD, Vice President Physician Network Development, Integrated
Care Partners, Sandra Hughes, MD, Nelson Walker, MD, of Mansfield
Family Practice, and Ken Dardick, MD, of Mansfield Family Practice.
to 12, free valet parking, dine in or take-out orders.
Call 860-887-2082.
FALL BOOK SALE — Friday, Oct.17, and Saturday,
Oct.18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct.19, from
noon to 3 p.m. at the Otis Library, 261 Main St, Norwich. Thousands of gently used fiction and non-fiction books, CDs/DVDs, records. Sponsored by the
friends of Otis Library.
ANNUAL FREEDOM FUND GALA — Friday, Oct. 17,
at 6 p.m. at the Hartford HealthCare East Region System Support Office, 11 Stott Ave., Norwich (across
from Dodd Stadium). The Norwich Branch NAACP
invites you to attend. Dinner, cash bar, keynote
speaker is Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D, Assistant
Professor, Yale School of Medicine. $60 per person.
Call 860-886-5283.
DINNER THEATRE — Friday, Oct. 17, and Saturday,
Oct. 18, 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 78 Washington St., Norwich. The Face
on the Bar Room Floor, directed by Mary Norris,
reservations only, tickets $20. Call 860-887-4249.
HARVEST FESTIVAL — Saturday, Oct. 18, 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. at the Divine Providence Church, Silver/Golden
Sts., Norwich. Crafts, country kitchen, sweet shoppe,
treasure booth, Polish food sale, more vendors
wanted. Call 860-887-8781 or 860-887-4265.
SPOOKY STORY EVENT — Saturday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m.
until dark at the 1850s Homestead at Maples Farm
Park, 45 Bozrah St., Bozrah. This event is free, live
folk entertainment, storytellers, historical and local
lore, children must be accompanied by an adult,
please bring a flashlight, rain date is Sunday, Oct. 19,
tickets are $6.
POWER OF PURPLE — Sunday, Oct. 19, 12 noon at
the City of Groton Municipal Building, 295 Meridian
St., Groton. The Power of Purple Hot Cider Walk and
Rally is a campaign to end domestic violence. The
founders are The Rose Conrad Memorial Fund of
Safe Futures and Hadassah of Eastern CT. The walk
is rain or shine, $10, includes a t-shirt and bracelet.
Children under 12 years old walk free, pay at the
door, teams welcome, refreshments, resources. Call
860-884-8945 or visit www.SafeFuturesCT.org for
more information.
BOTH SIDES OF THE LAW — A seminar to improve
public understanding of police procedures. Thursday, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. at The Jacqueline Owens Auditorium, Kelly Middle School, 25 Mahan Drive,
Norwich. Presented by the Norwich NAACP in partnership with the Norwich Police Department.
HALLOWEEN SILENT MOVIE NIGHT SPOOKTACULAR — Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church
School of the Arts, 78 Washington St., Norwich. John
Barrymore in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, organist is
Robert Humphreville. Suggested donation is $5. Call
860-425-0663 with questions.
TURKEY DINNER — Saturday, Oct. 25, 5-7 p.m. at Lee
Memorial Church. Turkey, gravy, potatoes, homemade stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls,
homemade desserts, $11 for adults, $8 for children
five to 12 years old, children under 4 years old are
free. Call 860-887-5886 for ticket reservations.