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Butler VAMC Site Visit
Below are highlights from Network 4 Director, Michael E. Moreland's, visit to the Butler VA Medical Center on August 28, 2007.
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Mr. Moreland shares a friendly greeting with Environmental Services staff member Jimmy Coyle.
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Carol Weitzel, RN, Clinical Manager, and Sharon Parson, Associate Director of Patient Care Services, discuss with Mr. Moreland the care, programs and services provided to the patients on the 3rd floor Alzheimer's unit. |
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During his tour of the facility, Mr. Moreland takes time out to visit with Fred Tregaskes, nursing home patient and President of the Keystone Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. |
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Mr. Moreland conducts a patient tracer using the Joint Commission methodology of following a patient's care through the system. This tracer reviewed services from physical therapy, nursing and social work.
(VA Butler staff members pictured, left to right: Mary Ann Regis, Dr. Varsha Mehta, Rose Woodward (sitting), Jana Budde, Presidential Management Fellow, Pittsburgh (standing), and Marcella Huey (sitting at computer)). |
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Mr. Moreland and Dr. Ravi Kumar conduct a patient tracer utilizing the computerized patient record, while Jana Budde, Presidential Management Fellow, from Pittsburgh looks on. |
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Nancy Kumar, RN, Supervisor Community Services, talks with Mr. Moreland about the facility's Adult Day Healthcare Program.
(Standing in the background, looking on, is Ms. Patricia Nealon, Director, VA Butler Healthcare)
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