Congratulations to Catherine McFarlane, BSN, RN, Mary Washington Hospital's DAISY Award winner from April. She was nominated by four of her fellow nurses! Here's just a few of the great things they had to say about her:
"Cathy is an amazing nurse. Her patients know that they are in good hands. She is also a great co-worker in making sure her peers are appreciated and recognized."
"Cathy is so helpful and upbeat! I love working with her and as a new nurse looking up to her."
"Cathy shows nothing but love and teamwork to staff and co-workers. She is always lending a helping hand when needed. Always shows the utmost care for patients and provides a family like environment in the workplace. She always checks up on us and makes sure all of her staff is okay and rested."
Cathy sounds like the kind of nurse you not only want at your bedside as a patient, but by your side as a co-worker! Cathy, thank you for all you do! #MWHCproud #DAISYaward #DAISY #nurselife
Join our FREE surgical weight loss info session on Friday at noon. We hold the virtual sessions twice each month on the first and third Fridays. Call 540.741.1404 to RSVP and get the link. You need to register by Thursday at noon for Friday's session. Find out more about Mary Washington Weight Loss Center and the Weight Loss Program at MWHC: weightloss.mwhc.com.
THU, NOV 12 AT 6:00 PM EST
Light Up a Life Illumination
Cold ... flu ... COVID-19 ... allergies ... So many symptoms overlap that it can be confusing. This helpful graphic from the CDC covers most common symptoms. When in doubt, give our nurse advice line a call: 540.741.1000, 365 days a year, 6 a.m.–midnight.
FREE COVID-19 testing! Mary Washington Healthcare is partnering with Rappahannock Area Health District to bring free drive-through COVID-19 testing to south Stafford for individuals 16 and older. Testing will be held Wednesday, September 30 from 4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. at Falmouth Baptist Church at 302 Colonial Avenue. Pre-registration is requested: https://bit.ly/3kVJkru
Operation Medicine Cabinet: Saturday, October 24, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Drop off your expired or unused medications and sharps! No questions asked. Hosted by Partners In Aging with support from local law enforcement. For more information, call Health Link 540.741.1404 Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Caroline County Sheriff's Office, VA
Fredericksburg Police Department
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office - Roger L. Harris Sheriff
Office of Stafford County Sheriff
Take 20 minutes and know your status. We offer FREE #HIV testing at The Wellness Program office in Tompkins-Martin Medical Plaza. #KnowYourStatus
Learn more at wellness.mwhc.com.
After BSA Troop 907G committee members learned about Mary Washington Healthcare’s participation in The Jared Box Project, 8 members of the troop decided to assemble Jared Boxes for their service project. The troop used financial donations they had received from their popcorn fundraiser to purchase boxes and the items to fill each box. The girls then used stickers to decorate the boxes and included a “get well” card for the recipient. The parents of the girls noted how impressed they were by the enthusiasm of the scouts as they put the boxes together.
A few members from the troop brought their 14 Jared Boxes to the Stafford Hospital Emergency Department, where they will be used to help ease the anxiety of pediatric patients that come to the hospital. Thank you, Troop 907G!
It’s Pharmacy Week and we want to give a big shout out to our team of more than 60 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at Mary Washington and Stafford Hospitals. This hardworking team not only provides medication for inpatients in both hospitals, they also distribute medications to other locations in the area, to include many EMS squad medication boxes in the City of Fredericksburg and surrounding counties. In September alone, medications dispensed from our many AcuDose machines totaled 203,498 at MWH and 33,341 at SH. Per year, the pharmacy dispenses over 1.9 million doses!
Pharmacists are available to assist with any medication education needs, assist our nursing and physician partners with top notch pharmaceutical recommendations and care, and make sure medication safety is always our number one priority.
#MWHCproud #PharmacyWeek #NationalPharmacyWeek
Trick-or-treaters? Halloweeners? Whatever you call them, we want you and your little goblins to stay safe this Halloween. 👻 🎃
FREE Virtual Grocery Store Tours: November 18. The Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC) Regional Cancer Center is proud to partner with Giant Foods to host two live virtual grocery store tours with Q&A sessions for our community. On the tours, local Giant Store dietitian Lindsay Martin will teach you how to read nutrition labels, quick and easy meals, nutrition guidance, and will cover new products, podcasts, and classes offered locally.
MWHC Regional Cancer Center dietitian Whitney Christie will also share how you can eat to prevent cancer using recommendations from the American Institute for Cancer Research.
Two sessions will be offered on Wednesday, November 18 at 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
To join the 12:00 p.m. grocery store tour, use this link: http://bit.ly/noontour.
To join the 6:00 p.m. grocery store tour, use this link: http://bit.ly/6PMtour.
We are excited to share the story of this special family. Chris and Lauren, along with their five year old son Wyatt, traveled from Alaska to the east coast to visit family just before the holidays last year. Lauren, at 26 weeks pregnant, had no complications with her pregnancy and was cleared to travel. What was planned to be a week's vacation turned into a three month stay as Lauren was diagnosed with placenta accreta, resulting in Sebastian being born at 29 weeks. And that was just the start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aESnP5g1nc4&feature=emb_logo
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A Delivery Far From Home: Lauren and Sebastian’s Story
Today is the last day to purchase your luminaries and have your loved ones' names read during our virtual Light Up a Life ceremony next week. Head to lightupalife.com to purchase a luminary or a sponsorship. Proceeds benefit Mary Washington Healthcare Hospice Services.
Join us for an interactive Facebook Live event and learn what it is like to be a Registered Nurse at Mary Washington Healthcare. You will hear stories from three of our experienced RNs about what it is like to work at Mary Washington and Stafford Hospitals. Our team will also be answering your questions during this live event! Join us November 10 at 6:30 p.m. here on our Facebook page.
November is National Diabetes Month, and we're excited to bring you our latest podcast about diabetes myths and misunderstandings. We spoke with two of our #diabetes educators to bust some common myths. Listen in your podcast app or on our website: https://www.marywashingtonhealthcare.com/Posts/2020/November/Diabetes-Myths-and-Misunderstandings.aspx
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Join our FREE surgical weight loss info session on Friday at noon. We hold the virtual sessions twice each month on the first and third Fridays. Call 540.741.1404 to RSVP and get the link. You need to register by Thursday at noon for Friday's session. Find out more about Mary Washington Weight Loss Center and the Weight Loss Program at MWHC: weightloss.mwhc.com.
THU, FEB 4 AT 6:30 PM EST
COVID-19 Community Town Hall
Huge shout out to Linda Blakemore and The Gemini 3 Group for their donation of these "GOT THE SHOT" wristbands for our vaccine recipients at the John F. Fick, III Conference Center. They've been a big hit!
Join us live.
We are glad to know so many people in the Fredericksburg region are eager to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Being able to administer the vaccine in our community is a privilege and a commitment we take seriously. We understand this vaccine is a dose of hope and ask for your patience as MyChart and our website experience high volume. Thank you for being #inthistogether.
You can't hide the smiles behind those masks—their eyes say it all! Thank you to our community who continues to deliver pick-me-ups to our frontline workers. Enjoy the smiles of some of our Mary Washington Hospital Emergency Department staff! #StillInThisTogether
UPDATE 7 p.m. Jan. 26: We are out of Wednesday appointments but will open up tomorrow afternoon for appointments through Monday.
We are excited to announce that MWHC has received several thousand COVID-19 vaccines redistributed from the state. As such, we are standing-up a few more COVID-19 clinics for our community. We have opened up some appointments for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 27 and will close the site when those appointments are full. We will open the remaining appointments at 3 p.m. tomorrow for clinics we are hosting through Monday. If you are Phase 1a or 1b (healthcare workers, frontline workers, 65+, 16-64 with high-risk medical conditions) in the Rappahannock Area Health District, we invite you to sign up on our website: https://www.marywashingtonhealthcare.com/COVID-19/Vaccines/Vaccine-Registration.aspx
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