http://www.gritman.org Gritman Medical Center, an accredited, not for profit hospital in Moscow, ID, has been providing high-quality healthcare to people of the Palouse region for more than 100 years. en-us Copyright 1994-2008, First Step Internet webmaster@gritman.org webmaster@gritman.org Mon, 12 May 2008 00:18:00 -0800 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:18:00 -0800 FSR_RSS 1.1b http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=67 Gritman Medical Center is sponsoring a Red Dress Run for Healthy Hearts. The event will take place at the Palouse Mall on February 23rd and will include an indoor walking event, an outdoor Gritman Red Dress Run/Walk, blood pressure checks, and several booths to provide information on preventing and controlling heart disease. Free T-shirts will be given to the first 100 participants. The event will begin at the Ross entrance at 9:00 a.m.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. During American Heart Month, Gritman Medical Center encourages everyone to join the ... Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=67 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=66 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Gritman Medical Center Holiday Cooking Class Come join Gritman Medical Center for a holiday cooking class with a healthy twist. Join us on Friday, November 9, in the first floor conference center at Gritman Medical Center from 12. to 1 p.m. and learn some healthy ways to spice up your holidays. Call to register for this free class at (208) 883-6341. There will be a cornucopia of ideas. There will be cooking demonstrations, party ideas, samples, door prizes and recipes to try for your holiday celebrations. ... Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=66 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=65 Further improving the delivery of radiological care to the community, Gritman Medical Center is now offering the latest ultrasound technology – designed to improve diagnosis and enable faster treatment decisions. The new 4-D ultrasound produces high-quality images needed to diagnose a variety of conditions in a single office visit.This new addition allows our radiology department to obtain clear, detailed images with relative ease and speed, often eliminating the need for additional tests, and allows us to begin treatment much sooner.“These new machines implement the latest technological advances to significantly improve image quality and diagnostic confidence. We are very pleased to ... Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=65 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=64 Gritman Medical Center will be offering a medically accurate, hands-on class that teaches boys and girls ages 11-13 how to handle emergencies when caring for children. The Safe Sitter program teaches babysitters how to handle crises, how to keep their charges secure, and how to nurture and guide a young child. In short, Safe Sitter® babysitters help children stay safe and sound while their parents are away. Participants learn:• What to do when a child chokes• Safety for the Sitter• How to call for emergency help• Babysitting business skills• Basic childcare skills (diapering, feeding, etc.)• How to entertain children and keep ... Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=64 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=63 Volunteering for Gritman’s First Idaho State Junior Volunteer of the Year recipient didn’t begin when she walked into the doors of Gritman Medical Center in Moscow four years ago. Jenna Potter began sharing her time and talents as a young girl along side her parents in countless church, 4-H, and community service projects. Despite a lengthy history of volunteering with her family, however, jumping into the volunteer program at Gritman wasn’t a trouble free commitment.A self-proclaimed “shy and quiet” young woman, Jenna describes her foray into the Gritman program. “If someone would talk to me during a meeting, my ... Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=63 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=62 Gritman Medical Center will be holding a smoking cessation program September 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m in the second floor board room. Respiratory Therapist Jim Parsons will be working with “Freshstart” an American Cancer Society program that emphasizes two main points in an effort to help people quit smoking. The first would be stopping and the second staying stopped. The program consists of four one hour sessions that will cover topics such as understanding tobacco addictions, mastering the first few days after quitting, mastering the obstacles that may come along after quitting (ie ... Fri, 3 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=62 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=61 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Gritman Medical Center holds Grocery Store TourGritman Medical Center and Safeway Grocery Store are teaming up to sponsor a Grocery Store Tour on Wednesday, August 8 at 12 p.m. at the Moscow Safeway. You've heard the saying that you are what you eat--but we would also like to remind you that you eat what you buy. A grocery store tour takes a person right to the place of action. Gritman Medical Center’s Registered Dieticians will provide education on how to fill your grocery cart for wellness and avoid some common traps in food labeling. This should ... Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=61 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=56 This Wednesday at the Gritman All Staff meeting the Gritman Employee Wellness Team will draw the 1st quarter winners for the Right Steps Program. To qualify for the Gritman prize drawings, employees were to log at least 390,000 steps for the first quarter. Gritman had 53 employees log at least that number of steps. So far, 138 employees have registered for the Right Steps Program. Three, fifty dollar gift certificates to local businesses will be drawn. The Gritman Employee Wellness Team and People Team have identified this as an excellent program to encourage each employee to cope with the dreaded ‘E’ ... Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=56 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=52 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Gritman Medical Center Wins Gold Award for WebsiteThe Aster Awards, hosted by Marketing Healthcare Today and Creative Images, Inc., is an elite competition recognizing the nation’s most talented healthcare professionals for outstanding excellence in advertising. Gritman Medical Center was recognized with a Gold Award for its website in the 2007 competition.With approximately three thousand entries, participants in the Aster Awards compete against organizations from all across the United States. Judging criteria include creativity, layout and design, typography, production quality, knowledge transfer and overall excellence. “Gritman Medical Center scored in the top five percent of the ... Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=52 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=53 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Gritman Medical Center and American Cancer Society open Cancer Resource CenterGritman Medical Center and the American Cancer Society are pleased to announce the grand opening of the Cancer Resource Center at Gritman Medical Center. The grand opening is being held June 26, in the Gritman Conference Center between 2-7 p.m. Volunteers will be available to show the Cancer Resource Center and to answer any questions.The resource center began in 2006 when the two organizations realized the need for more resources on the Palouse. According the American Cancer Society, “Cancer stirkes one out of three people.” ... Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=53 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=54 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Cancer Resource Center FactsTrained Cancer Resource Center volunteers provide the general public with cancer-related information; specifically guiding cancer patients, families and/or caregivers with referrals to local, state and/or federal resources including American Cancer Society programs and services.The new Cancer Resources Center is located on the Second Floor of Gritman Medical Center in the North Wing.Hours of Operation are Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information please call 883-6030 or e-mail cancerresources@gritman.orgFacts and Figures from the American Cancer Society• Approximately 10.5 million Americans are cancer survivors.• Nearly 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year.• This year, about 556,000 American ... Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.gritman.org/news/news.asp?ItemID=54