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♦ FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2007
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Houston Lodge No. 35 F & AM initiated Tim Powell into the Lodge Monday. Senior
Warden John Croom conferred the Entered Apprentice degree. From left, Croom,
Powell and Brother Brian Purcell.
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VNA employees pictured left to right: Shaye Hill, Debra Collier, Jody McCollum, Gigi
Patterson, Karyn Barrick, Cathy Parker, Kimnla davis and Jessica Steele. Not pictured:
Mary Frances Baker, Sabrina Carter, Chris Brown, Deanna Moore and Mary Fennell.
Local agencies earn state honors
Special to the Journal
VNA of Cordele, Inc. with
offices located in Americus,
Cordele, Montezume and
Warner Robins, has been
selected as one of Georgia’s
top three home health agen
cies by the Georgia Medical
Care Foundation and the
Georgia Association for
Home Health Agencies, Inc.
VNA of Cordele Inc. was
named as a finalist for the
assocaition’s 2007 Vision
Award from among agencies
that have equaled of exceed
ed the state' average in at
least seven of 10 publicly
reported quality measures.
“Home health agencies in
Georgia have done an excel
lent job of improving the pub
licly reported measure. We at
GMCF have been priviledged
to work with such a dedi
cated group,” said Michelle
Nelson, GMCF Home Health
Project Coordinator.
“The commitment for
GMCF and GAHHA is to
recognize agencies that have
exemplified a visionary qual
ity improvement program.
This year as last year, all
three familist demon
started a flourishing qual
ity improvement program,”
Shelia Gunter, CEO of VNA
stated.
“ As an agency, we are
committed to quality
improvement and achieving
and maintaining positive
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Powell initiated
outcomes for our popula
tion. This continous quality
improvement concept per
meates our entire organiza
tion.”
“Our director of clinical
services, Sonya Baker, RN,
has provided outstanding
leadership and direction in
implementing several qual
ity initiatives this past year
and has kept our entire clin
ical staff focused on their
individual performance in
the area of patient outcomes
as well as the agency’s over
all performance.”
GMCF representatives
conducted site visits at the
three agencies last month.
“Home Health Agencies
throughout Georgia have
been impressive in their dili
gence toward improving out
comes in patient care,” Mari
Lou Keberly, GMCF Home
Health Consultant. “During
our one-site visits, the ded
ication of both leadership
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and staff toward these goals
was evident.”
GMCF, the Medicare
Quality Improvement
Organization for Georgia,
works with providers to pro
mote the adoption and use
of health information tech
nology, to help redesign care
process to be more effec
tive and efficient and to
share best practices. GMCF
assists Georgia home health
agemcies in keepinjg more
patients in their homes,
resulting in fewer acute
care hospitalizations and
impreoved outcomes. GMCF
strives to see that every per
son recieves ‘“the right care
every time.”
GAHHA provides direc
tion, purpose, education and
leadership to these agancies,
while peomoting and sup
porting high industry stan
dards for home care provid
ers in Georgia.
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LOCAL
CoMMUNmr Events
■ FVSU
HORSEMANSHIP
COURSE - Horse lovers,
and beginner riders too, can
sign up now for a horse
manship workshop at Fort
Valley State University’s
Equine Center on campus
from Sept. 4 - Dec. 4. For
more than a dozen classes,
workshop participants pay
$5 to take two-hour lessons
on Tuesdays from 6-8 p.m.
Participants will be taught
how to guide horses in a
cloverleaf pattern around
barrels and weave them
around poles. They can also
learn how to ride a horse
while it’s walking or trot
ting back and fourth in an
arena. Families are encour
aged to take the two-hour
sessions together. Children
as young as 3 years old
can participate. All chil
dren must be accompanied
by an adult. There will be
an informal horse show at
the end of the three months
where participants compete
in timed events that test
lessons they’ve learned.
Awards will be given. To
register, contact Dr. Curtis
Borne at 478-825-6262 or
bornec@fvsu.edu.
■ FMMS BLOOD
DRIVE - A Red Cross
blood drive will be hosted
by at Feagin Mill Middle
School Sept. 6 from 2-7 p.m.
The drive will be held in
the school cafeteria. Those
wishing to donate blood
are encouraged to make an
appointment by contact
ing the Feagin Mill Middle
School Health Technician,
Liz Tosi, at 478-953-0430,
Ext. 34448. Drop in
appointments are also wel
come. Feagin Mill Middle is
located at 1200 Feagin Mill
Road in Warner Robins. For
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more information, contact
Principal Dr. Jesse Davis at
JwDavis@hcbe.net or 478-
953-0430.
■ NHS ELECTIONS
- Northside High School
will hold a School Council
election Sept. 10 at 6 p.m.
in the media center. Four
parent representatives will
be elected. Two of the rep
resentatives will be elected
to for a two-year term and
two representatives would
serve one-year terms.
Meetings are held quarter
ly. Interested parents must
be present on the night of
the election to be nominat
<ed and selected. Northside
High is located at 926 Green
Street in Warner Robins.
For more information, con
tact Principal Robin Hines
at RHines@hcbe.net or
478-929-7858.
■ PMS ELECTION
- Perry Middle School will
hold a School Council elec
tion Sept. 11 at 5:30 p.m.
in the gym. One parent rep
resentative will be elected.
The term of office is two
years with meetings held
quarterly. Interested par
ents must be present on
the night of the election to
be nominated and selected.
Perry Middle is located at
495 Perry Parkway in Perry.
For more information, con
tact Principal Thomas
Moore at TMoore@hcbe.net
or 478-988-6285.
■ WRMS ELECTIONS
- Warner Robins Middle
School will hold a School
Council election Sept. 11
at 6:30 p.m. in the lunch
room. Two parent repre
sentatives and two parent/
business partner repre
sentatives will be elected.
The term of office is one to
two years. Warner Robins
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Middle is located at 425
Mary Lane, Warner Robins.
For more information, con
tact Principal Dr. Donald
Warren at DWarren@hcbe.
net or 478-929-7832.
■ RETIRED
EDUCATORS
CELEBRATION - Plans
have been announced for the
celebration of the 50th birth
day of the Georgia Retired
Educators Association. The
group will meet Sept. 12
at Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-
B-Q, 811 Russell Parkway,
Warner Robins. The meet
ing begins at 11 a.m. with
Dutch treat lunch at 11:30
a.m. State dues for the
organization are $24. Local
dues are $lO.
■ NES ELECTIONS
- Northside Elementary
School will hold a school
council election for two
parent/business members
Sept. 13, at 5 p.m. in the
media center. Meetings for
the 2007-08 school year
have also been scheduled.
Meetings will be held at 5
p.m. in the media center.
They are: Sept. 20, Nov. 15,
Jan. 17, 2008 and April 17,
2008. Northside Elementary
is located at 305 Sullivan
Road in Warner Robins.
Principal Mary Lou Ezell
may be contacted either by
e-mail at mlezell@hcbe.net
or by telephone at 478-929-
7816.
■ HOSPICE CANCER
PAD GROUP MEETING
- The Hospice Cancer Pad
group meets at 9 a.m. the
first Wednesday of each
month in the fellowship hall
of First Baptist Church of
Perry, located at 1105 Main
St. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Helen Cleland at
988-9845 for more informa
tion.
Communications
Assistant
Georgia National
Fairgrounds & Agricenter
P.O. Box 1367, Perry GA
31069
478-988-6483 Fax 478-
988-1053
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