Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative - RWHC

COMING UP NEXT IN OUR

CLINICAL EDUCATION SERIES: https://www.rwhc.com/Services/Educational-Services/Clinical-Education-Series

COMING UP NEXT IN OUR

LEADERSHIP SERIES: https://www.rwhc.com/Services/Educational-Services/Leadership-Series

Way to go! Congratulations for a successful year!

Year 8 of our LEADERSHIP RESIDENCY PROGRAM!
“Know thyself first”
“It’s all about communication”
“I can’t do this alone”
“Walking my talk”
“How do I impact the bigger picture?”
“How do I follow the rules – and how do I even know what they are?”

For more information on our program: https://www.rwhc.com/Services/Educational-Services/Leadership-Residency-Program

RWHC Eye On Health

This issue includes:

• “Bridging Rural Health & Prosperity”
• Why Rural Community Development Matters
• Rural Towns Need Workers
• Leadership Insights: “Co-worker Hell”
• 33rd Annual $2,500 Monato Essay Prize Competition is Open
• Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs
• Rural Eye on Health Cartoons

Thanks for your ongoing interest in rural health.
https://www.rwhc.com/Portals/0/EOH20/September.pdf?ver=2024-08-07-055655-913

Congratulations Lisa! Very well deserved.

Congratulations to Lisa Pickarts, our Chief Nursing Officer, for receiving Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative - RWHC's Rural Health Ambassador Award! Lisa is dedicated to advancing the health and wellness of our communities. She advocates for and partners with the Good Neighbor Clinic to improve healthcare services for all residents, especially those who are underserved.

Refueling Through the Air That We Breathe

Take a moment to ground into your breath.
Be present.
Be intentional with it and refuel at the same time.

Follow this link to this month’s blog: https://www.rwhc.com/News/Refueling-Your-Heart-Newsletter/article/351/Refueling-Through-the-Air-We-Breathe-July-2024

Cella Janisch-Hartline
Nursing Leadership Senior Manager
PCC Professional Certified Coach

Congratulations Marissa!!

RWHC is pleased to offer this clinical education series for both new and experienced nurses. Come enjoy a day of enhancing your knowledge and improving critical thinking at the bedside for overall improved patient care in your organization. The use of simulation education will be utilized in some of the workshops, allowing hands on opportunities. The series is open to both RWHC Members and non-RWHC Members. https://www.rwhc.com/Services/Educational-Services/Clinical-Education-Series

RWHC is pleased to offer this innovative leadership development series for both new and experienced healthcare managers. Along with the workshops, the leadership topics are available for On-Site/Virtual Training. RWHC offers a range of Organizational Development Services. The series is open to both RWHC members and non-RWHC members.

The RWHC Leadership Series includes the following workshops: https://www.rwhc.com/Services/Educational-Services/Leadership-Series

Hello leaders and friends, tension among team members? Here are a few ideas for bringing back some peace. Enjoy!
https://www.rwhc.com/News/Leadership-Insights-Newsletter/IssueID/349/Coworker-Hell-July-2024

Jo Anne Griffin Preston, Workforce & Organizational Development Senior Manager

RWHC Eye On Health

This issue includes:

• Reimagining Rural Health Equity
• “The New Story of Old Age”
• Leadership Insights: “Community Matters”
• So Many Options–Wisconsin Healthcare Careers
• Support RWHC Healthy Wisconsin Foundation
• Donate to the National Rural Health Foundation
• Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs
• Rural Eye on Health Cartoons
https://www.rwhc.com/Portals/0/eoh24/August.pdf?ver=2024-07-09-070156-960

Thanks for your ongoing support for rural health.

Hello leaders and friends,

It is not just the CEO’s job to build trust with your community. Read some tips here on how to build relationships with the people who keep your doors open: https://www.rwhc.com/News/Leadership-Insights-Newsletter/IssueID/346/Community-Matters-June-2024

Jo Anne Preston
Workforce & Organizational Development Senior Manager

Looking for inspiration and renewal as a healthcare leader/clinician? Bring your whole self to it with the HEAL program:

Heal certified practitioner - Zen Leadership HEAL is the pathway of Healthy Embodied Agile Leadership. You're a leader or practitioner in healthcare who wants to have greater impact. You want greater energy and connection to the purpose that called you to medicine. HEAL was designed by front-line physicians and the Zen masters who trained them...

WE'RE HIRING!

Speech Language Pathologist
POSITION SUMMARY:
Join our team of 11 dynamic therapists working in rural hospital settings throughout south central Wisconsin. The established position includes a caseload with hospital inpatients and outpatients of all ages, and birth to three. A position with RWHC offers the autonomy of private practice but the benefits of a large work group with quarterly collaboration meetings along with continuous support via phone and email. In addition, RWHC offers a competitive salary and benefits, along with paid travel time and mileage. We will work with you to establish a schedule (Richland Hospital) that meets your needs as well as the location. Candidates must be eligible for WI licensure and hold a Master’s degree in Speech Pathology.

For more information or to submit your resume email Raechel Kosler at [email protected]

Congratulations Shannon!

Congratulations Michele, very well deserved!

Congratulations to Michele Brewer, RN, who was recognized with this year’s Rural Health Ambassador Award. Michele has been a nurse at TRHC for more than 26 years and is currently the lead nurse in the Kraemer Infusion Center.

The Rural Health Ambassador Award is presented annually to a health care worker whose dedication to their organization and their community is exemplary. For those who have worked alongside Michele or received care from her, there is no question that she is a worthy recipient.

“Michele goes above and beyond providing exemplary care for the most vulnerable members of our community,” said Vice President of Professional Services DeAnna Beve Caspers in her nomination. “She gets to know her patients on a personal level and truly represents the best of rural health care in that respect,” she continued.

Michele was nominated for the award by multiple co-workers. In addition to the outstanding care she provides for patients, Michele’s nominators spoke to her involvement with Greater Richland Area Cancer Elimination (GRACE), an organization Michele speaks of with reverence and gratitude.

Thank you, Michele, for your example of compassion and excellence.

The Newest issue of RWHC Eye On Health is now available at:
https://www.rwhc.com/Portals/0/eoh24/July.pdf?ver=2024-06-10-054256-177

This issue includes:

• Our Underinvestment in Rural Primary Care
• Rural Medicare “Dis-Advantage” Plans
• Disagreements Don’t Have to Be Toxic
• Leadership Insights: “Accountability”
• So Many Options–Wisconsin Healthcare Careers
• Support RWHC Healthy Wisconsin Foundation
• Donate to National Rural Health Foundation’s Advocacy Development
• Leadership Bites: Feeding Your Hunger for Success
• Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs
• Rural Eye on Health Cartoons

Thanks for your ongoing support for rural health.

Congratulations Karyn Tiffany!

Our very own Karyn Tiffany, Infusion and Oncology Registered Nurse Supervisor, has secured a rural health ambassador award!

Karyn received this award for her efforts in getting staff out in the community and making a difference. She is a key member of Tamarack Health’s Community Team – an employee-led, staff-driven team of dedicated individuals who seek to connect with the community and expand the organization's footprint in the region. Karyn is the medical lead for the American Birkebeiner Ski Race Finish Line Medical Station, organizing medical supplies and equipment, helping coordinate the volunteer pool, as well as serving as the lead registered nurse for the team, and volunteering many hours during the event. Other community events Karyn is actively involved in include the Birkie Bike Fest, the Musky Fest Run/Walk, the Sawyer County National Night Out, the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival, and Tamarack Health's Kids' Day.

She has also successfully led the Infusion/Oncology Team to earn Press Ganey's Guardian of Excellence Award two years in a row. This award recognizes leaders in patient experience by recognizing the top 5% of organizations nationwide. Congrats, Karyn!

https://www.tamarackhealth.org/news/releases/tamarack-health-staff-win-state-awards/

Congratulations Lance Ritola!

Congratulations to Assistant Nursing Director, Lance Ritola, who received the Rural Health Ambassador Award from the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative. This award recognizes employees who have gone above the call of duty in their work and who made significant contributions to rural health care.

Lance received the award for his dedication to expanding local ambulance service in this region. For some time, the town of Marengo had no 911 coverage. Lance worked diligently to establish an ambulance service in Marengo, even actively providing patient care in responding to calls. Thanks to his significant recruitment and retention efforts for expanding this service in Marengo, Ashland was able to achieve full staffing, which ultimately led to Ashland’s ambulance service taking over coverage in this area, ensuring its residents that they can be confident that when they need 911 service, it will be there.

Lance is also a volunteer firefighter and is currently the Fire Chief for his township. He has demonstrated strong leadership in ensuring this region has adequate emergency coverage, and Tamarack Health thanks him for his dedication to these efforts.

https://www.tamarackhealth.org/news/releases/tamarack-health-staff-win-state-awards/

Congratulations Cameron!

This month, I challenge each of you to adopt a recess mindset. What will you do this month to bring play/fun back to life in your life? I would love to hear your plans.

June is vacation month for me. It gives me time to just be, to hike, skip rocks on the water and splash around in the lake. We have rented a cabin on a lake. We plan to hike to some waterfalls, which is one of my favorite things. I love the sound of water falling and feeling the spray on my face.

Follow this link to the blog: https://www.rwhc.com/News/Refueling-Your-Heart-Newsletter/article/342/When-Is-Recess-Allowing-Play-and-Fun-Back-into-Life-May-2024

Feel free to pass this blog on to colleagues, family and friends.

Enjoy the summer season until next time.

Cella Janisch-Hartline
Nursing Leadership Senior Manager
PCC Professional Certified Coach

Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group’s new report on collaborative strategies for rural health and economic prosperity.

Aspen is a major international non-profit with a range of interests including community economic development.

The report is linked below and addresses how we can do rural development and rural health differently—"moving collectively toward rural development with projects grounded in place and a people-centered vision of community impact”:

Collaborative Strategies FOR RURAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY - Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group What it will take to make more flexible and responsive funding available to organizations serving low-income and persistent poverty rural regions?

Congratulations Jordan!

Congratulations to Jordan Powell for receiving the 2024 Rural Health Ambassador Award! Your dedication to the health of this community is an inspiration to us all.

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

Greetings leaders and friends, This month, some tips for those times when holding people accountable is challenging. https://www.rwhc.com/News/Leadership-Insights-Newsletter/IssueID/340/Accountability-May-2024

And a shout out to leaders in Infection Prevention and Employee Health, two groups of professionals who are probably a little under-appreciated for all they do to keep everyone safe, and whose conversations inspired this month’s blog. Thank you for all you do!

Jo Anne Griffin Preston
Workforce & Organizational Development Senior Manager

WE'RE HIRING!

Speech Language Pathologist

POSITION SUMMARY:
Join our team of 11 dynamic therapists working in rural hospital settings throughout south central Wisconsin. The established position includes a caseload with hospital inpatients and outpatients of all ages, and birth to three. A position with RWHC offers the autonomy of private practice but the benefits of a large work group with quarterly collaboration meetings along with continuous support via phone and email. In addition, RWHC offers a competitive salary and benefits, along with paid travel time and mileage. We will work with you to establish a schedule (Richland Hospital) that meets your needs as well as the locations. Candidates must be eligible for WI licensure and hold a Master’s degree in Speech Pathology.

For more information or to submit your resume email Patti Fowler at [email protected].

Congratulations to Joni Olson!

Congratulations to Joni Olson, Administrator
2024 Wisconsin Rural Health Ambassador

Congratulations Shelly!

Congratulations to Shelly Taylor-Hampton, 2024 RWHC Rural Health Ambassador Award recipient! 🎉 Read more here ➡ https://bit.ly/3WFhIgj

Shelly's nomination stood out because of her crucial role in ensuring access to quality healthcare and building strong, healthy communities in rural areas. Her efforts not only benefit patients directly but also contribute to the overall vitality and resilience of the communities we serve.

Congratulations Eric!

Congratulations to Tomah Health marketing director Eric Prise… recipient of a 2024 Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Rural Health Ambassador Award. Eric is the 17th member of the organization to receive the award over the years and among 20 in Wisconsin to receive it this year.

https://www.tomahhealth.org/prise-receives-rural-health-recognition/

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Community Health & Wellness Center Team for being chosen for the
Rural Health Ambassador Award! The award recognizes employees at member hospitals who have gone above the call of duty in promoting their respective organizations, and made significant contributions to rural health care in general.