The Pulse

Café — This Week’s Menu

Monday

March 9

Tuesday

March 10

Wednesday

March 11

Thursday

March 12

Monday

March 14++

Friday

March 13

Breakfast: Breakfast

Sandwich, Oatmeal &

Turkey or Pork

Sausage

Lunch: Chicken Cac-

ciatore, Blended

Vegetables, Bread

Stick

Special: Beef and

Bean Nachos with the

works

Breakfast: Eggs,

bacon, hash

browns, and

oatmeal

Lunch: Stuffed

cabbage, red

mashed potatoes

and corn

Special: Club

sandwich and

chippers

Breakfast: English

Muffin Sandwich

with Sausage, Egg

and Cheese

Lunch: Chicken

Marsala with vege-

tables and pasta

Special: Ruben with

French fries

Breakfast: Eggs,

Bacon and Fruit

Lunch: Salisbury

steak, rice and

carrots

Special: Chicken

Quesadilla with Bean

salad

Breakfast: TBD

Lunch: TBD

Special: TBD

Breakfast: Breakfast

Burrito

Lunch: Chicken

Wings

Special: Fish

Sandwich with fresh

fruit

March 9th, 2015

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 11: RDN Day!

March 11-12: ACLS Course

March 12: Caregiver Forum Lunch and Learn focusing

on Dementia Care Giving at Cortez Senior Center.

12-1:30pm. Call 970.565.4166 to RSVP.

March 19: CPR Course

April 2-3: PALS Course

April 8: Supermarket tour at City Market.

4pm-5pm. RSVP to 564.2276

April 10: CPR Course

April 25: Children’s Festival at Cortez Rec. Family

resources, vision, hearing, dental, developmental

and social screenings. 9am-2pm.

May 13: Supermarket tour at City Market.

4pm-5pm. RSVP to 564.2276

May 14-15: ACLS Course

May 21: First Aide Course

For all in house courses, RSVP to

mhigman@swhealth.org.

SHS Wellness Perks

Wellness Reminder:

When utilizing a network provider,

SHS’ medical insurance plan covers

chiropractic, massage therapy and

acupuncture at 100% after a $35.00

co-pay. A listing of network providers

can be found at www.swcarenet.com

or www.phcs.com.

Please note there is a $1000 calendar

year maximum (combined) on this

benefit.

Body By Design SHS Employee

Discount: $25 per month for

membership with $35 sign up fee.

FREE Zumba Classes Monday,

Wednesdays and Thursdays 530-

630pm at the Community Annex.

SHS Employee Wellness Challenge

Spring is here and with a change of seasons, the dietitians at SHS want to challenge you to enhance your overall

wellness. This is NOT about losing weight, but rather about incorporating healthy lifestyle changes into each and

every day. It’s easier than you think and many of these things you may already do – so get your colleagues

together and win a prize for being healthy!!

What’s Involved?

Each person will keep track of their own accomplishments throughout the week (I have created a spreadsheet to

make it easy , if you are not computer savvy, you can print it out and keep track by hand, but if you are, the

spreadsheet is set up to total your points for you).

These are all things that we should be doing anyway. To see how easy this can be, here are the 10 items that you

can get points for:

Sleeping

Daily physical activity

Eating vegetables

Eating whole grains

Choosing low-fat milk and yogurt

Drinking water

Eating breakfast

Having one meatless day/week

Spending less time in front of the TV

Eating fish twice/week

Time Frame: 4 weeks, April 6 - May 3 (the challenge week is Monday - Sunday)

Teams: 4 people

Cost: FREE

Registration: Register by March 30th

Prizes: Awarded to the top three teams (Each person on the team will receive a City Market Gift Card - $30 for

first place, $20 for second place and $10 for third place).

Here’s what you need to do:

Form teams of 4, create a team name and elect a team captain.

If you do not have a team, email Laura White, RDN (lwhite@swhealth.org) and she will find one for you .

Team captain will register the team by emailing or faxing Laura the registration form.

Team members will keep track of their own points and submit them to their team captain at the end of the

week.

Team captain will tabulate team point total and email team results to Laura by Tuesdays at 12 noon.

Laura will tabulate results from all teams and send out a weekly email with the top team leaders.

Laura will tabulate results at the end and announce winners .

Thanks for participating! It’s going to be FUN!!! All tracking documents are available on the website at http://swhealth.org/hospital/#nutrition-education

lwhite@swhealth.org p - 970.564.2276 f - 970.564.2274

SHS In the Know: We asked team members how they like to get active as we gear up for

the wellness Challenge!

Audrey Sanders loves to kickoff her day with a workout

video at home, ride her bike to work, walk the trail at lunch

work out at the rec, then ride home to finish off her day!

She loves to work out because it gives her energy and

makes her happy in general. You can find her hiking with

her family on the weekends!

Angel Kobel loves to stay active with her

grandkids. They spend time together riding

bikes, running, playing, and playing football

at the parks in Cortez and Dolores.

Laura White, registered dietitian and nutritionist and

wellness Challenge Coordinator is excited to kick off

the program. There were over 400 participants in the

last challenge she created and the employees had a

great time! Laura enjoys running down the middle of

the highway to stay active and keeping drivers on

their toes.

Liz Sellers likes to start her day at 5am

with a great workout at the gym or a fun

video like P90X, or yoga. She gets in a

run with her Great Dane when the

weather is nice. She loves to hike in

McElmo Canyon or the mountains.

Jamie Gleason-Hightower likes to work

out at the Cortez Rec Center.

Erin Lykes stays active by chasing her

kids around at their many sporting ac-

tivities and keeping her house in great

shape!

Thank You for

your

participation

in this weeks

Pulse Laura,

Audrey, Liz,

Jamie, Erin,

and Angela!

SHS In the Know: Getting to Wound Care

Wound Care at Southwest Health System is a comprehensive and cost-effective

approach to increase the rate of healing in any type of patient with the goal of returning

patients to their quality of life. Benefits of visiting the Wound Care Center include

increase in rate of healing, preparing for surgical procedures, a team approach to

patient care, and consultation for patients and physicians. They also teach

self-management of wound care to patients and family members so they’re able to

participate in the healing process.

Wound care at Southwest Memorial Hospital is founded in evidence based approaches

and provided by licensed and certified professionals. Our approach is based on each

patient’s individual needs and we provide treatment designed to achieve the best

possible long term outcome, reduce the risk of re-injury to the wound, and sustain health

skin.

Wounds can be caused from a variety of disease processes such as diabetes, poor

circulation, trauma, pressure or burns and more.

Treatment options at the Southwest Memorial Hospital Wound Care Center include:

Individual and ongoing evaluation of wound status

Limb salvage

Wound debridement

Wound dressings

Compression therapy/dressings

Modalities aimed at increasing the rate of healing

Holistic approach taking into consideration nutrition, disease processes, the musculoskeletal system, activity level, and the underlying cause of the wound.

The Wound Care Center is under the direction of Jodi Harris, PT, WCC, CWS. Jodi

Harris holds two wound care board certifications and has assisted in detailed research

regarding wound care. She can be reached at 970-564-2465 or jharris@swhealth.org.

SHS In the Know: Community Updates

FireWise of Southwest Colorado invites all middle school students in

Montezuma County to participate in an essay contest. Write an essay of 500

words or fewer on Why Your Home Needs a FireWise Makeover. Essays will

be judged based on how well you write and express the wildfire risk at your

home, your family’s need for assistance with fuel reduction, and creativity.

Prizes:

Upon request, essay contestants will receive a free Home Wildfire Risk

Assessment with permission of the parent(s) or property owner where they

live (limit 20 assessments). A first place winner from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade

will each receive $50 and one will be selected for the grand prize. The grand

prize winner will receive a FireWise Makeover on May 2, National Wildfire

Preparedness Day.

If you have any questions about the essays or wildfire risk, please call the Montezuma Chapter Coordinator of FireWise of Southwest Colorado, Becca Samulski, at 970-564-7860 or email montezumafirewise@gmail.com. Essays are due March 27th.

EVENTS March 13: Plastic Collection Recycling Drive at M-CHS March 14: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Smiley

Building, 1309 E. 3rd Ave., Durango, CO Durango at 7pm March 19-21: Four States Ag Expo. Volunteer opportunities: Please

contact Jeana Echols at 970.739.0189 or email alpinejeana@msn.com. March 23-26, Alternative Spring Break March 26: Dr. Suess Family Night and Silly Spaghetti Dinner at Montelores

Early Childhood Center. Visit montoloresecc.org for more information. April 4: Four Corners BCH Tack Sale April 9: Cortez Chamber of Commerce Business Afterhours in Southwest

Memorial Hospital Lobby April 23: Forest Keepers Tree Planting, Vallecito Lake April 25: Pueblo to Pueblo Run and Ride benefitting the Cortez Cultural

Center May 16: Mesa Verde BCH Poker Ride, Sage Hen May 29-31: Four Corners BCH Packing Clinic