Welcome to The Pulse

In Idaho Falls Community Hospital's employee newsletter, we'll share company-wide news, including upcoming events, birthdays, spotlights, department news, and more. This newsletter is designed to be informative and collaborative. If you have a fun story, positive patient feedback, or great work picture Use the form on this page to submit!

Quote of the Day

Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston S. Churchill

~Happy Holidays~

This week you will receive an email from Snappy that looks like this: “Snappy Gifts” info@meetsnappy.com. Please be sure to open this email and select a gift of your choice.

This gift is from the Hospital to THANK YOU for all your hard work and THANK YOU for being part of our great family, delivering exceptional patient care and outstanding customer service.

We wish you a wonderful holiday season filled with love, happiness, and health.

To our friends and co-workers,

This is a very special time of year. We just celebrated our two year birthday and now we have the holidays upon us. We would feel remise if we didn’t reach out to you to tell you thank you for all you continue to do every day.

With everything that has been packed into the last two years it certainly seems a lot longer than 735 days. We know that at times it has been tough and we’ve struggled. We have also been able to see some pretty incredible things within these halls. Thank you for helping to start a brand new hospital. This is something most healthcare workers will go their entire career and not be able to experience. It really is quite an accomplishment. Even when it has been tough we have the right people in place and we always seem to find a way to dust ourselves off and continue forward.

Please take a minute during this upcoming holiday and reflect on not only what you’ve done here but on what’s more important. The ones you love and the ones that support you. It is a great time of year for us to give thanks and to appreciate those that are here for us.

Please also know that we appreciate you and love working with you to continue to grow this new hospital. Our city leaders are very happy that we are here and providing to our community. Thank you again for representing us so well.

James Adamson
Ned Hillyard
Marian Walker
Letty Sotelo
Casey Jackman

Referral Opportunties

We're Hiring!

We have a lot of job openings at the hospitals and across our affiliate clinics. If you know of anyone looking for a new opportunity, point them to our job page to browse through our current opportunities. You may even be eligible for a referral bonus!

https://www.idahofallscommunityhospital.com/employment-opportunities/

Blood Drive

Estate Planning Seminar — Trusts vs. Wills

Guest Speaker, Kim Reeves from Hopkin Roden

For our next quarterly Zoom meetings for employees, we will have Kim Reeves from Hopkin Roden to talk about Estate Planning. Specifically, they will talk about trusts vs. wills. Please use the following links to attend:

First Call: January 12, 2:00 pm
- https://edwardjones.zoom.us/j/99489785982?pwd=YitIUlVFTEtyZUNZVWcrdjNIYjZ6Zz09
Second Call: January 12, 6:00 pm
- https://edwardjones.zoom.us/j/93238365292?pwd=SDI0T0IyRXZsb2p3NnpXOE5WN2NyQT09

Coat Drive 2021

181 coats donated in total. People who donated were: MVH/IFCH employees, Fred Meyer, Cabellas, Skyline High School, Hillcrest High School, COSTCO, Idaho Falls Court House, and Dr. Erikson's Office. We donated them to: City of Refuge, Safe Haven, Ruth House, and Trinity United Methodist Church.

Christmas Basket Raffle

Themed prizes, good causes, and holiday spirits are just around the corner!

Join us in supporting organizations like Hospice of Eastern Idaho, the Soup Kitchen, Meals on Wheels, and more. Departments are encouraged individually, or to team up with others, to compile a basket worthy of a theme of their choice to be raffled in support of organizations in need. Winning departments will be recognized! Get creative and support your community this holiday season with the gift of giving.

Birthdays

Wish these folks a happy birthday this month as you pass them in the halls!

December Birthdays

12/01	JULIE	JOHNSON	Respiratory Therapy
12/03	MICHELLE	KELLAR	Emergency Department (ED)
12/04	BRIAN	JOHNSON	Respiratory Therapy
12/05	NATALIE	SILVA	Nutritional Services
12/06	SUZANNE	CARTER	Nutritional Services
12/06	KAYLEENA	MCGOWN	Medical Surgical Services
12/06	KELLEY	DRASSO	Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
12/06	HEATHER	HARSHA	Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
12/07	KRISTY	PERKINS	Surgery
12/09	MUHNED	ALJAIZANI	Respiratory Therapy
12/10	LUIS	ELIZARRARAZ RODRIGUE	Imaging
12/11	KIMBERLY	MCHATTON	Medical Surgical Services
12/11	RYAN	GEORGE	Administration
12/12	ASHLIE	YOUNGQUIST	Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
12/13	NICOLE	JOHNSON	Medical Surgical Services
12/14	JOSEPH	ROBINSON	Imaging
12/14	ALEXANDRA	EDDINGTON	Medical Surgical Services
12/14	JOHNATHAN	MILLER	Security
12/16	THALIA	VEGA	Medical Surgical Services
12/16	TARI	BRYAN	Emergency Department (ED)
12/17	CHRISTINA	SCHUIJT	Emergency Department (ED)
12/18	DEBORAH	VANDE KAMP	Surgery
12/20	BRITTANY	MERRITT	Nutritional Services
12/20	STEPHANIE	SCHAAT	Medical Surgical Services
12/23	STEPHANY	VEGA	Medical Surgical Services
12/24	MAEGAN	CANNON	Medical Surgical Services
12/25	MACKENZIE	DUMMER	Surgery
12/26	HOLLY	MCDONALD	Imaging
12/30	DEEPAK	MALA	Administration
12/31	KAREN	PASSEY-STEELE	Imaging