Author: Skylakes Medical Center
May 2021 Maternal Child Health Employee of the Month
Jessica, RN, is the May Maternal Child Health employee of the month! Jess started at Sky Lakes in 2018 as a new nursing grad in our Nursing Residency Program. She came to the Family Birth Center in February 2020 and has become an invaluable member...
What is Flex Team?
Flex Team is a group of employees who move around multiple areas of the hospital where they are needed to fill vacancies or provide support when there are more patients than staff to care for them. There are RNs, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Patient Safety...
What is a Trauma and Stroke Registrar?
Kalissa is our Trauma and Stroke Registrar. Kalissa can answer questions like “how fast are stroke patients seeing a doctor?” or “how many trauma cases require transfer to higher level of care?” From the time a patient rolls through the Emergency Department doors, data begins...
Ron Woita, CNO on leadership, community, and accessibility at Sky Lakes
I arrived at Sky Lakes in June 2011 and accepted the position of Emergency Department Director. I am now the Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services. I came here from Lincoln, Nebraska, where I had been a clinical manager for a...
Sky Lakes Medical Center to Offer Child Care Benefits
We are excited to announce that enrollment has now begun for Sky Lakes’ new benefit, childcare benefits! Sky Lakes is partnering with WeeCare to support Sky Lakes employees with all childcare needs. These services are paid for and available to all Sky Lakes employees anytime...
Sky Lakes Nurse featured at Global Citizen’s Vax Live event
Sky Lakes ICU nurse Julie Bowen starred in a short video about how Sky Lakes uses Cisco technology to navigate the pandemic that was featured in the Global Citizen Vax Live event that happened May 2, 2021! Julie and fellow ICU nurse Nicole also attended...
Meet our April 2021 Maternal Child Health Employee of the Month!
Christine started in the Family Birth Center in August of last year as a new graduate nurse. Over the last 9 months she has grown tremendously as a nurse and has become a great asset to our night shift team. She is a hard worker...
Caring Hands Donates More Fidget Mats to Patients’ Hands
The Caring Hands Women’s Ministry at Bonanza Community Church made and donated another set of fidget mats to Sky Lakes Medical Center. These fidget mats, or sensory blankets, are for patients who need something to do with their hands while receiving care at the hospital.
Sky Lakes Volunteers awarded 2021’s public safety volunteers of the year!
Volunteers like Skip (pictured), play an integral role at Sky Lakes Medical Center. Our wonderful volunteers staff our information desks; sponsor and host Red Cross events; deliver books, magazines, mail and flowers to patients; help visitors and patients find their way around the medical center;...
SJS Awareness Oregon donates to the Sky Lakes Pediatric Unit
Members of the SJS Awareness Oregon organization donated a variety of activities for Sky Lakes Pediatric patients. The donation was accepted by Sky Lakes Maternal Child Health staff members who are excited to get the donation into the pediatric unit “this is really awesome of...