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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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One Night in the ER by Dr. Scott McCreadie
Sky Lake’s Very own Dr. Scott McCreadie published his first novel this year! Dr. McCreadie works in the Emergency Department and has been with Sky Lakes Medical Center for nearly four years. He began writing One Night in the ER about 20 years ago...
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Daisy Awardee: Jacquie Haupt
Jacquie Haupt, RN is an ICU nurse and our latest Daisy Award recipient. Jacquie began her career as a nurse in1993. She received her award April 6, 2021 and was nominated by Dr. Holly Montjoy. This is Jacquie’s nomination:
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Meet the 2021 RN-1 Nursing Residency Program Grads!
There are ten graduates from this year’s RN-1 program. Our RN-1 program is a 13-week nursing residency program for recent nursing graduates looking for additional acute-care experience. This program focuses on clinical judgment and critical thinking to help new nurses develop their competencies as...
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Meet Matthew Peters, MD
Matthew Peters, MD is a Sky Lakes hospitalist and a family care provider at Sky Lakes Primary Care clinic. We had the wonderful opportunity of getting to know Matt a little better and find out what he likes the most about living and working...
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Meet Donald Venes, MD
Meet Donald Venes, MD! Dr. Venes is a published author and had lived in Klamath Falls only a few days at the time of this interview. He began working at Sky Lakes Primary Care Clinic in February 2021.
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Meet Lynsie Wolfe, PA-C
After going to PA school in Oregon I fell in love with this state and wanted to stay. Klamath appealed to me because of all the outdoor activities that are available along with the opportunity to provide care to a rural population. I have...