Tobacco Prevention: Holy Smokes! Klamath Falls Is Kicking Butts
The Foster G. McGaw Prize recognizes hospitals that go beyond sick care. Preventing tobacco use and passing tobacco policies is part of that work.
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Health Career Pathways: Growing the Next Generation of Health Workers
The Foster G. McGaw Prize recognizes hospitals that go beyond sick care. Creating healthcare careers for future generations is part of that work.
Built Environment: Creating Spaces Where It’s Easy to Be Active
The Foster G. McGaw Prize recognizes hospitals that go beyond sick care. A place to be outdoors is part of that.
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Local organizations donate to Sky Lakes Medical Center Employees
Thanks to a generous donation, Sky Lakes employees are getting goody bags with snacks from the Daily Bagel and Dutch Bros gift cards this week. They also received posters made by EagleRidge High School students that will be displayed later this week and cards...
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DAISY Awardee: Kenneth Downs
Kenneth, RN from our Progressive Care Unit is our latest DAISY awardee! The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary compassionate and skillful care given by nurses every day. Sky Lakes recognizes one of our extraordinary nurses with this...
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Sky Lakes Volunteers Donate Laptops to Nursing Students
Skip Neuber, longtime Sky Lakes Volunteer, and current chair of the Volunteer Scholarship Committee (far left) and Reid Kennedy director of volunteer services (far right) are pictured with the new cohort of KCC Nursing students, some of the 2nd year nursing students and KCC...
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Meet Dr. Margo Roemeling
Margo Roemeling, MD recently completed her Cascades East Rural Residency at the Cascades East Family Medicine Clinic and has continued her practice with Sky Lakes as a hospitalist and primary care physician. Hospitalists are experts in taking care of people while they are in...
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Jana Stanfill, RN talks about working and learning in the ICU
I work in the ICU at Sky Lakes. In my short time that I’ve been a part of the ICU team, there have been multiple opportunities for me expand and grow. I have great teachers to guide me in learning my new role. Information...
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Family Birth Center Unveils Memorial Garden
The Family Birth Center recently unveiled the Austin Staub Memorial Garden. The garden is located at the Family Birth Center and is accessible to patients and staff. This garden is dedicated in memorial to Austin Staub, who was born with a genetic abnormality and...
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Meet some of our student employees!
We have a 24/7 cafeteria at Sky Lakes and staffing our food service department is incredibly important for patients, staff, and visitors. Everyone in the hospital relies on our food services employees to make, serve, and deliver meals every day. Sky Lakes values growth...
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Daisy Awardee: Andrew Pritchett
Andrew, RN is our latest Daisy Awardee! Andrew works in our Emergency Department, and he was nominated for and awarded the Daisy Award because of his compassion and attentiveness in his work for his patients and their families.
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Meet our Latest Bee awardee, Kelly!
Our latest Bee Awardee is Kelly, CNA-II! Kelly is a member of Flex Team so she spends her time working where she is needed most. She may be in the COVID-19 unit one day and the Emergency Department the next. Kelly’s diligent care for...
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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...