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May Employee of the Month says, “We’re all a big family.”
Administrative coordinator Jessica Basinger says the best part of her job is spending time with her kind and compassionate coworkers.
Read MoreBoone’s Multidisciplinary Team Helps Save Centralia Woman From Stroke
Each week, Sandra and David Eppinger get together with Sandra’s sister for a game of Scrabble. Competing in a game like Scrabble requires knowing thousands of words. Strong spelling and lexical creativity will also give you an edge.
Yet one day, as Sandra, 75, showered before her sister arrived for the game, all her words suddenly disappeared.
Hearing Again
For children who are learning to read, the English language is full of tough challenges. Many words contain tricky silent letters. Other letters are pronounced differently depending on the word, requiring students to learn context clues to get the right sound. There are also homonyms — words that sound the same but are spelled differently. And that’s just a few of the pitfalls.
So as her students practiced their reading, sounding out the words aloud, Carol Milhollin listened very closely.
Read MoreApril Employee of the Month: “I can see that we make a difference.”
Bruce Smith says, “A hospital building operates differently. There are a lot of things you have to take care of.”
Ten years ago, Bruce joined Boone Hospital Center as a mechanic in the plant operations department. His primary role is to provide regular, preventive maintenance to the sterile processing equipment in the hospital’s central services area and operating room, making sure that a multitude of machines are kept in good working condition, ordering parts, making repairs and quickly responding to any issues.
Read MoreMarch Employee of the Month says, ‘It’s more than a job… it’s a calling.’
After being a nurse on Boone Hospital Center’s oncology unit for nearly twenty years, Gayle Hoelscher wouldn’t want to work anywhere else – in fact, she knew this before she started her first day on the floor. Gayle says, “When I first applied at Boone Hospital Center, it was specifically for a nursing position on the oncology floor.”
Read MoreFebruary Employee of the Month enjoys improving patient care
“When I encounter an opportunity for improvement, I enjoy working with my team to create a solution,” says Jenn Bronson, Outcomes Coordinator, Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.
Read MorePath out of pain: Boone Hospital team helps Tebbetts woman escape severe knee arthritis
From her home in Tebbetts, Mo., Belinda Heimericks can look down upon the Missouri River bottoms and the Katy Trail.
Read MoreJanuary Employee of the Month is inspired by her patients
When Mung Chin saw a job posting for an oncology staff nurse in late 2010, she thought “That might be something I like.” She applied, interviewed and joined Boone Hospital Center in January 2011.
Read MoreFizzy Facts: How Soda Affects Your Health
In this article, a BJC Medical Group physician quenches your thirst for more information about the health implications of drinking soda.
Read MoreMenopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy
Numerous treatments are available through your physician to drastically reduce or perhaps eliminate many of the problem symptoms of menopause.
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