Fauquier Health recently honored healthcare professionals
within the organization who are recognized as champions of patient and
resident-centered care. Spirit of Planetree recipients were nominated by their
peers for going above and beyond to support or deliver extraordinary patient
and resident-centered care.
Fauquier Hospital is a Planetree designated facility.
Planetree designation represents the highest level of achievement in patient
and resident-centered care; it is the philosophy Fauquier Health uses to
deliver extraordinary health care in an innovative, compassionate and healing
environment. To achieve designation, an organization must meet over 60 elements
of performance in 11 core dimensions.
The Spirit of Planetree awards are presented in three
categories: caregiver, clinician champion and pet therapy team.
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Richard Shrout, MS, RN |
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Sassie, an aussie/border collie -- along with her handler Kathryn Gilmand and pet rep Tiffany Merkley |
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Dr. Jeffrey Abrams |
Spirit of Planetree
Caregiver Award
Richard Shrout, oncology nurse practitioner, received the
Caregiver Award for Fauquier Hospital.
His nomination application reads: “I
have never witnessed someone like Richard. From a bedside nurse, to managing
clinical trials, to his current role as an oncology nurse navigator, Richard
has never lost sight of the patient as the center of everything he does.”
Spirit of Planetree
Clinician Champion Award
Dr. Jeffrey Abrams, physician
informaticist, was recognized as the hospital’s Clinician Champion. The award
recognizes physicians or advanced practice clinicians who champion the
Planetree model of patient-centered care and whose actions demonstrate her or
him to be a role model for other medical staff members. His nomination reads: “Dr.
Abrams’ focus on patient care and his support crosses disciplines and
hierarchies. To ensure we improve our care - he makes sure that clinicians,
nurses, physicians and administrators have the data they need to understand the
problem first. He then looks for solutions where technology helps us provide
higher touch/higher quality care.”
Spirit of Planetree
Animal Therapy Award
Sassie, an aussie/border collie -- along with her handler
Kathryn Gilmand and pet rep Tiffany Merkley -- was the recipient of the Spirit of Planetree Pet Therapy
award. The nomination reads: “What a beautiful and kind pet therapy team! Sassie
is so sweet and gentle. I feel so blessed that we have animals that
instinctively know how to be gentle and that also bring so much love to
patients and employees.”
2016 Spirit of
Planetree Excellence in Teamwork Award
Planetree also chooses special programs and initiatives that
benefit patients. The Excellence in Teamwork Award is presented in recognition
of exemplary team approaches to creating and implementing programs that enhance
the patient and family experience.
The Culture of Safety team was recognized for implementing
tools and processes that create and support a Culture of Safety – a culture
where individuals and teams are hyper-vigilant about safety. The team put in
place new processes and systems to assure patient safety. Members of the team
came from many different departments: Laura Welsh, Claudia
Dornin, Fran Spearman, Margaret Rowe, Karla Kenefake-Hymens, Cindy Hobbs-Witmer,
Colleen Beres, Christie Shaw, Ina Bowman, Eric Maroyka, Melissa Finley, Brenda
Hartshorn and Alissa Nobblitt.
The Villa, Fauquier Health’s
assisted living facility, recognized Carol Fox as the Spirit of Planetree
Caregiver of the Year and Casey, a furry favorite with residents, as the Pet
Therapy recipient.
The Fauquier Health Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
recognized Brenda Payne as the Spirit of Planetree Caregiver of the Year and
Dr. Ami Behiri as the Clinician Champion. Alvin, a cat from Paws for Seniors
was the Pet Therapy Award recipient.
Captions
Richard Shrout headshot.jpg: Oncology nurse practitioner
Richard Shrout received the Spirit of Planetree Caregiver award for 2016.
Dr. Jeffrey Abrams.jpg: Dr. Jeffrey Abrams, informaticist,
earned the Spirit of Planetree Clinician Champion award.
Sassy.jpg: Sassie, an aussie/border collie -- along with her
handler Kathryn Gilmand and pet rep Tiffany Merkley -- was the recipient of the
Spirit of Planetree Pet Therapy award.
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