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Robert Raish, MD
Joanna “Joey” Brochacka
by demonstrating the Planetree
philosophy to personalize, humanize
and demystify patient-centered
care at CMH. We also request that
speci$c examples, stories
and qualities be shared
describing how the
nominee enhances our
care environment and
furthers our mission
to improve the health
of those we serve with
excellence, leadership, and
compassion.
+is year’s Spirit of Caring
Award winners were announced on
May 7 during Hospital Week. +ey
AS
a Planetree-a&liated hospital,
we believe in celebrating our
outstanding caregivers in a special
way each year through our
annual Spirit of Caring
Awards process and
ceremony.
All Columbia
Memorial Hospital
(CMH) employees,
volunteers and
physicians are invited
to nominate fellow
caregivers and write
a paragraph or two
describing how the nominee
consistently rises above and beyond
Above and beyond
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affi l iated health care faci l ity. 2111 Exchange St. ,
Astoria, OR 97103, telephone 503-325-4321, website
www.columbiamemorial.org
Information in CMH HEALTH COMPASS comes from a
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or questions about speci#c content that may a%ect your
health, please contact your health care provider. Models
may be used in photos and illustrations.
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Erik Thorsen
Chief Executive O(cer
Guy Rivers
Chief Financial O(cer
Joseph Dafoe
Chief Clinical O(cer
Randy Stemper
President, Board of Trustees
For information about CMH HEALTH COMPASS:
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Marketing Manager
S P I R I T O F C A R I N G A W A R D S 2 0 1 2
Bamboo
include our Physician Champion
Award winner Robert Raish, MD, of
our CMH and OHSU Cancer Care
Center, and our Caregiver Award
winner, Joanna “Joey” Brochacka,
of Lower Columbia Hospice. +e
photos and stories are displayed
on the Spirit of Caring wall in the
hospital along with the names and
departments of all of the previous
years’ winners.
+is year we also honored our Pet
+erapy Dog of the Year Bamboo
as she and her caregiver, Jennifer
Quigley (also our director of
nursing), met the goal of 100 patient
visits! For more details about the
Planetree philosophy of care or the
international conference, visit
www.planetree.org
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