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A positive start
How to keep those New Year’s resolutions
from unraveling
Patient-centered
care at CMH
Welcome to the first issue of
Compass
in 2017. As we enter a new year at
Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH), I
am excited about the progress CMH
has made in living patient-centered
(Planetree) and in growing our services
on campus to meet the needs of our
community.
This past year we have worked to
make many improvements to allow our
patients to have better access to CMH.
Early in the year, we completed the new
CMH Caregiver parking lot on the former
Astoria High School football practice
field, allowing our patients to park
closer and have easier access to the
main entrance. We are completing the
new parking lot next to the CMH Health
&Wellness PAVILION as well, which
should also help free up more spaces for
easier access.
This year CMH
received redesignation
as a patient-centered
hospital (Planetree).
CMH is one of
only 24 Planetree-
designated hospitals
in the U.S. and was
recognized at the
Planetree International
Conference in Chicago
on Nov. 2 for this
achievement.
As we enter 2017, all of us at CMH
stand ready to continue to bring the
lower Columbia Region the best possible
health care available.
Jarrod Karnofski, DPT
Vice President of Ancillary and Support
Services
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Erik Thorsen
Chief Executive Officer
Katrina McPherson, MD
Vice President, Operations,
CMH Medical Group
Tom Safley
Vice President, Finance
Jarrod Karnofski
Vice President, Ancillary and Support Services
Trece Gurrad
Vice President, Patient Care Services
Galina Gandy
Vice President, Health Information Services
Heather Seppa
President, Board of Trustees
IT’S
that time of year when many of us sing an old familiar tune—
and it’s not “Auld Lang Syne.”
Around the New Year’s holiday, we vow to change. Perhaps to lose
weight, stop smoking or reform our no-exercise ways.
Unfortunately, the resolutions we’re good at making, we’re also good
at breaking. But it doesn’t have to be like that. This year, set the stage for
resolutions that stick by following these suggestions:
Keep it real.
Don’t expect to drop 30 pounds by February or to dive
right in at the gym every night. Pin your hopes on something more
realistic—like a modest weight loss of maybe 10 pounds at first.
Be specific.
Vague resolutions, such as “I’ll exercise more,” won’t go
far. Be clear about what you plan to do. For example, how many days
will you work out each week and for how many minutes?
Don’t let setbacks stop you.
If you do fall back into an old habit,
don’t abandon your resolution—and all that you’ve accomplished.
Figure out what went wrong, and work toward a fix.
Sources: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jarrod
Karnofski, DPT,
Vice President,
Ancillary and
Support Services