Vol. 1 No. 17 October 14, 1988

'Snappy' Campaign May Save Your Life"It's a snap, don't recap" may be the

best advice TAH-LVHC employeeswill ever get to avoid syringe andsharp puncture wounds and possibleexposure to blood-borne diseaseslike hepatitis B and AIDS.

The "snappy" theme will appearthroughout both hospital sites onposters, pens, buttons and Post-itNotes beginning with Infection Con-trol Awareness Week, Oct. 17-22.

This week kicks off the three-month anti-stick campaign sponsoredby TAH-LVHC Infection ControlDepartment. Employees are invitedto lobbies at both sites on Monday,Oct. 17 to enjoy refreshments andperuse product and educational dis-plays and videos relating to the earn-paign.

The campaign's message is simple:avoid attempting tu recap needles;therein lies the greatest risk for apuncture wound. Also, dispose ofused syringes and sharps using thecontainers located in each patientroom in the hospital. The covers ofthese containers must be "snapped"shut following needle insertion.

"This is the most important pro-gram Infection Control has initiatedin recent years," says Luther Rhodes,M.D., hospital epidemiologist andchairman of the hospital's InfectionControl Committee. "An anti-stickcampaign is the major preventionmeasure for protecting employeesand their families against AIDS andhepatitis B."

Campaigns similar to ours are nowincluded as part of the universal pre-cautions against blood and body fluidexposure recommended by the Cen-ters for Disease Control (CDC),added Rhodes. In July of this year, theCDCbegan its own six-month nation-wide campaign of initiating such pre-cautions.

According to MaryEllen Beideman,R.N.,director of Infection Control atTAH-LVHC, at least 200 health careworkers across the nation died fromhepatitis B contracted from needlestick and puncture wound injuriesduring 1987.

"Although national awareness isfocused on AIDS, it is hepatitis Bwhich poses the highest risks. It isfatal 10 percent of the time."

At TAH-LVHC, sharp and needlesticks are on the rise. Terry Burger,R.N., Infection Control nurse at theLVHCsite, says the three-year averageat both sites is alarming.

"Our statistics show about 27 inci-dents per month since 1985 at LVHC- almost one daily and 15 monthly atTAH.

"Between January and July of thisyear, however, 209 or nearly 35 sticksper month were reported at LVHC,and 116 or 19 per month occurred atTAH.The numbers are increasing."

Fortunately, no one at the hospitalhas contracted an infection resultingfrom a needle or sharp wound. Butthe cost to the hospital for the neces-sary and required follow-up to suchincidents is staggering, totaling over$100,000 each year.

"The average cost for one incidentis $200, which includes testing, timeaway from the job, and the involve-ment of Infection Control andEmployee Health," says Burger. "Andthat doesn't include what it costs toinvolve a physician."

Education and training throughdepartment-specific inservices arethe strategies planned for the cam-paign. For the next three months,Infection Control, along with EmmaHooks, TAH-LVHC safety officer,and Employee Health will target allclinical areas in efforts to reducehospital-wide incidents by 10 per-cent.

"That's a savings of over $10,000forthe first year," says Burger. "We hopethe campaign will start a momentumresulting in further decreases eachyear in puncture wounds."

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"We want to identify the high-riskareas where our employees areexposed to large amounts of blood,"says Beideman. "However, all clinicalareas, indeed all locations in the hospi-tal, are potential hazards."

"From a safety standpoint, the cam-paign and all succeeding efforts inthis regard key in on employee safety,improved morale and the develop-ment of proper safety attitudes,"explains Hooks.

The CDC, Occupational Safety andHealth Administration, Joint Commis-sion on Accreditation of Hospitalsand American Hospital Associationhave increased their educational strat-egies in the area of needle and sharpwound prevention, according toBeideman.

"Proper disposal of syringes andsharps is regulated by OSHA.CDCrec-ommendations include: no recappingunless specified, i.e., when doingblood gas studies; proper use of dis-posal containers; alternatives to"piggy backing."

A poster contest, rewards and rec-ognition for safe disposal practicesand suggestions for effective methodsfor avoiding puncture wounds willalso be featured through Jan. 17,1989. The poster contest and safetysuggestions will pay $100each for thetwo best ideas. Entries can be submit-ted to Infection Control, LVHCsite.The deadline for both contests is Jan.17, 1989. Both winning entries will berecognized in CheckUp.

An ice cream celebration will beheld at the conclusion of the cam-paign if the 10 percent goal isreached.

Food And Nutrition Services Staff Busy At Work

The People Behind The Food(EDITOR'SNOTE:Publication of

the following article was delayeddue to illness.)

Health Care Food Service Weekwas celebrated from Oct. 2 to 8. Thisis the week set aside to honor thoseindividuals involved in the planningand preparation of food foremployees, physicians, volunteers,patients and visitors in health carefacilities.

Did you ever consider what isinvolved in the preparation of a mealfor thousands of people? Food andNutrition Services directors GerrySchlonecker (TAH) and Bob Smith(LVHC),who oversee the preparationof meals at their respective sites, haveit down to a science.

Beginning at 5 a.m. each weekday,the Food and Nutrition Services staffshifts into gear to begin preparationof the day's meals. According to Schlo-necker, "It takes a lot of people to pre-pare the food for so many employees,patients, volunteers and visitors. Clini-cal dietitians, chefs, cooks, food ser-vice workers, servers, diet aides, hotfood cart persons, counter persons,cashiers, nourishment and snack per-sons, clerical staff and managers allwork together as a team to prepareeach day's meals."

In addition to more than 4,000 cafe-teria meals served at the two sites, thestaff also prepares and delivers morethan 2,000 patient meals daily.

How much food does it take to feedall these hungry mouths? Well, duringan average week about 800 pounds ofpoultry, 1,500pounds offish and beefand 900 loaves of bread are devoured.

Just like at home, after the food isprepared, served and eaten, someonehas to do the dishes. That is when thekitchen patrol takes over. During anaverage day, about 25 operators run

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Our mission is your health.HealthEast, a not-for-profit

regional health care system,is more than 8,000 profes-sionals, employees and vol-unteers working to provideyou with quality, comprehen-sive health services.

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EmployeeRecognitionDinner Oct. 22

Each year an annual recogrutiondinner is held to honor employeeswho have reached milestones in yearsof service, The event is held to thankemployees for their continuous com-mitment in making the hospital theoutstanding health care institution itis today.

There is not a suitable facility in thearea which will accommodate thelarge numbers of employees involvedin this recognition program. There-fore, the invitation list has been modi-fied.

Employees with 10 years of serviceor more, in increments of five (i.e., 10,15,20,25,30, etc.), will be honored atthe Recognition Dinner. Employeeswith five years of service will be hon-ored at another event to be held soon.

This year's dinner will be held Satur-day, Oct. 22 at the George Washing-ton Lodge in Whitehall. The cocktailhour will begin at 6 p.m. followed bya petit filet mignon/crab imperialdinner at 7 p.m.

A program including the presenta-tion of recognition pins and certifi-cat s will begin after dinner, fol-lowed by dancing to the tunesselected by Mike Foxx, a disc jockeywith Sound Celebration.

Invitations have already beenmailed. If you are a hospital orHealthEast employee who should behonored at the dinner, but did notreceive an invitation, please callKathy Fracas, ext. 8839 (LVHC) orAnn Kelby, ext. 2930 (TAH).

Jamie Anewalt, Communications (LVHC), right, and Randy Stubits, Purchas-ing (TAH), left, join Andy Scott, general manager and vice president of ScottChevrolet, in admiring the 1989 Chevrolet Corsica donated by Scott Chevrolet.Everyone who returns a United Way pledge card has the chance to win thebrand new automobile. The drawing will be held on Oct. 27. Other incentivesoffered to employees who support the United Way campaign include the oppor-tunity to win days off and to be eligible for six cash prize drawings of 1500.

United Way Gifts Really Helpprofessionals to take care of theinfirm.

Just $3 a week provides for theprocessing and careful "matching"of one child with a "Big Sister" or"Big Brother."

Just $5 per week provides forabout five days of emergencyassistance, counseling and medi-cal attention for one run-away orhomeless youth.

Your individual gift really doesmake a difference. United Way-Itbrings out the best in all of us.

United Way Campaign '89 con-cludes Friday, Oct. 21. If you have notyet filled out your United Waypledgecard and returned it to your depart-ment head, please do not delayanother moment. Any gift, regardlessof the amount, is greatly needed.

How does your gift to United Wayhelp?

Just $1per week provides about6%hours of group therapy for anadolescent substance abuser.

Just $2per week provides aboutfour in-home visits by health care

Auxiliary Plans Italian DinnerThe Auxiliary of The Allentown Hospital site will sponsor an Italian

dinner and raffle on Thursday, Nov. 3 in the dining room at TAHsite. Theevent will feature delicious food and wine served by candlelight. AbeSamuels, a member of the HealthEast Board of Directors, will entertainguests with various piano selections.

Tickets are priced at $6 for adults and $3 for children under 10. Ticketsmay be purchased in the Alcove Shop at TAHsite and in the Tree Top Shopat the LVHCsite or from Christine Messina Boyer at HealthEast.

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Smoking Policy Changes SetAnew no smoking policy for TAH-

LVHC has been written and willbecome effective Jan. 1, 1989.Smoking will be prohibited in allinternal facilities at TAH-LVHC.The purpose of the policy is to pro-vide ahealthier environment at TAH-LVHCby eliminating health hazardsassociated with smoking and to pro-mote the safety, health, morale andwell-being of patients, physicians,employees, volunteers, auxiliarymembers, physician extenders, stu-dents and visitors. The new policy fur-ther demonstrates the hospital's lead-ership and commitment to the healthof people with whom it works andserves. Additional details of the newpolicy will be outlined in futureissues of CheckUp.

Smoking cessation programs, coun-seling and support groups will bemade available to those interestedmembers of the hospital who needassistance in addressing their smok-

ing dependencies. Such services willbe made available through EmployeeHealth and the HealthCounts Pro-gram. Among the services availableare: individual health counseling,smoking cessation, hypnosis sessionsand Smoke Stopper classes. For addi-tional information contact Health-Counts at 821-2150.

Additional services will also beavailable to employees. A specialsteering committee has been estab-lished with representatives from sev-eral hospital departments to preparefor the implementation of the policy.The departments include: Health-Counts, Pastoral Care, Social Services,Employee Health, Employee Rela-tions, Communications and theEmployee Assistance Program. Thegoal of the committee is to provide asupportive environment for effec-tively counseling and referringemployees.

Recreation Committee New-sOuting Planned For Racing Fans

Attention, racing fans! The Recreation Committee at TAHsite will sponsor atrip to Penn National Race Course on Friday, Oct. 28. The cost is $23, whichincludes bus fare, clubhouse admission, an official racing program and a fullcours~ roast beef jardiniere dinner in the clubhouse. The bus will leave TAHsite at 5 p.m. For more information, or to register, call Hazel Kramer at ext.239l.

Atlantic City Here We ComeOn Saturday, Nov. 12 a bus will depart from TAHsite at 7:30 a.m. for a fun-

filled day at Caesar's Casino in Atlantic City. The cost is only $17 per person,which includes a $15 coin rebate plus a $5 deferred voucher. The bus will leaveAtlantic City at 7 p.m. promptly. For more information, or to register, call HazelKramer at ext. 239l.Seats Still Available For New York Trip

There are still a few seats available for the bus trip to New York on Saturday,Dec. 3, sponsored by the LVHCRecreation Committee. The cost is $15 per per-son. For more information, contact Stan Jones at 791-9637.

October Film SpecialThe film special for October at the LVHCsite is an 8XlO color enlargement

for $1.99. The regular price is $2.75.Chippendale Outing Scheduled

A bus trip to see the Chippendales has been scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 14.The cost is $45 which includes transportation and admission to the show. Formore information, contact Stan Jones at 791-9637.Cystic Fibrosis Bowl-A-Thon

The LVHCRecreation Committee is looking for people to bowl in the CysticFibrosis Bowl-A-Thonduring the weekend of Nov. 12. Teams offour or five peo-ple are needed. For more information call Kay Zelina at ext. 8024.

Carol Solderich, wife of Edward Solde-rich, an employee at TAHsite, won a 1100U.S. Savings Bond at the first annualHealthEast Family Fun Day at DorneyPark. Among the other winners of the15,000 in Savings Bonds awarded wasnone other than Carol's husband.

Bob Lazansky (Internal Audit-HealthEast) ta,Nathan and Tim.

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HealthEast Family Fun Day Fun For All

Gale Schmidt Hodavance, vice president, HealthSearch, helps her 2-year-old daughter Kristin draw the name of a luckywinner of another U.S.Savings Bond.

-es a spin with sons Several picnickers take a break from riding to exchange "shop talk" at the picnic. They are, from left,l-Mei Hsiu, Nursing Administration, LVHCsite; Ruth Martin, twin sister of Beth Martin, Development,HealthEast; Carol Sargent, Finance, HealthEast; and "Mike of California," a friend of l-Mei's.

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the dish machines which clean over36,000 dishes - and that does notinclude silverware.

In addition to preparing dailymeals, the Food and Nutrition Ser-vices Department also handles spe-cial events, including the annualChristmas dinner, hospital wing dedi-cations, groundbreaking ceremoniesand the hospital picnic. This year forthe first time, the department wasresponsible for the merged hospitalpicnic. According to Smith, "Planningand preparing the food for 2,000 peo-ple was quite a challenge, but it was alot of fun. I am looking forward tonext year's picnic, and I expect to seeeverybody there."

Catering has also become a big partof the department's responsibility.Refreshments, snacks and meals areprovided to over 80 meetings andfunctions on a weekly basis.

Nutritional services are also animportant part of the department'sfunction. Jane Ziegler, R.D.,M.S.,exec-utive dietitian, works with four clini-cal dietitians at TAH site and eightclinical dietitians at the LVHC site.They coordinate their activities withthe directors at both sites to insurethat patients receive adequate andappropriate nutrition. With 75 per-cent of the patients on modified diets,thi can become quite a challenge.

Calorie counts and nutritionalassessments are just two of the toolsused by the clinical dietitians to helpmaintain the nutritional needs ofpatients. Calorie counts consist of thenumber of calories and grams of pro-tein consumed by a patient during a24-hour period. The clinical dieti-tians handle over 500 calorie countsper month. A nutritional assessmentis a process to determine the well-nourishment of a patient. Over 400are completed each month. Clinicaldietitians also provide counselingand education for both inpatients andoutpatients.

Special projects are also beingundertaken by the Food and Nutri-tion Services Department. To main-tain consistency at both campuses,the diet manual is being reviewedand revised and will be combined inthe near future. The diet manual con-tains nutrition guidelines which arefollowed by the medical staff and clin-

ical dietitians. It is also an educationaltool used by physicians and nurses onthe nursing units when they havequestions regarding nutrition.

Planning stages for the $1.5millionkitchen and cafeteria renovation proj-ect at the LVHCsite are now com-plete. According to Phillip DiChiara,vice president, "Construction isexpected to begin in January 1989with opening sometime in thesummer of 1989. The new cafeteriawill include a scatter systemapproach which will eliminate thelong lines. Other new features willinclude a deli bar, salad bar and a spe-cial feature called Grills and Frills con-sisting of a charbroiler which will pre-pare grilled fish, gourmethamburgers and luncheon steaks."

Conceptual plans are also completefor a new cafeteria and kitchen atTAH site. However, a number ofissues, such as financing, still need tobe finalized.

A new restaurant-style patientmenu is currently being planned andis expected to be introduced at theHospital Center site in November.The current patient menu revolvesaround an eight-day cycle and offerspatients two hot choices and one coldchoice for lunch and dinner. With thenew restaurant-style menu, selectionswill not change from day to day;how-ever, a combination of 19 hot andcold entrees will be offered daily.This will provide more choices andincrease variety for the patients.

What's Cookin'?Take Me Out To The Ballgame

The Food and Nutrition Services Department at the LVHCsite will spon-sor a "World Series Celebration" on Thursday, Oct. 20. Some of the itemsavailable will be tacos, hot dogs with sauerkraut or chili, nachos withcheese, miniature pizzas, hot soft pretzels and fresh popcorn.

To complete your meal, why not add an item from the apple cart: freshapple cider, candied and caramel coated apples, apple dumplings, applecrumb pie, Jewish apple cake, apple turnovers and Apple Brown Betty.

The Great Pumpkin Quiz"The Great Pumpkin" will be on display Oct. 17 through 28 in the LVHC

site cafeteria. Guess the number of seeds in the Great Pumpkin and win a"spooktacular" prize. Each employee will be entitled to one guess. Thewinner will be announced Oct. 31.

Halloween SpecialAspart of the Halloween celebration on Monday,Oct. 31, the LVHCsite

cafeteria will serve chef-carved steamship round of beef on a hard roll asone of the menu selections.

Big Apple Comes To TAHSiteThe Food and Nutrition Services Department at TAH site has planned

another special event for employee mealtime. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, cele-brate BigApple Dayin the cafeteria. The specialties available will include:fresh baked apple dumpling served warm with milk; jumbo fresh Washing-ton state apples; freshly squeezed apple cider; deep fried apple fritters;baked apple crisp; old-fashioned apple pie; apple pancakes (breakfastonly) and roast boneless loin offresh pork (sliced to order) with apple rai-sin sauce.

Future events planned for TAHsite include a pie sale in November andthe annual holiday goodies sale in December.

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Benefit SpotlightChanges At TAHPharmacy

Employees have the benefit of pur-chasing prescriptions at discountedrates at the Pharmacies at both hospi-tal sites and at Spectrum Apothecary.

Due to changes in the prescriptionpayment procedure at TAH site, thefollowing changes will be effectiveOct. 31 at TAHsite only.

1. Present prescription at the Phar-macy. (Consult drop-off scheduleposted outside Pharmacy door for fur-ther details concerning times).

2. When you return to pick up yourprescription, you will receive a whitecopy of the Pharmacy receipt. Pay theamount indicated on this receipt atthe Cashier's office, located on theground floor of the Schaeffer Wing.The office hours are Monday throughFriday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 8:30a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays and holi-days, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

3. Return to the Pharmacy with thecash receipt as proof of payment. Atthis time you will receive your pre-scription.

Ifyou require a prescription before8 a.m. or after 5 p.m.,Monday throughFriday, please pay at the OutpatientRegistration Desk, which is openuntil 8 p.m., or pay at the Cashier'sOffice on the next business day.

Performance ScheduledA performance of "The Best of Gil-

bert & Sullivan," featuring membersof the world-renowned D'Oyly CarteOpera Company of London, will kickoff the Community Music School'sfund-raising season on Sunday, Oct.16 at Symphony Hall, Allentown.

Tickets for the performance are$15 for adults and $12 for students.Tickets for the reception cost $25 andpatron's tickets are $100.

Community Music School is a non-profit organization that providesmusic and dance instruction to peo-ple of all ages regardless of their abil-ity to pay. For more information, call432-7725.

Members of the 19th graduating class of The Allentown Hospital School ofRadiologic Technology were honored at commencement exercises heldrecently. Class members were: (from left) Rhonda Bender, Clearfield; PatriciaBoyle, Hatfield;]amie Siwak, Quakertown; and Cathy Talianek, Allentown. Allgraduates completed the two-year program which included about 3,000 hoursof clinical experience at TAH'sDiagnostic Department and related areas.

It's Your Week - CheckUp Salutes YouNational Physical Therapy Week:Oct. 23 - 29

National Physical Therapy Week,sponsored by the American PhysicalTherapy Association, focuses atten-tion on physical therapists' contribu-tions to improving the health of allAmericans. This year's theme"Physical Therapy - Sharing the Chal-lenge" focuses on the teamworkbetween physical therapists and theirpatients.

Physical therapy is a form of healthcare that prevents, identifies, cor-rects and alleviates acute or pro-longed movement dysfunction of ana-tomic or physiologic origin. Theprimary objective of physical therapyis to promote optimum health andfunction.

Physical therapists test and mea-sure the function of the musculoskele-tal, neurological, pulmonary and car-diovascular systems and treatproblems in these systems caused byillness, injury or birth defect.

Physical therapists attain their pro-fessional skills through extensive edu-cational and clinical training. Educa-tion includes courses in biology,chemistry, physics, psychology andthe humanities. The education pro-gram is similar to the premedical cur-riculum, with a strong emphasis onthe physical and biological sciencesand includes an internship.

Patient RepresentativesDay: Oct. 14

Patient representatives offer sup-port, understanding and encourage-ment to patients, families and visitorsin order to make their interactionwith the hospital as pleasant as possi-ble. These dedicated professionalshelp ensure a prompt response tocomplaints and other hospital-relatedpolicies and procedures. They alsostrive for patient satisfaction.

To recognize their efforts, Gov.Robert Casey has proclaimed Oct. 14as Patient Representative's Daythroughout the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania.

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EducationalHappeningsMonday, Oct. 17LVHC- Medical Terminology - 9 to10:30 a.m., Classroom 3Wednesday, Oct. 19TAH - Stroke Team Meeting - 9 to 10a.m., Cafeteria Conference RoomTAH - Fire Safety Program - 1 to 2p.m., AuditoriumLVHC - CPR Certification (non-nursing) - 1 to 4 p.m., AuditoriumAlcoveLVHC- Fire Safety Program - 7 to 8p.m. and 8 to 9 p.m., AuditoriumThursday, Oct. 20LVHC - CPR Certification (non-nursing) - 1 to 3 p.m., AuditoriumAlcoveLVHC- Fire Safety Program - 8:30 to9:30 a.m., 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., and 2:30to 3:30 p.m., AuditoriumFriday, Oct. 21LVHC- Fire Safety Program - 1:30 to2:30 a.m. and 2:30 to 3:30 a.m.,Audito-riumMonday, Oct. 24LVHC-New Employee Orientation -8a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Classroom 3Tuesday, Oct. 25LVHC - Medical Terminology - 9 to10:30 a.m., Classroom 4Wednesday, Oct. 26TAH - Stroke Team Meeting - 9 to 10a.m., Cafeteria Conference RoomThursday, Oct. 27LVHC-Community CPR-7 to 10p.m.,Auditorium Alcove

Wanted: Blood DonorsMiller Memorial Bloodmobile will

be at the Hospital Center on Monday,Oct. 31 from 2 to 5 p.m., and on Tues-day, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to noon inClassroom 1 of the Anderson Wing.Registration will be held in the Ander-son Wing Lobby. At least 80 donorsare needed each day.

To register to donate blood, pleasecall Rose Ann ). Wiley in Personnel(LVHC) at ext. 8842.

Hospital Center Tour SetPottsville Hospital School of Nurs-

ing students will tour the HospitalCenter on Monday, Oct. 31 beginningat 9:30 a.m.

WomanCare Schedules LectureTwo free lectures sponsored by

WomanCare of The Allentown Hospi-tal remain on the October schedule.

Gazi Abdulhay, M.D.,department ofobstetrics and gynecology, TAH-LVHC,will discuss "Update on Ovar-ian Cancer" on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7p.m. in TAH Auditorium. He willexplain who is at risk, as well as detec-tion and treatment.

A lecture titled "Infertility in Menand Women," will be held on Wednes-day, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the LVHCsiteauditorium and will feature speakersGregory Lang, M.D., Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology, TAH-LVHC, and David Beckwith, Ph.D.,HealthEast Laboratories. They will dis-

cuss assisted reproductive technol-ogy, male infertility and the latesttreatments for general problems ofinfertility, including endometriosis.

Free parking is available for theselectures and light refreshments willbe served.

On Wednesday, Oct. 19,the Depart-ment of Pediatrics will sponsor a par-enting lecture "When Your Child HasA Headache: Causes and Treatment."The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. inTAHauditorium. Martha Lusser, M.D.,pediatric neurologist, Department ofPediatrics, will be the guest speaker.

For more information, or to regis-ter, call 778-3800.

Costumes Needed For PatientsThe Adjunctive Therapy Department at TAHsite is hosting a Halloween

party for patients on the Psychiatric units and is in need of items to beused for costumes.

If you are able to donate any items to add to the costume wardrobe,please deliver them to the Adjunctive Therapy Department, 6A (towerwing), by Monday, Oct. 24. If you are unable to deliver items, please callext. 2809 to arrange for pickup.

Trick-Or-Treat Bags AvailableTrick-or-treat bags are now available courtesy of TAH-LVHC's ERIC

(Emergency Room Information Card) program. ERICis a service that pre-registers a child's medical data with the hospital's Emergency Center.

Each bag is bright orange and lists helpful safety tips for children to fol-low on Halloween night. Bags are available while supplies last and may bepicked up at the Communications Department at each site (TAH, LVHCand HealthEast). There is no limit on the num6er of bags per employee.

For more information regarding the ERICprogram, call 778-ERIC.

Contract Bridge League OfferedHealthEast and hospital employees have been invited to participate in a con-

tract bridge competition league. The group meets at 7 p.m. at Chrysler FirstHeadquarters (1105 Hamilton, Allentown) on alternate Monday evenings begin-ning Oct. 17 and ending May 5.

The league features four member team competition with IMP scoring. Thecost is $8 per team per match. Special events and prizes will be announced.Refreshments are available. For additional details, contact Human Resources atHealthEast, ext. 7936.

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