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Quote of the Month
"Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think."
Olivia Newton-John
Referral Opportunities
We're Hiring!
We have a lot of job openings at the hospitals and across our affiliate clinics. If you know of anyone looking for new opportunity, point them to our job page to browse through our current opportunities. You may even be eligible for a referral bonus!
https://www.mountainviewhospital.org/employment-opportunities/
IFCH and MVH Employee Wellness Challenge 2024
The new year is upon us and with this comes some great opportunities for setting goals and making healthy changes. Here at IFCH and MVH, we want to help you achieve your health goals with an overall approach to wellness through creating healthy habits. Over the next 4 weeks, we are offering a free employee wellness challenge that focuses on increasing fruit and veggie intake, cutting down on sweets and soda intake, getting outside more, drinking more water, getting adequate sleep and increasing exercise. This challenge is a point based system for completing each of the following below. Each week on Monday morning there will be a drawing for prizes.
To get your name entered into the random prize drawing each week, you must achieve at least 400 points that week and email the IFCH Outpatient Dietitian Kristi Stickley at krstickley@ifcommunity hospital by the following Monday morning by 7am with how many points you earned for the week. There will be a grand prize drawing at the end of the challenge for everyone who earned at least 400 points for all 4 weeks, so it pays off to be consistent! Wellness challenge starts Monday January 1st and goes through Sunday January 28th. Reach out to the Outpatient Dietitian Kristi with any questions.
Wellness Challenge Points
- Eat 5 servings of fruits/veggies: 10 points daily
- Fruits and veggies are major sources of several nutrients that are strongly linked to good health. Fill up on whole food choices to reduce the risk of chronic illnesses.
- Get outside for at least 15 minutes: 10 points daily
- To promote mental health and decrease stress.
- Sleep 7 hours: 10 points daily
- If you go to bed at the appropriate time but can’t fall asleep, still count it. Also, feel free to add naps in if you are short on the allotted time.
- Drink 64 ounces of water: 10 points daily
- Water is vital for your health. It is necessary for temperature regulation, digestion, nutrient absorption, and body waste removal.
- Exercise for 150 minutes/week: 20 points/every 30 minutes completed (100 points max/week)
- The CDC recommends adults get at least 150 minutes/week of exercise. This can be broken up into smaller chunks such as 30 minutes, 5 days/week or into longer times such as 60 minutes a few times each week. Physical activity may look different for everyone based on ability, but some examples include yoga, walking, CrossFit, weightlifting, bike rides, running, fitness classes, swimming, etc. Whatever you choose, focus on moving more and being intentional.
- One sweet per week: 60 points
- For every additional sweet, subtract 20 points. Yes, you can go in the negative with this. (Example: Ate 2 treats=40 points, 3 treats=20 points, 4 treats= 0 points, 5 treats= -20 points, etc)
- One soda per week: 60 points
- For every additional soda subtract 20 points (energy drinks count in this too). Yes, you can go in the negative with this.
(Example: Drank 2 sodas=40 points, drank 3 sodas=20 points, Drank 3 sodas=0 points, Drank 4 sodas= -20 points, etc)
Taking The Plunge
Supporting Local Business
We love coming out to support our local businesses. We joined Reed's Dairy, Club Apple, Idaho Falls Rescue Mission, Shannon Wilker Foundation, and Idaho Central Credit Union to donate time and products to the community. Thanks to everyone who joined.
Z103 Idaho's #1 Baby Bump
It’s back! All of you Moms-to-be, get ready for Idaho’s #1 Baby Bump delivered by Mountain View Hospital’s new NICU! We want to fill your nursery with everything your little one is going to need, and one lucky Mom-to-be is going to take it all home!
We’ve got the crib, the changing table, the swing, the playpen, the baby monitor, the rocking chair, and more!
Everyone who submitted a photo of their baby bump will be entered into a random drawing for the entire prize package, and on top of that, you can gain extra entries into the drawing by getting your friends to vote for your baby bump!
- Winner will be determined by random drawing and announced on Monday, 2/5/2024.
- Participants must submit baby bump photos between 12:00AM MST 12/25/2023 and 12:00PM MST 1/19/2024 depending on participation.
- Participants can gain extra entries into the drawing through the voting portion of the promotion, where listeners can vote for their favorite baby bump each week, beginning on 1/22/2024 depending on participation.
- The voting portion of the contest DOES NOT determine the winner of the prize package.
- The top 5 photos with the most votes each week will receive extra entries into the drawing as follows: 1st place – 5 extra entries, 2nd place – 4 extra entries, 3rd place – 3 extra entries, 4th place – 2 extra entries, 5th place – 1 extra entry.
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| 02/01 | HANNAH | CROOK | Utilization Review |
| 02/01 | LISA | LAWRENCE | BMC Admin |
| 02/01 | COLLEEN | AUERBACH | Peri-Op |
| 02/01 | TYRA | ANDREWS | Labor & Delivery |
| 02/01 | PATRICIA | LANDEROS | Housekeeping |
| 02/01 | MASON | STEWART | Housekeeping |
| 02/01 | WENDY | MARTINEZ MAGALLANES | Housekeeping |
| 02/01 | GRACE | JACK | Finance |
| 02/02 | CHRISTIAN | MAHER | Idaho Heart Institute |
| 02/02 | REBECCA | JOHN-LEWIS | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 02/02 | MCKAYLEIGH | WASIA | Eagle Rock ASC |
| 02/02 | ELYSE | KOUZNETSOV | MedSurg |
| 02/03 | RENA | CAMPBELL | Prescription Center Retail |
| 02/03 | BRITTANY | PULLEY | Pain Specialists of ID-Proc Ct |
| 02/03 | ASHLEY | GUNNELL | BMC/Johanson Surgery |
| 02/03 | HAILEY | SPITZ | Housekeeping |
| 02/03 | CHELSIE | CLARKSON | Business Office |
| 02/03 | JAMES | ADAMSON | Administration |
| 02/04 | JACQUELINE | FREEMAN | Point of Care |
| 02/04 | JENNIFER | VANCE | Compliance |
| 02/04 | BRENDA | LOPEZ | Creekside Surgery Center |
| 02/05 | SHAWNEY | BIRDSBILL | Pain Specialists of ID-Pocatel |
| 02/05 | CINDY | MURDOCK | BMC/Johanson Surgery |
| 02/05 | KATRINA | ASHBY | Peri-Op |
| 02/06 | AARON | VANSLOCHTEREN | Purchasing |
| 02/06 | SARAH | O BRIEN | Lab |
| 02/06 | MISSY | TAYLOR | Quality Assurance |
| 02/06 | ROSALIE | EVANS | Community Care-Rigby |
| 02/06 | MELISSA | DAVENPORT | Community Care-Rigby |
| 02/06 | TAMMIE | RUMSEY | Labor & Delivery |
| 02/06 | BRIAN | BROWN | Grand Teton |
| 02/06 | AUDREY | WHITMILL | Workmens Compensation |
| 02/06 | KRISTI | GARCIA | Business Office |
| 02/07 | JIMMY | COTHREN | Pharmacy |
| 02/07 | TIFFANY | MENDOZA | Utilization Review |
| 02/07 | KAYLA | PATE | PIC Pocatello |
| 02/07 | PAIGE | EVANS | Workmens Compensation |
| 02/08 | JEFF | HAMPTON | Radiology |
| 02/08 | KIRSTIE | RIX | Idaho Heart Institute |
| 02/08 | ANDREA | MARION | Urology Associates of Idaho Fa |
| 02/08 | KATIE | TAYLOR | Labor & Delivery |
| 02/08 | JOSUE | PEREZ | Housekeeping |
| 02/08 | SUSAN | PINTAR | Health Information Management |
| 02/09 | MEGAN | DENTON | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 02/09 | SEAN | PAPIN | Sleep Specialists |
| 02/09 | AMANDA | BULLOCK | Hinckley ENT |
| 02/09 | PAIGE | FRANSEN | NICU |
| 02/09 | SAMANTHA | AYERS | Grand Teton |
| 02/09 | SARI | BODKIN | Business Office |
| 02/09 | KAYLEE | SHACKELFORD | Health Information Management |
| 02/09 | MONICA | PARKINSON | Emergency Department (ED) |
| 02/10 | KIM | LOPEZ | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 02/10 | MARK | KEYES | Pharmacy |
| 02/10 | DEBORAH | TERAGUCHI | Education |
| 02/10 | JENNY S | CARTER | Community Care-Rexburg |
| 02/10 | DEVN | FRANDSEN | Community Care-West Side |
| 02/10 | ANN | SAKULWA | Housekeeping |
| 02/11 | DEVAN | CHRISTENSEN | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 02/11 | FRED | REYES | Mountain View Infusion Service |
| 02/11 | CONNIE | STEMKOSKI | Peri-Op |
| 02/11 | GABRIELLE | CLARK | NICU |
| 02/11 | RACHEL | DOGGETT | Creekside Surgery Center |
| 02/12 | AMBER | HUNTER | Mountain View Infusion Service |
| 02/12 | DANIEL | POWERS | PIC Pocatello |
| 02/12 | JAYME | JACKSON | Surgery |
| 02/13 | KATHRYN | BURTON | Pharmacy |
| 02/13 | MICHELLE | BOWMAN | Quality Assurance |
| 02/13 | KENZIE | BENNETT | Idaho Falls Arthritis Clinic |
| 02/13 | KRISTINE | JOHNSON | Community Care-Rigby |
| 02/13 | AMY | SILER | MedSurg |
| 02/13 | LOUISA | CATTABRIGA | Business Office |
| 02/13 | JUSTIN | BORGES | Administration |
| 02/14 | SANDRA | HANSEN | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 02/14 | BLAIKLEE | HILL | Community Care-Rigby |
| 02/14 | SHARLA | TURVILLE | NICU |
| 02/14 | TEASHIA | ROBERTS | Surgery |
| 02/14 | TRUDY A | WHITE | Workmens Compensation |
| 02/14 | SANDY | RAMIREZ | Housekeeping |
| 02/14 | JULIE | KUNZ | Business Office |
| 02/15 | JOSHUA | PEREZ | Respiratory Therapy |
| 02/15 | ASHLEY | THOMPSON | Blackfoot Medical Imaging |
| 02/15 | PIPER | RHODA | Channing Redicare Clinic |
| 02/15 | STACY E | JANNING | Community Care-Channing |
| 02/15 | ELAINE | BIRKS | Peri-Op |
| 02/15 | OLIVIA | BERRETT | Peri-Op |
| 02/15 | GINGER | COOK | Creekside Surgery Center |
| 02/15 | EVELYNA | DREDGE | Eagle Rock ASC |
| 02/15 | CHRISTOPHER | JANKOWSKI | MedSurg |
| 02/15 | MEGAN | GRUNDY | Administration |
| 02/16 | JEREMY | GEORGE | Respiratory Therapy |
| 02/16 | ZACKARY | DAVIS | Prescription Center Retail |
| 02/16 | KELLI | SWANER | Peri-Op |
| 02/16 | MADISON | KALLSEN | Business Office |
| 02/16 | CHAD | EVANS | Administration |
| 02/16 | TARA | GLADWIN | Administration |
| 02/17 | LISA | BARNES | Sleep Specialists |
| 02/17 | ABIGAIL | BAKER | Idaho Heart Institute |
| 02/17 | TAYLOR | JENSEN | Hinckley ENT |
| 02/17 | STEPHANIE | MERRILL | Physician Management Services |
| 02/18 | JOAN | WEST | Utilization Review |
| 02/18 | BRIANNA | ACKERSCHOTT | Education |
| 02/18 | BRANDY | HAYES | Idaho Heart Institute |
| 02/18 | SHAYLA | BRAGG | Pain Specialists of ID-Proc Ct |
| 02/18 | BETTIE | BLACK | Urology Associates of Idaho Fa |
| 02/18 | KESHIA | HAACK | Urology Associates of Idaho Fa |
| 02/18 | TRENNA | HILLYARD | Peri-Op |
| 02/18 | SYDNEY | SLEIGHT | Peri-Op |
| 02/18 | TABRIE | LOVELAND | MedSurg |
| 02/18 | VIANEY | MARTINEZ | MedSurg |
| 02/18 | NORMA | GARCIA | Business Office |
| 02/18 | DENISSE | GALLEGOS | Health Information Management |
| 02/18 | MARIAN | WALKER | Administration |
| 02/19 | TONYA | TAYLOR | Machen Family Medicine |
| 02/20 | ALLISON | OWENS | Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport |
| 02/20 | LAURA | PORTER | BMC/Johanson Surgery |
| 02/20 | NICKOLE | MCCARTY | Business Office |
| 02/20 | HEATHER | THORNTON | Physician Management Services |
| 02/21 | HANNAH | SCHMIKLA | Utilization Review |
| 02/21 | STACY | KOFF | Channing Redicare Clinic |
| 02/21 | BRAYDEN | LOTT | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 02/21 | KAYLEE | KENNEDY | NICU |
| 02/21 | LINDSEY | JOHNS | Creekside Surgery Center |
| 02/21 | MALINDA | BARKER | MedSurg |
| 02/21 | SHELLIE | PIQUET | Workmens Compensation |
| 02/21 | SHANE | HAYES | Administration |
| 02/22 | KATHY | ERICKSON | Higher Learning Center |
| 02/22 | ANDREA | EKLUND | Idaho Falls Arthritis Clinic |
| 02/22 | TAYLOR | MANSANAREZ | BMC/Johanson Surgery |
| 02/22 | MAREN | DAVIS | Brad Erikson |
| 02/22 | CORY | LARSEN | Business Office |
| 02/23 | APRIL | OLSEN | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 02/23 | MALEYNA | MARLEY | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 02/23 | CHRISTINA | HAMMA | Point of Care |
| 02/23 | ELISABETH | WERNER | Pain Specialists of ID-Pocatel |
| 02/23 | BAYLIE | DAVIS | Altenburg Andary Ortho |
| 02/23 | CHRIS | SANFORD | Pocatello ENT |
| 02/23 | AMBER | HAYS | Community Care-Pocatello |
| 02/23 | CYNTHIA | LOTSPEICH | Community Care-Pocatello |
| 02/23 | GABBY | CAMPBELL | PIC Pocatello |
| 02/24 | JUSTINE | DAVIDSON | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 02/24 | LISA | ANDERSON | Hyperbarics |
| 02/24 | PAIGE | CAY | Idaho Falls Arthritis Clinic |
| 02/24 | ALLIE | TODD | Urology Associates of Idaho Fa |
| 02/24 | WENDY | GRIFFEL | Community Care-West Side |
| 02/24 | MCKENNA | CHRISTENSEN | Labor & Delivery |
| 02/24 | CHRIS | CLINGER | Information Systems |
| 02/24 | JULIE | RODRIGUEZ | Finance |
| 02/25 | JENNIE | JENKINS | Radiology |
| 02/25 | DAHLIA | GARCIA-LOZA | Grand Teton Gastroenterology |
| 02/25 | AMANDA | JACKSON | Pain Specialists of ID-Pocatel |
| 02/25 | HEATHER | CRANDALL | CC Rexburg Lab & Imaging |
| 02/25 | KRISTENE | HUTSON | Peri-Op |
| 02/25 | BETHANY | SORRELL | Grand Teton |
| 02/25 | LIZBETH | ERREGUIN | Business Office |
| 02/25 | SANDY | BORN | Information Systems |
| 02/25 | ALLISON | BURGER | Physician Management Services |
| 02/26 | JULIE | SCHNEIDER | Teton Cancer Institute |
| 02/26 | KIMBERLY | ROBINSON | Prescription Center Infusions |
| 02/26 | DARBI | CARR | Premier Speech Therapy |
| 02/26 | SADIE | ANDERSON | Surgery |
| 02/26 | REBECCA | RICKS | MedSurg |
| 02/26 | JAMES | TOMASKO | Information Systems |
| 02/27 | LAURA | VILLEGAS | Pharmacy |
| 02/27 | PORTER | WALLENTINE | Pharmacy |
| 02/27 | TOMMI MARIE | HALVERSON | Surgery |
| 02/28 | JANELL | WARDER | Radiology |
| 02/28 | DALLON | RAYMER | Lab |
| 02/28 | NICOLE | JACOBSEN | Medical Staff |
| 02/28 | WANDA | WAGGONER | Pain Specialists of ID |
| 02/28 | SYDNEE | THOMAS | Pain Specialists of ID-Pocatel |
| 02/28 | BRANDI | KLINGLER | NICU |
| 02/28 | JAMIE | HARRISON | Grand Teton |
| 02/28 | IRMA | CASTRO | Housekeeping |
| 02/29 | AMBER | BAKER | Blackfoot Pain Clinic |
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