1. July 2010
A publication for and about
the Community Partners
of St. Francis Health Center
Community Partner
Connection
Service Anniversaries
April 2010
Ray Vossen, two years
Cecilia Herrington, three years
Nancy Hoffman, five years
Phyllis Serrault, five years
Doris Dressman, 12 years
Betty Holmes, 12 years
Mary Larkin, 15 years
Zoe Swagerty, 16 years
Mary McDermed, 17 years
Marjorie Colton, 23 years
Mary Snyder, 23 years
May 2010
Janice Cobler, two years
Joe Alonzo, four years
Teola Maxwell, four years
Marilyn Price, eight years
Vivian McCormick, 13 years
Marge Slocum, 15 years
Florence Leiker, 19 years
June 2010
John Liezert, three years
Bill Farrington, three years
Sue Williams, five years
July 2010
Kathy Breitenstein, two years
Connie Humes, two years
Delores Sams, two years
Richard Grecian, three years
Linda Laird, three years
Susan Bales, four years
Barbara Mosher, five years
Lou Eisenbarth, six years
Nadine Blackwell, 10 years
Miller Campbell, 20 years
Alice Seitz, 22 years
Spotlight on a St. Francis
Community Partner
Traffic flow changes for
St. Francis Health Center
Calendar of Events
July 20-22
JR Expressions artwork in the breezeway
south of the 7th Street Bistro
T
o alleviate congestion and
ensure the safety of patients,
visitors, staff and volunteers,
the following changes to our current
parking situation took effect
May 17, 2010.
Entry B will be used by patients
and visitors using Valet services.
Patient pick ups and drop offs by
transportation companies and/or
by private car will not be allowed at
this entrance. The drives south of
Entrance B (formerly 7th Street) will
be reassigned as Fire Lanes and marked
in red to ensure the safety of those
walking to and from the Health Center
and Mulvane Building.
Entry A will be used for hospital
patient pick ups and drop offs by
transportation companies and private
cars.
Entry C will be used for Mulvane
Building pick ups and drop offs for
Kansas Dialysis Services and Pain
Management Center patients. These
patients will also have access to three
newly designated spots at the east
entrance of the Mulvane Building
(previously occupied by Valet customer
vehicles).
St. Francis transporters will use
Entrance C for specimen/equipment
drop off and pick up. UPS will use
Entrance C for deliveries to the
Mulvane Building.
Community Partners may continue
to use Valet Parking as long as they
follow the same guidelines expected
of our health center customers and
visitors. We do ask that volunteers and
associates discontinue parking in the
Emergency Department parking lot.
Coughlin
M
ike Coughlin
has been a
Community
Partner for two years
and often volunteers
for the SeniorSpirit
program, a free health
and wellness program
provided by St. Francis Health Center
for seniors better than 65 years of age.
St. Francis Rehabilitation Services
manages the program. “Mike is truly
an ambassador for SeniorSpirit,”
said Nanny Matthias, SeniorSpirit
coordinator and Rehabilitation Services
therapist. “He is our go-to guy!”
In just one year, Mike volunteered
more than 3,000 hours of service to
St. Francis Health Center. “I never
know what each day volunteeering will
hold for me,” he said. “I love it.”
Mike decided to volunteer at the
Health Center when he became bored
recuperating at home after being a
Please see VOLUNTEER on back

2. Volunteer Services Office
St. Francis Health Center
5-North, Room 11
1700 SW 7th St.
Topeka, KS 66606
785-295-8127
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
Staff: Andrea Marling, volunteer
services coordinator
Emergency/After-Hours Only
Contact Andrea Marling
Cell: 785-215-7644 or
Home: 785-256-6423
Welcome our new Community Partners
Susy Alvarez, Laboratory
Emily Amack, Telemetry
Sarah Anderson, Telemetry
Kristine Appleton, SPD
Jordan Arnold, Laboratory
Austin Bodine, Education, Mission
Integration
Breanna Bunker, Post-Surgical
Orthopedics
Emily Burkett, Laboratory
Ciera Carter, Patient Access
Tasia Cassell, Mission Integration
Mitch Cathcart, Laboratory
Amber Cessarich, Building Blocks
Kylee Clifton, Food and Nutrition
Max Cooper, Recycling Champion
Jessica Corwin, Patient Belonging
Kate Cummings, Laboratory
Katelyn Davies, Recovery Room
Kathleen Dunshee, Eucharistic Minister
Megan Farrington, Food and Nutrition
Molly Farrington, Food and Nutrition
Sami Fincham, Laboratory
Amber Florance, Surgical Family Room
Christopher Florance, Plant Operations
Amanda Gabrick, Joint Replacement
Center, Nursing Services
Danielle Gilkey, Building Blocks
Alyssa Golz, Volunteer Services
Caranna Griffin, Building Blocks
Halsey Handley, Building Blocks
Hannah Handley, Building Blocks
Hailey Hansford, SPD
Alex Haug, Mission Integration
Chris Haug, Mission Integration
Kiley Horton, Volunteer Services
Amanda Hough, Food and Nutrition,
Laboratory
Natalie Hubbard, Telemetry
Emma Hutchinson, Plant Operations
Joe Hutchinson, Plant Operations
Lauren Hutley, Volunteer Services
Kelsey Joliff, Surgical Family Room
Luke Joliff, Rehabilitation Services
Serena Katsbulas, Food and Nutrition
Rachel Ketter, New Life Center
Austin Koch, SPD
Stephanie Koch, SPD
Kendall Konrade, Telemetry and Nursing
Services
Kendall Konraid, Telemetry
David Lammers, Laboratory
Leia Lemons-McGahee, Volunteer
Services
Halie Loshe, Post-Surgical/Orthopedics
Tyler Luke, Post-Surgical/Orthopedics
Leslie Lyda, Building Blocks
Inga Martinson, New Life Center
Karen McDonald, Eucharistic Minister
Karen Mead, Eucharistic Minister
Dwight Menke, Eucharistic Minister
Bradley Miles, SPD
Anthony Moldonado, Surgical Family
Room
Reid Morgart, Laboratory
Kayla Morris, Volunteer Services
Mary Natchez, Eucharistic Minister
Amanda Nigus, Joint Replacement Center
Tory Pagenkopf, Telemetry
Ashlyn Parker, New Life Center and
Telemetry
Madeline Potvin, Nursing Services and
Telemetry
Michaela Ramos, Nursing
Maggie Robohn, New Life Center,
Post-Surgical/Orthopedics
Lexie Rogers, One South
Kelsey Rowe, New Life Center
Barbara Schaeffer, Eucharistic Minister
Addison Schauer, Sports Medicine,
Rehabilitation Services
Addison Schile, Laboratory
Skye Schmidt, Laboratory, Food and
Nutrition
Madeline Schreiner, Gift Shop
Nate Shields, Laboratory
Angie Smith, Special Projects
Curtis Sneden, Building Blocks
Eric Sparks, Nursing Services
Chloe Spees, Food and Nutrition
Kristen Steuart, Building Blocks
Richard Summerville, Information Desk
Peggy Underwood, Surgical Family Room
Nate Vice, Food and Nutrition
Allison Vlach, Food and Nutrition
Nate Vlach, Plant Operations
David Wilson, Telemetry
Ken Zweig, Eucharistic Minister
Policy Review
S
t. Francis Health Center policy
states that only the following
people can be behind an
information desk: clergy who are
looking at the hospital’s current list of
patients for the clergy’s church; or a
Community Partner currently on duty
at that information desk.
Additionally, clergy should not
be given the list of patients for any
church other then the one the clergy
represents. This policy is in place to
ensure patient privacy. Thank you for
your attention Health Center policy
and federal patient privacy regulations.
patient at St. Francis. “I had to keep
busy because I had too much to offer,”
he said.
He is thrilled to work with seniors in
the SeniorSpirit program and observe
how they become healthier through
their participation in the program’s
exercise classes.
“It’s good to see SeniorSpirit
members’ physical health improve,”
Mike said. Using his skills and
experience as a business owner of a tire
dealership, he enjoys the challenge of
recruiting new members and ensuring a
healthy future for SeniorSpirit.
VOLUNTEER continued from page one
Summer brings more adult and youth Community Partners. We welcome them to St. Francis and thank them for sharing
their valuable time in support of patients and their families.