Meet New PT Student ~ Lisa Barnes

Meet Lisa Barnes
Position: Physical Therapy Student
Start Date: 20151112
Birthday: 20150620
Background/Educations: UW-River Falls - Bachelor's Degree in biomedical science
Anoka Ramsey-Coon Rapids - PTA Program (current)
What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Hands on patient care - getting to know and help patients.
What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Grinch 2. Elf 3. A Christmas Story
What is your favorite color? Pink
Do you have a nickname? No
What are your hobbies?: Running, horseback riding, traveling, being outside

Coin Drive Total!

Our official total for the Winter Gear Coin Drive is….$524.04!!

Wow!  The Community Service Committee will be working with our area schools and their social service staff to provide winter gear to kids who need it most.

Thank you for your donations!

WOW Tip of the Week: Energy In = Energy Out

This all sounds good, this perfect equation of energy in = energy out.  But the fact of the matter is, most of us have too much energy (food) going in and not enough energy going out (how much we burn).  This is mostly due to too large portions and lack of physical activity.

Here is a peek at calorie content of some common foods and the amount of energy it takes to burn off those calories.

9 minutes of walking to burn off 12 carrots versus 60 minutes of walking to burn off a donut.

This poster is hanging in the wellness office for those that want to take a peek in person.

Poster pic

Come see FirstLight at the Christmas Carol Parade!

2015 Christmas Carol Parade

Pine City businesses and organizations are invited to register for the annual Christmas Carol parade to be held on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH in Downtown Pine City. Groups are encouraged to enter their walking unit, float or other lighted unit in this annual event. All units must register by NOVEMBER 25TH. Prizes awarded for 1st & 2nd Place Entries.

Saturday December 5, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Line-up Begins at Pine Technical College

christmas-tree

Nurse Practioner’s Week

We have 7 great Nurse Practitioners on staff at FirstLight and this week (November 8th – 14th) is their week to be recognized for their efforts, expertise and contributions to providing the best health care for our patients!

Remember to congratulate them on the awesome job they do!

NP Week 2015

Open Enrollment Benefit Meetings

To kick off insurance open enrollment we will be having insurance meetings on Friday, November 13th, in the hospital meeting rooms 1 & 2.    We will be having insurance meetings every ½ hour beginning at 7:00 a.m.  The last meeting will be at 4:30 p.m.

There will a break from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The meeting times are as follows:
7:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.

Employees who would like to listen into these meetings can call (320) 225-3958.  Meetings should last about ½ hour.

We will be filming one of the presentations and post it online after the meetings, along with enrollment kits and forms, watch for this on Monday, November 16th.  We are encouraging employees to attend or call into the meetings.  Representatives from MMA (FirstLight’s new broker), BCBS and Resource Training and Solutions will be presenting.

*To qualify for health insurance an employee must have core hours of 40 or more per pay period.       

Application forms are due back to Human Resources by Friday, December 4th.  If you have any questions feel free to contact Human Resources at (320) 225-3611.