Boone Memorial Hospital opened its new facility on June 25th. One of the many new features in the 77,000 square foot facility is its new and improved Emergency Room. The ER now has 12 patient beds, all private, compared to 6 at the former Boone Memorial. “We also have new technologically advanced equipment and the ER has more than doubled in size,” said Chief Nursing Officer, Terri Castle, RN, BSN. “In addition, our Emergency Room has received permanent designation as a Trauma Level IV facility.” There are basically 5 designation levels for hospital emergency rooms. A Level IV means a surgeon isn’t on duty but the hospital can transfer a patient immediately, if needed. The Health Net or Air
(Pictured left to right): 1st Place Wellness Team members with Hospital CEO: (Carolyn Halstead, Rose Isenberg, Pam Smith, Katie Tadlock (Team Leader), Virgil Underwood (Hospital CEO), Denise Williamson, Vicki Tadlock, Drema Huffman, Mary Doss and Maddy Farris) Not Pictured: Bonnie Scott Employees at Boone Memorial Hospital recently participated in a friendly competition with one goal in mind…to improve their overall health. “We continually try to create ways to better not only the health of our patients but that of our employees,” said BMH Employee Wellness Coordinator and Nurse Practitioner, Blitz Turner. “Therefore, we formed an Employee Wellness Committee who then developed a program to h
