Congratulations

Wenatchee Valley Medical Center was recently awarded the Washington State Medical Association’s William O. Robertson Patient Safety Award for Excellence for the Patient Profile Project, submitted by Dr. Peter Rutherford, Casey Brown and Sarah Battis-Johnson of WVMC. The project created a standardized document to communicate necessary patient information in a condensed, quickly accessible and easily understood format. By the end of 2007, 85 percent of patients had a completed and current profile.

This year’s recipients of the 2010 Nurse Week Scholarship are Sandy Ballard, Ed Callahan Jr., Tristin Brown, Michelle Love-Wells, and Aubrey Jeffers. Each year the NCW Nurse Week Committee awards scholarships based on available funds to students pursuing an education and career in nursing or for current nurses pursuing advanced degrees or certifications.

Staying on top

Dr. Randy G. Hein, a veterinarian at Eastmont Animal Clinic, has been certified by Vet-Stem Inc. for canine regenerative stem cell therapy. This therapy for osteoarthritis, tendon and ligament injuries uses the pet’s own stem cells. His office is the first in Eastern Washington to perform this treatment.

Petr Slapnicka, M.D., of Wenatchee Valley Medical Center has passed the Maintenance of Certification exam and has been recertified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Slapnicka joined WVMC in 1999. He received his medical degree in 1985 from the University of J.E. Purkyne in Brno, Czech Republic, and in 1999 he completed a four-year residency in internal medicine at the Polyclinic Medical Center in Harrisburg, Pa.

Retired postmaster Earl Carey, legislative chairman for the Washington state branch of the National League of Postmasters, recently attended a national convention of the organization in San Diego. There are 20,000 members nationwide, of which 2,000 are retired postmasters. Carey was elected to a two-year position as secretary/treasurer of the retirees portion of the organization. He will represent the League at state conventions.

Alisa Allen, a financial adviser with Edward Jones in East Wenatchee, recently attended advanced training programs in Tempe, Ariz. She was also named a Triple Crown Award winner.

Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office recently participated in the 95th session of the National Sheriff’s Institute in Longmont, Colo. The institute is the only national executive development program designed for sheriffs.

New jobs, new faces

Viola Babcock has been named the new chief financial officer for Lake Chelan Community Hospital. She previously worked at a Critical Access hospital district in northern California and southern Oregon.

Judy Waterhouse recently joined Laura Mounter Real Estate & Co. of Wenatchee as a Realtor. Steve Graham and Lisa Deaver have joined John L. Scott Real Estate in Wenatchee. Deaver is from the John L. Scott - Roslyn office.

Got a new job, promotion or just back from a job-related conference? Has your group or company recently made a charitable contribution? If you are a current resident of NCW, send the details and a mugshot to Rainne Knight at The World. She compiles the People & Places column for each week’s Business, Ag section. You can reach her at knight@wenatcheeworld.com or by phone at 665-1178.