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St. Mary’s Good Samaritan converts to electronic health records

Submitted by Steve Pobst on Friday, June 7th, 10:40 am

MOUNT VERNON, IL (KFVS) - St. Mary’s Good Samaritan hospitals in Centralia and Mt. Vernon, Illinois converted from paper medical records to electronic health records at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, June 1.

This puts these hospitals in the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation for electronic health record (EHR) adoption.

EHR improves patient care by allowing caregivers access to patient information at any time, from anywhere.

“The system is very user friendly. It’s apparent that significant nurse and physician input went into the building of this electronic medical record,” stated Dr. Timothy Morthland, hospitalist at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center.

The EHR prevents delays in care, unnecessary duplicate testing and errors that might occur when information is not available from a previous doctor or hospital visit. The St. Mary’s Good Samaritan EHR has also been designed for the appropriate level of privacy and security.

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Hospice of Southern Illinois chosen as finalist 'Grow St. Louis' program

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 11:22am

Hospice of Southern Illinois chosen as finalist 'Grow St. Louis' program

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Hospice of Southern Illinois has been chosen as finalist in Monsanto, Grow St. Louis program.

On Monday, May 6, Hospice of Southern Illinois Hospice was selected as a finalist in the Monsanto, Grow, St. Louis program.

Organizers say the program offers not-for-profit organizations grant money up to $20,000.

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IEMA highlights home, workplace emergency planning

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 3:21pm

IEMA highlights home, workplace emergency planning

SPRINGFIELD, IL (KFVS) - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is stressing the importance of emergency preparedness throughout May as part of its 2013 preparedness campaign.

“Businesses that emphasize emergency preparedness both in the workplace and for their employees at home help protect their most important assets, their employees,” said IEMA Director Jonathon Monken. “Throughout May, we’re encouraging businesses to take a look at their workplace emergency plans, conduct safety drills and encourage their employees to put together a home emergency supply kit and family communications plan.”

Monken said his agency plans to provide preparedness information and tips to staff throughout May.

IEMA says to develop a plan that addresses each threat, taking into consideration different shifts.

Other parts of an emergency plan include:

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RLC offering Quickbooks workshop, ag class for educators

Submitted by James Long, Digital Content Producer

Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 1:03pm

RLC offering Quickbooks workshop, ag class for educators

INA, IL (KFVS) - Rend Lake college is offering a workshop and a summer class in different areas.

Rend Lake College Community and Corporate Education is offering a workshop in Quickbooks.

The Intermediate QuickBooks quick computer workshop will be at the Rend Lake College Marketplace in Mt. Vernon.

According to the college, participants will learn about integration with outside vendor programs and how to use QuickBooks to help with marketing. The class will be held from 12 to 4 p.m., Thursdays, May 2 and May 9 at the Mt. Vernon Marketplace in Room 338. The registration fee is $40.

The college is also offering a Summer Agricultural Institute class for Preschool through High School educators.

Students will learn about food and technology in and around southern Illinois as well as how to integrate available resources and hands-on activities about agriculture and the environment into existing classroom curriculum.

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Phil Carson elected as Secretary-Treasurer of NRECA

Submitted by Steve Pobst on Friday, February 22nd, 11:48 am

MT. VERNON, IL (KFVS) – Phil Carson of Oakdale was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association at its annual meeting in New Orleans, La. on February 20.

This is the first time Illinois has had one of its directors elected to a national leadership position.

The NRECA is the national service organization that represents the nation’s more than 900 not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperatives.

These locally-owned cooperatives generate, transmit and distribute electricity to the homes, farms and businesses of 42 million members in 47 states.

Carson has been a director at Tri-County Electric Cooperative in Mt. Vernon since 1998 and has served on the NRECA board since 2006.

In addition, he is a director for Egyptian Telephone Cooperative Association, Southern Illinois Power Cooperative, and the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives.

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Rend Lake Community College offers MS Excell workshops

Submitted by Steve Pobst on Saturday, February 2nd, 8:00 am

INA, IL (KFVS) – Rend Lake College Community and Corporate Education will be offering three quick computer workshops on MS Excel.

Quick computer workshops are two day classes that offer instruction in the latest computer software.

The series of Excel classes start with Beginning Excel. Students will learn the fundamentals of Excel including how to use the menu system and toolbars, how to open, reopen, print and close workbooks and enter labels.

Discovering the secrets to adding values and formulas and formatting spreadsheets will also be covered.

Beginning MS Excel will be held 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 11 and 12 at the RLC MarketPlace Room 338 in Mt. Vernon.

The next class in the series is Intermediate MS Excel. Students can broaden their knowledge of Excel by learning how to work with large worksheets, add dramatic graphics, and how to use professional spreadsheets with easy to use templates.

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Local, small business Black Friday sales

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012, 11:00am

Local, small business Black Friday sales

With the holidays coming up fast, Black Friday will be here before we know it.

Every year we hear about the craziness at big name stores like Walmart, Target, etc. As a change of pace, we want to hear from local, small businesses and others in the community!

Will you be having any Black Friday sales or deals? If so, what are they? What are some tips you can give to people in your community wanting to shop more "local?"
If you're a local restaurant, will you have different hours and specials to cater to the Black Friday shoppers?
Is anyone in the community: churches, community centers, etc. offering babysitting for those that will be out in the early a.m. for shopping?

You can e-mail Amber Ruch, County News Web Producer at aruch@kfvs12.com. The information you provide will be featured online and on-air. Make sure to include a picture or two of your business!

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