National Nursing Home Week 2008
May 11 - 17, 2008
Join us for a week of fun and entertainment for our residents and employees.
Sunday, May 11
12:00 pm - Mother's Day Lunch
Monday, May 12
9:00 am - Ballon Lift Off
10:00 am - Staff & Resident Art Contest
2:30 pm - Staff Olympics
Tuesday, May 13
2:00 pm - Auxiliary Appreciation Party
3:00 pm - Staff Olympics
Wednesday, May 14
PAJAMA DAY
6:00 am - LTC Staff Pancake Breakfast
12:00 pm - BBQ
2:30 pm - Staff Game Show - "How Well Do You Know Your Residents?"
3:00 pm - Staff Appreciation Party
Thursday, May 15
1:00 pm - Staff Olympics
3:00 pm - Volunteer Appreciation Party
Friday, May 16
9:30 am - Spring Planting
2:00 pm - Birthday Party
Laboratory . . .
The laboratory was completed and the new lab opened in March. This new facility provides a separate waiting area for laboratory patients and is located conventiently near the admitting office. This beautiful modern facility was made possible by the South Lyon County Hospital District Board of Trustees.
We have recently acquired a state-of-the-art hematology analyzer that helps identify pre-leukemic and anemia patients. This analyzer can run hundreds of samples per day. It also give the technologist and the pathologist more information before reviewing a blood slide.
Talk about growth, we not only act as a "Stat" lab for the hospital with a short turn-around-time, a reference laboratory for the clinics, but we also perform testing for more than 600 out-to-town physicians with over 1,000 different fax numbers. This is where the new laboratory information system comes in to play - faxing results and maintaining the logs of the faxes for all of these doctors.
We have also increased our outpatient testing hours to include Saturday mornings from 8:00 a .m to noon.
Radiology . . .
Our Radiology Department offers a wide range of services including X-ray, CT Scan, MRI, Barium studies and Ultrasound. The department is staffed by four technologists and a front desk specialist. All technologists are certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT). All X-rays are read by radiologists from Great Basin Imaging with results sent to your health care provider. You may obtain copies of your X-rays through the department with notice. The first copy is free. Due to the high cost of supplies, additional copies may require a fee. For appointments or information about services please call Extension 243.
The newest addition to our Radiology Department is the GE Lightspeed Ultra 8 Slice CT machine. This new state-of-the-art unit decreases the study time while increasing the resolution and the diagnostic ability. The GE machine performs 8 slices per second and allows SLMC to perform most all CT outpatient studies including inner ear studies, carotid studies as well as the ability to diagnosis pulmonary embolism. This unit is available 24-hours a day 7 days a week in our emergency room and 5 days a week for routine outpatient testing.
The Radiology department takes advantage of today's technology with our Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and teleradiology. Through these two systems we are able to transmit radiographic patient images and consultative text from one location to another for comparison reading.
A new ultrasound machine was added in 2007. With this state-of-the-art machine, SLMC can perform most outpatient tests including Doppler ultrasound used to evaluate blood vessels. Routine outpatient studies are available on Tuesdays.
SLMC offers Mammography services to our patients by appointment. Services are provided by Certified Mammography Technologist Mary Burns and read by a radiologist from Great Basin Imaging. SLMC also utilizes state-of-the-art technology in mammography which provides a second "reading" by computer. This important preventative exam can be scheduled Wednesdays and Fridays. Please call extension 150 to schedule an appointment.
New Infusion Room Opens . . .
In March 2007, and with the help of the South Lyon Hospital Auxiliary, the facility also opened a new Infusion Room.
Long Term Care . . .
Our Traditional Valentine's Day Candlelight Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, February 14. Among the many activities enjoyed by the residents are the bi-weekly happy hours and the Wednesday Root Beer floats.
For more information or to volunteer please contact the Activites Department at extension 474.
