4 20 celebrating years Fletcher Graggs, Jr. • Central Stores 1. <strong>What</strong> are your special interests outside <strong>of</strong> work? Football, chess, reading and cooking. 2. <strong>What</strong> are three words that best describe you? Faithful, committed and direct. 3. If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play you in the lead role? Denzel Washington. 4. If you could have one super power, what would it be? To be invisible. 5. <strong>What</strong> is one fun fact about you that few people know? I like a good challenge! 6. If you could trade places with any other person for a week – famous or not, living or dead – with whom would it be? Daniel the prophet. 7. If you were a raindrop, where is the one place that you’d want to land? Africa. 8. <strong>What</strong> is the best advice you ever received? Proverbs 3:4-7. 20 celebrating years Glena Martin • Cardiac Cath Lab 1. <strong>What</strong> is it about ACH that has motivated you to work here for so long? The children. 2. <strong>What</strong> are your special interests outside <strong>of</strong> work? <strong>What</strong>ever my 6-year-old grandson who lives with us is doing (baseball, basketball, etc.). 3. <strong>What</strong> are three words that best describe you? Funloving, dependable and organized. 4. If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play you in the lead role? Kathy Bates. 5. If you could have one super power, what would it be? Have the energy at 50 to keep up with a 6-year-old. 6. <strong>What</strong> is one fun fact about you that few people know? That back in the old days when I was young and full <strong>of</strong> energy, I did competition western dance. 7. If you could trade places with any other person for a week – famous or not, living or dead – with whom would it be? Amelia Earhart. 8. If you were a raindrop, where is the one place that you’d want to land? In a flower garden that is in full bloom. 9. <strong>What</strong> is the best advice you ever received? Treat others as I would like to be treated. 10. <strong>What</strong> is your favorite memory from working at ACH? Anytime we are able to let parents know that we were able to help their child. New Arrivals Congratulations to CVICU nurse Kat Turbeville and her husband, Tommy, on the birth <strong>of</strong> their new daughter on Jan. 17. Natalie Katherine came <strong>into</strong> the world weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring in at 20 inches long! The stork recently visited Alicia Hutson <strong>of</strong> CVICU and her husband, Roy. They are the proud new parents <strong>of</strong> a baby boy, Jace Rory. He was born Feb. 4, weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring in at 19 3 /4 inches long. Congratulations! CIVCU nurse Shahara Stanfield and her husband Cedric Lee Stanfield, Sr. welcomed a baby boy on Feb. 14. Their little Valentine, named Treyton Armon Lee, weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measured in at 19 inches in length. Best wishes to the growing family! Staff Development Calendar Please consider attending some <strong>of</strong> the following events hosted by Staff Development during the month <strong>of</strong> March. If you have questions or need more information, please call X42127. Also, remember that Learning Fest is happening throughout March. It’s an excellent time to brush up on skills and become a better team member! Sign up for courses via the ACH Training System and check Vital Signs Daily for more info. Feb. 28 – March 18 Learning Fest March 7-8 Traditions March 9 Pathways to Excellence: From “American Bandstand” to “American Idol” March 14 Horizons March 21-22 Traditions March 23 The Basics <strong>of</strong> Human Resource Management (rescheduled from February) March 30 Delegating for Shared Success March Anniversaries Helen Alexander Brie Alford Marilou Brodie Amanda Burrough Javier Carrillo Amanda Clark Jonathan Clarke Kyra Cunning Sherry Cunningham Bruce Curl Anna Darnell Maxine English Shawn Epperson Fred Brown Craig Furrow Polly Hastings Debbie Johnson Pasha Murphy Dana Perry Stacey Butler Tracy Davis Regina Eick Marty Martin Michelle Odom Fletcher Graggs, Jr. Ana Greer Evelyn Lawson 5 years 10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years Rebekah Felton Andrea Furneaux Brigitte <strong>Go</strong>lden Sharon Hall Charlotte C. Johnson Erica Less Roxanne Mashburn Micah Pearson Jean Pismany Kristin Rachel Bridgett Smith Nathaniel Tell Kristan Vaughn Hubert Smith Bobbie Stokes Linda Turner Jeanne Warren Sherry Workman Pamela Andelman Eleanor Stephenson Steven Coutts Susan Harp Carrie Ospring Geraldine Thornton Barbara Wright Scarlett Yates Glena Martin Henretta Parks Editor’s Note: Each month, employees and staff who are celebrating milestone anniversaries at ACH are invited to share their experiences with Vital Signs. Those who agree to be interviewed are featured on this page on a first-come, first-served basis. Congratulations Kudos go out to the ACH Lactation team for recently being recognized by the International Board <strong>of</strong> Lactation Consultant Examiners and International Lactation Consultant Association for excellence in lactation care. Team members received the IBCLC Care Award in recognition <strong>of</strong> staffing International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and for providing a lactation program that is available throughout the week for breastfeeding families. In addition, the groups recognized ACH’s Lactation program for providing breastfeeding training for medical staff that care for new families and for recently completing activities that help protect, promote and support breastfeeding. Congratulations to this hard-working team! Vital Signs Vital Signs is published monthly for the employees, staff and volunteers <strong>of</strong> Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Way, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202-3591; (501) 364-1100. Visit the all new archildrens.org. President/Chief Executive Officer: Jonathan Bates, MD Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer: W. Robert Morrow, MD Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer: David Berry Senior Vice President & Chief Business Development Officer: Carole Zylman Director <strong>of</strong> Communications: Dan McFadden, APR Manager <strong>of</strong> Publications: Michael Spigner Editor: Hilary DeMillo Photographer: Kelley Cooper
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