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“Patient Safety Heroes” Program
Recognizes Good Patient Safety Habits
NMMC recently launched Patient Safety Heroes
to recognize those employees throughout the
organization who make the extra effort in
ensuring patient safety.
Leanne Presley, RN in the Critical Care Unit, was
recognized for paying close attention to restraint
guidelines and making sure that
they were only used when
deemed necessary. In addition,
Presley performs ongoing
patient assessments and
removes restraints as soon as
possible which complies with
CMS guidelines on restraint use
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(only to be imposed to ensure
the immediate safety of the
patient and to be discontinued
at the earliest possible time).
Jana Smith, RN on 3 South, was recognized for
identifying discrepancies in a patient’s prescriptions
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patients and is always willing to learn new things,” a
coworker wrote in her nomination. “Her extensive job
knowledge and dedication to quality have allowed
Chenelle to become an oustanding diabetes educator.”
Holiday says the best part of her job is “to be used
by God to provide physical, emotional and spiritual
support to both patients and their family members.
“My belief is that we are here to be the mother to
the motherless, father to the fatherless, love those that
feel unloved and to lend a helping hand to those in
need,” she said. “If we are not here to serve others,
then what are we here for?”
Holiday’s family includes husband Shaune and chil-
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University of Mississippi School of Medicine and then
went on to complete a pediatrics fellowship at Boston
Children’s Hospital.
He is a member of the American Medical
Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
He served as state treasurer for the Mississippi chapter
of the American Academy of Pediatrics from 2005-
2008.
Dr. Robertson served on the board of trustees for
Tupelo Public School District from 1995-2003, and
and the physician documentation at discharge. Smith
called the physician, clarified the orders and documented
the corrections, ensuring
accurate documentation and
medication reconciliation.
Karen Koch, director of the
Patient-Focused Improvement
Department, said the goal of
naming Patient Safety Heroes is
to keep safety in the forefront of
everyone’s mind. “We want to
reward those who do an excep- Jana Smith
tional job practicing patient safety
guidelines, as well as help others recognize good
safety practices,” Koch said.
Employees can submit names for Patient Safety
Heroes through the Stars On-Line Intranet site, and
the people chosen will be recognized regularly in
Checkup.
dren Khi, 6, Layth, 3, and Deshawn McGaughy, 17,
who the couple became legal guardians of in 2006.
The family attends New Chapel CME Church in
Fulton, where Holiday is the director of the Christian
Youth Fellowship.
Last October, Holiday, her husband and other partners
started an after-school tutoring program in
Itawamba County called A Way Out. The program,
which is free to students from third grade to high
school seniors, had tutored 174 students by the end
of the last school year. The Mississippi State House of
Representatives recognized the program as a model
for the state.
was president of the board for four of those years.
Dr. Robertson and his wife of more than 37 years,
Barbara, have three grown children, each of whom are
married and have children. His family includes Drs.
Charles and Elizabeth Robertson and their children
Nate and Cecilia; Dr. Peter Robertson and his wife
Kimberly, who is an attorney, and their children Anna
and Laura; and Drs. Mark and Adrianne Rawls, and
their son James. The family attends St. Luke United
Methodist Church.
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