• Hebgen is new Nurse Executive
 
   
Upland Hills Health has hired Lynn Hebgen to fill the role of Assistant Administrator of Nursing, Pharmacy and Social Services (Nurse Executive). Hebgen has been with Upland Hills Health in various roles since 1986, most recently serving as Interim Nurse Executive.  
Hebgen began in the Medical and Surgery Department and moved to Obstetrics, where she began Department Director in 1993. In 2006, she was appointed as Interim Nurse Executive.  
   
 
• Ladd Added to Upland Hills Board of Directors
 
   
Dave Ladd has been added to the Upland Hills Health Board of Directors roster. Ladd’s addition was approved on January 31.  
Ladd, a lifelong Dodgeville resident, is also founder and CEO of Walnut Hollow Woodcrafts. He will bring the values and ideas he’s gained over the last 34 years of his business experience to the hospital’s Board of Directors.  
   
 
• Upland Hills Health celebrates excellence at Annual Awards Banquet
 
   
Last Saturday evening Upland Hills Health staff, board members, and physicians gathered to celebrate individual accomplishments and performance excellence.  
Long-term employees were recognized for their dedication and service. Recipients of special recognition included Jill Harrington, Lynn Hebgen, Sele Hufton, Laura McNeill, Audrey Moellers, Becky Stanek, Kathleen Westhoff (20 years of service), Carol Ann Kruel, Virginia Haas, Toni Rochon (25 years of service) and Mary Hanson for 30 years of service.  
   
 
• Cardiopulmonary Nurses host Holiday Health Challenge luncheon
 
   
A motivational tradition, Upland Hills Health Cardiopulmonary Nurses hosted their annual Holiday Health Challenge on Monday February 5th. Designed to keep their patients on track, this annual event has become a socializing favorite. Participants are challenged to consume optimal amounts of water, fruits and vegetables. Rewards for most minutes of exercise and weight loss are also given.  
   
 
• Emergency Care Carts for pediatric patients raise the standard of care and safety to the next level
 
   
Emergency care carts—carts that house all the necessary medications and tools for the first critical minutes of an emergency situation—are standard protocol. But the colorful emergency care carts just installed at Upland Hills Health take pediatric care beyond protocol to the next level of accuracy and efficiency.  
In general, dealing with pediatric patients in an emergency situation is more complex than with an adult patient. Simply put pediatric patients range in size from infant to adolescent. As the size of the child varies so does the dosage of medication, size of the equipment and supplies needed. In the split seconds when vital emergency care is provided Upland Hills Health’s colorful carts help caregivers to provide the best care.  
   
 
• Upland Hills Hospice receives donation from new Cost Cutters Family Hair Salon
 
   
Deciding it was a great way to kick off their grand opening; Cost Cutters donated $500 to Upland Hills Health Hospice. Located inside the new Wal-Mart Super center, Cost Cutters Marketing Manager Brent Hopper explained, “The owner of our company experienced the importance of hospice care during his sister’s time of need. This was a meaningful way to give to the community and let Dodgeville know we will be an active member in the community.”  
   
 
• Upland Hills Health offers new therapy to minimize painful chronic swelling
 
   
Many people suffer with painful and unsightly swelling of an arm, leg or other body areas when lymph nodes are impaired or removed. The lymph fluid doesn’t flow and tissue becomes swollen and sometimes hard. Termed lymphedema, this painful condition increases the chance of infections and limits a person’s range of motion and even life style.  
   
 
• Upland Hills Health Director of Nutrition Services achieves Certified Diabetes Educator Status
 
   
The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) announced that Elizabeth Berkey, RD CDE and Director of Nutrition Services at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville has achieved Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) status by successfully completing the Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators.  
   
 
• Pippa Harris makes her debut as the first baby born at Upland Hills Health in 2007
 
   
The Caleb Harris family is ringing in the New Year with the addition of Pippa to their family. Mother, Elizabeth Harris, explained that she was actually due on January 20, 2007—but “Pippa just couldn’t wait that long!”  
   
 
• Upland Hills Health reaches first milestone in the “Building for Excellence” project
 
   
As of January 1, 2007 the Upland Hills Health ER Garage is open and functional. The new garage has a four vehicle capacity and drive-through access to facilitate traffic flow.  
   
 
• Upland Hills Health receives cuddly soft donation
 
   
Retirement has kept Grace Hasburgh busy…but not too busy to think of others. Recently her love of quilting paid off for pediatric patients at Upland Hills Health. With fleecy soft fabric donated by many, Grace and a friend stitched up a colorful assortment of cozy soft blankets for little patients to enjoy and take comfort in. These “mini-quilts” will be used for pediatric patients that utilize Upland Hills Health emergency, in-patient or surgical services.  
“What a wonderful gesture,” stated Patricia Lawson, Director of Marketing & Community Relations at Upland Hills Health, “we’re always looking for ways to enhance the patient experience—and Grace’s donation is a perfect example of how little caring touches can make a big difference.”  
Right: Grace Hasburgh of Highland is pictured with the 36 “mini quilts”
she made and donated to Upland Hills Health for use with their pediatric patients.