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The Interim Insight - Summer '09

Here is the summer 2009 edition of the
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Have A Happy and Safe Father's Day Weekend

Happy Father's Day to all the proud Dad's

HawthoRNe Premeries Tonight

Tonight at 9/8C TNT will premier its new show HawthoRNe, a character-driven drama series about a nurse who is a true everyday hero.

HawthoRNe is about a compassionate and headstrong Chief Nursing Officer heading up a group of dedicated nurses at Richmond Trinity Hospital who spend long days and nights on the hospital’s front lines.

Jada Pinkett Smith plays Christina Hawthorne, the kind of nurse you want on your side when you or someone you love is in the hospital. She is the kind of nurse who fights for her patients and doesn’t let them slip through the cracks. When necessary, she takes on doctors and administrators who are overworked, distracted or just unable to see the human being behind the hospital chart.

Whether showing humanity to a homeless woman, trying to talk a suicidal cancer patient off a ledge or exposing a doctor’s near-fatal error, Hawthorne will do everything in her power to help her patients. When a patient’s care is at risk, she doesn’t hesitate to violate protocol, defend her staff or stand up to administrators who seem to have forgotten a hospital’s true purpose.

But the long days at the hospital and Hawthorne’s intense focus on helping others take a toll on her personal life. Christina is recently widowed – her husband died one year ago after a battle with cancer, leaving her to raise a smart, rebellious teen-age daughter on her own. Hawthorne is still coming to terms with losing her husband, finding a way to balance her career with her equally important role as a single parent, and finding the time to take care of someone who always seems to fall through the cracks – herself.

Joining Pinkett Smith in HAWTHORNE is Michael Vartan (Alias) as Dr. Tom Wakefield, the oncologist who treated Christina’s husband and serves as Chief of Surgery for the hospital. The cast also includes Suleka Mathew (Men in Trees) as Bobbie Jackson, a fellow nurse and one of Hawthorne’s best friends; David Julian Hirsh (Lovebites) as Ray Stein, a nurse struggling with being accepted in a female-dominated profession; Christina Moore (90210) as Candy Sullivan, a nurse with a unique sense of duty; and Hannah Hodson (TNT’s The Ron Clark Story) as Camille, Hawthorne’s daughter. In addition, special guest star Joanna Cassidy (Six Feet Under) portrays Amanda, Hawthorne’s mother-in-law, who also happens to be a member of the hospital board.

(Image and text from www.tnt.tv)

For more about the show visit: http://www.tnt.tv/series/hawthorne

Happy Flag Day From Interim HealthCare of Omaha

Flag Day: Sunday June 14th

Sure Steps: Fall Prevention and Home Safety

Interim HealthCare, the leading provider of home care and medical staffing services in Omaha, provides the fall prevention program SureSteps, which is a comprehensive program to address one of the greatest issues facing elderly Americans - falls. This program provides an upgrade to all Interim HealthCare services to reduce the risk and impact of falls among all our patients and clients. Interim HealthCare SureSteps also provides freestanding assessment and risk management tools for consumers who aren't currently Interim HealthCare patients/clients as well as senior residential (independent living) facilities and their residents.

Each year, thousands of older Americans fall at home. Many of them are seriously injured, and some are disabled.Falls happen to people of all ages, but after age 65, the chances of falling are about one in three. This is because of normal, age-related physical changes, medical conditions and the drugs taken for conditions. Through the SureStepsSM program, specially trained staff provide a comprehensive approach to fall prevention including:

· A home safety review and recommendations for modifications

· A plan for exercises to improve strength, balance and flexibility

· Comprehensive consumer/patient education

· Medication management to help understand and manage the impact of medications that affect alertness and balance.

Our SureStepsSM program addresses all aspects of fall prevention because each aspect impacts the ability of someone to live independently. Different people have different needs, and, there are often times when a person's needs change. Interim HealthCare has the ability to provide a comprehensive range of services. This makes it easier for the client and provides a continuity of assistance and care.

As part of its consumer education, Interim HealthCare also offers a free unique interactive web activity called the SureStepsSM House. Visitors can access the game at http://www.interimhealthcare.com/suresteps/game. The object is to help Stanley uncover 26 hidden hazards in his house and learn helpful tips about how to prevent falls.

For more information, visit www.interimhealthcare.com or call 402.392.1818

Interim HealthCare of Omaha Commercial

Here is our commercial that can be seen on ABC's Good Morning America (7am), Rachel Ray (9am) and The Doctors (3pm).

Video from KETV

National Saftey Month Tips and Facts

June is National Safety Month hosted by The National Safety Council (NSC). During the month the NSC promotes safety throughout the country. This year the focus is on the most significant reasons for unintentional deaths at home, work and on the road.

Being a home health care provider, we at Interim HealthCare of Omaha thought this would be a great time to share some important facts and tips to stay safe in your home.

Did you know that unintentional injuries in the home result in nearly 21 million medical visits each year? By making a few simple changes you can reduce the risk of danger in your home and potentially safe a life.

In a home fire, you may only have three minutes to get everyone safely outside, so follow these tips to help reduce your risk of a fire.

Prevent Fires and Burns

• Have working smoke alarms and test regularly.
• Stay by the stove when cooking, especially when frying food.
• Keep space heaters at least three feet away from anything that can burn and turn them off when leave or go to sleep.

Injuries from falls and poisonings are the leading causes of death in the home. To help prevent these deaths keep these tips in mind

Prevent Poisonings

• Keep cleaners in original containers and do not mix them together.
• Use medications carefully. Follow the directions.
• Install carbon monoxide detectors near sleeping areas.
  

Prevent Falls

• Have a grab bar in the bath tube and shower.
• Make sure stairs, steps and landings are brightly lit.
• Have handrails on both sides of the stairs and steps.
• Use a ladder for climbing instead of a stool or furniture.

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For more home safety tips, check out Homesafetycouncil.org.

Nurses are the Number Two Hardest Position to Fill

Forbes published an article entitled, The Hardest Jobs to Fill in America, which lists and breaks down why there is a need for these professionals. According to the list, nurses are the second hardest job to fill behind engineers.

Here is a segment from the article describing the need for nurses.

"The next profession on the list, nursing, also requires an interest in math and science. But that isn't why there's a shortage of nurses. The demand for them is higher than ever because the aging American population needs more and more health care, and advances in medicine are enabling nurses' patients to survive and need treatment longer, while many nurses are reaching retirement age.

Exacerbating the shortage is a lack of educators able to train the next generation. Karen L. Miller, dean of the nursing school at the University of Kansas Medical Center, laments, "If there aren't enough teachers, we can't make more graduates."

2. Nurse

There are several causes of this shortage. First, America's aging population requires more caregivers for chronic illnesses affecting older people. Also, advances in medical care require more nurses to assist in treatment. However, there's a shortage of nurse educators, so while demand for professionals is great, there aren't enough teachers to train the next generation fast enough."

Forbes.com

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Interim HealthCare of Omaha can help those who need to fill their open nursing positions. As a medical staffing agency we take the headache out of trying to find a qualified nurse that fits the facilities needs. By placing the right nurse to fill the position, Interim HealthCare makes sure the people in the facility can receive the care they need.

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