AWARDS
Dentists honored
BLOOMINGTON – Three Bloomington dentists have been named to the Heartland Dental Care President’s Club. The club recognizes doctors’ accomplishments, contributions to their community and commitment to providing high quality dental care to patients.
Dr. Gerald Awadzi, of Hershey Plaza Dental Center in Bloomington, is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry. He has received advanced education in sedation dentistry, cosmetic procedures, dental implants, endodontics and doctor leadership skills. He has a dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia.
Dr. Patrick O’Malley, of Dental Group of Bloomington, has received continuing education in general and cosmetic dentistry and has received advanced training at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. He has a dental degree from Loyola University School of Dentistry in Maywood.
Dr. Brandon Sims, of Affordable Dentistry Today in Bloomington, received advanced training in general and cosmetic dental procedures and has a dental degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in Texas.
appointments
Lab manager
STREATOR – Victoria Saline has been named manager of laboratory services at St. Mary’s Hospital, Streator.
Saline has 15 years of medical technology experience and six years of laboratory supervision and management experience. She most recently served as laboratory manager of Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, N.C. Before that, she was the main laboratory supervisor for the American Red Cross in Peoria and had positions at OSF Saint Mary’s Medical Center in Galesburg and OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Saline received her bachelor’s degree in medical technology from Illinois State University in Normal and her master’s degree in health services administration from the University of St. Francis in Joliet.
New chaplain
BLOOMINGTON – OSF St. Joseph Medical Center Chaplain, the Rev. Deogratias Kiwanuka, will enter a clinical pastoral education residency program in September, but will remain on the hospital staff on a part-time basis until he completes his studies in August 2009.
The Rev. James Kretz has joined St. Joseph to assist with the spiritual needs of Catholic patients and to provide spiritual and supportive care for all hospital patients.
Kretz was ordained in 1991. He served as an assistant pastor at St. Patrick Church of Merna and at Epiphany Catholic Church in Normal. In 1993, he was named pastor of St. Ann Church in Toluca and Sacred Heart Church in Rutland.
Anderson chosen
NORMAL – Nancy Anderson, a speech-language pathologist at BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal, has been elected president of the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She will serve one year as president-elect, one year as president, and one year as immediate past president.
The association is the state’s largest professional association for audiologists and speech-language pathologists, with nearly 2,400 members. Anderson previously served as president of the Central Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Drug disposal
BLOOMINGTON – OSF St. Joseph Medical Center is sponsoring the county’s first public prescription drug disposal program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the southeast end of the medical center’s campus in Bloomington.
P2D2 Green Day will allow residents to dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medications in a safe and convenient manner that keeps medicine out of the water supply and landfills. P2D2 (Pontiac Prescription Drug Disposal) began in Livingston County with Pontiac Township High School teachers Paul Ritter and Eric Bohn and their students. St. Joseph wants to begin a similar program in McLean County.
Accepted will be prescription, over-the-counter and veterinary medications, as well as inhalers and mercury-filled thermometers. Not accepted will be illegal drugs, needles, syringes and bio- hazardous materials. Residents should bring their medicines in original packaging, with names and addresses of patients removed. The event will include children’s activities, hourly nutrition seminars and blood pressure checks.
Wellness Clinics
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department is taking appointments for adult Wellness Clinics, which will be at the health department on Tuesday and on July 8 and July 22.
Blood pressure screenings, metabolic syndrome screenings, a blood chemistry profile, prostate cancer testing, thyroid screenings, HbA1c screenings and osteoporosis screenings will be offered. For fee information and appointment times, call (815) 844-7174.
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