Archives Committee
Semi-Annual Report
November 1, 2006
to April 30, 2007
Cynthia Lou Silfies, Chairperson
Statistics:
List of Board/Committee Members
Cynthia Lou Silfies
Committee Meetings –
None
List of activities/projects since last meeting
None ( inactive)
Present Goals (include dates):
Poster board for annual conference August 2007
Completion:
August 2007
Future Goals (include dates):
Recruit members interested in working on Archives Commmitttee.
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
Awards Committee
Semi-Annual Report
for
November 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007
Handwritten report
submitted by Eileen Wolke, Award Committee Chair, and
received by the NAHUC office on 05/14/2007 via fax from committee chair Eileen Wolke. Electronic
report typed by office from original handwritten report on file.
Statistics:
List of Board/Committee Members:
Wolke, Eileen (KS) – chair 05/01/05-04/30/07, 02/16/07-04/30/09
Barnum, Dorothy (FL) 05/01/04-04/30/06, 05/01/06-04/30/08, 02/16/07-04/30/09
Leavitt, Lyndee (UT) 05/01/04-04/30/06, 05/01/06-04/30/08
Seymour, Mercedes (FL) 05/01/06-04/30/08
Committee Meetings:
List of activities/projects since last meeting:
Activity/Project:
What was done, who was involved:
Present Goals (include dates):
To present awards
at conference
Nominations:
Certified Health Unit Coordinator -2
Outstanding Individual – 3
Institutional Provider - 1
Completion: Summer 2007
Plan of Action:
Future Goals
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
Bylaw/Policy
Committee Semi-Annual Report
November 1, 2006
to April 30, 2007
-Nadine Stratford,
Chair-
Committee Members:
Juliann Olsen
Pam Hernandez
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1. Last Meeting of Committee |
February 15-17, 2007 in |
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2. Policies Revised/ Accepted |
#104 Use of NAHUC Name/Logo #107 NAHUC Scholarship Fund #1902 Budget |
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3. Policies Retired |
None |
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4. Bylaws Ammended |
Article 3.5 Board of Directors-Vacancies Article 4.3.g President |
Goals/Completion/Plan of Action:
1. Policy Review per Policy #1603
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Goals |
1. Assignments to be given for review of Policies listed under “2nd Spring” as per Policy #1603. |
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Completion |
1. Policies reviewed by Bylaw/Policy Committee Members. |
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Plan of Action |
1. Discuss the following at Summer Board Meeting 2007: -Any recommended changes to sections 1000, 1100, 2500, 2600, 2700 |
2. Storage of Retired Policies
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Goals |
1. Per vote at Summer Board Meeting 2006, it was decided to purchase a jump drive to store retired policies. |
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Completion |
1. Jump drive was purchased. |
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Plan of Action |
1. Continue to work on saving retired policies to jump drive, with completion to be accomplished by Winter Board Meeting 2008. |
2. Bylaw Changes
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Goals |
Ongoing review of current Bylaws |
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Completion |
Reviewed prior to each Report |
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Plan of Action |
1. Recommendation to Board to review the qualifications for Executive Board and other BOD positions listed in the Bylaws at Summer Board Meeting 2007. |
3. New/Revised Policies to be reviewed
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Goals |
1. New Policy regarding outgoing BOD members’ responsibilities 2. #2501 Publication Committee 3. #2401 Program Committee 4. #1301 Conflict of Interest 5. #107 NAHUC Memorial Scholarship Fund |
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Completion |
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Plan of Action |
1. Review and discuss at Summer Board Meeting 2007. |
Recommendations:
1. See Goal #2: Plan of Action
Certification
Board – Annual Report
November 1, 2006 -
April 30. 2007
Betty Lamb,
Certification Board Director
List of Board/Committee Members
Betty Lamb Cindy Silfies
(559) 264-9416 (H) (610) 867-5630
bettylamb@peoplepc.com catcindy1@usadata.net
Kathleen Zimbal Mariam Farah – Public Member
W3618 County Highway PP 140 N.
(920) 467-8244
zimbals@hughes.net
Activity/Project completed:
Job Corp – This is a federal employment training program. The Co- Directors of the Certification Board, Kelly Lemanski and Betty Lamb reviewed and made suggestions for the revision of the Education Program and Curriculum. The Job Corp project was completed by the Certification Board and approved at the Winter Board meeting in February.
Applied Measurement Professionals begin administration of the Certification Examination in February 2007.
Item writing work shop – 2 day work shop held on February 15
& 16, 2007 in
The Item Review Task Force has completed the first 16 hours (4 hours at a time) of virtual meeting. The Task Force has reviewed and revised certification test items and answers. The members of this task force are Betty Howe. Betty Lamb, Priscilla Costin, Linda Lipuma and Cynthia Ward.
Activity/Project
Item Review Task Force:
The next session will be in July 2007, four – 4 hour virtual meetings for a total of 16 hours as a group to discuss any comments that arose from the online individual review.
The last session will be scheduled for September 2007. On-line review of test items. This group will discuss any issues found the review. This process will ensure the validity of the Certification Exam.
Agenda Items for Board Meetings:
None at this time.
NAHUC Education
Board Semi-Annual Report
Nov 1, 2006 to
April 30, 2007
Linda L.
Winslow/Director
Statistics: Coordinator quizzes- 429 Oct-Dec 2006 Coordinator quizzes, 450 Winter 2007 Coordinator quizzes
E-learning and E-quizzes totaled $3010.00
Library loans- loans totaled $805.00
Written quizzes submitted for contact hours-10 quizzes
Written articles submitted for contact hours-1 article
CD Cert totaled $64.00
Contact Hour Conversion totaled $30
Contact Hour Program Application totaled $40
Continuing Ed Booklet totaled $50
HUC Ed Program Guide totaled $520
MEMBERS: Lori Katz/Educator Term (2006-2009)
Frances Brooks/Educator Term (2004-2007)
Linda Winslow/Director-Term (2006-2009)
Goals/Completion/Plan of Action:
1.
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Goal |
1. Continue to develop the Speakers Bureau with the Education Board hosting at least one workshop per year |
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Completion |
1. On going |
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Plan of Action |
1. Encourage each region rep to host a workshop--encouraged each region rep to host workshops in 2007/2008 at the Feb 2007 BOD meeting. |
2.
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Goals |
1 Develop one new educational activity for NAHUC members |
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Completion |
1. On going, Ed Board members each submitted a quiz for publication, one BOD member submitted an article and a quiz. |
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Plan of Action |
1. Encouraged each BOD and each Ed Board member to submit an article/quiz for publication in 2007. |
3.
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Goals |
1. Develop an educational pamphlet about the profession of health unit coordinating. Coordinate with the marketing Committee. |
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Completion |
On going |
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Plan of Action |
1. Submit draft to Marketing Committee for review by August 2007 |
4.
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Goals |
1 Increase membership |
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Completion |
Ongoing |
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Plan of Action |
1. Continue the following: For all non members who submit quizzes a sticker will be placed on return envelope encouraging membership in NAHUC. |
To be addressed at BOD meeting in August 2007:
Education Board Workshop Spring 2008
Consider new BOD goal-Retain Membership
Consider strategic planning session for Spring 2008 BOD meeting
National
Association of Health Unit Coordinators
Ethics Committee
Report
Semi-Annual Report
November 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007
Rosie M. Elder, CHUC III, Committee Chairperson
Statistics:
No other statistics submitted.
List of Board/Committee Members:
Rosie Elder (Chair)
Rosemary Boisselle
Priscilla Costin
Committee Meetings –
No meetings since August 2006 during NAHUC Education
Conference in
List of activities/projects since last meeting:
None
Activity/Project: None
What was done, who was involved: None
Present Goals (include dates):
No current goals
Completion:
N/A
Plan of Action:
N/A
Future Goals (include dates):
No future goals as of this date, since all members of this committee’s 2-year term will be ending on April 31, 2007. Would like to suggest looking at NAHUC Code of Ethics in the near future to meet the demands of Health Unit Coordinators job descriptions.
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
No Recommendations for upcoming NAHUC Board meeting.
Marketing
Semi-Annual Report
November 1, 2006
to April 30, 2007
Donna J. Kuhns, Marketing Chair
Statistics:
List of Board/Committee Members
Barnum, Dorothy (NY)
Boisselle, Rosemary (OH)
Grieshop, Sue (WI)
Clements, Karen (WI)
Committee Meetings – (include/attach meeting dates, locations, and minutes)
One email communication April 23, 2007. Communication “minutes” as follows:
“Greetings, I am the new chair for the marketing committee
and have been informed that you are members of the committee. First let
me say that I see Dot and Sue's terms on the committee expire at the end of the
month and it is my hope that you will reapply since we have a lot of work ahead
of us. Also I come to you just prior to submitting a report to the
board of directors (BOD) and in the report we need to
include activity/projects, goals, plan of action, and agenda items for the
board meeting. Most of you know me, and know that I like to lead-or
chair by committee, that means I like to offer suggestions and have input from
everyone, not just say this is what we are going to do. Saying that I
would like to remind you of the objective of our cmt
as per the NAHUC web site: Marketing/Public Relations Committee:
Develop and recommend marketing strategies that include all phases of promoting
the professional image of NAHUC. Promote goodwill through public relations Do any of
you have a particular goals, activity, or project that you have in mind for the
next year? A few things that come to mind is that I would like to
see the members of the various NAHUC cmt
members listed on the web site under each board. This may be one
recommendation for the BOD, what do you think? I also think it is
extremely important to set due dates and communicate, at least quarterly. I
hope you will reply to "all" so we can get our creativity juices
flowing. AND we need to start now. The report is due May 1.
Sorry for the delay, I'm a little out-of-practice with this "chair"
position. Let's see what we can do in week. Glad
to be working with you and for NAHUC.Respectfully”,
List of activities/projects since last meeting
None at this time
Activity/Project:
What was done, who was involved:
N/A
Present Goals (include dates):
No specific goals at this time. We are just starting to get organized. We will be using the Marketing /PR objectives as listed on the web site as listed above.
Completion:
No specific goals at this time. We are communicating via email as of late May 2007.
Plan of Action:
No specific plan at this time. See below.
I feel not being communicated who my committee members were or when reports were required have delayed this committee.
Future Goals (include dates):
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
Proposal #1
That
members of the NAHUC
committees names (with permission) be posted on the website along with
committee information. This would be to
promote better, quicker communication with committee members as well as other
committees.
Proposal #2 That chair people of committees be sent much more information then just a letter saying they have been appointed chair of a committee. To include things Ie board recommendations, when board reports are due, budget, and members of the committee.
Question- Does this committee have a budget? One idea we have is to nationally promote NAHUC Day but this will require money.
Please advise this committee of any ideas or suggestions you the Board may have.
Respectfully
Donna Kuhns
Publications
Committee Semi-Annual Report
November 1, 2006
to April 30, 2007
by
Rowland Ajaluwa, Chair, Publications Committee
Statistics:
Rowland Ajaluwa, Chair, (2nd Term)
Maria Israel, (2nd Term)
Nadine Stratford, (1st Term)
Sandy Ayers (Her third term just expired on April 30, 2007)
Committee Meetings: We do not have meetings. We communicate and do all our work by e-mail or telephone. The Office, led by Patty Rice, coordinates all our activities.
List of activities/projects since last meeting: Meetings are not usually held. When things are needed to be done they are communicated to us by the office, and we go from there.
Activity/Project:
Several projects and write-ups were done. Maria interviewed several Healthcare Providers and made several reports during this period. Sandy and I wrote several pieces for the Coordinator.
Present Goal: Our goal is to support the NAHUC by continuously giving relevant information to the members all over the country. This can be successfully done by reading, researching and writing on issues that concern the Health Unit Coordinators. We believe and hope that through the knowledge we pass on we will assist in making the profession – Health Unit Coordinating – relevant to the hospitals and the health sector.
Plan of Action: Research and writing for the good of the NAHUC members and support of the organization to keep it afloat.
Future Goals: We propose to write and research on health issues and present them to our members and readers.
Region 1
Semi-Annual Report
November 1, 2006
to April 30, 2007
-Nadine Stratford-
Statistics:
*Number of Members: 158
AZ-40, CA-42, CO-17, HI-5, NM-20, NV-3, UT-16, WY-15
*Number of Chapters: 3
Desert Stompers,
Wasatch Rockies,
Kokopelli,
*Number of IP’s: 2
Primary Children’s
*Regional Contacts:
Phone-115
Mailings-1 per member
Email: Too numerous to count
In Person Contacts: 2
Regional Finances: No Region finances
Goals/Completion/Plan of Action:
1. Promotion of Membership/Certification/Institutional Providership
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Goals |
1. Increase awareness |
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Completion |
1. I have sent personal letters to each person in Region 1 who was listed on the monthly “Request for Info” report from the Office. 2. I have continued
to research HUC Education Programs in the Region in order to send NAHUC
information. I facilitated a member
visit to the HUC program at the |
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Plan of Action |
1. Continue to research HUC Educational Programs in Region 1, and send letters/emails and NAHUC information. 2. Continue Send a personal letter to each person listed on the monthly “request for info” report from the Office, and follow up 3 months after initial contact. |
2. Chapter/Member Support
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Goals |
1. Communication with members and chapters |
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Completion |
1. I have received an increase of e-mail communication due to the links on the web site. I have responded to these within 72 hours, and have sent follow up emails 2-3 months later. 2. I have responded to referrals from the Office when members have requested Chapter or Outreach Packets. 3. I have contacted current Chapter Presidents at least once every 3 months to offer support. 4. I created a Power Point presentation on how to strengthen Chapters that was presented at the Region 1 Workshop in April. |
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Plan of Action |
1. I will include a letter to members with next year’s Region Workshop Brochure. 2. Continue to make myself available for in-person visits as requested, and respond to correspondence in a timely manner. |
3. Region Workshop
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Goals |
1. Plan annual Region 1 Workshop, and have a two year plan in place for future Region Workshop sites. |
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Completion |
1. Meet with Region
Members at our Region Meeting in |
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Plan of Action |
1. Follow up with Region Members by January 1st for the workshop site and date, and work with hosting members in the planning |
4. NAHUC Education Conference 2008
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Goals |
1. Work with the
BOD and Program Committee in planning events and securing speakers for the
2008 Conference in |
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Completion |
1. I have made
contacts at two facilities in |
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Plan of Action |
1. Follow up with
contacts in |
Recommendations to the Board:
REGION 2
Semi-Annual Report
for
November 1, 2006
to April 30, 2007
Gail Ouattara, CHUC Region 2 Representative
*Number of Members
Region 2=234
AB=0
AK=7
BC=47
ID=26
MN=35
MT=6
ND=10
OR=8
SD=26
WA=69
*Number of Chapters
White Rock, BC -
*Number of IP’s
4
*Regional Meetings – none at present
*Regional Contacts: emailed numerous members about inquiries relating to local workshops, responded to several calls about region plans and NAHUC
*Regional Finances and Budget
Present Goals (include dates):
(These will include the standing Regional Representatives Goals):
To develop a certification review course
with
To continue tabulating the results of the survey regarding computerized order entry.
Inputting the final data on the required
forms in the City of
In the development stages for an online certification class that will begin tentatively for Fall 2007.
Completion:
Attended and presented a workshop in
To date developed 2 additional HUC programs with 2 community colleges slated to begin in Fall 2007 and Winter 2008.
Presenter at several colleges regarding the Health Unit Coordinator career.
Plan of Action:
To continue promoting certification in current and future programs.
To submit proclamation to the governor and develop local awareness of this career.
To continue gathering data about the future roles of HUCs with the transition of CPOE with local managers and preceptors.
Future Goals (include dates):
To participate in and create yearly workshops in the northwest region for Health Unit Coordinators.
To continue developing an online certification class and to offer an in-service workshop at a local area hospital.
Agenda Items for August Board Meeting:
Discuss possible strategies that may assist HUCs in attending conferences each year with the financial support of their employers.
Create a list of tasks that HUCs would do in place of transcription at their respective jobs.
Summarize results of survey for computerized order entry.
Region 3
November 1, 2006 to April 30 2007
Sara D. Brown, CHUC Regional 3
Representative
Semi-Annual Report
Statistics: Number of Members
Okalahoma 10
Total 166
Number of Chapters - 6
1.
Rock
2.
Memphis
3. Wild Rose Chapter Corene Duesenburg
4. Sunflower
Chapter Eileen Wolke
5. Sooner
Chapter Billie
Bedford
6. Metroplex Chapter Pamela
Hernandez 9718 Santa Monica Dr. Ft.
Worth, TX 76116
Number of Institutional Providers - 5
1. Benchmark Career Institute
903-561-4902
Christus
210-704-2576
Del Mar
College
Biro 361-698-1392
972-420-1624
5.
817-255-1662
Number of regional Meetings
1. Traveled to Reno, NV Feb. 11 - 16 2007
Educational Conference (rewriting certification test) and Bi-Annual Board of
Directors Meeting
Number of Contacts
Sara Brown:
Telephone:
1. 4/27/ 2007 Spoke with Rayceal Lee,
Project Manager, Parkland Hospital,
Dallas, TX. The hospital presently does have HUC’ s
and are very interested
in Certification classes and testing.
2. 3/1/07 Met with Jane McCurley CNO presented to her
a change job
description proposal from the present of unit secretaries to Health Unit
Coordinators to include certification as enhancement.
Email:
5/23/07 Patty Rice message from Mary
Thomas,
certification review.
5/23 Follow up to Pam Hernandez and Patty Rice
5/25 copy from Pam Hernandez to Mary Thomas concerning review course done in
5/25 Patty Rice information sent to Jessica
Perez on how to form a chapter.
Pamela Hernandez:
63 letters
Emails:
1. 12/7/06 Sheri Stewart Children’s Hospital,
12/10/06 Follow up email
2. 12/10/06 Sharon Hudsport certification
12/11 Follow up email
3. 12/11/06 Shannon Spicer HUC student interested in certification
1/4/2007 Danielle Schroeder interest in certification
2/10/07 follow up email
4. 2/11/07 Stephanie Schumacher Certification
5. 2/11/07 Terri Daniels spoke with her about Regional Baskets for
conference
6. 2/11/07 Alice McAllister passed cortication exam
7. 2/23 Megan Jakubel Met at conference 2006
In January had spoke with and email Ms. Jakubel
regarding a meeting with her
at
certification program for their
secretaries. JaLisa Kelly the Clinical
Education Specialist was also present.
8. 3/07 Corinne Gheibis, gave her Patty’s number for certification
information.
9. 4/26/07 Jessica Perez shared information about how to start a chapter.
5/12 Follow up email
Regional Finances
Goals:
1. Improve the communication between the different areas in the region
2. Increase the effort to process the proclamation to have H.U.C. Day
recognized.
3. Improve the belief that we as H.U.C.’s are an
integral part as a
profession in the hospital setting.
Plan of Action:
Increase communication within the region by email or letter.
Future Goals:
8/2007 Active participation at National Conference
Agenda Items For Board of Directors:
1. Would like to see if NAHUC could develop or offer a review certification
class as part of our service to Institutional Providers. As
incentive to
become providers
2. Increase NAHUC marketing abilities.
Region 4
Semi-Annual Report
for
November 1, 2006 to April 30,
2007
Sandra M.Geter CHUC
Statistics:
TOTAL 708
DC=2
IL=25
IN=14
KY=16
MD=27
MI=127
OH=366
ON=0
WI=123
WV=8
Chapters :7
Windy City Chapter of IL,President Rita Fox
Blue Chip Chapter OH,President Renee Willis
Beacons On the Lakeshore WI,President Debbie Luebke
Heart of WI Chapter ,WI president Bryn Meil
Lakeside Chapter WI,president Donna Kuhns
Institutional Providers
Swedish American Health System,
Garrett Coutnty Memorial Hosp,
Northern Regional Health system,
Sankofa Career services,Inc,
Children's Hospital Med .CenterCincinati,OH
TriHealth,Bethesda&Good
Samaritan
Luther Midelfort,
St.Mary's hospital Medical Center of Madison,WI
Wheaton Franciscan healthcae of
No regional meetings
Regional Contacts,
mailings 395
e-mailings 200
visits 0
Regional Finances and Budget
Balance of account held at Associated bank N.A. in
Present Goals
1.Attain the proclamation of Governors/reps for each of the states I represent to grant a proclamation recognizing August 23rd as National Health Unit Coordinator day.
To increase awareness of Health unit coordinating as a profession, & membership in Md and other states of my region. August 2009 at the end of my first term I hope to have acheived this by sending out outreach packets to every hospital in the state of Maryland and my other states in the region I represent. Willingness to speak to these hospitals and other healthcare insitutions.
Future Goals
I want to see all area hospitals and facilities use the title of Health Unit Coordinator, and to have the benckmark brought up to where employers are willing to hire certified health unit coordinators.
In the state of
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
I have nothing at this time.
(Region 5) Semi-Annual Report
November 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007
James D. Rhoads/ CHUC
Statistics:
*Number of Members - 391
AL 7
FL 216
GA 31
MS 7
NC 36
PR 1
SC 32
TN 18
VA 43
391
*Number of Chapters - 7
-Tampa Sunshine
Tampa, FL
-Space Coast
Palm Bay, FL
-Gold Coast Chapter
Deerfield, FL
-Coastal Cardinal
Wilmington, NC
-Piedmont Area
VA
-Hampton Roads Area
Newport News, VA
-Riverview Chapter
Rustburg, VA
*Number of IP's - 13
-Health First, Incorporated
Melbourne, FL
-Florida Hospital Medical Center
Orlando, FL
-Concorde Career Institute
Tampa, FL
-Sacred Heart Health System
Pensacola, FL
-Tampa General Healthcare
Tampa, FL
-Winter Haven Hospital
Winter Haven, FL
-Grady Health System
Atlanta, GA
-Carteret General Hospital
Morehead City, NC
-Mission Hospitals
Asheville, NC
-Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
-Covenant Health
Knoxville, TN
-Centra Health
Lynchburg, VA
-Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Richmond, VA
*Regional Meetings
None available at this time
*Regional Contacts
None available at this time
*Regional Finances and Budget
N/A
Present Goals:
1.
Increase NAHUC membership
2.
Promote certification
3.
Communication and follow-up with new and existing NAHUC
members
4.
Prepare for the 2007 Educational Conference in
Completion:
Increase the awareness of NAHUC as an educational tool for Health Unit
Coordinators will be an ongoing process and to increase the awareness of
becoming certified.
Plan of Action:
I am planning on attending the educational conference in
forward to seeing many of you there.
As the newly appointed Regional Rep 5 I am looking forward to an
exciting and rewarding year.
Future Goals:
1.
Communicate with new and existing members of NAHUC
on a quarterly bases.
2.
Encourage members to become certified within year of
membership
3.
Encourage members to enter act with the NAHUC office
and other NAHUC members
Agenda Items For Board Meeting:
Nothing at this time
Respectfully,
James D. Rhoads, CHUC
Region 6
Semi-Annual Report for
November 1, 2006 to April 30,
2007
Tracy Rondeau, Region Representative
Statistics:
*Number of Members - Region 6 Total-220
CT-23
MA-20
ME-3
NH-22
NJ-60
NY-48
PA-39
RI-2
*Number of Chapters - 3
North East Region Chapter
Waters Edge Chapter
*Number of IP’s – 5
*Regional Meetings –
Region meeting was held in
*Regional Contacts,
i.e. mailings, e-mailings, visits
E-mailing of many new members as well as members interested in starting a chapter
Visit and presentation at
*Regional Finances and Budget
$1323.69 (Will double check this figure)
Present Goals
(include dates):
(These will include the standing Regional Representatives Goals):
1. Do more presentations and education in my Region
Completion:
Plan of Action:
1. Contact hospital education departments or Chapters in the Region
Future Goals
(include dates):
One of my goals for the up coming 6 months is to be on time with this report. December 1st, 2007
Agenda Items For Board Meeting: