{"id":197099,"date":"2020-04-19T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T22:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=197099"},"modified":"2020-04-20T07:27:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T12:27:04","slug":"jrmc-healthcare-frontline-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=197099","title":{"rendered":"JRMC Healthcare Frontline Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JRMC Patient Access Clerks, Holly Wald and Annette Schall.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jamestown (JRMC ) \u2014 Even in the darkest times, we are reminded to look for the good.\u00a0 In Jamestown, those do-gooders are often essential workers, exceeding expectations for their teams and community.<\/p>\n

At Jamestown Regional Medical Center, employees are facing a reduction in hours as the hospital postponed elective surgeries in March. This created anxieties among employees, especially those with young families.<\/p>\n

JRMC President & CEO Mike Delfs. \u201cHealthcare workers are in a challenging position. Today, we tell people they can\u2019t work and must go home. Yet, tomorrow, we may have a surge and tell them, \u2018you can\u2019t go home.\u2019 Healthcare workers are among the resources we need most right now, yet they carry some of the heaviest burdens of this pandemic.”<\/p>\n

To help their teams, Patient Access Clerks Holly Wald and Annette Schall adjusted their schedules. Wald used her paid time off so colleagues could earn more of their full paychecks. Schall is working fewer hours during the week and taking on weekend shifts so those with children can work regular business hours.
\nWald says, \u201cYou feel for these people. You can tell it wears on them,\u201d Wald said. \u201cThey\u2019re thinking \u2018How can I support my family? How can I pay my bills?\u201d<\/p>\n

Schall agreed, saying she remembers when she worked three jobs to support her children. Her small town supported her then and she wants to pay it forward now.
\nShe says, \u201cEverybody is like family at JRMC.\u00a0 This is our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Delfs adds, JRMC\u2019s vision is to be the best rural hospital in the country for patients to receive care, employees to work and providers to practice.
\n\u201cAs we prepare for this challenge, I know we have the very best people for the job. I am confident in our teams\u2019 abilities, skill sets and training.\u00a0 There\u2019s a reason we\u2019re a Top 100 hospital and a Best Place to Work and that reason is difference makers like Holly and Annette.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Wald and Schall, other members of the patient access team and patient financial services team have also reduced their worked hours voluntarily to support their teams. Those employees include: Shelly Fercho, Betsy Fitz, April Lange, Krista Ames, Michele Geigle, Michelle Hermanson and Betty Kennedy.<\/p>\n

Alison Kennison, patient financial services and access manager says, \u201cThese individuals sacrificed their own lives for their coworkers and JRMC. They are truly THE difference in the lives of those we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Healthcare heroes Frontline workers community-wide are making sacrifices to care for the region.
\nAndrew Berkey, operations manager for Jamestown Area Ambulance, sent his three-year-old to live with his parents in Minnesota. That is five hours away, or a 10-hour trip just to say \u201chi.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ambulance team sent crews to assist in New York in addition to caring for the people of Jamestown, N.D. Thea\u2019s mother works in a nursing home, so the likelihood of one or both of parents getting infected is high.
\nHe \u201cWe knew our workplaces face a high likelihood of shortages, so this allows us to serve our community and keep our daughter safe.
\nSo far, Thea has stayed with grandparents for about a month. They FaceTime twice per day.
\n\u201cFor me, it is awful.\u00a0 look at Minnesota\u2019s case count and see the numbers rise. I just want to make sure I made the right choice. I think I did, however, it is still agonizing and terrible and I want to cave and pick her up. I hate it every day.<\/p>\n

Berkey says he loves ambulance work, both working in leadership and working with patients. He\u2019s used to deployments to other states, however, when he agrees to those, he knows when he\u2019ll get to go home. For this pandemic, he doesn\u2019t know when he\u2019ll see his daughter again.
\nne adds, \u201cI just keep reminding myself that when Thea is older, this will make sense and I hope she will be proud of me.”<\/p>\n

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center
\nJamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2019, it was named a \u201cTop 100 Critical Access Hospital\u201d for the sixth consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a \u201cBest Places to Work in Healthcare\u201d each year since 2017. For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.<\/p>\n

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