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Community News
Pin
Ceremony
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(5/23/2013) -
The Lychner/Kegans facility hosted their Employee Appreciation
and Service Pin Ceremony on May 22, 2013. Service pin recipients
included:
Tracey James – 5 years (not pictured)
Marnita Chambers – 5 years
Lloyd Smith – 5 years
Dr. Jerry White – 20 years
Employees engaged in fellowship and merriment and were given
goody bags provided by the Facility Management Team.
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Welcome
to Correctional Managed Care
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(5/23/2013) -
Please join us in welcoming the following new employees to UTMB
CMC Region 1, Gatesville.
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to R: Shantee Brunson-Barnes - CMA - Crain Unit, Tami
Pearce - CMA - Crain Unit,
Larry Donihoo - LVN - Bartlett State Jail, Rysheich Nicholson - LVN
- Crain Unit |

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(5/23/2013) -
Please join the Huntsville Area (Region 2) in welcoming the
following employees to the exciting world of Correctional
Managed Care.
Front Row (L-R): Melissa Spooner, Pharmacy Technologist/CMC
Pharmacy, Deborah Plummer, Administrative Secretary/CMC Pharmacy
and Charity Lane, PCT/Estelle. Back Row (L-R): Ashley Henken,
CCA/Pack, Sandra Sanchez, CMA/Wynne, Lisa Court, Dialysis
PCT/Estelle, Arlita Jefferson, Clinical Educator/Huntsville and
Janice West, Pharmacy Technologist/CMC Pharmacy |

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Release
of Information SOP
(5/22/2013) -
In an effort to ensure our compliance with the laws regarding
release of health information and maintaining a disclosure log, the
standard operating procedure covering Release of Information has been
updated. Please ensure this procedure is being followed. This document
is posted on the SOP page of CMC Homepage. You can view the document now
by clicking this link
Release of Information SOP.
Lisa Lopez, RHIA
Assistant Director of Health
Information Management
Dedicated Service
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(5-17-13) -
The
following UTMB (TJJD) employees are recognized for their dedicated
service:
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5 years
Emmanuel Awagom
Perry Richter
Betty Lueg
Stacy Gaston
Francine Hobbs
Jacqueline Smith
Betty Forge |
10 years
Diana Coronado
Vicki McCoy
Stacy Leija
Jacqueline Luke |
15 Years
Maria Martinez |
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THE OUTAGE HAS BEEN
RESCHEDULED TO
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013
I.S. CMC Tech Ops
will be performing
an operating system
upgrade to the CMC
PEARL EMR Server on
Sunday, May 19th.
This will be a
production outage
from 8:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
Systems Affected:
CMC's PEARL &
Emerald EMRs, CMC's
PRS (pill windows),
and all ancillary
systems (such as
CMCWeb, TYCWeb,
BOPWeb, Parklandweb,
and Reporting
services).
All users should be
prepared to follow
EMR downtime
processes during
this timeframe.
MARS will be posted
on the websites for
TJJD (TYCWEB), TDCJ
(CMCWEB), and FBOP (BOPWEB)
by noon, Friday,
5/17/13.
Welcome
to Correctional Managed Care
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(5-16-13) -
Please join UTMB- CMC, Region III -
Beaumont in welcoming our recent new hire for the Stiles Unit on
5/6/2013.
Renita B. Washington, CMA
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Region I
Recognitions
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(5-16-13) -
Region 1
(formally Northeast District) would like to recognize the following
employees for their dedicated service: |
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5 years
Jason Baker
Helen Kelly
Albert White
Craig Haferkamp
James Burleson
Renae McMahon
Taurice Roach
Terry Boone
Alona Hill
Charles Wilkins
Joel Chandler
Ian Smith
Debore Ray
Jodie Casteel
Frances Arons
Constance Hanna
Ginger Welch |
10 years
Roy Reid
Thelma Goode
Joan Bonner
Jackie Gregory
Rhonna Elliot
Miranda Allison
George Manning
David Bennett |
15 Years
Patricia Tisdell
Penny Bomar
Jimmy Evans
Tito Orig
Ananda Babbilli
Pam Mulloy
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CMC eProcurement Requestor/Buyers
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(5-16-13) - A few months ago everyone was
notified Moore Medical would no longer accept our purchase orders with
the UTMB Terms and Conditions. A few DEP requisitions have been
submitted so Moore Medical has been taking the liberty of transferring
them to their order form so their terms and conditions will apply. This
is a violation of Logistics/Acquisition Operating Procedures.
My staff and I are available if
alternate sources are needed.
Thanks,
Dena Byrd
CMC Purchasing Supervisor |
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YOU COUNT Participation
Update for Correctional
Managed Care
(5-15-13)
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CMC staff has done an
excellent job of completing the You Count surveys online. As of today
(5/14), 59% of CMC has completed the survey. I want to express my
appreciation to those of you who have participated to date and I want to
take an opportunity to encourage the remainder of our staff to take a
moment to complete this important survey. UTMB has decided to extend the
deadline for participation to 5/20, so please take this opportunity to
provide the feedback that UTMB wants to receive to make our institution
a better place to work.
Thank you.
Owen
Upcoming Educational Lunch
and Learn Program
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Sponsored by: UTMB CMC Virology
Department & TEXAS/OKLAHOMA AIDS
EDUCATION AND
TRAINING CENTER
** CEUs have been approved for: CME, CNE and Pharmacy **
Date:
May 29, 2013
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Title: HIV & Aging
Speaker:
Premal Patel,
MD, MSc
Dr. Premal Patel is
a board-certified
Physician and an
Assistant Professor
in the Department of
Internal Medicine.
She also serves as
the Associate
Director of the
Global Health
Education Program at
UTMB and is
co-coordinator of
the Global Health
Inter-Professional
Core Course. She
earned an M.D.
degree from UTMB and
received
accreditation though
the American Academy
of HIV Medicine as
an HIV Specialist.
She also holds a
master's degree in
Human Rights from
the London School of
Economics.
Dr. Patel's special
interests include
HIV/AIDS in the
developing and
developed world, HIV
and Hepatitis B
Co-infection,
Preventive Care for
HIV-Infected
Patients, HIV Drug
Resistance, and
education in HIV and
global health. In
addition to
presenting at AIDS
2010, she has had
many accepted
abstracts to
international HIV
conferences.
Format:
Levin Hall in
Galveston &
TeleHealth
Program Overview:
HIV-infected
individuals are
living longer than
ever. By 2015, more
than 50% of People
living with HIV in
the U.S will be 50
years of age or
older. As HIV
becomes a chronic
disease in an aging
population, the
emergence
of comorbid
conditions poses new
treatment
challenges. We will
explore the
connection among
HIV, aging and ART.
Please join us either at Levin Hall in
Galveston, via
Electronic Health
Network (DMS), or
the internet for
non-UTMB employees,
for an interactive
presentation given
by
Click
here to see flyer
for RSVP
Instructions. |
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MARS TO BE POSTED FRIDAY
5/10/13
(5-9-13)
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We have received numerous
requests for the MARs to be
posted by noon Friday.
Therefore, the MARs will be
available by noon, Friday
5/10/13. Any
medication ordered after
10:00 a.m. Friday, 5/10/13
will have to be manually
entered on the MAR.
All facilities should ensure
they have printed their MARs
before 8:00 a.m. Sunday,
5/12/13, before the power is
disconnected to all
services.
Welcome to Correctional
Managed Care
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Please join us in
welcoming our newest employees to Correctional Managed Care Region II –
Palestine.
Back Row L-R:
Linda Dodds, LVN,
Michael; Treva
Wilcox, CCA, Billy
Moore; Jeremy Magee,
LVN, Skyview; Carla
Elliott, LVN,
Powledge.
Front Row L-R:
Lynn Henry, LVN,
Beto; Kerrie Laza,
LVN, Beto.
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(5-9-13)
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Please help us
welcome the following employees to UTMB-CMC, Region 1, Gatesville.
L to R:
Douglas Youngblood -
EMT - Crain Unit
Connie Manning - LVN
- Crain Unit
Donna Mitchell -
NCIII - Hobby Unit |

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(5-9-13)
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Please join the
Huntsville Area
(Region 2) in
welcoming the
following employees
to the exciting
world of
Correctional Managed
Care. L-R: Sharon
Lockridge, Mid Level
Practitioner/Pack
and Zae Zeon, MD,
Physician
II/Estelle.
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Region III, Wallace Pack
Facility
(5-9-13)
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The Wallace Pack Facility
would like to recognize
Dolores Nuncio, Registered
Dental Assistant as the
Employee of the Month.
Ms. Nuncio’s unit of
assignment is the Wallace
Pack Facility.
However, she travels to all
three of our facilities
Pack, Luther and Hamilton.
She always has a pleasant
smile and willingness to
help where ever needed.
We appreciate her positive
attitude and consider it to
be an asset that is admired.
Thank you Dolores for all
that you do!

Lychner/Kegan's "Employee of
the Month"
(5-9-13)
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Evon Rodriguez, CCA was the
Lychner/Kegans “Employee of
the Month” for April. She
has been with UTMB-CMC for
almost 4 years and has
cross-trained in almost
every administrative
department. She was
nominated for going the
extra mile beyond the scope
of her job duties, providing
coverage for administrative
functions while the new
Practice Manager was
on-boarding, and juggling
responsibilities as the ACA
CCA and Admin CCA. She is
always helpful sharing
group materials and
proposing new group ideas
with different departments.
She is often praised by her
peers and has received this
month’s unanimous vote by
the Facility Management
Team. In her spare
time, Ms. Rodriguez enjoys
spending time with her
mother, 3 children, and 4
grandchildren.
Congratulations, Ms.
Rodriguez!! Keep up the
great work!

YOU COUNT Participation Update for Correctional Managed Care
(5-8-13)
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CMC staff has done an excellent job of completing the You Count
surveys online.
As of today (5/8), 44% of CMC has completed the survey. Although
the survey will be available through
May 13, I encourage you to complete it as soon as you can.
Remember, this is your chance
to provide the feedback that UTMB wants to receive to make our
institution a better place to work.
Thank you.
Owen
REGION 3 HOUSTON DISTRICT HR WELCOMES NEW EMPLOYEES
(5-8-13)
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Please join Region 3 Houston District HR in
welcoming these new employees to
Correctional Managed Care.

L-R – Damian Idjagboro, Mid Level Provider
for Wallace Pack Unit, Miranda Warren,
Patient Care Technician for Carole Young,
Rolanda Moczygemba, Vocational Nurse for
Luther Unit, Joanne Adeniran-Kolawole,
Certified Medication Aide for Darrington
Unit and Bradly McCreery, Vocational Nurse
for Carole Young.
POWER OUTAGE AND MARS
(5-8-13) -
This is a reminder of the scheduled power outage affecting all
CMC Pearl and Emerald EMRs, PRS (including pill windows), and
webpages and reporting services Sunday, May 12, 2013 from 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
To make recording medication administrations easier, a MAR will
be posted for each patient who has active meds as of 10:00 p.m.
Friday, 5/10/13. The MARs will be available for printing
on Saturday, 5/11/13. Any meds ordered after 10:00 p.m.
Friday will need to be handwritten on the MAR. The link to
print the MARs will be posted on the CMCWEB, TYCWEB, and BOPWEB
Homepages just below the outage announcement.
Announcing NEW Operations Manager Homepage
(5-7-13) -
In an
effort to reduce variance within the Administrative ranks of
Correctional Managed Care, we have developed an Operations
Manager Homepage to share vital information with all Operations
Managers (Practice Managers) to help provide everyone with a
viable tool going forward. This page
includes
a link
to the Operations Resource Manual and Regional Contact
Information and can be utilized for information sharing as
deemed appropriate. Please take the time to review the
page and utilize it to your advantage. Any suggestions for
additions/improvements should be routed through your
respective Regional Operations Manager. Special thanks to
Ms. Pinkee Patel, Practice Manager, for her dedication to this
project and making this new site a reality. Enjoy!
This new website can
be found at CMCWEB>Departments>Operations Managers, or click on
this direct link:
http://cmcweb.utmb.edu/Departments/Practice Managers/Practice
Managers_CMCWEB_homepage.htm
Steve Smock, AVP
Outpatient Operations and Tony Williams, AVP Inpatient
Operations
NURSES WEEK - MAY 2013
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As
we celebrate
Nurse's Week
this year, I
would like to
express my
deepest and
sincere thanks
to each and
every one of our
CMC NURSING
staff.
Each and every
day the nursing
staff of CMC
embarks upon a
HERCULEAN task
of caring for a
patient
population that
continues to
age, and whose
chronic disease
state continues
to rise.
You endlessly
give of yourself
without the
immediate
gratification
that often comes
when a nurse
gives so much of
oneself to a
free world
patient.
And yet, the
bond that is
shared amongst
us continues to
be strengthened
as we give of
ourselves to a
population less
served and often
forgotten.
Let me remind
you, as each of
you go about
your hurried
day, that what
you do is most
appreciated.
The care you
genuinely render
to your patients
is often
appreciated more
than is
expressed and by
all means is not
taken for
granted.
In this day of
Super Heroes,
You are truly
the Super HEROES
of our
Healthcare
System. I
salute you
for what you do.
I
congratulate
you on choosing
this area of
clinical
expertise. I
admire you
for your
dedication to
CMC and the
patients you so
graciously
serve.
HAPPY NURSES
WEEK 2013!
Gary |
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2013 You Count!
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(5-6-13) -
To
measure the satisfaction and engagement of our workforce, UTMB Health
will be conducting a follow-up You Count! Pulse Survey.
As a UTMB
employee, you
play a critical
role in the
overall success
of the
institution and
our mission. The
2013 You Count!
Pulse Survey
will provide
valuable insight
into your
opinions and
help us to
identify and
address
workplace
perceptions and
concerns.
The feedback
collected from
the survey will
be used to
assess how the
action plans
established
following the
original
2011 You Count!
Employee Survey
are performing
and to determine
if any
adjustments are
needed.
The online
survey is open
to all full- and
part-time
employees hired
on or before
April 1, 2013;
it will be
administered
once again by
Morehead
Associates, an independent consulting and survey firm. Eligible employees should
have received an
email on
Monday, April 29,
from Morehead
with
instructions and
an embedded
survey link. The
deadline for
employees to
participate will
be
Monday, May 13.
If you
do not have
access to a
computer at a
private
workstation, you
may
complete the
survey at the
Moody Medical
Library on the
Galveston
campus, at home,
or at any
location with
Internet
service.
Please be
assured the
survey is
completely
confidential;
the data
compiled by
Morehead will be
reported back to
UTMB at the
entity,
department, and
division levels
only and will
not contain any
personal or
identifying
information.
Additionally, a
department must
have at least
five respondents
in order to
receive data
specific to the
area.
Each employee
who participates
in the You
Count! Pulse
Survey will be
entered into a
drawing to win
one of six $750
gift
certificates for
a weekend
getaway package
(or the cash
equivalent).
For additional
information
about the survey
or the employee
incentives,
please visit the
You Count! web
page.
You may also
contact the
Organizational
and Workforce
Development
office at
youcount.hr@utmb.edu
or (409)
747-6700.
Thank you in advance for taking part in the 2013 You Count!
Pulse Survey.
Your opinions
are greatly
valued and
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SCHEDULED POWER OUTAGE
IN GALVESTON
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(5-3-13) -
The Frost Bank
Building (2201 Market in Galveston) will have maintenance performed by
CenterPoint Energy on May 12, 2013. The building will be without
power for several hours.
Located within
this building
are several CMC
Servers and
Systems.
These systems
will be
unavailable
state wide from
8:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m.
Systems
Affected: CMC's
PEARL & Emerald
EMRs, CMC's PRS
(pill windows),
and all
ancillary
systems (such as
CMCWeb,
TYCWeb, BOPWeb,
Parklandweb, and
Reporting
services),
CMC UR system, &
PACS.
All users should
be prepared to
follow EMR
downtime
processes during
this timeframe.
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Administrative Professional’s Day at Jester 4
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(5-2-13) -
The Jester IV team observed Administrative Professional’s Day with a
celebratory meeting and luncheon on Friday, April 26th.
The Jester IV providers, mental health and nursing staffs offered the
honorees a variety of delectable food items from salads to desserts.
Collectively the Jester IV CCA staff boasts many years of correctional
and medical support experience; and we depend on their extensive
knowledge, skills and ongoing team efforts on a daily basis. We
are truly proud of our CCAs and appreciate each them more than words can
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CCA Group
Front Row
(L-> R): Kathy Georgi, Augustine Brown, William McCardell
Second Row
(L-> R): Margaret Rodriguez, Roxanne Barrientos
Third Row
(L-> R): Debra Riedel, Carol Craig,
Alice Copeland, Phyllis Eaton and Michelle Douglas
Missing:
Cordelia Bean, Gloria Everson and Lisa Garcia
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Jester IV Services Awards
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On behalf of the
Jester IV Team, we would like to congratulate the Jester IV veterans on
their five, ten and fifteen years of outstanding service. Our
organization appreciates people with their dedication, energy and
expertise. We look forward to “Working together to work wonders”
for many years to come. Congratulations to:
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15 Years
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Cordelia
Bean |
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Phyllis
Eaton |
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Christina
Nsentip |
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Rhonda
Samora |
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10 years
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5 years
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Aleyamma
Abraham |
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Janet
Bliss-Ditsky |
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Aleyamma
John |
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Stacey
Laury |
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Solly
Mathew |
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Monica
Renzetti |
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Margaret
Rodriguez |
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Unfortunately
due to
scheduling
conflicts, we
were only able
to capture a
couple photos of
our honorees.
2718—Ms.
Rodriguez (5
years); Ms.
Eaton (15 years)
Service 1—Ms.
Wenglar (10
years); Ms.
Bliss-Ditsky (5
years)
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Employee Recognition
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(5-2-13)
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Students
in the College of Education and Human Development Department at Lamar
University are nominated and voted by the faculty for the recognition as
Outstanding Graduate Student. Manahil Riaz
has received this recognition for the
2012-2013 school year. As an outstanding student Ms. Riaz has
presented on how to effectively counsel women from collective cultures
and has participated in researching how media bias affects the views of
Muslims in America. The last year of her master’s program she interned
at Baptist Behavioral Health Center and the Jefferson County Youth
Detention Center. She is currently employed with UTMB as a Mental Health
Case Manger at the Hodge Unit. When asked how she wants to be remembered
she states “I am the daughter of a Pakistani immigrant family. My
parents taught me that hard work is a way of life and education is the
most important investment for one’s future. I want to be remembered as
an individual following her faith and bettering the world by becoming
the change I want to see. I hope to make my parents and community
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Congrats to the
Crain Facility!
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(5-2-13) -
The Crain facility successfully completed their ACA reaccreditation
audit on April 22nd through April 24h. The
overall unit score was 98.6% with UTMB Medical scoring 100%. Special
thanks to all of the Crain Facility medical staff for all of your
hard work and dedication that is demonstrated on a daily basis. The
Crain Facility Management Team is very fortunate to have such
outstanding employees who always work together as a team. Special
Thanks to Mrs. Teri Smith and Ms. Valencia Pollard for their assistance.
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Region III, Beaumont Cluster-Employee of the Month
for April 2013:
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(5-2-13) -
Diane Simon, pictured here with the Medical Director Dr. Robert Behrns,
was selected as the Employee of the Month for April 2013 for the
Beaumont Complex. Ms Simon is the Medical Records/Admin/Scheduling Clerk
at the LeBlanc Unit where she single handedly manages the medical
administration activities. Ms Simon is a graduate of Herbert High School
and has attended Lamar University Business Data Processing School as
well as the Delta Trade School for Medical Office Assistants. She was
first hired by TDCJ in 1999 but in 2000 she “saw the light” and became a
UTMB employee. She is active with civic activities and is active in her
church. She is the proud mother of two daughters and a doting
grandmother of one granddaughter.
Thank you
Ms. Simon for an outstanding job in our Medical Department at the
Beaumont Complex. Keep up the great work.
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Region III, Beaumont Cluster-Employee of the Month
for March 2013:
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Natasha Marshall, pictured here with Terry Oaks, Practice Manager was
selected as the Employee of the Month for March 2013 for the Beaumont
Complex. Ms Marshall is a 11 year employee with UTMB and has worked as a
CCA during that time. She has a wide berth of experience in CMC and is
capable of working in almost all the CCA areas. She competent, capable,
diligent and always ready to help her fellow CCAs in addition to doing
an outstanding job in Medical Records. Natasha is a native of Kansas,
married and has three daughters and a loving husband who she enjoys
spending time with. She enjoys a variety of family outings and is
currently enrolled in university studies seeking an undergraduate degree
in Business Administration.
Thank you
Ms. Marshall for an outstanding job in our Medical Department at the
Beaumont Complex. Keep up the great work.
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Welcome to Correctional Managed Care
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(5-2-13) -
Please join UTMB- CMC, Region III -Beaumont in welcoming our recent new hire for the Stiles Unit on 3/11/2013.
Julia Breuer, LVN
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(5-2-13) -
Please join UTMB- CMC, Region III -Beaumont in welcoming our recent new hires on 3/25/2013 (no picture).
Lillie Eaton, LVN, rehire for Gist Unit; Zelnetta Vernell, LVN, for Hightower Unit; Brendon Dunlap, Mid-level Practitioner for Stiles Unit; Marion Johnson, CMA, rehire for Stiles Unit; Ruby Gay, CMA, rehire for Stiles Unit; |
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(5-2-13) -
Please join UTMB- CMC, Region III -Beaumont in welcoming our recent new hires on 4/8/2013.
L-R: Chevonne Warren, CCA for Plane Unit; Joanne Ramos-Gutierrez, Mid-level Practitioner for Stiles Unit |
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2013 UTMB Lone Stars
(5-1-13) -
CLICK HERE to view the "2013 UTMB Lone Stars" document. Pictures below.
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