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A LETTER FROM THE CEO CARLA HOLLIS, CEO DEAR FRIENDS CONTACT COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 500 JEFFERSON STREET WHITEVILLE, NC 28472 910-642-8011 TPRIEST@CRHEALTHCARE.ORG Columbus Regional Healthcare System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. For more information, see link on our home page at www.crhealthcare.org. ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 910-642-8011. 注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助服務。請致電 910-642-8011。 WORDS TO LIVE BY PAGE 4 AWARD-WINNING DEDICATION TO QUALITY AND SAFETY PAGE 6 LOOKING AFTER OUR STUDENT ATHLETES PAGE 6 GREEN SHOOTS PAGE 7 INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS PAGE 7 CONTENTS FALL 2017 Happy fall from Columbus Regional Healthcare System. We are excited to share information about your local hospital and health system, including introductions to our Southeast Pediatrics physicians, Elizabeth DeLouise, DO, Jugta Kahai, MD, Lauren Rust, MD, and Marc Yandle, MD. Check them out on page 3. Columbus Regional is changing its mission statement. On pages 4 and 5, you can read about the process we undertook to create a mission statement that emphasizes our commitment to the community. Accessing your health information will soon be easier by using the CRHS Patient Portal. From access to lab results and medications to giving you one place to house your family history and living will, the latest version of the Patient Portal will offer our patients multiple ways to be involved in their health. You can read all about it on page 7. Other topics include an article about our new community garden and the Touchstone award that CRHS recently received. And, as always, don't forget to look for the hidden pumpkin for a chance to win a $25 gas card. Let us hear from you by December 8, 2017. To your good health, Carla P. Hollis CEO Upcoming Events November 18, 2017: Inspiration Gala December 5, 2017: Health Matters Education Series — Holiday Eating 101 January 2, 2018: Health Matters Education Series — The Importance of Self-Care For more information, call 910-642-9303. FIND THE PUMPKIN! Celebrate winter and find the hidden pumpkin in this issue of Health Matters for a chance to win a $25 gas card! Send entries to tpriest@crhealthcare.org or mail to Terrie Priest, CRHS, 500 Jefferson St., Whiteville, NC 28472. All entries must be received by December 8, 2017. Employees of Columbus Regional Healthcare System are not eligible to win. 2 CRHEALTHCARE.ORG