Big Move Made By Mendota Community Hospital
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Our Thanks for our Successful Move
MCH appreciates all the support by all our friends and colleagues during our recent move to our new facility.
Medical Office Building Now Open
Medical Offices Building for Physicians Services call 815-538-7200
Certified Diabetes Educator Status Renewed
TINA FITZGERALD ACHIEVES RENEWAL OF
CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR STATUS
The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) announced that Tina Fitzgerald, BSN, RN, Certified Diabetic Educator (CDE), Community Health Nurse at Mendota Community Hospital, has renewed the Certified Diabetes Educator status by successfully completing the continuing education renewal option process. Candidates must meet rigorous eligibility requirements to be eligible for certification. Achieving the CDE credential demonstrates to people with diabetes and employers that the health care professional possesses distinct and specialized knowledge, thereby promoting quality of care for people with diabetes. Currently, there are only 17,000 diabetes educators who hold NCBDE certification. Tina Fitzgerald has worked at Mendota Community Hospital for over 37 years. She received her Associate's degree in nursing from Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, IL and her Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. Currently Ms. Fitzgerald works as the hospital's Community Health Nurse providing outreach screenings and programs in Mendota and the surrounding communities for both the public and businesses. As diabetic educator at MCH she provides diabetic instruction to inpatients and outpatients. Before she began working exclusively in Community Health Services, Ms. Fitzgerald worked in the Medical Surgical Unit, Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Departments at the hospital. She also has served as assistant night supervisor and relief charge. Ms. Fitzgerald lives in Mendota with her husband, Paul. They have one son, Michael, (Angie) and two grandchildren. NCBDE was established in 1986 to develop and administer a certification program for health care professionals who teach individuals with diabetes how to manage their disease. Through the development, maintenance, and protection of the certification process and the CDE credential, NCBDE recognizes and advances the specialty practice of diabetes education. NCBDE supports the concept of voluntary, periodic certification for all diabetes educators who meet credential and experience eligibility requirements. For more information visit the web site at www.ncbde.org.
The National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) announced that Tina Fitzgerald, BSN, RN, Certified Diabetic Educator (CDE), Community Health Nurse at Mendota Community Hospital, has renewed the Certified Diabetes Educator status by successfully completing the continuing education renewal option process. Candidates must meet rigorous eligibility requirements to be eligible for certification. Achieving the CDE credential demonstrates to people with diabetes and employers that the health care professional possesses distinct and specialized knowledge, thereby promoting quality of care for people with diabetes. Currently, there are only 17,000 diabetes educators who hold NCBDE certification. Tina Fitzgerald has worked at Mendota Community Hospital for over 37 years. She received her Associate's degree in nursing from Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, IL and her Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. Currently Ms. Fitzgerald works as the hospital's Community Health Nurse providing outreach screenings and programs in Mendota and the surrounding communities for both the public and businesses. As diabetic educator at MCH she provides diabetic instruction to inpatients and outpatients. Before she began working exclusively in Community Health Services, Ms. Fitzgerald worked in the Medical Surgical Unit, Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Departments at the hospital. She also has served as assistant night supervisor and relief charge. Ms. Fitzgerald lives in Mendota with her husband, Paul. They have one son, Michael, (Angie) and two grandchildren. NCBDE was established in 1986 to develop and administer a certification program for health care professionals who teach individuals with diabetes how to manage their disease. Through the development, maintenance, and protection of the certification process and the CDE credential, NCBDE recognizes and advances the specialty practice of diabetes education. NCBDE supports the concept of voluntary, periodic certification for all diabetes educators who meet credential and experience eligibility requirements. For more information visit the web site at www.ncbde.org.
Pulmonology Clinic
Mendota Community Hospital will be offering area residents a Pulmonology Outpatient Clinic in the Community Health Services Department of the hospital.
Abdullah Altayeh, M.D. and Zaher Qassem,M. D. will alternate seeing patients, by appointment, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at MCH You may schedule your appointment by calling 815-539-1422. A physician's referral is required. Dr. Altayeh Dr. Qassem Dr. Altayeh, who is board certified in Pulmonology and Internal Medicine, received his medical degree from St. Georges University of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. He completed an internship and a residency in Internal Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University/Chicago Medical School, in North Chicago, IL. He also completed a Fellowship in Critical Care at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and a Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Qassem received his Medical Degree from Damascus University Medical School, Damascus, Syria and completed both an internship and a residency in Internal Medicine at Moorehouse School of Medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA. He also completed a Fellowship in Critical Care at Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, PA; a Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington Beach, West Virginia and a Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Both Dr. Altayeh and Dr. Qassem are affiliated with Rockford Memorial Hospital. As pulmonologists they specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases, conditions and disorders of the lungs and cardiopulmonary system. The cardiopulmonary system consists of the heart, lungs, blood vessels and all organs that work together to help a person breathe, in order to take in oxygen, and oxygenate the blood. Pulmonologists can help individuals who suffer from bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), masses, cancer, or other chronic conditions. They also focus on hereditary diseases affecting the lungs (such as cystic fibrosis and alpha1- antitrypsin deficiency), exposures to toxins (tobacco smoke, asbestos, or exhaust fumes), exposures to infectious agents (certain types of birds) and autoimmune allergies that might predispose someone to certain conditions (such as pulmonary fibrosis or pulmonary hypertension). Pulmonogists use laboratory testing, Spirometry (a machine that measures lung volumes in times), chest x-rays, CT scanning, and Bronchoscopy as diagnostic tools to help them determine their diagnosis and treatment for individual patients. For more information about Mendota Community Hospital's Outpatient Pulmonology clinic call 815-539-1422 weekdays.
Abdullah Altayeh, M.D. and Zaher Qassem,M. D. will alternate seeing patients, by appointment, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at MCH You may schedule your appointment by calling 815-539-1422. A physician's referral is required. Dr. Altayeh Dr. Qassem Dr. Altayeh, who is board certified in Pulmonology and Internal Medicine, received his medical degree from St. Georges University of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. He completed an internship and a residency in Internal Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University/Chicago Medical School, in North Chicago, IL. He also completed a Fellowship in Critical Care at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and a Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Qassem received his Medical Degree from Damascus University Medical School, Damascus, Syria and completed both an internship and a residency in Internal Medicine at Moorehouse School of Medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA. He also completed a Fellowship in Critical Care at Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, PA; a Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington Beach, West Virginia and a Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Both Dr. Altayeh and Dr. Qassem are affiliated with Rockford Memorial Hospital. As pulmonologists they specialize in diagnosing and treating diseases, conditions and disorders of the lungs and cardiopulmonary system. The cardiopulmonary system consists of the heart, lungs, blood vessels and all organs that work together to help a person breathe, in order to take in oxygen, and oxygenate the blood. Pulmonologists can help individuals who suffer from bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), masses, cancer, or other chronic conditions. They also focus on hereditary diseases affecting the lungs (such as cystic fibrosis and alpha1- antitrypsin deficiency), exposures to toxins (tobacco smoke, asbestos, or exhaust fumes), exposures to infectious agents (certain types of birds) and autoimmune allergies that might predispose someone to certain conditions (such as pulmonary fibrosis or pulmonary hypertension). Pulmonogists use laboratory testing, Spirometry (a machine that measures lung volumes in times), chest x-rays, CT scanning, and Bronchoscopy as diagnostic tools to help them determine their diagnosis and treatment for individual patients. For more information about Mendota Community Hospital's Outpatient Pulmonology clinic call 815-539-1422 weekdays.
Rheumatalogy Clinic
RHEUMATALOGY CLINIC
Mendota Community Hospital is pleased to offer a Rheumatalogy Outpatient Clinic
