]]>Mary Pierce, LCSW, Boise VA’s Suicide Prevention Coordinator, was awarded the VA Secretary’s Hands and Heart Award. This special recognition went to Mary because she is passionate about her role, and she has gone above and beyond her role to provide education to staff about suicide prevention. Mary works with many veterans who have contemplated or attempted suicide. She has been able to make a difference in many of their lives because of her compassion and strong clinical skills.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Boise_VAMC_Staff_Receive_Secretary_s_Hands_and_Hearts_Award_1328823486741 http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/images/PierceSMALL.jpg Mary Pierce, LCSW, Boise VA’s Suicide Prevention Coordinator, was awarded the VA Secretary’s Hands and Heart Award Mary Pierce, LCSW, Boise VA’s Suicide Prevention Coordinator, was awarded the VA Secretary’s Hands and Heart Award. This special recognition went to Mary because she is passionate about her role, and she has gone above and beyond her role to provide education to staff about suicide prevention. Mary works with many veterans who have contemplated or attempted suicide. She has been able to make a difference in many of their lives because of her compassion and strong clinical skills. Hands and Heart Award Mary Pierce, LCSW, Boise VA’s Suicide Prevention Coordinator, was awarded the VA Secretary’s Hands and Heart Award. This special recognition went to Mary because she is passionate about her role, and she has gone above and beyond her role to provide education to staff about suicide prevention. Mary works with many veterans who have contemplated or attempted suicide. She has been able to make a difference in many of their lives because of her compassion and strong clinical skills. http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/features/2011_Bowling_Donation.asp Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:00:00 MST

]]>The Ada County USBC Bowling Commission presented the donation of a check for $1350 to the Boise VA Medical Center on 11/18/11.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/2011_Bowling_Donation_1322843345374 http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/images/bowlingphotoSMALL.JPG Donors and VA official The Ada County USBC Bowling Commission presented the donation of a check for $1350 to the Boise VA Medical Center on 11/18/11. Pictured left to right are: Shannon Lee, Association Manager for the Ada County USBC; Grant Ragsdale, Associate Director of the Boise VAMC; and Mary Jane Johnson, Vice President of the Ada County USBC. Bowlers Donate to Veterans The Ada County USBC Bowling Commission presented the donation of a check for $1350 to the Boise VA Medical Center on 11/18/11. http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/features/2010_Joint_Commission_Recognition.asp Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:00:00 MDT

]]>The Boise VA Medical Center is one of twenty VA Medical Centers from across the Nation to be recognized by The Joint Commission as a "Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for 2010".]]> templatedata/content/features/data/2010_Joint_Commission_Recognition_1316109431417 http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/images/JCsmall.jpg 2010 Joint Commission Certificate for Boise VAMC The Boise VA Medical Center is one of twenty VA Medical Centers from across the Nation to be recognized by The Joint Commission as a "Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for 2010". While all VA medical centers are accredited by The Joint Commission, this list recognizes medical centers that are top performers in using evidence-based care processes closely linked to positive patient outcomes. Boise VAMC Receives Top Honors The Boise VA Medical Center is one of twenty VA Medical Centers from across the Nation to be recognized by The Joint Commission as a "Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for 2010". http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/features/FIGHT_LIKE_A_GIRL.asp Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:00:00 MDT

]]>The Womens Clinic at the Boise VA Medical Center received a new electric car to help transport staff, supplies and women veterans from the main facility to the (soon to open) womens clinic.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/FIGHT_LIKE_A_GIRL_1313087602394 http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/images/GEMCARsmall.JPG Womens Clinic staff pose with new electric car The Boise VA Medical Center purchased this new Gem2 electric car to support staff, transport supplies, lab work and women veterans from the main facility to the (soon to open) Womens Clinic. The Boise VA Medical Center is currently renovating an existing building to house the new Women Veterans Clinic scheduled to open this winter (2011) and will be located in the former Mountain Cove School area. Currently the clinic is located in Bldg. 27. FIGHT LIKE A GIRL The Womens Clinic at the Boise VA Medical Center received a new electric car to help transport staff, supplies and women veterans from the main facility to the (soon to open) womens clinic. http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/features/Idahos_Lindsay_Kaster_Named_T_O_P_Pharmacist.asp Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:00:00 MDT

]]>The Oncology Pharmacist congratulates Lindsay Kaster, PharmD, for being chosen by more than 750 of her peers as this years T.O.P. Pharmacist award winner. “The best part of the job,” says Kaster, a clinical oncology pharmacist at the Boise Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Idaho, “is that it just brings that team dynamic together.”]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Idahos_Lindsay_Kaster_Named_T_O_P_Pharmacist_1309977765466 http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/images/KasterSMALL.JPG Lindsay Kaster stops to talk with a colleague about a patients care The Oncology Pharmacist congratulates Lindsay Kaster, PharmD, for being chosen by more than 750 of her peers as this years T.O.P. Pharmacist award winner. “The best part of the job,” says Kaster, a clinical oncology pharmacist at the Boise Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Idaho, “is that it just brings that team dynamic together.” Pharmacist Receives Award The Oncology Pharmacist congratulates Lindsay Kaster, PharmD, for being chosen by more than 750 of her peers as this years T.O.P. Pharmacist award winner. “The best part of the job,” says Kaster, a clinical oncology pharmacist at the Boise Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Idaho, “is that it just brings that team dynamic together.” http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/features/Pilot_Training_Program.asp Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:11:00 MDT

]]>Nurses from the Boise VA Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit and Step-Down Unit were recently selected to take part in a pilot training program designed to improve patient safety in the Veterans Health Administration.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Pilot_Training_Program_1287753259993 http://www.boise.va.gov/BOISE/images/nursingstory180x130new.jpg photo of nurse administering care Nurses from the Boise VA Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit and Step-Down Unit were recently selected to take part in a pilot training program designed to improve patient safety in the Veterans Health Administration. Nursing Crew Resource Management or (NCRM) is aimed at changing the way professionals in the healthcare system communicate and function, beginning with front line nursing staff. After completing training, the goal will be to evaluate improvement in teamwork, communication in dynamic situations, management of human factors, process changes implemented and overall satisfaction. Striving to Improve Safety Nurses from the Boise VA Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit and Step-Down Unit were recently selected to take part in a pilot training program designed to improve patient safety in the Veterans Health Administration.