Winter ’11 - Volume 3 OUR TEAM Kelley Rice-Schild Executive Director [email protected] Susanmarie Prado Administrator [email protected] Lavern Nembhard Director of Nursing [email protected] Service with a smile. Waitresses, Elaine and Rosemary Your Host, Yohan Dicent (Director of Christina Antonacci Environmental Services) Director of Rehabilitation [email protected] Romeo Rojas Be OurGuest Medical Director James Hutson & put our service to the test! Medical Director Emeritus “Our most successful program of 2010 has Barbara Dreyer been Sunday Brunch.” explains Executive Director of Human Resources Director, Kelley Rice-Schild. “While patient [email protected] participation was slow at first, now it is the Yohan Dicent main attraction on weekends.” The menu Director of Envir. Services selections change weekly and are prepared to [email protected] culinary perfection by Chef Carlos. Favorite Gina Guilford menu offerings include; buttermilk waffles, Editor, The Pulse eggs benedict, toasted bagles with cream [email protected] Sunday Brunch Chef, Carlos Otiniano cheese and roasted turkey with stuffing. and waitress, Mileidy Mederos Table service, the ability to order from the Rosie Ramos Director of Finance menu and allowing guests, makes Sunday [email protected] Brunch a popular weekend event. Visitors are welcome to join patients for a nominal charge Carol O’Dell and the dining room accepts guests anytime Director of Social Work from 11:00am until 12:30pm. The key to the Johanny Reyes fantastic success also is the training of our Social Worker host /hostesses and waitresses who take the [email protected] theme “Be Our Guest, put our service to the Evangelina Viguera test” very seriously. Directory of Dietary [email protected] Mouthwatering buffet with Eggs Benedict, pork tenderloin and scalloped potatoes ((( ))) PULSE FLORIDEAN HEALTHCARE NEWSLETTER From the Executive Director Benjamin Franklin Although Benjamin Franklin never by Kelley C. Rice-Schild became President of the United States, his life left an indelible Looking back at my 2010 resolutions, I mark on our history. Born on accomplished about half of my list. Pretty January 17, 1706 in Boston, he good average for some lofty pursuits, such was a Founding Father of the as “learn to play golf” (which I consider United States and a prominent accomplished since I didn’t specify “good author, printer, politician, inventor, golf”). I always try to include a mix of personal, statesman and diplomat. His professional and family goals to keep my energy inventions were many, from the balanced. The Harvard Medical School Review gives lightening rod, to bifocals, the good advice to make your New Year’s resolutions stick. Bust of Benjamin Franklin Franklin Stove and the glass The seven steps teach you how to create new habits Armonica. He formed the first lending library in America, for long-lasting changes. as well as the first fire department in Pennsylvania. He Ambitious goals are compelling, such as campaigned for colonial unity; it was his “Join or Die” 1. Dream Big. cartoon that is enjoying a resurgence today. complete a marathon Franklin made his wealth in the printing business, 2. Break dreams into small steps. Make a list how to buying his own print shop at the age of 24. He accomplish your big dreams. Such as join running became famous in the colonies for publishing group, complete 5 K race The Pennsylvania Gazette , but achieved even greater success with Poor Richard’s Almanac , filled with witty and Total deprivation rarely 3. Don’t make a change. wise advise. Franklin fell in love with his landlady’s succeeds. Instead of eliminating all sweets, enjoy your daughter, Deborah Read and proposed marriage. Her dessert and add a mile or two. mother did not approve of Franklin and when he left for 4. Commit yourself. Write down your resolutions, tell Europe, she married another man who ended up stealing your family & friends, post it on facebook, tweet, twit her dowry and fleeing to Barbados. When Franklin and scream it from the mountaintops. returned, he reunited with Debby, who could not marry legally, but became his common law wife. Together they Give yourself a pat on the 5. Give yourself a medal. had two children together, as well as taking in Franklin’s back along the way, reward yourself with new running illegitimate son, William. Franklin loved visiting Europe, shorts (a size smaller for the weight you lost), or but Debby didn’t do sea voyages, and while he was away download the “attaboy” app for your phone and enjoy on an extended voyage to England, she died. He never compliments whenever you need to hear them. remarried. 6. Learn from the past. Why have you failed in sincere Franklin was public spirited and was constantly attempts? Take your failures as lessons learned and working to make Philadelphia a better city. He raised remember the definition of stupidity. money to help build a city hospital for the sick and mentally ill and helped found a school for higher 7. Give thanks for what you do. Forget perfection. Set education, which eventually became the University of your sights on finishing the marathon, not winning it! Philadelphia. He was one of the first men to experiment 2011 brings a new list of ambitious challenges for me. with electricity and gained international reknown for his It has been energizing to think about what I want to experiments. He helped draft the Declaration of accomplish in the next twelve months. For me, I have Independence and was a signer of both that and the upped the ante on the golf goal and would like to Constitution. Widely admired by the French, he was shoot 100 (yeah, I’m that bad) and play in a golf Ambassador to France for almost ten years. He was governor of Pennsylvania from 1785 to 1788. Towards the tournament. end of his life, Franklin became one of the most At our February 23rd Lunch & Learn we will share prominent abolitionists, freeing his slaves and fighting for Harvard Medical School’s booklet “Simple Changes, Big an end to slavery. Rewards: A practical, easy guide for healthy, happy He died April 17th, 1790 at the age of 84. Twenty living”. An appropriate topic for our Winter Series thousand people (about half the population of entitled- Healthy, Wealthy & Wise will show you how Philadelphia) attended his funeral. His tombstone in to incorporate simple changes into your life that can Philadelphia is one of the must-see tourist spots. It is reap big rewards. considered good luck to throw a penny on his grave. Page 2 www.floridean.com PULSE FLORIDEAN HEALTHCARE NEWSLETTER Calendar HEALTHY of Events How to Avoid Catching a Cold JANUARY and What to do if You Catch One 1st – New Year’s Day Luncheon5 5th – Resident Council Meeting “An Ounce of Prevention is worth a pound of cure.” 6th –Outing to Movies - Ben Franklin 11th – Ladies Tea Cold and Flu Season is upon us. What can you do to prevent 17th – Martin Luther King Day Luncheon catching a cold? Well, you’ve heard it before, but the best way to 19th – Lunch & Learn avoid colds is to constantly wash your hands (especially after 20th – Outing to Lunch contact with someone sick). If you can’t wash your hands right 28nd – Birthday Bash away, carry some antibacterial gel with you. The second piece of advice is to avoid touching your face. This is easier said than done, FEBRUARY since most of us touch our face 200 to 600 times a day. While most people think that we catch more colds in the winter because of the nippy weather, cold weather cannot cause colds. The reason more 2nd – Resident Council Meeting people get sick in the winter, is because the colder weather drives 9th – Lunch & Learn us inside, where more viruses have collected. 6th – Super Bowl Tailgate Some other tips to try to avoid getting sick is to watch out for 10th – Outing to Knauss Berry Farm germy “hot spots”, places where a multitude of people have 14th – Valentine’s Day Buffet touched that don’t necessarily get disinfected regularly. Some of these would be: Elevator buttons, copy machines, TV remotes in 17th – Family Support Group hotels and door handles. Two factors that increase your 23rd – Lunch & Learn susceptibility to catching colds are 24th – Outing to Lunch 1) Sleep deprivation (less than 7 hours) and 25th – Birthday Bash 2) Chronic stress. MARCH If, despite your best efforts, you do catch a cold, unfortunately there are very few things you can use to decrease the length of it. 2nd – Resident Council Meeting Vitamin C (the main ingredient in Airborne) does have some effect of drying secretions and shortening colds slightly. Also, chicken 6th – Outing to Coral Gables Farmers soup, which was prescribed to cure the common cold as long ago Market as Ancient Egypt, has been shown, in recent medical research to 8th – Mardi Gras Carnival possibly help. The particular blend of nutrients and vitamins in 17th – Luck ‘o the Irish Buffet chicken soup may slow the activity of certain white blood cells and 23rd – Lunch & Learn have an anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, sipping warm soup can serve as a natural decongestant. Lastly, it can be beneficial due 25th – Birthday Bash to the placebo effect of comfort foods. 31st – Outing to Lunch www.floridean.com Page 3 PULSE FLORIDEAN HEALTHCARE NEWSLETTER January is National Roasted Chicken Noodle Soup This is not your average Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe. It’s Soup Month almost creamy (although the cream comes from healthier evaporated milk) and made a little easier by using leftover chicken. 2 tsp olive oil ¼ tsp poultry seasoning 1 cup chopped onion 6 cups low salt chicken broth 1 cup diced carrots 4 cups diced peeled potato (about 2 med) 1 garlic clove minced 2 cups diced leftover chicken 1.4 cup all purpose flour 1 cup evaporated skim milk 1/2 tsp dried oregano 2 cups uncooked wide egg noodles ½ tsp dried thyme Fresh thyme Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.