CentraCare Health DigitalCommons@CentraCare Health CentraCare Health Publications (Newsletters, Beacon Light Annual Reports, Etc.) 6-1973 Beacon Light: June 1973 St. Cloud Hospital Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.centracare.com/beacon_light Part of the Organizational Communication Commons Recommended Citation St. Cloud Hospital, "Beacon Light: June 1973" (1973). Beacon Light. 166. https://digitalcommons.centracare.com/beacon_light/166 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the CentraCare Health Publications (Newsletters, Annual Reports, Etc.) at DigitalCommons@CentraCare Health. It has been accepted for inclusion in Beacon Light by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@CentraCare Health. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume XXII Number 10 June, 1973 Three New Dept. Heads Named Dr. Jaeger to Head The Division of Personnel and Public Relations Services not only has a new director, but as of June 1, two new department heads were appointed to head-up the areas of Continuing Education and Public Relations. In addi- Medical Staff tion, the Nursing Division h as an- Dr. D. E. Jaeger, an orthopedist, nounced a new Di- has been elected to succeed Dr. Paul rector of Admis- Is/loran as Chief of the Saint Cloud sions to replace Sr. Hospital Medical Rita Budig who Staff for 1973-74. has accepted a po- Dr. Jaeger will sition as Adminis- assume his duties trator of the As- as Chief of Staff sumption Nursing on July 1. Home in Cold Other officers Spring Minnesota. Blair Sr. Marion elected are Dr. Stephan S o m - Sally Grublski, former assistant di- be responsible for maintaining pro- mers, Chief of rector of Continuing Education, has grams which explain the services and Dr. Jaeger Staff - Elect, Dr. been promoted to Director of that de- facilities available at the Saint Cloud T. G. Mum, Representative at Large, partment while Jett Blair has joined Hospital, supervising hospital publi- and Dr. L. V. Dahlquist was re-elected the hospital staff as Director of Public cations, news releases, and tours, plus Secretary. Relations and Sr. Marion Sauer, OSB managing various special events with returns to SCH as Director of Admis- which the hospital becomes involved. Dr. Jaeger, who is a member of St. sions. Blair is a graduate of Saint Cloud Cloud Orthopedic Associates, Ltd., Mrs. Grabuski is a graduate of the State College and holds a B.A. degree joined the Hospital staff in 1966. He Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in English and speech. He lives in is a native of Mountain Lake, Minne- in Rockford, Illinois, and has served Angus Acres with his wife Sherry and sota, a graduate of Gustavus Adolph- as assistant director of Continuing 14-month-old daughter Jennifer. us College in St. Peter, and a gradu- Education since July, 1971. Her de- Sr. Marion returns to the Saint ate of the University of Minnesota partment is responsible for most of Cloud Hospital after an absence of Medical School. the inservice training for the nursing eight years during which she has serv- staff, employee orientation, the coor- ed as Director of Nursing at Queen Chiefs of Services elected are: W. dination of courses for management of Peace Hospital in New Prague, H. Rice, Anesthesia; Dr. K. L. Catton, development and patient education, Minn., and at Saint Benedict's Hos- Dentistry; Dr. J. B. Gaida, EENT; and presentation of programs on clos- pital in Ogden, Utah. She has also Dr. V. E. Neils, Family Practice; Dr. ed circuit TV for the staff and physi- served as Health Care Administrator H. E. Windschitl, Internal Medicine; cians. Mrs. Grabuski and her husband at Saint Benedict's Convent and Col- Dr. A. T. Rozycki, OB-GYN; Dr. J. Henry reside at RR 2, Rice. lege. She is a graduate of the Saint H. Zeleny, Orthopedics; Dr. M. S. Prior to his apopintment as Direc- Cloud School of Nursing, and has Bozanich, Pathology; Di, B. L. John, tor of Public Relations Blair had been earned a Bachelor of Science degree Pediatrics; Dr. H. J. Brattensborg, employed as Executive Assistant at in Nursing plus a Masters degree in Psychitary; Dr. G. L. Loeb, Radiol- the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Com- Nursing Service Administration from ogy; and Dr. R. A. Rovelstad, Sur- merce. In his new position, he will St. Louis University. - gery. Page 2 THE BEACON LIGHT June, 1973 June, 1973 THE BEACON LIGHT Page 3 Congratulations The Chaplain's Corner On Your Dahlquists Adopt Fr. John H. McManus, 0.M1.. Promotion Korean Orphan "This has been a really great thing," Carol Lindow, Supervisor Trainee in COMMENT Dr. LaRue Dahlquist said when he Nursing Service was promoted to started talking about the baby he and Supervisor by his wife adopted Mary Kay Sanders, Staff Nurse in last winter. Lisa CCU was promoted to Pitting Head Marie was six Nurse Gene S. Bakke weeks old when Christine Gorder, AD Nurse on 5 Executive Vice President found on a street South, was promoted to Team in Korea, appar- Leader ently abandoned. Gwendolyn Johnson, Staff Medical She was taken in Records Administrator in Medical by a foster home Records, was promoted to Assistant and at the age of Medical Records Administrator 51/2 months was VACATION TIME—When that anticipated change of pace begins to be- Mary Urbanski, Transcriber Trainee, adopted by the Dahlquists on Decem- come a reality. Even the "Beacon Light' will be out of circulation for two was promoted to Transcriber in ber 8, 1972. months to return in September. For many businesses, institutions and individuals, the end of a year comes Nursing Service Dr. Dahlquist said it took 10 months Since we will not be visiting through this medium for a short time, I would in December. It is a time of ending and beginning—when we typically look Sally Grabuski, Assistant Director of for the applications to be processed, like to share something with you to take along in the picnic basket, tackle box back at the accomplishments of the past calendar year as a kind of springboard Continuing Education, was promot- working through the Stearns County or camping outfit which could make the reality of this vacation greater than from which we project what we expect or hope will happen in the year ahead. ed to Director of Continuing Edu- Welfare Agency and the Holt Agency the anticipation. Since we at St. Cloud Hospital function on the basis of a fiscal year which cation in Oregon. In St. John's Gospel he continually challenges with paradoxes, shows us ends June 30 rather than on a calendar year, we are now at that point where James Guderjohn, A&C Assistant, -was "We've really been excited about both sides of the coin so to speak, and at times, there seems to be a contradiction. we assess what has happened the past 12 months and try to anticipate what promoted to Follow-Up Coordinator Lisa," he said. "Our other three chil- An instance which points this out to some extent happens at the Last Supper the new year will bring. on 2 South dren, while perhaps reluctant at first, when Christ Jesus tells his Apostles that without Him we can do nothing and Looking back over the past 12 months, it would be fair to state that we Howard Sand, Storeroom Clerk, was have completely accepted her." Dr. that with Him there is nothing we cannot do. have experienced a year of significant successes along with a few disappoint- promoted to Shipping & Receiving Dahlquist also explained that new ap- To illustrate, a story is told of a middle-aged woman who was very sick, ments. Among the successes are: Clerk plications for infant children from Ko- not incurable, but seemingly without hope. In the course of her treatment, it • The fact that St. Cloud Hospital provided health care to more people Joan Rieder, Orderly in Physical rea are now closed, but older orphans was decided that she was to receive a direct blood transfusion from her husband. than ever before in its history. Therapy, was promoted to Senior • can be adopted easily. As they lay side by side for the transfusion, the husband gently took her hand The remodeling and updating of the original hospital building con- Orderly and said "I am going to make you well." She searched his eyes and asked, tinued to progress steadily toward completion. Diane Talbot, Staff Nurse on 2 NW, "Why?" "Because I need you," was his simple response. Her pulse quickened • Rezoning of hospital property to a Medical Service District was was promoted to Acting Head and with a bloom coming to her face, she told her husband, "You never told me achieved after several years of time consuming effort on the part of Nurse that before." It was not the transfusion which brought hope to the sick wife, city agencies and hospital personnel. Patricia Theisen, Staff Nurse on 6 A disappointment of the past year that came as a severe shock was the tieaconelLIGht but the sharing of love. North, promoted to Acting Head Supreme Court decision on abortion. The decision has already stimulated con- Certainly we can do nothing without Christ Jesus, yet He needs us to share published by Nurse siderable litigation and discussion in the courts and legislature halls, a situation the love He has given us. If we do less, we short circuit the Act of Redemption. The Public Relations Department that promises to continue for several years in the future. of Planning for the year ahead has meant a new budget, new officers of the The Saint Cloud Hospital medical staff and a time when traditionally many new staff people come on board.