Join us as we Turn our Hospital #PINK! 3rd Annual Pinking Ceremony

Sept 6th 9-11am & Sept 11th 5-7pm In House Job Fair

In House Job Fair

#Let Freedom Ring

So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.

Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California!

But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!

Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee!

Let freedom ring from every hill and every molehill of Mississippi.

From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Kindness

A word of thought for today: Kindness - "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these."
- George Washington Carver

Positive Thinking

Thought for your day: Approach life’s challenges with Positive Thinking- "How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself – so always think positively." ~Normal Vincent Peale

Balance

Thought for today: Balance in your Life - Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." ~Albert Einstein

Celebrate #FlagDay #USARMY Birthday

Today our Country is celebrating Flag Day, and the US Army is Celebrating their 237th Birthday. We thank all our men and women past, present, and future who serve our country. 
"The supreme belief of our society is the dignity and freedom of the individual. To the respect of that dignity, to the defense of that freedom, all effort is pledged." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

#Thought for today #Effort

"I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you’ve done the best you can, you can’t do any better. So when I go to sleep I turn everything over to the Lord and forget it." -Harry S. Truman

Thought for Today : Heart and Kindness to Others

Have heart and kindness to others today-it will be good for you and for the other person.
"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up"
-John Andrew Holmes

Florida Hospital Waterman Awarded an “A” for Patient Safety by Hospital Safety ScoreSM

Florida Hospital Waterman Awarded an “A” for Patient Safety by Hospital Safety Score^SM

Tavares, FL:  Florida Hospital Waterman was honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Score^SM by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The Hospital Safety Score^SM was calculated under the guidance of The Leapfrog Group’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel using publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections. U.S. hospitals were assigned an A, B, C, D, or F for their safety.

“It’s The Leapfrog Group’s goal to give patients the information they need and deserve before even entering a hospital,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the hospitals that earned an ‘A’ and we look forward to the day when all hospitals in the U.S. will earn the highest scores for putting patient safety first.”

Calculated under the guidance of The Leapfrog Group’s nine-member Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 26 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from infections, injuries, and medical and medication errors. 

“We are very excited about Florida Hospital Waterman’s “A” grade, which is reflective of our ongoing commitment to keeping patients safe by providing the highest quality of care,” says Ken Mattison, President and CEO.  “It is most gratifying to be recognized in this way for fulfilling our mission of extending the healing ministry of Christ.”

To see Florida Hospital Waterman’s scores as they compare nationally and locally, visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org, the Hospital Safety Score^SM website, which also provides information on how the public can protect themselves and loved ones during a hospital stay. 

Smoking Cessation Program Details

Thought for today: Positive Thinking -

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. "
-Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 121-180)

Thoughtful Word for Today is #Attitude

Attitude- "Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it."-Charles Swindoll

Appreciation

We are grateful to the Lake County community, and are blessed with a strong infrastructure. Firefighters and law enforcement respond quickly to our emergencies. Local government plans for our future with roads, schools, and whatever we need to meet our growth. There are myriads of other unsung heroes who keep life going here in Lake County. Our employees here at Florida Hospital Waterman are part of that group who provide a safe environment for those who are fighting disease. Florida Hospital Waterman is taking this week to show appreciation to our employees that bless us with the skills of their hands and the compassion of their hearts each day. Thank you for what you do!

Teamwork and Employee Appreciation

"We" is such a good word, so much more gets accomplished and it is more fun when we work together as a team. Ecclesiastes says, "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work, if one falls down his friend can help him up". It takes work to keep the relationships and a team in good order, but it is worth it - aside from productivity its just more fun. Florida Hospital Waterman celebrates and appreciates its employees this week who all are important parts of our TEAM here.

Thought for today #Diversity

America is a land of great diversity not only do we have mountains and valleys, deserts and plains, snowstorms and heat waves; but our people are diverse-with ancestry from every corner of the globe. We are a melting pot. We are Americans, our goal is to be one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. At Florida Hospital Waterman we are proud of our diverse workforce, united to serve our community. Please look and see if there is a career to apply for to join us. http://www.fhwat.org/Careers.aspx

#Quote for Monday.

"Certain of our blessings can never change. The important things of life will not perish. In whatever brave new world emerges from this chaos, homes will be created, good deeds will be done and sacrifices will be made. God will be reverently worshipped in many a church and chapel. Hospitals, libraries and colleges will be organized and endowed. The greatest things will endure - faith, hope and love, and the moral nature in man." - Claude M. Fuess

Smile Today

Happy Friday! Health experts tell us smiling is good for our health, its important to share smiles-they are contagious and a good way to make life more pleasant, and improve our own health. "A joyful heart is good medicine| -Proverbs 17:22

National Day of Prayer - Prayer For All

The news is full of things in our world that sadden us. For most, our personal news is both good and bad. That is life on planet Earth. Bad things happen to good people - Good things happen to bad people and everything in between on the spectrum. Best news is we have a God who has promised to never leave us or forsake us. He has promised to be with us in the good times and bad- that means today whatever is happening in your life. So take courage this day and every day.

Life is Precious...

Each day of life is a precious gift from our God. Sometimes we take life for granted, but a hospital experience usually reminds us of the truth-that this precious gift is fragile and must be cared for. Take time to think of ways you can treasure our health and to do our best to treat our bodies with the respect they deserve & appreciate the pleasure of being alive today. Life is Precious!