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FIRST BABY OF 2015
SAMARITAN HEALTHCARE WOULD
like to congratu-
late the first baby of 2015! Don Christopher Herreid was
born to Tawni Jahns and Don Christopher Terrell at
Samaritan Hospital on Jan. 1 at 1:38 a.m. He weighed
8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20.75 inches long. He is
pictured with his mother and father.
Many thanks to our health care partners and these
generous local businesses who donated gifts to the fam-
ily of Samaritan’s first baby of the new year:
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Samari-
tan Healthcare.
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Confluence Health.
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Moses Lake
Community Health Center.
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Columbia Basin Herald.
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Domino’s Pizza.
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Home Depot.
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Leprekon Foods.
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Pizza Hut.
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Safeway.
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Sue’s Gift Boutique.
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Well
Wishes Gift Shop.
SAMARITAN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
achieved
one of its 2014 goals by raising the funds to purchase four
new General Electric (GE) Healthcare Panda Warmers for
the Mother/Baby Unit at Samaritan Hospital in Moses
Lake. The project cost $81,965, including state sales tax
and shipping.
You may be asking, “When did we start delivering
pandas at Samaritan Hospital?” Actually, these are in-
fant warmers for new babies born at the hospital. The
new infant warmers replace outdated warmers that were
difficult to maintain. You may be interested to learn that
1,025 babies were delivered at Samaritan Hospital in 2014!
The Panda Warmers help keep babies healthy. The
recessed heater design lets staff see and access infants,
keeping babies warm and content while keeping staff
cool and comfortable. The integrated in-bed scale makes
weighing every baby quick and easy. Integrated SPO2
and resuscitation systems allow staff to access everything
Welcome back to Moses
Lake, Dr. Rasmussen!
Ryan Rasmussen, MD, MBA, will join Samaritan Obstetrics/
Gynecology on July 1, 2015. He will be arriving at
Samaritan after completing his residency at Northeast
Ohio College of Medicine/Aultman Hospital in Canton,
Ohio. Dr. Rasmussen obtained his bachelor of science
degree in biology from Washington State University, his
medical degree from the University of Medicine and Health
Sciences, St. Kitts, New York City, and his master of
business administration degree from Davenport University,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
A Moses Lake native, Dr. Rasmussen and his wife are glad
to return to Moses Lake to raise their four children and be
closer to family and friends. He is thrilled to be able to offer
his medical and surgical services at Samaritan Healthcare.
When asked what positive outcomes he would like to
see for his patients, Dr. Rasmussen says: “From every as-
pect involving obstetrics and gynecology, my patients can
expect up-to-date, individualized care from a local physician
who plans on residing in Moses Lake for many years to
come. Evidence-based medicine and health care innovation
are what drives my practice, which leads to improved pa-
tient care and the opportunity to form long-lasting positive
and dependable relationships with my patients.” His special
interests in his field include obstetrics, high-risk obstet-
rics, infertility, gynecologic surgery, pelvic reconstructive
surgery, women’s health and health care innovation.
In his spare time, Dr. Rasmussen spends time with his
family and friends. He enjoys the outdoors, Washington
State University sporting events and coaching his son’s
soccer team.
Please help us welcome Dr. Rasmussen and his fam-
ily back to Moses Lake and to Samaritan Healthcare. To
schedule an appointment with Dr. Rasmussen, please
call Samaritan Obstetrics/Gynecology at
793-9786
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IT'S A BOY! Samaritan welcomed the first baby of the new year on Jan. 1 at 1:38 a.m.
needed to deliver resuscitation therapy to high-risk new-
borns in case things don’t go as planned.
Project funding for the GE Healthcare Panda Warmers
Equipment Fund included:
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$39,838 from the A.Z. Wells Foundation.
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$19,707 from the Samaritan Healthcare Desert Golf
Classic.
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$7,600 from Brotherton Seed Company.
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$3,000 from Akzo Nobel (Eka Chemical).
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$3,000 from Jack and Kay Hendrix.
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$2,835 from employees of Samaritan Healthcare.
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$2,500 from Columbia Basin Foundation.
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$3,485 in other support.
Samaritan Healthcare Foundation deeply values the
support provided by our donors to help Samaritan Hos-
pital provide the best-quality care for our patients.
Members of
the Samaritan
Healthcare
Foundation
Board and Katie
Bussard, RN,
CNM, MSN,
Mother/Baby
Unit director,
pose with one
of four new
General Electric
Healthcare
Panda Warmers
purchased by
the foundation
for the Mother/
Baby Unit.
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DOLLARS
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