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Install smoke detectors in every bedroom,
on every level of your home (including the
basement) and outside all sleeping areas.
Have your chimney and furnace
professionally inspected and
cleaned each year.
Keep flammable items at least 3 feet
from space heaters, fireplaces and other
heating equipment.
Sources: National Safety Council; U.S. Fire Administration
HEATING SAFETY
Cover your fireplace
with a screen.
July 14 was an exciting night for Bob Lutskas and
Gabby Sexton, RN, two Samaritan employees. Lutskas,
who works in security, was transporting Sexton, an
Emergency Department nurse, to the gravel parking lot
after her shift ended. As Sexton was exiting the car there
was a loud popping noise from a house on Ironwood
Drive. When Sexton looked over, she realized a house
was on fire!
Quick thinking Sexton ran to the
house to get the people out, while
Lutskas called the fire department.
Working rapidly, they were able to
evacuate the family, including two
small children. They then worked
to alert the neighbors, telling them
to leave their homes. Lutskas and
Sexton escorted the evacuees to the
gravel lot across the street, and then Sexton hurried back
to the Samaritan Emergency Department to get some
blankets and shirts for the children
who had exited their home wear-
ing only pajamas.
Lutskas and Sexton were able
to leave the scene when the fire
department and the Moses Lake
Police Department arrived. Their
fast actions may have saved lives.
We are very proud to call them Sa-
maritan employees, and it’s an honor to work with such
dedicated individuals.
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Samaritan Clinic
1550 S. Pioneer Way
Moses Lake, WA
Samaritan Hospital
801 E. Wheeler Rd.
Moses Lake, WA
(509) 765-5606
Family Medicine • 793-9780
Kevin Smith, MD
Craig Talbot, MD
Andrea Carter, MD
Morgan Fife, MD
Hollie Matthews, MD
Jodi O’Shea, PA-C
OB/GYN • 793-9786
Brian Truong, MD
Ryan Rasmussen, MD, MBA
Kristen Ziegler, ARNP, CNM
Orthopedics • 793-9789
Corbin Moberg, PA-C
Podiatry • 793-9783
Daren Vernon, DPM
Urgent Care • 793-9790
Kathleen Holloway, PA-C
John Loudon, PA-C
Brett Hymas, PA-C
Samaritan Parkview
Pediatrics
615 S. Division
Moses Lake, WA
Pediatrics • 766-9450
Jill A. Dudik-Bross, MD, FACS
Kimberlee E. Poole, ARNP
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Bob Lutskas Gabby Sexton, RN
ADVOCATE : Desiree Hamilton, RN, BSN, CNOR, is dedi-
cated to providing information about the prevention and
treatment of sexual assault through the S.A.N.E. program.
SEXUAL AS SAULT
Samaritan offers care for the victim
Samaritan heroes
It’s a topic hard to hear about and
even harder to talk about: sexual
assault. Unfortunately, cases happen
in our community more often than
many of us would choose to be-
lieve. Sadly, resources to treat these
victims have been limited—many
cases going unprosecuted due to
lack of resources for victim exami-
nation and evidence collection.
Samaritan Healthcare is working
to fill that void with trained Sexual
Assault Nurse Examiners (S.A.N.E.).
Desiree Hamilton, RN, BSN, CNOR,
has received rigorous training for the
examination, documentation and
treatment of sexual assault in adults
and children. This includes spending
many hours reviewing cases of child
rape and learning how to identify in-
jury when the child may not be able
to explain what happened. Part of
this training includes learning how
to interview children and interact
with them on an age-appropriate
level given their history of trauma.
Samaritan feels this service is
invaluable to our community. His-
torically these victims have been
transferred to Wenatchee or Spo-
kane, and often families do not have
the resources to travel, so the young
victims don’t get the physical or
psychological help they need.
Pr even t i ng prob l ems The
S.A.N.E. program not only fo-
cuses on treatment, but also
focuses on prevention in our
community to help these
children become empowered
to stop abuse.
Recently Samaritan part-
nered with New Hope Do-
mestic Violence & Sexual
Assault Services, Moses Lake
Police Department, and the
Grant County Sheriff ’s Office
at Moses Lake’s Safe Night
Out. Hamilton was on
hand to provide information about
the prevention and treatment of
sexual assault through the S.A.N.E.
program. If you have any questions
about this program, please contact
Hamilton at Samaritan Healthcare:
793-9736.
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