Dr. Alfred and Mrs. Ruth Beattie are well known to many here at Peninsula Regional Medical Center – especially since Mrs. Beattie has been a dedicated volunteer here for 30 years. Their generosity and heart for patients shows in many ways, including their donation of the piano in the Guerrieri lobby. On Wednesday, the Radiology team and members of our executive team and Foundation came out to thank the Beatties and unveil a plaque in honor of their donation of a blanket warmer and beautiful ceiling tiles – both items that bring comfort to patients as they come for diagnostic ultrasounds. Their donation also extends to the Peninsula Breast Center. The ceiling tiles are a beautiful way to give patients a way of feeling more at ease and less intimidated by a clinical setting. We can't thank them enough for their kindness and generosity!

OK my flu shot fans! Here's a sneak peek of what PRMC is giving away at our PRMC/Froggy 99 Flu Shot Clinic on Saturday, December 16 from 10A-1P on the Wagner Wellness Van. That's right, you can score a cool Live Well winter cap (while supplies last) or a PRMC ice scraper...both perfect this time of year. The flu shots are FREE just like the gifts for participating. We'll be in the K-Mart Shopping Center on Route 50 in Salisbury right outside the Froggy 99 studios. Randy Scott, of the Whiskey and Randy Morning Show, will be broadcasting LIVE and will have a bunch of giveaways, too. Protect yourself or that college student that's home on Christmas break from the flu! See you there!

FLU ALERT! It's the season. Tomorrow, Saturday, December 16, though, is a great chance for you and others you love to "Beat the Bug" this year! PRMC and Froggy 99 are teaming up for a Flu Shot Clinic in the Froggy parking lot at the K-Mart Shopping Center in Salisbury on Route 50 aboard our Wagner Wellness Van. The shots are FREE! The hours are 10A-1P. Froggy's Randy Scott will be broadcasting LIVE. He'll have giveaways, PRMC will have giveaways and you'll be protected in just about 5 short minutes. Take a break from your Christmas shopping and give yourself the gift of good health this flu season.

Do you have a calling? Peninsula Regional's Pastoral Care Department may help you answer that call. They have several openings in a Spring 2018 class in Clinical Pastoral Education. The deadline to apply is Jan. 1, so don't delay! Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is clinical education for ministers, seminarians and lay pastoral leaders to develop pastoral care skills. Attention is given to meeting the spiritual needs of patients, families, staff and CPE members. This program is a minimum of 400 hours of supervised learning per unit of training. The Spring program unit is from January 19,2018 ending May 25, 2018. with 6 hours of seminar weekly on Fridays from 10-3. Three hundred clinical patient visitation hours are required. The educational approach used in CPE is described as “action-reflection-action.” Students provide pastoral care to patients, family members and staff, and then use their experiences for reflection and learning. Students participate in seminars that provide direct supervision, peer interaction, or accountability for one’s professional functioning. While seminary courses provide the basis for the theology of pastoral care, CPE provides the clinical component of theological education by emphasizing learning by doing. Peninsula Regional Medical Center is affiliated with Community Care Chaplains of Arizona, and is a satellite training center, under direction of Training Supervisor Rev. Geoff Tio, accredited by the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy, (CPSP). Classes are under the instruction of a Supervisor-in-Training. More information about Clinical Pastoral Education is available through the Pastoral Care Department at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, by calling 410-543-7202, or email joyce.lecates@peninsula.org. Applications are being taken now. Deadline for application is Jan. 1, 2018 Class size is limited to 6. Tuition for the full unit, 16-week class is $400 plus textbook fees. Application fee is $25 (non-refundable), which will be applied to tuition if accepted into the program.

Tis the season for giving, right? So, what if we offered you these two items for FREE?! Behind door number one is the FLU. Won't cost you anything to get, but the price you'll pay is miserable! Behind door number two is a FREE FLU SHOT! This, too, will cost you nothing but about about 5 minutes of your time, it will provide protection and it comes with a FREE gift! And, you get to meet Randy Scott of the Whiskey and Randy Morning Show on Froggy 99. BONUS! Too good to be true? A Christmas miracle? Nah, it's just the Peninsula Regional Medical Center/Froggy 99 FREE Flu Shot Clinic and it's this Saturday, December 16, from 10A-1P. Just look for PRMC's Wagner Wellness Van in the Froggy Studios parking lot in the K-Mart Shopping Center in Salisbury on Route 50. The flu shots, administered by PRMC nurses, are free for anyone 13 and older (13-17 please bring a parent to sign consent). Take a break from your Christmas shopping and get protected. BTW, have a son or daughter home from college who needs their flu shot? Here's a great opportunity! Plus, Froggy and PRMC will have some cool giveaways for everyone who participates. Come see us this Saturday, December 16 from 10A-1P. "Give" us a chance to keep you healthy this "flu" season!

Still need your seasonal flu shot? Have a college student home now for the holidays that does? Good news, it’s not too late! On Saturday, December 16 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Peninsula Regional Medical Center and Froggy 99.9 are teaming up to provide Delmarva residents their best “shot” against the flu this season. PRMC is bringing its Wagner Wellness Van to the Froggy 99.9 studios in the K-Mart Shopping Center on Route 50 in Salisbury, and will be providing free flu shots to anyone age 13 and above. If age 13 to 17, a parent or legal guardian must accompany the child to sign consent. Froggy’s Randy Scott will be broadcasting live from 10:00 a.m. to Noon with giveaways. PRMC giveaways will also be available for anyone receiving their flu shot. You still have time to beat the flu this season. Call 410-543-7139 for more information.

Many thanks to Orly Wahba (right) and Grace Foxwell Murdock, who stopped by to spread a little kindness for our patients today. Look for Orly Wahba, a national speaker on kindness, making appearances in our area all week long. To learn more about her work, visit the Life Vest Inside page.

Christmas on the Delmarva Peninsula is full of traditions. One of the favorites of everyone at Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) is the annual visit by Judy Young of Salisbury. Judy spends the better part of the year creating handmade pillows and activity bags stuffed full of items to keep patients in Pediatrics both happy and busy. On Monday, Dec.11, for the 20th consecutive year, and Judy’s final year, the items she so patiently and expertly hand crafts in her Salisbury home were dropped off at PRMC. For two decades, kids visiting the PRMC Pediatric Unit and the Emergency Department have been treated to a handmade pillow, delicately crafted by Judy. She says her happiness comes in knowing that the kids will have a pillow call their own while they're being seen or recovering at the Medical Center. The best part is that Judy creates so many that the PRMC Pediatric staff always has pillows to hand out well into the next calendar year. Everyone at Peninsula Regional thanks Judy for this incredible and selfless tradition dating back to 1997 and wishes her well in whatever project she chooses to tackle next. In the photo, members or the PRMC Women’s and Children’s division join Judy Young and her son-in-law, Todd Jonischek, to celebrate Judy’s 20th and final year of handcrafting pillows for young patients in Pediatrics and the Emergency Department.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center and STAR (Special Treasures Are Remembered) invite you and your family to our annual candle lighting memorial service. This service is to remember those babies who have gone before us. It will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12 at St. John’s UMC in Fruitland at 6 p.m. We hope you plan to join us in honoring our special babies. If you have any questions or would like to RSVP (se we have enough candles for all), please contact marianne.harvey@peninsula.org or 410-543-7039.

Still need your seasonal flu shot? Have a college student home now for the holidays that does? Good news, it’s not too late! On Saturday, December 16 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Peninsula Regional Medical Center and Froggy 99.9 are teaming up to provide Delmarva residents their best “shot” against the flu this season. PRMC is bringing its Wagner Wellness Van to the Froggy 99.9 studios in the K-Mart Shopping Center on Route 50 in Salisbury, and will be providing free flu shots to anyone age 13 and above. If age 13 to 17, a parent or legal guardian must accompany the child to sign consent. Froggy’s Randy Scott will be broadcasting live from 10:00 a.m. to Noon with giveaways. PRMC giveaways will also be available for anyone receiving their flu shot. You still have time to beat the flu this season. Call 410-543-7139 for more information.

From all of us at Peninsula Regional Health System, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!

Congratulations to our amazing Employees of the Quarter - Kassie Collins of Same Day Surgery, Brenda Marine of Cardiac Short Stay, Gregory Clendaniel of Facilities, and Denise Conklin of the Business Analytics and Clinical Intelligence Department. They represent some of our very best! Thank you for all you do every day.