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Upcoming Board Meetings:
February 22nd 4:30pm Site: TBD |
New Saturday hours:
Saturday
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm | |
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MVMC Receives Grant from Stratton Foundation |
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Friday, 09 October 2009 12:39 |
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 Mountain Valley Medical Clinic (www.ourclinic.org) recently received a grant from the Stratton Foundation (www.strattonfoundation.org) to purchase supplies for the crash cart located in the Urgent Care area of the clinic. The grant money was used to purchase emergency medicine and supplies needed to assist in the event the medical team is faced with a life threatening illness.
“We cannot emphasize enough how important a role organizations such as the Stratton Foundation play in supporting what we do here at MVMC”, says Cyndi MacDonald R.N. “The crash cart is a critical piece of equipment that we hope to never use, but if we do, we know we are prepared with the most current equipment and supplies. Thanks to all the dedicated volunteers at the Foundation.” |
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Germs and Proper Hand Washing Important During Flu Season |
 “Washing your hands is the most effect way to prevent spreading germs” says Rob Litchfield, Laboratory microbiologist at Mountain Valley Medical Clinic as he spoke to the younger grades at this year’s Health Fair held at Flood Brook elementary school. Seen here, Rob shows the students a petri dish full of germs that had been grown an incubator. The day before the event Rob visited a first grade class and had several of them touched the plate with unwashed hands. They then washed their hands as they normally would and retouched a new petri dish and they were amazed by the results! Lots of scare looking germs grew where the dirty hands touched!
“The germs we are talking about are not visible to the naked eye.” Rob told the students. In order to help them understand the importance of proper hand washing which includes using soap, washing for 20 seconds, and drying with a clean paper towel was well illustrated when they saw the gross germs that grew overnight from their dirty hands. They also saw how ineffective improper hand washing was when retouching a petri dish. Public areas like schools where you have a lot of people in close quarters make simple hygiene practices like hand washing very important.”
The Health Fair was held on Friday, June 12th and included other presenters covering many topics like recycling, safety, and wellness. The students seemed really engaged and good times were had by all! |
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Last Updated on Friday, 30 October 2009 15:39 |
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MVMC OPEN a Huge Success! |
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MVMC announces the 23rd Annual MVMC Open was a huge success!
Seen here: Joe, Barbara, Adele, and Paul enjoy a brisk yet exciting day at Tater Hill supporting the clinic.
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