Companies are prioritizing the health & safety of their employees by choosing Lucas OPT as their training partner. Since September, the OPT has been safely training clientele, on a contract basis, in our Richland Headquarters on CPR, Fire Safety and our ADDIE model training course called Train the Trainer. "We had to change the way we teach due to the new controls with COVID, but we adapted and re-opened our facility because employee development is important. Helping people learn new skills and techniques in safety is our priority," states Joe Estey, Jr., Performance Improvement Specialist. Lucas is excited to formally announce a return to open enrollment for three of our most sought after HPI courses: HPI Tools & Techniques Workshop, HPI Leadership Fundamentals and Incident Evaluation & Causal Analysis Fundamentals. The courses are scheduled for July and August 2021. Spaces are filling fast due to continued Washington State COVID Protocols.
"The return to an open enrollment, in person training, environment is exciting!” says Chris Lucas, VP & COO at Lucas. “The safety measures we put in place late last year for our contract clients have worked. Being a part of this business sector, is a responsibility we take seriously. The OPT teaches techniques to reduce error, I was impressed by the adaptation of our internal processes to promote the safety of our students, trainers and staff.” In-person, open enrollment does not mean Lucas will stop innovating training techniques. There are some new realities in business operations; one of these is a continued prioritization of virtual environments. Lucas, in an effort to reach all our clientele’s training needs, is developing a system of hybrid learning environments. These environments aim to further incorporate virtual attendees into the classroom. “We’ve invested in new technology, developed video & digital content and offered high quality training this past year. Why would we slow our momentum just as the business community reaches the uphill slope of another operational change?”, continues Lucas. The introduction of the Matterport technology and the licensing of ON24 software is just the beginning. Virtual worksite modeling and OnDemand training are exciting developments. Safety professionals, business owners and individuals looking to further their knowledge & career, are encouraged to visit www.lucasopt.com/open-enrollment for more information and to register for these courses.
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The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business is accepting applications for its 14th annual Young Professionals contest.
The annual program honors local professionals 40 and under for their professional and civic accomplishments. It has honored 112 exceptional young Tri-Citians in a diverse array of occupations since the program debuted in 2008. The nomination deadline is July 2. Candidates may nominate themselves or be nominated by their employers, friends or family. Judges will evaluate candidates based on their career accomplishments and for their work to make the community better. The winners will be featured in our annual Young Professionals publication, which will be inserted into the August edition of the Journal of Business. Go to tcjournal.biz/yp for nomination forms. Whether you’re nominating yourself or someone else, please be thorough since the application will form the basis for scrutinizing the nominees. Our 2020 honorees were Cinthia Alvarez Lucatero (Columbia Basin College), Brian Campbell (Campbell & Co.), Elizabeth McLaughlin (Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation), Neilan McPartland (Numerica Credit Union), Francisco Mendoza (Meier Architecture Engineering), Shelby Moore (Heartlinks Hospice & Palliative Care), Flavien Sawadogo (MMEC Architecture & Interiors), Dr. Jessica Schneider (Empowered health Institute), Tracy Spooner (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) and Justin Toner (Basin Pacific Insurance and Benefits). Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS), as a prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing this Request for an Expression of Interest (EOI) to conduct market research to identify vendors interested in providing mobile food services on the Hanford Site located in Richland, Washington.
HMIS intends to secure the services of one or more mobile food service (truck) vendor(s) that are licensed in the State of Washington and with the Washington State Department of Health. Interested parties are invited to submit an EOI, which should be no longer than two (2) pages in length that includes the following information:
not award off this request. The Inaugural Wine Country Classic Charity Golf Tournament presented by Prosser Memorial Health Foundation will be held on September 10, 2021 at Black Rock Creek Golf Course in Sunnyside with a start time of 9:00 am. Proceeds from the Wine Country Classic directly benefit Prosser Memorial Health programs.
Golfers can register in teams of two or four online at prosserhealth.foundation. Single players are also welcome. Space is limited. Entry fees include a fun day of golf, a delicious lunch, and prizes. Multiple sponsorship levels are available by contacting the Foundation at 509.786.6601 or emailing [email protected]. To learn more about participating, or sponsorship of the Wine Country Classic, call Shannon Hitchcock, Executive Director of the Prosser Memorial Health Foundation at 509.786.6601. To register or learn more, visit prosserhealth.foundation. The PMH Foundation is excited to bring this new event to our community while raising funds for a great cause! Gesa Credit Union, a long-time supporter and partner of the American Red Cross, announced a donation of $15,000 to support home fire preparedness, response and recovery efforts throughout Washington. The gift includes $5,000 to the local Red Cross chapter which serves families in Central and Southeastern Washington, as well as $2,500 each to the Red Cross Northwest Region and chapters headquartered in Spokane, Tacoma and Seattle.
“Gesa Credit Union is honored to support the American Red Cross with all the amazing work they do for our community,” said Angie Brotherton, Assistant Vice President of Community Relations for Gesa Credit Union. “It’s important not only for everyone to be prepared in case of a home fire, but for there to also be the right response and recovery efforts in place to help those affected.” Home fires continue to be the most frequent disaster to which the Red Cross responds. Since January 1, Red Cross volunteers have helped over 1,100 people with critical basic needs like emergency lodging, financial assistance, and recovery planning following 305 home fires throughout the Northwest Region. In Central & Southeast Washington, the Red Cross has responded to almost 50 home fires and provided aid to 249 individuals. "We are grateful for the partnership between Gesa Credit Union and the Red Cross. The Home Fire Campaign has saved at least 875 lives across the country since launching in 2014 and with Gesa's support, we will continue to help even more families in need," said local Red Cross Executive Director Michele Roth. In addition to the financial donation, volunteers from Gesa Credit Union have been educating people across the Northwest region about home fire safety by offering FREE Homes Made Safer calls (by appointment). Anyone can request a free home fire education call by:
Trios Health, part of LifePoint Health, and Layton Construction celebrated a significant milestone in the construction of the new Trios Family Birthing Center unit – the placement of the final steel beam.
The occasion was marked with a “topping out” ceremony where Trios Health and Layton Construction employees came together to watch the placement of the final beam. Prior to the placement, Trios employees had the opportunity to sign the beam and leave their mark on the project. “We are tremendously grateful to continue moving forward with construction and to be able to celebrate this milestone today,” said Chief Executive Officer John Solheim. “Construction is progressing quickly, and we are excited to continue to see the construction progress and welcome our Family Birthing Center to our Southridge campus next spring.” The relocation of the Family Birthing Center has been made possible by a nearly $22 million investment from LifePoint Health. “We are grateful for LifePoint’s substantial investment in our organization and community through this project,” Solheim said. With the placement of the final steel beam, Layton Construction crews will now move toward working on the exterior perimeter and placing steel pans to begin pouring the concrete flooring. “Getting the steel done is a huge milestone. It releases everything else to move to the next portions of the project,” said Chris Struckman, Project Manager. “We’re also working on phased renovations inside the hospital, including converting the existing med/surg into postpartum and constructing the new med/surg nurses station.” The approximately 23,376 square foot, two-story addition is being constructed above the first floor Surgery Department and connected at the second and third floors of the current Southridge hospital. Approximately 9,970 square feet of existing space will be renovated throughout the course of the project. The new space, which will accommodate the current Family Birthing Center and Special Care Nursery, will bring all of Trios’ hospital services together in the same hospital. “We opened the Trios Southridge Hospital in July of 2014, and seven years later, we are eagerly looking forward to being one hospital, under one roof,” Solheim said. The Family Birthing Center addition will add two dedicated rooms for Caesarean Section deliveries, six Labor, Delivery, Recovery and Postpartum (LDRP) rooms, and a 10-bed Critical Care Nursery. With the addition being constructed adjacent to and within current hospital space, 11 existing beds on the medical/surgical floor will be converted to postpartum beds. The Southridge hospital’s licensed bed count will jump from 74 to 111 with the completion of the project, but the overall Trios bed count will not change with 37 beds being relocated from the Auburn campus to the Southridge campus. A final draft of the Port of Kennewick’s Historic Waterfront District Master Plan is now online and open for community comment.
The public can read the plan and offer feedback on the port’s website from May 26 through June 6. The port’s Board of Commissioners will consider adopting the Historic Waterfront District Master Plan at its June 8 commission meeting. WHO: Anyone interested in the redevelopment plans for Kennewick’s Historic Waterfront District WHAT: Review and comment on the Historic Waterfront District Master Plan being considered for adoption by Port of Kennewick’s Board of Commissioners. WHEN: Review the proposed plan and comment online from May 26 through June 6; or provide comments at the June 8 commission meeting. WHERE: kennewickhistoricwaterfront.org Port of Kennewick’s Historic Waterfront District Master Plan will prioritize the next 15 to 20 years of activities, amenities and improvements for port-owned properties on Clover Island and Columbia Drive (Columbia Gardens Wine & Artisan Village, The Willows and Cable Greens). Three earlier rounds of public engagement shaped recommendations contained in the final draft. This last round of public input will help ensure the master plan document follows a community-driven approach to redevelopment. ![]() Dr. Rachel Fidino, CEO and owner of New U Women’s Clinic and Aesthetics, is pleased to announce that Andrea Stevens is joining the practice to provide additional gynecological and genetics care. Originally from upstate NY, and most recently from Seattle and Spokane, Andrea has had roles in both OB GYN private practice as well as tertiary medical centers. She has vast experience in contraception care, comprehensive gynecologic care, preconception planning, gynecologic cancer risk assessment and preventive women’s wellness care. Experience in high risk pregnancies has also contributed to a broad perspective towards inclusive care for women of all ages, backgrounds and experiences. She has also been a preceptor for students from the University of Washington Medex program the last 2 years. Prior to this, she was a labor and delivery traveling nurse since 2001 at several dozen hospitals throughout the country. Stevens has contributed to a National Position statement for Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health on Pre-Pregnancy Carrier screening and currently is on the Educational Advisory Board for comprehensive genetics with NPWH and has authored an article focused in integrating Carrier screening into Practice. She is currently a consultant for Myriad Genetics. Dr. Fidino is confident and excited to welcome Stevens to New U Women’s Clinic. “Andrea’s qualifications are impressive. Her expertise will expand our resources and increase the level of quality care for women in our region.” Andrea enjoys getting outside hiking, biking, traveling, gardening, and beekeeping in order to promote a healthy work life balance. She is looking forward to this next chapter of her career. “I am honored to be joining New U Women’s Clinic team with Rachel who has become an invaluable mentor and colleague along the way”. New U Women’s Clinic & Aesthetics offers a unique experience for women with specialized services that are not offered anywhere else in the Tri-Cities region. The Clinic is a one-stop solution to handle virtually every aspect of a female’s life. The Prosser Memorial Health Foundation Board has announced the (3) 2021 $2000.00 scholarship winners.
Prosser Memorial Health Foundation and its Auxiliary Volunteers raise funds through sales at the hospital’s gift shop. These funds are earmarked as scholarships for high school seniors pursuing higher education in the healthcare field. Members of the Foundation Board of Directors and Auxiliary Volunteers reviewed all applications taking into consideration the student’s grade point average, extra-curricular activities, community involvement, letters of recommendation and their financial need. The 2021 Scholarship recipients are: Grandview High School: Jari Tavira, who is planning to attend Heritage University and study to become a physician. Prosser High School: Aspen Peters, who will be attending Eastern Washington University to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Her goal is to one day become a Registered Emergency Room Nurse. Prosser High School: Grace Bestebreur, who will be attending Whitworth University to earn a degree and pursue her career goal of becoming an Occupational Therapist. Congratulations to all three students! We look forward to seeing you back here at Prosser Memorial Health one day. “The Prosser Memorial Health Foundation Board and its Auxiliary Volunteers are excited to offer this scholarship opportunity to seniors in our community. We want to encourage and support students who are interested in a career in the healthcare industry whether that be as a doctor, nurse, or healthcare administrator – all play an important role in Prosser Memorial Health’s ability to deliver high quality, affordable healthcare to the communities we serve,” said Shannon Hitchcock, Foundation Executive Director. The One Hanford Feeding Families Fundraiser held April 19-April 30 raised $47,200 to fight hunger in the Columbia Basin.
Hanford prime contractors and their labor union partners supporting the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site hosted their 2nd annual online fundraiser to help Second Harvest respond to continued elevated demand for basic food needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Donations were used to help Second Harvest source and distribute healthy food to children, families and seniors facing hunger through its partner food banks, meal programs and mobile market distributions. John Eschenberg, President and CEO of Washington River Protection Solutions, highlighted the success of the campaign. “I want to thank those who generously donated to Second Harvest. Together we raised much needed funds to help our friends and neighbors.” Organizations involved in the fundraiser included Amentum, Bechtel, Central Plateau Cleanup Company, HPMC Occupational Medical Services, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, Washington River Protection Solutions, HAMTC, and Central Washington Building Trades. Donations are still being accepted at 2-harvest.org/onehanford. |
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