Youth Activities Updates

Coaches - We need volunteers to coach baseball. If you are interested please contact Leslie Arnoux at 208-686-9355 ext. 403.

All Wellness Center coaches are required to fill out a coaches application, which must be completed prior to coaching any Wellness Center sport. New coach application forms are available at the youth office or you can click on the link below to print one.
Coaches Registration Form

Coaches CPR Class - The Wellness Center will be offering a coaches CPR class on April 19 and April 26. If you're interested please contact Leslie to register. The class is filling up fast so don't delay. Click here for details!

New! BFS Coaches & Athletes Training - BFS (Bigger Faster Stronger) coaches training is being offered at the Wellness Center in April. This is an awesome opportunity for coaches and athletes alike.
Click here for BFS Training Information

Boxing - There will not be a boxing program this year.

Baseball - Baseball season won't begin until we have enough coaches; we need at least three more before we can get started. If you are interested in coaching baseball, please contact Leslie as soon as possible. Baseball registration is still open and forms are available at the Youth Sports office, or click here to print one. Registration fee is $10. If you need assistance with paying the fee, please contact Wade McGee at 208-686-9355 ext. 464.

Summer Wrestling Camp - We will be hosting the Iowa Style Wrestling Camp at the Coeur d'Alene Casino in June. Click here for flyer. Click here for brochure.

WSU Leadership Camp - this year's camp will be held June 10 - 16.

Youth Event Calendar

For information on youth council activities please contact Lovina Louie-Lawrence at 280-686-9355 ext. 455.

Pharmacy to Get New Management System

The Benewah Medical Center is pleased to announce the successful implementation of Phase 1 of a 3 - 5 year Information Systems Strategic Plan which sees us adopt an Electronic Health Record system instead of paper charts.

This first phase consisted of replacing our legacy pharmacy management and dispensing system with a Windows based system built on Microsoft's SQL Server relational database called GuardianRx.

Having a system which is built on an industry standard open architecture we will be able to report in ways not possible previously and interface with a large number of other Health Information Systems.

The new system will also allow us to do things such as keep a perpetual inventory and automatically reorder drugs. Most importantly, it will greatly increase our pharmacy's accuracy and efficiency improving patient care.

Not only will the new system be an improvement for the Pharmacy but also for our Patient Financial Services. They will be able to get reports on financial activity in much greater detail and with much less effort than before.

For those not familiar with what a pharmacy management system does here are some of the funcitonalities it provides:

• Drug Dispensing
• Accounts Receivable
• Inventory
• HIPAA compliance
• Electronic Signature Capture
• Workflow and productivity tools
• Allergy checking
• 3rd party claims adjudication via the Internet
• Tracking of multiple wholesalers
• A/R and Reconciliation functions
• Reporting
• Interface with Robotics/automated dispensing systems
• Industry standard HL7 interfaces to other key systems
• Electronic and automatic pricing, clinical and software updates

Everyone involved is very excited to see the project finally take shape and the improvements it will bring to the Benewah Medical Center.

BMC/WC Receives the Johnson & Johnson "Crystal Award"

This year the Benewah Medical & Wellness Center received the Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program Leadership "Crystal Award". This award recognizes outstanding community health programs that are making a positive difference in the health of their communities. BMC/WC is being recognized specifically for the quality, comprehensive and integrated programs that serve the entire community both Indian and Non-Indian. The award also noted our interdisciplinary, holistic approach to care with the patient and client at the center of that care. Along with the recognition comes a check for $50,000 that will be used to support programs in the care and prevention of patients with cardiovascular disease and depression.

Diabetes Collaborative

BMC has been chosen by the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) to participate in a Diabetes Health Disparities Collaborative. Each Collaborative involves about 100 health center organizations working together for about 13 months. During that time, organizations attend/participate in 3 Learning Sessions and one National Collaborative Congress. At the Collaborative Congress, organizations share findings and achievements with the greater health care community. Organizations maintain continual contact with each other and the Collaborative Leadership Team.

Centers participating in this Collaborative agree to adopt shared national measure in the treatment of Diabetes as well as local measures based on proven guidelines. Measures are aligned with expert guidelines, external reporting requirements, and other community standards of care. One important national measure is "patient self-management" since supporting self-care is an integral part of the chronic model.

BMC is looking forward to participating in this DM Collaborative so that we can provide our patients with DM treatment and care that has been tested nationally and found to be a best practice method. We will keep you updated on our progress throughout the year.

New Fitness Challenge!

The new fitness challenge will begin December 1 and run through January 31. Attend 25 group fitness classes and win a free Wellness Center sweatshirt! And there's no cost to participate!

Contact the Wellness Center Front Desk at (208) 686-9355 for more informaiton

Winter Swim Lessons

The 2007 swim lesson schedule is now available. Classes are sure to fill up fast so be sure to sign-up early. Costs are $20 member and $40 non-member for all classes except Aqua Tykes/Parent tot, which are $15 member and $30 non-member.

Level 1: Tue and Thur 3:15 - 4:00
Level 2: Tue and Thur 3:15 - 4:00
Level 3: Tue and Thur 3:15 - 4:00
Level 4: Mon and Wed 3:15 - 4:00
Level 5: Mon and Wed 3:15 - 4:00
Level 6 & 7: Tue and Thur 4:00 - 4:40
Aqua Tykes/Parent Tot: Monday 4:30 - 5:00
Adult: Mon and Wed 3:15 - 4:15

Contact the Wellness Center Front Desk at (208) 686-9355 for more informaiton

Registration is required prior to the start of class and a $30 per person fee is required at the beginning of class. Space is limited so be sure to register early! Classes are subject to change.

October 23, 2007	December 18, 2007
February 19, 2008	April 15, 2008
June 17, 2008	August 19, 2008

Worksite trainings are available upon request. If you are interested in classes at your worksite please call for details.

For more information and to register contact the Community Outreach Programs at (208) 686-1767