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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Live Well program, a service of St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake, has hired Robin Patton, LCSW, to join its innovative Live Well program as a quality of life professional.
A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in social work, Patton has dedicated herself to helping people in their health and wellness healing processes for more than 25 years. She joins the Live Well team from Marin General Hospital.
Live Well is a health and wellness program designed to assist individuals with increasing movement, managing chronic pain and improving day-to-day life.
The program is a place for physical, mental and spiritual wellness to begin a journey towards a healthier lifestyle.
The Live Well program incorporates a full physical, a health coach who will start you on a work out plan, a nutritionist to assist with healthy eating habits, occupational therapy and quality of life.
Patton has joined the Behavior Health/Quality of Life team and this component of the program focuses on exploring your own “self-wellness map.”
Patton will assist each individual in creating their own road map to strengthen inner emotional resources, identify behaviors that work (or that are roadblocks to health), and will provide individuals with additional community resources as needed.
“I’m excited to work with such a compassionate group of professionals here at St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake and look forward to being a member of this growing community,” said Patton.
The Live Well Program also offers support groups for Hepatitis C, Diabetes, weight management and smoking cessation. Live Well focuses on the whole person – mind, body and spirit.
For additional information please contact the Live Well Office at 707-995-4545 or send an e-mail to
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The National Rural Health Resource Center selected Sutter Lakeside Hospital for Honorable Mention in demonstrating excellence and innovation with regard to community engagement.
Forty five states were invited to nominate one Critical Access Hospital for their state. Of these nominations, just five Critical Access Hospitals across the country received recognition certificates and nine were chosen for honorable mention.
The federal Critical Access Hospital program is designed to provide additional financial support for small rural hospitals.
This option is offered to geographically-remote hospitals with 25 beds or less to ensure that critical health care services are available locally.
Sutter Lakeside converted to a Critical Access Hospital in 2008.
Angelica M. Perez, health program specialist II with the California State Office of Rural Health, nominated Sutter Lakeside for the award.
Perez’s nomination specifically cited ways that Sutter Lakeside benefits the Lake County community, including the Sutter Lakeside Mobile Health Services Unit (MHSU), a “medical-office-on-wheels” that travels to patients each weekday within Lake County, and the hospital’s participation in the Institute for Hospital Innovation (IHI).
The goal of the IHI is to improve the patient experience. Sutter Lakeside’s IHI Collaborative Home Team has engaged community members, hospital administrators, nurses and social workers with the task of improving the patient experience at Sutter Lakeside.
“We are honored to be recognized by the National Health Resource Center. This is one more reason to be proud of our excellent hospital,” states Siri Nelson, chief administrative officer for the hospital. “All Critical Access Hospitals across the country work really hard to provide needed services to isolated areas. Our small size encourages us to innovate and connect with our community in new ways. We’re grateful to receive an Honorable Mention by the National Rural Health Resource Center. This is a big honor.”
To learn more about Sutter Lakeside, please visit www.sutterlakeside.org/ .
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