by Kim Mayfield, Summit Healthcare – Photos by Kevin Birnbaum

Summit Healthcare held the Second Annual Com­munity Health Fair on June 12. Because of the high winds at last year’s event, a big top tent was in place to protect the participants and visitors. Due to the excitingly high turnout, the tent was not large enough and people actually had to wait in line to get down the aisles! Next year, we promise to have a tent that is double in size in order to pro­vide more room for everyone.

140 children received “casts” on their fingers and our ER Teddy Bear Clinic “treated” 60 teddy bears and gave away over 100. At our X-ray Sta­tion, we were able to teach over 150 children how to spot a broken bone on a radiograph. Dr. Bailey and Cindy Ackzen fitted 130 bike helmets and pro­vided education to the children and their parents on bike helmet safety.

The free PSA clinic saw 32 men and we are hopeful that we assisted them with their health and wellness. We want to thank Dr. Niemczyk for all of his time and hard work in providing the PSA testing!

Summit Healthcare would like to thank the fol­lowing participants for volunteering their time on a Saturday to bring health and wellness to the resi­dents of the White Mountains ~ (and I would like to share a few fun stories about them as well!)

We would like to thank: Air Evac, the Alzheim­er’s Support Group, Arizona Dermatology with free skin cancer screenings, Aspen Ridge Animal Clinic, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Summit Health­care’s Cardiac Rehab, Summit’s Cardiopulmonary department, Care Resource Management, Julie Jackson with Childhood Obesity and Nutrition (she was the one in the fat suit, a great hit with the kids!), our Heber-Overgaard Community Clinic (even though Kathy was not feeling well at all!), Summit’s Diabetes Educator, the Donor Network of Arizona, Dr. Hastings with free cholesterol checks (his nurse stayed until after 4:30 getting everyone done!), Dr. Janet Cline from Globe, Dr. Jared Hall, Dr. Melissa Kyrimis, Elk Ridge Surgi­cal Specialists provided doppler screening for vas­cular disease, Tammy Borrego was our ER Nurse with the Teddy Bear Clinic, Stacy Fadenrecht was the ER Nurse that put on EVERY cast at the casting station, our Radiology department went through 150 x-rays at the X-ray Station, Summit’s Financial Counseling department had the “Game of Life”, it was so much fun! They had a “wheel of fortune” and life sized squares on the ground as game pieces to follow depending on what the wheel of fortune said, and lot’s of prizes for the winners! (Everyone was a winner in the Game of Life…)

Our Foundation department was present to edu­cate people on giving opportunities for Summit and the tax benefits of giving. Fresenius Dialy­sis was present, although at the last minute Shad Ireland could not make it due to a hospitalization. Please keep Shad in your thoughts and prayers. Guardian Air was on hand, as well as our Home Health department, Hospice Compassus, Sum­mit’s IV Therapy department, our Laboratory was doing free blood sugar testing in conjunction with our Diabetes Educator and our Mammography de­partment had a great presence, both in the tent at a table and outside at the Stiletto Stampede! The Stiletto Stampede was a FUNdraiser for our mam­mography department to purchase special, com­fortable waffle robes for all of our mammography patients. They raised $220, a number we hope to quadruple next year. We actually had people lin­ing up to watch, saying that they would have par­ticipated had they known… so look for the Stiletto Stampede again next year!

The Navajo County Drug Project had a table next to MCAT, who brought a beautiful drug dog. North Country Health Care had a table, as did our Oncology department, Dr. Major’s Pain Clinic, and our pharmacy had a great presence along with phar­macists from Whiteriver and Walgreen’s. They all worked together to provide drug interaction educa­tion and to do a “brown-bag review”. The “Brown Bag Review” of medications is a common practice that encourages patient’s to bring all of their medi­cations and supplements to the pharmacist. This provides the clinical staff with an opportunity to review and discuss the medications that the patient is taking. Reviewing medications with the patient may help to answer questions, verify what the pa­tient is taking, and identify and/or avoid medica­tion errors and drug interactions.

Phoenix Health Plan was on site as well. They have been in partnership with Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) for over 25 years, and understand what is needed from a health plan and were onsite to help clients make smart choices for healthy living. Summit Healthcare’s Quality Department had two tables; one on infec­tion control and one on patient safety. The SAFE House had a large presence in the back of the tent. The White Mountain SAFE House provides a safe, home like environment for women and children escaping the negative and unsafe environment of domestic violence, offering guidance and referral services and helping them to recognize healthy re­lationships, all to ensure the success of their inde­pendent lives. For more information, please visit http://www.wmsafehouse.org/. Serenity Spa had a raffle and products available to purchase at a dis­counted price. The raffle prize was a gift basket with product and a gift card for a massage – Lynn was our winner! Sierra Blanca Rehab Center was available to answer questions about their new, beautiful facility. Sierra Blanca Rehabilitation will be the only facility providing a wide range of ser­vices including in and out-patient rehabilitation, skilled nursing services, behavioral management, Dementia and Alzheimer care. They are also Ari­zona licensed for child care, which will be open 16 hours a day. Sierra Blanca will have a 114 total resident capacity. Mark Katz from Strategic Health was educating the public on Medicare – that turned into quite a popular table to visit! University OB/GYN had a table – and it was decorated so nicely that we have now decided to add a “table decora­tion” contest next year – so start thinking about your theme now! Summit’s Surgery department had a great display in the form of a train that showed the entire process from scheduling to discharge. They took pictures of all of the surgeons and staff and their pictures were on the train. Sue Bligh-Robert­son, RN, CNM, represented Women’s Health Care and the White Mountain RACKettes were on hand providing breast cancer education and fundraising opportunities.

There was a Jumping Castle in dirt area behind big top (next year we will have it in a more vis­ible location) that the children were seen enjoy­ing. Show Low Fire Department had their Safety Trailer onsite, which was a wonderful, interactive way for the children to learn about fire hazards and safety, and what to do in the event of a fire in the home. I caught site of one boy climbing out the side window as the trailer filled with smoke! He was then taught to go to the meeting place as des­ignated by his parents…. The Lakeside Fire De­partment brought their burn rooms, but due to the high winds, we could not give the demonstrations as scheduled. In this demonstration, one room is protected by a fire sprinkler and the other room is unprotected. The rooms are similarly furnished and fires are started independently to compare the results after the fire and we can the life-saving difference this vital protection makes when fire strikes. Pinetop Fire was also present with their engines, and were seen giving “tours” of the cab!

But the health fair was not all there was to do on this fine day – we also had a car, motorcycle and tractor show over at the East Campus. There were 49 entries, including vehicles from 1940 through 1980. We had three tractors, one bicycle (it was a Western Flyer, circa 1950’s and in BEAUTIFUL condition!), and a multitude of motorcycles. It was a great event – the “Rest Stop Rodders” club had the most cars entered in the show!

And as if that was not enough, the Stiletto Stam­pede took place and boy was that a blast. I actually ran in it, but I was laughing so hard that I finished dead last by about 20 yards. I haven’t worn those heels in eight years! We did have one male partici­pant – and yes, Brett was wearing pink scrubs and brown pumps. He is our Radiology PACS Man­ager and we LOVE his team spirit!

And last but not least, The 3rd Annual Sum­mit Healthcare Volunteer Services Chili Cookoff, a CASI (chili appreciation society international) sanctioned competition, took place. Nineteen con­testants competed in 3 categories: CASI Chili, Showmanship and Peoples Choice. The Peoples Choice winner was Julie Forney…for the 3rd year in a row!!! Go Julie! The volunteers made over $1,000 which will be used to support various proj­ects funded by the volunteers.

STILETTO STAMPEDE Winners

Brett Bennett – First Place, Bucking Broncos

Brett works at Summit as a Radiology PACS Manager, and we were so impressed with how he could run in those heels! He had THE cutest brown pumps on… we really love this guy!

Holly Wilson – First Place, Fabulous Fillies,

Mammographer at Summit Healthcare

Elizabeth Fellows – Second Place,

Fabulous Fillies

MaryAnn Andresen– First Place, Magnificent Mares, Lead Mammographer, Summit Healthcare

Kim Mayfield – Dead last by a mile, Magnificent Mares, Public Relations, Summit Healthcare

Chili Cook Off Winners

Peoples Choice Chili

1st-Julie Forney

2nd-Safe Houseq3rd- Cafeteria

Peoples Choice Salsa

1st-Sarita Vargas

2nd-Safe House

3rd-Penny Young (Baby Girl’s Sassy Salsa)

CASI Chili

1st-Denise Cabello, Tucson

2nd-Sue Seehusen, Alpine

3rd-Tina Crutchfield, Show Low

4th-Summit Volunteers

5th-Dimas Cabello, Tucson

6th-Ralph Forney, Linden

7th-Dick Seehusen, Alpine

8th-Robert Corley, Show Low

9th-Julie Forney, Linden

10th-Julie Lewis, Show Low

Showmanship

1st-Hot Stuff Cantina, Tina Crutchfield

2nd-Forney Family

3rd-Devil Dog Chili, Julie Lewis

Car Show Winners

Class A: 1st Ron Crowley, 47 Studebaker

2nd Ona Horvath, 50 Chevy Truck

Class B: 1st Wanda Hays, 39 Cadillac

2nd Pete Severence, 33 Ford

Class C: 1st William Barrow, 50 Plymouth Coupe

2nd John Durall, 60 Austin Healy Sprite

Class D: 1st Larry Sutton, 77 Ford Bronco

2nd John Duvall, 44 Jeep

Class E: 1st Terry Rogers, 66 Chevy Nova

2nd Jim Faulk, 71 Chevy Chevelle

Class F: 1st Richard Yocom, 55 Ply. Belvedere

2nd Patrick Place, 56 Chevy

Class G:1st Diane Shelton, 57 Ford Ranchero

2nd Paige Priest, 57 Chevy El Camino

Class H: 1st Roger Sevison, 65 Ford Mustang

2nd Curtis Stevens, 68 Chevy Corvette

Class I: 1st Jerry Bender, 66 Ford T-Bird

2nd Bill Podsedly, 48 Packard

Class J: 1st David Loomis, 2009 Harley FB

2nd Wade Larson, Bourget Chopper

Class K: 1st Carroll Aaron, 49 John Deere

2nd Malcolm Stinson, 54 John Deere

Class L: 1st Darla Faulk, 2007 Chevy Corvette

2nd Shane Anderson, 2001 Ford Mustang

Popular Vote:

1st Roger Sevison, 65 Ford Mustang

2nd John Duvall, 60 Austin Healy

Employee:

1st Sandy Hays, 2009 Honda Goldwing

2nd Terry Rogers, 66 Chevy Nova

Physician:

1st Dave Buckley, 34 ford Sedan

2nd Jim Faulk, 71 Chevelle

CEO:

1st Glade Meredith, Willy Jeep Family

2nd Wanda Hays, 39 Cadillac