Congratulations Dr. Tamara Medley!

For the second year in a row, Dr. Medley has been awared the 2009 Patients' Choice Award. She was also honored with this award in 2008.

Each year the American Registry sends out over 800,000 patient surveys asking for feedback on areas such as bedside manner, the amount of time spent with patients, the courtesy of office and support staff, appropriate follow-up, and the over-all opinion of the physician. After reviewing the results of the surveys, Dr. Medley was recognized again.

Please join us in congratulating her on this achievement.

An Announcement:
It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that we notify you of the retirement of one of our providers.

Katie Rutherford, WHNP, has been an integral part of Women's Health Center since its inception eleven years ago. She, along with Dr. Raymond Gambrill and Dr. Richard Battey, established Women's Health Center with the vision to become the premiere women's health facility in the Rogue Valley. Thanks in part to her hard work and dedication, that vision became a reality.

Over the years, Katie has shared her wealth of experience, knowledge, and compassion with her patients, for which we will always be grateful. However, the time has come for Katie to step back and spend time with her husband, sons, and grandchildren.

Katie's last day at Women's Health Center will be December 23, 2009. If any of you have had the joy of having Katie as your provider over the years, you know that she will be missed. she has left an indelible mark on the staff and physicians here and, we are certain, on you as a patient too.

Please join us in wishing Katie the best in this next phase of her life.

Camping with the WHCSO Crew  
July 17-19, 2009 found several WHCSO staff families at Stewart State Park Campground, Lost Creek Lake, for a weekend of fun, sun, and food. Five WHCSO families got together in 3 campsites to share the weekend.

As you can see below, the kids stole the show! It was truly a family affair with 5 kids, 5 teenagers, 5 dogs (do you see a pattern here?) and 10 adults present. We had so much fun that we're hoping to make this an annual event.
              
            Where we went camping.                                "Defiance" the bald eagle.
                                                                                     The kids loved him!

      
   Taylor & Dana on                   Camryn sacked out after        Caitlin & Kylee stayin' cool
   the playground.                      a bike ride with her mom.       by the fountain.

              
          Chow time! You don't want to                 Dana & Camryn... bathing beauties
          get in the way at meal time!                   bonding over a coloring book.

   
Kilee showing off her                Troy let the girls practice        Taylor dew a picture too!
beautiful artwork.                      their body art skills.
 

Rock & Roll and... Running?  
On June 27, 2009 Laura from of our Triage department, participated in the Seattle Rock & Roll Marathon. The event featured a full marathon with several bands playing along the course route. This was Laura's first full marathon (she completed a half-marathon earlier this year). This is an amazing achievement and we are all very proud of Laura's drive and determination.

Laura cruising along and...                               Crossing the finish line!