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The North East Kansas Healthcare Coalition is actively recruiting for the position of Vice-Chair.

The Vice-Chair position is open to any and all active NEKSHCC members. We encourage your application to this position!  The duties and time-commitment for the open Vice-Chair position are as follows:
 
Duties:

1. Attend 6 HCC meetings per year. These meetings occur on the first Tuesday of every-other month, beginning in February annually.
   
2. Participate in two redundant communication drills per year. The NEKSHCC sends out a semi-annual communication drill through two forms of communication. It is an expectation for the Vice-Chair to respond to this drill to confirm receipt of the notification.
   
3. Complete Vice-Chair Duties as outlined in the HCC Governance Document.
   

 
Time Commitment:

1. Annual HCC meeting attendance = 18 hours per year.
2. Executive Committee Attendance = 6 hours per year.

If you are interested in this position, please contact Danielle Marten at [email protected].

With chemical disinfectants in short supply, many healthcare facilities are turning to ultraviolet light. UV light disinfection is an additional tool to protect our patients, our staff and our community in the ongoing race to find ways to fight COVID-19. NVCH is excited to announce the purchase of two RD™UVC Robot Systems.

“This system administers a specific dose of ultraviolet light needed to eliminate harmful pathogens in our operating rooms, emergency room, patient rooms and other areas of our hospital” said Lynda Cross, NVCH Director of Nursing.“ When paired with our manual cleaning and disinfection protocols, the technology significantly reduces the presence of patient exposure to hospital acquired infections (HAIs).

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Source: Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Facebook page.

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