Hospital Highlights - Employees in the News

Anesthesia Week

During the week of Jan. 23, Whitman Hospital, along with a national observance, will celebrate Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week. This year’s theme is “Caring for America” which clearly identifies the benefits provided by CRNA’s in patient care.

At Whitman we have two full time CRNA’s, Bob McGinity and Paul Sullivan along with a roster of relief anesthesia caregivers.

We offer our sincere appreciation to the team for their good work and for the compassion and high quality professional care they provide our patients during surgery and recovery.

New Caregivers

A number of new employees have been hired in replacement positions during the past quarter. They include Registered Nurses Paul Weingartner (Emergency) who graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Lewis-Clark State College and Katie Moore, (Med/Surg) a WSU graduate with a Bachelors Degree. New RN graduates hired in supplemental positions include Lavenna Cai, a WSU graduate with a Bachelors and Earl Marshall, holding an Associates Degree from Spokane Community College.

Environmental Services

New in Environmental Services is Lester Johnson and Darci Lagerquist, both of Oakesdale.

New Physical Therapist

Dustin Carter, Physical Therapist who holds a Masters Degree from the University of North Dakota, has joined our rehabilitation team. Dustin worked for Whitman a number of years ago, and we are very happy to have him back.