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PITTSBURGH — The Butler Health System recently recognized Connie Codispot as its recipient for the Cameos of Caring Program Award.
She was nominated by her colleagues and was recognized at the 16th Cameos of Caring Program and Awards Gala Nov. 8 at the David L. Lawrence Convention center in Pittsburgh.
The Cameos of Caring Program honors exceptional bedside nurses.
Participating facilities each select one nurse as its recipient. This is the first time the Butler Health System has participated.
Codispot is a registered nurse in the Behavioral Health Department. She graduated from Butler County Community College and has been employed at Butler Health System since 1999.
Codispot is involved in many efforts to improve the experience of both her patients and their families. She is a member of the Nurse Practice Council, a mentor for the BC3 105 Mentoring program and is a professional nurse preceptor on her unit.
PLANO, Texas — J.C. Penney narrowed its third-quarter loss but sales slowed as warm weather curbed demand for fall merchandise.The department store chain said late Wednesday that revenue from its stores open at least a year, a key retail metric, was flat, following gains in the three prior quarters. Still, Penney's executives said they're pleased with November sales and they are counting on that measure to rise 2 percent to 4 percent in the holiday quarter.From staff and wire reports
CHICORA — Brenda Campbell, personal care home administrator at Quality Life Services' Chicora Medical Center, was honored with an award for the positive impact she has had on facility residents, their families and her colleagues.Campbell is among seven selected for the Pennsylvania Health Care Association/Center for Assisted Living Management Hero Awards program.She was presented with the Administrator of the Year Award at the association's annual convention Nov. 11 in Valley Forge.Campbell has been instrumental in changing the personal care unit by having the nurse's station removed for a more homelike appearance, creating a library that is used by the community, and overseeing the remodeling of residents' rooms.Campbell's dedication has been shown despite health complications. In spring 2012, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. She had surgery to remove it and began chemotherapy.Campbell returned to work after about three weeks and resumed her 40-hour workweek. She remained as dependable as ever. Campbell now has a clean bill of health.“In an industry that relies on providing a service to others, Ms. Campbell is a truly selfless personal care home director,” said Susie Tack Beardsley, facility administrator. “She has gone well above and beyond her job description or employer's expectations.”Hero Awards honor those who have excelled in providing outstanding care in a cooperative spirit of teamwork
Preferred Physical Therapy, 1615 B N. Main St., is now part of the UPMC Centers for Rehab Services.Daniel Corso and Mark Nagle remain the key physical therapists there.There are CRS locations on Rowan Road in Cranberry Township, Crider Road in Mars, Clearview Circle in Center Township, Buffalo Plaza in Sarver and Innovation Drive in Slippery Rock.In Butler County next summer, CRS services will be offered at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Township.Retail sales bounce back in OctoberRetail sales bounced back last month after a disappointing September drop, providing positive consumer-spending momentum heading into the holiday shopping season.Sales increased 0.3 percent in October after decreasing 0.3 percent the previous month, the Commerce Department said Friday.Analysts had expected sales to increase 0.2 percent last month.Lower gasoline prices helped put consumers in the spending mood, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist at the National Retail Federation.“A boost from plunging gas prices and accelerating job growth, combined with wage and salary gains and rising stock prices are making consumers a bit more willing to spend,” he said.But falling gas prices also pushed down the overall retail sales totals, which include gas purchases.
HARRISBURG — Dr. Thomas Muzzonigro was named president of the Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society at its fall meeting at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.He is the director of medical education for the Butler Health System. He also is an adjunct faculty member at Lake Erie College of Medicine.Muzzonigro, who joined Tri Rivers Surgical Associates in 2001, said he will work to improve training and to interact with state government officials to promote “positive legislative change for the orthopedic community.”He also has an interest in volunteerism and has participated in missions through Operation Walk Pittsburgh, a volunteer medical service organization that provides free surgical treatment for patients in developing countries and the United States.The society is a professional medical specialty organization representing more than 1,000 orthopedic surgeons in the state.
