GSRC Member Receives National Award

Bjorn Spoon, RRT, one of Georgia’s own, is receiving the prestigious ARCF’s Robert M. Lawrence, MD education recognition award, at this year’s 55th annual AARC meeting in San Antonio, TX. Bjorn is an employee of Hamilton Medical Center’s Respiratory Care Dept. Hamilton was recently recognized in the AARC Times as having a 100% ALL RRT Department. Spoon is a graduate of the Dalton State College’s first Respiratory Care class, and is now currently enrolled in the A.S. to B.S. program at Augusta’s, Medical College of Georgia and will be graduating the coming May.

2010 GSRC Winter Meeting

The 2010 GSRC Winter Meeting Brochure is available. Please register ASAP so you don’t miss out. Online registration will be available December 1st for those interested. Payment online may be made by PayPal which includes credit cards payments. click here for brochure

Respiratory Care Week in Georgia

Celebrate the good work, the challenging work, the rewarding work that our profession does for our patients here in Georgia this next week, Oct 25-31, 2009! Hospitals and schools and vendors will be gaming & eating & having some fun. Share some of your stories and photos with your co-therapists in the state and send to the Webmaster for posting.

Have fun!

Job Posting on the Jobs Page…

Walgreens-Option Care has posted a job… check it out…

The GSRC loses one of its own.

David Jackson

  David Jackson, age 64, of McDonough, Georgia died September 1, 2009. He was born in Atlanta to the late Gordon and Velma Suddeth Jackson. Mr. Jack-son was a Respiratory Therapist at Southern Regional Medical Center for 38 years. He was Treasurer of GSRC for several years and coordinated the golf tournaments for his beloved respiratory committee.

   Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife, Joyce Jackson; children, Tracey (Michael) Messick and their children Kyle and Melissa, Michael (Kelly) Jackson and daughter Ella, David Jackson, Jr., Chip Bentfeld, Bobby (April) Capps and their children Zoe and Ranon, and Becca Capps; sister, Joyce (Wesley) Ballard and their children Johnny and Steve; and best buddies Roland Ivey and Al Hubbard.

   Memorial services were held September 5 at The Chapel of Cannon Cleveland Funeral Di-rectors, with Pastor Dave Riley officiating. The family requests donations be given to Sacred Journey Hospice, 138 Peach Drive, McDonough, GA 30253. Those who wish may sign the on-line guest registry at www.cannonclevelandfunerals.com. Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors.

The GSRC honors David Jackson for the years of faithful service to the profession of Respiratory Therapy and to the Georgia Society. David will be remembered for his ever-present smile and love of the annual golf tournament at the Summer Meeting. Our condolances to the Jackson family.

H1N1 Checklist

AARC President Tim Myers asked that we make this available to everyone…

09 Sept H1N1 Checklist

PLAN 435 ACTIVATION

Crunch time for our Respiratory Therapy Initiative Bills HR 1077 and S 343 is upon us. AARC President Tim Myers has officially launched the 435 Plan. See the letter by clicking HERE.

2009 GSRC Election Results

The results of the election are as follows:

• Jan Havard – President-elect
• Joel Presley – Vice-President
• Sue Baker – Secretary
• Bob DeLorme – Delegate-elect
• Marcia Haymans -  Atlanta Regional Representative.