Ready to go back to work.....

Where did the last couple of months go?

One moment I was clearing away the Christmas

decorations and now Summer fashions

are everywhere to be seen in the stores.

In a little over three weeks the Spring equinox

will take place and a new season will have officially begun.

Time for new beginnings for mother nature and for me.

Tomorrow, I start my new job. 

I am joining the staff at Methodist - IU Health in Indianapolis.

Yes, I am extremely excited.

Aerial view of Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis

Here is a little bit of information on my new employer:

Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis is the largest

hospital in the State of Indiana and is

a part of Indiana University Health.

Methodist is one of only two regional

Level I Trauma Centers in Indiana,

has 802-staffed beds and is one of the

largest teaching hospitals in the area.

The hospital specializes in numerous

treatment areas, including adult cardiovascular

services provided in the new

Clarian Cardiovascular Center.

Methodist physicians and staff performed

the first open-heart surgery in Indiana in 1965.

The hospital is also considered a neurosurgery

center of excellence, as well as an expert

 in organ transplantation, urology,

neurology, orthopedics and pediatrics.

Methodist also staffs the LifeLine helicopter

ambulances and houses the Indiana Poison Center.

In 2004, Indiana University Health

became Indiana's first magnet hospital system.

Indiana University Health operates the

Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital

and James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children

campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law. 

They are all connected by the

Indiana University Health People Mover.

Trivia ~ I volunteered at Methodist Hospital

over 35 years ago during my

Summer vacation from high school. 

We were called Beaconettes instead of
Candy Stripers -

(a candy striper delivered mail

or patient meals, they might help feed,

or read to a patient; assist as a patient

is discharged; or deliver messages.

Other duties include transporting

book or video carts to patient rooms).

The reason we were called Beaconettes is

because the hospital has a

Beacon on top of the building.

The Lighthouse of Health Beacon

was first lit in 1933. The lighthouse is a major

landmark downtown, and can

be easily spotted in the city.

The beacon was a donated gift and was

dedicated to “servants of religion,

who would serve the sick;

to servants of medical science,

who would service humanity;

and to the servants of philanthropy,

who would live for others.”

Oh, and one more reason while I know this

was the place I was meant to work,

this is the hospital I was born in.

My first day will be an all day Orientation and
a tour of the hospital. 

I'm so excited to make some new friends and

to help make a difference in life.

I'll have to save my projects for the weekends now!

~ Thanks for stopping by ~

♥