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B-8 Classifieds Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Gibson General opens contest to share stories As part of Athenahealth's My Hospital, My Community Contest, Gibson General Hospital (GGH) is encouraging its employ- ees and patients to show their support by sharing personal stories about what GGH means to them and how important the hos- pital is to the community. The goal of the My Hospital, My Com- munity Contest is to create awareness and support for the unique challenges that community hospital's face by providing a place to bring to life stories from every ru- ral hospital across the country, showcasing how important each hospital is to the com- munities they serve. In addition to raising awareness and showing support, submit- ted stories could be entered to win up to a $10,000 donation to the hospital's foun- dation! To share your story of support, visit the contest Facebook page at bit.ly/MyHospi- talMyCommunity and post a short video or written submission. Written submissions can also be entered by email at Communi- tyHospitals@athenahealth.com or by com- pleting a contest submission card, which can be found in GGH's main lobby. All en- tries must include GGH's name, city and state, and answer the question, "What does your hospital mean to your community? " Each story submission will be judged on creativity, impact and relevance. The top 25 eligible entries will be entered in a ran- dom drawing to win one of five cash do- nations—ranging from $500 to $10,000. Show your support of Gibson General Hospital by sharing your story today. The contest ends on December 15, 2017. Petersburg Lions Club visits Petersburg Elementary The Petersburg Lions Club members visited Petersburg Elementary on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Club members Erica Thomas and Calvin Biddle handed out dictionaries to Petersburg Elementary third graders. Lions Club member Lowell Thom- as (above and Dean Harris (right) read to the Petersburg Elementary first graders. NEWS! Want to share your news with others? The Press-Dispatch can help deliver it to Pike and the surrounding counties. 812-354-8500 it takes 3 minutes to subscribe to Call 812-354-8500 Life insurance locator finds more than $600k Thousands of U.S. consumers have reaped the benefits of the Indiana Depart- ment of Insurance's (IDOI) and the Nation- al Association of Insurance Commission- ers' (NAIC) Life Insurance Policy Locator during the locator's first year. In Indiana, 144 beneficiaries have been matched with $ 609,591.72 total claims since its launch last November. The consumer tool has matched 8,210 beneficiaries with lost or misplaced life in- surance policies or annuities nationwide – totaling $ 92.5 million returned to con- sumers. "Regulators identified the mounting problem of lost policies and worked togeth- er to design this resource to help consum- ers find money that is owed to them," said Indiana Department of Insurance Commis- sioner Stephen W. Robertson. "We encour- age Hoosiers to log in to see if they are owed money." More than 40,000 consumers have con- ducted searches since the policy locator was launched. The IDOI and the NAIC developed the locator in 2016 to provide search capabilities to help find lost life in- surance policies and annuities. For infor- mation on how to complete the request form, visit locator.naic.org. GGH Home Health Services recognized Gibson General Home Health Services has been named a 2017 HHCAHPS Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a lead- ing provider of web-based home health and hospice software, billing and coding ser- vices, CAHPS surveys and advanced an- alytics. HHCAHPS Honors is a prestigious award recognizing home health agencies that continuously provide quality care as measured by the patient's point of view. This is the fourth time that Gibson Gen- eral Home Health Services has been rec- ognized with the award. "This award is a direct reflection of our staff and the extraordinary, patient-cen- tered care that they provide to their pa- tients, and I am very proud of them for again earning this distinction," said Em- mett Schuster, Gibson General Hospital president & CEO. Developed by Deyta Analytics, a divi- sion of HEALTHCAREfirst, HHCAHPS Honors acknowledges the highest per- forming agencies by analyzing the per- formance of Home Health Consumer As- sessment of Healthcare Providers and Sys- tems (HHCAHPS) satisfaction survey from more than 1,200 home health agen- cies contained in its HHCAHPS database with an evaluation period of April 2016 through March 2017. HHCAHPS Honors recipients include those agencies scoring above the HEALTHCAREfirst national av- erage on at least 85 percent of the 19 eval- uated questions. Only the top 15 percent of home health agencies in the HEALTH- CAREfirst database earned HHCAHPS Honors recognition. "Home Health Honors is a landmark compilation of home health agencies that provide the best patient experience," said J. Kevin Porter of HEALTHCAREfirst. "I am extremely proud of Gibson General Home Health Services for achieving this highest of honors and I congratulate them on their success." PC Honor Society donates Thanksgiving meals The Pike Central Honor Society recently delivered 30 Thanksgiving meals to Somebody's Place. Somebody's Place volunteers Helen Blackburn Newkirk and Larry Catt accepted the dinners on behalf of the food pantry, which helps people in need in Pike County.