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Currents To Medical Center employees: The flooring replacement in patient rooms and corridors has required a great deal of coordination and patience...and everyone involved is to be commended.  As the flooring has been replaced we have also used this opportunity to paint rooms, clean air conditioning vents, check nursing call systems and to conduct general maintenance checks.     To date, the 5th floor flooring replacement has been completed. The work on the 7th floor is under way. Floors 6 and 8 are scheduled for flooring replacement in the months ahead. Meanwhile, the Antepartum unit, managed by Debra Jones, nurse manager, returned from its temporary location on 5 East to its home on 5 West.  Post Partum and the Newborn Nursery also returned to its home on 5 East following a 10-month relocation to 2 East (swing space previously occupied by the former Rehabilitation Unit).    Neurology and Neurosurgery, managed by Effie Amerson, nurse manager, most recently moved from 7 East to the temporary 2 East location while flooring replacement continue. This move was a genuine challenge to accomplish considering the high patient occupancy. It is expected that Neurology and Neurosurgery will return to their home in approximately seven weeks, and then its expected that 7 West Orthopedics, managed by Barbara Hiott, nurse manager, and 7 Center functions will temporarily relocate to 2 East.    These temporary relocations are hectic and require good preparation and coordination. The concerned parties, including the respective patient care units, Construction and Design, Hospital Maintenance, Patient Access Services, Environmental Services, Communications Call Center and the contractor, M.B. Kahn, Inc., are to be commended.     Thank you very much.   W. Stuart Smith Vice President for Clinical Operations and Executive Director, MUSC Medical Center   Award presented to Medical Center, Trident Technical College  Trident Technical College, in partnership with the MUSC Medical Center, was presented the Outstanding Continuing Education Award of South Carolina for its Clinical Associate Apprenticeship Program.  The award is conferred annually to one of 30 participating South Carolina community colleges that demonstrate the most comprehensive and effective program in continuing education.   The Medical Center and Trident Technical College combined resources to develop the Clinical Associate Apprenticeship Program at Trident Technical College. This program addresses staffing issues at health care facilities and provides employment opportunities for local residents seeking an entryway into the health care field.   “Innovative thinking and the Medical Center’s leadership enabled Trident Technical College to receive this award,” said Mitchell Harp, Trident Technical College program leader for continuing education. Accepting the award on behalf of the Medical Center was Janice Rhodes, R.N., Education Project Nurse/CAA program manager and Hermenia Mosley, Medical Center Human Resources Recruiter. Carolina Family Care welcomes new faculty Howard Evert, M.D., Ph.D., president/medical director of Carolina Family Care (CFC), introduced four new faculty members who have joined the CFC team.  This new group of talented physicians includes three internists and one pediatrician: Amy Steed, M.D., is practicing at CFC Peninsular Charleston, 30 Bee Street. Catherine Spiess, M.D., is practicing at West Ashley—Interstate 526, 2125 Charlie Hall Boulevard. Ann Murray, M.D., is practicing at East Cooper, 1208 Two Island Court. Amiee Goedecke, M.D., is practicing at Parkwood Pediatrics, 1243 Savannah Highway.   Dr. Alison Dillon and Dr. Lauren Hamilton continue to expand CFC’s ob/gyn services as demand increases in the Charleston area. There are now three locations to choose from with five partners in addition to Dillon and Hamilton: 4480 Leeds Place West in North Charleston, 650 Ellis Oak Avenue on James Island and 900 Bowman Road in Mount Pleasant. Thanksgiving meal tickets to be made available The cafeteria will be open on Thanksgiving day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with no down time to help those working enjoy a traditional holiday meal. Thanksgiving meal tickets will be available for $4 and can also be used for other items. Details will be sent via e-mail. Management training course set for January  Sharon Cox will present a half-day training session that focuses on “maintaining a balance between work and personal life” on Jan. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon.  Cox creates customized training and development programs throughout the United States with an emphasis on health care institutions.  She has worked with more than 300 hospitals with programs oriented to line staff through senior administrators. Details will be e-mailed.