DMC planning Senior Health Day event | News, Sports, Jobs theintermountain.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theintermountain.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Staff Writer
ELKINS For the past 16 years Davis Health System’s Kim Haher has done professionally what she does best help people.
“You can’t be a nurse without being pretty passionate about caring for people,” Haher said. “Being able to help people is absolutely the sole reason I chose this profession.”
Haher started her career in the clinical decision unit at Davis Health System, before taking a job as a charge nurse on the night shift for the next eight years. After that she moved to the day shift and eventually accepted the position she has now, that of the NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystems Elders) Coordinator for DHS.
Submitted photo
Davis Medical Centerâs Nursing Staff who achieved Dementia Care Specialist Certification in 2020.
ELKINS As West Virginia’s population continues to age, Davis Medical Center is preparing more nurses with the particular skills needed to care for the unique needs of elder patients.
NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders) is an international program designed to help hospitals improve the care of older adults. The vision of NICHE is for all patients 65-and-over to be given sensitive and exemplary care. DMC earned its original NICHE designation in 2016.
In 2019 DMC became the first and only hospital in the state to achieve Senior Friendly NICHE designation. Today, DMC continues to maintain one of the highest ratios of NICHE certified nursing staffs in WV.