ST ELIZABETH HEALTHCARE CENTER in Delphi has announced that it received perfect marks on the annual recertification survey from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH).

A survey team visited the campus May 18 to review patient records, employee files and observe the delivery of services at the health campus. The team concluded the facility was in 100 percent compliance with state and federal regulations with no deficiencies cited.

According to data provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Online Survey Certification and Reporting, only 10 percent of Indiana's 512 Medicare/Medicaid certified long-term care facilities received deficiency free surveys.

"We have a great group of dedicated caregivers at St. Elizabeth," Executive Director Jan Gibson said. "We strive to provide quality services that exceed our residents' and families' expectations and we are thrilled that we have received confirmation of the quality of the care we provide from ISDH."

DENISE SAVAGE of Burlington is a local consultant for Initials, Inc., a direct sales party plan company based in Georgia. The company specializes in personalized products for all ages, including its SASSYbag, spa, and travel collections and more.

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St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lafayette will remain open and has been renamed ST. ELIZABETH CENTRAL.

"The reason for the name change continues the trend we began when we planned for St. Elizabeth East," Terry Wilson, president and CEO of St. Elizabeth Regional Health, said. "Having directional identifiers associated with each hospital creates a similar naming convention for each. The St. Elizabeth Central name allows the community - including hospital employees, volunteers, physicians and physician office staff members - an opportunity to better identify each hospital campus location."

When St. Elizabeth Regional Health's St. Elizabeth East opens on Creasy Lane in Lafayette, plans call for Home Hospital to be sold after patients and services have been transferred.

The Artisans Gallery of Delphi announces that two new artisans have joined the gallery at 215 South Washington Street (top floor of Times Past Antiques).

DIANE GEE of Lafayette is a potter and is also associated with the Tippecanoe Arts Federation of Lafayette.

TAMMY MCCAIN of White Iris Designs of Lafayette is a consignor of one-of-a-kind jewelry.

Both artists' work can be seen starting Friday night, June 19.

Delphi Public Library Director

KELLY CURRIE has been elected to serve as a member-at-large on the nine-member Executive Committee of the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority (INCOLSA), beginning July 1.

INCOLSA is a cooperative member organization that serves more than 2,200 public library systems, special libraries, and school corporation and college and university libraries throughout Indiana.

INCOLSA'S mission is to provide technology leadership, develop innovative and creative methods of sharing resources, and facilitate professional development. Its services help leverage financial investment in libraries and stretch tax dollars by sharing resources, information and services to ensure that all Indiana residents benefit from the state's libraries.

The executive committee is charged with managing and conducting business including personnel matters, policies, rules and regulations and annual budget planning.

Currie has been director of the Delphi Public Library since June 1999.

Purdue University recognized

DARYL JOHNS, executive director of the Shafer and Freeman Lakes Environmental Conservation Corporation at a ceremony May 20 in Indianapolis with a Professional Certificate in Watershed Management for his completion of the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy.

The Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy builds local capacity to protect and manage water quality.

Johns attended five days of training and completed nine distance education modules to complete certificate requirements, learning to engage watershed stakeholders, use innovative computer tools in watershed management, develop an effective plan and evaluate watershed outcomes.

"The graduates of the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy are pioneers in leading watershed management programs across the State," Director of the Academy and Professor of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, Jane Frankenberger said. "They have committed the time and effort needed to strengthen their technical competence as well as leadership skills that are vital in bringing about water quality improvements."