amydonaldson63
WA - Washington Centering Consortium
#BOOM SITE VISIT APPROVED - Thank you Centering Healthcare
Posts: 83 
I work at a: Healthcare Facility
My job role is: Healthcare Provider
I am interested in Centering because: I want to make a difference in someones life for the better and help educate them about the better way of healthcare. I am passionate about what I do with our Centering Program at Kaiser Permanente. I love the lifelong friendships that I build while going thru the journey of pregnancy for all of my patients. I love the personal care that patients receive and I love to keep our groups fun and current. Coming up on being accredited for a year in Jan 2018 and we have grown so much. Already starting 2 groups a month starting Dec 2017, beat our goal to start 2 by a month. #MicDrop
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Post by amydonaldson63 on May 9, 2017 1:10:42 GMT -5
Hi, I'm Judy Vastine, RNC-OB and IBCLC at the El Rio Birth & Women's Health Center in Tucson AZ. We've been a part of CenteringPregnancy for many years. We're very happy to have recently added a Family Practice doc to our CNM providers. Now that many babies (and families) are staying in our practice, we're starting our first CenteringParenting group May 19!
I look forward to learning from all of you.
Judy Hey Judy!!!! That is so awesome! I hope we start Centering Parenting in the future! I love your profile pic it is amazing!!!!!! |
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ritolliver
LA - Louisiana Centering Consortium
Posts: 1
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Post by ritolliver on May 24, 2017 10:53:26 GMT -5
Hello Centering Family, my name is Rise' Tolliver and this is my 2nd year Centering with Associates in Women's Health in Baton Rouge, LA. I am so excited to hear what some of you have to say about Centering and to receive your input. |
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Post by John Craine on May 24, 2017 11:08:59 GMT -5
Welcome Rise (@ritoliver). Congratulations for getting a nice grant from March of Dimes and Anthem to continue your Centering practice. We are so glad to have you join our community online. Please encourage your colleagues to join us too!
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shodgson
WA - Washington Centering Consortium
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Post by shodgson on Jul 5, 2017 13:11:37 GMT -5
Hello,
My name is Susan Hodgson, and I'm a midwife in Tacoma, WA. I am the midwife lead for Centering at our location. I've been leading Centering groups since 2013, but I took a year off in 2016 and checked off ticks on my bucket list, traveling to Thailand, Bali, Cambodia, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. Back to work since December, this week will be session 10 for my July Centering group. I'm excited to facilitate groups again, and I'm renewed to take on the challenges of sustainability.
Looking forward to sharing and learning. Warm regards to the community.
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Post by Tanya Munroe on Jul 5, 2017 13:16:40 GMT -5
Welcome Susan! Love your profile pic : )
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Post by nlewis on Jul 5, 2017 13:21:40 GMT -5
Hello, My name is Susan Hodgson, and I'm a midwife in Tacoma, WA. I am the midwife lead for Centering at our location. I've been leading Centering groups since 2013, but I took a year off in 2016 and checked off ticks on my bucket list, traveling to Thailand, Bali, Cambodia, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. Back to work since December, this week will be session 10 for my July Centering group. I'm excited to facilitate groups again, and I'm renewed to take on the challenges of sustainability. Looking forward to sharing and learning. Warm regards to the community. Hi shodgson and welcome! We're excited you're here and that you are back to facilitating groups. Sounds like you have had some amazing experiences! Please noodle around here...it is chock full of resources and information. If you haven't already, check out our portal which is has even more resources that are free and accessible to licensed sites. Resources like: - Free webinars on common Centering topics
- Marketing support including downloadable graphics, logos and photos
- Patient enrollment toolkit
- And more!
You'll need your site license to create an account which you can retrieve from your Centering coordinator. If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate! |
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Post by John Craine on Jul 5, 2017 16:01:33 GMT -5
Hello, My name is Susan Hodgson, and I'm a midwife in Tacoma, WA. I am the midwife lead for Centering at our location. I've been leading Centering groups since 2013, but I took a year off in 2016 and checked off ticks on my bucket list, traveling to Thailand, Bali, Cambodia, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. Back to work since December, this week will be session 10 for my July Centering group. I'm excited to facilitate groups again, and I'm renewed to take on the challenges of sustainability. Looking forward to sharing and learning. Warm regards to the community. Susan, what a great profile pic! I bet you came home with a lot of great stories  |
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Linda
NC - North Carolina Centering Consortium
Posts: 4
I work at a: Healthcare Facility
My job role is: Healthcare Provider
I am interested in Centering because: I work closely with the Maternity Clients in our clinic and I believe that Centering is one of the best ways to receive information for mothers, and fathers, in a group environment.
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Post by Linda on Aug 1, 2017 12:12:14 GMT -5
Hello. This is my very first Centering Forum post. I will be conducting the upcoming Centering group for our facility and am hoping to glean a lot of knowledge from this forum! Thank you all, in advance!!
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Post by John Craine on Aug 1, 2017 14:55:20 GMT -5
Welcome Linda! I hope you find this community supportive and educational. My first bit of advice is not to refer to your Centering groups as "classes" since it can remind patients of school and they may not have such fond memories of that or they think they will be force to study things. We recommend that you refer to them simply as Centering group sessions. Please let us know what other questions you might have going into your first Centering groups.
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avanhoose89
In-House Trainers
Posts: 3
I work at a: Healthcare Facility
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Post by avanhoose89 on Aug 4, 2017 14:44:52 GMT -5
Hi Everyone!
My name is Anna Vanhoose and I work at the Greenville Health System in Greenville, SC. I am new to my role as a Centering Coordinator and am eager to learn and help new and existing moms how to reach their pregnancy goals! |
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Post by John Craine on Aug 6, 2017 5:58:28 GMT -5
Hi Anna and welcome to Centering!
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Melanie Ta
New Member
Posts: 1
I work at a: Healthcare Facility
My job role is: Administrator
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Post by Melanie Ta on Aug 9, 2017 10:31:46 GMT -5
Hi everyone! I'm Melanie. I am the CenteringPregnancy Program Coordinator for CCI Health & Wellness Services in Maryland. I joined CenteringConnects because I am new to the role and Centering, and I would love to get as much guidance as possible.
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Post by Tanya Munroe on Aug 9, 2017 10:45:15 GMT -5
Welcome Melanie! We are all here to help so feel free to share questions in the various forums : )
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amydonaldson63
WA - Washington Centering Consortium
#BOOM SITE VISIT APPROVED - Thank you Centering Healthcare
Posts: 83
I work at a: Healthcare Facility
My job role is: Healthcare Provider
I am interested in Centering because: I want to make a difference in someones life for the better and help educate them about the better way of healthcare. I am passionate about what I do with our Centering Program at Kaiser Permanente. I love the lifelong friendships that I build while going thru the journey of pregnancy for all of my patients. I love the personal care that patients receive and I love to keep our groups fun and current. Coming up on being accredited for a year in Jan 2018 and we have grown so much. Already starting 2 groups a month starting Dec 2017, beat our goal to start 2 by a month. #MicDrop
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Post by amydonaldson63 on Aug 11, 2017 0:01:27 GMT -5
Hello, My name is Susan Hodgson, and I'm a midwife in Tacoma, WA. I am the midwife lead for Centering at our location. I've been leading Centering groups since 2013, but I took a year off in 2016 and checked off ticks on my bucket list, traveling to Thailand, Bali, Cambodia, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. Back to work since December, this week will be session 10 for my July Centering group. I'm excited to facilitate groups again, and I'm renewed to take on the challenges of sustainability. Looking forward to sharing and learning. Warm regards to the community. Hey Susan! Welcome to Centering Connects! We are neighbors, lol what clinic are you from? Welcome back from your bucket list tour! Lol |
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Post by mendoza74 on Nov 15, 2017 20:08:44 GMT -5
Hi my name is Elizabeth Luna. I work for Alamance County Health Department. I am a Supervisor for the clerical department and I have been a coordinator for Centering since 2009. I am in Boston today to be train for the next three days as a Centering trainer. I am excited to be here.
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