Meet Kay Deol,
steeped in nursing
experience
BY JUDY HIBBS
"It's been wonderful" Kay
Deol, RN, BA, MPA said when
asked about her first weeks as
CIMC'S interim Chief Nursing
Executive and Director of Patient
Care.
With the July (eparture of Chief
Nursing Officer Nancy Mattis,
RN the hospital needed a quali-
fied candidate who could manage
the hospital's nursing and patient
services departments through a
smooth leadership transition.
Deol is experiehced at guiding
and directing hospital staffs at
facilities all over the country.
She has had specific rural hos-
pital experience in both Arizona
and Indiana. Born in Michigan,
Deol was raised in Sedona, AZ.
A 'sustainable feast'
Reservations are already filling
up for Bluewater Avalon's Sept. 9
Sustainable Seafood Feast.
Tuesday, Sept. 9: "Sustainable
Seafood Feast: How to Enjoy
Seafood and Know your Menu
Choices are Sustainable" - Our
annual tribute to sustainability,
featuring feature a sampling of
seafood and shellfish that has
been sustainably caught or farmed
according to standards established
by the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Seafood Watch® program, the
Aqtiatiuiia 'of the~ Pacifi6 ifi Lohg
Beach Seafood for the Future pro-
gram or the Marine Stewardship
Council, returns as one of our
most popular tasting events.
Reservations are already filling
up, but we do have several media
spots open. The price is $34.95
but media guests are complimen-
tary.
Tuesday, Oct. 12: "Roasted
Oyster Roundup" - We pair a
dozen fire-roasted Mendocino
oysters served in three distinct
styles - Pacific Rim-style, with
Thai green curry, coconut milk
and lemongrass; Provencale-style,
with bread crumb, Parmesan
cheese, butter, garlic and fresh
herbs; and Original Mendocino-
style, with spicy-sweet barbecue
sauce - with a Firestone Pale Ale
IPA or Firestone wine. We waive
the $24.95 cost for our media
guests.
Each tasting event features
expert commentary by our rov-
ing restaurant chefs about seafood
varieties, fishing, shopping and
preparation, as well as tips on
seafood/wine pairings by our resi-
dent wine expert at each location.
Beyond the Tuesday night events,
the featured tasting and wine or
beer can be ordered off the menu
throughout the month.
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Kay Deol, RN, MPA settles in at
CIMC where she is the Interim Chief
NursingOfficer and Director of Patient
Care. Courtesy photo
Her father a graduate of Wheaton
College in Illinois wanted "his
girls" to go to scliool there. Kay
started at Wheaton but moved
to California to study at Mercy
College (now USD) in San Diego
where she received her nursing
degree. She worked in obstetrics,
emergency and intensive care as
she "moved up the ladder" to
become achiefnurse. HerBachelor
of Arts degree and subsequent
Masters of Public Administration
in Hospital Administration at
Pepperdine have served her well
in her healthcare career.
"The CIMC staff is excellent.
They give good care here" Deol
commented. Her first goal is to
analyze operations and keep the
hospital's standards at the highest
levels for survey readiness. CMS
(Medicare) and CDPH (California
Department of Public Health) rou-
tinely inspect hospitals for regula-
tory compliance. Since vital fund-
ing is connected to passing these
reviews at a high level, Deol's
experience and leadership will be
an important asset for Catalina
Island Medical Center.
As an "interim" administrator
elsewhere Deol has worked as
long as 2-3 years in temporary
positions. She has sometimes
"wanted to stay on" but finds the
challenges of new locations and
different work environments stim-
ulating at this point in her career.
She is now working full time on
the island, a place she had only
visited once prior to accepting her
Interested
the island's
funding recipients
.....
PleaSe contact
info@catalinaislandfoundation.org
for proceduresl
Deadline is September 30, 2014.
new CIMC position.
While living most of her adult
life in California, Kay Deol has
a home in Dana Point where her
extended family includes her son
and her two grandchildren.
The Catalina Island Medical
Center has "the same kinds of
issues and experiences as other
hospitals" according to Deol so
she feels her knowledge, profes-
sional strengths and experience
will help her to successfully
administer the day to day medical
operations as well as accomplish-
ing important long term goals. "I
enjoy the staff" Deol shared and
"I'm pleased with their responses
SO far".
CIMC welcomes Kay i3eol to
the hospital's staff.
Catalina Island Medical
Center's mission is to provide
quality healthcare to each indi-
vidual and improve the overall
health of our community.
For more information about
healthcare options or to make an
appointment please call (310) 510-
0700.
Letters To The Editor
Little town, big Vons
Fellow Islanders, This letter is
being written because of the new
future location that Von's Avalon
wants to build their store. The
little town of Avalon is one square
mile and cannot take the impact of
Von's market being located in the
center of Avalon.
There are several locations that
should be considered that would
not cause traffic safety problems
nor affect the lowering of prop-
erty value for residences and busi-
nesses. One of the location is 2/10
of a mile further and the other is
3/10 of a mile further from the
present chosen location and not in
a congested area.
The present two store can be
looked at for expansion. There is
a large piece of property next to
the Von's express.
Please be aware that the main
people who keep Von's in busi-
ness is the local population and
they are in favor of a larger store
but compassion is foremost. Let's
hold hands and be aware of our
neighbors problems.
Ellen Herich
Avalon
STUDIO
Please join us in celebrating Catalina authors
and exploring their new books*.
Overlook Hall
Friday, September 26, 2014
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Refreshments
Tickets $20
All proceeds benefit Catalina Island Foundafiom
