Community Benefit
From School Boo Boos to Sideline Support, Floyd Is There
“Parents are very likely to read information sent home in a student's folder, which gives us a great educational opportunity,” said Butler. “Our hope is that one day, when these students become adults, they will remember their school nurse and decide to choose Floyd to care for them and their families.” Athletic Trainers Serve High Schools This same philosophy carries over into area high schools as student athletes and their coaches engage with Floyd athletic trainers. Floyd provides Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) to every public high school in Floyd, Polk and Chattooga counties, as well as to Darlington and Unity Christian schools. Floyd ATCs recorded more than 35,000 hours of service to more than 1,000 students at a cost of $1.16 million in FY 2017. Like school nurses, these professionals give students and staff members onsite attention, help them navigate the health care system and provide follow-up care. In addition to the expert medical care our ATCs provide, something else equally important happens on the sidelines: peace of mind, said Karen Sablon, Director of Floyd Physical Therapy & Rehab. “Our ATCs are on the sidelines on game day, but also during practice and throughout the school day,” Sablon said. “They work with coaches and students to make sure student athletes can safely compete, and they add an extra tier of medical support in training, preventing injury, observing
When elementary age students need help with insulin, take prescriptions during the school day or simply have scraped knees or elbows in need of bandages, a Floyd nurse is there, providing medical expertise, comfort and a watchful eye. “Our schools cannot educate unhealthy children,” said Stephanie Clay, RN, the school nurse at East Central Elementary School. “By providing registered nurses in every school, Floyd is not only assisting with top-notch, comprehensive health care, but also with educating our children, families and community. I love what I do, the families I help and the lives I touch through my career as a school nurse!” Floyd Corporate Health became the provider of health care to the Rome and Floyd County school systems' more than 17,000 students and 1,700 employees in August 2016 and added the Polk County School District’s 7,000 students and 700 employees in August 2017. Nurses Guide, Advise Families “Through Floyd’s School Nurse Program, I am here to advise, assist and guide families in the most appropriate direction for health care,” said Clay. “When illness hits, getting prompt medical care is important for healing. School nurses are the front-line responders. We are here to treat and send students and their families in that direction.” School nurses also build relationships, helping children learn that health care is not scary or stressful, but helpful and compassionate. “It gives a positive impression of health care when a nurse sees a student in the hallway and asks them how their day is or gives them hug,” said Chris Butler, Director of Floyd Corporate Health. “For some of these children, these nurses will be part of their lives for 13 years or more.” Because the nurses are at the school, they can also share Floyd services with staff and parents, and even recommend physicians if they need one.
athletes for signs of injury and providing treatment and triage.”
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