Awards, calendar, networking on offer

AWARDS

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids was recognized as one of the nation's Most Wired hospitals, according to the 2011 Most Wired Survey released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, a trade publication published by the American Hospital Association.

Four of Iowa's 118 hospitals are represented on the survey, with Mercy the only Cedar Rapids hospital to earn the designation. This is the fourth time Mercy has made the list since

2006.

CALENDAR

APICS (Association for Operations Management) Cedar Valley chapter will offer a Customer Focused Supply Chain Management class at Kirkwood Community College from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays starting July 27 and ending Aug. 10. Learn the fundamental knowledge and functions of SCM and improve communication, overall customer satisfaction and profitability. For information, go to www.kirkwood.edu/news, call (319) 398-5411 or

email Rick Held at rick.held@mchsi.com.

A free webinar, 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, titled Disaster Recovery Best Practices & Lessons Learned, will be presented by Bob Boyd, Agility Recovery Solutions. A Q&A session will follow. Register at www.gotomeeting.com/register.

NETWORKING

Learn more about the American Business Women's Association from

6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave. RSVP to vicepresident@abwacr.org.

Farmers State Bank and Martin Design will host a Summer Fiesta Block Party PM Exchange from

5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in Marion. The event is free.