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Volume 2, Issue 12 - April 20, 2009 |
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Chest Pain Accreditation Advertising Campaign
As part of the campaign, a Web site, SaintJosephChestPain.org, was created that allows the user to enter their zip code and find the nearest Saint Joseph facility to their home. That Web address is included with all chest pain accreditation advertising. To watch the current TV spot, view the print ads and learn more, visit SaintJosephChestPain.org.
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In this Issue:
Support Relay for Life! Several Saint Joseph facilities are holding fundraisers to support "Relay for Life" walk-a-thon events in their communities. Help the cause! Proceeds go toward the American Cancer Society. Look under "Events" for more details. |
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Jim Heitzenrater has resigned as president of Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling (SJMS), after deciding to return to Texas to be closer to his family. Heitzenrater served at SJMS for a year and a half. Bruce Klockars (pictured right) has been appointed interim president of SJMS, while a search is conducted for a permanent successor to Heitzenrater. Klockars is also the president of another Saint Joseph Health System (SJHS) facility, Flaget Memorial Hospital (FMH), where he has been since 2000, and will continue his role there as well. Over the next several days, Klockars will be making rounds at SJMS to get to know the employees. Klockars has more than 30 years of experience in health care leadership, and has served as an interim leader three times previously. Klockars was also chief operating officer at Saint Joseph Hospital from 1990 to 2000, so he has tremendous knowledge of the Saint Joseph family, Catholic Health Initiatives and the central Kentucky market. During his tenure in Bardstown, FMH has been named a 100 Top Hospital by Thomson Reuters four years in a row. FMH was also named one of Kentucky’s Best Places to Work earlier this year. Even more specific to the current strategies and goals of SJMS, Klockars has extensive experience recruiting physicians, and has one of the highest performing leadership teams within SJHS. He also led the construction project to build one of the premier hospitals in a rural community in the country. SJMS will continue moving forward through the design phase of the new hospital, and anticipates breaking ground later this year. Watch for further news regarding additional growth, physician recruiting activity and enhancements, as well as the search for the permanent president. High-Quality Respiratory Care in London
Jerrell Cloud, director of pulmonary medicine at SJL, stated the award is recognition of the caring, professional care delivered by his 31-member staff. “The therapists here go beyond just doing treatments and truly care about patients and family members who receive care at our facility.” The QRCR program was started by the American Association for Respiratory Care in 2003 to help consumers identify those facilities utilizing qualified respiratory therapists. Hospitals that meet the QRCR requirements provide a level of respiratory care consistent with strict national standards and guidelines. A full list of hospitals having this designation is available at www.YourLungHealth.org. Other Saint Joseph Health System hospitals that have received this recognition are Saint Joseph Hospital (2007-2009), Saint Joseph East (2006) and Saint Joseph - Berea (2004-2006). Respiratory therapists are specially trained health care professionals who work under physicians' orders to provide a wide range of breathing treatments and other services to people with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, AIDS, and other lung or lung-related conditions. They also care for premature infants and are key members of lifesaving response teams charged with handling medical emergencies.
How to Save More Through Your 403(b) Plan— Tips From Your HR Team
So what do you need to do to reap the rewards of this benefit? Contribute as much as you can to your 403(b) savings plan. Think about the extras you buy each month and consider adding that to the amount you normally put in your retirement plan. The more money you contribute means more money when you retire and you pay fewer taxes until you’re ready to retire. It’s a win-win situation!
Here is an example of possible tax savings with a 403(b) plan:
LEARN Kicks Off Friday
•
One-stop shopping to view and register for classes and learning activities
that are available For a preview, visit www.SaintJosephHealthSystem.org/LEARNinfo to watch a 12-minute demonstration. Meditech System Upgrade Saint Joseph - London, Saint Joseph - Martin and Saint Joseph - Berea are in the process of upgrading the Meditech system from version 5.5 to version 5.6. This update will provide for corrections and enhancements to the current system. One of the major changes to system functionality is the Allergy Management routine. This change is being evaluated at each site and specific information regarding process changes and training will be communicated at the local facility. Major milestone dates to be aware of: Parallel
Testing: April 13-24 For employees at these facilities, please be aware that the Go Live will require the Meditech system to be unavailable to all users while the new programming is installed. Meditech has estimated the downtime to be approximately four hours in length. The downtime is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on May 12. Please make sure that all departments review their downtime procedures and that any necessary paper requisition forms are available. If you have additional questions, please contact the IT Project Lead for your facility.
Employees at Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph - Jessamine, Saint Joseph - Berea, Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling and the Saint Joseph Health System home office in Lexington are being asked to provide their feedback on an Information Technology Services (ITS) survey in an effort to improve the level and quality of service provided by your local ITS department. The link to the survey can be found on the intranet home page (or click here) and will be active until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. It should take less than five minutes to complete. The ITS leadership team thanks you in advance for your input. Observances for the Week of April 20th •
National Electroneurodiagnostic Week
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Interim
President Named in Mount Sterling
Saint
Joseph - London (SJL) has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition
(QRCR) under a national program aimed at helping patients and families
make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory care services
available in hospitals. This is the second year in a row the facility
has received this distinction.
Saint
Joseph Health System Employees: Did you know
that your retirement savings plan can save you money at tax time? Your
403(b) plan is tax-deferred, meaning each contribution you make is deducted
from your paycheck before taxes are calculated. This reduces your gross
pay, which means you are taxed on lower income. You save money you would
have otherwise paid in taxes.
Take
the ITS Survey
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The Saint Joseph – Berea Wellness Committee and the Saint Joseph – Berea Foundation would like to invite you to the grand opening of Balance Wellness Center. There will be an open house on Friday, April 24 from 2-4 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. The center is located on the 2nd floor of Saint Joseph - Berea (in the old activities room in the former Long Term Care wing). Refreshments will be served. The Balance Wellness Center will be open 24 hours a day for Saint Joseph - Berea employees, volunteers, physicians and their office staff. The center will offer exercise equipment and weights as well as resources for good nutrition and lifestyle balance.
Saint Joseph - Martin will have a booth in its front lobby on Friday, April 24 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. to support Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness Month. Blue awareness ribbons and information pamphlets will be distributed and a drawing will be held for prizes. Friday, April 24 will also be designated as Wear Blue Day to show support for Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness. A group photo will be taken at 2:00 p.m. Judy Salyer has blue ribbons for staff to wear this month to show their support. You can reach her at 606.285.6580. Saint Joseph – London (SJL) is also providing child abuse embroidered ribbons for all staff to wear during the month of April. If you have not received your ribbon, please contact June Rawlings at 606.330.3137. Watch for efforts at SJL to raise public awareness about child abuse prevention and encourage local activities. Flaget Baby Fair The Flaget Memorial Hospital Baby Fair, organized by Flaget Birth Center nurses and sponsored by the hospital, will be held at the Bardstown Baptist Church, 101 W. Brashear Ave. on Saturday, April 25 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The fair offers free information for moms and dads about pregnancy and child care, displays, demonstrations and door prizes, free refreshments, and fun for the whole family. The older kids can play in the bouncing gym and enjoy the Kosair clowns. For more information, call 502.350.5350.
"March for Babies" is Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. at Coldstream Park in Lexington. This fundraiser supports community programs that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. The Women's Services team at Saint Joseph East is still looking for donations to support their fundraising efforts. Call Kelly Johnson at 859.967.5705 if you'd like to help. Heart Walk The 2009 Central Kentucky Heart Walk and Tailgate Party is Saturday, April 25 (registration at 9:00 a.m.; walk at 10:00 a.m.) at Commonwealth Stadium. The walk raises funds to support the American Heart Association's fight against heart disease and stroke. Support the Saint Joseph Heart Institute! It's not too late to make a pledge or join the team. Contact Julie Coffey at 859.313.4561 if you are interested. Free Clinic Open House
As you may or may not recall, in the summer of 2007, the Saint Joseph Mobile Clinic parked its wheels and found a permanent home on the Saint Joseph Hospital campus. It is now located in the Parker House, sharing space in the basement with Baby Health, and is referred to as the Saint Joseph Free Health Clinic. Although the clinic is no longer mobile, it still provides free health care and medicine to those in need. The goal of the open house is to share with employees and physicians the services provided by the clinic and its mission to provide holistic care to the uninsured and underinsured, and for everyone to know where they are located and how they can help. PHOTO: Nurse Pam Thompson checks a patient's blood pressure at the Saint Joseph Free Health Clinic.
As the central Kentucky sponsor of the American Heart Association's (AHA) Go Red for Women program, Saint Joseph Health System is teaming up with the AHA to host a Go Red for Women Lunch & Learn Series in the communities it serves. Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling is hosting the upcoming Lunch & Learn Series event, which will be held on Wednesday, April 29 in the Clay Community Center in Mount Sterling. This free event will feature Dr. Michelle Morton, cardiologist, who will speak on “The Heart Truth for Women." Bring your mom, sister, friend or co-worker and come for the food, fun and the fight against women’s No. 1 killer — cardiovascular disease. Registration is at 11:45 a.m. and the program and lunch are from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. RSVP to 859.497.7701 by Friday, April 24. Lunch is provided but seating is limited to the first 100 respondents. 'Relay for Life' Fundraisers throughout SJHS ... 'Relay for Life' Bake Sale in Martin
'Relay For Life' T-Shirt Sale in London Members of Saint Joseph - London's Relay For Life Committee will be in the hospital's main lobby from 11:00 a.m.-12 Noon on Tuesday, April 21 and from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, taking orders for T-shirts. Shirts are $10 each in a huge assortment of colors. For more information contact Candice Fox at 606.877.6133. Please join us in our fight for a cure. Relay for Life will be held on June 19 at the London Optimist Club Sports Center; call Candice Fox at 606.877.6133 to sign up. Quilt Raffle Tickets to Benefit 'Relay for Life' in London
Employees can buy $2 raffle tickets to try and win the quilt; all money will go toward SJL's Relay For Life Team. Contact Chris Williams in plant operations at SJL if you'd like to buy a ticket. Relay for Life will be held on June 19 at the London Optimist Club Sports Center; call Candice Fox at 606.877.6133 to sign up. Portrait Packages to Benefit 'Relay for Life' in Lexington
'Relay for Life' Fundraiser in Bardstown Purchase tickets for cash drawings. Test your luck for just ten bucks! Donate $10 and you are entered into all three drawings. Tickets are available for purchase in oncology through May 7. Flyers are posted or call 502.350.5105 for more details. Relay for Life will be May 2-3 at Nelson Co. High School; call Pat Russman at 502.350.5105 if you'd like to sign up. |
Open
House for Balance Wellness Center
'Wear
Blue' and Take a Stand Against Child Abuse
March
for Babies
The
Saint Joseph Free Health Clinic is hosting an Open House on
Tuesday, April 28 from 8:00–10:00 a.m. for physicians
and 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. for employees. Refreshments will be served.
'Go
Red for Women' Lunch & Learn Series
Saint
Joseph - Martin's outpatient surgery
department will hold a bake sale on Tuesday,
April 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to raise money for Relay
for Life. They would like to encourage everyone to come by and purchase
some goodies to support a good cause! Congratulations to Austin
Shelton and Carol Jo May — winners of the Easter Baskets. This
raffle raised $385.00 for Relay for Life. Relay for Life will
be held on Friday, June 12 at Archer Park. Please contact 
Ruby
Hamblin of Lexington donated one of her handmade quilts to the Saint
Joseph - London (SJL) Relay for Life team to help raise money
for the American Cancer Society. Ruby, 88, has been quilting since she
was a small child. She is the mother of Margaret Hamblin, the nurse
manager of Seton Home Health,
a service of SJL, and Aaron Hamblin and Martha Hargis who both volunteer
at Saint Joseph Hospital. The SJL Relay For Life team would like to
thank Ruby for the donation of this beautiful piece of art.
The
6 Oncology Unit's Relay for Life team at Saint Joseph Hospital
is selling portrait packages with all proceeds going to the American
Cancer Society Relay for Life in Fayette County. The buyer has a choice
in settings. The dates for the portraits are Thursday,
April 23 through Monday,
April 27 and will be taken at NorthEast Christian Church
on Starshoot Drive in Hamburg. If you're interested, see |
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The Cooper/Clayton Method to Stop Smoking
Remember, you can still take advantage of the "Quit for Life" program, which is paid for by Saint Joseph Health System for employees and their dependents over the age of 18. To enroll for free or for more information, call 1.866.QUIT.4.LIFE or visit www.quitnow.net. So far, 236 Saint Joseph Health System employees have joined the program! The Quit For Life Program is FREE, and you might qualify for FREE medications to make quitting easier. |
A
new class starts April 21
and runs for 13 weeks on Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Beaumont YMCA
in Lexington. This program is free and open to everyone in the community.
The Cooper/Clayton Method to Stop Smoking, a proven successful 12-week
program, involves nicotine replacement, nicotine reduction and behavioral
modification. Call the Saint Joseph Healthy Living Center at 859.219.0530
to sign up. |
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Basic Medical Library Information Skills Class
Saint
Joseph - Berea Register online at www.SaintJosephHealthSystem.org (education & events calendar). For additional information or other research instruction, call Laurie Henderson at 859.313.1677. |
Get
hands-on experience in using Saint Joseph Health System’s medical
information resources, including the Virtual Medical Library. This course
is open to anyone interested in using these resources for work, study
or research. Also, it's a good way to learn about resources for consumer
health and patient/family information. |
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"I just want to commend you on the excellent treatment I received while I was there! Dr. Ajayi is an excellent surgeon! Thank you so much for making me feel better! I was in room 150 ... I moved to 151 for the remainder of my stay. The staff that covered these rooms on all shifts were wonderful! The student nurses, CNAs, nurses, lab techs and even the cleaning staff treated me as if I were the only patient they had! Even though I asked to go home every day and could have thought of many other places I would rather have been, I did have a pleasant stay at your hospital. I do have to say a special thank you to my Saturday and Sunday CNA Kylie and Nurse Heidi. I could not have asked for any better treatment from a CNA or nurse. They are so upbeat and positive. I could tell they enjoyed their jobs and it showed in how they treated the patients. Again, thank you and God bless you! I feel 100% better!" |
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Balance Wellness Center Mural
Muralist Emily Lackey and assistant worked on the mural in the new Saint Joseph - Berea Wellness Center, which will open April 24.
The mural's purpose is to excite and energize employees, volunteers, physicians and their office staff who use the Balance Wellness Center at Saint Joseph - Berea. The center will offer exercise equipment, weights and resources for good nutrition and lifestyle balance. Taste of Bardstown
The Taste of Bardstown fundraiser for Hospice of Nelson County, a service of Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, was a huge success. About 300 people turned out for the event April 14, despite a thunderstorm watch. More than two dozen restaurants donated food and served it from their booths. About $6,000 was raised from ticket sales, which will be split between Hospice and the local hospitality association. A silent auction of baskets donated to Hospice netted another $2,000 for the home care service. Pictured above is Sharon Bade, director of Hospice of Nelson County, sampling the food at a booth at the tasting.
Parish Health Ministry Summit
Flora Washburn (left), mission leader for Saint Joseph - Berea and Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling, and Dorothy Zimmerman, vice president of mission for Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East, attended the Parish Health Ministry Summit at St. Claire Regional Medical Center on March 28. They conducted a presentation on violence prevention. The summit explored a variety of physical, emotional and mental health issues that challenge our parish families. Presenters discussed how health ministry teams can recognize issues in household violence, such as physical and emotional abuse, bullying in and out of school classrooms, etc. They are pictured with Deacon Bill Wakefield (CFO, Catholic Diocese Lexington).
Pat Reffitt (left), interim director of case management for Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East, and Judy Donohue, a chaplain at Saint Joseph East, also attended the Parish Health Ministry Summit. Aside from violence prevention, the summit focused on Ethical and Religious Directives. Presenters discussed how health ministry teams can help families form medical directives in the face of declining health. Good Friday Service
Linda
Gullette, med/surg, and Daniel Sutton, rehab, provided beautiful music
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