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Saint
Joseph - Martin Makes Donation to
Kathy Stumbo (holding check, center), president of Saint Joseph - Martin, presented Representative Hal Rogers (holding check, left) and Operation UNITE with a check for $500 on behalf of Saint Joseph - Martin and Saint Joseph Health System. On April 16, Kathy Stumbo, president of Saint Joseph - Martin, visited Prestonsburg to present a $500 donation to Representative Hal Rogers to go toward Operation UNITE, a program he founded which works to rid communities of illegal drug use and to educate and activate individuals to no longer accept or tolerate the drug culture. The donation, made on behalf of Saint Joseph - Martin and Saint Joseph Health System, will specifically benefit UNITE's summer basketball camps, "Shoot Hoops Not Drugs," hosted by former UK Basketball player Jeff Sheppard. Shoot
Hoops Not Drugs is a series of free one-day regional basketball camps
that provide a safe, drug-free activity with the opportunity to Elected to Congress in 1980, Harold “Hal” Rogers is currently serving his 15th term representing Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District. In his 29th year on Capitol Hill, Rogers is the longest serving Kentucky Republican ever elected to federal office. In Kentucky, designated funding he has worked to secure since the early 80s has made a measurable difference in people’s lives — reducing the scourge of addictive drugs, attracting jobs and tourists, and improving the environment. |
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H1N1 Virus (swine flu) Update
Physicians, hospitals, public health workers and other health care providers are to submit samples from any patient testing positive for influenza A or that a health care provider strongly suspects might be infected with swine flu to the State Public Health Laboratory for further testing. The State Public Health Laboratory can determine if the illness is caused by human influenza. Samples that require further evaluation will then be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has the capability to determine whether a patient is infected with the new strain of swine flu. Before sending to the Division of Laboratory Services, please call the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Departmental Operations Center at 1.888.398.0013 for tracking and guidance. If you suspect a patient may be infected with the H1N1 virus (swine flu), place a mask on patient and contact their physician and your manager. Notify infection prevention and control. If you observe someone with flu-like symptoms contact your manager!
GREEN
UPDATE: Saint
Joseph - Mount Sterling now has Green waste cans in the ER
waiting room, outpatient registration waiting area, OB waiting room
and on the medical-surgical unit. Please use these containers for your
empty soft drink cans. The containers are green with the recycle symbol
on the side. For every aluminum can that is recycled, enough electricity
will be saved to run a computer for three hours! An
effort of the Working Green, Living Green Team!
Meditech 5.6 Upgrade Saint Joseph - London, Saint Joseph - Martin and Saint Joseph - Berea are upgrading the Meditech System. One major change to system functionality is the Allergy Management routine. Parallel testing is complete and pre-live activities will occur May 5-11. The go-live date is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12. During go-live, the Meditech system will be unavailable to all users. Please review Meditech procedures in preparation of the planned downtime. Contact the IT Project Lead for your facility if you have questions. Maternity Fair Preparation to Affect Parking at SJE On Friday, May 8, tents will be set up in the employee parking lot at Saint Joseph East for the Maternity Fair (to be held on Saturday, May 9). Employees will need to park in the back half of the parking lot to accommodate the tents. The area where the tents will be placed will be blocked off starting at 5:00 p.m. Thursday night, May 7. Thursday,
May 7:
Friday, May 8: Saturday,
May 9: The tents will be taken down on Monday morning (May 11). Employees who work Saturday night through Monday, can park in the employee lot away from the tents. 100 Top Awards T-shirts
Balance Wellness Center Updates The Saint Joseph – Berea Balance Wellness Center opened Friday, April 24 in the former Long Term Care Activities Room on the second floor of the hospital. Balance Wellness Center is a generous gift from the Saint Joseph - Berea Foundation to employees, volunteers and physicians and will offer exercise equipment and weights as well as resources for good nutrition and lifestyle balance 24 hours a day. Last Chance for Balance Wellness Center T-Shirts One more order will be placed for T-shirts with the Balance Wellness Center logo. If you have not placed your order, see Gayle Green in Facilities or Katie Heckman in Community Relations. If you would like to order a particular size, they are $10.00 each. You may payroll deduct. The deadline to order T-shirts is Friday, May 15 at 4:30 p.m. Night/Weekend Shift Staff - How to Become a Balance Wellness Center Member If you work nights or weekends you can sign a waiver with the security guard on duty at night or on the weekend. If he’s not in the security office you can page him. The waivers are in Gayle Green’s/security office right next to Balance Wellness Center. There are also payroll deduction sheets that you can fill out if you would like to order a logo T-shirt (until May 15.) They are $10.00 and you just need to write on the sheet what size you need and sign and list your employee number. The security guard will give you the door combination as soon as you sign the waiver. Membership is FREE. Teen Volunteers Needed for Summer Program
To apply for the Saint Joseph Summer Teen Volunteer Program, or for more information, visit www.SaintJosephVolunteers.org. Teens must be 14 years old by the end of June 2009 to participate in this program. Call 859.313.1290 for additional information. Scholarships for Students in Colleges of Nursing
Students can receive up to $5,000 for one year. Recipients may reapply and compete for funding for successive years. Recipients are expected to participate in some health ministry activity or project during the scholarship period. Each recipient will be invited to attend a foundation board meeting to share his/her ministry experience. The goal of the scholarship program is to encourage nursing students to explore, learn more about, and develop an interest in pursuing volunteer and career opportunities in the area of Health Ministry and Parish Nursing. Applications are due by Tuesday, June 2. Contact Claudia Carroll, SJHS HR, for more details or a copy of the application. She can be reached at 859.313.1678 or toll-free at 1.800.755.4344, ext. 1678. |
Saint
Joseph Health System (SJHS), along with other hospitals and
physicians in Kentucky, is working closely with the Kentucky Department
of Health to share information regarding flu activity. SJHS is also
receiving information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and other public health agencies to remain current with this very fluid
situation. As of now there are five probable cases and one confirmed
case of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, identified in Kentucky.
If
you haven’t purchased your Saint Joseph - London “100
Top Awards” T-shirt, it’s not too late! 
Numerous
opportunities for teens in patient-care and non-patient care placements
are available at Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and
Saint Joseph - Jessamine. Volunteering is a great opportunity
for your teens to obtain career experience or fulfill community service
hour requirements for classes and clubs. Volunteer experience looks
great on college or scholarship applications, and teens also receive
the personal satisfaction of helping others. 
The
Margaret T. Stoeckinger Foundation Health Ministry/Parish Nursing Scholarship
Program provides supplemental funding for tuition, books and fees for
students with a documented history of service to their parish, congregation,
church, synagogue, or mosque in order to enable them to attend accredited
baccalaureate or graduate nursing programs. |
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Upcoming Town Halls Don’t
miss your chance to hear the latest news and progress of your facility
at an upcoming Town Hall meeting. Saint
Joseph - Jessamine Saint
Joseph Hospital Saint
Joseph - Mount Sterling National Ethics Champions Program Meeting The
National Ethics Champions program is designed to provide ongoing ethics
education for ethics committee members as well as other interested parties
at Saint Joseph - Berea. Each month, either a one-hour
Webinar or conference call will be offered, which will examine various
clinical or organizational ethics issues. This
year the primary focuses of the Webinars are: Does this sound interesting to you? Then come and join us! We always welcome differing points of view! This month’s topic: "Update: Artificial Nutrition and Hydration" presented by Philip Boyle will be held on Wednesday, May 6, from 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Education Room at Saint Joseph - Berea. Bring your lunch! Book Sale The Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling Auxiliary Guild will host a Book Sale in the Main Lobby, Thursday, May 7, from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Mother’s Day Flower and Garden Sale The Saint Joseph Diabetes and Nutrition Center will be having a Mother’s Day flower and garden sale on May 7-8, with all proceeds going to the Lexington Step Out to Fight Diabetes walk sponsored by the American Diabetes Association.
Saint Joseph Hospital
Saint Joseph East If you would like to contribute perennials from your gardens to include in the sale, or vegetable plants and herbs, please contact Karen McKnight at 313.4282. The Diabetes and Nutrition Center can pick up your donations from you! (They would prefer to have them before the sale dates). Spirituality
in Health Care Program Flora Washburn, mission leader of Saint Joseph - Berea and Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling, will offer an in-service titled, "Spirituality in Health and Healing: Bring your Soul to Work" on Monday, May 11 from 12 Noon-1 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Education Room at Saint Joseph - Berea. Attendants to the course will earn one CEU. Feel free to bring your lunch and plan on attending this great program. All are welcome! Cancer Makeover Class Cancer can alter your appearance, but it can’t take away your spirit. The “Look Good…Feel Better” class is a free program that helps women look their best during cancer treatment. The free class will be offered Tuesday, May 12, at the Flaget Memorial Hospital Conference Room from 9-11 a.m.
In order to provide a sufficient quantity of complimentary cosmetics, advance registrations are required. To register, call Pat Russman at 502.350.5105, or call the American Cancer Society toll-free at 1.800.ACS.2345. This event is being sponsored by the ACS and Flaget Memorial Hospital. Attention Unit Secretaries The
Outpatient Service Line is hosting an Appreciation Breakfast for all
unit secretaries at Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint
Joseph East. Outpatient Service Directories will be on display
to gain input from staff to better processes in ordering and scheduling
outpatient procedures/studies at discharge. The goal is to design a
directory that will both expedite the scheduling process as well as
make it user-friendly. Since each unit is extremely busy and can not
afford to allow staff to be away for an extended period, this breakfast
is designed to be a quick walk-through in-service on the outpatient
services that are offered at SJH and SJE. Drawings will be held for
prizes. Please attend! Saint
Joseph Hospital
Saint Joseph East Pediatric Assessment
Upcoming 'I Can Cope' Class The "I Can Cope" program, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, offers free classes for adults and family members affected by cancer. Patients, staff, family members and friends of Saint Joseph Health System may register for the free classes, which address a variety of topics relevant to the cancer experience with guest speakers on related topics. Classes are held from 1:00-2:30 p.m. in the 6th Floor Oncology Family Lounge at Saint Joseph Hospital. Pre-registration is required by calling Melanie at 859.260.8286. Upcoming classes are:
• Communicating Concerns and feelings - Thursday,
May 14 2nd Annual Karaoke Contest Registrations are being accepted for the 2nd Annual Karaoke Contest at Saint Joseph - London, to be held during the Hospital Week Picnic on Friday, May 15. Participants should be ready to perform starting at 11:00 a.m. that day. Get your act together (no pun intended) and register with Diana Lewis in Nursing Administration. “55 Alive” AARP Driver Safety Course On Saturday, May 16, an AARP (Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons) volunteer, Bob Geiger, will be teaching the “55 Alive” AARP Driver Safety Course. (This is a revised date; originally the course was to be held a week earlier.)
All are welcome at this safe driving refresher course, but drivers 50 and older may qualify for a discount on their auto insurance premiums once they complete the course. Class size is limited. To register, call Amy Taylor at 502.350.5570.
Relay For Life Activities in London
The Relay For Life event will be held at the Optimist Center on Friday, June 19. Please join us in our fight for a cure. If anyone is interested in participating on the Saint Joseph - London Team, please contact Candice Fox at 606.877.6133. Relay for Life Activities in Martin
Easter
Baskets
$385.00 The current fundraiser is the Emergency Department's Mother’s Day Basket Raffle; the winner will be drawn this Friday, May 8. Upcoming fundraisers include CHED/Pharmacy – Father’s Day Basket and Rural Health Clinics – One Night Get-Away! Remember, take a chance … it could be yours! Relay for Life will be held on Friday, June 12 at Archer Park. Please contact Mary Martin or Robin Bartrum to register as a team member. |
Saint
Joseph Health System is celebrating National Nurses'
Week! Today’s nurses make the ultimate sacrifice on a
daily basis to provide expert care during times of disaster
and crisis, while making a difference in the lives of their
patients and in the nursing community. Nurses are truly the
cornerstones of health care. To thank our nurses for the high-quality,
compassionate, faith-based nursing care they provide every day,
several events are planned throughout the system for our nurses.
Experienced
cosmetologists will teach cancer patients beauty tips to help minimize
the appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy or radiation. Good
makeup application and a wig or turban can greatly help to enhance your
appearance. When women look better, they experience renewed self-confidence
and self-esteem. It’s like a makeover for the spirit. 
Dr.
Peter Bernard, Chief of Staff for the University of Kentucky’s
Neonatal Transport Team, has agreed to provide an in-service detailing
the critical points to Pediatric Assessment. The program will be held
on Thursday, May 14 at
3 p.m. in the Board Room at Saint Joseph - Berea. Many
staff have already been scheduled to attend, however if you have not
been scheduled and are interested, please feel free to attend this informative
program.
55
Alive will be offered at the Flaget Immediate Care Clinic,
off KY 245 across from Buzick Lumber, from 10 a.m.-3
p.m. Participants must be sure to bring their drivers’ licenses
and their AARP cards, if they are members. The course will cost $12
for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Make checks payable to the
AARP.
PIE
IN THE FACE! How would you like to see one of
your co-workers get a pie in the face? On Thursday,
May 7, Flaget will celebrate CHI's 13th birthday
with cake and ice cream at 3:30 p.m. in the dining room in conjunction
with a pie throwing extravaganza! Here's how it works: There
will be five pies to be thrown, and there will be three contestants
for each pie. For a mere $1 per vote, you can vote on who you
would like to see get a pie in the face, and you could be chosen
to be the one throwing the pie! 
RELAY
KICK-OFF CEREMONY! The final Relay for Life
activity is the Relay kick-off ceremony and prayers at 9 a.m.
in the lobby on Friday, May 8.
The theme this year is "Garden of Hope." Join in listening
to speakers and praying for the many people whose lives have
been touched by cancer. Help us to plant the seeds of hope that
will make our Garden of Hope grow. 
The
East Laurel Yard Sale to
benefit Saint Joseph - London's Relay for Life team
is scheduled for Saturday, June 6.
Donations are appreciated and can be dropped off at the East Laurel
Center, or call 
Below
is a tally of how Saint Joseph - Martin employees
have supported the Relay for Life cause so far this year by participating
in fundraisers. |
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The CHI LEARN Learning Management System successfully began April 24 simultaneously across Kentucky! At that moment, “Learning Assignments” were automatically routed to each employee, based on title and role. The first assignment for all employees is the 2009 Ethics and Values at Work module. This national Corporate Responsibility Program (CRP) assignment is due by June 30. A large percentage of employees will also be assigned the CRP General HIPAA module to be completed also by June 30. Please focus initially on completing the modules due in June. To help everyone get started, a new LEARN Resource Center has been created on the Saint Joseph Heath System Web site at www.SaintJosephHealthSystem.org. Click “For Employees Only” and scroll down and select “LEARN Resource Center.” Log
on to LEARN: Inside CHI Homepage (http://home.catholichealth.net) Updated In-service Schedule for Blood Glucose Control Protocol In-services are being held house-wide at Saint Joseph Hospital for the new Blood Glucose Control Protocol and SQ insulin standing orders, per the following schedule. The in-service will last approximately 20-30 minutes. Attend any one in-service of choice at your convenience. Start date is Monday, May 11. Once this has gone house-wide at Saint Joseph Hospital, in-services will be scheduled for Saint Joseph East (mid-late May). If you would like in-services, other than the times and dates scheduled, please contact Dana Graves at 313.1282 or on pager 330.1309.
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Dear
Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling To the Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling Emergency Department: "I have been a patient at Mayo Clinic at Rochester and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. None [is] better than yours." To Tammy Mann, staff nurse on Med-Surg, at Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling: “Thank you so much for treating our mother with respect, compassion and gentleness during her extended stay in the hospital. Your thoughtfulness did not go unnoticed. Nurses are truly unsung HEROES! Thank you again.” |
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YMCA Black Achievers Selected for 2009
Saint Joseph selected Brenda Owsley (left), a med/surg clinical manager at Saint Joseph East, and Rosie Huynh (right), an administrative assistant at Saint Joseph Hospital, as this year's Black Achievers because they have demonstrated excellence in their particular field and a desire to empower the next generation of leadership. They were honored April 18 at the YMCA Black Achiever Banquet in Lexington. Saint Joseph has supported the YMCA Black Achievers program for many years. The program was initiated in 1971 by members of the Harlem YMCA. Their mission was to design a program to motivate black youth to set educational and career goals. To achieve these goals the Harlem YMCA created a meeting place to foster ongoing interaction between black youth and black men and women who have distinguished themselves in their respective professions. In 2004, the Lexington YMCA Black Achievers decided to take a proactive approach to addressing needs of Lexington’s growing Hispanic/Latino community. To that end, the Hispanic/Latino Taskforce was created to establish a framework for meeting the needs of the Hispanic/Latino community. Although the efforts to date have not resulted in large numbers of Hispanic/Latino students coming to the program, the YMCA will continue to spread the word and collaborate with various agencies in order to meet the needs of our community. Saint Joseph is proud to support our two adult Achievers for 2009, Brenda Owsley and Rosie Huynh. This commitment involves a tremendous commitment of time over the coming year (every other Saturday is given to working with the Youth Achievers).
(Left to Right): Tracey McFarland, a med-surg clinical educator at Saint Joseph Hospital; LaJava Chenault, director of med-surg/oncology; recipient Brenda Owsley, a med/surg clinical manager at Saint Joseph East; Dorothy Zimmerman, vice president of mission; recipient Rosie Huynh, an administrative assistant at Saint Joseph Hospital; and Dareni Lowe, unit manager of 4 med-surg at Saint Joseph East, attended the YMCA Black Achiever Banquet in Lexington.
Congratulations to Theresa Gordon, an R.N. in CCU at Saint Joseph Hospital, for being named a recent recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. A surprise celebration was held for Theresa and she received a certificate, a special Daisy Award pin and a hand-carved stone sculpture, titled "A Healer's Touch," created by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe, Africa. A banner proudly hangs in her unit announcing the honor and celebrating the nursing profession. Each week, inCommon will highlight one of the recent recipients. THERESA
GORDON, RN
Daisy Award winner Theresa Gordon (center) received a hand-carved stone sculpture, titled “A Healer’s Touch,” created by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe, Africa, during a surprise celebration thrown by co-workers and members of the executive team at SJH.
The Daisy Award is a national program that is currently in place at Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph - Berea, Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling and just recently at Saint Joseph - Martin and Flaget Memorial Hospital. The award recognizes registered nurses who provide a remarkable patient and family experience. To receive this honor, a recipient's nomination form must be filled with stories and examples of how the nurse has performed in extraordinary ways. To learn more or to nominate someone, visit www.SaintJosephNurses.org, or look for Daisy Award brochures and nomination boxes throughout your hospital. |
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Flaget Memorial Hospital's Baby Fair
Hailey Foster played a game with her mother, Krista Foster, at the annual Flaget Baby Fair April 25. About 200 parents and children attended the event, which was held at the Bardstown Baptist Church.
Little Elianna Bottom waited patiently while her mom and other parents learned about nutrition at a booth at the annual Flaget Baby Fair April 25. Derby Day at Flaget
Gloria Clark (left), surgery, and Lori Farley (right), oncology, enjoyed "Derby Day at Flaget" festivities on May 1 to help raise money for Relay for Life. During a hat contest, they both bid on their favorites and won!
Hilda Noel (left), HIM, and Sue Downs (right), vice president of patient services, showed off the creative, extravagant hats they won during the Derby Day hat contest at Flaget. With each vote for their favorite hat, employees helped to raise funds for Relay for Life.
Rick Vancise, director of outpatient services/MOB, and Renee Abel (right), hospitalist, monitored the votes during the Derby Day hat contest at Flaget.
Mary Ann Schentrup (left), director of Lab, and Cindy Lyvers (right), accounting, joined the "Derby Day at Flaget" festivities including horse race raffles, a Derby hat contest and Derby pie treats and mint julep smoothies.
Chrism Mass at Christ the King
(Left to Right) Jeannie Elder, an R.N. at Saint Joseph East; Katie Heckman, community relations manager at Saint Joseph - Berea; Pat Reffit, interim director of case management at Saint Joseph Hospital; Sr. Laura Hardage, a chaplain at Saint Joseph Hospital; Dorothy Zimmerman, vice president of mission integration and regional director of patient access & business office; Judy Parsons, director of pastoral care and a chaplain at Saint Joseph - Martin; and Judy Donohue, a chaplain at Saint Joseph East, attended the Chrism Mass April 4 at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Lexington.
Each year, Bishop Ronald Gainer of Lexington blesses the oils used for the Sacraments. The three categories of oils are Sacred Chrism (Ordination, Confirmation, Baptism), Oil of the Catechumens (used for those entering the Church) and Oil of the Sick (used to Anoint the Sick). Dorothy Zimmerman, vice president of mission (center), represented our Health Care ministry as she brought up the Oil of the Sick for the Blessing in the Offertory.
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