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Introducing
Our New Tuition Reimbursement Administrator—
Why Your Spending Account?
• Complete and submit claims and pre-approvals;
How do I access Your Spending Account?
When should I start using Your Spending Account? Who
do I contact if I have questions? Employee Climate Assessment Results Saint Joseph Health System exceeded every expectation that was set for the survey this year— every facility had greater than 95% participation and five facilities reached 100% participation! Here
are the results: Thank you for your participation in the survey. Congratulations to the various prize drawing winners throughout the system. The winners of the system-wide challenges will be announced in the upcoming weeks!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the reader reward challenge in the May/June issue of Common Thread, Saint Joseph Health System’s employee magazine. Congratulations to the three lucky winners who will each receive a $75 Visa gift card!
Visit www.SaintJosephCommonThread.org to read past issues of the magazine and to submit your story ideas. Look for the next reader reward challenge in the July/August issue. Represent SJHS in a 'Bike Trek to Shakertown'
Team up and support the cause! Contact Stephanie Nelson at 859.967.5637 if you would like to be a team captain or are interested in joining the team. PACS
Upgrade Coming June 29! All Saint Joseph Health System facilities, with the exception of Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling, should be aware of the PACS upgrade coming June 29. Please help spread the word to your physicians.
• Faster loading studies For more information, contact Tracey Eades, PACS Administrator, at 859.321.3339 or Lisa Davis at 859.313.4465. View STAR Order Status in PowerChart Beginning Monday, June 8, employees and physicians of Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East, Continuing Care Hospital and Saint Joseph - Jessamine will be able to view the status of their lab and radiology orders in the Cerner System. An Order Status Interface will allow the information to be transported from STAR into Cerner PowerChart and Firstnet. Simply select the "PowerOrders Tab" to "View Order Status"! If you have any questions, contact Clinical Informatics at 859.313.4776. New
Prayer Ministry Saint Joseph Health System encourages employees to bring their spirituality into the work place. A new opportunity to do just that is the formation of a prayer ministry team at Saint Joseph Hospital. A dedicated voice mail box (7729 – PRAY) has been established for patients, families, and employees to leave prayer requests. Employees who would like to pray daily over these needs as well as requests written in the chapel prayer book are needed. If you have a desire to pray daily for the needs of Saint Joseph Hospital, please contact Trudy Paynter at 859.313.1781.
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Effective
June 22, 2009, Catholic
Health Initiative’s Tuition Reimbursement will be administered
through the same partner that administers your health care and dependent
care spending accounts—Your Spending Account™. In addition
to offering improved customer service, "Your Spending Account"
will provide a streamlined and more effective way to manage your tuition
reimbursement claims.
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Get Healthy Berea Community Event
Saint Joseph - Berea, in partnership with the Saint Joseph - Berea Foundation, is presenting the "Get Healthy Berea” community event; all proceeds will benefit the Patient and Family Assistance Fund. Visit www.SaintJosephBerea.org for more details. Motorcycle
Ride in Berea for 'Relay for Life' On Saturday, June 6, you are invited to rev up your bike and meet in the Saint Joseph - Berea lower parking lot for a ride. The group will leave at 1:00 p.m. for Cumberland Falls State Park. The cost is a donation of $10 per bike. All money will support Relay for Life. For questions contact Mary Durham at 859.986.1336 or Patty Sturt at 913.3131. Other 'Relay for Life' Fundraisers at Saint Joseph - Berea: Blue Jean Fridays – Through June 12, you may wear blue jeans each Friday for a $2.00 donation. A Relay Team member will come around each Friday to collect your donation. Relay Parking Space – From now until June 17, you may buy a chance to win a parking space at the top of the parking lot for one week. Each chance is $1.00. A team member will be selling these chances. The winner will be announced on June 17. “Relay Wall” – There is a “Relay Wall” located on the 1st floor by the Boardroom. For a $1.00 donation, you may purchase a luminary form “in honor” or “in memory” of someone who has battled or is battling cancer. Relay for Life is Friday evening, June 19 at Church on the Rock. Call Lisa Van Winkle, 859.986.6557, if you want to join the cause. Rescheduled Hospital Week at Saint Joseph - Martin Due
to the recent flood, Saint Joseph - Martin has rescheduled
Hospital Week for June 8-12.
Employees can dress according to the Disney theme of each day next week,
and an employee picnic and ice cream socials are planned. Monday,
June 8: “Cars” (You can wear your NASCAR
shirt.) Tuesday, June 9: “Pirates of the Caribbean” Wednesday, June 10: Disney Picnic – Dress as your favorite Disney character and enjoy cotton candy and other good treats! Stop by the former Martin Clinic parking lot from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Don’t forget the Disney fashion contest at 12:00 noon!
Friday, June 12: “High School Musical” Listen for the trivia contest in the Daily Line-Up! Max & Erma's Fundraiser to Support American Diabetes Association Max & Erma's (Beaumont Centre, Lexington) is hosting an American Diabetes Association fundraiser on Tuesday, June 9. Present the following coupon to your server any time on this date & the Bluegrass ADA will receive 20% of your sales.
Blood
Drive at Saint Joseph - Martin Saint Joseph - Martin's next blood drive is Thursday, June 11. The Blood Center will set up their van in front of the main hospital entrance. All donors who give blood between Memorial Day and Labor Day will be entered into a drawing for a 2010 Toyota Camry. The sign-in sheet is posted at the time clock. A photo ID is required to donate. 'Relay for Life' Bake Sale at Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling Saint
Joseph - Mount Sterling is holding its final Bake Sale for
the 2009 Relay for Life Fundraiser on Friday,
June 12. Please consider bringing food items for the
sale. And stop by to bid on raffle items and buy some treats! Thanks
for supporting Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling's fight
against cancer. Saint Joseph - Martin's 'Relay for Life' Fundraisers Relay for Life will be held Friday, June 12 at Archer Park. Please contact Mary Martin or Robin Bartrum if you want to join the Relay for Life team. Don’t forget to buy your tickets at registration for Med/Surg’s "Fun in the Sun." It is loaded with great items! Also, see a member of the Rural Health Clinics to purchase a chance for a One Night Get-Away! Take a chance. You can’t win if you don’t buy a ticket! Saint Joseph - London's 'Relay for Life' Fundraisers
Run for the Health of It Flaget Memorial Hospital is a sponsor of the upcoming Run for the Health of It, a 5K Run/Walk hosted by the Nelson County Community Clinic. Flaget Memorial Hospital supports the Nelson County Community Clinic, providing financial assistance, supplies and advanced diagnostic tests. The clinic’s mission is to provide free medical, pharmaceutical and dental services to people who are working but are uninsured and underinsured.
Visit www.Flaget.com to download the registration form. For more information, please contact Suzanne Gude at 502.507.7799 or s.gude@louisville.edu. Donate
Basket Items for ‘Relay for Life’ Fundraiser
You can also join the team and walk. NURSES: THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO ADVANCE ON THE CLINICAL LADDER! The Relay event is June 26 & 27 at Lexington Christian Academy. |
Thursday,
June 11: “101 Dalmatians” (Polka dots will
do.) 
The
American Cancer Society Relay For Life is right around the corner.
Saint Joseph - London's team will be walking the track at the
Optimist Club on Friday evening, June
19. There will be food, games, prizes
and fun for everyone. If you have not purchased your Paint the Town
Purple ribbons or luminaries, or would like more information about this
worthwhile event, contact 
Saint
Joseph Hospital's 6th Floor Oncology and the Physical Therapy
Department have partnered together for the American Cancer Society’s
Relay for Life walk. Would you like to donate a basket or items to place
in a basket for a fundraiser drawing that will take place June
24, 25, 26 & 27? Call Kerry Wood in PT (x1792) or
Carrie Barnett on 6th floor (x4660). |
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Flaget Memorial Hospital is offering three different classes in June for individuals with diabetes. Classes are held at Flaget Immediate Care Clinic (across Hwy 245 from Buzick Lumber) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. each day. Classes are free and open to the public. To register, call Melissa Conder at 1.800.280.1601, ext. 1035. •
Behavior Change, Goal Setting, Diabetes Overview, Complications - Monday,
June 8 Weight Watchers is Offering a Summer Savings! Saint Joseph - Martin's next Weight Watchers series will begin Tuesday, July 7. Members can join for nine weeks for $99.00! And payment can be made in 2 parts - $49.50/each! Plan to attend the Open House meeting on June 30, enroll and pay then, and start the next week. There is a 15-member minimum for the class. Free Blood Sugar Screenings in Bardstown A registered nurse will perform free blood sugar screenings Tuesday, June 16 from 8:30–9:30 a.m. at the Flaget Health Connection, 111 N. Third in Bardstown. The entrance is to the rear of the building. Call 502.348.7010 with any questions.
The Arthritis Foundation is hosting a new Tai Chi class at the Saint Joseph Healthy Living Center. Classes will be held Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. and Thursdays from 11 a.m.- 12 noon at the Beaumont YMCA in Lexington. The cost for a five-week class is $40 to participants, and $35 for Saint Joseph employees. Classes start June 24 & 25. Contact Linda Frank (instructor) at 502.487.0290 or the Arthritis Foundation at 859.273.0100 for any questions concerning the class. Payment is either by check or cash. Checks are made out to Linda Frank. The Saint Joseph Healthy Living Center can be reached at 859.219.0530. |
Diabetes
Self-Management Course
Tai
Chi Class in Lexington |
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To the Maternity Nurses at Saint Joseph - London
“My wife recently delivered our son at Saint Joseph - London and just wanted to let the hospital administration know they have an excellent OB department. The nurses and all the aides were excellent. I don't remember all the nurses' names while we were there, except for Tammy Flannery and Causetta. You should be extremely proud of them. They are top notch. Every need we had was met and very fast. I work at another facility in the area and your OB department is second to none. They were very busy the evening we were admitted, but they met our every need. They should be commended. Just wanted to let them know they are the best!” |
Letter
From a Patient’s Family: |
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Saint Joseph – Berea Awards 'Heart of Saint Joseph' to Betty Durham
Betty Durham was surprised at a recent Daily Line-Up meeting with the presentation of the Heart of Saint Joseph Award. Betty, who works in nursing administration at Saint Joseph - Berea, is pictured above with VP of Patient Care/Chief Nursing Officer Pat Patton (left) and President Greg Gerard (right). Betty was nominated by her “sister” Mary Durham of Hospitality Services. Mary wrote that Betty personifies our CORE Values in the following ways: REVERENCE: Betty has worked with this hospital for 20 years. She has special relationships with many of us. She reflects a positive attitude in her job and the people she works with. INTEGRITY: Betty works hard at her job because she wants the best for this hospital. Betty will help others with special projects in nursing and other departments when needed and never complain about it. COMPASSION: I have worked with Betty on many projects. She pays attention to every little detail. She wants everyone to feel special. Betty has a great family but I know she thinks of the hospital employees as her family, also. EXCELLENCE: Betty has her own private library that she shares with others. Betty will help other employees get help when needed. She is just a great person all around and I’m proud to call her “Sis.” Photo below: Dr. David Greene and Betty Durham
'Ambassadors of Caring' Named at Saint Joseph - London Twenty-two patient care providers at Saint Joseph - London recently were nominated by their colleagues as “Ambassadors of Caring.” These ambassadors are employees who best exemplify the skills, attitudes, compassion and philosophies of nursing. Each year, departments nominate one patient care employee for this honor. A reception celebrating the 2009 ambassadors was held May 7.
Ambassadors
of Caring Celebration Back Row (standing): Peggy Green (vice president of patient care services), Jamie Trett, Kacy Thomas, Candice Fox, Tammy Sizemore, Leena Napier and Diane Gray
Quality Award for Pneumonia Care at Saint Joseph - Martin Jenny Twiss, RN, received the Quality Award for Core Measures for Pneumonia Care at Saint Joseph - Martin. Criteria for the award included an oxygenation assessment and documentation (i.e., pulse oximetry); pneumococcal and influenza vaccine status verified, documented and vaccine given if needed or documentation of patient refusal; blood cultures obtained before antibiotics are given; and initial antibiotic administered within six hours of arrival to the hospital and initial antibiotic selection appropriate. Jenny's charts were the most complete in the emergency department. This demonstrates the high quality of nursing care provided to Saint Joseph - Martin's patients.
Nurse manager Carla Hayes (left) presented ER nurse Jenny Twiss (right) with her gift. Daisy
Award Winner Congratulations to Sylvia Eversole, R.N., 3 East Telemetry, at Saint Joseph Hospital, for being named a recent recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. A surprise celebration was held for Sylvia 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. SYLVIA
EVERSOLE, RN
Daisy Award winner Sylvia Eversole (front left, holding award) was honored during a surprise celebration thrown by co-workers and members of the executive team at SJH.
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The
Heart of Saint Joseph Award is currently in place at Saint Joseph Hospital,
Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph - Berea and Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling.
If you would like to nominate a fellow employee for the Heart of Saint
Joseph Award, please go to 
“My
husband and I would like to nominate Sylvia Eversole for the
Daisy Award. I think we are in a unique position to nominate
Sylvia since we have been at Saint Joseph since December 1 and
Sylvia has been our nurse during this stay. I say OUR nurse
because she has cared for me as well as my husband during his
stay in the cardiac unit. Yesterday, we were transferred to
Continuing Care. |
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Community Health Fair in Jessamine The Saint Joseph - Jessamine RJ Corman Ambulatory Care Center (SJJ) partnered with Jessamine Christian Church to host a free community health fair on Saturday, May 30. The fair offered health screenings and educational resources, and medical professionals spoke on various healthy living topics. Local EMS brought the Fire Safety House and performed car seat safety checks. In between awareness opportunities, parents let their children bounce on the “moonwalk” and enjoy snow cones, cotton candy and face painting. All events occurred on the SJJ campus in Nicholasville.
Aside from car seat safety checks and teaching about fire safety, local EMS gave out balloons, snow cones and cotton candy. They also held drawings for life jackets, bicycles and scooters.
Saint Joseph - Jessamine patient access employee Jaime Caudill showed her girls the inside of a fire truck.
Local EMS also helped out with face painting.
Chris Bowe (left), administrator of Saint Joseph - Jessamine; Stacie Back, operations manager; and Dan Andrews, unit manager of the emergency department.
Saint Joseph - Jessamine patient access employee Kathy Combs and her son enjoyed a day at the fair.
Saint Joseph - Jessamine radiology employee BJ Preston brought her whole family to the fair, including her daughter pictured above.
Saint Joseph benefactor RJ Corman attended the fair.
Billi Benson, who works at the Center for Weight Loss Surgery at Saint Joseph East, attended the fair at Saint Joseph - Jessamine, with little one in tote.
Marilyn Swinford, director of emergency services, also enjoyed the community health fair at Saint Joseph - Jessamine.
Chris Mays, CNO/COO, and Dan Andrews, unit manager of the emergency department at Saint Joseph - Jessamine smiled for the camera. |
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