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Volume 4, Issue 23 - June 10, 2011 |
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SJMS Prepares to Move Hospital One Patient at a Time After more than a year of training, planning and preparation, the staff of Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling (SJMS) is preparing for the patient transfer to the brand new hospital. At 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 16, staff members will begin moving patients one-by-one from the existing downtown hospital to the new replacement facility located off I-64 at Exit 110. Both hospitals will remain operational during the entire move to provide seamless and uninterrupted patient care. Patients will be transferred by ambulance (at no cost to them). The process is timed so that patients will leave the emergency department at the existing facility every three minutes and the entire patient transfer should be completed within just a few hours. The emergency department will be the last area to transfer; remaining patients will be treated on-site and admitted patients will be transferred to the new facility. The new hospital is already stocked with necessary supplies and equipment. Items that could be moved ahead of time are in place along with new technology across the hospital. Non-patient care and administrative offices began moving this week. With support from Montgomery County Ambulance, patients will travel down Winn Street, The By-Pass and Maysville Road to reach the new hospital. Saint Joseph – Mount Sterling has worked with local and state police for assistance with navigating through traffic, as well as the local health department. Plans for the existing facility on 50 Sterling Avenue are being discussed by Saint Joseph Health System’s executive team. To learn more about the new hospital, visit www.SaintJosephMountSterling.org.
On June 1 SJHS Board Chair Mike Fiechter, SJHS Interim CEO Bruce Klockars and SJMS Interim President Greg Gerard (left to right, holding scissors) led the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new SJMS facility. |
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Habitat for Humanity 'Good Health Build' Saint Joseph Health System is participating in a community service project with Habitat for Humanity to provide a home for a single mother of three who works in environmental services at a local hospital. Details: • The Building Site is 2089 Polk Lane, Lexington, KY 40511 If you are interested in volunteering for this project and/or if you have any questions, please contact Beth Monroe, 859.313.1271, or Marlene Riggle, 859.313.1602, at Saint Joseph Hospital or Amy McIntosh, 859.967.5750, at Saint Joseph East by Thursday, June 16. You may also be able to sign up via a sign-up sheet in your department (Lexington). Please note that YOU WILL BE SIGNING UP FOR THE ENTIRE DAY as safety training is generally done only in the morning. You may also be interested in visiting www.lexhabitat.org/documents.htm. Joplin Tornado and Pierre Flooding Relief Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) is committed to helping ministry colleagues affected by the tornado devastation in Joplin, MO, and the flooding taking place in Pierre, SD. Nine CHI employees who live in the Joplin area are safe, although some of them experienced damage to their homes and property. Some employees and physicians who work at St. Mary’s Healthcare in Pierre have evacuated their homes as flood waters continue CHI is making two contributions. One contribution to the CHI Employee Financial Assistance Fund will be designated for employees who have been devastated by these natural disasters. Another contribution will help St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin and its employees. Here’s how you can help:
To make a contribution directly to the Mercy Health System located in Joplin:
Merger Update: Cerner Chosen as Clinical Information System The Oversight Committee unanimously agreed to proceed with Cerner Corp. as the provider of the clinical information technology platform and McKesson for the revenue cycle information technology platform for the new organization. Cerner’s product will serve as the organization-wide platform for all clinical applications, including electronic medical records. Through an intensive, four-month process, the IT Work Thread Team assessed multiple options for an organization-wide clinical IT platform. When the leading options were thoroughly evaluated and compared on four main criteria – alignment with the new organization’s vision and objectives, suitability for care delivery, teaching and research, cost and time to implement – Cerner emerged as the top choice. Clinician leaders from the three partners provided their input to the selection process and will be fully involved in the development process as well. Watch for information soon regarding a potential merger between Saint Joseph Health System, Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare and University of Louisville Hospital. Please continue to read additional updates in Partnership Progress, the biweekly newsletter regarding the network. You may also find more information at http://news.sjhlex.org, or www.partnershipprogress.org. Project GreenPrint is Now at SJMS Project GreenPrint began at Project GreenPrint Training
Classroom training is being provided:
Training Questions, Service Requests and Technical Assistance Reference guides are located on the Project GreenPrint page on Inside CHI. If you have a service request or if you need technical assistance with your printer, copier, scanner, fax machine or multifunctional device, please call the ITS Help Desk at 866.236.0441. Daycare Openings in Lexington The Saint Joseph Children's Center, located across the street from Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, currently has openings in the ones, threes and pre-school classrooms. The center is open Monday-Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and serves all employees of Saint Joseph Health System. Based on a recent survey comparing rates among day care centers in the Lexington area, Saint Joseph Children's Center offers one of the lowest membership rates. Employees not only benefit from the low rates, but the high-quality care that is synonymous with Saint Joseph Health System. Interested employees should contact Brinley Curtis, manager, at 859.254.7313 for more information or to make an appointment to tour the center.
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Fayette County Relay for Life Starts this Evening! Please come out to raise cancer awareness, to honor or remember a loved one, to join your community in celebrating cancer survivorship and to “cheer on” your Saint Joseph Cancer Center Team! The event starts TODAY, June 10 beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at Noon TOMORROW, June 11 at Lexington Christian Academy (450 West Reynolds Road). · 65 TEAMS Foundation Golf Tournaments These tournaments offer a great day of golf and fellowship. Participants also enjoy food, giveaways and prizes. Proceeds benefit the mission and outreach programs of the tournament's respective Foundation. 22nd Annual Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament 10th Annual Saint Joseph – Mount Sterling 3rd Annual Saint Joseph - London Foundation Golf Tournament |
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Employee & Spouse Health Screenings $200 Incentive Employees and spouses are invited to participate in a free health screening (spouses must be covered under your employee medical plan). The screenings are part of CHI Healthy Spirit, and participation is one requirement that employees can complete to qualify for a $200 reduction in their medical plan contributions during 2012. Although the incentive is only available for those on our health plan, all employees may participate in the screenings. Screening Dates: Saint Joseph Hospital: June 22 & 23 Saint Joseph East: June 13, 14, 27 & 28 Saint Joseph - London: July 5, 6, 8 & 15 Saint Joseph - Berea: July 19 & 27 Pinnacle Building (Lexington): July 25 (SJJ, SJM, SJMS and FMH have completed their screenings.)
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LEARN MODULES & MANDATORY TRAINING Upcoming LEARN Assignments Check your LEARN account regularly for your assignments, so you are not past due on mandatory training! Modules that are currently assigned are:
All assignments are mandatory unless marked optional.
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Daisy Award Winners Congratulations to recent recipients of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses throughout Saint Joseph Health System. View their celebration photos and read comments from their nomination forms below. Daisy Award Winners-Third Quarter, Fiscal Year 2011: Carol Bentley
Carol Bentley, LPN, Med/Surg, Saint Joseph - Martin "Carol is an excellent nurse. She always has compassion and goes above and beyond for her patients, family and co-workers. She is a great educator and patient advocate." Bethany Bolone
Bethany Bolone, RN, ED, Saint Joseph - Jessamine "Bethany is a remarkable ED nurse. I enjoy working with her on a daily basis. She is a great team player, who I know I can depend on. Bethany goes out of her way to demonstrate compassionate care to her patients and family members. An example of that would be when she had to care for a 3-month-old that was coding in the ED. Unfortunately the baby did not survive, so it was a difficult time for both the family and the ED staff. It is every parent’s worst nightmare and it really hit close to home for Bethany; however she remained calm and focused when she was with the parents. Bethany tried to comfort them in the best way she knew how, and made sure the family had everything they needed. Sometimes it is the little things that make such a difference to others. Bethany is a wonderful example of a skilled, compassionate nurse who makes a difference in the lives of her patients and fellow co-workers everyday." Wilma Partin
Wilma Partin, RN, Outpatient Surgery, Saint Joseph - London "Today I listened from a distance as Wilma was assessing a patient. She always greets them with a kind and enthusiastic voice, but today she went a little further. When she asked the patient about the medications she takes at home, the patient's husband, very humbly and in a soft voice, answered her by saying he had been unable to afford to buy his wife's blood pressure medication and that he wouldn't get paid again until Friday. Wilma listened intently and finished her questions, but while she left the room she had tears in her eyes. A very short time later, I saw Wilma return to the patient's room and give the husband some money. The gentleman didn't want to take the money, but Wilma told him God had blessed her in many ways and she wanted to pass some of that blessing on. (Unknowingly there would be more problems to come this patient's way in just a few moments.) Later in the day the patient, who is only 45-years-old, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Wilma is truly a servant to God and through his hands touches her patient's lives daily; but today she touched another life, mine. We are truly blessed at Saint Joseph - London to have Wilma on our staff." Summer Price
Summer Price, RN, ED, Saint Joseph - Berea "Summer was very kind and gentle with my 10-year-old daughter. A good bedside manner in hospitals and doctor’s offices have all but disappeared, but Summer was sweet and my daughter commented to me that she liked her. She treated my daughter like a patient, not a number. We need more nurses like her in the medical system in this country. I appreciate her compassion tremendously and so does my daughter." Mary Ralph
Mary Ralph, RN, Wound Care, Saint Joseph Hospital "I had a four-month experience with a baseball-sized wound in my leg. I was very nervous and Mary always seemed to try to comfort me. She called me at home to check on me and was always available when needed. She was always kind, considerate and passionate about my needs and the need of others! A truly wonderful nurse to have A++++!" William Randolph
William Randolph, RN, Med/Surg, Saint Joseph East "My mother underwent a total knee replacement, Will was our overnight nurse during the first night. I am not sure what we would have done without him. My Mom’s blood pressure was extremely low, low urine output, and she was confused. All through the night William was constantly checking on us and was very proactive in her care. Due to his compassion and knowledge, both my mom and I knew we were in skilled hands. He was our guardian Angel that night!" Laurie Talbott
Laurie Talbott, RN, Flaget Birth Center, Flaget Memorial Hospital "Laurie is a true team leader, she is always there to lend a hand, offer advice, and stand up for what is right. Laurie is a wonderful teacher and mentor each day. She exemplifies compassion, integrity and excellence in everything she does. I am very happy to work on her team." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the Daisy Award: The award is part of the Daisy Foundation’s national program to recognize the super-human efforts of nurses, and is in place throughout Saint Joseph Health System. Honorees receive a certificate of commendation, a Daisy Award pin, and a sculpture hand-carved by the Shona Tribe in Africa titled “A Healer’s Touch.” In addition, the nurse’s unit is treated to cinnamon buns. How to Nominate a Nurse: You can complete and submit your nomination form for a deserving registered nurse online at www.SaintJosephNurses.org, or look for the Daisy Award brochures and nomination boxes throughout the hospitals. |
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Introducing the New Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling On June 1 Saint Joseph Health System (SJHS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new
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