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Volume 2, Issue 1 - January 12, 2009 |
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Saint Joseph - Jessamine Brings Care Closer to Home On January 2, Jessamine County's long wait for a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week emergency care facility was over when Saint Joseph - Jessamine RJ Corman Ambulatory Care Center proudly opened its doors to the public, marking a milestone for the community.
Country music star Eddie Montgomery, left, President Ken Haynes, SJHS Board Member Miller Hoffman, SJHS CEO Gene Woods, RJ Corman, Secretary Janie Miller (Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services) and Administrator Chris Bowe enthusiastically prepared to cut the ribbon during the grand opening ceremony. In late December, several hundred people took a sneak peek at the new facility during an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Staff members provided guided tours through the 60,000-square-foot facility which not only features superior emergency services, but diagnostic imaging, laboratory services and offices for physicians and staff. Community members commented on the well-planned layout and design of the facility and their newfound peace of mind with having it so close to home. During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Saint Joseph benefactor RJ Corman, of RJ Corman Railroad Group, shared a striking statistic of the need for such a medical facility in Jessamine County. He said there are 26 stop lights between Saint Joseph - Jessamine in Nicholasville and Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington— a long drive if you need immediate medical care, but the former route for many Jessamine County residents. At the grand opening, Saint Joseph Health System CEO Gene Woods thanked the community leaders of Jessamine County who supported the development of the ambulatory care center, including Mayor Russ Meyer and Jessamine County Judge-Executive Neal Cassity. Also sharing their enthusiasm for a new beginning of medical care for Jessamine County were Chris Bowe, the administrator of Saint Joseph - Jessamine, Ken Haynes, president, and Secretary Janie Miller with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Nicholasville native Eddie Montgomery, of the country music group Montgomery Gentry, also shared in the grand opening celebration, which was attended by Jessamine County residents, community leaders and health care professionals. Saint Joseph - Jessamine is located at 1250 Keene Road in Nicholasville, at the corner of US 27 and Route 169 on the Nicholasville bypass. The general information number is 859.887.4100. View pictures of Saint Joseph - Jessamine's grand opening celebration! (Click here or scroll to "A Look Back")
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Congratulations to the Jessamine Implementation Project Team Congratulations
to the Jessamine Implementation Project Team for excellent preparations
of software applications, computer equipment and networking. The team
and ITS experts worked collaboratively to configure and build the systems.
Testing was extensive and comprehensive, with final testing occurring
at Saint Joseph - Jessamine to validate printing, data flow and work
flows.
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As you are aware, Saint Joseph Health System placed
three major construction projects (Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph -
London and Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling) on hold in late November.
This decision was made after CHI completed an analysis of the current
construction projects across the national system, and an evaluation
of the current national economic situation, combined with CHI’s
budget performance year-to-date. The renovation at Saint Joseph Hospital,
and the completion and opening of Saint Joseph - Jessamine continued
as scheduled. Don't Forget to Provide Consent for Online W-2s
Town Hall Meetings in Lexington All employees and volunteers at Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph - Jessamine are invited and strongly encouraged to attend the upcoming Town Hall meetings to hear the latest news from President Ken Haynes, including an update on financial performance, expansion and renovation projects, and new ventures. Bring your questions– a Q & A will follow. Upcoming Town Hall meetings are scheduled for the following times (each meeting will last approximately 45-60 minutes):
Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East will be conducting an employee satisfaction mini-survey from January 19 to January 30, 2009. The goal is to achieve 85% participation from employees. The surveys are Internet-based and completely anonymous. Employees are encouraged to be honest and forthcoming with their feedback. Read below to find out which survey you will need to complete. Beginning January 19: If you work at Saint Joseph Hospital, you can take the survey at: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228KXRVWGLR If
you work at Saint Joseph East, you can take the survey
at: If you work in the following areas, you will complete a unique survey:
You also will be able to access these links from the Intranet home page beginning January 19. Locating Vascular Ultrasound Reports in PowerChart— Lexington
As of January 1, 2009, all vascular ultrasound reports are in the same
location in PowerChart. Results for vascular ultrasound are in the Vascular
Diagnostics folder under the “Diagnostic Images – Scanned”
section in PowerChart. Electronic reports finalized in the CPACS (McKesson
system) prior to 1 p.m. December 31, 2008 will still be found in the
“Cardiac” folder under “Echo Stress.” If an
addendum is made after 1 p.m. on December 31 the document will go to
the Vascular Diagnostics folder regardless of the original location.
A birthday breakfast and pizza party for Saint Joseph Hospital employees with birthdays in December and January will be held on Tues., January 13. The breakfast is 7-8:30 a.m. and the pizza meal is 5-6:30 p.m. in Café B. A prize drawing will be held. Endoscopy Location in Lexington Saint Joseph East Endoscopy is now located on the 4th floor of the MOB (160 Building at Saint Joseph East Office Park). When you get off the elevator, turn left and you will reach the department. Saint
Joseph - Berea stores gently-used clothing to give to patients
in need of something to wear home from the hospital. Extra items are
currently needed, as identified by the med/surg team: Relay Team Forming in Berea
Saint Joseph
- Berea's Relay for Life team is now forming. This year’s
theme is “Paint the Town Purple.” Team leaders would like
to pull the team together by the end of January so plans and fundraising
can begin. Anyone interested in joining this worthwhile team or who
would like more information may contact Lisa VanWinkle in the Lab at
859.986.6557 or at home at 606.965.2272 or Teresa
King on her cell at 859.582.6926. The 2009 Relay for Life 'Jeans Friday' in Mount Sterling "Jeans Friday” to support Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling's Relay for Life team continues! For $5, non-clinical staff can now purchase a Relay support sticker that permits jeans being worn each Friday. Please see Lynn Lockridge or call her at 859.497.7749. Celebrating Patient Satisfaction in Martin Employees at Saint Joseph - Martin are invited to the ACR on Fri., January 16 at 3:00 p.m. for a cake and punch celebration of the hospital's patient satisfaction scores. Nominations Due for Waneta Newsome Award in Martin Nominations are in progress for the Waneta Newsome Employee Award at Saint Joseph - Martin. The last day to submit your nomination is Fri., January 16. You may request a form from your manager or pick one up in the Dining Room or the Nurses’ Report Room. |
Construction
Projects Restart
Beginning
late January 2009, your 2008 and all future
W-2s will be available online. To receive your W-2 online, go to the
My Pay tab of HR/Payroll Connection, and click the link from the W-2
box on the lower right side. You will need to give consent to receive
your W-2 online. Once you provide consent, your W-2 will no longer be
mailed to your home. It will be possible to print your W-2. If you do
not provide consent before Jan. 19, 2009, you will receive a copy of
your W-2 in the mail and view your W-2 online in late January. This
applies to all hospitals except Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling.
Birthday
Breakfast/Pizza Party 
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Saint Joseph - Jessamine's Grand Opening Celebration
A nighttime view of Saint Joseph - Jessamine in Nicholasville.
Several hundred people took a sneak peek at the new facility during an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony in late December.
Community members commented on their newfound peace of mind with having an ambulatory care center so close to home.
Staff members provided guided tours through the 60,000-square-foot facility which features emergency services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services and offices for physicians and staff. Above is pharmacist/tour guide Kimberly Hood.
Laboratory MTs at Saint Joseph - Jessamine, from left to right, Hermie Veneracion (supervisor), James Hensley, Ella Spears, Pamela Feger, Pamela Atwell, Tammy Jones and Kimberly Williams, showed visitors their new space during the open house.
Saint Joseph - Jessamine CT Techs Zoya Brutsky and Joey Lee demonstrated the CT scan technology with Josh Fightmaster, an employee at Saint Joseph Hospital who will help at the new facility on occasion.
Visitors toured the emergency department at Saint Joseph - Jessamine and were impressed with its well-planned layout and effective design.
A visitor entered one of the 14 patient bays in the emergency department.
Dr. Barry Parsley, left, and Dr. Jack Geren, both of Keightley & Parsley, spoke with members of the community at the open house. Their emergency medicine group is providing coverage for Saint Joseph - Jessamine in addition to Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph - Berea.
Kathryn Hansen provided open house guests with information about the Saint Joseph Sleep Wellness Center during a health fair held in the facility's dedicated community space for health education and events.
Dorene Graves, Sherri Napier and Roslyn Graves attended the open house, specifically to check out the radiology department. Both Dorene and Roslyn work in radiology at Saint Joseph Hospital and Sherri is the clinical supervisor of the Saint Joseph Radiography Program. Several of her graduates now work at Saint Joseph - Jessamine.
BJ Preston, a CT Tech at Saint Joseph - Jessamine, brought two of her children to the open house celebration, which was held just before Christmas.
Marilyn Swinford, right, director of emergency services for SJJ/SJH/SJE, visited with her best friend Mary Beth Peddicord, her husband Tony and their son Michael at the open house.
President Ken Haynes chatted with local community members during the open house.
The Saint Joseph - Jessamine facility was built with the environment in mind. Among its many green aspects is its lighting features. The indirect lighting in the two entrance lobby areas utilizes fluorescent lighting that is energy efficient and coupled with the clear story glass windows allows for natural day lighting to fill the area.
Bill Pabian, center, director of plant operations, chatted with a Lexington architect who was curious about construction details of Saint Joseph - Jessamine. Behind them is a piece of stained glass from the chapel that was at Russell Hall at Nazareth. The building was recently demolished and Saint Joseph received several of the window panes for use in new construction.
Guests enjoyed refreshments and Christmas treats at the open house.
Country music star and Nicholasville native Eddie Montgomery, of Montgomery Gentry, attended the grand opening celebration of Saint Joseph - Jessamine. He's pictured above with Saint Joseph benefactor RJ Corman, right.
Chris Bowe, administrator of Saint Joseph - Jessamine, visited with his mother-in-law at the grand opening of the new ambulatory care center.
Dan Andrews, center, unit manager of the emergency department at Saint Joseph - Jessamine, met Chris Bowe's wife and other members of his family during the grand opening celebration.
Miniature emergency kits were given out during the public open house. |
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