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Volume 3, Issue 2 - January 15, 2010 |
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Saint Joseph - Berea Wins Three Awards! Saint Joseph - Berea walked away with three awards at the annual Berea Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet December 8. Greg Gerard, president of Saint Joseph - Berea, won the Health Care Professional of the Year Award and Saint Joseph - Berea won the Business of the Year Award and received one of three Corporate Partner Awards presented that evening to area businesses. These awards reflect the many community events and sponsorships by Saint Joseph - Berea, as well as Saint Joseph - Berea's commitment to improving the health of its community through education, awareness and opportunities to be active and healthy. Examples that were mentioned during the ceremony include Saint Joseph - Berea’s efforts in going tobacco-free, its sponsorship of the Berea Farmer’s Market, the Get Healthy Berea event that kicked off last year and the hospital’s Quality Award from the Kentucky Hospital Association.
From left: Flora Washburn, SJB Mission Leader; Katie Heckman, SJB Community Relations Manager; Pat Patton, SJB Chief Nursing Officer; and Greg Gerard, SJB President, attended the Berea Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet to receive Saint Joseph - Berea's Business of the Year and Corporate Partner Awards, as well as Gerard's Health Care Professional of the Year Award. |
In this Issue
Get healthy in 2010! Learn about new wellness offerings. Click here for details. |
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| Provide Consent for Online W-2s—DEADLINE IS MONDAY! Beginning on January 22, your 2009 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 “W-2 Tax Statement” link on the right side. You will need to give consent before or on Monday, January 18 to receive your W-2 online. Once you provide consent, your W-2s will be available online for viewing and printing; W-2s will not be mailed to your home. It is only necessary to provide consent once, so if you provided consent last year, you do not need to do so again this year. If you do not provide consent before or on January 18, your 2009 W-2 will be mailed to your mailing address, identified on the “Personal Information” tab of HR/Payroll Connection; your W-2 forms will be mailed on or before February 1. Your W-2 form will also be made available online beginning February 17 to provide you access to reprint a form in case of loss, etc. Provide consent before or on January 18 to ensure easy access to your 2009 W-2 form. • Helping to save our environment and conserve our natural resources Questions? Contact the HR/Payroll Connection Support Center (888.450.9450). 2010 Mileage Reimbursement Changes The IRS has announced the 2010 standard mileage rates for business use of a personal vehicle. For 2010, the rates have been lowered to reflect a slight decrease in the cost of gasoline compared to a year ago. As of January 1, 2010, the standard mileage rates for the business use of a car (including vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be 50 cents per mile for business miles driven. This decreases the rate for business miles by 5 cents from 2009. Annual rate changes are based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile, conducted by Runzheimer International, an independent contractor. Watch for the New Common Thread! Watch for the January/February issue of Common Thread featuring new wellness offerings in 2010 and healthy resources available to you as an employee, as well as stories about our “health nuts” throughout Saint Joseph Health System. The new issue will arrive in your home mail beginning this week. Don't forget to try your luck at the Reader Reward challenge. In this issue, we're giving away a Wii Fit plus four runner-up prizes to help you get healthy in the new year. Visit www.SaintJosephCommonThread.org to read past issues of the magazine or to submit your story ideas. Become a Secret Shopper Saint Joseph - Berea, Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph - Jessamine employees who are interested in becoming a Hand Hygiene "secret shopper" can contact Jennifer Hamblin, infection control specialist, at 859.967.5664 or 859.986.6443. It requires little time but makes a big difference in the care we give our patients. Please consider helping out!
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School at Work Graduation in Lexington You are cordially invited to the School at Work Graduation on Friday, January 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Blakley Auditorium at Saint Joseph Hospital. Congratulations to the class of 2010: Myra Banks, Jasmine Dunn, Rhonda Flenor, Krystal Minniefield, Krystal Neal, Tammi Wayman and Eka Weeks. The School at Work Program is a federal initiative to educate hospital workers about health care careers. Employees enrolled in the eight-month, two-course program attend classes such as anatomy, ethics, and medical terminology via a distance learning system that uses Internet and television technology to deliver instruction directly to the hospital. The goal of the program is to help workers advance their careers. Interested in the School at Work Program? Talk to your manager or director and contact Brenda Harris at 313.1828. The program is currently in place at Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East. The next session will begin around the middle of March 2010.
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Wellness Initiatives for 2010—Where to find information Lately, you’ve received lots of information regarding Saint Joseph Health System’s new wellness initiatives for 2010. And any day now, you will receive a special issue of Common Thread further outlining what the organization has in store in 2010 to help employees improve their health and well-being. Please be aware of a new section of our Web site, www.SaintJosephHealthSystem.org, that you can visit at anytime for information regarding wellness:
Health Risk Assessments/Biometric Screenings $100 Incentive Saint Joseph Health System is asking employees to complete a free Health Risk Assessment (available online) and undergo a free Biometric Screening to help the organization determine the health risks present in the workforce in order to assist in planning future wellness programs, provide education and address health needs. Your health information will not be shared and is subject to HIPAA laws and regulations. By participating you will receive $100 reimbursement on health insurance premiums. The biometric screening will include: complete lipid panel (cholesterol), blood pressure, glucose (blood sugar), hip to waist ratio measurements, height/weight, ABI screening (vascular screening for peripheral artery disease), and free counseling by a registered nurse to provide results and education. Contact Stephanie Nelson (859.967.5624), your SJHS wellness representative, for questions.
'Weight Watchers at Work' Update $50 Incentive Weight Watchers at Work is a 17-week program that is offered to SJHS employees at a discounted rate of $186 per participant (includes free e-Tools). There are two payment options: Full payment of $186 or three checks of $62 (to be given up front, but deposited by Weight Watchers on a monthly basis). Weekly Meetings: Meeting times vary by campus. If your hospital's meeting times are not listed below, contact your representative to inquire about meetings on your campus. You are only eligible for the $50 incentive if you sign up during the first two weeks of classes. Saint Joseph Hospital: Every Wednesday from 12-1 p.m. in Café B Weight Watchers Representatives:
Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling Saint Joseph - Jessamine Saint Joseph Hospital/Saint Joseph East Saint Joseph - London Saint Joseph - Martin Flaget Memorial Hospital Saint Joseph - Berea
First Steps to Wellness Saint Joseph - Berea employees are invited to participate in "First Steps to Wellness" Friday, January 22 in the Balance Wellness Center from 3-7 p.m. This activity is part of the Commit to be Fit in 2010 challenge. Watch your Daily Line-Up for details. FREE Sustainable Berea calendars will be given to the first 75 employees who attend! Remember…"It all begins with a single step." —SJB Wellness Team Trim Down—Biggest Losers Flaget Memorial Hospital offers a community-wide weight-loss drive ("Trim Down-The Biggest Losers) beginning every January. It is a nine-week program similar to “The Biggest Loser” competition with weekly weigh-ins, education and prizes. It only costs $5 to join. A registration event is planned for Thursday, January 28 at Flaget Immediate Care Clinic on Highway 245 (weigh-ins are between 11 a.m.-6 p.m.), and the program continues on the next eight Thursdays. Call 502.348.7010 for more information regarding "Trim Down-The Biggest Losers." |
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Need Help with Access, Excel or Want to Know More? Do you have some big, complex lists that you are storing in Excel or Word, and wish to have those converted to an easy-to-use Access database, with friendlier screens for creating new entries or generating summary reports? Or do you need help building reports inside a large Excel spreadsheet, or wish to automate any repetitive tasks that you frequently do inside Microsoft Office? Brett Mason, a new member of the Saint Joseph Health System Educational Services team, can help. Brett is a computer programmer whose primary strength is Microsoft Access databases. He will be teaching Excel and Access classes at Saint Joseph Hospital. To schedule a consultation with him, please visit this page (or call educational services at 859.313.2187): https://www.sjhlex.org/body.cfm?id=13&eformid=125 |
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Letters to Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling & Saint Joseph - Berea The following note is written by a patient's mother, appreciative of the care she received at Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling. “I brought our son for an echocardiogram recently. We were so nervous! And then came Roger (Roger Foster, Echo Tech)... so calming, comforting, informative and an all around wonderful person. We appreciated him so much!” From a patient’s mom The following note is from a Saint Joseph - Berea patient who “A couple of years ago, I was in the hospital there. I didn’t have the money for my medicine I needed when I went home. You all gave me enough to last me until I could get it for myself. Thanks. I think Berea is the best!” With her note, this patient sent a $10 bill to the Lights for Life program. |
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Heart of Saint Joseph Award Congratulations to Chaplain Dow Cobb for being named a recipient of the Heart of Saint Joseph Award at Saint Joseph Hospital. You can read his nomination form below. Through the Heart of Saint Joseph Award, employees are recognized for outstanding performance in exemplifying Saint Joseph Health System's four core values: Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence. Any employee can nominate another employee for this possible recognition. The selected employee will receive the Heart of Saint Joseph Award certificate, $75.00, a preferred parking spot for one month and recognition in InCommon. The award is currently in place at Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph - Berea. To nominate an employee, simply go to the Saint Joseph Health System Web site, www.SaintJosephHealthSystem.org (click on your hospital tab, then select "Saint Joseph Employees" and "Recognition & Awards").
Awards of Excellence Every year, before the Christmas holiday, Flaget Memorial Hospital honors employees with Awards of Excellence. Four employees are chosen based on the core values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence. Below are the winners for 2009: Reverence: Judy Jones (SNU)
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Saint Joseph Took Part in 'Million Nurse Global Caring Project' On January 1 at noon Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph - Jessamine took part in the kick-off of the Million Nurse Global Caring Project sponsored by Dr. Jean Watson, distinguished professor and nursing theorist from the Watson Caring Institute. The project included nurses from around the globe stopping and saying a meditation at noon to begin the celebration of the International Year of the Nurse (read the meditation below). Chaplain Floyd Blake introduced Jessica Fields, clinical manager on 3B, who recited the meditation over the intercom at Saint Joseph Hospital. This also took place at Saint Joseph East with Sr. Laura Hardage, Dianna Davis, RN, clinical manager on 4 Med-Surg, and Becky Rose, RN, clinical manager on 3 Telemetry. Kim Dalton recited the meditation at Saint Joseph - Jessamine. Dr. Watson has been selected as the nursing theorist for Saint Joseph Health System's Magnet Process, called "Journey to Excellence." One of Dr. Watson’s colleagues and CEO of the Watson Caring Institute, Jim D’Alfonso, will be the keynote speaker at the Evidence-Based Conference held at Saint Joseph Hospital on April 23, 2010. He will also speak at Saint Joseph East on that same day.
Healing Touch Retreat in Berea Saint Joseph - Berea (SJB) directors recently attended a retreat that focused on healing touch, a major component of the hospital's new Optimal Healing Environment Project that aims at complementing traditional medical care with art and alternative medicine practices in a beautiful, serene environment. Catholic Health Initiatives' vice president of theology and ethics, Carl Middleton, D. Min. (M.Div., M.A., M.R.E.) was integral in developing the retreat for healing and implementing an integrated healing care plan (“Person-Centered Healing Plan”) that will promote total health care through the use of healing touch, which brings the ministry of healing to the bedside. In December, Middleton began what will be a year-long healing training with staff members from many SJB departments in just this type of care. Kathryn Hansen, BS, REEGT, CPC is Director of Diagnostic Services for Saint Joseph Health System and received her credentialing under the direction of Dr. Middleton and CHI. She taught techniques at the retreat and spoke of her experiences of practicing healing touch in a clinical domain for many years and witnessing the impact on healing and spiritual care. You can read more about Saint Joseph - Berea's new initiative in the January/February issue
Elementary School Students Help Flaget Visitors Feel at Ease The photo below shows several pieces of writing from students at Bloomfield Elementary School posted in the Emergency Department (ED) at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown.
Celebrating Christmas in Martin Saint Joseph - Martin employees enjoyed several festivities during the holiday season.
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