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Volume 3, Issue 4 - January 29, 2010 |
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Robotics Team Celebrated 500th Case & Addition of Second da Vinci Robot at Saint Joseph Hospital As you learned in the last issue of inCommon, Saint Joseph Heart Institute is offering a remarkable new procedure that utilizes the da Vinci robotic technology in place at Saint Joseph Hospital to change the way heart surgery is performed—making open-chest surgery a closed-chest procedure, which means less pain, faster healing and a shorter hospital stay. Saint Joseph Hospital now owns two da Vinci robots, allowing surgeons to perform a high volume of heart procedures. In addition to heart surgery, the advanced da Vinci robotic technology at Saint Joseph Hospital has offered less invasive options for prostate cancer treatment and gynecological surgery, as well as several other urologic and general surgical procedures, since August of 2007. In December 2009, the 500th da Vinci case was performed at Saint Joseph Hospital.
The robotics team at Saint Joseph Hospital celebrated its 500th case using the advanced da Vinci technology. Dr. Magdalene Karon (OB/GYN) performed the 500th case—a hysterectomy. With two da Vinci robots, Saint Joseph Hospital now can offer even more minimally invasive surgical procedures, from gynecological surgery, prostate removal surgery to heart surgery. The da Vinci allows patients to have a quicker, less painful recovery with optimal results.
Visit our new Web site, www.HeartCareBreakthrough.com, to learn more about da Vinci heart surgery, and to watch the new commercial. |
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Wear red next Wear Red Day! Click here to learn more. |
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| W-2 Forms Available Online Saint Joseph Health System employees who provided consent by Jan. 18 for their 2009 W-2 forms to be available online, or who provided consent last year, now have access to the forms in HR/Payroll Connection (click on the “My Pay” tab). For these employees W-2s are only available online for viewing and printing; they will not be mailed to their homes. For employees who did not provide consent, W-2s will be mailed to the address identified on the “Personal Information” tab on HR/Payroll Connection. CHI will mail W-2s on or before February 1. For more information, contact the HR/Payroll Connection Support Center, 1.888.450.9450. Bruce Klockars Named Permanent President of Mount Sterling Bruce Klockars has accepted the permanent position as president of Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling, and will also retain his position as president of Flaget Memorial Hospital. As you are aware, Bruce has successfully served in a dual leadership role since last April, when he accepted the interim president position in Mount Sterling. Bruce has more than 30 years of experience in health care leadership, and has served nearly 20 years in leadership roles within Saint Joseph Health System. He was chief operating officer at Saint Joseph Hospital from 1990 to 2000, before transitioning to the president of Flaget Memorial Hospital in 2000. During his tenure in Bardstown, Flaget Memorial Hospital has been named a 100 Top Hospital by Thomson Reuters four years in a row, and was named one of Kentucky’s Best Places to Work. Bruce also led the very successful project of garnering community support for the construction and eventual grand opening of Flaget’s new replacement hospital, which opened in 2005. Since assuming the interim president role for Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling, Bruce has led the construction project for the new Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling, actively recruited new physicians to the campus, and worked closely with the Montgomery County emergency medical services on the upcoming launch of the wireless EKG program for heart patients. CHI Healthy Spirit: New Spirit and HealthTube Video Last week, you should have received your copy of Spirit magazine, which focuses on saving for retirement and preventive care. You can also learn more about CHI’s retirement programs by watching a new HealthTube video. Both the video and magazine can be found on the Inside CHI Web site (on Inside CHI: About CHI/CHI Healthy Spirit), where you can also take a quiz (on Inside CHI: About CHI/CHI Healthy Spirit/Determine Your Investor Profile) to learn your retirement risk perspective and learn more about the retirement programs and hear employees’ ideas for saving (on Inside CHI: About CHI/CHI Healthy Spirit/Living the Spirit). CHI Healthy Spirit is a system-wide effort to create a healthy Donate to the Haiti Relief Fund Catholic Health Initiatives has contributed $40,000 to two Catholic organizations that have relief efforts and a humanitarian presence in the country of Haiti. The donation was sent to the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to provide basic health and human services to the people who have been affected by the damage from the earthquake. According to CRS, Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The CMMB is a U.S.-based Catholic charity focused on global health care. Saint Joseph Health System employees can make additional contributions to these two important funds. If you would like to offer your tax-deductible gift, please make your check payable to Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, with "Haiti Relief Fund" written in the memo and send to the Foundation office at One Saint Joseph Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40504. You may also go online to www.SaintJosephFoundation.org and click on the link "Give to Saint Joseph," and then select “Make a Donation.” Select "Haiti Relief Fund" on the donation form. If you have any questions, call the Foundation office at 859.313.1705. Standard Time and Attendance System Upgrade Feb. 18 Starting February 18, employees who use the Web-based Standard Time and Attendance system (Kronos) will see new features and changes to the look of the computer screens. Standard Time and Attendance tasks and processes will remain the same. Employees who clock in using time clocks or telephones will not see changes. In the coming weeks, you will hear more about the upgrade. Job aids are being developed to help affected employees understand what is changing and what they need to do differently. Employees: Employees should contact their manager for Kronos questions. Most employees Managers and Directors: Managers and Directors who have questions can call
their facility's HR or Payroll Office once they have completed the LEARN Module which explains the National Wear Red Day is Next Friday, February 5 February is American Heart Month, and the American Heart Association has designated its first Friday as National Wear Red Day—part of Go Red For Women. In 2004, the association launched Go Red For Women, a campaign to alert women to the fact that heart disease is their number-one health threat. Now, many more know that heart disease is not only a man’s disease; indeed, it actually kills more women than men, about 455,000 per year, about one per minute, more than the next five leading causes of death, including all forms of cancer, combined. In central Kentucky, the campaign is sponsored by Saint Joseph Health System. This year’s Go Red For Women theme is “Our Hearts. Our Choice.” Over the years, Go Red For Women has grown into far more than an awareness program. Today it is a movement, stirring women to take action and fight heart disease and stroke. One action the American Heart Association and Saint Joseph Health System urges everyone to take—men, women and children alike—is to wear red on February 5 as a show of support for this vital fight. A dress, a shirt, a necktie, a blazer, a pantsuit, a scarf ... anything, as long as it’s red, is perfectly fitting for this occasion. Watch for people in your community—friends, co-workers, the anchors on the news, store clerks, anyone and everyone—to be wearing red. For more information about Go Red For Women, visit www.GoRedForWomen.org.
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403(b) Great West Rep to Visit Lexington The 403(b) Great West representative will visit Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East next week. Stop by and learn more about how you can start saving! Saint Joseph Hospital Saint Joseph East Retirement Rep to Visit Bardstown The Great West Retirement representative will be visiting Flaget Memorial Hospital next Thursday, February 4 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in the IT classroom. Stop by and ask him your retirement questions. Mid-Continent University Information Events in Lexington A representative from Mid-Continent University will host information tables at Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East to discuss the degree programs offered by the school. The 18 to 24-month programs are designed for adults with work experience and are ideal for employees in all areas/departments including nursing, business office, human resources, medical records, clerical and support staff. You can take one class at a time, one night per week, and still be classified as a full-time student. Classes are held in Lexington and online. Grants and financial aid are available. Visit with the representative during these times: Saint Joseph East Saint Joseph Hospital |
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Healthy Meal Reward Cards—EARN FREE MEALS! All Saint Joseph Health System cafeterias will begin offering Healthy Meal REWARD CARDS. If you choose the healthy meal option, which will be offered daily on the menu, you will receive a punch on your card. Only the “Healthy Meal of the Day” will earn you a punch. When you receive 12 punches, you'll earn a free meal. Listen for your facility's details in your Daily Line-Up meetings, and watch for REWARD CARDS coming soon to your facility! ‘Frequently Asked Question’ Regarding New Wellness Initiatives Q: Do I need to have my medical insurance through SJHS in order to receive the $100 reimbursement for completing the Health Risk Assessment/Biometric Screening? Note: Free Health Risk Assessments/Biometric Screenings will be offered in 2010 at every Saint Joseph Health System facility. Visit your facility’s Web site (via www.SaintJosephHealthSystem.org) to view the screening schedule. Under your hospital’s employee section (far left column), click on the heading “Healthy Spirit Initiatives.” The screening schedule is also listed below. Employees will complete the Health Risk Assessment and Biometric Screening at the same time during a scheduled appointment. The first facility to conduct screenings will be Saint Joseph - Jessamine on Thurs., February 18 starting at 7:00 a.m. Saint Joseph - Jessamine employees should call Teresa McCord to schedule an appointment, 859.219.0530.
Kick the Habit Flaget Health Connection, a service of Flaget Memorial Hospital, is holding a free 13-week smoking cessation course called "Kick the Habit" beginning Wednesday, February 3 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The class will be held every Wednesday at Flaget Health Connection, located at 111 N. Third St. (entrance to rear of building off parking lot). Course facilitators Suzanne Gude, Kentucky Cancer Program, and Rachel Briney, Nelson County Health Dept., will use the Cooper Clayton Method, which is a safe, effective way to help people stay smoke-free. The course is science-based, utilizing proven methods that include education, skills training and social support. Participants will be responsible for purchasing nicotine replacement products such as lozenges, gum or patches. To register, call Flaget Health Connection at 502.348.7010. To find out more online, visit www.stopsmoking4ever.org. |
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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 - London Special Angel “I was at Saint Joseph - London during my sister’s recent surgery. Surgical Nurse, Chastity Robinson, was especially wonderful. My sister has had life threatening reactions during surgery and other procedures. Chastity provided support and reassurance to us throughout the day. We knew she was there watching over my sister. It felt like we had a special angel caring for my sister. God Bless.” Compliment for ICU Staff A gentleman called from Lexington to praise the care that is being given to his mother in ICU. He has been to Saint Joseph - London on several occasions to visit his mother and he is very impressed with the care given to her, as well as to other patients. He stated he has never witnessed the great care that his mother is being given. His mother told him this was the best hospital she has ever been in. He went on to say that it was his understanding that Saint Joseph - London is building a new facility and that he hoped it continued the same type of care that is currently given to patients now. Thanks for making our patients and families feel so special! |
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Daisy Award Winner at Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling Congratulations to Dana Brundon, RN for being named a recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling. 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. 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. If you have questions, call Paula Keally at 859.313.4776.
Congratulations to the second quarter, fiscal year 2010 recipients of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses listed below! Watch for more spotlights in upcoming issues of InCommon. Becky Alexander, RN, Cath Lab, Saint Joseph Hospital |
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Celebrating Bruce Klockars as Permanent President of Mount Sterling After serving in an interim role since last April, Bruce Klockars accepted the permanent position as president of Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling. Employees celebrated the news by surprising him with a cake party. Klockars will also retain his position as president of Flaget Memorial Hospital.
Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation
Recognizes Ken Haynes, president of Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph - Jessamine, was extremely grateful for the response and participation in the 2nd Annual President’s Circle campaign. In celebration of the successful campaign, a luncheon was held on Thursday, January 14, in the Keeneland Health Education Center. During the luncheon, he expressed his gratitude to the President’s Circle members, “I want to thank the employees of Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph - Jessamine for their tremendous support of the Foundation. Your commitment allows us to grow our healing ministry and build upon our mission to create healthier communities.”
The purpose of the President’s Circle is to recognize those employees who gave at least $500 to the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation’s fall campaign. More than 40 people attended the event and 90 became members of the President’s Circle, a 12% increase from last year. This year’s campaign was the most successful to date. More than $233,876 was raised with a participation of 49%.
Through the President’s Circle, funds were raised to support mission and outreach efforts, including the Patient and Family Assistance Fund, Nursing and Allied Health Scholarships and the Free Health Clinic, among others. Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation President and CEO Barry Stumbo said, “The response we received from our employees this year demonstrates the caring spirit and compassion we have for this ministry and each other.” If you are interested in learning more about the Foundation's programs and services, call 859.313.1705. Remembering Christmas at Mount Sterling
First Baby of the New Year at Saint Joseph - London Gwynne Seager welcomed a new addition to the family, Peyton James, on January 1, 2010 at Saint Joseph - London. She was surprised and thrilled to receive more than $1,500 worth of "goodies" the hospital collected from area merchants. She had no idea having the first baby of the New Year was such a big deal.
First Steps to Wellness Saint Joseph - Berea employees were invited to participate in "First Steps to Wellness" last week in their facility's Balance Wellness Center. This activity was part of the hospital's
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