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Volume 3, Issue 7 - February 19, 2010 |
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Haiti Needs You 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 and Catholic Relief Services to provide basic health and human services to the people who have been affected by the damage from the earthquake. Saint Joseph Health System employees can make additional contributions to these funds! Donations are being accepted through Tuesday, February 23. If you would like to offer your tax-deductible gift, go 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. You can also make a 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. If you have any questions, please call the Foundation office at 859.313.1705. |
In this Issue Take the Survey! Your feedback upcoming surveys! Click here to learn more! |
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| Upcoming Surveys! Your Feedback is Needed Kentucky Culture of Safety Survey It is important for Saint Joseph Health System to learn how each of our facilities can better demonstrate excellence in patient safety. One of the best ways to discover areas that need improvement is to ask for your opinions. Please take the time to complete a survey on Patient Safety Culture, as your feedback is essential to helping us achieve our goal of consistently delivering safe and effective care. Due to fast-approaching Joint Commission accreditation surveys across Kentucky, employees are asked to complete the survey by March 5. The Joint Commission surveyors will be interested in reviewing survey responses and action plans. You can quickly access the survey via your LEARN account. For each question, please select one response which is the most appropriate to you. If the question is not applicable to you, just skip the question. All results are anonymous and departments with less than ten members will be grouped with other departments to protect identities. Thank you in advance for your feedback. (Note: Saint Joseph - Martin is the only facility to have completed its survey process.) Performance Culture Assessment The new Performance Culture Assessment survey will begin March 8 for Saint Joseph Health System (and the entire CHI system). The Performance Culture Assessment replaces the previous Employee Climate Assessments. Employee responses to the Performance Culture Assessment provide valuable information. They are critical to helping Saint Joseph Health System identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement in its relationship with employees and leadership effectiveness. Saint Joseph leadership might not know about these opportunities without the feedback received from this survey. This year, employees will need to log onto the survey using their Employee (Lawson) ID number. This will eliminate confusion on department codes and duplicate entries. Individual responses will remain anonymous. No one in CHI or Saint Joseph Health System will be able to view individual survey responses. Your Employee ID number is located under the “My Pay” tab of HR/Payroll Connection, on one of your pay stubs. The number is just above your name on the pay stub. (Note: Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling employees will follow a different process for completing the survey; listen for more details in your Daily Line-Up meetings). Last year, Saint Joseph Health System achieved nearly 100% participation within its facilities. This year, we hope to meet this level of participation. Beginning March 8, you will receive a Web link and log in information for accessing the survey. The Performance Culture Assessment is shorter than the previous survey and takes approximately 15 minutes. The survey will close on April 5. All who take the survey will be eligible to participate in a drawing, with individual prizes awarded in each facility. Leadership Announcements Cinda Fluke is now the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer for Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling. With nearly 30 years of experience in nursing and health care leadership, Cinda previously served as Chief Nursing Officer for Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling (serving in that capacity since July 2008). Cinda was Director of Case & Observation Management, Palliative Care Services, and Clinical Documentation Improvement for Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph - Berea from 2003-2008. Sue Downs is now the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer for Flaget Memorial Hospital. With nearly 40 years of experience in nursing, she previously served as Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Flaget (serving in that capacity since 2000). When she joined Flaget in 1996, she was Program Director of the skilled nursing unit, and then became Director of the SNU and Maternity Services in 1998. "Fast Health" Videos Added to the Web Site Saint Joseph Corporate Health Services shot several videos to play in the waiting rooms of its corporate clients, as well as to post on our Web site for educational purposes. In these videos, Saint Joseph directors and managers discuss a variety of health issues ranging from how to get a better night's sleep to the benefits of digital mammography. For some quick tips and advice, watch these videos at www.SaintJosephHealthSystem.org. They are located on the service line pages for Outpatient Rehab, Breast Center, Wound Center, Sleep Center, Diabetes Center, Center for Weight Loss Surgery and Saint Joseph Heart Institute. Video presenters/topics include (click on the above screen to watch one): Confidential Bins Can Be Used for Recycling Did you know the bins that are in place throughout Saint Joseph Health System (SJHS) facilities for the disposal of confidential information can also be used for recycling? The bins are provided by a company called “Cintas,” who recycles all paper that is collected in the bins and shredded through their Document Management Service. In fiscal year 2009, their paper recycling saved over: To help them recycle even more paper, the “Working Green, Living Green” team at SJHS encourages you to drop all kinds of paper in the bins. For example, you can recycle labels, white/color paper, glossy paper, copy paper wrappers, file folders, manila folders, newspapers and magazines. SJHS is not charged by weight of items collected by Cintas, so please fill up the bins in your area with your paper waste (and not the trash cans!) New IV Bags are More Efficient, Safer and Green! You will notice over the next several weeks a change in Hospira IV bags. Saint Joseph Health System will be converting to the Hospira “VisIV” containers, which are commonly referred to as “I.V. bags.” The VisIV (pronounced vis-eye-vee) container is a totally redesigned flexible intravenous (I.V.) container for medications and solutions that helps address the needs of hospitals today: helping to reduce preventable medical errors, helping improve caregiver safety and efficiency, and helping decrease waste and its environmental impact.
Benefits: EFFICIENT SAFE GREEN |
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Upcoming Town Hall Meetings Don’t miss your chance to hear the latest news and progress of your facility Saint Joseph East Saint Joseph Hospital All Town Hall meetings listed above will be video-conferenced to the following room locations (with the exception of the Pinnacle meeting): Free Community Educational Seminar in London Saint Joseph - London will host a "Go Red For Women" free community educational seminar in London on Friday, February 26 at the London Community Center. Attendees will learn more about women and heart disease and enjoy lunch and a heart-healthy program from Noon to 1:30 p.m. Door prizes will be awarded. Bari Ball in Lexington Saint Joseph Center for Weight Loss Surgery is hosting its annual Bari Ball on Friday, March 26 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Doubletree Guest Suites in Lexington (Richmond Rd). The Bari Ball is a special evening held by the center to celebrate the success of all post-op patients and give thanks to their friends, family and the staff at Saint Joseph East who have contributed to their care and success. Highlights include dancing to a live DJ, karaoke, pictures and light refreshments. Please contact the Center for Weight Loss Surgery at 859.967.5518 if you have any questions or to make reservations. You can also e-mail Amanda Nighbert (Nighbeaw@sje.sjhlex.org). |
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Lexington Half Marathon Saint Joseph Health System (SJHS) is forming a team for the State Farm Lexington Half Marathon, a 13.1 mile running event March 28 through the region’s famed horse farms. Accompanying the half marathon will be a 5K (3.1 mile) and 1 Mile Fun Runs, which all start and finish at the world renowned Fasig-Tipton on Newtown Pike just off of I-75. The event starts at 8:00 a.m. Visit www.LexingtonHalfMarathon.com to learn more. If you would like to join the SJHS Team, contact Stephanie Sarrantonio at 859.313.2297. Healthy Meal Reward Cards—EARN FREE MEALS! Almost all Saint Joseph Health System facilities are offering Healthy Meal REWARD CARDS in their cafeterias. If it’s not offered at your facility yet, it will be soon! Here’s how the new program works: 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. Dietitians throughout the system are helping to determine the healthy menu items, which have less than 500 calories, less than 10 grams of total fat and have fewer than 95mg of cholesterol. The reward system is in place to promote purchasing a well-balanced, healthy meal. Make sure you also choose a healthy beverage! If you’re not sure, check with your cashier for a complete list. And don’t forget to bring your reward card with you each day! Total Joint Replacement Seminar Flaget Memorial Hospital will host a total joint replacement seminar on Saturday, February 27 at 10 a.m. in the surgery waiting room, located on the 1st Floor of the hospital. Join Dr. Sanjiv Mehta, along with Flaget Memorial Hospital’s orthopedic surgery staff, at this upcoming informational seminar to learn how total joint replacement can help you regain your lifestyle. To register or for more information, call 502.350.5071. Downtown Athletic Club Membership in Mt. Sterling The Downtown Athletic Club in Mount Sterling is offering a special price to all Saint Joseph Health System employees. To receive the special price, at least 40 employees need to sign up! Please contact Rhonda Potts by February 26, at 859.497.7708, to sign up. To see other healthy resources/discounts offered to Saint Joseph Health System employees, visit www.SaintJosephHealthSystem.org. Click on your hospital tab (across the top of the homepage) and under your hospital’s employee section (far left column), click on the heading “Healthy Spirit Initiatives.” Once there, look for your hospital's resources page under “In this Section” (far left column). Flaget Health Connection Offerings Flaget Health Connection is a service of Flaget Memorial Hospital. It is located at 111 N. Third St. in Bardstown. Call 502.348.7010 with any questions. Blood Sugar Testing |
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Evidence for Transformational Care Saint Joseph Health System employees are invited to the annual evidence-based practice spring seminar, “Evidence for Transformational Care” on April 23, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Saint Joseph Hospital (Blakley Auditorium). Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Special guest speaker will be Jim D’Alfonso, COO & CNO for the Watson Caring Science Institute. For more information or to register, visit www.SaintJosephHospitalKY.org or call 859.313.2187. (Employees can register through LEARN; keyword: EBP). Basic Medical Library Information Skills Get hands-on experience in using our medical information resources, including Saint Joseph’s Virtual Medical Library. This course is open to anyone interested in using these resources for work, study and research for school, or to do research to learn about health conditions or patient/family education. Saint Joseph East Register for this class by logging on to Inside CHI, then click the LEARN link on the left side of the screen. For additional information, contact Laurie Henderson at 859.313.1677. Searching for the Evidence *NEW* This course is designed to familiarize employees with Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). An overview of the definition and goals of EBP is given. The first three steps in EBP—formulating the question, choosing the resource and running the search, and critical appraisal—are covered. Saint Joseph Hospital Monday, March 15 Saint Joseph East Register for this class by logging on to Inside CHI, then click the LEARN link on the left side of the screen. For additional information, contact Laurie Henderson at 859.313.1677. |
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Lenten Reflection After his baptism by John in the Jordan, Jesus went out into the desert to receive a baptism by fire. This desert sojourn was also a ritual of purification: purifying his thoughts, his desires, and his intentions as he discerned how he would minister in a world that too often resembles the parched wasteland of the desert. When Jesus embarked on his retreat into the desert, he was tempted and tested in the same ways we are, but in doing so he was showing us the way to recover our true self—a journey of self-discovery that will bring us a future full of hope. Ask yourself: Am I willing to enter into the desert of self reflection to discover my true identity? |
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Waneta P. Newsome Award The latest winner of the Waneta P. Newsome Employee Recognition Award at Saint Joseph - Martin is Dolly Carroll, a physician billing clerk and member of the mission committee. This award recognizes those individuals whose performance on the job gives special meaning to Saint Joseph’s core values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence. Daisy Award Winner at Flaget Memorial Hospital Congratulations to Cheryl Bundy, RN for being named a recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Flaget Memorial Hospital. Cheryl is a house supervisor and float nurse. 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. The next deadline to submit your nominations for the Daisy Award is Friday, February 26! 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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Peri-Anesthesia Nurse's Week
SJB Employee Completes Hospital's First 'Healthy Meal Reward Card'
American Greetings Fundraiser Benefits Hospice of Nelson County
Saint Joseph Health System Goes Blue Before UK Basketball game
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