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Volume 4, Issue 1 - January 7, 2011 |
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Flaget's 60th Anniversary Celebration Flaget Memorial Hospital is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. During an employee celebration yesterday, newly appointed Bardstown Mayor Bill Sheckles signed a proclamation declaring Jan. 7-14 as "Flaget Memorial Hospital Week." The celebration for the public will be held next Friday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Nazareth. Mass will be celebrated at the church, with the Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz presiding, with a reception following. Employees are also invited to this event. Flaget Memorial Hospital officially opened its doors on Jan. 8, 1951, operated by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. To learn more about the hospital’s history, or to read comments from the community about their fondest memories of Flaget Memorial Hospital, visit www.Flaget.com. The first two mothers to have babies at Flaget in January of 1951 will be attending the celebration Jan. 14. The first baby born there has passed away, but the second two babies, twin boys (now 60), will be there with their mother. The only physician still alive from the original medical staff from 1951, Dr. John Sonne, a retired surgeon who is 93, is also expected to attend.
During the celebration, Bardstown Mayor Bill Sheckles (seated, right) read and signed a proclamation declaring Jan. 7-14 "Flaget Memorial Hospital Week." Sheckles told the assembled employees that "I'm a Flaget baby." President Bruce Klockars (seated, left) shared fond memories submitted by community members. |
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| 2010 W-2s will be Available Online this Month All Employees Beginning on Jan. 21, 2011, 2010 W-2s will be available online from the “My Pay” tab of HR/Payroll Connection for those employees who provided consent in a prior year, or provide consent before Jan. 16, 2011. How to provide consent? What it means to provide consent? Accessing your W-2s online provides the following benefits to you and SJHS: What it means to decline to provide consent? Questions? Social Security Tax Reduction All Employees The Social Security payroll tax deduction for employees has reduced from 6.2% to 4.2% for 2011. Employees will see the reduced withholding rates for their Social Security taxes reflected in their pay checks this year. This "payroll tax holiday" was legislated as part of the Tax Relief Act of 2010. Starting 2012, the employee portion of Social Security will revert back to the full 6.2%. 2011 Employee Savings Plan All Employees Fidelity Investments is now the plan administrator for our 403(b) Employee Savings Plan. In late January auto-enrollment notices will be mailed to the home addresses of those employees identified as not participating in the Employee Savings Plan. If the employee does not elect to opt-out of auto-enrollment within the 30-day window, a 3% auto-enrollment contribution will begin with the first pay check in March 2011 (first pay check after 30-day window from date of notice). Visit the Healthy Spirit section on Inside CHI to learn more about the changes to the Employee Savings Plan now in effect, including the new auto-enrollment feature. And watch your home mail for more details. Saint Joseph Health System Joins All Employees Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage policyholders across Kentucky now have access to in-network care from Saint Joseph Health System hospitals and physicians are participating in the Anthem Medicare Advantage network as of Jan. 1, 2011. Saint Joseph Health System also continues to be in-network for Anthem commercial members, as well as the following managed care plans: HealthLink, Humana, Humana Medicare Advantage, Aetna, Cigna, Bluegrass Family Health/CHA, United Healthcare, Multiplan/PHCS, FirstHealth (hospitals only), and OMCA. Quality Management Data Request Changes SJH, SJE, SJJ In an effort to provide support and improve services to the Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph - Jessamine facilities, the Quality Management Department has made available online a data request form. As of Jan. 1, 2011 all requests for data will need to go through this process and each request will be processed in the order received (NOTE: 10 working days are required to complete data requests). Once completed online, the form will be sent electronically to the Quality Management Office. You can find the form on the Intranet homepage: go to the Quality Management Department (either under the department tab or on the left-hand side under clinical). Choose data request under the Requests for Information section or you can do directly to the form at http://intranet.towson-md.catholichealth.net/lexington/QM/QM_Quality_Req_lex.aspx. Please include a contact person and number in case a member of the Quality Management Staff has questions. For more information, contact Kristie Wideman at 859.313.4263. Breast Center T-shirt Fundraiser SJE Saint Joseph Breast Center is selling T-shirts promoting the center and the importance of mammography. The shirts feature the center's logo on the front and the pink ribbon girl on the back (pictured right). These shirts were originally on sale during Race for the Cure, but several remain available. For $10, you can choose short or long sleeved. Proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. If interested, contact Janet S. Morgan, Nurse Navigator at the Saint Joseph Breast Center located at Saint Joseph East, via e-mail or at 859.967.5454 to check on size availability. Martin Luther King Holiday All Employees On Jan. 17, 2011 we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the holiday recognizing one of America's greatest heroes, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Saint Joseph Health System recognizes this holiday and therefore, all offices and non-patient care departments are closed and employees take paid time off for the day. |
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January is National Blood Donor Month Remember, the act of giving blood is a generous and selfless gift. So again, during National Blood Donor Month, we appreciate you, our dedicated blood and platelet donors, and are inspired by the example you set for others. For those who have not previously donated blood, how about a different kind of New Year's resolution? You, too, can become a regular blood donor and save up to three lives with just one blood donation. Upcoming Blood Drives: Saint Joseph Hospital Tuesday, Jan. 11 Saint Joseph East If you have any questions, contact Shana Ryker at 859.313.2972. |
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New Year’s Resolutions 1. Lose weight Make more than a list. Make a life change. Getting help can make the difference between saying you’re going to quit smoking and actually doing it. The Quit for Life program offers knowledge, tools and personal coaching tailored to your specific needs. It’s free, it’s confidential and it works. Make 2011 your best year ever. Call one of the program’s expert Quit Coaches at 1.866.QUIT.4.LIFE (1.866.784.8454) or visit www.QuitNow.net. |
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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: *Denotes Assignments with select groups, not all employees will be assigned.
Understanding Diabetes Basics & Two, four-hour workshops will be offered on Jan. 21 at Saint Joseph Hospital in the Keeneland Health Education Center (Office Park, Bldg. D, 4th floor, Chase Room). Understanding Diabetes Basics will be from 8 a.m. to 12 Noon, and Care of the Hospitalized Patient with Hyperglycemia will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Register through LEARN. Click "Catalog" and search by using the keyword "diabetes." Register for each workshop separately. Call 859.313.2187 with any questions. Spirituality in Health and Healing Workshop The focus of the "Spirituality in Health and Healing" workshop is to understand the role of spirituality in the lives of persons with serious or life-threatening illness, to discuss the role of caregivers in supporting a patient's spiritual journey through healing relationships, to verbalize insight into the role of spiritual care professionals to serve as teachers and mentors for clinical caregivers, and to utilize case studies and role playing to see how "healing relationships" arise in the clinical setting. All SJHS employees are welcome to attend the workshop on Thurs., January 27, Noon-4 p.m., in the Saint Joseph East MOB Education Center. Earn 3.0 Kentucky Board of Nursing CEUs. View course objectives and register via LEARN (keyword: spirituality). |
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New Faces Saint Joseph Health System would like to welcome the following individuals to the family. These new employees attended general hospital orientation Dec. 28, 2010. Saint Joseph - London
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OB Employees in London Help Local Schoolchildren in Need
Holiday Snapshots
Happy New Year from Saint Joseph - Martin!
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