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Saint Joseph Hospital Joins Surgery on Sunday Program Since 2005, 4,000 low-income people without health insurance have undergone free outpatient surgeries in the Lexington Surgery Center, thanks to the vision of one man: Plastic Surgeon Andy Moore, MD (pictured below). Although thousands have been helped by the Surgery on Sunday (SOS) program, there is a waiting list of another 1,100. Some of these people will have to wait months for badly-needed surgery. That’s why SOS staff and volunteers (many of them Saint Joseph Hospital employees) have worked hard to expand SOS from one Sunday a month at the surgery center to area hospitals. Saint Joseph Hospital will be the first hospital to open its doors to the program beginning this Sunday, For income-eligible patients with no health insurance, all services and supplies, from the pre-operative visit with a volunteer surgeon, to the imaging studies, to the medications needed before and after surgery, to physical therapy, to the post-operative appointment, are free. Moore’s hope is that other Lexington hospitals will donate their sites to the Sunday rotations to increase the number of people who can be helped and to offer more types of surgeries. At Saint Joseph Hospital, the response of volunteers to the first SOS has been overwhelming. Special thanks to all who are making this a reality! During Sunday's SOS, a program will be started in honor of Cindy Kline (right), who was a Saint Joseph Hospital operating room nurse and faithful volunteer for Surgery on Sunday until two years ago, when she died suddenly of a heart attack. Donations for supplies for each SOS will be made in her honor. An anonymous donor has made the donation in her honor for the March 13 SOS. To learn more about SOS, visit www.SurgeryOnSunday.org. Visit www.SaintJosephHealthSystem.org to read the full news release about Saint Joseph Hospital joining SOS. |
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| Statewide Partnership Update Saint Joseph Health System, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and University Medical Center, which includes University of Louisville Hospital and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, are working together on a unique partnership that will address Kentucky’s most serious health challenges, expand access to Respecting Heritage and Tradition For example, we are working toward full agreement on policies, programs and structures that will allow University Medical Center to continue to provide its historic level of services to the community. As previously noted, the Catholic facilities in the partnership will comply with the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs), and the other-than-Catholic partner entities will not do anything to cause the Catholic facilities to fall out of compliance with the ERDs. Watch for more details and developments in a new newsletter, Partnership Progress, which will debut later this month. PAML and SJHS Form New Laboratory Joint Venture Partnership Saint Joseph Health System and Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories (PAML) have entered into a joint venture agreement to enhance laboratory outreach services for physicians in Kentucky and the patients they serve. The joint venture will operate under the name of Kentucky Laboratory Services (KLS). This new LLC combines the high-quality laboratory testing capabilities of three of the eight Saint Joseph Health System facilities (Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph - Jessamine) in Kentucky with the esoteric testing capabilities and nationally-renowned laboratory outreach services offered by PAML. The rapid turnaround times delivered by each of the Saint Joseph Health System’s hospital-based laboratories, and the advanced physician connectivity, logistics and client support services for which PAML is known, will improve the level of testing services available to physicians in Kentucky. These combined health care services will result in better choices for local physicians. As an added benefit, approximately 90 percent of the testing completed by Kentucky Laboratory Services will be performed in Kentucky. This maintains jobs and the provision of health care services within the state. Saint Joseph Diabetes & Nutrition Center’s Outpatient Services The Saint Joseph Diabetes and Nutrition Center is no longer offering outpatient services at the Saint Joseph Hospital location and is transitioning these services to Saint Joseph East and Saint Joseph - Jessamine. Inpatient services will continue being offered at Saint Joseph Hospital through the Diabetes and Nutrition Center. Diabetes and Nutrition Center outpatient services will continue at these locations: Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph - Jessamine, Saint Joseph - Berea and Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling. Contact Amanda Goldman, director, with any questions at 859.313.1254. 'School at Work' Application Deadline Approaching The School at Work Program, offered by educational services, provides employees an opportunity to develop skills in the health care profession. The on-site program is geared toward frontline employees who are interested in learning how to develop and identify areas of interest within the health care profession. The next class, open to Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East employees only, begins in April 2011. For those interested in the program, contact your director or supervisor and have them submit your name to the School at Work Coach, Patrick Thompson (859.967.5658), by March 28! Patrick is also available to attend your next department meeting to show a short DVD and presentation on the program. Help Needed for Health Screenings at Eastern KY University Are you an RN, LPN, CMA or lab tech at any Saint Joseph Health System facility who wants March Madness at Flaget The first annual March Madness Employee Giving Campaign is underway at Flaget Memorial Hospital. A big THANK YOU to all of the March Madness coaches and employees participating thus far! (55% current participation rate) Your gift will help the Foundation carry on the original mission of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and will stay at Flaget. The campaign runs until next Wednesday, March 16, at noon when the teams will be randomly placed in the March Madness brackets. Ask your department leader for details. Team packets and pledge forms must be returned to |
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Your Input Needed: The Performance Culture Assessment is one of three key, integrated efforts that you will see more about during the coming months. Each is designed to advance the simple idea at the heart of Catholic Health Initiatives' People Strategy: Our ministry calls for exceptional people.
All employees are asked to complete the Performance Culture Assessment survey between March 21-April 11. The survey takes about 15 minutes and gathers information on what you think about working here. This information is essential to creating a workplace in which we can all thrive, because our ministry calls for exceptional people. Without your input, we might miss opportunities for improving our workplace and increasing your satisfaction. Taking the Survey The Performance Culture Assessment (PCA) survey is available online at http://www.healthstreamsurveys.com/PCA2011 When you log in, you will need your employee identification number, which can be found on the back of your name badge (Lexington), on your pay statement or on the My Pay tab of HR/Payroll Connection. Once you log in, your answers will be submitted only when you click the Submit button at the end of the survey. If you are unable to complete the survey in one sitting, you can begin again at a later time. Your survey responses will be completely confidential and anonymous. Leaders will only receive aggregated survey results for their areas and information about how their areas compare to others. Leaders will share this information and the opportunities it identifies with you and your co-workers. Questions? If you have questions, please ask your manager or contact talentmanagement@catholichealth.net. Thank you for participating and
Last Day to File 2010 Flexible Spending Account Claims Health and dependent care flexible spending account participants have until March 31, 2011 to submit 2010 flexible spending account expenses to “Your Spending Account.” To submit expenses, click the Your Spending Account link on the My Benefits tab in HR/Payroll Connection. The Your Spending Account site also includes additional information to help participants track health care and/or dependent care flexible spending account balance and eligible expenses. Automatic Contributions to Employee Savings Plan Begin March 25 To help employees reach their retirement goals, beginning March 25 employees who are not already enrolled in the Employee Savings Plan will be enrolled automatically, with contributions of 3% of pay deducted from their paychecks. Employees who do not want to contribute to the Employee Savings Plan, or who want to contribute less or more than 3% can make these changes online. To make a change, go to HR/Payroll Connection and click the My Benefits tab, then click the CHI Employee Savings Plan link; or, call the HR/Payroll Connection Support Center (1.888.450.9450) and say “savings plan” at the prompt. Since the March 7 opt-out deadline has passed, if you opt out now you will receive a refund for any payroll deductions contributed (subject to investment market risk). Great-West Fixed Fund Rollover to Fidelity 403(b) Plan What steps do you need to take to transfer your Great-West Fixed Fund to Fidelity now that the transition has been completed? To request a transfer of any remaining investment in the Great-West Fixed Fund held at Great-West to Fidelity, you must:
Spring Ahead March 13 Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13. • ST&A Database: The Standard Time & Attendance database will automatically update the time correctly at 2:00 a.m. by springing forward one hour. • Time Clocks and TTE (Phone) Systems: Updates will also occur for the time clocks automatically at 2:00 a.m. • Shifts Spanning the Time Change: If an employee is working a shift that spans the 2:00 a.m. time change, their shifts will automatically be reduced by one hour, including scheduled on-call shifts. This is correct and does not need to be adjusted. • Exempt Schedules: Exempt employees are typically given a default schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If exempt employees scheduled are changed and cross the 2:00 a.m. time change, hours will be reduced by one hour and will need to be adjusted to pay correctly. Exempt hours should equal the total FTE. There will be no need for any manual intervention from managers, timekeepers or IT personnel, except for the exempt scenario noted above. |
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Bari Ball in Lexington Saint Joseph Center for Weight Loss Surgery is hosting its annual Bari Ball on Friday, March 25 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 by March 18. You can also e-mail Amanda Nighbert. Foundation Golf Tournament 22nd Annual Golf Tournament For more information, or if you would like to volunteer during the tournament, please contact Anna Taylor at 859.313.2055. Other upcoming Foundation Golf Tournaments: |
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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:
All assignments are mandatory unless marked optional.
Mandatory HIV/AIDS Continuing Education *New* A free online HIV/AIDS educational module has been developed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) and a Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) Approved Provider for Continuing Education. This web-based, self-paced study module discusses many facets of HIV/AIDS: medical aspects, epidemiology, transmission, prevention, treatment, OSHA and CDC recommendations, attitudes and behaviors, services available, reporting requirements, and other legal issues. Participants can access the course by visiting https://ky.train.org and selecting Course ID: 1021131, titled “HIV/AIDS Professional Education in KY…Making It Count.” The course has been approved by the CHFS (CHFS #1210-1566-M). A post-test is included to access the certificate of completion required by licensure boards. The KBN recognizes this course to meet the mandatory HIV/AIDS CE requirement to be earned each ten-year period for license renewal. The LPN earning period is from Nov. 1, 2001-Oct. 31, 2011; RN earning period from Nov. 1, 2002-Oct. 31, 2012. |
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Celebrating Years of Service at Flaget Various employees were honored for years of service at the Flaget Memorial Hospital
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Martin Hosts Floyd County Chamber Meeting Saint Joseph – Martin hosted the Floyd County Chamber Women’s Council meeting this March. It is the intent of the Council to work closely with other agencies and community-based organizations to build awareness, educate, promote opportunities for, and enhance the lives and well being of Floyd County Women.
‘Reader Reward’ Winner Takes Home Congratulations to Frankie Woodson for winning the Reader Reward Challenge in the winter issue of Common Thread. Frankie, who works in health information management at Saint Joseph Hospital, won a limited edition red Nintendo Wii and Watch for the Spring issue of Common Thread this April and enter the Kindle e-book reader giveaway! You can share your story ideas and read past issues at www.SaintJosephCommonThread.org. Celebrating Mary Etta Combs in London Mary Etta Combs retired from Saint Joseph – London on February 28. She started working for the hospital in December 1985 as an LPN in the medical-surgical unit. After 25 years of service Mary Etta looks forward to spending time with her husband and family. She will also have plenty of time to dedicate to her gardening and working on her many craft projects. She volunteers her time at the Jackson County Extension Council and is very active with the Green Hill Baptist Church.
Welcoming New Employees Saint Joseph Health System would like to welcome the following individuals to the family. These new employees recently attended general hospital orientation.
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