 National Volunteer Week
Show your appreciation for Saint Luke's Hospital volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 15-21
 This week is the perfect opportunity to recognize those volunteers and auxilians who serve your units and patients on a daily basis. Last year, volunteers donated more than 55,000 hours to the benefit of the hospital and the patients at Saint Luke's. Some accomplishments include: Handling more than 241,000 items in assembling projects and mailings, visiting more than 39,659 patients, assembling 1,626 diaper bags for newborns, and delivering 1,128 flowers! Volunteers are an integral part of our hospital and an invaluable resource. Please show your gratitude!
Please notify Kay Weir, director of Volunteer Services, of your plans to recognize volunteers in your area during National Volunteer Week. For suggestions, contact Weir at ext. 22448 or kweir@saint-lukes.org.
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The Grass is Greener: Employee Engagement Team Update
Congratulations to the following departments that had 100 percent of their employees take the Employee Satisfaction Survey in the first week!
- Blood Bank
- Breast Center
- Cardiac Rehab
- Charge Management
- CV Lab
- CV Quality
- Digestive Disease Center
- General Accounting
- Human Resources
- IT Desktop
- Maternal Fetal
- Medical Education/Library/Photography/CVO/IRB
- Midwest Ear Institute
- Molecular/Flow
- Neurodiagnostics
- Pathology - Microbiology
- Payroll/HRIS
- Physician Billing
- Quality
- Risk Management
- Volunteer Services
- Women's Heart and Vein
Twenty-two departments with a total of 300 employees are in the running for the prize drawing! On behalf of the Employee Engagement Team, job well done!
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Women in Training under construction
 This is typically the time of year when you are joining Saint Luke's by stepping into better health or volunteering through our Women in Training program. Our eight-week transformational program is currently under construction to better meet women's health needs, based on feedback from last year. We are anticipating the new program will be unveiled in fall 2012. As a past participant or volunteer, you will continue to receive updates outlining program details. We do not want women to have to ever settle for anything less than the quality programming they have come to expect from Saint Luke's.
Interested in learning more? Visit the Women in Training webpage or like us on Facebook.
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Ladies, join us for a special "health happy hour"
2012 Ellen Hockaday Women's Health Series
 Women face unique health challenges throughout life. Join us for an hour session as we cover the gamut - from avoiding pregnancy complications and kicking varicose veins to mastering midlife and living healthier with proper nutrition. Bring your friends and discover how to take control of your health during our special "happy hour" just for women! An added bonus: Enter to win a Plaza goody bag, including a $50 gift card! |
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World Down Syndrome Day
The Children's SPOT celebrated World Down Syndrome Day March 21. The Down Syndrome Guild of Kansas City made a surprise visit to The SPOT's Developmental Preschool 2 classroom to award three therapists with the Commitment to Excellence Award for their work with children with Down syndrome. Congratulations!
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Cayman Islands heart awareness events
 Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute participated with The Heart Health Centre in the following events organized by Cayman Heart Fund for heart awareness:
2012 Cardiac Symposium
Approximately 250 health care professionals attended this event with presentations from MAHI, Baptist Health International, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital. Mikhail N. Kosiborod, M.D., and Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, M.D., co-presented on Innovation in Action: How Advances in Medical Technology are Helping Real World Patients.
Learn and Live Red Dress Luncheon/Women's Heart Care Extravaganza Expo
More than 300 women attended a mini expo, hosted by the Cayman Islands Heart Truth Champions, which included basic screening, nutritional advice (from the dietitians who attended the champion training), and red dress pins/THT literature.
2012 Heart Health Fair
About 400 people attended this free public screening. Dr. Kosiborod gave a presentation to attendees on interrupting heart disease.
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Noteworthy
April Town Halls
- Tuesday, April 3, 2 - 3 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 4, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Wagstaff Board Room
Overflow TBA
Saint Luke's in the news
SLH has been making news, and our staff is sharing its expertise in the media. Click on the link below to see the full story.
Cafeteria: No badge,
no pay
This is a friendly reminder that the cafeteria and Coffee Corner at Saint Luke's Hospital no longer allow payroll deduct purchases without a Saint Luke's issued name badge. We will continue to accept cash, Master Card, and Visa.
Infection prevention newsletter
The latest infection prevention newsletter is available. This newsletter covers the following topics: Scrub the hub, influenza, terminal room cleaning, and disinfection contact time.
Breast cancer awareness pink glove dance
The Breast Cancer Awareness planning team is seeking employees throughout SLHS to join us in raising breast cancer awareness during October.
Form a group from your department and create and coordinate a Pink Glove Dance. Ground rules and information for videotaping of your group will be scheduled once your group and dance have been coordinated.
Let's boogie down for a worthy cause! If you are interested in participating, please contact Marcia Hamm at mhamm@saint-lukes.org or 816-932-2048.
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Web conference
SLHS Annual Wellness State of the Union
You may have wondered: Why does Saint Luke's want employees to complete an annual health appraisal and an adult wellness exam every two years. Or, you may be curious about the results of the annual health appraisal and how it benefits us.
Tammy Leslie, senior director of Compensation and Benefits, will present a web conference to answer these questions. Leslie will share the results of the latest health appraisal as well as the purpose for the SLHS wellness strategy.
You can choose from two sessions: Thursday, April 19, or Wednesday, April 25, from 12 - 12:30 p.m. To register for either of these sessions, email
Healthenhancement@saint-lukes.org or call Gayle O'Connell at ext. 23807 and a meeting invitation will be sent to your calendar.
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Specimen labeling honor roll
Congratulations to CICU, EA1, EA2/SE2, EA3, EA4, EA5, EA7, EA9, L&D, MICU, NE5, NICU, NSICU, PACU, Radiology, Respiratory Care, and Surgery for having no labeling errors in February!
Labeling tip: Always double-check each and every label when you have multiple labels for collection. It is possible that another patient's label could be in between labels for your patient or tacked on to the end. Comparing every label to the patient's armband information is the only way to be sure all the labels belong to your patient and avoid a mislabeled sample. If you have questions or comments about the Labeling PI team or labeling in general, please contact Sonia Johnson at sjohnson52@saint-lukes.org.
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Gary Gaddis, M.D., presents at conference, serves on panel
Gary M. Gaddis, M.D., Ph.D., presented at the international emergency medicine/intensive care medicine congress in Poland this month on "Drug Related Problems and Problem-Prone Medications in the Emergency Departmentand Sepsis: Early Diagnosis and Treatment in the ED." In May, he will also serve as a panelist at the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists, working on development of a medication complexity index to deploy in hospitals.
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