Wear blue and green Friday, April 20 to show your support of organ and tissue donation

 

Donate Life America is proud to announce the first annual "National Donate Life Blue and Green Day" Friday, April 20, in support of organ, eye, and tissue donation and in celebration of National Donate Life Month.

 

National Donate Life Blue and Green Day is part of Donate Life America's initiative to register 20 million new organ, eye, and tissue donors in 2012 by drawing attention to this lifesaving decision on both a local and a national stage. 

  

To learn more about saving lives through organ and tissue donation visit www.DonateLifeMissouri.com and www.DonateLifeKansas.com.

Neuroscience Institute named to ABNS Advocacy Award Honorable Mentions

 

The American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) Awards and Recognition Committee announced at its spring assembly meeting that it has selected three institutions to receive honorable mentions for the 2012 Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy. ABNS recognized Saint Luke's Neuroscience Institute; St. Luke's Boise Medical Center, Surgical Services Department, Boise, Idaho; and Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va., as strong advocates of specialty nursing certification. Click here to read the press release.

Cinco de Cabot

 

A benefit concert for Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center

 

Get your Cinco de Mayo celebration started at Cinco de Cabot, a public benefit concert for Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center. Acoustic/southern rock band Sister Hazel will headline the benefit concert at 8 p.m. Attendees who purchase a $100 patron ticket will get the party started even earlier during an exclusive VIP pre-party, complete with complimentary beverages, hors d'oeuvres, and a live performance from local Latin alternative rock band Making Movies. Signature martinis will be on sale during the VIP pre-party, featuring the new espresso-flavored vodka Dizzy Three from The Roasterie and Clear10 Vodka. Proceeds and donations from the Cinco de Cabot event will help sustain low-cost, high-quality health and dental care programs at Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center. 

• Sponsored by: Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center
• Time: VIP Pre-party: 6 - 8 p.m.; Sister Hazel benefit concert: 8 p.m.
• Date: Friday, May 4
• Location:KC Live! Block of the Power & Light District between 13th and 14th Streets, and Grand and Walnut
• Address: 1330 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106
• Cost: VIP pre-party: $100; Public benefit concert: suggested donation of $10
• Registration: Purchase tickets at CabotCares.org or by contacting Laura Willeke at 816-471-0900 ext. 235 or cabot@saint-lukes.org
• Web address: CabotCares.org

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Volunteer for Hospital Hill Run

 

Hospital Hill Run is the grandfather of all the runs in Kansas City. It is the oldest run/walk and one of the most challenging. Athletes from all fitness levels come out to test their skills. Volunteers are the core and strength of the event.

 

Saint Luke's Hospital supports an aid station for this event, located right outside the hospital's doors on Broadway. If you would like to volunteer, please call Marianne Goulding at ext. 23799 or email her at mgoulding@saint-lukes.org. Hospital Hill Run needs approximately 1,500 volunteers. If you would like to volunteer in other ways, please visit the Hospital Hill Run website at www.hospitalhillrun.com, click on "volunteer," and sign up. If you have questions, please email Karlie at Karlie@hospitalhillrun.com. You will receive a T-shirt or cap and a ticket for the BBQ afterwards. Come join the fun!

Nominations are now being accepted for 2012 recipients of the Global Health Volunteer of the Year and Global Health Physician Volunteer of the Year awards.

 

One physician and one employee from SLHS will be honored with a presentation and reception in June. The physician nominee can be a private practice physician on staff or an employed physician of SLHS.

 

These awards celebrate and highlight the efforts of those who have embraced our mission through their dedication to improving the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of disadvantaged local, regional, national, or international communities. Winners will receive a contribution in their honor to a charity of their choice along with a recognition plaque, one additional scheduled week of PTO (up to 40 hours), and recognition in eRounds and Making Rounds. A news release highlighting the winners will be sent to local news publications.

 

Previous winners include: 

 

2011

• Scott Rogers, D.O., SLNH
• Antoinette Brown, R.N., SLEH

2010

• Tammy Neblock-Beirne, M.D., SLH
• Jan Scott, Corporate Office

2009

• Patricia Wever, R.N., HMC
• Tara Konrady, R.N., SLH
• J. A. Kuehn, M.D., WMH

2008

• Arvin Figueroa, R.N., SLNH  

Nominations are due April 30 and should be sent to Jan Scott at jscott@saint-lukes.org. 

 

Click here for the nomination form.

 

In the book Well Being by Tom Rath, Gallup surveys found that how we manage the money we have is one of five key elements that affect our health, happiness, and sense of security. This can obviously be more challenging in the present economy.

 

During the 2012 Annual Benefits Enrollment period last fall, we asked employees what they would like to see in education around financial wellness, which is the fourth balance point of the SLHS Employee Wellness Program. We received many suggestions from employees that started with the basics of balancing a checking account, learning more about the SLHS retirement plans, and offering the Dave Ramsey Financial University program to help employees and their families learn skills to get out of debt. 

 

We listened to your suggestions and started with targeted retirement communications to SLHS employees who were participants in the prior SLHS Cash Balance Pension Plan. We have added another representative to the on-site Diversified team. She will be touring with Laura Coup in the next month to the various SLHS locations. We also looked in to the Dave Ramsey program and found that this financial program would cost SLHS $1.7 million to offer to employees. The Dave Ramsey tools were right on target; however, we needed to find a less costly resource.

 

That's when the SLHS Retirement Team turned to the SLHS EAP team and the Saint Luke's Credit Union to see what we could do to support the financial wellness of our employees. In joining forces, the SLHS EAP program found the Family Credit Management group that could provide similar paper and online financial tools as the Dave Ramsey program, at a much lower cost. 

 

To assist our employees with financial issues, the SLHS EAP is now partnering with Family Credit Management. They offer a range of services to assist with budget consultation, debt management, financial advice, financial resources, and credit report analysis that will not negatively impact your credit score. Click here for additional information about their services.

 

The Family Credit Management group also provided us with a very helpful 15-page booklet titled My Spending Plan. This booklet offers great ideas for planning your monthly budget, building an emergency fund, starting a savings account, keeping track of your property, and calculating your net worth. Hard copies of the booklet are available upon request by calling the SLHS EAP at 816-931-3073.

 

The Saint Luke's Credit Union will also have the Family Credit Management information available for their members; however, it's important that employees contact the SLHS EAP for any information on the Family Credit Management group. The SLHS EAP team will connect the employee directly with Family Credit Management to receive more assistance in becoming financially well.

 

The SLHS Retirement Team will continue its efforts by providing additional educational pieces on financial wellness. Please send any additional suggestions on financial wellness to the SLHS Retirement Team.

 

 - Bill Tidd, M.A., C.A.A.D.C., C.E.A.P., Employee Assistance Program director, and Tammy Leslie, C.C.P., C.P.P., P.H.R., senior director, Compensation & Benefits