|
Join the fun at the 2013 March for Babies!
Saint Luke's Health System is honored to be the presenting sponsor of the 2013 March for Babies, the annual fundraising walk for the March of Dimes. The March for Babies walk is Sunday, April 28 at 10 a.m. in the Power & Light District in Kansas City, Mo. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Walk for either 1 mile or 2.5 miles or you can just come and enjoy morning activities including Radio Disney, live bands, and a kids' zone filled with fun activities. SLHS will host a special tent with birthday treats and photo booths. The March of Dimes will provide lunch following the walk!
Stop by the March of Dimes table outside the cafeteria exit on April 18, 23, and 25 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. to enter these great drawings for a chance to WIN and help Saint Luke's reach our March for Babies fundraising goal!
"Up Close and Personal" drawing
A $5 ticket buys you a drawing entry for a chance to have a hospital leader work side by side with you. All proceeds benefit the March of Dimes!
If you win, your designated hospital leader will spend one to two hours during Hospital Week (May 12-18) with you, helping you do your job. This wonderful cause provides an opportunity for you to share with our leaders how you contribute to our vision of making Saint Luke's the best place to get and give care!
As of today, the list of participating leaders includes:
- Julie Quirin (2013 March for Babies chair!)
- Dennis Beers
- Lorra Embers
- Robin Evans
- Juliet Hawley
- Christie Krebs
- Angela Locke
- Denise Mogg
- Karin McCrary
- Amy Nachtigal
- Ashlee Peterson
- Doris Rogers
- Brad Simmons
- Dave Strelow
- Kevin Thorpe
- Shelly Tehven
- Debbie White
- Connie Wilson
- John Yeast, M.D.
"Rock Star Parking" drawing
Purchase a $5 ticket for a chance to win a premier parking space of your choice for one month! Some limitations apply. Three winners will be announced for May, June, and July parking!
Hour of Power!
Rock out with the Center for Health Enhancement staff on Monday, April 22 at the Women's Health Center Courtyard.
Zumba
5:30 - 5:50 p.m.
BodyVive
5:50 - 6:10 p.m.
Yoga
6:10 - 6:30 p.m.
(Bring your own yoga mat).
The cost is $10 per person. All proceeds will benefit the March of Dimes. Plan to arrive early - the first 25 participants will receive a free tote bag!
Click here for more information.
SLHS T-shirts
T-shirts are available for $25 at the Women's Shoppe while supplies last! Proceeds benefit the March of Dimes. If you raise $100 or more through the March of Dimes website, your T-shirt is free. Walkers who raise $200 or more receive a free SLHS shirt AND a free March of Dimes shirt! T-shirts are high-quality, Gildan brand DryBlend shirts.
Sweet and Salty Treat Sale
Enjoy fresh popcorn and treats for only $1 and help support March of Dimes. All donations welcome!
April 19
2 - 4 p.m.
Medical Plaza III
Breast Center Conference Room
Blue Jeans for Babies
Support March of Dimes and wear your jeans to work on April 19! Donate $5 online at marchforbabies.org/team/SLHbluejeans.
How to join a team
Go to marchforbabies.org
Click Join a Team
Type Saint Luke
Click SL Hospital
Select team name from the 6 Results in Division option
Robin Evans is the March of Dimes contact at Saint Luke's Hospital. For more information about joining a team, or contributing to our efforts, call Robin at 816-932-9045 or email revans@saint-lukes.org.
|
|
Coming soon - your new OnTrack® retirement savings report
Later this month, Transamerica (a.k.a. Diversified) will send OnTrack retirement savings reports. This report will show your current retirement outlook using 2012 total compensation, your current deferral rate, and any additional information you may have included in your online profile from other income and retirement sources outside of SLHS. The goal of this report is to help you identify your retirement needs and get you to a "sunny outlook."
If you have questions about this report or retirement in general, please contact Laura Wilson or Carmellia McCray, your Transamerica retirement planning consultants*, at 816-932-6874.
Please note that you will not receive an OnTrack report if you:
- Have a "sunny outlook" (Congratulations!)
- Currently save up to the maximum IRS limit
- Have an annual salary greater than $250,000
- Are age 70 or older
- Have not previously participated in the plan
Other criteria may also apply.
*The role of the retirement planning consultant is to assist you with your savings and investment plan. There are no fees or commissions for meeting with your retirement planning consultant, who is a registered representative with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation (TISC), 440 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528. Saint Luke's Health System (SLHS) has selected Transamerica Retirement Solutions as your retirement plan provider, but there are no other affiliations between SLHS and Transamerica or its affiliate, TISC.
|
|
Bryan Warne, R.N., receives April DAISY Award
 | |
Bryan Warne, R.N., received the DAISY Award in recognition for his compassionate and caring nursing skills.
|
Bryan Warne, R.N., received the DAISY Award in recognition for his compassionate and caring nursing skills as a night shift nurse in the Med-Surg float pool. The DAISY Award was established by the DAISY Foundation in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of ITP, an auto-immune disease.
Warne was nominated for the DAISY Award by a former patient. In the nomination she wrote, "We talked each time he came in and I explained some of my past with him in which he listened intently. I also told him that my sister had passed with cancer and that was the biggest fear in my life. He assured me everything could be looked at and not to worry. He took care of me with the highest regards to my fears, my thoughts, and my care while I was here."
Warne first obtained a degree in mass communications from Kansas State University, and then obtained his B.S.N. from the accelerated nursing program at William Jewell College. His favorite time with his patients is the time right before they go to sleep because he believes in that window of time he can focus on them and share a common ground.
On April 10, the Nursing Recruitment and Retention Committee and the float pool staff surprised Warne with the DAISY Award and a breakfast that included Cinnabon® Cinnamon Rolls. He also received the Healer's Touch sculpture, award certificate, DAISY pin, and parking spot.
Congratulations to Bryan Warne, who like so many Saint Luke's Hospital nurses, deserve a big thank you for his extraordinary and compassionate nursing care.
Do you know a nurse deserving of the DAISY Award? Send an email to daisyaward@saint-lukes.org or pick up a nomination form located in most SLH waiting rooms.
|
|
Pill drill
Employees in Saint Luke's hospitals participated in a two-day full-scale drill involving an anthrax bioterrorism event on April 9 and 10. Metro hospitals exercised their mass prophylaxis plans by opening Point of Distribution (POD) centers where "medications" were dispensed to patients, employees, and family members.
"These PODs are critical in emergencies because they reduce demand on public dispensing sites and increase the likelihood that staff will be able to continue working, improving our ability to serve patients," said David Schemenauer, system director of Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness. The drill also tested the system's ability to mobilize access to materials from the Strategic National Stockpile. The exercise involved the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Kansas City area public health departments, Mid America Regional Council, Centers for Disease Control, and local law enforcement.
|
|
Epic project moves forward, assigns two teams of subject matter experts
Epic and IS teams continue to evaluate the hundreds of Epic system workflow items that were marked as red or "parking lot" issues identified during the 96 validation sessions completed over the past three months. Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will be asked to participate in additional discussions focused on these specific topics to make final decisions and identify where to adjust the model system in a process called "re-engineering."
"The Epic model system is configured with clinical content derived from organizations successfully using Epic's clinical applications. We will need to build some additional content into the system to meet the needs of our Saint Luke's patient populations. Just as validation sessions looked at workflow compared to the Epic model system, clinical content sessions will focus on validating the content in the Epic model system," said Diane Trimble, system director of Nursing Informatics, and a member of the Epic project leadership team. She added that physician documentation design will occur later in the project timeline.
Regardless of the source of our documentation content (i.e. from the Epic model system, what is currently in HED or third-party content such as Krames) the content must be validated with end-users. To accomplish this task, the Epic project will use two teams of SMEs:
The Interdisciplinary Core Design Group (CDG)
The interdisciplinary CDG will develop the core content that will provide the foundation for the specialty groups to build upon. The CDG group will make decisions regarding the core data content that will be standardized across the system. These core elements will include content such as vital signs, assessments, flow sheets, notes, care plans, patient education templates, and smart sets.
The Clinical Content Build Out (CCBO) Groups
The 26 interdisciplinary CCBO groups will review the content developed by the CDG, then design content documentation for their specialty area. This documentation will be standardized across the system.
Epic staff will be onsite about every two weeks over the next few months. They will partner with the IS Department and participate in meetings with the SMEs while concurrently working with IS staff on the build inside the model system. IS has set the go-live date for Phase 1 of Epic implementation as March 28, 2014.
"We are very excited to be moving into this next phase of the Epic implementation," said Trimble. "Thank you to all of the SMEs who continue to participate in the design and build."
|
|
ICD-10 project kicks off
A major change is coming in the area of coding for diagnoses and medical procedures as the United States moves to the new ICD-10 system on Oct. 1, 2014. While it has been in the planning stages for several years, the establishment of the deadline is causing all health care facilities, including Saint Luke's Health System, to prepare for and implement specific plans.
"ICD-10 will be much more complex than the current ICD-9 system," said Trina Wright, ICD-10 project manager and manager of Health Information Management (HIM). "As an example, we will move to more than 150,000 codes from just 17,000 in the current system."
Wright explained that numerous departments at Saint Luke's will be impacted by the change to ICD-10 and that communication and training will take place in both clinical and non-clinical departments. "Our team has already spent a great deal of time learning and preparing for ICD-10. Now, we will begin the process of working with clinicians and other support departments who are part of the revenue stream. For instance, physicians and care team personnel will need to use more specific documentation based on the new requirements. Clinic administrators will have new documentation practices to learn."
A cross-functional steering committee has been formed from several of the departments that will be impacted. That team will direct much of the communication and training that will begin soon. The pre-planning already accomplished by the HIM Department will help make for a smoother transition.
"Our team has been hard at work for over a year and has begun the process of assessing our clinical documentation to learn where we will have to provide more detail under the new system," Wright said. "It's important that employees understand that, more than likely, they will be affected in some way by ICD-10 and that their support and effort will be crucial to helping us make this important transition as we continue on the path to be the best place to get care and the best place to give care."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Volunteer Week April 21-27
Show your appreciation for Saint Luke's Hospital volunteers during National Volunteer Week! This is the perfect opportunity to recognize the volunteers and auxilians who make a difference every day.
Last year, volunteers:
- Had 65,839 patient/visitor contacts at the information desks
- Donated more than 61,000 hours to benefit the hospital and patients at SLH
- Handled over 294,000 items in assembling projects/mailings
- Visited 50,028 patients
- Delivered 1,548 flowers and 1,477 patient ecards
Volunteers are an integral part of our hospital and an invaluable resource. Please notify Kay Weir, director of Volunteer Services, of your plans to recognize volunteers in your area during National Volunteer Week. For suggestions, contact Kay at ext. 22448 or kweir@saint-lukes.org.
|
|
SLH Blood Drive
Monday, April 22
7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
4401 Wornall Road
BMW Meeting Rooms
B Level
Click here for more information.
|
|
Cinco de Cabot
Start May off right at Cinco de Cabot, a benefit party and concert for Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center. Starting at 6 p.m. on May 3 at KC Live! in the Power & Light District, Latin rock band Aztlan will perform a pre-party show, followed by a benefit concert by Sugar Ray at 8 p.m.
Individual tickets are $50 and include beer garden with complimentary beverages, appetizers, and admission to see both bands.
For details, or to buy your pre-party ticket, visit CabotCares.org.
About Cabot
Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center strives to create healthier families and a stronger community. The clinic provides a full range of dental and health services to more than 7,900 patients through 23,000 visits each year. Nearly half of these patients are children.
As a not-for-profit health clinic, Cabot treats anyone who comes to the facility, regardless of ability to pay. For those without adequate insurance, services are provided on a sliding fee scale.
Cabot is unique among area community health clinics in that it is one of the few that offers dental care. It is also one of the few - and perhaps the only - with a fully bilingual staff. As such, our Spanish-speaking patients feel at home and can communicate directly and comfortably with their health care providers.
|
|
Courtyard Market pre-season opener
For the past few years, Saint Luke's Hospital has offered a Courtyard Farmer's Market with fresh and healthy food. The Courtyard Market tries to feature as much local produce as possible along with cooking demonstrations, healthy recipes, and more.
The market takes place every Wednesday in the Courtyard located in the Women's Center. Please join us on April 24 from 8 - 11 a.m. for an early pre-season opener of the annual Courtyard Market to get a taste of what's to come this season. Enjoy and purchase items from Tasteful Olive, Nutty Farm, Itty Bitty Farm, Jasper's, Kurlbaum Tomatoes, and a local honey farmer.
The regular season will resume on June 26 - Sept. 4.
|
|
Get in shape for summer!
Group fitness classes are one of the best ways to get in shape fast. Whether it's motivating music, top notch instructors, big calorie burning classes, or a workout with friends, Center for Health Enhancement group fitness classes have you covered. Join any class, any time! Call CFHE at 816-932-3260 for more group fitness information.
|
|
Look Good, Feel Better workshop
Thursday, May 2
1 - 3 p.m.
SLH Plaza
Muriel I. Kauffman Women's Heart Center conference room
Women currently undergoing cancer treatment are invited to attend the next Look Good, Feel Better class, a free two-hour workshop offering simple beauty techniques for skin and nail care, makeup application, and coping with hair loss. You will receive a complimentary bag of makeup to use in the session and at home. Call Vickie at 816-932-2124 to sign up.
|
|
China drive for Saint Luke's Hospice
Saint Luke's Hospice House is opening this summer, and we need your help to make our patients and families feel welcome!
If you have a set of china you are no longer using, please consider donating it to Saint Luke's Hospice House. We want our new facility to be as warm and home-like as possible, and your china will be a comforting addition to the meals we serve our patients and guests.
We are in need of different sets of china that are in good condition (dinner plates, salad plates, coffee cups, bowls, salt and pepper shakers, platters, pitchers, etc.). No glass, stemware, or silverware.
The china drive will end May 1.
Click here to view submission form.
Click here to view donation locations.
|
|
April is National Donate Life Month
This celebration honors the lives of those who have given the gift of life. More than 110 million people are registered donors in the United States. We also commemorate those who have received or continue to wait for life-saving organ and tissue transplants.
This is an opportunity to renew our commitment to saving lives. That includes strong care, utilizing best practices, and collaboration with Midwest Transplant Network.
For more information and to register as a donor, visit donatelifemissouri.com.
|
|
Credit Union
Parking Lot Picnic
Mark your calendar and come to the Westport/Plaza Branch of Saint Luke's Credit Union for our annual Parking Lot Picnic and Member Appreciation Lunch on Wednesday, May 8, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Everyone is invited so grab your co-workers and have lunch while visiting with various vendors such as Sam's Club, KC Mavericks Hockey, Sprint Center, and more. You will also have an opportunity to vote for your favorite Volunteer Board or Committee Member. If you would like to be part of the Credit Union and run for one of our volunteer Board or Committee positions, please contact Michael Kearns at ext. 22260 or Susie Venable at ext. 25300.
Get a loan and spin the wheel
The Credit Union has loans available for any need - vacation, car repairs, or just a cash loan! Get approved for any type of loan for $2,000 or more and "Spin the Wheel" for a prize. Need a new or used auto or truck? The Credit Union has rates as low as 1.9 percent. Call ext. 25300 or stop by any Credit Union branch location at Saint Luke's Hospital on the Plaza, North, East, or South for more information.
Ready for a vacation?
Now is the time to open a Vacation Club Account at the Credit Union - save a little and you'll have a lot to take that overdue vacation. Call or stop by for more info.
|
|
