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| Volume 4 | Issue 9 | March 10, 2015 |
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Power Up
This week is Bon Secours Commitment Week. Take this opportunity to make personal health goals and focus on better health. Complete a Commitment Card identifying your goals, and participate in wellness activities and giveaways sponsored by the health system. And don't forget to earn points in the Commitment Challenge.
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Vote
As part of the Commitment Week events, vote for your favorite Power Up photo this week. Thanks to everyone who submitted photos. The judges have chosen a group of finalists. See the finalists and choose your favorite Power Up wellness photo. Vote here. The winner will receive a gift card and the photo will be hung in the facility where the winner works.
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Get Fresh
Register to stop by the Evelyn D. Reinhart Guest House at St. Mary's Hospital for Simply Fresh, with food demos, resources, recipes and tips tomorrow at 2 p.m. Employee Wellness, Morrison's and Class-A-Roll designed the program to assist employees in preparing healthy and affordable meals at home. Click here for information on other sessions.
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Oh, the Fun You'll Have
at Our Family Centers!
The spirit of Dr. Seuss was alive on March 2 as children enjoyed at the Bon Secours Family Center at Memorial Regional Medical Center enjoy story time last week during Read Across America Day.
Children and staff dressed in costumes from Dr. Seuss's books and participated in themed hands-on activities and a costume parade
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Meet Our Health Care Heroes
Inside Business, the Hampton Roads Business Journal, recognized Bon Secours Hampton Roads with three 2015 Health Care Heroes awards. Inside Business honored the winners Feb. 26.
Winners included Dr. Emily Lieb and Delores Greene-Price (click on the link to past issues of Good News for profiles of these winners). This week, learn about the Bon Secours Hampton Roads' Human Trafficking Initiative, winner of the Community Service category.
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"Victims need specialized, experienced care that you can't get in a domestic violence shelter or other safe houses."
--- Patrick McKenna
Director and co-founder of the
Virginia Beach Justice Initiative
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 $1,000 College Scholarship
for Bon Secours Teen Volunteer
Applications are open for the 2015 Amber Nease Scholarship. Bon Secours Virginia will award the $1,000 college scholarship
to an employee's child who has volunteered in the Virginia
health system. Applications
are due June 1.
Have questions? Contact
Avis Gates at 804-594-4990
or 804-357-6101.
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Opportunity for Teen Volunteers
Youths ages 13-15 may volunteer in the Family Centers. To apply, contact the Family Center most convenient to you. Teen volunteers assist with games, lesson planning, art projects, story time and more. Teens earn volunteer service hours and will enjoy a special recognition banquet at the end of the summer.
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Contact the center nearest you to volunteer:
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St. Mary's Family Center, 804-285-0444
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Memorial Regional Family Center,
804-559-0647
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St. Francis Family Center, 804-594-4990
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Congratulations
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December Graduates of Bon Secours
Memorial College of Nursing
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The December graduating class at the Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing had a 100 percent pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam (nursing boards), the 13th consecutive class to achieve this outstanding mark of excellence. Twenty-six graduates are now working for Bon Secours. Way to go!
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Complete Your Mid-Year Reviews
Mid-year reviews are now underway for all employees who use SuccessFactors. Block time now to meet with your supervisor and discuss your development before April 10. Visit Talent Management on IRIS for more information or call AskHR at 855-336-7600 or 804-887-7600.
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Good Care Goes Mobile
 Rappahannock General Hospital's new RP-VITAŽ Remote Presence Robot allows us to offer innovative telemedicine capabilities. Soon, all our hospitals will offer teleneurology capabilities to better care for the community.
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Get Ready to Shamrock
 Join us Saturday for the Westchester Shamrock 5k, sponsored by Bon Secours St. Francis Watkins Centre. Learn more.
And don't forget to sign up for the Bon Secours Colon Cancer 5k on March 28.
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Virginia Credit Union
Welcomes Employees
 All employees of Bon Secours Richmond are eligible to join Virginia Credit Union.
VACU members receive favorable rates on mortgages, credit cards, car and home equity loans, free checking, money management resources and various member discounts. There are options for online and mobile banking, and access to a network of ATMs with no fees or surcharges.
Join online, at a branch or by mail. Visit vacu.org for more information.
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March 9-13
What's Your Commitment?
"My goal is to increase my muscle mass overall to maintain an active lifestyle."
--- Kristin Crandall
Administrative Director of Human Resources
St. Mary's Hospital &
Materiel Management
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Mary Immaculate Appoints
New Chief Medical Officer
Mary Immaculate Hospital has named Dr. Franklin D. Seney Jr. as Chief Medical Officer. In his new role, Seney will provide an enhanced level of focus on patients' clinical outcomes, as well as help identify opportunities for care delivery enhancements and innovation. He will also serve as a valuable resource as the executive team works to increase collaboration with medical staff members.
Board certified in nephrology and internal medicine, Seney is a member of Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group, and has practiced on the Peninsula since 1991.
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Kids: Spend Spring Break
at Bon Secours
Richmond-area schoolchildren are off for spring break April 6-10. Help your child or grandchild  enjoy this respite while continuing to learn at the Bon Secours Family Centers' spring break programs. This year's theme is Vivid Expressions, and children will explore the arts using a variety of media and learn about artists and various art styles.
Bon Secours Richmond Family Centers offer fun, safe ways for your school-age children to enjoy time with their peers in a theme-based, supervised environment.
Contact the center nearest you now to reserve your spot!
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Thanks to our Human
Resources Professionals
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Next week, March 15 - 21, we recognize human resources professionals in hospitals and non-hospital organizations across the nation for the daily issues they face in workforce, compensation and benefits, employee relations, health care reform and wellness, just to name a few.
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Got a Human Resources Question?
 AskHR provides you with fast, easy 24/7 access to your HR information, including medical benefits, retirement, tuition assistance, HR policies and lots more.
You can get to AskHR by:
| Going to the home page on IRIS, the Bon Secours intranet. Click on ezAccess/AskHR in the "Introducing AskHR" section, and the link will take you to a log-in page. | | If you do not have a computer available at work, you can access AskHR from home by going to BSHSI.org and clicking on ezAccess/AskHR at the top of the page. |
To log in you will need your employee/Lawson number and your password.
Need more help? Submit a question from AskHR to a Bon Secours HR representative or speak directly to a representative, by calling the Human Resources Operation Center (HROC) toll-free at 855-336-7600 or 804-887-7600 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Focus on Patient Safety
This week also is Patient Safety Awareness Week. Providing world-class care to our patients is the reason we're all here.
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Kerner to Chair Humanitarian Awards
Michael K. Kerner, CEO of Bon Secours Hampton Roads, will serve as chair of the 51st Humanitarian Awards dinner on March 25. Hosted by the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, the awards celebration honors individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to the promotion of respect and understanding among people of diverse racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds in the South Hampton Roads community. Read more.
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Bioethics Lecture Series
Continues in Hampton Roads
Bon Secours Virginia will co-present "Religion, Ethics, and the Emerging Debates in Healthcare: Controversies and Perspectives," an interactive discussion of controversies and perspectives of religion and ethics March 19 at Old Dominion University.
Register here.
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What's going on in our health system? Check out news releases for Hampton Roads, including important information about screenings, and read news coverage including:
Read Richmond news releases.
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Let Us Hear From You
 Do you have a story idea for
Good News? We want your stories and photos. Please send to Dawn Trivette.
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