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| Volume 4 | Issue 17 | April 28, 2015 |
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Make benefits changes or enroll via a new enrollment tool on BSHSIGoodChoices.com, using ezAccess/AskHR. The new tool launches May 6. Learn more.
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Sign Up for Nursing Explorers Camp for your rising 6th, 7th or 8th grader who's interested in a career in health care. Nursing Explorers Camps are a fun and educational opportunity to learn about the medical field. Learn more.
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Rock the Avenue On May 7, the Evelyn D. Reinhart Guest House on the campus of St. Mary's Hospital will present Rockin' on the Avenue, a fundraiser with food and drink, live music and more. Learn more.
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Our Good Help Achieves Another Milestone
Congratulations to St. Francis Medical Center, which received Magnet designation on April 20. St. Francis is now one of only three hospitals in the world to be recognized both as a Magnet and Pathways to Excellence hospital. The Magnet Recognition ProgramŽ assesses 35 different areas in a hospital, looking for the gold standard of care.
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Pinwheels and Prayers
Children at the Bon Secours Family Center at St. Mary's Hospital helped draw attention to National Child Abuse Prevention Month recently with a parade of pinwheels, which they later planted.
Bon Secours leaders said prayers for all the children at our Family Centers and around the world.
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Employee Engagement
Survey is Under Way
Share your voice in the 2015 Bon Secours Employee Engagement survey, which runs through May 3.
Only five days left!
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 Losing Weight Requires
Knowledge, Commitment
Dr. Anthony Terracina, director of Bariatrics at the Bon Secours Surgical Weight Loss Center at Mary Immaculate Hospital, knows that losing weight can be very difficult. There's no one-size-fits-all way to do it.
"Health care employees have challenges," he admits. "If you're working 12 hours a day, your schedule is limited." For those who only have a little weight to lose, making simple changes in your lifestyle may be enough.
Read more. And next week in Good News, learn about surgical options for weight loss.
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Keep Your Finances Organized
Save time by getting and keeping your financial records organized. Learn what to keep and how to keep it in a free seminar sponsored by the Virginia Credit Union.
Sessions will be held at Bon Secours Richmond facilities May 4-8. Learn more.
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Funding for the Future
Virginia Surgical Associates presented a $25,000 gift to Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing, making a pledge to donate a total of $100,000 over the next four years. This generous donation will help renovate the former Westhampton School, the future new home of the college.
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Free CME Training on Responsible Prescribing, Dispensing
The Medical Society of Virginia Foundation, in partnership with Bon Secours Virginia Health System, through a grant from the Physicians Institute for Excellence in Medicine, will present ER/LA Opioid Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies: Achieving Safe Use While Improving Patient Care on May 9. This free conference will offer a maximum of three hours of CME/CE credits. Advance registration required. Learn more.
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Learn Tips to Age Successfully
Bon Secours Virginia is a sponsor of the Successful Aging Forum, May 27 in Hampton Roads and May 28 in Richmond. Singer and founding member of The Supremes Mary Wilson will be the featured speaker. Learn more and register.
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Free Seminar Discusses
Concussion Prevention
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Join Bon Secours specialists Jason McHugh, DO, and Jennifer Berry, DPT, as they discuss the hard-hitting facts about concussions. They'll help you understand the signs and symptoms, so you can be better prepared to identify and manage the treatment of concussed athletes. The free program will be held Thursday at 6:30 at Bon Secours In Motion Physical Therapy, 5838 Harbour View Blvd. in Suffolk.
Space is limited and registration is required. To RSVP, please call 757-889-CARE or register online at bshr.com/concussion.
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What's Your Kid Doing This Summer?
Why not consider one of the exciting programs at the Bon Secours Family Centers? Learn more about them.
Also, the Family Centers are accepting inquiries for summer and fall spaces for children ages 2 and older.
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Active Parenting: Raising Happy
and Successful Children Bon Secours Family Focus will offer a six-week, research-based video and discussion workshop beginning May 5. Learn about communication, discipline, problem solving and encouraging positive behavior in children ages 5 to 12. The workshop is free. Learn more. | |
Contact Delores Greene-Price for information.
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Bon Secours Wins Gallup Great Workplace Award Again
 Bon Secours Health System has been named a recipient of the 2015 Gallup Great Workplace Award for the fourth consecutive year. The award honors organizations whose employee engagement results demonstrate they have the most productive and engaged workforces in the world. |
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 Look Who Ran the Boston Marathon
Bon Secours Hampton Roads CEO Michael Kerner rocked the Boston Marathon last week, sprinting across the finish line with a 3:43:52 time. Way to go covering 26.2 miles!
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Less-Invasive Neurosurgery
Comes to Hampton Roads
Neurosurgeons at DePaul Medical Center recently performed the region's first magnetic MRI-guided laser ablation brain surgery on a patient with a brain tumor.
Ablation surgery uses energy delivered to the target area using a laser applicator. The procedure, known as VisualaseŽ, allows surgeons to pinpoint the tumor using MRI.
"The VisualaseŽ approach allows me to take a far less invasive approach," said Dr. Joseph Koen, board-certified neurosurgeon with Neurosurgical Specialists. "As a result, patients can recover from the procedure much quicker, are discharged from the hospital after only an overnight stay and are back to normal activities much sooner than a traditional approach. When it comes to brain surgery this is a game changer."
For more information about the procedure, click here.
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 Bon Secours in Motion
Sports Performance Programs Student Athletes: Get in Shape Got a student athlete at home? Bon Secours In Motion will offer two sports clinics. Sign up before May 1 to receive a $25 discount. Learn more. |
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Join Us
Interested in Volunteering at the Family Centers? Youths from 13-15 years old 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.
Also, Maryview Medical Center is seeking Junior Volunteers (at least 14 years old by May 15). Learn more about this exciting opportunity for students.
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Get Money for School
Bon Secours Virginia is accepting applications for the annual Bon Secours Virginia Sons, Daughters & Grandchildren Scholarship award program and the annual Bon Secours Virginia Education Award Scholarship program. Through these annual programs, Bon Secours Virginia awards more than $30,000 in college scholarships to employees and their children and grandchildren.
Some restrictions apply; please see the application for details.
In addition, June 1 is the deadline to apply for the 2015 Amber Nease Scholarship, honoring an employee's child who has volunteered in the Bon Secours Virginia health system.
Questions? Contact Avis Gates at 804-594-4990 or 804-357-6101.
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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 and learn more about stories including:
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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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