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| Volume 4 | Issue 21 | May 26, 2015 |
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 Physicians, want to improve our health system? Please participate in the Physician Engagement Survey, which runs June 1 - July 11.
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 Nurses, want to know how you stack up in retirement planning? Click here.
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Parents of middle and high schoolers who want to improve their game, register for Bon Secours In Motion Sports Camps by June 1.
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Don't Miss These Amazing
Scholarship Opportunities
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| | Bon Secours offers college scholarships to sons, daughters and grandchildren of employees, including this group from Hampton Roads in 2013. |
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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Sharing a Love of Books
Richmond Community Hospital leadership and staff and members of the community gathered this week to bless two Little Free Libraries located at the hospital's entrances. The project, spearheaded by the Richmond Community Hospital Shared Governance Council, involves children from the Peter Paul Development Center and Church Hill Activities and Tutoring. We're hoping to promote a love of books and reading in the community.
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Thank You For Sharing Your Voice
The Bon Secours Employee Engagement Survey wrapped up on May 10, with Bon Secours Virginia's employee participation rate topping 85 percent, well over the BSHSI goal of 80 percent. Thanks to everyone who shared your voice!
Remember, your responses remain confidential and will be rolled up into different reports: your work group, facility, and system-wide reports. Action plans will be developed based on the survey findings.
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Bon Secours Celebrates
Hospital Week in Style
 
Bon Secours Virginia facilities celebrated Hospital Week earlier this month. Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center hosted a cookout (top photo), for physicians and staff. At Mary Immaculate Hospital, employees enjoyed a special lunch.
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Bon Secours Honored
for Diabetes Support
 On May 29, Peter J. Bernard, CEO of Bon Secours Virginia Health System, will accept the 2015 Corporate Leadership Award by the American Diabetes Association on behalf of Bon Secours Richmond Health System.
The award honors an organization or exceptional executive who has made great strides in advancing diabetes as a critical public health issue, and has shaped strategic change and awareness that is beneficial to the staff, the board, the organization and the community.
Recipients support the mission of the American Diabetes Association by building the Association's capacity for success locally through volunteer and supporter recruitment.
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Safety Training Made Fun
This year the annual Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital Safety Fair featured the theme, Reaching for the Stars, drawing on movie titles to support employee education. The safety fair helps employees learn more about important topics such as infection control while having fun.
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Hospitals Win Partner
for Change Awards
Practice Greenhealth, which recognizes facilities for their green initiatives, recently awarded Maryview Medical Center and Mary Immaculate Hospital its Partner for Change award. DePaul Medical Center received an Emerald Partner for Change award.
The Partner for Change recognizes healthcare facilities that have achieved improvements in their mercury elimination, waste reduction and pollution prevention programs. This includes at least 15 percent recycling, a more extensive sustainability program and a show of leadership in the local community and/or in the healthcare sector.
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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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 Operation Homefront:
Employees Shower Military
Families with Baby Gifts
Bon Secours Virginia continues to be an avid supporter of the U.S. military. A recent event showered service families with care.
The Bon Secours Richmond Love and Learn team & Patriot Committee partnered with Operation Homefront to support its Star Spangled Baby Shower. Multiple collection points were set up covering nine separate locations: Innsbrook Love and Learn Family Center, St. Francis Labor and Delivery, three RVA Child care centers and four buildings on the Windsor campus: Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing, BSHSI Information Services Support, ConnectCare, Internal Audit and Shared Services.
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Committee members and Bon Secours employees generously donated items for welcoming a new baby. So many items were collected, the car that was planned to transport the donations had to be traded for a truck!
Operation Homefront, which provides emergency and financial assistance to military families and wounded warriors, held its baby shower for local military families on May 2. Bon Secours' donations were greatly appreciated, as noted in these comments from the families:
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Thank you to all Bon Secours Richmond employees who participated in this special event to support local military families.
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BSHSI Wins Award for Support
of Multicultural Women
For the first time, the Bon Secours Health System earns recognition on the 2015 Working Mother Best Companies for Multicultural Women list.
The magazine honors companies for cultivating a workplace climate that advances and supports minority women.  Of particular note, according to Working Mother, is BSHSI's company culture and the representation minority women have within our organization.
Congratulations to BSHSI for earning this special designation. Our health system will be featured in June/July issue of Working Mother and online at workingmother.com.
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Bon Secours Cancer Institute at
DePaul Recognized for Quality
The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted a three-year re-accreditation to Bon Secours Cancer Institute at DePaul. The cancer services are designated as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program.
To earn the three-year accreditation, a cancer program must meet more than 30 Commission on Cancer quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care.
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Opening the Door to Good Help
During Nurses' Week earlier this month, Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing faculty and staff participated in a door decorating contest based on this year's them of Ethics and Quality. Winners were Kathy Faw and Catherine Mikelaites. Click here to see more photos.
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What's going on in our health system? Read this exciting news about BSHSI, Bon Secours Charity Health System and Westchester Medical Center signing a joint venture to better serve the people of the Hudson Valley.
And 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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