Volume 4 | Issue 31 | August 4, 2015

What's in This Issue:

Maryview Collaborates
to Help Stroke Patients


1.	August is National Immunization Awareness Month. The Bon Secours Richmond Care-A-Van program administered 5,926 vaccinations in the last fiscal year, providing an essential service to the community.
2.	Simply Fresh is On the Move. Haven't tried it yet? Read more about what to expect, as our mobile kitchen heads to Bon Secours Hampton Roads.
3.	Bon Secours Hospitals Honored for Cardiac Care. Three of our hospitals recently were recognized for exceptional cardiac care, earning the American College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data Registry ACTION Registry --- Get With The Guidelines Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2015. Learn more.

Celebrating Scholarship

Bon Secours Virginia helps employees, families
achieve their goals.

Bon Secours Virginia congratulates the winners of the 2015 Sons, Daughters and Grandchildren scholarship awards and Bon Secours Education awards.

Four employees and 27 college students pursuing degrees were selected to receive the $1,000 scholarships. Bon Secours Virginia awarded a total of $31,000 in 2015.

The Bon Secours Virginia Education Awards

Bon Secours Virginia Education Awards acknowledge the achievements of outstanding employees who are using tuition assistance toward obtaining a degree.

Education awards in Nursing went to:


Brittany Williams, Mary Immaculate Hospital, 2B Surgical		Colette Duffy, St. Mary's Hospital, ICU

Education awards for Non-Nursing went to:


Lisa Clay, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Patient Registration		Adrenetta Daniel, Shared Services Telecommunications

Click here to learn about the winners of the
Sons, Daughters and Grandchildren Award.

Looking for Volunteers

I Can Bike

Want to bring a smile to child's face? Bon Secours Richmond Hope Therapy needs 100 volunteers to help with iCan Bike, a camp for children with special needs, Aug. 10-14 at the University of Richmond.

During the week, campers will learn to ride regular bicycles --- an activity that will help improve their confidence, their self-esteem, their social interactions with peers, and their physical fitness.

All you need is a decent pair of sneakers, a positive attitude and a willingness to help change the life of a very special child.

For more information please contact Sarah Ann Jennings or visit www.icanshine.org.

Maryview Collaborates
to Help Stroke Patients

As part of a new initiative to improve first response methods for stroke victims, Maryview Medical Center has implemented an innovative three-step process in conjunction with the local Portsmouth Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services (PFRES). This joint effort has significantly reduced time to treatment for stroke and other neurological emergencies by doing an initial assessment and blood specimen collection in the field prior to a patient's arrival at Maryview. Read more.

Get to Know Your New Benefits

2015 Open Enrollment Cover Photo Thank you to all the Bon Secours Virginia employees who completed benefit elections during Open Enrollment last month. We hope you'll find these benefits helpful to you and your families in the coming Plan year. Your new coverage will begin Sept. 1. If you have questions or need to know more about your benefits, please call AskHR at 855-336-7600 or 804-887-7600.

Get in Shape With Referral
Program, Free Trial

Bon Secours In Motion Sports Performance features a referral program for new and existing clients. Refer a friend (BSHSI employee or not) to the Fitness or Sports Performance program and you and your friend will each receive $50 off your month's program cost. In Motion also offers a free trial program that allows anyone interested to try the program out before signing up. For information, call 757-IM-SPORT (757-467-7678).

Want to Get in Shape?
Join the Breakfast Club

hand weight Bon Secours In Motion Sports Performance at Chilled Ponds in Chesapeake offers the Breakfast Club, a workout program featuring a 50 percent discount off regular fitness programs for those who train before 11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Learn more.

Amber Nease Scholarship Recipient: 5,542 Hours of Volunteering

Matthew Ewell Matthew Trent Ewell, son of Bon Secours Hampton Roads Foundation employee Toni Ewell Kimble, is the recipient of the 2015 Amber Nease Scholarship.

A graduate of Granby High School, he will begin West Virginia University this month. Since 2009, he has volunteered an amazing 5,542 hours at DePaul Medical Center.

He was cited as a fine student who models the optimism, flexibility and resilience for life-long learning. He exemplifies the Bon Secours values and demonstrates dependability, maturity and respect as he interacts and works with the staff and patients at DePaul.

Ewell will serve in the Army ROTC while in school and hopes to be commissioned into the U.S. Army and become a military intelligence officer after graduation.

Bon Secours In Motion Athletes
Commit to Colleges

Twenty-two student athletes who work with Bon Secours In Motion committed to college teams in a variety of sports including football, volleyball, field hockey, basketball, rowing, soccer, softball, and track and field. Learn more.

STRIDE Program Accepting Applications

STRIDE Program STRIDE is a development program for employees who aspire to move into leadership positions and have been identified by their supervisor as having leadership potential. The name STRIDE is derived from the program's core values: Striving, Teamwork, Relationships, Initiative, Development and Education.

Applications will be accepted now through Aug. 20 for the fiscal year 2016 program. The application, recommendation template and other informational materials are located on IRIS: Virginia>Good Help U>Emerging Leaders (select the + next to Emerging Leaders).

If you have questions, please contact Lauren White at 757-995-5608.

Ready for Back to School?
Get Your Kids' Physicals Done
at the Good Health Clinic

Good Health Clinic logo

While we're still enjoying the long days of summer, your children and teens are preparing to go back to school and may be gearing up for fall sports. The first step is often to fill out a sports physical form.

The pre-participation physical examination is a chance to:

	identify previous musculoskeletal injuries
	identify barriers that can interfere with top performance (such as exercise-induced asthma)
	maximize safe participation
	identify medical issues that can cause life-threatening problems during sports participation
	develop treatment plans if necessary

Though we encourage all Bon Secours employees and their dependents to cultivate a long-term relationship with a primary care physician, if you do need those sports forms filled out or back-to-school physicals completed, you can make an appointment at the Good Health Clinic at St. Mary's or Maryview.

For more information:

St. Mary's Hospital location: 804-977-8915

Maryview Medical Center location: 757-738-1906

See the Redskins, Help the Community

Planning to visit the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Camp? Please bring some extra winter clothing, which will support the second annual Community Health Harvest in November.

Click here for a schedule of Training Camp events.

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:

	Ask the Doctors: Tim Hatt, WAVY-TV, July 22
	Bon Secours sets online scheduling, Suffolk News-Herald, July 23

Read Richmond news releases and learn more about stories including:

	Area hospitals deploy germ-disinfecting robots, Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 22;
	New robots at Bon Secours hospitals 'terminate' germs, WTVR-TV, July 24

View Past Issues of Good News

	Summer Fun Ideas: Football, Volunteering and Tax-Free Shopping --- 7-28-15
	Who'll be the next generation of caregivers? --- 7-21-15
	What's Her Wellness Secret Weapon? --- 7-15-15