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| Volume 4 | Issue 32 | August 11, 2015 |
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Learn about great deals.
Updated Bon Secours Benefits Books are available for Richmond and Hampton Roads on AskHR. Learn more about benefits offered by our health system and deals offered by local merchants.
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Get ahead.
Our STRIDE program is accepting applications through Aug. 20. This development program is a great way to get skills you need to move into leadership positions. The application, recommendation template and other informational materials are located on IRIS. Questions? Contact Lauren White at 757-995-5608.
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This is National Health
Center Week.
It's been observed for more than 30 years to recognize the services and contributions of community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers to underserved people throughout the nation. Bon Secours delivers good help within and outside our hospital walls with programs like our Care-A-Van.
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Bringing Healthy Cooking Demonstrations
to Hampton Roads
SimplyFresh, Bon Secours' employee cooking series, rolls into Hampton Roads beginning tomorrow. Don't miss the opportunity to experience and learn more about healthy cooking with Morrison's executive chefs and dietitians from Bon Secours' Class-A-Roll.
Employee response to the interactive cooking demonstrations has been great, said Rachel Bulifant, MSNW, RD, manager, community nutrition, with 97 percent of participants saying they enjoyed participating in the program. "People are excited to learn more about healthy cooking," Bulifant said, "and there has been a lot of thoughtful questions and great ideas that have come out of the cooking demonstration.".
SimplyFresh is continually being refined to take into account employee survey results and comments, and the recipes highlighted reflect what's in season. "Another great piece of this," Ira Korshin, employee wellness analyst, said, "is Morrison's is incorporating SimplyFresh recipes in the cafes on Wellness Wednesdays. This is meeting the call from employees for more delicious and healthy options and is transforming the food environment within our facilities."
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 Last Chance to Earn
2015 Wellness Incentives
 Monday, Aug. 31, is your last chance to earn your 2015 Wellness Incentives. If you are currently covered by a 2015 Bon Secours Medical Plan, you are eligible to earn up to $900. The wellness monies will be deposited in a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for you to spend on qualified health expenses for you and family members who are tax dependents. Your HRA account balance will roll over to use for FY2016 expenses, too.
The three Incentives offered are as follows:
 | Personal Health Assessment ($300) --- Complete both parts of the PHA, including the onsite screening and the online wellness profile on BonSecoursWellness.com. If you missed the onsite screenings, your own doctor can complete a PHA Physician Verification Form. | | Healthy Weight Incentive ($300) --- Choose from several options to reduce or maintain your BMI at 27.50 or achieve a 10 percent weight loss as demonstrated by your PHA. | | Healthy Habits Incentive ($300) --- Choose from several options, including logging steps, exercise, participation in a chronic disease management program or a smoking cessation program. You can record these on BonSecoursWellness.com. |
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For more details about the Incentives, visit
the Benefits section on AskHR and click on
Wellness Incentives
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Just Wage Remains Part of
Bon Secours' Identity
At Bon Secours Health System, paying a Just Wage is an integral part of our Roman Catholic health care identity and reflects our values of respect, compassion and justice for our employees. When BSHSI first implemented Just Wage in 2006, the concept was then woven into our Compensation Philosophy, which governs how we pay our employees. Because Just Wage is based on geographical factors specific to each local system, each year a comprehensive analysis is completed to ensure that Just Wage rates for each local system are still appropriate.
Effective Aug. 23, the new BSHSI-wide Just Wage will increase to $11 system-wide. In addition, equity adjustments will be provided for employees whose base rate of pay falls between $11 and $11.99. Employees currently in that range will receive up to a 2 percent increase in pay, not to exceed $12 an hour. These changes will impact about 2,500 employees throughout BSHSI beginning with the first paycheck in September.
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Defend Your Data
 In response to the recent increase in security threats and hacking attempts around the world, BSHSI is implementing a two-factor authentication process to help secure remote access to its information systems when employees are at home or outside a Bon Secours facility.
In addition to username and password, the new layer of security requires a dynamic (changing) six-digit code, which makes it harder for potential intruders to gain unauthorized access. Every time you access our systems while on VPN or off the Bon Secours network, you will need a six-digit code to log on.
Expect to encounter our new authentication process when accessing any of the following resources remotely:
Questions? Contact the EISSC at 866-809-9259.
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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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Mary Immaculate Opens Fitness Trail
Mary Immaculate Hospital is taking big steps toward a culture of health and well-being.
In support of employee physical well-being, MIH will open a new and improved fitness trail with state-of-the art fitness equipment and new landscaping, thanks to a $85,000 grant from the Employee Health and Hardship Mission Grant Fund. The fund helps local systems provide assistance with maintaining or improving the overall health and well-being of Bon Secours employees.
Please join your Employee Wellness team tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. for a brief ribbon cutting at the trail. Fred Clemmons from "All The Way Fitness" will be onsite for a meet and greet and to answer all questions about his upcoming onsite boot camps, which are free for all employees.
Additionally, the SimplyFresh event will begin at noon. Be sure to register at www.BonSecoursWellness.com to participate. Space is limited.
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Donor Initiative Helps
Our Tiniest Patients
 Bon Secours Richmond Health System has launched a donor breast milk initiative to provide healthy donor human breast milk to high-risk, premature infants whose mothers need assistance with supplementing their own breast milk after giving birth. Denise Smith, nurse manager of the NICU at St. Mary's, places the bottles of donor breast milk into a special fridge to keep them frozen until ready for use.
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Lunch Bunch: The Future of
Health Care
Bon Secours Richmond CEO Toni Ardabell and Senior Vice President of Sponsorship Sr. Anne Marie Mack shared their thoughts on the future of health care in the U.S. and in Richmond at a recent Lunch Bunch event.
The theme of the event was Intern and Resident Appreciation. Each month, Ardabell and senior leaders invite a group of employees to lunch and a candid discussion of issues facing our health system.
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Open House for New Physical Therapy Center at MRMC
Bon Secours Physical Therapy and Sports Performance will hold an open house at its new location at Memorial Regional Medical Center Aug. 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be a number of different activities and demonstrations throughout the evening, so come see what world-class care can do for you. Register here. |
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Washington Redskins
Training Camp Continues
Despite the August heat, fans continue to attend the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Camp to meet their favorite players and watch the action. One of the youngest fans, Kaleb (center), age 16 months, attended with his mother Nicole DeJesus, surgical services scheduler at St. Francis Medical Center.
Fan Appreciation Day is this Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Click here for a schedule of events.
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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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