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| Volume 4 | Issue 38 | September 22, 2015 |
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| | 1. | Help Our Nurses Get Ahead. Sept. 20-26 is Nurses in Professional Development Week, which advances the specialty practice of nursing staff development to enhance high-quality outcomes. We love that our nurses such as Amy Feurer, whose recent proposal was selected by Nurses for Good, show initiative and passion. | | 2. | It's National Rehabilitation Awareness Week. Each year, during the third full week in September, we applaud the efforts of our rehab professionals, focusing attention on the powers and possibilities of rehabilitation. | | 3. | Thank our Surgical Technologists. National Surgical Technologist Week is an opportunity to promote the profession and educate the community about the vital role that surgical technologists play in the OR. |
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Bon Secours Again a Best Company
for Working Mothers
 Today we're proud to share that Bon Secours has again been included on Working Mother's 100 Best Companies list. This is the 17th year in a row that Bon Secours has earned the honor that examines companies' attention to women in management, child care, flexibility and family friendly resources. |
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Cindy Reynolds, with her daughter Kira, 5, and granddaughters, Kate, 5, and Caroline, 3.
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Bon Secours will be recognized Oct. 15 at a gala dinner in New York, where Cindy Reynolds will represent all of Bon Secours' many working mothers.
Read how she stays on her toes, leading multimillion-dollar fundraising campaigns, while raising a 5-year-old and being a grandmother, too.
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New Leaders Named at Hospitals
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Bon Secours Richmond recently announced promotions for two of our long-term leaders. Effective Oct. 1, Mark M. Gordon, currently CEO of St. Francis Medical Center, will become CEO of Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond Community Hospital and Rappahannock General Hospital.
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Also, Francine Barr, currently vice president and chief operating officer of St. Mary's Hospital, will become CEO of St. Mary's.
Read more in this Richmond Times-Dispatch article.
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 Again this year, Bon Secours Health System is requiring that all employees, credentialed medical staff, volunteers and others who work in one of our patient care facilities (including students over the age of 18, contractors and vendors who work for, provide services to or otherwise do business with Bon Secours Health System) receive the seasonal influenza vaccination. Specified individuals (employees, board members and credentialed medical staff) who choose not to get the flu vaccination MUST wear a surgical mask for the duration of the flu season when working at any Bon Secours patient care facility. Proof of receiving the flu vaccination must be completed and submitted to Employee Wellness by Nov. 1.  |
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College Planning Workshops
Help You Prepare
Is your child or grandchild heading to college in a few years? The Bon Secours Family Centers can help you prepare, with free informative workshops coming soon to Richmond and Hampton Roads.
Click here for more information. |
 We're Wired
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Jim Godwin, center, vice president of
Human Resources, accepted the award for
Bon Secours Virginia.
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The American Hospital Association's Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) named Bon Secours Health System, Inc., and several of its subsidiaries, including Bon Secours Virginia Health System, as a 2015 Most Wired organization.
Organizations earning a Most Wired award are recognized for leveraging IT to improve performance for value-based health care in areas of business and administrative management, quality and safety, and clinical integration, among other categories.
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Active Parenting of Teens
Learn about training for the most important job you'll ever have! Bon Secours Family Focus sponsors Active Parenting of Teens, an exciting research-based video and discussion workshop.
The free workshop runs Mondays, Sept. 28-Nov. 2 at Mary Immaculate Hospital's Health Resource Center. Learn more.
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Don't Miss Our Tastes of September
 SimplyFresh is wrapping up its September recipe offerings next week. Inspired by Executive Chefs, find these seasonal dishes in any hospital café across Bon Secours Virginia. Look for the flier outside your café for the featured items. Look out for all new recipes in October. Want more fresh produce? Check out the attached flier listing all seasonally available products, as well as farmer's markets in both Richmond and Hampton Roads. |
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Get in Shape, Refer a Friend
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. For information, call 757-IM-SPORT (757-467-7678).
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Nurturing Parenting Series Join Bon Secours Family Focus for a six-week class series that offers parents the support and skills they need to navigate the path of parenting when a child is diagnosed with special needs or health challenges. Families will learn to create nurturing routines that create a foundation of cooperation and enhance quality of life for the entire family in a series based on the Nurturing Program for Parents and Their Children with Special Needs and Health Challenges. Free sessions run Fridays Oct. 9 - Nov. 13 at Mary Immaculate Hospital's Health Resource Center. Learn more. |
To register or for more information,
call 757-886-6511 or email Delores Price.
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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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Breaking Ground for Good Help
Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System broke ground earlier this month for a new medical plaza on the campus of Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View. The $20 million project includes a 58,000-square-foot, two-story facility that will offer a comprehensive, outpatient cancer institute that will serve one of the most rapidly growing communities in Hampton Roads.
Construction should be complete by September 2016.
"The new Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Plaza will have a tremendous impact on the service and care for people with cancer in the western Hampton Roads community," said Michael K. Kerner, CEO, Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System.
"Our community continues to suffer from high morbidity and mortality rates related to cancer, and we aim to lower these rates and ultimately provide a more convenient, complete center for patients and their families."
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Professional Organization Honors
Bon Secours Nurses
Three Bon Secours Virginia nurses recently were honored by the Virginia Nurses Association, receiving the 2015
40 Under 40 award,
which is presented to 40 exceptional rising nursing leaders under age 40.
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Sara Jennings and Cassandra Lewis
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They include:
 | Cassandra Lewis, Lead Nurse Practitioner, Hospitalists at St. Mary's Hospital | | Sara Jennings, Clinical Care Leader, Forensic Nursing at St. Mary's Hospital | | Kelly Torrence, Administrative Director, Acute Care Services at Mary Immaculate Hospital |
The organization also named Richmond Community Hospital's Christy Ferrell as a runner-up.
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Just Wage Increases Across
Bon Secours
This month, Bon Secours Health System implemented a Just Wage increase to provide equity adjustments to low-wage employees. The increase impacted more than 2,400 employees systemwide, at an average increase of 3.5 percent. The Just Wage concept, "an amount needed to support a thrifty and upright worker plus his family," was introduced 120 years ago by Pope Leo XIII.
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Raising Safe Kids
Raising Safe Kids, for parents of children up to age 8, is an interactive parenting program to help:
| Understand your child's behaviors, and the ages and stages of development. | | Learn to use positive ways to discipline your child. | | Learn to resolve conflicts with others in a positive nonviolent way. |
Free classes run Thursdays, Oct. 1 -- Nov. 19 at Mary Immaculate Hospital's Health Resource Center. Learn more.
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To register or for more information,
call 757-886-6511 or email Delores Price.
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Shape Up at In Motion
Bon Secours In Motion Sports Performance offers a holistic fitness program at a discount to fellow employees of Bon Secours. The knowledgeable staff will coach and motivate you to improve yourself by helping you build a stronger, leaner body. Learn more.
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Learn About Good Choices
Learn about Wellness Incentives, how to recognize and treat depression, savings tips and more in this month's issue of Good Choices.
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Parent-Child Interactive Learning Playgroups Our playgroups feature open learning centers for children up to age 5 and the Parent Cafe discussion group for adults. Sessions are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon at First Baptist Church Newport News. Cost is $25 a month per family. |
To register or for more information,
call 757-886-6511 or email Delores Price.
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New Core Skills for the
Bon Secours Workforce
During the past year, Bon Secours has worked to define new skills that all employees should have. These skills, also known as competencies, are based on Bon Secours' mission, values and commitment to quality and service excellence. Beginning in August 2016, all employees will be evaluated on these competencies during the annual review process. To review the new competencies, go to IRIS and look under the Talent Management Section of the Human Resources area.
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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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