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| Volume 5 | Issue 1 | January 5, 2016 |
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| | 1. | Learn the ABCs of kindergarten readiness. Bon Secours Virginia will offer free kindergarten readiness workshops for parents to prepare their preschoolers for kindergarten. Click here for a schedule.
| | 2. | Start the New Year with a financial plan. Bon Secours' retirement planning partner, Fidelity Investments, has introduced new resources to help you. Learn more.
| | 3. | Self-assessment tool is available. A new self-assessment survey tool is now available to assist you in understanding the 10 new BSHSI core competencies that all employees will be expected to perform well to help set Bon Secours apart from other health systems. |
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2015: The Year in Pictures
2015 was a memorable year for Bon Secours Virginia, as we cared for patients, each other and ourselves.
Here's a look back at some of our favorite moments from 2015:
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| Children in the Bon Secours Family Centers
helped draw attention to National Child Abuse Prevention Month. |
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| | Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing students volunteered at Richmond's Hilliard House as part of a Mission in Action initiative. |
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| | St. Francis Medical Center received Magnet designation. |
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| | Mary Immaculate Hospital celebrated the arrival of a new MRI machine. |
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| | SimplyFresh made the rounds to teach employees new ways to eat healthy. |
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| | School at Work graduates celebrated their accomplishments. |
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| | Working at Bon Secours is sometimes a family affair. |
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 Nursing Runs in the Family
Nurses have many different reasons why they choose the profession, but a common thread is a desire to care for others. Sometimes that desire runs in the family. Meet three families who chose to study at the Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing in the college's Annual Report.
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Honoring Martin Luther King
with a Day of Service
 Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 18, observed with the MLK Day of Service which empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems and move closer to Dr. King's vision of a beloved community.
Dr. King once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities.
Learn more about Day of Service.
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Bon Secours Awards New Round of SEED Grants Totaling $110,000
Bon Secours Richmond and Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation recently announced the awarding of $110,000 in funding to 12 Church Hill businesses, including seven new awardees and five past Supporting East End Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) recipients. This marks the fifth year of the SEED program, an annual small business awards competition providing grants to promising entrepreneurs and start-ups that plan to open or expand a business along Richmond's 25th Street and Nine Mile corridor, near Richmond Community Hospital.
Read more.
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On the Pathway to Excellence
Congratulations to the nurses of DePaul Medical Center, which recently was awarded Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The designation means the facility meets standards of quality patient care, evidence-based practice, safe and healthy environment, collaborative relationships and professional development.
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Get One-on-One Financial Counseling
 You've dedicated your professional life to caring for others. Fidelity, our financial planning partner, can help give you the same attention for yourself.
Fidelity Workplace Planning and Guidance Consultants are ready to help you:
 | Manage your retirement savings goals | | Review investment choices | | Build a plan that's easy to put into action |
Click here for dates and locations in Richmond and Hampton Roads.
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Have You Updated Your Global Address Listing?
Have you recently relocated your office? Are you new to Bon Secours Health System? Have you changed your telephone number? Got a new title? Working with a new assistant? Update your Global Address List (GAL) information so that people can find you on Outlook and on IRIS. Click here to go to the update page. Enter your login credentials (same as to get on the BSHSI system) and click the Log In button. Correct your information and be sure to click the Update button before quitting.
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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 more about topics including:
Read Richmond news releases and learn more about stories including:
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Laughing all the way, Richmond Magazine, Dec. 24
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Virginia FIRST teams learn about robots in the O.R., Community Idea Stations, Dec. 18
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Bon Secours awards $110,000 in grants to 12 Church Hill businesses, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dec. 14
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Notable gifts: Health foundation gives $730,000 to 11 area nonprofit groups, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dec. 12
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Confidentiality and Security
Training Due Jan. 15
There are just days left for employees to complete the BSHSI Confidentiality and Security Agreement 2016 training required to access all BSHSI systems.
All employees and employed providers must complete the HealthStream module titled "BSHSI confidentiality and Security Agreement 2016" by Jan. 15 and electronically sign the Confidentiality and Security Agreement. This training takes less than 10 minutes. Those who have not completed the training will find their access disabled after Jan. 15.
All employees who have completed their training by deadline will be automatically entered in a drawing for a $25 VISA gift card.
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Seeking RNs for Internships
Bon Secours is currently recruiting for the 2016 Perioperative Internship program. We are seeking RNs who are passionate about pursuing a career in the Operating Room. Limited spots are available for this extensive training program, which offers classroom and hands-on clinical perioperative instruction. Selected individuals will be paid for their participation and receive full benefits.
The deadline to apply is Jan. 15 and the program will begin in March. If you are interested, please contact Melissa Bigos at 410-387-9997 or apply online.
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Congratulations, Graduates!
 The Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing held commencement exercises last month. More than 85 July and December graduates are now official alumni of the College with Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. The ceremony's keynote speaker was Sr. Rose Marie Jasinski, country leader for the Sisters of Bon Secours USA. Toni Ardabell, CEO of Bon Secours Richmond, and Nancy C. Thomas, chairwoman of the Joint Hospitals Board of Directors, awarded the degrees. |
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Safeguard Your Health
with an Easy Test
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Are you up to date on your Pap smear? Bon Secours has teamed up with the National Cervical Cancer Coalition to raise awareness about cervical cancer, early detection and prevention.
"Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer for women worldwide, but it's one of the most preventable and treatable types of cancer," said Dr. Renee Morales, a physician at Bon Secours Western Branch OB/GYN in Hampton Roads. "In this country, we have great cervical cancer screening tests available, unlike many other countries where it is the leading cause of cancer related death among women."
Read more about preventing this cancer.
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 Mark Your Calendar
Recognition Day is the day our health system honors the founding of Bon Secours in 1824. Bon Secours Virginia will observe Recognition Day on Jan. 25, celebrating the work and contributions of the dedicated staff who answered the call to serve by participating in Bon Secours ministries.
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Try a Fresh Start to 2016
 Did you know that only a month after quitting smoking your lung function begins to improve? Or did you know that after a year of being tobacco free you will have reduced your risk for coronary artery disease, stroke and heart attack by 50 percent? It's never too late to quit smoking.
Another round of Fresh Start Tobacco Cessation will begin Jan. 19. The four-week telephone cessation program will give you the tools and tactics you need to quit for good.
To enroll, email BSV-EmployeeWellness@bshsi.org by Jan. 11.
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 Way to Go!
Tricia Smith, an inpatient med surg at Maryview,
rang in a personal record last month at the Surf-n-Santa 5 Mile race in Virginia Beach. Bon Secours In Motion was a sponsor of the event.
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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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