| Volume 5 | Issue 12 | March 22, 2016 |
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 Kudos to Bon Secours Health System, Inc., which recently received the Seal of Distinction designation from WorldatWork.
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How will you drive to THRIVE? Commitment Week began this week. Learn more about the Drive to THRIVE challenge.
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Are you at risk? Today is the American Diabetes Association's Alert Day. One way to ensure your good health is by participating in our health assessments that can help identify issues before they get out of control.
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HE IS RISEN! Mark 16:6
Easter brings us the joyful message of HOPE --- He is Risen! As we celebrate the Easter season, I invite you to reflect on your own Easter stories. It is in and through our personal narrative that we become more closely aligned to the life of Christ ...
When have you carried the burden of the cross in your life struggles?
How do you help patients carry the weight of their cross as they come to us for their health care needs?
How do you care for the fragile and broken as they carry the cross along the road to Calvary?
Who was there to help you carry the burden of hurt, disappointment and failure?
And yet, somehow, someway, we all rise from yesteryear to the present. We never forget the pain and grief and hurt, but we find ourselves experiencing moments of joy and peace once again. As the storm passes by, we begin to see more and more of the beautifully serene blue sky.
May you and your loved ones have a blessed Easter!
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Caught in the Act: Bon Secours
thanks employees for jobs well done
Bon Secours values our employees for their values. That's why we choose to recognize employees who do a great job, whether it's in a WOW story, a heartfelt thank you or a formal program.
"Good managers have a way of 'catching' their employees doing something well," noted Todd Acker, who works with resident activities and marketing at Bon Secours SummerHill. It's equally important, he said, that co-workers identify teammates doing something valuable.
Acker suggested that the HealthSource/Ambulatory Care create Key to Values, a program designed to help co-workers acknowledge and thank each other for demonstrating Bon Secours Values. Other facilities have similar programs to celebrate achievements by our dedicated staff. Feeling recognized for a job well done is an important measure in the upcoming Gallup Employee Engagement survey.
The Key to Values program goals are to reinforce Bon Secours' core values and to encourage employees to participate in celebrating each other's achievements. It also gives managers a platform to recognize excellence.
At HealthSource, employees may nominate colleagues, and both nominator and nominee could win a small gift. But feeling appreciated is perhaps the most important thing.
"It's valuable in the sense that the caught act is consistent, even representative or exemplary of what our  Bon Secours values are meant to be," said Acker.
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Take Control of Your Health
 Learn how the HEAL program can increase your understanding of the medical system and empower you to take control of your health. New classes begin soon at Mary Immaculate Hospital. Learn more.
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Congratulations!
Danielle Gilbert, administrative director of Human Resources, recently won in the Community Leader category of the 2016 Women of Excellence Awards, sponsored by the Richmond chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Read more.
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High Notes
Read how Bon Secours will support the inaugural RVA East End Music Festival in Richmond. Our health system has been a big supporter of revitalizing one of the area's most underserved communities.
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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.
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Department of Defense Honors
Employee and Health System
On March 5, the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense recognized Lori Anderson, OR/CSD/Anesthesia nurse manager at Mary Immaculate Hospital, with its "Patriotic Employer" award. The award recognized Anderson for "contributing to the national security and protecting liberty and freedom by supporting employee participation in America's National Guard and Reserve Force."
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Holly Francis (left) pauses with Lori Anderson (right) to celebrate the recent award.
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In addition, the Employer Support the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) department within the Department of Defense also recognized Bon Secours with its Above and Beyond award. Anderson's recognition is a direct result of the efforts by Holly Francis, Perioperative Surgical biller at Mary Immaculate Hospital. In nominating her former manager, Francis wrote, "She has organized
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Holly Francis
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Veterans Day events independently and worked with the hospital for larger-scale events. Personally, Mrs. Anderson goes above and beyond in ensuring that I have the time necessary to service my military obligations. She promotes a workplace environment in which I, and the other service members under her, receive the time, understanding, and education and support that we require to excel in both our civilian and military lives. Her support has extended even to the donation of her own personal PTO (Paid Time Off) to service members under her care that were struggling financially."
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Francis works on helicopters serving in the U.S. Army National Guard.
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Francis serves as a Private First Class with the U.S. Army National Guard in Sandston as a 15T Blackhawk --- UH60 A/L/M Mechanic/Crew Chief. Her unit it set to deploy overseas in June 2016.
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Amber Nease Scholarship
Application Available Now
 If your child is headed to college this fall and has volunteered at a Bon Secours Virginia facility, he or she is eligible to apply for the Amber Nease Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded in remembrance of Amber Nease.
Amber was a volunteer in the Bon Secours Family Centers in Richmond and the daughter of Bon Secours employee Beth Nease, Administrative Director of Professional Practice at Memorial Regional and Richmond Community.
Click here for the application. Deadline to apply is June 1.
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Winner Is ...
Congratulations to Kirsten Jordan, LPN at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital, who won an Apple Watch in our Bon Secours 24/7 sign-up promotion! To date, nearly 4,500 people have enrolled. Learn more.
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