| Volume 5 | Issue 37 | September 20, 2016 |
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Plan ahead for college. Bon Secours College Planning Workshops offer a way for families to prepare for the realities of obtaining and paying for a college education. Click here for a list of upcoming dates.
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Give blood. Bon Secours Richmond will hold blood drives from noon-6 p.m. on Sept. 29 and 7 a.m.-1 p.m. on Sept. 30. To make an appointment, call 800-733-2767,visit www.redcrossblood.org or download the free Red Cross Blood Donor app. Save time on the day of the drive by pre-registering with RapidPass.
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Complete your year-end review. Click on the SuccessFactors link under Quick Links in IRIS.
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Fall = Flu Season
Fall means crunchy leaves, a nip in the air and everything pumpkin spice. Unfortunately, it's also the start of the influenza ("flu") season.
Health care providers who have contact with patients/residents are the primary source of infectious disease outbreaks in health care facilities. Like many health care systems and facilities, Bon Secours believes that an annual flu vaccine or masking for all health care workers and others across the continuum of care prior to influenza season is the right thing to do to protect patients, visitors and health care personnel.
Bon Secours Health System requires all employees, affiliated medical staff, volunteers and others who work in its facilities (including students over the age of 18, contractors and vendors) to receive the seasonal influenza vaccination.
Employees who choose not to get the flu vaccination must wear a surgical mask at work 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 Health or Human Resources by Nov. 1.
Employee Health will provide the influenza vaccine free of charge to all Bon Secours Health System employees, credentialed medical staff, Board members, and all volunteers. Get flu clinic schedules for Hampton Roads and Richmond. |
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 3-D Mammography Comes to DePaul Medical Center
The Women's Imaging Center at DePaul Medical Center now has 3-D mammography technology. The technology, when combined with conventional 2-D mammography, has a greater detection rate of invasive cancer than conventional 2-D mammography alone, helping doctors diagnose cancer at an earlier stage. When caught early, five-year survival rates for breast cancer are as high as 98 percent.
To assist with addressing high mortality rates, Bon Secours is investing in new technologies like 3-D mammography to ensure we have the latest tools to detect breast cancer at its earliest possible stage. Our health system has invested more than $550,000 to bring this new technology and donors to the Bon Secours Foundation, including the Pink Ride organization that raised more than $100,000 to help make the purchase possible.
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Celebrating 102 Years with
52 Great-Grandchildren
 Read this touching feature article about Ruby Mason, one of our residents at the Maryview Nursing Care Center, and hear her secrets to longevity and keeping up with 52 great-grandchildren (and one great-great).
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The 2016 Employee Engagement survey results are ready. The overall engagement average scores --- or grand mean --- of the 12 core items on the survey for Bon Secours Health System was 4.42, which corresponds to the 99th percentile.
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The Active Parenting of Teens Learn to guide your children through the challenging teen years at Active Parenting of Teens, presented by Bon Secours Family Focus. Free classes will be held Thursday evenings beginning Sept. 22 at Mary Immaculate Hospital. | |
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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Drive-Thru Flu Shot Day Is Oct. 1
 Bon Secours Hampton Roads' Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot will be held 8-11 a.m. Oct. 1. We're continuing the tradition of offering free drive-thru service at Maryview Medical Center, DePaul Medical Center, Mary Immaculate Hospital and Harbour View. Flu shots for seasonal flu will be offered at no charge and administered by registered medical practitioners.
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New Website Makes It Easy to Apply for Job Transfers
Are you thinking of applying for a transfer or promotion within Bon Secours? Now, employees have their own dedicated website, mycareer.bonsecours.com, where current Bon Secours employees can look for transfer and promotion opportunities. You also can access the site by clicking on Job Postings under Human Resources Quick Links on the IRIS home page.
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Photos of Celebration in the Park
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Save the Date
 You're invited to the Bon Secours St. Mary's 50th Anniversary Celebration Gala on Oct. 22 at the Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump in Richmond. Review this invite for details on how to purchase tickets or contact Anne Napps.
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