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| Volume 6 | Issue 1 | January 17, 2017 |
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Be prepared. Hampton Roads and Richmond both received a hefty  snowfall earlier this month. But our patients don't take snow days, so have a plan to get to work, even in bad conditions.
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 January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Screenings save lives, so get yours and encourage patients to do the same.
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 Celebrate Our Health System
on Recognition Day
Next Tuesday, Jan. 24, is Recognition Day, which commemorates the founding of the congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours in Paris in 1824. On this date, the first 12 Sisters of Bon Secours professed their vows in the Chapel of Our Lady of Saint-Sulpice Church.
Today, we pause to remember the dedication of the first Sisters of Bon Secours to minister and comfort those who were sick and dying in their homes and to celebrate and give thanks for our co-workers in ministry who continue this wonderful commitment.
 As in the past, Recognition Day celebrations are coordinated by Human Resources Leaders and Mission Leaders. Recognition Day has three main components: a prayer service, a moment of recognition and a meal or other appropriate celebration.
View the schedule of events for Richmond and for Hampton Roads.
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 Kronos Timekeeper Class Required
Are you a Kronos timekeeper? Bon Secours requires that you complete a new online course, a move designed to reduce errors, which in turn minimizes payroll problems and assures employees receive the pay that is due to them.
The course, available in HealthStream, must be completed by Jan. 31. Here's what you need to know:
 | To find the class, go to Healthstream on IRIS, look for the Catalog and search for "BSHSI Kronos for New Timekeepers." Then click on Enroll. | | This is a basic class to be used by all Bon Secours users so the information presented may not specifically address each local system. For advanced questions, contact your payroll department. | | The course will take from 2 to 2 1/2 hours to complete. However, it does not have to be completed in one session. The nine modules can be stopped at any point along the way. | | Each user must pass an assessment at the end of the course with a score of 80 percent. | | All new timekeepers will be required to take this course before they can receive their Kronos login. |
Look for a recent Health Stream module for Bon Secours Virginia employees on this important topic.
Questions? Contact your payroll department.
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Get a Career Boost with
Nurse Externship Program
The Bon Secours Nurse Externship Program for Virginia is accepting applications from enthusiastic future RNs. The eight-week program begins June 5 and gives students the opportunity to work with an experienced nurse and gain their own hands-on experience.
Visit careers.bonsecours.com and enter the key word "extern" to view the opportunities.
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Kudos!
Our health system keeps getting top awards, reflecting the world-class care our employees offer every day.
| Memorial Regional Medical Center was designated as a Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery (COEHS) by Surgical Review Corporation. MRMC is the only hospital in the mid-Atlantic region and the third hospital in the country to receive this designation. | | DePaul Medical Center received certification from DNV GL Healthcare as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a prestigious designation that reflects the highest level of competence for treatment of patients who have experienced a serious stroke. |
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BonSecoursBeYourBest.com:
Take the Challenge
Kick off the new year right: Participate in one of the January challenges offered through BonSecoursBeYourBest.com.
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Employees Give More Good Help
to Cancer Patient
After learning a Newport News woman was battling stage IV breast cancer and had lost her home to fire the weekend
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"The fact they sat there and talked to me and the hug they gave me, at the end, meant more than the gift cards. It meant somebody cared."
------- Christina McManama
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before Thanksgiving, a team of Bon Secours Hampton Roads employees joined together to visit the woman and give her $600 in gift cards. WTKR-TV picked up the story and featured several employees. Click here to watch. |
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What's going on in our health system? Check out news releases for Hampton Roads, and review stories including:
Read Richmond news releases and read stories including:
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National Day of Racial Healing
Today, people across the United States observe the first National Day of Racial Healing, an effort to advance racial healing in communities across the country and to create an environment where all children can thrive. Supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and collaborating organizations, the observance kicks off a year-long effort to bring healing, build bridges and ensure a more perfect union and oneness in the United States. Communities, organizations and individuals are encouraged to find ways to acknowledge the National Day of Racial Healing. For more information or ways to get involved, click here.
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Interested in Expanding
Your Career Options?
Do you have student loans from your nursing or advanced practice nursing degree? Several of our facilities are designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). Loan repayment opportunities are available for nurses who serve these areas. Learn more.
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January Is National Human
Trafficking Awareness Month
Human trafficking occurs when force, fraud or coercion is used to control another person for the purpose of engaging in forced labor or commercial  sexual exploitation. As health care providers, we have a responsibility to identify and combat this growing problem.
Bon Secours Virginia embraces a collaborative approach to combat human trafficking, working closely with federal and local law enforcement agencies, commonwealth's attorneys, victim witness programs, child protective services agencies and advocacy programs throughout the Commonwealth.
Human trafficking like other forms of violence and abuse, is a health care issue.
| 1 in 4 victims will come in contact with a health care provider while being trafficked. Yet, these individuals are not being identified by health care providers. | | Patients may not recognize themselves as victims or they may be fearful to come forward. | | Red flags may not be obvious. Health care providers should pay attention to the feeling that something is just not right. | | Professionals working in the health care setting must be on the lookout for signs of human trafficking. |
Click here to learn more about how to identify potential victims and how to help. Find additional resources at www.humantraffickinghotline.org or 1-888-373-7888.
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New Shelter Serves Human
Trafficking Survivors
 Last week, Bon Secours and Safe Harbor Shelter officially opened the doors to Central Virginia's first dedicated human trafficking shelter. Sister Anne Marie Mack blessed the facility, which provides safe housing, counseling, safety planning and case management in a single location to adult female human trafficking victims. |
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Features Bon Secours
Community Hospice House Doctor
The Richmond Times-Dispatch recently featured Dr. Aparna Ranjan, the medical director of Bon Secours Community Hospice House in a moving story called "Helping patients die: A day in a hospice facility." The story details the care Dr. Ranjan provides for patients and their families as a loved one approaches death. To read the story, click here.
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SQP in Action
This feature highlights ways Bon Secours employees are supporting the Strategic Quality Plan (SQP) and making a difference in people's lives around the world.
Rooted in the rich tradition and heritage of the Sisters of Bon Secours, Bon Secours Ministries provides both direction and inspiration to Bon Secours Health System.
Bon Secours Ministries' directional statement encourages all Bon Secours employees to:
| foster a workplace where a deep sense of meaning and value strengthen co-workers' ministry experience; | | celebrate diversity and inclusion both at work and in the community; | | create collaborations and partnerships to liberate innovative responses to social and community needs; steward resources in creative and pioneering ways to ensure sustainability; | | promote communities of healing and wholeness to end all forms of violence and oppression; | | collaborate to expand and sustain support of global ministries where needed; and promote integrity of the environment and ecological health. |
In 2017, Bon Secours Ministries will continue its advocacy efforts, focusing on gun control, immigration reform, human trafficking, Medicaid expansion, and care for the environment, specifically regarding clean water.
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