1 Get Ready for Healthcare Team Week! MAY Issue 1 2017 Around IF IT S MAY, it must be time to Connect with our winning teams at! Healthcare Team Week begins Monday, May 8, and it ll be a week full of special activities, perks and deals. To help you make the Connection, we ll be providing a schedule of events each day during Healthcare Team Week watch your email for links to the daily online celebration booklet. Here s some of what to be on the lookout for CONNECT WITH THE CEO Our leader s Healthcare Team Week Online With Bryan video message. CONNECT WITH A MEAL Grab a lunch, dinner or midnight meal and enjoy great company. CONNECT WITH DEALS Enjoy discounts from various retailers, from our cafés and coffee shops to our gift shops. CONNECT WITH A TREAT It s snack time at a variety of sites during Healthcare Team Week. CONNECT WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION Watch for opportunities to learn more about our support for your educational development. CONNECT WITH THE GRATITUDE BLOG Post your thanks for a fellow employee. CONNECT WITH A PRIZE It wouldn t be Healthcare Team Week without contests and prize drawings. CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY Be on the lookout for some special community service opportunities. CONNECT WITH STYLE Watch for communications about special apparel days during Healthcare Team Week, from logo apparel to crazy socks to sports gear.
2 LAST BEAM IN PLACE FOR THE NEW COMMUNITY EAST The construction project at East reached a significant milestone last month with the placement of the last beam atop the new patient tower. The beam was covered with signatures from employees and other interested parties, and was hoisted into place along with the customary flags and a tree (a generations-old tradition inspired by ancient Scandinavian builders, who sought to appease the tree-dwelling spirits displaced when trees were cut for new structures). The project, which will result in a brand-new East experience for patients, requires 2,104 tons of structural steel. Roughly half of the necessary 6,000 cubic yards of concrete have been poured to date. To watch a video recap of the ceremony, please click on the link below. READ MORE ABOUT COMMUNITY EAST S NEW NEIGHBOR-TO-BE As you probably know, the new East is not the only construction project happening on our campus at 16th Street and Ritter Avenue. The state of Indiana is preparing to begin work on the new Indiana Neuro Diagnostic Institute, to be built on the north end of the campus and connected directly to East. A recent Indianapolis Business Journal article shared significant details of the project, particularly how it represents new thinking in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health issues in Indiana. As the IBJ explains, the 159-bed facility will serve as a central, flagship facility where doctors can assess and diagnose patients with acute and chronic mental health conditions, addictions, developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury and degenerative illnesses. The state sought a location adjacent to an acutecare hospital because so many people with behavioral health issues also have multiple chronic medical needs. Representatives of the state determined that would be the ideal partner. The full Indianapolis Business Journal article can be accessed at the link below.
3 CONGRATULATIONS, MARIAN GRADUATES! This weekend marks the commencement ceremony for the first graduating class of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Marian University. has been an active partner in bringing the medical school to life and supporting the educating of its students, in the hope of expanding the pipeline of physicians for Indiana. Of the roughly 130 classmates graduating, nearly 99 percent received a residency. Almost two-thirds will be training in primary care, and more than a third will be training in Indiana. In fact, of s incoming class of residents who join our team in July, half are from Marian. Those being honored at the commencement also will include Bryan Mills, s president and CEO, who will be awarded an honorary doctorate. EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGNS NOW UNDERWAY The employee giving campaign for s East, North, South and West regions launched May 1. The theme is I Give Because I Care, and donations to Health Network Foundation will support a wide range of important causes. For example, your gift to the foundation could assist at-risk patients in getting necessary prescriptions, help low-income cancer patients afford care or enable financially struggling mothers to afford basic needs like cribs or car seats. Your donation could offer hope by helping to spread the word about suicide prevention, providing free meals to seniors in our community or offering lifesaving care to victims of violence or abuse. Or your support could fund healthcare scholarships for employees and financial assistance to team members in need. The Health Network Foundation employee giving campaign runs through May 31, and donations can be made by visiting e.com/foundation. Meanwhile, the foundations at Anderson and Howard operate separate employee giving campaigns with similar timing. These campaigns are also focused on raising funds to assist patients and team members alike enhancing the care we deliver, supporting our mission in our communities and creating exceptional employee experiences. Anderson and Howard employees, please keep an eye on your email for details about the employee giving campaigns in your area.
4 NEW MARKETING CAMPAIGNS FOCUS ON ONCOLOGY recently launched two advertising campaigns with oncology messaging. One campaign is network-wide, spotlighting the clinical excellence of our cancer care program by highlighting patient stories and reinforcing our affiliation with MD Anderson Cancer Network. The second campaign is building awareness of the new Cancer Center North in the geographic region surrounding the center, and the campaign invited the public to the grand opening celebration last month. This is a robust, integrated effort that has involved contributions by our marketing, communications, social media, media relations, video, web and physician access teams. EVENTS HONOR THE NEW CANCER CENTER Hundreds of people, including a variety of dignitaries plus lots of members of the general public, turned out to check out the new Cancer Center North at a pair of special events in late April. The official ribbon cutting was Saturday morning, April 22, with the big scissors in the hands of one of our patients who also shared remarks about her cancer journey. Though that open house and an event the prior evening put the spotlight on a remarkable new facility, the big theme was celebrating people the providers and other team members who deliver our cancer care and helped design the new facility, the generous donors who support our work, and most important, the patients who are at the center of our care. To view a video on the new cancer center, please click on the link below. MORE WAYS TO EARN WELLNESS POINTS Just five months remain for earning wellness points that you can cash in for dollars to spend on healthcare in 2018! Looking for another way to earn wellness points? Take an online workshop through the MyWellness portal to learn more about chronic conditions and how to take care of yourself or your loved ones. Each course has a weekly online learning component, and the courses run for six to 12 weeks. Find a workshop by clicking Health Education at the top of the MyWellness homepage. While you re there, click on the Earn More Points button for more ideas. Some of them, such as personal wellness coaching, may take a few months to finish, so you ll need to start right away. Click on the link below to login to your MyWellness portal.
5 REFER AN EXPERIENCED RN, COLLECT $2,000 From now until the end of this month, there s an enhanced reward for helping us grow our experienced nursing team. Refer a nurse with at least two years of experience, or a nurse practitioner or physician assistant, and you could take home a referral bonus of $2,000! There are bonuses of $1,000 for referring nurses with less experience, as well as ultrasound techs, and bonuses of $500 for referring new team members for a long list of other high-demand roles. Want to learn more? Just click on the link below. DR. MCGILL THE NEW VP OF CLINICAL TRANSFORMATION Patrick McGill, M.D., has been named vice president of clinical transformation. In this role, he s responsible for helping lead and engage the network in adopting a common understanding of Exceptional Care. Simply Delivered and the actions that will be necessary to achieve that goal. Dr. McGill joined Physician Network in 2010 and practices at the family medicine care location on Stop 11 Road. Patrick McGill, M.D. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, THE INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AND COMMUNITY How are Hollywood superheroes and professional baseball players helping to enhance our patient experience? The answer will be at Victory Field on May 13. Star Lord pays a visit to the ballpark, and the players will sport a special Guardians jersey for the game. will host special family activities, and a NICU family will be on the mound to throw out the first pitch. Following the game, player jerseys will be auctioned off, with the proceeds going to help install NicView technology for the NICU at North allowing NICU families a video connection to their newborns in our care. Want to go and save $4 off the gate ticket price? Just click on the link below and use the promo code community.
6 WELCOMING POLICE TO THE PAVILIONS The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department conducts roving roll call events at a variety of locations throughout the community, with the aim of enhancing security and getting better acquainted with constituents. Roger Spurgeon, commander of the department s East District, says the idea is to connect with the community we serve by starting off our day away from traditional headquarters buildings in favor of neighborhood and business locations requesting our presence. It gives officers and citizens alike a positive setting in which to interact and learn about each other. Two recent roll call events brought dozens of uniformed police officers to s ambulatory pavilions on the east side of Indianapolis, where the officers shared sandwiches with team members from medical practices and other ambulatory care offices located at the pavilions. Roving roll calls took place last month at the Health Pavilion Shadeland and the Health Pavilion Washington. SIGN THE PLEDGE FOR HAND HYGIENE DAY! The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention estimates that one in 25 hospital patients on any given day will acquire a healthcare-associated infection. Hand hygiene is a great way to prevent these infections. World Hand Hygiene Day is Friday, May 5, and as you may be aware, a team has been working for the past year to increase hand hygiene awareness for our employees, patients and visitors. As part of this initiative, you re invited to join in on Friday in making a renewed commitment to always washing your hands. It s just one more way that we can put patients first. Many of our inpatient sites will have banners for you to sign. Check your email to find the location nearest you.
7 GET SCREENED FOR SKIN CANCER Summer s right around the corner, and so is the summer sun. It s the perfect time to be thinking about taking care of your skin. is inviting the public to a series of free skin cancer screenings in the coming weeks, so please help spread the word. Screenings are available May 23 in the radiation oncology area of East from 3 to 5 p.m., and in the radiation oncology area of Cancer Center North from 5 to 7 p.m. On June 2 from 8 a.m. to noon, screenings will be available at Cancer Center South. Visit e.com/skincancer to make an appointment, or call 800-777-7775. WALK OF LIFE AT COMMUNITY ANDERSON Anderson is hosting the second annual Walk of Life on Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to noon at the pond located directly behind the hospital. Patients, survivors, family members and supportive community members will walk to raise funds for the fight against cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson s disease and stroke. COMMUNITY ANDERSON TO HONOR DAISY WINNER The DAISY Awards banquet will take place at Anderson on May 11 at 9 a.m. to recognize the excellent work and compassion shown by our nurses every day. The founders of the DAISY Foundation, the Barnes family, will be in attendance. There are several exceptional nominees, and the winner will be announced at the event.