Employee Newsreel Archive November 2010-May 2011
The Employee Newsreel provides a snapshot of some of the great events, programs and kudos taking place across Emory Healthcare! Read on to learn more.
March is National Nutrition Month, and Wednesday, March 9, was Registered Dietitian Day! Below are photos of some of our stellar RDs! You can also learn more about some of our RDs on the Food & Nutrition intranet site (access for employees only). On that site, you can read their stories and match them up with their favorite fruits and vegetables!
Emory University Hospital Staff (l-r) Michelle Gooden, Jill Newsome, Erin McAllister, Anita Giannantonio, Glen Bergman, Jillian Deppa, Malia Chang, Pat Prayor, Tiffany Barrett, Jessica Principe, Jessica Enders
Emory University Hospital Midtown Staff (l-r)) Anne Borders, Pam Subramanian, Celia Curran, Theresa Hedrick, Betsy Hirschy, Jessica Perry, Cynthia Carter
Emory Eye Center Recipient of Knights Templar Award
The Emory Eye Center was recently awarded $39,000 by the Georgia Knights Templar Educational Foundation, Inc. The funding will be used to continue important educational and research opportunities that impact the entire state of Georgia. Over the past several years, the Georgia Knights Templar has awarded some $450,000 to the Emory Eye Center. Learn more.
Emory Healthcare Honored for Patient Safety Initiatives - Annual Awards Presented by Georgia Hospital Association
The Georgia Hospital Association's Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) has presented Emory Healthcare with a number of awards - including the coveted "Circle of Excellence Award" - in recognition of achievements in reducing the risk of medical errors and improving patient safety and medical outcomes. Learn more.
EHC's Laura Zenni brings her nutrition knowledge to Ann Arbor
Laura Zenni, EHC dietetic intern, had a guest blog post featured on AnnArbor.com. Read her post -- Can Ann Arbor deliver vitamin D?
At Decatur Plaza, TEC Patient Financial Services' December Spirit Week combined holiday fun and giving!
The team members at Decatur Plaza took part in a weeklong December Spirit Week that focused on team building and internal/external giving. For example, they participated in a holiday wear contest and a special team huddle activity that included working through a survival scenario as a team. They also raised funds for the Virtual Can Food Drive and held a department challenge to promote participation in the MyEmory Healthcare employee giving program.
In fact, $1,000 was raised for the Virtual Can Food Drive. The MyEmory Healthcare competition resulted in $6,500 annual committed donations. Kudos to Decatur Plaza for your team spirit!
Pictured below is Barbara Digulla, TEC Patient Financial Services. Digulla came in first place for the holiday wear contest!
Want to learn more about the MyEmory Healthcare giving program? Visit the MyEmory Healthcare site on ourehc.org. (Site access available only to EHC employees.)
Doctor-for-a-Day!
This fall, 14 community leaders said, "Yes," to being a part of Emory Healthcare's first Doctor-for-a-Day program. In this daylong experience, participants shadowed physicians during a behind-the-scenes view inside Atlanta's only academic health care system. This unique program gives community leaders a better understanding of the clinical expertise that makes Emory Healthcare one of the top providers in the country. Participants also see the challenges a nonprofit health care system faces.
Participants made a commitment to not just spend eight hours in the hospital, but also to meet health requirements, such as seasonal influenza vaccination; TB screening; and measles, mumps and rubella clearance. Clad in white coats and sporting an ID badge, the guests learned about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), signed confidentiality forms and spent time in several units. And, of course, no academic experience would be complete without a presentation of diplomas to cap off the day!
Several teams came together to make Doctor-for-a-Day possible. A special thank you goes out to the EUH staff and physicians in the following areas: 2D-ICU, Bed Management, Cardiology, Compliance, Emergency Department, Employee Health, Facilities Management, Food and Nutrition Services, Infection Control, Neurointerventional Radiology, OR, Public Safety, Serious Communicable Diseases Unit and Transplant Center.
Doctor-for-a-Day returns in 2011 with a program at EUH in January and March, and at EUHM in February with two programs.
Shown below, left-right: Lauren Ellen, Development; Cindy Moore, Surgical Services; Harriett Boger, participant and double lung transplant patient; and Ann McDonald, participant.
Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) employees demonstrate great teamwork every day, and their dedication to our patients and each other was exemplified when a flood impacted patient care one morning this fall on Unit 71 ICU.
While at a meeting, Bed Management leadership at EUHM received a call from Sheldon Sloan, Nursing Administration, EUHM, regarding a flood on Unit 71 ICU. The meeting was delayed and Bed Management leadership dispatched to Unit 71 ICU to assess the situation and the needs of the unit. Nursing leadership, Environmental Services and Safety were contacted immediately, and Bed Management staff worked to safely transfer staff affected by the flood to other units at EUHM in a timely manner.
In a matter of minutes, four critical patients were transferred to different rooms, while other ICU areas joined forces to expedite transfers of patients from their units to other units to receive patients from 71 ICU. Unit 71 ICU, Bed Management and other units at EUHM truly came together and demonstrated what teamwork means at Emory Healthcare.
A special thanks goes to Sheldon Sloan; Sandra Shamburger, Kathleen Benford, Haronepthia Cameron, Lavoria Patterson, Mary Michaels, Remitrice Reynolds and Myrtis Smith, all Bed Management, EUHM; and units 71 ICU, 31 ICU, 41 CCU and 21.
Pictured below are some of the members of the Midtown Bed Management team.
Patient Financial Services Choir performs at Donate Life tree lighting!
On Saturday, December 4, Emory Healthcare's Patient Financial Services Choir (pictured below) performed at the third annual Love Lights a Tree event at Phipps Plaza. This Donate Life Georgia event celebrated the lives of organ and tissue donors and recipients. Attendees of the event purchased raffle tickets and strings of lights to honor loved ones, transplant recipients, or organ and tissue donors. All proceeds went to Donate Life Georgia.
Kudos to all 22 members of the Patient Financial Services Choir, led by Kim Battle, EUH Patient Accounts!
March of Dimes honors four Emory nursing professionals as Nurses of the Year!
Four Emory Healthcare nursing professionals were honored during this year's March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards held at the Cobb Galleria. This inaugural event recognized nurses who embody leadership, compassion and excellence in patient care across all specialties.
The Nurse of the Year panel of judges reviewed hundreds of applications across 14 categories ranging from Home Health and Palliative Care to NICU and Critical Care disciplines. More than 130 finalists emerged, all representing nursing's and the March of Dimes' vision for healthy families across the life span.
The four honorees for Emory include:
Mary Still, Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emory University Hospital
Nurse of the Year for Critical Care Nursing
Eve Byrd, Nurse Practitioner, Wesley Woods Center
Nurse of the Year for Advanced Practice Nursing
Renee Spinks, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology, Emory University Hospital
Nurse of the Year for Oncology Nursing
Adilah Muhammad, Clinical Staff Nurse, Emory Center for Rehabilitation Medicine
Nurse of the Year for Rehabilitation Nursing
Learn more about this great honor!
EUH's Richard Walker tells his story to the AJC
Richard Walker, EUH Cardiothoracic ICU, was recently highlighted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. View the article online to learn about two of Walker's passions, art and nursing, and how they fit into his life.
Susan Grant and Mary Gullatte become Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing
Susan Grant, CNO, EHC; and Mary Gullatte, ACNO, EUHM; have been selected as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing! They were inducted at the American Academy of Nursing's 37th Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, November 13.
Induction into this prestigious Fellowship is one of the highest honors in nursing. This elite group of 1,500 nurses boasts major accomplishments in the areas of education, practice, management and research. They are recognized as true leaders with stellar nursing careers and a wealth of education and experience. Being selected to join their ranks is a true honor!
Congrats to Susan and Mary on this extraordinary accomplishment!
Susan Grant, CNO, EHC
Photo by: Jack Kearse
Mary Gullatte, ACNO, EUHM
Photo by:Rodney Gullatte Sr.
