Online Grief Support Resources Now Available
INSIGHT March 28, 2019
April is National Donate Life Month The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is a federally designated, not-for-profit organ procurement organization. CORE works closely with donor families and designated healthcare professionals to deliver the gift of hope by coordinating the surgical recovery of organs, tissues and corneas for transplantation. In 2018, Excela Health was highlighted as a top performer in multiple categories in the HAP Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge. Take advantage of National Donate Life Month in April to register as an organ donor. Registration can be simple and fast. Read more at www.core.org or www.donatelifepa.org. Check out April’s Lifelong Learning article on organ donation, featured in Health-e-Tweeter each Wednesday in April.
Employee Engagement Survey NOW OPEN Employees are able to access the survey from their email or visit https://www.smdlink.com/employeesurvey/Excela/default.aspx to access. Please note, you will be asked to provide your employee ID in order to use this link because it is a generic link. An outsourced survey company receives the results, so your answers remain confidential. New hires will have the opportunity to participate through the orientation surveys. To read about improvements that have occurred as a result of the last MAKING ENGAGEMENT survey, go to the HAPPEN Featured News post Be Engaged, Be Heard on the Intranet. Employee Engagement Survey 3/25 - 4/8 YOUR FEEDBACK IN ACTION
Excela Health now offers a dedicated web page with online resources for those dealing with grief. Visitors to the page can listen to an Excela Health Home Care & Hospice grief counselor discuss the different struggles of grief and offer support. Along with the videos, the page includes information about an online support group utilizing Facebook Groups that anyone with a Facebook profile can request to join. Visitors can also find a listing of all in-person support groups offered by Excela Health. To visit the page, go to excelahealth.org and search ‘grief’ or click the computer.
Points of Pride: Kathryn Crovak Kathryn Crovak, Nurse Manager at Excela, uses the Points of Pride Award System to show her fellow co-workers that they are valued parts of her team, and even for people who are not directly reporting to her. Crovak uses Points of Pride to exemplify her staff’s work that goes “above and beyond” their already excellent work ethic. This system enables her to send out personally created cards for a detailed gesture that showcases the great services and attitude of the staff. She also recognizes those not reporting to her specifically. Employees appreciate the personal cards given out for great work, and they know how much she appreciates them. sSe is always trying to brighten someone’s day by using the Points of Pride Award system, but she says there is not enough time in the day to do it all! To recognize and appreciate one of your staff members, visit Points of Pride on the Intranet page.
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