Inside Inspira Newsletter - May 2023

May is Older American's Month. Pictured are members of our LIFE Williamstown team. Inspira LIFE is an innovative and comprehensive program available to older adults and their families in our community.

Inspira Receives $1M Antiviolence Grant Partners

with Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office to Address Youth Violence

On March 21, Amy Mansue, President & CEO, joined local leaders at Inspira Medical Center Vineland, as Senator Bob Menendez presented Inspira Health and the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s office with $1 million to fund a summer camp and provide support services throughout the county.

“We applaud the bi-partisan efforts of Senator Menendez and his colleagues in the U.S. House and Senate to address the violence affecting Cumberland County families and children,” said Amy Mansue. “Each year we receive more than 400 visits that are related to violence of some kind at Inspira Medical Center Vineland. We urgently need to correct this problem, and this initiative and these funds are critically important to helping curb the cycle of violence in this community.”

View photos from the Vineland grant presentation event here

Inspira Physicians Named in Philadelphia Magazine Top Docs

Inspira Health is committed to providing a safe and compassionate experience that improves the health and well-being of our community. We are proud to recognize and congratulate our physicians who were recently named a Top Doctor by Philadelphia Magazine. All 24 physicians serve a wide spectrum of patients across each of our hospitals, including Inspira Medical Centers Elmer, Mullica Hill, Vineland, and Woodbury, and range in specialties from medical oncology to pediatrics.

Philadelphia Magazine compiles its list of Top Doctors based on peer nominations, followed by a thorough

evaluation by its health care research partner, including nominees’ educational and professional experiences. While the past three years have created challenges across the health care industry, we take pride in continuously elevating our level of care and creating an exceptional patient experience. As such, it’s a tremendous honor to have our physicians recognized as leaders in the southeast Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware region.

Each of our physicians being named a Top Doctor by Philadelphia Magazine should be proud of this recognition. Click here to view the full list of honorees.

Pictured left to right: Jennifer Webb-McRae, Cumberland County Prosecutor, Amy Mansue, President and CEO, Senator Bob Menendez, and John Fuqua, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Life Worth Living.

Inspira Health Named Top Workplace

At Inspira Health, caring is at the basis of everything we do; it’s the way we treat our patients, each other and every person that we come into contact with throughout our organization. But just as importantly, our employees are also at the center of everything we do.

Our staff’s dedication to caring has created a positive culture that fosters pride, loyalty and increased patient satisfaction. So, it is a great privilege and honor that for the second year in a row, both The Philadelphia Inquirer and NJ Advance Media (NJ.com) have named Inspira Health as one of the Top Workplaces for 2023 in the “Large Company” category.

The Philadelphia Inquirer award honors organizations in and around the Delaware Valley that have the best workplace cultures, while the NJ.com award honors organizations only in New Jersey. Both surveys were conducted in the latter part of 2022 and were both administered by Exton, Pa.-based Energage LLC,

which conducts Top Workplaces surveys in more than 60 markets nationwide. Most crucially, for each award, organizations are chosen solely on anonymous employee feedback. And thanks to our employee’s feedback, we can call ourselves a winner of the Top Workplace 2023 award from two wholly separate and well-respected news outlets.

This is the second year in a row we’ve earned this recognition from both The Philadelphia Inquirer and NJ.com. Earning a Top Workplace award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from our staff — the ones who make this organization who we are, and who care so deeply for the communities we serve. We appreciate everyone’s hard work and dedication, and we will continue to make Inspira Health a great place to work, now and far into the future.

Betty Neuman Award – Eat, Sleep, Console

The Betty Neuman Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Award is an opportunity to showcase a Quality Improvement that has brought about a change in a unit or within the Inspira Medical Center at Vineland organization. This year marks the 13th Annual Betty Neuman Evidence Based Practice Awards at Inspira. The Betty Neuman EBP Award is presented to the highest-scoring EBP presentation. This year’s winner is Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC).

ESC is a family-centered approach for treating substance-exposed newborns. Instead of treating these babies with medications, ESC simply focuses on the comfort and care of these infants- feeding them when they’re hungry, consoling them when they are irritable and letting them sleep when they’re tired.

This allows the infant to stay with their family and only resorts to medications as needed.

Congratulations to everyone involved for their tremendous commitment to elevating the care and experience of our patients and their families.

Top Row: Ashish Gupta, MD, FAAP, MBA, CPE, Chief of Neonatology, Erin Cooper, BSN, RN, Kim Talley , vice president of patient services, Charrel Bird, MD, MBA, Neonatologist, Haytham Hamwi, MD, AAP, PHM, MBA,Nemours Pediatric Hospitalist Chief at Inspira Health.

Bottom Row: Jennifer Knipe, BSN, RN, nurse manager, NICU, Jennifer McKeever, MSN, RNC-NIC, Ashley Krimmel, RN, assistant nurse manager, NICU/Pediatrics, and Jackie Fortunato, RN.

LearningBoards

Maternity

Dawn Goffredo, director of Maternal Child Health (MCH) shared,

“As an HRO, the safety of our patients and one another, is placed at the center of all we do; it requires a sustained effort from each of us, every day, all day. By working together and putting our HRO tools, tones and behaviors into practice, we continue to further our momentum in attaining our health system’s goals of achieving zero harm and eliminating preventable harm. One of our HRO leadership tools we have is our Learning Boards. The Learning Board is a great tool for staff to see their concerns work through the process. As I have staff across the system, and we continue to grow as an organization, it is even more important to be sure our staff hear a consistent message. The Learning Board, physical or virtual, is a great tool for leadership and staff to ensure communications are relayed reliably through the department.”

A recent item that landed in the Solved (green) section of the Learning Board for MCH was titled “Safe Sleep of Babies”. This sticky note was added in response to recent baby fall events on MCH.

One of the action items from the recent events was to provide education across the system to all MCH staff at department meetings and in daily unit huddles to increase awareness of Safe Sleep for newborns. Our

talented and engaged frontline maternity staff came up with the great idea of adding a new component to our Great Catch Award program to help increase awareness of safe sleep for newborns and to empower all team members, no matter which department they work in, to Speak Up for Safety if they see a mother or caregiver sleeping unsafely with a baby.

It took collaboration between our Newborn Fall Team, Quality & Patient Safety, Risk Management and Marketing to fully implement this added component to our Great Catch Award program. This added component will recognize individuals who Speak Up for Safety to ensure safe sleep of babies, thus preventing harm.

“I always say, we must Speak up for Safety because it takes us all to prevent newborn falls.”

Wendy Rosen, M.S.N., R.N.-C, clinical nurse educator of Maternal Newborn at Inspira Mullica Hill.

From left to right: Liz Baldwin, Nurse Manager; Tina Fox R.N., Marybeth Parker, Assistant Nurse Manager; Wendy Rosen, Clinical Nurse Educator.

Great Catch Award Safe Sleep of Babies

This award recognizes individuals who Speak Up for Safety to ensure safe sleep of babies, thus preventing harm.

Christina (Tina) Fox, R.N., Maternity, Mullica Hill

In response to recent baby fall events on Maternal Child Health (MCH) and to increase awareness of Safe Sleep for newborns, our nurse educators provided education to all MCH staff across the system during department meetings and in daily unit huddles. We apply STAR (Stop-Think-Act-Review) in everyday situations, but especially to prevent harm in high-risk situations. Christina (Tina) Fox, R.N., was working night shift on Mother Baby in Mullica Hill when she went to check on one of her patients. Paying Attention to Detail, Tina found the mother sleeping with her baby.

Tina immediately took a STAR Moment to:

• STOP- Tina paused when she saw the mother and newborn sleeping unsafely.

• THINK- Tina thought about the risks of unsafe sleeping and her knowledge of recent events on the unit.

• ACT- Tina woke the mother, provided education about safe sleep, and asked the mother if she could take the baby to allow the mother more time to sleep.

• REVIEW- Tina ensured risks to the baby were mitigated, shared the situation with her manager and shared the situation with her unit for awareness and shared learning.

Had Tina not taken a STAR Moment to wake the mother and ensure Safe Sleep of the baby, the baby could have been harmed – and the mother would likely blame herself. This is why we must Pay Attention to Detail using our High Reliability tool STAR (Stop-Think-Act-Review) to reinforce our best practice Safe Sleep Program.

Speak Up for Safety Great Catch of the Month

Joe O’Brien & Chris Montemore, Outpatient Behavioral Health, Bridgeton

Joe O’Brien, manager of outpatient behavioral health, saw an article in the local media where he recognized a missing person as one of Inspira’s clients (patient). Joe took a STAR Moment and contacted the client’s therapist, Chris Montemore. Chris reported that the client had voluntarily put his therapy on hold due to an insurance issue. Out of concern, Chris reached out to the client who provided an update on his location, and shared he was safe.

Teamwork

Thankfully, a short time later the client called Chris back, and Chris encouraged the client to call his family and check in. Later in the evening, the client called back and stated he spoke with a family member who was able to locate the client, and the local police were able to make contact with the client, who confirmed he was safe and would be heading home.

It was Joe’s high level of attention and the teamwork between Joe and Chris that allowed for this missing person to be reunited with his family. Thank you, Joe and Chris, for Paying Attention to Detail using our High Reliability tool STAR (Stop-Think-Act-Review) and living our Inspira Value of Teamwork

Spirit of Women Event Provides Education on Heart Disease

Spirit of Women hosted its first educational program of the year on Thursday, March 23, titled Heart Disease: We're Your Best Defense, at Eastlyn Golf Course & The Greenview Inn in Vineland. Presenters included Evelyn Balogun, MD, MPH, MBA, FACOEM, as moderator, along with panelists Jeffrey Ogbara, MD, FACC, Jill Tyler, APN-C, and Samantha Aderholdt, PA-C. Attendees learned about risk factors for heart disease, stroke, blood pressure and the role it plays in cardiac health, tips on heart healthy diets and more. Attendees also engaged with Primary Care, Cardiopulmonary, Cardiac Care and Women's Health services onsite.

To view more photos of the event, click here.

Inspira Hosts Banquet to Honor Volunteers

Inspira Health has multiple programs which utilize the services of volunteers. The donation of their time and talents to our patients and clients, their families and caregivers, our staff and our community is very much appreciated. We salute our volunteers and their commitment to our organization’s mission, vision and values throughout the year.

To recognize our dedicated and caring volunteers, Inspira Health honored our Volunteer Stars at a “Red Carpet” event celebrated on April 18th at Catering by Masso’s. Over 200 volunteers walked down the red carpet to interact with senior leadership, enjoy dinner and receive a thank you gift. Over 75 volunteers were recognized with milestone awards and two volunteers were each honored with a 12,000-hour year award.

To view more photos of the event, click here.

Pictured: Evelyn Balogun, MD, MPH, MBA, FACOEM, speaks to attendees at the Heart Disease: We’re Your Best Defense event hosted by Spirit of Women.

Pictured, from left to right: Greg Hill, Supervisor Spiritual Care; Lori Wright, Guest Services Representative – Vineland; Danielle Iliadis, Manager, Guest Services Mullica Hill; Jim Cooper, AVP Patient Experience; Tommy Messner, Volunteer; Amy Mansue, CEO; Beth Daddario, Director Volunteers, Retail, and Guest Services, Jenine Seserko, Guest Services Representative – Elmer; and Holly Kennedy, Thrift Shop Coordinator.

Please join us for our 2023

INSPIRA HEALTH DAY AT MOREY’S PIERS

Saturday, June 10 •

FOOD SERVICE: 11am–3pm

Saturday, June 17

WATER PARK(s): 10am–5pm

AMUSEMENTS: Noon–11pm

Employee admission ticket includes three amusement piers, water park(s) and a lunch at the Rendezvous Beach Pavilion located on Mariner’s Pier.

Make your online reservation to attend one of the events via the HR Intranet SharePoint page by clicking on Rewards and Recognition and then Employee Events, or you can click on the Morey’s Piers logo on the desktop of every Inspira computer.

Reservations can be made from 5/1/23 to 5/31/23.

RESERVATIONS ADMISSIONS WEATHER

Employees, Volunteers*, Physicians**,Board Members Free

Dependent Family Members/Guests

$50.00

Dependent children under 36" tall Free, no reservation needed

No refunds will be given for canceled reservations. Payments will be deducted from paycheck dated 7/14/23.

*Volunteers please contact your Volunteer Coordinator to make a reservation.

**Physicians/Contract Staff/Board Members please contact the HR Service Center to make a reservation.

EMPLOYEE ID MUST BE PRESENT AT CHECK-IN ON MARINER’S PIER.

All guests must be accompanied by an employee, physician, volunteer or board member.

Inclement weather: please visit moreyspiers.com or call weather hotline at 609-522-3900 ext. 1887 for updates and cancellations. If the event is canceled due to weather, event rain tickets will be provided and will be valid any day through the 2023 season.

Healthcare Employee Appreciation Week

May 8-12 Celebration Schedule

Gift Day

Monday, May 8

Gifts will be distributed to directors/managers who will then give to staff.

Join us for an Employee Appreciation complimentary meal.

Bridgeton & Woodbury

Monday, May 8

Cafeteria

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.*

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.*(Bridgeton only)

Rounding Delivery Overnight

May 11

Employee gift, meals and jeans days for ambulatory locations will be arranged through site management. For details on your site’s celebration, please contact your manager.

a.m. to 2:00 p.m.*

* In addition to the complimentary meal, dessert trucks will be available on-site.

Inspira has a Total Rewards philosophy that includes five cornerstones of offerings: Benefits; Rewards & Recognition; Career Development; Work-Life; and Compensation. Employee Appreciation Week is a component of our Total Rewards Program.