During the January 19 IS & RESO open forum, Vincent Cassone, senior design and construction manager, provided updates on the new patient tower, new Building 1, clinical lab, NICU, Starbucks and elevator projects at California’s Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.
> Click into the article headline or graphic for photos and more about how each project and how it expands care delivery in this Southern California community.
Christopher Gould, facilities manager for Covenant Health System in Lubbock, shares the valuable and moving work that the region’s Caregiver Resource Group (CRG) does to support veterans in Texas.
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Angela Wang, safety and environmental health manager, Providence Milwaukie Hospital and Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon shares a personal reflection on the Asian tradition of Lunar New Year and the importance of Caregiver Resource Groups (CRGs) in supporting our caregivers.
> Read about her experience as an Asian American and her involvement with the AAPI CRG.
The RESO facility team in Seward, Alaska recently completed much-needed patient handling equipment replacements at the four Mt. Haven Long Term Care lodges.
> Find about the smart approach RESO took with installing critical equipment for lifting and weighing patients.
As we continue to strengthen Providence against cybersecurity threats, Identity & Access Management (IAM) Operations (IAM Ops) moved under Global Security Operations and is now known as Security Operations (SecOps). As part of this move, the team has grown in size and implemented new standards of operation, improving operational efficiency and accuracy.
> Click into the article headline or graphic for all the details on this team and its capabilities.
Sometimes it’s hard in non-patient-facing roles to connect the work we do with the Providence Values & Mission and Promise. The IS & RESO Caregiver Experience Committee would like your help in identifying how IS & RESO caregivers and teams live the Providence Values in our everyday work.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to learn how caregivers across IS & RESO are living the Value of Compassion and how you can contribute your own team’s example of living the Values in work.
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with their family and friends.
Thank you to everyone who joined our December 15 IS & RESO Christmas Virtual Social and Open Forum, and who contributed to our Mission raffle fundraiser benefitting Clare’s Place. Once again, I’m so impressed with the generosity of our IS & RESO organization. Together, we raised over $9,900 to help fund Clare’s Place supportive housing and programs for families. A big thank you to our organizing committee, activity facilitators, and musicians who help produce our third large-scale virtual social event!
On our upcoming January 19 Open Forum (invite coming soon), I want to look back on our 2021 achievements in IS & RESO, and talk about our strategic priorities for 2022. I am very proud of the progress we’ve made so far and this year is pivotal in our simplify, modernize and innovate journey and further integrating and maximizing impact across IS and RESO . I am very excited about the work ahead as we keep our fellow caregivers’ and patients’ experience at the core of everything we develop and support . . .
> Click into the memo headline or graphic to read BJ’s complete message.
Thank you to all who joined our “mini” Open Forum, between activity sessions of our December 15 IS & RESO Christmas Virtual Social 2021, during which BJ provided some quick updates, CHRO Tim Cash provided an overview of 2021 Caregiver Experience Results, and Sister Susanne and Santa provided some holiday cheer and thoughtful reflection.
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Thank you to all who attended our December 15 IS & RESO Christmas Virtual Social and the generosity of all who purchased over 1,500 raffle tickets and raised $9,925 for Mission Ambassador partner Clare’s Place.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to see our 12 raffle winners and to find recording of some of our entertainment sessions — from Santa with kiddos, to musical performances from our caregivers.
Over the last year, legacy wireless (Wi-Fi) networks have been transitioned to new Wi-Fi networks. On January 20, some legacy networks may experience outages.
> Click into the article headline or graphic for steps you can take to avoid connectivity interruptions.
