Apple recently released security updates for iPhones and iPads to address a critical security vulnerability. All Apple users need to update their devices to iOS 14.8 to protect the device and our IT environment, especially if you use work apps on your personal Apple devices.
> Click into the article headline or graphic for full details on what should have occured for Providence-owned Apple devices and actions you may still need to take to ensure your personal Apple device is secure.
Look for the invite in calendar to our upcoming IS & RESO Open Forum from BJ. In the meantime, be sure to check out the materials from our August 18, 2021 Open Forum, during which our IS & RESO executives covered a wide variety of timely topics.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to see the full agenda and to view the recording, slides, and caregiver questions in Yammer.
As shared by HR on our September 23 Open Forum and in BJ’s September 10 memo, deadlines for Alaska, Washington, and Oregon vaccination or approved exemption are fast-approaching.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to review the key dates, requirements, tips, and system resources to support core leaders and address vaccine hesitancy.
On our 8:00 a.m. (PT)/8:30 p.m. (IST) IS & RESO Open Forum call, we’ll honor Blessed Emilie Gamelin and her[…]
I hope you all had a great extended Labor Day weekend (and for our PGC caregivers, will enjoy a nice day off for Chaturthi on Friday)!
On September 12-18, we will celebrate Environmental Services (EVS) appreciation week. I want to share a HUGE thank you to our EVS caregivers. EVS has played such a critical role throughout COVID and have complex, sometimes underappreciated roles in our ministries. Check out our article about EVS appreciation week and the story of one of our Oregon marketing leaders who volunteered alongside EVS and came away with enormous respect for their contributions. I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but Kerrie Bartel-Christensen and I recorded a special “thank you” message that we’ve provided to EVS core leaders to share during huddles and team meetings. We will share it with all next month.
I had fun joining our IS & RESO Virtual Summer Social. I heard great feedback all around and we had strong participation – over 1,200 of us (+57% from last summer’s first virtual social). It was also great to see so many participate across RESO, PGC, and IS, as well as across regions. What is most impressive and most significant to me, is the generosity and support to our Mission across IS & RESO. Our Summer Social Raffle, which closed last Friday, raised over $12,000 for YWCA of Spokane programs helping women and children escaping domestic violence . . .
> Click into the headline or graphic to read the full content of BJ’s monthly message.
RESO continues its partnership with the Brand Unification team on the planning and coordination of the signage installation at each ministry and lines of business. New signage has begun installation in Alaska and Eastern Washington.
> Click into the article headline or graphic for more on how RESO has partnered across ministry departments to ensure minimal impacts to patient care and facility operations.
IS & RESO EVP/CIO B.J. Moore was recently quoted by Becker’s in a round-up of health CIOs thoughts on navigating COVID-19 and the digitalization of health care. Murali Krishna, SVP, Providence Global Center, was quoted in an article in one of India’s largest newspapers, citing examples of how PGC supported its caregivers through the pandemic.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to see the articles, then like and share on social media!
The Security Architecture & Software Security team in Information Security is pleased to introduce the new Secure Coding Standard, now approved for use. This new standard, which is part of our new Security Guardrails project, defines a basic set of software security best practices that will proactively prevent most common software vulnerabilities. The new Secure Coding Standard is technology-agnostic and will need to be integrated into the software development lifecycle for all in-house applications.
> Click into the article headline or graphic for action items and full details for anyone involved in custom software development.
I hope you all had a great extended Labor Day weekend (and for our PGC caregivers, will enjoy a nice day off for Chaturthi on Friday)!
On September 12-18, we will celebrate Environmental Services (EVS) appreciation week. I want to share a HUGE thank you to our EVS caregivers. EVS has played such a critical role throughout COVID and have complex, sometimes underappreciated roles in our ministries. Check out our article about EVS appreciation week and the story of one of our Oregon marketing leaders who volunteered alongside EVS and came away with enormous respect for their contributions. I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but Kerrie Bartel-Christensen and I recorded a special “thank you” message that we’ve provided to EVS core leaders to share during huddles and team meetings. We will share it with all next month.
I had fun joining our IS & RESO Virtual Summer Social. I heard great feedback all around and we had strong participation – over 1,200 of us (+57% from last summer’s first virtual social). It was also great to see so many participate across RESO, PGC, and IS, as well as across regions. What is most impressive and most significant to me, is the generosity and support to our Mission across IS & RESO. Our Summer Social Raffle, which closed last Friday, raised over $12,000 for YWCA of Spokane programs helping women and children escaping domestic violence . . .
> Click into the headline or graphic to read the full content of BJ’s monthly message.
On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, B.J. Moore hosted the eighth in his series of Fireside Chats with Providence’s top leaders, featuring Providence Chief People Officer Greg Till.
> Click into the article headline to view their chat and hear what Greg had to share about vaccination, our workforce hiring/retention crisis, and HR’s partnership with IS & RESO.
