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.
For those of us traditionally based out of administrative centers, we have begun moving forward with our new flexible work model, resuming some in-person collaboration opportunities, and supporting our continued flexibility and innovative approach to work this model offers.
> Click into the article headline for more details about the phased approach for increased on-site collaboration and pilots that starts this week.
On our June 30, 2021 IS & RESO Open Forum, Providence Global Center’s SVP/Country Head Murali Krishna shared hopeful, impressive progress toward getting its caregivers and their families vaccinated in Hyderabad. As many of us have read, India has faced vaccine availability issues, so this was a great contribution to the health and peace of mind of 540 PGC caregivers, family, and vendor/agency partners.
> Click into the article headline or graphic for more about the clinics and an update on current Indian COVID stats.
Our Clinical Informatics team has been very active in supporting COVID-19 vaccination clinics and other community-focused support during the pandemic.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to learn more and the experiences of sr. CI specialist Ruth Welch, who has become a “regular,” volunteering at our mobile clinics in the Seattle area.
Edenjoy Camalig is the night supervisor for Environmental Services at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. Her team is responsible for cleaning hospital rooms after patients discharge and cleaning the operating rooms. The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard for Edenjoy and her family, but getting vaccinated has brought her hope for the future.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to view this Alaska region video about why Edenjoy chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine and how it will help heal our community.
RESO SVP, John Milne, M.D., and Erin Couch, AIA, director of architectural standards and design, will have an online conversation discussing healthcare facility design considerations, pre- and post-COVID 19.
> Click into the article headline or graphic for your choice of platforms to view John Erin’s conversation on February 12.
On the January 7, 2021 IS & RESO Open Forum with our executive leadership, we shared some of the way our combined organization are both continuing to support our COVID-19 pandemic response. One way our teams supported Providence’s readiness for worst-case pandemic scenarios as the virus was surging across Southern California was to construct a 50-bed outdoor, military-style field hospital at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton.
> Check out a Sway presentation, highlighting photos of the field hospital and contributions across IS & RESO.
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, IS Healthcare Intelligence (HI) launched the Daily Shift Screening (DSS) enterprise application. This app has provided a lightweight, verifiable way to manage caregivers’ symptom self-check surveys required before reporting for work, enhancing both caregiver and patient safety.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to learn more about the DSS app.
Non-clinical caregivers are needed during this time of COVID-19 pandemic support. Whether supporting our mass vaccination clinics, our testing sites, or patient check-in/registration at sites where the virus is surging, you may have seen calls seeking volunteers in your area. RESO real estate manager Melanie Hao stepped up in here Southern California region, where COVID-19 was surging.
> Click into the article headline or the image inside the article to learn more about Melanie’s experience as a COVID-19 ER registration volunteer
Dr. Marino, Tabitha Lieberman, and Doug Lewis, the IS leaders most closely connected to our clinical planning and VAV (validate and verify) vaccine tool, wanted to clarify questions we are receiving from our caregivers about vaccinations.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to see their memo from Jan. 15, 2021.
