BaptistBriefs November 2014
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Sunday, Dec. 7 Jacksonville Jaguars Military Appreciation Game 1 pm versus the Houston Texans As a thank you to our service men and women, Baptist Health will provide two tickets for team members who are active military, reservists or veterans. To take advantage of this program, call Brad Fain at 904.633.6534 or email fainb@nfl.jaguars.com . You will need to provide your contact information, Baptist employee ID, and the branch in which you served. Additional tickets may also be purchased.
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Thursday, Dec. 11 Improving the Health Status of Your Community University Club, Grand Ballroom 1301 Riverplace Blvd., 27th floor, Jacksonville Audrey Moran, Baptist Health senior vice president of Social Responsibility and Community Advocacy, will be part of this panel discussion presented by the American College of Healthcare Executives – North Florida Chapter. One ACHE face-to-face education credit is available for those who attend. Cost is $50 for ACHE and HFMA members, $60 for nonmembers, and $35 for students. Fee includes dinner. To register, visit nfl.ache.org .
See your little cub on the big screen The Jaguars Cub Club invites you to share a photo of your child to be displayed on the Jacksonville Jaguars video monitor during their Dec. 7 game against the Houston Texans. It’s part of an event for Jaguars Cub Club members that also includes pre-game festivities and a parade on the sidelines to kick off the game. While the pre-game festivities and parade are only for Cub Club members, anyone can submit photos to be displayed on the video monitors by sending them via social media to #JaguarsCubClub. The Jaguars Cub Club, sponsored by Baptist Health and Wolfson Children’s Hospital, is for Jaguars fans, from birth to age 3. Membership includes a special edition Jaguars Cub Club onesie or T-shirt, a blanket and drawstring bag, a welcome letter from Coach Gus Bradley, and invitations to events like this. Membership is free to all babies born at any Baptist Health hospital or those cared for at the Wolfson Children’s Hospital NICU on or after Jan. 1, 2014. A membership package also can be purchased for $24.99, plus $5 shipping and handling. To learn more call 904.202.4907.
Discounted tickets for Art & Antiques Show Boxwoods and BowTies 38th Annual Art & Antiques Show Dec. 5 – 7 Prime Osborn Convention Center
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The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital extends a special offer to Baptist Health team members to purchase show admission tickets for themselves and one guest at a cost of $5 each, by showing your Baptist Health ID badge at the ticket booth at the show. The normal ticket price is $15 per ticket. Come see 45 distinguished 2 0 1 4 A RT & A N T I Q U E S S H OW art and antiques dealers; visit the Tea Room and Pastry Café for lunch and delectable desserts; and visit the Young Collectors and Decorations Resale Booths for incredible deals. Tickets to the lectures and Belles & BowTies Children’s Fashion Show are an additional cost. For more information, visit artandantiquesshow.com or call 904.202.2886.
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Benefit eligibility: important dependent audit information Baptist Health wants to ensure our health plans are in compliance with the IRS, and we take our dependent audit seriously. Whether you are a current health plan participant or a new team member participating for the first time, you will be asked to provide proof of any new dependents added to the medical plan for 2015. Dependents who were enrolled and audited in 2014 will not be audited again for 2015. If you added any new dependents to the medical plan during Open Enrollment, please be on the lookout for important audit information that will be mailed to your home address in early 2015. You will be required to provide proof of eligibility for any new dependents in order for them to be covered on the medical plan.
Keep your stress at a healthy level during the holidays Baptist Health team members and their friends are invited to a Good for You Gathering in December to learn how to keep stress at a healthy level and enjoy Good for You is a the holidays. Kym Dunton, RN, health and wellness Women’s Health coordinator community created at Baptist Health, will lead “All for women by Stressed Up and Nowhere to Go.” Baptist Health. These free, interactive sessions will help you identify sources of stress and learn techniques to build mental, emotional and physical resilience. To register for a session, visit baptistgoodforyou.com . Three opportunities to attend “All Stressed Up and Nowhere to Go” Friday, Dec. 5, at 12:30 pm or Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 6 pm Y Healthy Living Center at the Williams Family Y 10415 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville Tuesday, Dec. 9 at noon Y Healthy Living Center at the Ponte Vedra Y 170 Landrum Lane, Ponte Vedra Beach
The Y Healthy Living Centers bring wellness programs and services from Baptist Health into the Y, making them more accessible to the surrounding community. You don’t have to be a Y member to participate. For more information about Y Healthy Living Centers, visit baptistjax.com/YMCA .
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then video must be priceless BlueTube is our internal channel for videos made for and by our team members and is available on the intranet homepage. The current series of videos are short vignettes that introduce the Magnet™ designation and Baptist Health culture. Videos can be shown in team meetings or viewed solo for a moment of self-care and inspiration. Similar themes are listed as Related Videos, which you can view even when they aren’t the featured video on the homepage . Tips for viewing: Be considerate and use headphones in patient areas and close office spaces. Videos are only visible from Baptist Health computers and via the VPN (virtual private network). The computer you use must have a video player (Adobe Flash). If you experience problems viewing a video, contact the IS Department Service Desk at 904.202.7565.
Physician Integration Walk with a Doc in Mandarin Baptist Primary Care Mandarin South invites you to walk with James Moore, MD, on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 9 am. Meet at the office, located at 11261 San Jose Blvd. Dr. Moore will give a brief health talk, followed immediately by the walk. Family, friends and well-trained pets are welcome. Sign up at baptisthealth.eventbrite.com . For more information, call 904.370.1131.
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Children’s Christmas Party Children and grandchildren (age 10 and younger) of Baptist Nassau team members are invited to the hospital’s annual Children’s Christmas Party on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2 – 4 pm, in the Amelia Breeze Café. Santa will be there to take photos and hand out gifts, and Baptist Nassau’s own Pharmagician Steve Bean will perform, amaze and entertain. Festivities will also include games and crafts.
Special holiday discount Get 10 percent off massage therapy services at the Wolfson Wellness Center, Dec 1 – 31. Gift certificates are also available for purchase. You do not have to be a Wolfson Wellness Center member to participate. Group fitness classes Boot Camp – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 5:30 – 6:30 am Cost: Eight weeks/24 sessions for $108 CoreAbs – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6 – 6:30 am Cost: Eight weeks/16 sessions for $70 Zumba Fitness – Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:30 pm Cost: Eight weeks/16 sessions for $80 Slow Flow Yoga – Thursdays, 5:30 – 6:45 pm Four weeks/Four sessions for $40 Class start dates depend on when you enroll. Payroll deduction is available. Register at the Wolfson Wellness Center, Heart Hospital, second floor. Use your Healthy For Life discount at the Wolfson Wellness Center Current and new members may use the Healthy For Life wellness discount of $12.50 per month toward membership at the Wolfson Wellness Center. However, the discount is NOT automatically applied. You must activate the discount by showing your Baptist ID and completing a registration/attestation form. To enroll, please see a member of the Wolfson Wellness Center staff. For more information, call 904.202.9708.
Baptist Beaches Beaches Winter Lights Festival Baptist Beaches is sponsoring a chair at the Beaches Winter Lights Festival at the Sea Walk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach. The lighting ceremony will take place Sunday, Nov. 30, at 5:30 pm. The festival, which takes place every weekend in December, will offer holiday treats and hot cocoa for visitors. It is free for all ages and is a great family event.
Baptist South Blood Drive The bloodmobile will be parked outside the main hospital entrance on Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 12 – 2:30 pm. Advance registration is recommended, but not required. Contact Community Relations at 904.271.6081.
Wolfson Children’s Hospital Registration now open for Wolfson Children’s Challenge The Wolfson Children’s Challenge is set for Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, and registration is now open. You can participate in the 55-km Ultra Marathon, 55-km Ultra Relay, 30-km individual run or take part in the 1-mile fun run. Some of the exciting changes to this year’s event are: n 55-km race instead of 55 miles to appeal to all runners Staggered race start times to create a more synchronized race finish n Addition of a 30-km individual run n Improved team fundraising website. Click here to learn more foundation.baptistjax.com n New location at EverBank Field to accommodate the growth of the event Support Wolfson Children’s Hospital, by running, making a donation or volunteering your time. Proceeds will go toward purchasing a Nuclear Medicine SPECT/CT camera and starting a technology support endowment for Wolfson Children’s Hospital. For more information, visit wolfsonchildrenschallenge.org or contact the Baptist Health Foundation at 904.202.2919. n