August 26, 2021 Excela Health Remains National Leader in Wellness, Ranked Among Best and Brightest Honorees Page 2 Protect Yourself From Fraud & Identity Theft By Selecting Electornic W-2 Page 2 Escape the Grilling Rut with These Six Health Inspired New Ideas Page 3 Important Reminder: Continue to Wear Proper PPE Page 3 Employee Engagement New Faces
Volume 4 Issue 17 Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available Excela Health is now offering appointments for additional doses (third doses) of the COVID-19 vaccine. The additional dose should be considered for people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised due to a medical condition, or receipt of immunosuppressive medications or treatments. If you are unsure if you need an additional dose, please call your physician. This dose can be administered at least four weeks after an initial two dose mRnA series and should be the same type of vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) that was initially received. For more information regarding the third dose, click here. To schedule your third dose, click here.
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Patient and Family Advisory Council Now Accepting Applicants A patient and family advisory council (PFAC) is a partnership of current and former patients, family members, community members and caregivers that work together to improve service delivery and create an overall positive patient experience. Volunteer patients and families collaborate with hospital employees (clinical, administrative and support) to provide feedback, identify opportunities, and discuss how to improve the patient and family experience. A PFAC provides valuable feedback and guidance for the organization, allowing members to make a lasting impact on the health care community. Learning directly from the consumer’s point of view can aid in policy updates, workflow changes and overall communication tweaks that can positively change the healthcare experience. The Patient and Family Advisory Council will include: • Six patients and family members • Two members from leadership from Excela Health • Six Excela Health staff members • A representative from Customer Care • An administrative Assistant To learn more and apply, click here.
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In the News Excela Health Leader in Wellness August 21
“Excela Health is once again recognized among the Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness sponsored by the National Association for Business Resources, having been included among 35 organizations of varying sizes lauded during its summer 2021 recognition period. Excela first received this designation in 2016 and has remained a recipient each award period.” Read more. Pittsburgh-area Hospitals Ramp Up to Give COVID-19 Booster Shots
Excela Health Remains National Leader in Wellness, Ranked Among Best and Brightest Honorees Excela Health is once again recognized among the Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness® sponsored by the National Association for Business Resources, having been included among 35 organizations of varying sizes lauded during its Summer 2021 recognition period. Excela first received this designation in 2016 and has remained a recipient each award period. This program honors companies that promote employee well-being, worksite health and wellness. “Never has employee well-being been more critical than during this time of public health crisis,” noted Laurie English, Excela Health Chief Human Resources Officer. “As a health system, our employees are on the front lines of the pandemic, and facing physical, emotional and spiritual challenges as they provide care. Being able to offer the resources to help our teams manage stress, find work-life balance and cope with personal and family medical concerns is mission critical to improving the health and well-being of every life we touch.”
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“Carol Fox, chief medical officer at Excela Health, said immunocompromised patients could begin scheduling online for boosters on Thursday. “We’re getting ready to expand as demand increases,” Dr. Fox said. “We’re working through it now.”” Read more.
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Protect Yourself From Fraud & Identity Theft By Selecting Electornic W-2 Your form W-2 contains sensitive information, including your social security number. Your personal information may be at risk (e.g. fraud) if the paper W-2 is lost in the mail or stolen. Employees who select to have their W-2 electronically also receive their form earlier. Paper W-2’s are mailed on January 31 each year. However, electronic paperless W-2’s eliminates this delay as you don’t have to wait for them to arrive in the mail. This change can be done by: • Logging into UltiPro • Selcting ‘myself’ • Choose W2 under the ‘pay’ tab • From ‘things I can do’ on the left-hand side of the page choose • ‘change W2 consent form’ • Under U.S. choose the go paperless option and save
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Escape the Grilling Rut with These Six Health Inspired New Ideas Summer days are filled with family picnics and friendly cookouts. But after months of grilling, you may be tired of the same old barbecue chicken and hamburgers. So, fire up the grill and try the following healthy recipes that are sure to be a crowd pleaser! Learn more
Consolidate Orders to Save Money and the Environment Staples is reinstating order minimums to help save time, costs and natural resources, the minimum amount will now be $50. Fewer large orders helps ensure fast, on time delivery and consolidating orders is better for the environment by reducing fuel, carbon emissions, packing materials and cardboard boxes. Staples is also experiencing pressure on the supply chain as a result of shortages due to COVID-19 as well as issues with ocean freight delivery. Please keep these factors in mind when placing supply orders for your area.
Mandatory OSHA Training Bloodborne Pathogen Educator Update 2021
Virtual Nursing Interviews Excela Health currently has multiple nursing opportunities available. Those interested can speak with a memeber of the Talent Acquisition team virtually every third Tuesday of the month from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more
Home Care & Hospice Walk-In Interviews Know someone Interested in joining a team of caregivers who are compassionate and committed to helping people maintain their independence? Open positions include Home Health RNs, Hospice RNs, Home Health Aides, and Direct Care Partners. Interested applicants can visit the Home Care & Hospice office (501 W. Otterman Street Greensburg) any Wednesday and learn more about the various opportunities that are available. Interviews may be conducted on-site. Learn more
Due to COVID-19 all sessions will be online only via WebEx. There will be no in-person sessions. A representative from each department must attend one session (not hospital specific). Exposure job risk category 1 or 2 (duties that could involve direct contact with blood/body fluids/OPIM. PPE is required) Learn more
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Employee Engagement Fire Extinguisher Training The 2021 schedule for Fire Extinguisher Training is now available. Training must be completed every other year. For example if you last completed training in 2019 you are now due to complete it again. If you are unsure of the last time you completed the training you can check the roster here or through UltiPro. If there is a discrepancy, email Lisa Yetter at lyetter@excelahealth.org. Click here to view the schedule
Follow My Health App Can be Used to Verify Vaccination Status Anyone using the Follow My Health App can provide vaccination documentation right from their phone simply by logging onto the app, clicking “My Health” and then selecting “Immunizations”.
Kudos & Recognition Kudos Westmoreland Hospital Emergency Room I would like to thank Dr. Walker, Dr. Victory and all the nurses and techs at Westmoreland Hospital Emergency Room who worked so hard to save my mom. I will never forget your professionalism and kindness. Facebook
Share Your Story Have something that you would like to share with the Excela Insight staff for future editions? Email information to insight@excelahealth.org
Important Reminder: Continue to Wear Proper PPE This is a reminder that all staff are required to wear the designated proper PPE for their position. Staff in office areas and non-patient care areas should be wearing a surgical mask at all times unless they are alone in an office. Staff in patient care areas must wear the appropriate mask at all times and eye protection when patient facing. In addition, we are asking that you follow proper social distancing when eating and are stopping at a temperature kiosk to assess for fever when you are entering one of our hospitals. We are seeing an increase of exposures to staff related to improper masking, working with signs of infection, and congregating/eating together without proper social distancing. Multiple employees have provided electronic feedback expressing distress that co-workers are not complying. Remember that we are required under the healthcare provisions with OSHA and CDC to follow these guidelines. Staff that do not follow these critical guidelines will fall under the progressive discipline policy. Leaders have been asked to pay close attention to adherence. Please help us help our patients, colleagues and our families. We must do all that we can to protect one another.
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New Faces Frick Hospital
Westmoreland Hospital
Central Processing Kelli Brown, Materials Management Worker Emergency Department Camden Dugan, Health Unit Coordinator Food and Nutrition Services Ashley Thomas, Nutrition Services Specialist Intensive Care Unit Tyler Borelli, Graduate Nurse Patient Transport Krista Crissman, Transporter Progressive Care Unit Mandy Feniello, RN
Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit 1 Julia Gearhart, Behavioral Health Technical Partner Richard Henry, Behavioral Health Technical Partner Emergency Department Julie Smith, Unit Clerk Environmental Services Christina Bistline, Environmental Services Technician Stacy Sproat, Environmental Services Technician Food and Nutrition Services Spenser Collier, Nutrition Services Specialist Inpatient Physical Therapy David D’Andrea, Inpatient Rehabilitation Supervisor Medical Administration April Frank, Medical Staff Coordinator Medical Surgical Unit 3D/3E Andromathe Mesidor, RN Anna Wicks, Technical Partner Student Medical Surgical Unit 4AB Gage Phillians, Technical Partner Student Medical Surgical 4D Kyle Watson, Technical Partner Nursing Pool Shane Treacher, RN PCU 1D Eliza Paris, Technical Partner PCU 2D Emma Cribbs, Graduate Nurse Meghan Graft, BSN PCU 3AB Shannon Saltarelli, RN Avery Smith, Technical Partner Volunteer Services Susan OHare, Visitor Concierge
Latrobe Hospital Central Processing Daniel Lindh, Central Service Technician GI Lab Annette Lint, Unit Clerk Operating Room Stacy Leasure, Surgical Technologist I Patient Transport Ashley Himler, Patient Transporter Perianesthesia Darla Schmidt, BSN Perioperative
Excela Health Medical Group
Administration Tarah McCarthy, Medical Assistant Externship Athletic Training Services Melissa Nelson, Athletic Trainer Neurology Greensburg Autumn Johnson, Patient Services Associate Obstetrics & Gynecology Excela Square at Norwin Kimberly Horner, Patient Services Associate Primary Care Excela Square at Norwin Amanda Cluss, Certified Medical Assistant
Home Care & Hospice Skilled Nursing Brandy Stouffer, BSN
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