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INSIGHT MAY 9, 2019
Meet Daisy: May’s Therapy Dog of the Month
Meet Daisy, a two year old Shih Tzu, and the May Therapy Dog of the Month. Spring is a time of blooming flowers, including daisies. There are actually more than 20,000 species of daisies, but none of them are like the Daisy we have at Westmoreland Hospital. All year long Daisy visits the first and second floors of Westmoreland Hospital where she makes smiles bloom on patients, visitors and employees. For information on joining our furry team of therapy animals, go to: http://bit.ly/2Isf7lj
Be In the Moment- Safety Wall Contest The theme for the fourth quarter FY 2019 safety wall contest is “Be In the Moment”. The goal of the board should be to depict what types of tasks you perform that could be potentially hazardous or cause an injury. To enter your board in the contest, take a photo of the board and email it to Lisa Yetter at lyetter@excelahealth.org. Be sure to include your location and department. Submissions must be received no later than June 7.
We will be honoring employees who have recently earned degrees and their offspring (sons and daughters or stepchildren) who are graduating from high school, college or technical school. The graduation gallery will be posted for all to view on Featured News and EMA. Please email a photo to EMA@excelahealth.org and include the following: first and last name of graduate, department of employee, graduation school and/or degree and future plans.
Honor Your Excela Nurse! Excela Health recognizes National Nurses Week and would like to thank all of our nurses! Looking for a way to honor your Excela Nurse? Visit http://bit.ly/2JqBEPZ to make a donation in recognition of a nurse who has made a difference in your life.
Congratulations to Helen Burns, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. Burns was recognized at the commencement ceremony at Pitt-Greensburg with the presentation of the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service. She was honored both for her expertise in the area of nursing and the guidance that she provided to Pitt-Greensburg as it developed a program for a bachelor of science in nursing, the first accredited BSN program in Westmoreland County. Through Burns efforts the next generation of nurses are able to learn, live and serve in Westmoreland County.
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Vol. 2 Issue 19
How to Become a Volunteer When you volunteer at Excela Health, you become part of a unique group of individuals motivated by various reasons but together, working towards improving the health and well-being of every life life touched. There are a wide range of opportunities to volunteer within the health system. To view the full detail on how to become a volunteer, visit http://bit.ly/2Isf7lj.
Community Events •
Excela Health Community Blood Drive, 5/23, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Excela Square at Norwin. • Excela Health Community Blood Drive, 5/27, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Excela Square at Frick.
In The News • The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) will present the annual ICU Design Citation to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. http://bit.ly/2H8Iuq1
Reminders Schedule your Employee Biometric Screening by going to the Calendar of Events located on the Intranet. New modules added to Net Learning!
PERKS! There are perks available for all interests. For more details and to view more than 100 perks, visit www.myexcelaperks.org.