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A newsletter for Orange Regional Medical Center employees, physicians and volunteers
October 2016
From The President & CEO This has been an excellent year for our organization filled with many prestigious awards and milestone accomplishments. We should all be very proud of the positive impact we have had on patient care and the broader community. To reach “above and beyond” and to be the best healthcare system we can be, we need to have a work environment and culture that enables people to perform at their very best every day. Scott Batulis President & CEO
Each year at this time we conduct an employee engagement survey to learn from you what we are doing well and how we can do better. Your participation is very important so please take a few minutes and complete your Engagement Survey.
We have again partnered with Gallup to launch our Engagement Survey. You should have received a survey invitation in the mail at your residence. The invitation contains your unique employee code that allows you to participate by phone or online. All survey results are completely confidential. Gallup compiles all surveys and provides us the combined results by department and leader. No one in our organization will know how you answered your survey. Should you have any questions about the survey or if you have not received your unique employee code, please ask your manager or contact Director of Organizational Development, Betsy Kennally, at 333-0227. Thank you in advance for your participation. Sincerely,
Scott Batulis, President & CEO
Free Hospital Valet Parking Orange Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the implementation of free valet parking for all patients and visitors. The service, provided by Orange Regional’s Security Department, is located at the Hospital's Main Entrance and is offered Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., excluding holidays and weekends. “This valet parking service is extremely beneficial and helpful to our patients and visitors,” said Orange Regional Medical Center Director of Security and Emergency Management, Miguel Rodrigues. “With the opening of our new Outpatient Building and Cancer Center, the valet option will most definitely help patients and visitors in and out of our facility in an easy and timely manner.”
Protect Yourself And Protect Your Patient's Information
Remember to not use unsecured text messaging to communicate Patient Health Information. The Airwatch app does not secure text messaging. Hospital emails are secured only if you have Airwatch installed on your phone. If you need more information on how to handle messaging properly, please contact Director Meaningful Use, IT Security Officer, Jacqui Budakowski RN, BSN, at jbudakowski@ormc.org.
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Where should you go to receive the most appropriate care for your needs? Orange Regional Medical Group Urgent Care is set up to assist its patients, including you, with various injuries or illnesses that, though not life-threatening, require immediate professional medical attention. Though there may still be some wait time, we are better able to prioritize the treatment of our patients based upon the time of their arrival as compared to the emergency room.
In The News
Out And About
We were excited to see Dr. Lauren Roman featured in the Sullivan County Democrat promoting our free breast cancer screening exams throughout the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Our Medical Group doctors truly go the extra mile! Congratulations to Dawud Lankford, Eric Martin and Joseph Chavez Carey on receiving second place, corporate division, in the Hambletonian Marathon relay in Goshen on October 2.
Simulation Education Symposium
Dr. Lauren Roman’s Monthly Health Tip
Shown L to R: Jason Taniguchi, Internal Medicine resident; David Klein and Rebecca Hellmann, Touro Medical students; and Dr. Murali Krishna, of Orange Regional Medical Group.
Dr. Lauren Roman's Monthly Health Tip on Thunder 102 last week focused on things you need to know as we head into Cold and Flu season.
Congratulations to all, including Prashant Jadav, Touro Medical student and Dr. Sajid Mir, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director (not shown), who presented their poster at the Simulation Education Symposium at New York University earlier this month.
Listen to her radio show on our Facebook page -2-
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Leading the Way Stacy Lynn Britsch, BSN, MN, has been promoted to Nursing Service Administrator of Women and Children’s Services. In her new role, Stacy oversees the Pediatric Unit, Children’s Emergency Department, Child Life program, and Rowley Family Birthing Center, including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Lactation Program. Stacy joined Orange Regional in 2014 as a Pediatric per diem staff member where she later accepted the role of Pediatric Navigator in January 2015. In her most recent role, she served as the Nursing Unit Director for the Pediatrics Department and the Children’s Emergency Department. Stacy can be reached at sbritsch@ormc.org.
Being Exceptional Every Day (BEE) Award Orange Regional has implemented the BEE (Being Exceptional Every day) Award. The BEE Award recognizes and celebrates a non-nurse care team member for providing extraordinary, compassionate care. Working in conjunction with the DAISY award, which honors nurses for exemplifying compassionate and empathetic care to patients, the BEE award recognizes additional members of the patient care team. The first BEE Award was presented to Nurse Assistant, Jennifer Torres. Thank you Jennifer for going above and beyond for our patients. To nominate an extraordinary staff member as a deserving recipient of the BEE Award, please send an email to BEEaward@ormc.org.
Welcome New Employees Porshia Anderson Marcella Andryuk Jeremy Arroyo Cristina Aviles Stephanie Barnhart Jana Bottino Shareem Braxton Sarah Brown Deirdre Cantrell Jennie Carelli Tiffany Chavis Arnell Collado Shannon Collishaw Laura Corbin Noelia Cruz
Carolina Eraso Ronny Espiritusanto Jaclyn Gardella Paige Gennarelli Renee Gerstner Alexandria Glidden Michelle Gold Jennifer Goldstein Megan Guarracina Raenee Gyampoh Sakil Hassain Venus Herrera Abby Jensen Tynetta Johnson Laura Jones
Seon Hee Kang Christopher Keefer Zarak Khan Tiffany Kostoff Paul Kowalewski Angelie LaBarbera Madeline Loderhose Kelsie Lombardi James Mullaney Sean Murphy Samantha Nazzaro Evelyn Olson Karen Pappas Sarah Phillips Tariana Pina -3-
Justin Ramcharitar Shaniqua Richardson Jessica Rios Rachel Roberts Jennifer Sander Paige Shafer Karyn Sheeley Comfort Simon-Masak Kimberly Soria Nancy Sposato Sandra Stewart Jordan Telmar AnnMarie Weiss Alicia White Dawn Yana
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Showing Kindness Through Toy Donations Our most sincere gratitude goes to the Ayers Family, who made a very large donation of toys to our Pediatrics Department after their son, Devon, received great care at Orange Regional. During his stay, Devon played with Matchbox cars that were donated to the Hospital. His mother noticed that the unit did not have a lot of other toys for all children receiving care to play with so she and the family purchased some and later donated them to the Hospital.
Auxiliary Vendor Sales Program The Orange Regional Medical Center Auxiliary is pleased to continue its Vendor Sales Program. Kid's Stuff
Wednesday, November 09, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Clog Shop
Thursday, November 10, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Teddi's Jewelry
Friday, November 11, 2016
ORMC Pavilion, Crystal Cafe'
Jazzy's Traveling Boutique
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Sweaters for Less +5&6
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Save on Sweats
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
ORMC Pavilion, Crystal Cafe'
Not Just Your Grandmother's Pearls
Thursday, November 17, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Teddi's Jewelry
Friday, November 18, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Tupperware
Monday, November 21, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Teddi's Jewelry
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
ORMC Pavilion, Crystal Cafe'
Pampered Chef
Monday, November 28, 2016
ORMC Pavilion, Crystal Cafe'
John's Jewelry Box
Monday, November 28, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Applause
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
Kitty's Silver Exchange
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
ORMC Pavilion, Crystal Cafe'
Pampered Chef
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
ORMC Conference Center Lobby
GHVHS Connects With Jehovah’s Witnesses Community On August 30, members of the GHVHS family were invited to tour and dine at the World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Watchtower Farms. Watchtower Farms is a picturesque expanse nestled away in rural Wallkill, NY and is home to over 2,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses. Through the volunteered dedication of the congregation, the farm has grown into a highly selfsufficient complex which includes a printery, thriving fields of agriculture and livestock, a water treatment facility and an infirmary. The GHVHS team was warmly welcomed into the infirmary by Jack Carleton, M.D. and Vern Robinson, hospital liaison for Jehovah’s Witnesses. The infirmary includes primary and specialty care offices, complimentary care offices and an optometry office. X-ray, physical rehabilitation, hospice care and a skilled nursing unit complete the list of available services. This visit provided valuable insight on how the infirmary meets the needs of the farm’s 2,000 occupants and identified areas of potential collaboration. Our collaboration with Jehovah’s Witnesses will allow us to continue to meet the unique needs of the community. -4-
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Magnet Celebration Gala On September 30, Orange Regional nurses and staff celebrated our Magnet Designation. This national designation means we are a member of an elite group of hospitals in the nation for exceptional nursing care. Congratulations to our Chief Nursing Officer, Joanne Ritter-Teitel, our entire nursing department and our organization!
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Celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month On October 16, with more than 300 walkers, Orange Regional employees and their families participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets. Orange Regional was a flagship sponsor of the walk and departments included, but were not limited to, the Ray W. Moody, M.D. Breast Center, Oncology, Marketing & Public Relations, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology supported the annual event.
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MAGNET NURSING
TV COMMERCIAL
October 2016
BREAST WALK
We are happy to bring you Orange Regional’s videos. To view the videos, click on them above or visit ormc.org and scroll down the homepage to the YouTube icon.
Safety and Security Week October 9—15 was Healthcare Security & Safety Week! Orange Regional Security Services recognized our officers who go above and beyond in delivering the best services to our patients, staff and visitors. Thank you for all that you do!
Davita Dialysis
Employee Parking Reminder
On September 1, we transitioned the dialysis unit from Fresenius to DaVita. DaVita will be our new dialysis partner. Together we will collaborate with the healthcare team to improve the quality of care for our patients that require dialysis. We look forward to this new partnership and are excited for the upcoming year.
Every employee must register their vehicle with Security Services and display a Hospital parking permit while on Hospital property. All employees are strictly prohibited from parking in any area specifically designated for use by patients, visitors: Main Lobby, Cancer Center, Outpatient Building, Lot A, ED Lot C and Conference Center Lot. Security Services will patrol the parking areas. Any employee vehicle found to be in violation of this parking policy will be ticketed, reported to their supervisor/manager/director and when possible asked to move their vehicle. • Employees are allowed to park in parking spots located in Parking Lots C-3 and Lot B
Pictured from the left to right: Martha Balloch (administrator for DaVita), Bendele Ajayi (RN), Gabrielle Mahr (RN), Karin Tiresenko (RN), Donna LaCasa (RN), Kathyrn Mc Ardle (RN), Sue Murray (onsite clinical manager--DaVita)
• Students and instructors will park only in Lot D
• Handicap spaces for employees are located in the corners of Lots E and D nearest the Employee Entrance. Other employee accessible handicapped spaces are available in Lot F-2 and Lot B. All other handicapped designated spaces are reserved for visitors and patients. -7-
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SAVE THE DATES Blood Drive The first Wednesday of every month 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Donor bus will be located outside of the Main Campus Entrance.
Jeanne E. Jonas professional development symposium and Frank W. Masterson memorial banquet
Give A Hoot! … AND TAKE THE SURVEY! Take the
Thursday, November 17, 2016 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY How*: Phone: 866-372-9990 Online: www.gx.gallup.com/ghvhs12.gx
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Corey Waller Kuhl’s Highland House, Middletown, NY
THIS SURVEY IS COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL *Everyone will receive an Access Code before the survey period. You should have it ready before you call or go online to take the survey. If you need help with the survey or lose your Access Code, call Gallup Client Support at 1-800-788-9987 anytime from 7:00 p.m. Sunday through 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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Connections is a great way to keep updated on all the good news, new services, important announcements and latest events at ORMC. Jonathan Schiller, COO
A newsletter for Orange Regional Medical Center employees, physicians and volunteers
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Connections is important because it provides employees an opportunity to share the great work they do every day, learn about the new things in the hospital and of course… STAY CONNECTED!” Betty Koshy, Manager Radiation Oncology
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I always look forward to receiving the hard copy. It keeps me connected with those I do not see daily. Thank you.
This month marks the 10th anniversary of our employee newsletter – Connections. Special thanks to Lauren Kropf-Zuckerman, the Marketing and Public Relations team, and all of our devoted contributors! To view the newsletters electronically, visit www.ormc.org/2016Connections.
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