During this season of giving, Thomas F. Zenty III, CEO, UH, is taking time to give back to the health system he has led for the past five years. Mr. Zenty announced a personal gift commitment of $1 million in support of the Vision 2010 strategic plan. This generous gift, made in honor of his parents, Edna and Thomas F. Zenty, Jr., will establish two endowed funds in support of UH and UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.

Jarvis Joiner, RN, MSN, CNS, a surgical quality review nurse at UH Case Medical Center, begins the one-year rotation in health care administration this December. She will spend 2009 in an observational learning environment across seven UH hospitals and more than a dozen administrative departments (including Marketing, Human Resources, Diversity, Supply Chain, Facilities, Management Services Organization, Home Care, Operations, Finance and Administration). The Henry Meyer III Administrative Fellowship was created to promote minority administrative leadership development.

A nine-hour downtime for the MySecureCare upgrade will be necessary from approximately 10 p.m. Dec. 6 until 7 a.m. Dec. 7. The upgrade, which impacts all clinicians and physicians who currently use ED Tracking Board and Patient Lists and Results Management (PLRM), is scheduled to go live after the downtime is completed.

Beginning today through Dec. 31, the Volunteer Services Department is accepting donations of new or gently used winter items for adults and children to decorate the “Mitten Tree.” We are also accepting new items for families in need including toothbrushes, toothpaste, soaps, shampoos, feminine hygiene products, combs, underwear, etc. All donations will be distributed to UH patients and families this winter. Items may be dropped off at the Volunteer Services Department (Wearn 133) or via inter-office mail at mail-stop WRN 5019.

As of Nov. 23, all mailers wishing to take advantage of presort or automation discounts on all classes of mail must submit their mailing list to a U.S. Postal Service-approved address hygiene service within 95 days prior to mailing, as part of a new Move Update requirement.

Beginning in December, Supply Chain will introduce the first phase of Supplier Gateway, a software solution that provides an integrated supplier management process. If you process honorariums or reimbursements for non-employees, you will find that Supplier Gateway provides a streamlined process for supplier setups as well as the delivery of W9 paperwork to Accounts Payable and Supply Chain. In addition, you will be able to track all submitted requests for supplier setups from your Supplier Gateway account.

Stop by UH Westlake Health Center tomorrow from 6-8 p.m. to learn about cosmetic procedures and products that rejuvenate skin and enhance natural beauty. Jorge Garcia-Zuazaga, MD, MS, FAAD, cosmetic dermatologist at UH Westlake Health Center, will discuss the latest advances in aesthetic treatment. Guests receive 15 percent-off featured cosmetic services for appointments booked that night. Door prizes are available and refreshments will be served. Click here to view the event flier. For further information about this event, contact Janet Ink at (216) 844-3024.

The Plain Dealer featured Nov. 28 that Daniel Simon, MD, Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine at UH, is pushing Cleveland Emergency Medical Services to get patients life-saving treatment more quickly. Dr. Simon said heart attack victims have a better chance of survival in many suburbs than in downtown Cleveland because the city's Emergency Medical Services lacks the ability to transmit EKGs to hospitals. The hospital is providing the city with $30,000 for modems to transmit the data, as well as paramedic training. Click here to read the article. 

Miriam B. Rosenthal, MD, psychiatrist and Associate Professor Emerita at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, who received the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s Distinguished Service Award of 2008 for her leadership role in developing women’s mental health as a critical aspect of reproductive medicine. 

Alan Ogilbee, CISSP, MBA, CISM, Information Security Officer, wishes all UH employees safe travels during the holidays. If you're planning on traveling with your laptop computer, consider taking the following precautions to protect your PC and its data:

• Back up valuable data before traveling
• Do not put a laptop in checked luggage
• Clearly label your laptop to distinguish it from others at security check-points
• Ask to put your laptop in the hotel safe when its not being used
• Use cable locks to secure your PC
• Use USB/thumb drives with encryption
• Do not access financial or bank records while traveling
• Deselect "remember me" option when browsing the Internet
• Clear your history and cache after using a Web Browser
• When using a public computer, be aware of keyboard loggers and trackers

*Click here to view IT&S updates and outages throughout the week.  

Tuesday, Dec. 2:

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