We are beginning to explore opportunities for additional collaboration and communication among employees using social media functionality. You can help shape our strategy by participating in a brief online survey and sharing your thoughts on blogs, online forums and external social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Those who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing for 2,000 UH points. Access the survey by clicking here.

Take a look at what’s new on the UHWellness.org Web site! Visit each Wellness page to find information about what matters to you, including:

• Work Matters—UH Appreciates has a new look and new appreciation programs.  Complete the online site registration and be entered into a drawing for a chance to win UH Points
• Health Matters—Find information about the new FastCare clinics located in local Giant Eagle stores and register for the next Shape Up UH challenge, the Fit for Fall Challenge.
• Finance Matters—Find information about the UH online bill pay option for employees and their families receiving care at UH hospitals or treatment by UH Medical Group physicians
• Life Matters—Find information about “Retirewise,” a new program offered at no cost to employees, created in partnership with MetLife to help guide employees and their spouses through the retirement planning process. 

UH appreciates the difference you make!  We are happy to announce the new centralized home for all recognition and appreciation programs. The Web site is accessible from Wellness Matters – simply click here for login instructions. Visit the site and take a look at new opportunities to appreciate your co-workers. Register before Sept. 8 to be entered into a drawing to win 5,000 UH points! There are 10 chances per week to win. In the coming weeks, webinars, training opportunities, and live demonstrations will be held in many locations. Contact your HR Department or send an e-mail to Recognition@UHhospitals.org if you would like to schedule a demonstration for your team. 

Employee blood drives begin on Thursday, Aug. 24, at locations throughout the System. This year we honor Geof Cave, a devoted nurse at University Hospitals Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute who recently passed away from a rare blood disease. For more than 30 years, Geof made a difference in the lives of thousands of patients and families. Help us keep his legacy alive by donating blood. Click here for a full schedule of locations.

Have you had your annual eye exam? UH employees and family members covered by the UH Anthem insurance plan can now receive a vision exam from UH Eye Institute optometrists and ophthalmologists at no cost to you. The purpose of the exam is to check eye health and provide prescriptions for glasses, if needed. To schedule your appointment, call 866-UH4-CARE.

MISQ (clinical data) and APLQ (anatomic pathology data), formerly housed on the now-decommissioned UH mainframe computer, is available on the UH Physician Portal by clicking on the “Patient History Archive” link. This data includes discharge summaries, op reports and procedures, outpatient and inpatient notes, emergency room documents, radiology interpretations and anatomic pathology results extending back to 1992. 

To be eligible for advertisement via the Wayfinding Kiosks at UH Case Medical Center, the event must be a UH-sponsored event and approved by a Director or Vice President. If your event meets the criteria, please submit pertinent information three weeks prior to the event date. In case of more requests than can be accommodated, preference will be given to requests submitted first. For more information or to submit an event, e-mail UHHappenings@UHHospitals.org.

The Employee Assistance Program continues to offer their fourr-week call titled “Understanding and Managing Anger” Tuesdays from 11 a.m.-noon in the MCCO Building, sixth floor, safety conference room. This program is open to all UH employees at no cost. Contact Kurt Neumann at Ext. 44947 or via e-mail at Kurt.Neumann@UHhospitals.org for more information and to RSVP.

This week and over the coming weeks, Cisco phones will be placed into operation. Project OneNet team members will be in your area when the phones go into operation and will provide some basic training to users. Employees are encouraged to sign up for the online or live phone training sessions via the LMS and visit the Project OneNet Web site on the intranet. Important note: Once your new Cisco phone goes into operation, retrieve all voicemails on the Rolm phones as the messages do not transfer to the new Cisco phones.

Throughout the week, the Employee Celebration Committee on Diversity will be hosting cultural events at UH Case Medical Center to foster a greater understanding of our employees’ diverse backgrounds. As part of the celebration, international food offerings will be served in the UH Case Medical Center cafeteria. All events take place in the atrium and the UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital amphitheater. Click “read more” below for a complete list of events.

UH Ireland Cancer Center is the Presenting Sponsor for the Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio Race for the Cure Saturday, Sept. 11. Komen volunteers will have registration tables set up in the Atrium at UH Case Medical Center Monday, Aug. 16 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Pre-registration fees are $30. Make sure to check out several different UH teams on the web site before signing up and help support the fight against breast cancer!

The Cleveland Heart Walk is Saturday, Aug. 21, on Mall C in downtown Cleveland. The festival begins at 7 a.m. and the 1- or 3-mile non-competitive walk begins at 9 a.m. Let’s show our support for the American Heart Association by raising funds and awareness in the fight against heart disease and stroke – our country’s number one and number three killers. For every dollar that is raised $2 comes back to Cleveland for research, education and advocacy. 

This Wednesday, The Boneyard in Mayfield will host its second annual event to benefit UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. Last year’s event, Boneyard’s Bash for the Babies, welcomed more than 800 guests and raised nearly $25,000 for UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. Don’t miss the fun this year! This year’s event, “One Night,” is hoping to surpass last year’s success. A $39 adult ticket or a $20 kid ticket includes full buffet, open bar, music by the wildly popular band the Spazmatics, face painting, tattoos, magicians, jugglers, stilt walkers, raffles, silent auction items and more. To purchase tickets, visit boneyardusa.com/one-night.html.

All employees are invited to the “Live Long, Live Strong” health fair this Friday, Aug. 13 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at UH Otis Moss Health Center. The event will feature health screenings and interactive educational activities as well as raffles, prizes and fun activities for children.

The health fair will include the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, Mammo Van, Cleveland Sight Mobile, Dept of Public Health Mobile, American Sickle Cell Anemia Association, NORA HIV testing, and representatives from our audiology and respiratory departments, among others.

Continue your focus on getting your five servings of fruits and veggies a day, save money, and support local farmers by shopping at UH Farmers Markets for your fresh produce.

• Aug. 11 – UH Geauga Medical Center
• Aug. 12 – UH Richmond Medical Center
• Aug. 26 – UH Bedford Medical Center

The outages for the week will be posted here at 2 p.m. each Monday. Please book mark this site and refer back often for IT&S updates and outages throughout the week.


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