About 1,000 randomly selected UH employees will receive an e-mail today inviting them to participate in The Plain Dealer Top Workplaces survey. If you receive this invitation, please participate and take this opportunity to share your thoughts. Survey responses will remain anonymous. Our participation in this survey is another way to gather feedback from our employees so we can become a Best Place to Work. Contact your HR Department if you have questions.

UH Case Medical Center is now part of an innovative study exploring the use of a promising new technology that may improve the early detection of breast cancer. As part of a multi-center study, UH is the only health system in Northeast Ohio to offer tomosynthesis, an innovative technology which provides three-dimensional, more detailed imaging of the breast.

Click here to view the latest employee discounts and learn how you can save on tickets to Shrek the Musical, IX Indoor Amusement Park, Browns Night at the Monsters and other upcoming events. To navigate to employee discounts from the intranet home page, hover over the Human Resources icon, select “Employee Recognition Tools,” and click on “Employee Discounts” in the left-hand menu. This information is also accessible via the Internet at uhwellness.org/work.html under the Employee Discounts and Perks menu tab.

Additional discounts can be found on the Best Benefits Club website by entering pass code: UHS0413. For questions, contact Total Rewards at 216-767-8390.

At UH, our commitment to cultivating a diverse workforce permeates every corner of the organization. As a leading health care institution and one of the largest employers in the region, we believe in not only providing our employees with a welcoming work environment, but encouraging and supporting positive change throughout Northeast Ohio communities. Our goal is to have every employee in the organization become a champion of diversity.

Start gearing up for the Shape Up UH Spring Training Challenge, for which registration begins in early March. Employees and their spouses or same-sex domestic partners are encouraged to participate by joining a team or becoming a team captain. The 12-week exercise, walking, nutrition and weight-loss competition officially starts April 4.

Microsoft Outlook Web Mail is UH’s application of choice for sending and receiving e-mail, and for scheduling meetings and appointments. The IT&S Change Management and Training Development team is now offering an online training course to educate employees on how to access Outlook Web Mail, send and receive e-mail and use the calendar feature. E-mail etiquette, important reminders about retention folders, tips and tricks, and other UH policies will also be discussed.

Click here to access the Learning Management System (LMS) and enroll in the course using your Oracle user ID and password.

Consider joining UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital staffers as they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by shaving their heads to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, an organization dedicated to childhood cancer research. The event, dubbed St. Baldrick’s Day, will be held at A.J. Rocco’s Salon in Cleveland on March 17.

UH Digestive Health Institute’s Bariatric Surgery and Nutrition Center will now be able to help more people embrace a healthier lifestyle. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lowered the Body Mass Index (BMI) limit for individuals seeking bariatric surgery with its approval of the LAP-BAND® System, the first device made for patients with a BMI of at least 40 kg/ m² or a BMI of at least 30 kg/m² with one or more weight-related illnesses.

This change will allow the Bariatric Surgery Program to offer its services to a greater range of patients.

To learn more about the Bariatric Surgery Program and its services or to register for a free information session, call 1-866-UH4-CARE.

The urgent need for blood continues since winter weather has forced the cancellation of numerous blood drives throughout the area.  Please help ensure a continuous supply of blood and blood products for our patients by participating in the blood drive today, Feb. 21, at UH Case Medical Center in the Rainbow Performance Area from 12:30-5 p.m.

Employees may participate in UH-sponsored blood drives during their work time provided they make prior arrangements with their supervisor. As an added bonus, UH meal tickets ($5.00 value) will be raffled to ten individuals who successfully donate today.

To honor the many contributions female nurses have made to their profession, the Nursing Diversity Council is sponsoring a poster display March 21-24, on the UH Case Medical Center Atrium Bridge. Submitted by nurses at UH Case Medical Center and Frances Payne Bolton College of Nursing, the posters will feature the names and faces of women from all cultural backgrounds and origins who have made local, national or international contributions to nursing. This event is open to the public.

UH Harrington- McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute’s Heart Failure Center is sponsoring a Heart Failure Awareness Day on Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Atrium Bridge. Nurses from the Heart Failure team will be at the event to discuss diagnosis and management of this chronic disease that affects five million Americans.

Come and join us as we “Check into Quality” during our Quality and Patient Safety Fair being held March 8-10, in the UH Case Medical Center Atrium.

We will have two keynote speakers this year. The first speaker is Richard Gilfillan, MD, MBA, acting director of the new center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI). Our second keynote speaker is Marcus Engel, who was blinded and severely injured in a car accident. He will share his dramatic story, which is sure to reignite health care professionals’ passion and commitment to providing excellent patient care.

The next round of “Understanding and Managing Anger,” a four-week class sponsored by the Employee Assistance Program, will meet 11 a.m.-noon every Tuesday from March 1-22, in the sixth floor Safety Conference Room of the MCCO Building. The class is open to all UH employees at no cost to them.

Please contact Kurt Neumann at Ext: 44947 or via e-mail at Kurt.Neumann@UHhospitals.org for more information or to RSVP.

The Employee Assistance Program is sponsoring a brown bag workshop, Thursday, Feb. 24, noon-1 p.m. in the Kulas Auditorium titled “Relationship Building: The Role of Boundaries.”  Presenter Kathleen Vidal, RN, MSN, Director of Nursing Practice Development at UH Case Medical Center, will speak about building, sustaining and repairing personal and professional relationships while teaching participants ways to up their emotional intelligence, analyze civil behavior and establish boundaries.

This program is approved for a 1.0 Social Work CEU.  Please contact Vicki at Ext: 44948 if you plan to attend.

UH Case Medical Center Auxiliary’s third annual Cupcake Bakeoff will be Monday, Feb. 28. Any employee or volunteer of UH Case Medical Center is eligible to enter. The entry fee is one standard size cupcake for judging and 23 standard size cupcakes (in a disposable container) for selling. 

A Fidelity representative will be available to provide individual consultations at UH Case Medical Center on Thursday, Feb. 24; Tuesday, March 1; and Thursday, March 24. Consultations will take place in the fifth floor conference room of the MCCO building.

Employees are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about investing for retirement. Consultations may be scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. by calling 1-800-642-7131.

A Fidelity representative will be available to provide individual consultations at the Management Services Center on Friday, February 25. Consultations will take place in the first floor Westlake conference room of the Management Services Center.  

Employees are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about investing for retirement. Consultations may be scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. by calling 1-800-642-7131.

Click here to view updates and outages throughout the week.

Tuesday, Feb. 22:

• Horizon HomeCare, scheduled maintenance, from Feb. 22 at 10 p.m.-Feb. 23 at 2:30 a.m.
• Physician Portal, scheduled maintenance, from Feb. 22 at 11 p.m.-Feb. 23 at 5 a.m.
• MeetingPlace, scheduled maintenance, MeetingPlace will be unavailable to conduct or schedule a meeting for approximately 5 minutes during the time frame of 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 25:

• Siemens Decision Support Solutions (DSS) and Healthcare Query, Siemens schedule maintenance, 12:00 -11:59 p.m.

*Please share this issue of UH Weekly Report with team members who do not have access to e-mail.