Living Our Mission
Chad Chat: Celebrating Our Blessings
November is a time to reflect on our many blessings. I am especially thankful this Thanksgiving for all people in this ministry. The coworkers, doctors, board members and volunteers each played a role in serving our community for more than 130 years, and I am grateful for each of you. Please watch this short video to… View Full Post
Chad Chat: Celebrating 130 Years of Our Ministry
From Sept. 24-30, we will celebrate 130 years since the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and the Sisters of Mercy founded this ministry. While we celebrate our heritage, we remember that this ministry extends beyond the four walls of our hospitals and clinics into the community we serve through programs, such as East Clinic, Conway Interfaith… View Full Post
Chad Chat: Celebrating Our Coworker Survey Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Coworker Engagement Survey earlier this year. The results we received were very positive, including the highest coworker engagement score of any market in CHI! If you weren’t able to attend the Coworker Forums in August, you may not have heard all the exciting results from the survey and… View Full Post
August OneSpirit Forums Continue
We are just about half way through our August OneSpirit Forums for our coworkers across the hospitals and clinics. If you haven’t attended yet, please make plans to do so soon. These forums are a valuable way to share information with and gain feedback from all coworkers. These forums focus on how together we’re improving our… View Full Post
North Celebrates Journey to ZERO Success
Reducing hospital borne infections is key to keeping our patients safe while they’re in our care. Our entire North facility has taken their “Journey to ZERO” to heart and is celebrating massive patient safety strides! They have had ZERO CLABSIs in the last year and ZERO CAUTIs in the last 10 months! This huge success… View Full Post
Clinical Educators “Ace” Drug Library Compliance
Clinical Educators are getting creative to maximize safety efforts at the Infirmary. Rex Genovia is a unit-based educator trying to “Ace” the drug library compliance for the nursing units he supports. He asks coworkers to “pick a card, any card” and then the nurse must demonstrate proper programming of the smart IV pump based on… View Full Post
Chad Chat, July 2018: Coworker Survey Results
Earlier this year, we had our Coworker Engagement Survey. We encouraged all our coworkers to take part in the survey which provides valuable feedback we need to continue to improve our ministry. I want to thank you, the results were very positive. Please watch this short video from me, thanking all of you for your… View Full Post
Infirmary Journey to Zero Takes Next Steps
Come and participate in the Regulatory Training July 30 & 31 from 11am to 6pm in the St. Vincent DePaul Room. There will be two mobile training carts on the inpatient units from 7pm-9pm, July 30 & 31. While you are completing your training enjoy a sundae or some fruit. We will cover evidenced-based patient… View Full Post