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March 26 April 1
Health Information Management Professionals Week
March 30
National Doctors Day
Thank you to all of you for your dedication and hard work.
Commingled Recycling Comes to the Onalaska Campus
Gundersen Health System has implemented a commingled recycling program which is intended to make recycling easier for patients, staff and visitors. There are no longer multiple recycling bins to sort recycling into; all recycling is now put into a single recycling bin. The recycling is sorted downstream at the recycling plant.
Please note that anything that is exposed to patient body fluids
will not be recycled as it poses a threat to Gundersen employees
and anyone handling the recycling downstream.
The Onalaska Campus recycling bins have now all been switched over to the commingled recycling bins. Below is a list of Dos and Donts for recycling in the bins:
*Gundersen will continue to use the confidential paper bins as required by HIPPA
Due to recent Joint Commission and CMS findings along with compliance to many other regulatory agencies it is no longer appropriate for employees to collect recyclable material for department fun funds or take them home for recycling. These types of collections can pose an infection control issue. This requirement is outlined in the Fac-7010 Scrap Removal Policy.
As a result of this regulation Gundersen Health Systems will no longer be able to collect aluminum cans separately for the Cans for Kids program to benefit the Children Miracle Network Hospitals Program. Instead Gundersen will be giving CMN Hospitals a portion of the total rebate check they receive for the Gundersen recycling program.
If you have any items that you feel should be recycled and want to confirm that it is recyclable please contact the Environmental Compliance Technician, Andy Kragness, at [email protected] or extension 54211 or the Sustainability Coordinator, Tom Thompson, at [email protected] or extension 54843.
New HROM Office Hours at the Onalaska Clinic
We would like to welcome Rick Klein as our new HROM for the Onalaska Campus. Rick plans to be onsite at the Onalaska Clinic on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 pm 5:00pm. He will begin these hours starting April 4. Rick and be reached at ext. 53967 or [email protected]
Onalaska Blood Drives
2017: April 20, June 15, August 10, October 5, December 14
Gundersen Credit Union
The Gundersen Credit Union has office hours at the Onalaska Campus the first Wednesday of every month
8:30 am 11 am SSB Bldg.
12 pm 4 pm Onalaska Clinic
Honor a Practitioner for Doctors Day
In celebration of Doctors Day, Gundersen Medical Foundation invites staff, patients, patients families and other benefactors to make a contribution in honor of doctors or other medical professionals who have touched their lives in a special way.
Your gift will not only serve as a meaningful tribute to your favorite doctor or other medical provider, but will help advance the Foundations mission to enhance patient care through the support of education, research and community outreach efforts.
Without specifying your gift amount, we will send an acknowledgement card that includes your personal message to each provider you choose to recognize. All those honored will be listed in Bridges and on a special Doctors Day tribute webpage.
To participate, use the Gifts of Gratitude brochure available at each Information Desk and also in each floors waiting room. You can also go to gundersenhealth.org/gratitude to download the online form. For questions, call the Foundation at ext. 56600.
March 23, 2017
Collective Goods Sale (Formerly Books Are Fun)
Onalaska Clinic Spring Eyewear Show
Tuesday, March 28 9:00 am 6:00 pm 1st Floor Lobby
Save 25 percent on frames and lenses; 50 percent on a second pair
Theres no better place to find unique and fashionable eyewear than at Gundersens Spring Eyewear Shows. Youll find the newest styles, brought in especially for the shows, including designers Vera Wang, Fendi, Dana Buchman, Ellen Tracey, Liz Claiborne, Zac Posen, Jessica McClintock and many more.
For the first complete pair of frames and lenses you purchase at the show, youll receive 25 percent off (compared to the usual 20 percent employee discount). Order an additional pair of sunglasses, driving glasses, reading glasses, safety glasses or computer eyewear, and youll save 50 percent or more!
Free refreshments will be served during the show hours. The one-day 25 percent and 50 percent savings are for everyoneso bring your family and friends, and spread the word! Outside prescriptions are always welcome.
Nursing Research on the Green
Thursday, April 27 Viterbo University
Nursing Research on the Green is a forum for recognizing nursing scholarship and sharing research and clinical practice innovations. It is designed for nurses working in any setting, as well as for nursing students. Its purpose is to promote utilization of evidence-based practice and research through the dissemination of research findings and sharing of innovative ideas. Nursing Contact Hours are available for those interested.
Teddie Potter, PhD RN FAAN, is the keynote speaker at this years event and will deliver her address, Better than a Robot? Prove It!. Nurses and colleagues from the
La Crosse area are invited to attend and meet Dr. Potter.
Keynote Overview: Nurses frequently struggle to communicate the value of their unique contribution to the interprofessional team and to healing. That is a grave concern in this day of growing technological sophistication and artificial intelligence. What can nurses do that robots will never be able to do? Nurses must be prepared to answer that question.
This FREE event will also feature various breakout sessions, poster presentations by area nurses and the presentation of the Dahlberg Scholar Award. For more about this event information or to sign-up visit the Nursing website
We are again collecting donations for Easter baskets to be donated to each child on the Pediatrics floor of the hospital, Pediatric Cancer patients, and children from New Horizons and Family & Childrens Center. Some of the children will be boys, some girls, some infants/toddlers, some preschoolers, some elementarymiddlehigh school and even a few young adults. Looking for any fun items a child would enjoy; individual wrapped candy.
Donations will be collected from March 13 April 10. Items can be dropped off:
Donation barrel located on the LL outside of the Employee Dining Room; Onalaska Clinic
Chrissy Nelson, Administration offices, located 1st floor Onalaska Clinic; end of Hallway F
SSB main receptionist desk
Thank you for your generosity in advance. Questions? Contact Chrissy Nelson, ext. 57207
Upcoming Safe Patient Equipment Open House
There will be two ALL employee open house for direct care staff who use the Safe Patient Movement equipment. Dates are Friday, March 31 and Monday, October 30th. You can register for a 1 hour session on Learning Zone; Course Code CX041372. Session times are available throughout the day!
Items which will be reviewed are:
Golvo and Viking portable lifts (slings and chest vest review for application)
Sabina sit to stand lift
Dane wheelchair mover along with wheelchair 101 review
Ergo chair used for patients weighing up to 750 pounds
Ceiling lift review
For questions regarding safe patient movement please contact Edie Kubicek, Nurse Educator ext. 54403.
"There is nothing like a dream to create the future."
- Victor Hugo
Birthdays
March
23Rhonda Hanifl, Fertility
Bryar Kramer, Pt. Liaison Services
24Nancy Leicht, Lab
Carli Slaney, Urgent Care
Jennifer Lance, Prof Coding & Reimb
Julian Greenup, Lab
25Brea Veldboom, Family Medicine
Brittany Dissmore, Billng& Ins Flwup
Doris Rislow, Billing & Ins Followup
Dawn Scallon, Surgery
26David Baumann, Urgent Care
Kay Marsyla, Reimbursement
Julie Paulson, Bus Dev & Marketing
27Sue Kneifl, General Internal Medicine
Shannon Campbell, Clinical Systems
Karen Klas, Pediatrics
28Vicky Andre, Decision Support
Shannon Evanson,Billing&Ins Fllwup
29Diane Becker, Accounts Payable
Nancy Rowe, Ctr for Women
Dr. Rajiv Naik, Pediatrics
Amanda Knutson, Internal Medicine
Joella Auger, Pt Acess/Pre-Reg/Cust
30Liz Kirk, Payroll & Benefits
Joanne Uehling,Pymnt & Refund Post
Nicole Roisum, Clinical Data Srvcs
Erika Fisch, Revenue Integrity
Heather Pieper, IS Network Services
31Pamela Burt, Business Health
Shelley Mccullough, Urgent Care
April
1Susan Williams,Prof Coding & Reimb Donna Nelson, Renal
Carol Anderson, Mail Services
Ju Thao, Renal
If someones birthday has been missed, or if you wish to not have your birthday listed email Chrissy Nelson,
Team Talk is published weekly to communicate information to team members of the Gundersen Onalaska Campus. Unless otherwise directed by your manager or supervisor, the educational sessions published in Team Talk are voluntary, not mandatory. Hourly staff will not be compensated if they choose to attend the educational sessions, and employment will not be adversely affected by nonattendance.
Editor: Susan Miller