RxTraA publication for the staff of Hartford Hospital February 20, 2012 Vol. 68 No. 6

14 Staff Members Named Employee of the Year FinalistsFourteen Hartford Hospital staff members have been selected as final-ists for Employee of the Year honors.

These individuals were all nomi-nated by their peers and selected among all nominees by their super-visors and senior management to represent their departments.

The final selection of Employee of the Year is chosen through secret ballot during a special meeting of the executive board of the Employ-ees’ Council.

The winner will be announced Feb-ruary 29 at noon in a special cere-mony in the cafeteria.

The Employee of the Year winner will receive a $2,000 check, recogni-tion in the Hartford Courant, and a reserved parking space for one year.

All finalists will receive a reserved parking space.

Here are the nominees:

Giffti Asres, CNA, nursing Jamie Badillo, account analyst, non governmental net revenue

Patricia Beebe, administrative associate, cardiovascular

Gil Fortunato, business systems analyst, research administration

Stephen Hanks, security officer

Greg Marsdale, security ana-lyst, information technology

Dorothy Masterson, RN, C8 Farris Milling, administrative associate, medicine

Matthew Munafo, recruiter, human resources

Liberty Ortiz, AA, Women’s Ambulatory Health

Kelly Pabilonia, social worker James Pelletier, materials as-sociate, material management

Robert Ross, CT scan tech-nologist, radiology

Slavica Sisic, PCA, OPD Brownstone

Quarter Century Club: Save the Date

The 2012 Quarter Century Club event is scheduled for May 18. More information is coming soon.

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Staff Courses Offered for March and AprilDate Course Location Time Instructor

March 7 Minute Taking JB118 12–2 p.m. Carol Boin / Maryann Pascone

March 12 Windows 7 NEW ERC Library 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Deb Lamont

March 13 Office 2010 – Intro to Word NEW ERC Library 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Deb Lamont

March 14 How to be An Effective Team Player JB118 12–2 p.m. Carol Boin / Maryann Pascone

March 20 Conflict Resolution JB118 1:30–3:30 p.m. Carol Boin / Maryann Pascone

March 27 Office 2010 – Intro to Excel NEW ERC Library 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Deb Lamont

March 28 Communication Skills JB118 9–11 a.m. Carol Boin / Maryann Pascone

APRIL

April 3 Understanding Team Building JB118 1:30–3:30 p.m. Carol Boin / Maryann Pascone

April 11 Building a Foundation of Trust JB118 9–11 a.m. Carol Boin/ Maryann Pascone

April 17 Office 2010 – Intro to Power Point NEW ERC Library 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Deb Lamont

April 19 Building Self-Esteem JB118 12–2 p.m. Carol Boin / Maryann Pascone

April 25 Front Desk Etiquette JB118 9–11 a.m. Carol Boin / Maria Furlow

April 26 Windows 7 ERC Library 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Deb Lamont

April 27 Office 2010 – Intro to Word ERC 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Deb Lamont

April 27 Office 2010 – Intro to Excel ERC 1–4 p.m. Deb Lamont

Open to all staff. Register through HealthStream. For more information, contact Maria Furlow, human resource program coordinator, at 860-972-3985, or e-mail mfurlow@harthosp.org.

MD SpeedMeet Serves As Match Maker For Six Doctors And New PatientsThis Valentine’s Day eve, dozens of peo-ple hunted for the perfect match - in doc-tors, that is - in our first-ever MD Speed-Meet event in Avon.

Six highly respected Hartford Hospital OB-GYNs were there, in one place-- so participants could spend five minutes with each and find a doctor who is right for them.

If it sounds like speed dating, there’s a reason. It’s based on the speed dating model. But it’s NOT about finding a date-- it’s about finding the perfect doctor.

This was a free program, open to the public.

Compliance Questions or

Concerns? If you need to obtain information about compliance issues or raise concerns regarding internal and regulatory practices or policies,

please contact your supervisor or call the ComplianceLine, a

confidential and toll-free service, at

1-855-HHC-OCAPor online at

HHC.OCAPComplianceLine.com

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New Hours

The Robinson Library (third floor, ERC) has changed its staff hours to 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library is open 24/7 via badge access at the back entrance in the elevator foyer.

Mobile Apps

On the Library Intranet Page (http://intranet.harthosp.org/hh/dept/93) we have a new category called “Resourc-es for Mobile Users.” Here you will find resources like mobile “Apps” for library products.

HH Authors Hartford Hospital authors that were published and cited on PubMed from January-June, 2011 are listed on the Li-brary Intranet page under “Featured Resources.” This list is being updated with those published from July-Decem-ber 2011, and will be on the library site by March 9.

If you know of a HH author that should be listed but is not cited on PubMed, please contact Sheila Hayes 860-545-2416 or shayes01@harthosp.org.

Robinson Library: New Hours; Mobile Resources

“Bundle Our Babies” Drive A Success; Over 100 Baby Items DonatedThe sponsors of Bundle our Babies (Women’s Health Services, Nurturing Connections, and Pa-tient Relations) would like to thank all who donat-ed to this special clothing drive.

Through your generosity, we raised much needed funds, as well as over 100 baby items.

Your kindness will ensure that every infant who leaves Bliss 6 Maternity will start their new life dressed for success!

Your support not only will warm our littlest pa-tients, but has warmed our hearts as well.

< From left to right: Leslie Escobales (Nurturing Connections), Laura Dean (Patient Relations), Pam Gregg (RN, Bliss 6 Maternity), Dam-aris Rodriguez (Nurturing Connections) and Marimar Ortiz (Nurtur-ing Connections) collected baby clothing for the “Bundle Our Babies” Drive.

$5 Million Gift Will Name Hospital’s New Tallwood Urological and Kidney InstituteHartford Hospital has received a com-mitment of $5 million from an anon-ymous donor to associate the name Tallwood with our new Urological and Kidney Institute.

This transformational gift is a testament to our expertise in urological and kidney care. The gift will enable us to continue to invest in state-of-the-art technology

and training and to recruit top physi-cians for the benefit of our patients and our community.

The Tallwood Urological and Kidney In-stitute will provide comprehensive uro-logical and kidney care with improved sub-specializations in areas such as urologic oncology, robotic and laparo-scopic surgery, endourology and stone

disease, pelvic medicine and recon-structive surgery, genitourinary recon-struction, and male infertility and re-productive medicine.

Through the Tallwood Institute, we will be able to achieve better patient outcomes and experiences, expand service loca-tions, and improve patient access to care by increasing the number of providers.

Join the Employees Giv-ing Campaign Committee

The Employees Giving Campaign is an outreach effort to encourage everyone on the Hartford Hospital team to make char-itable contributions in support of the pro-grams and services offered throughout the hospital. We invite anyone who has a strong voice to give us feedback, opin-ions, and ideas on how to make the cam-paign a success. Please join us for a kick-off meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 12-1 p.m. in the ERC Informal Lounge. Lunch will be served. If you are interested at-tending the kickoff meeting and learning more about joining the Employees Giv-ing Campaign Committee, please contact Jenn Coutu at 860-545-2969 or jlcoutu@harthosp.org.

Retirement Tea Thursday Feb. 23 for Gladys Rodriguez

There will be a retirement tea on Thursday for Gladys Rodriguez, who is retiring from Hartford Hospital after 32 years of service. She currently works on the sec-

ond floor of the Brownstone Building in the main office. The tea will be 8-9 a.m. in the Brownstone third floor solarium.

Ash Wednesday Services This WeekWednesday, Feb. 22At Hartford Hospital: In the Multifaith Chapel - 8:30 a.m., 12 Noon, 3:45 p.m., 7 p.m.In Newington: Curtiss Building, Seminar 1 (first floor) - 10 a.m.

New Hours and Offerings At The Auxiliary Store The Auxiliary Store is now open start-ing at 7 a.m. on Thursday mornings. The store has a wide selection of gift items, toiletries, cards, baby gifts, jewelry, fresh flowers and magazines.

Feb. 23 - Bracelet Girl

Cyndi, the Bracelet Girl, will be at the Store on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with beads and charms that fit brand name bracelets. Find sterling and fashion jewelry at low affordable prices.

Cancer Drug AlertLast week, the Wall Street Journal report-ed that the makers of the cancer drug Avastin have learned about a counterfeit version that has made its way to the US. We want to assure concerned patients and their families that Hartford Hospi-tal’s Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Cen-ter uses authorized chemotherapy drugs only, and our Avastin supply has not been compromised. If patients have questions, they are encouraged to call the Cancer Connect line at 860-545-6000. Experts are available to talk about Avastin.

Parking Tweet TextsSecurity has been using Twitter each weekday morning to let staff know where cars are currently being parked. If you signed up to receive tweets via text message and wish to stop those mes-sages, send the text “off hhstaffparking” to 40404. To turn messages back on, send “on hhstaffparking” to 40404.

Dial 2-1-1 For Tax Help

You can get your tax refund in 7-10 days via direct deposit or on a pre-paid debit card. Dial 2-1-1, and IRS-trained tax pre-parers will help you prepare and e-file your tax return free. The federal Earned Income Tax Credit plus the new CT-EITC add up to 30% more money for you. Di-alling 2-1-1 can also direct students and parents to free tax centers that provide help in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to make higher education more affordable. For more information, dial 2-1-1.

Daffodil Days Are Here!Donations to Daffodil Days are help-ing the American Cancer Society cre-ate a world without cancer. Order to-day - deadline is March 2. Flowers will be delivered to the Cancer Center March 20. Daffodil bunch - $10; potted plant $15; bear and a bunch $25. Order on-line at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/gray2012. For more information, con-tact Laura Longley at 860-545-0440 or Mary Ann Vanderjagt at 860-545-4184.

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Come and enjoy our wooded grounds and large sunny beach at the Sagamore High-

land Cabins. 20 mins to Plymouth, 30 mins to Hyannis, 60 mins to Boston and 90 mins to P-town. Each cabin has a fully

equipped kitchen, Cable TV/DVD, barbeque grill, and A/C. $475 per week.

For more information, please call Marcia 860-810-9002. Weeks available: July 21-28,

Aug. 18-25 and Aug. 25-Sept. 1.

Happening at Hartford Hospital