KentuckyOne Hospitals Help Save Lives in Jamaica

On July 31, Supplies Over Seas (SOS) loaded a container with medical supplies and sent it to Jamaica. The shipment cost was covered by Food for the Poor. The contents of the container will be shared with several hospitals and clinics in Jamaica whose clinicians are sorely in need of supplies to help them treat the poor. Loaded on that container were a number of items donated by KentuckyOne Health facilities. 

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Brave the Cold (water) and Raise Funds for ALS 

How would you like to cool off in this oppressive heat – and raise money for a good cause all at once? Several Saint Joseph London employees, including Dr. Abi Waqas, a hospitalist at the KentuckyOne facility, have braved the Ice Bucket Challenge, earning them loud applause from a delighted audience. The challenge raises money for ALS research. Employees across KentuckyOne are challenging each other to a cold splash (watch!). 

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Project Win Begins Soon at KentuckyOne 

Project Win, CHI’s enterprise-wide upgrade to the Windows 7 operating system, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) and Office 2013, is coming soon to your computer. Starting Sept. 2, the Project Win team will be on-site in Kentucky to conduct data collection of all employee computers. The actual upgrades will begin on Sept. 22 in Lexington, followed by Mt. Sterling, Berea, Bardstown and London. Corbin, Martin and eastern Kentucky dates will be announced soon. Louisville-market facilities will be included in a future wave of this project. 

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Shop Online at Our Company Store 

KentuckyOne Health has launched a new online company store at KentuckyOneCompanyStore.org. With this new site, employees can purchase items such as polo shirts, button-down shirts, sweatshirts, jackets and more by personal credit card. The KentuckyOne Health logo, or a facility logo, can be placed on all items. Now through Sept. 29, you can use a coupon to receive 10 percent off your order, or free shipping on orders over $100. 

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Healthy Spirit Offers Free Lifestyle Coaching 

The Healthy Spirit program is offering lifestyle coaching for all employees free of charge. Through a one-on-one phone partnership with your coach, you can set goals to stop smoking, control your weight, eat healthier, get in better shape, and manage a chronic health condition or stress, or any other specific area of interest. To sign up, visit My Healthy Spirit. 

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KentuckyOne Health Cancer Care Offers Cooper/Clayton Smoking Cessation Class 

It’s time to take control of what’s controlling you! Join KentuckyOne Health Cancer Care's 13-week Cooper/Clayton Smoking Cessation Class beginning every Tuesday starting with Sept. 23, from 6–7 p.m., at Medical Center Jewish Southwest. Sign up at 855.34KYONE (59663) or 502.574.7867. Nicotine replacement products will be supplied free for six weeks. 

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Mammograms @Work Make It Easy to Protect Your Health 

KentuckyOne Health wants to help you protect your health, and with Mammograms@Work, we are making it more convenient than ever to get your yearly mammogram. For the Louisville market, just call the scheduling line at 502.587.4347. For Jewish Hospital Shelbyville, call 502.647.4341. (Central and Eastern Market – stay tuned – your Mammograms@Work program is coming soon.) All employees who complete their mammogram get a T-shirt! 

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Get Ready to Race for the Cure in Lexington; T-Shirt Fund-raiser 

It’s time to Race for the Cure – The Susan G. Komen 2014 Lexington race, whose proceeds provide free mammograms for women who can’t afford them, is set for Saturday, Oct. 4. KentuckyOne Health Breast Care T-shirts are being sold as a fund-raiser for the Komen race now through Sept. 5. T-shirts are available in a dark pink color in short sleeve ($16) or long sleeve ($20) versions. Contact Nicole Centers at 859.967.5454. 

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Headlines from Across KentuckyOne 

Floyd County Dental/Oral Health Coalition – Including Saint Joseph Martin – Receives Health Impact Award from U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers 

KentuckyOne Health Partners Recognized as One of Becker’s Hospital Review’s "100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know” 

Saint Joseph London Honored for Efforts to Vaccinate Newborns 

Our Lady of Peace Announces Upcoming Peace for Parents Free Seminars

Educational Credits for ED Nurses Available at KentuckyOne Health Symposium Sept. 4

Flaget to Host Luncheon Sept. 5 to Support Bruce Klockars Employee Education Fund 

Zumba for the Heart is Sept. 5; Proceeds Support Kentuckiana Heart Walk Fundraising Efforts 

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Upcoming Events 

Tai Chi Class at Medical Center Jewish Northeast Sept. 2

Yoga Class at Medical Center Jewish Northeast Sept. 3

ED Nurses (CE): KentuckyOne Health Symposium Sept. 4

Tai Chi Class at Medical Center Jewish Northeast Sept. 4 

Zumba for the Heart Fundraiser Sept. 5 

Maternity Fair in London Sept. 5 

CME & Dinner at Churchill: Vascular Care Sept. 5 

Costco KentuckyOne Appreciation Weekend Sept. 5-7 

CME/CEU: Movement Disorders Video Rounds Sept. 9 

2014 Patient Advocacy Conference Sept. 11 

Legacy of Life 5K Run/Walk Sept. 13 

Walk with a Doc in Bardstown Sept. 13 

Walk with a Doc at Parklands Sept. 13 

Community Event: Healthy Lifestyle Center Sept. 13 

Parkinson’s Disease Medication Mngt. Seminar Sept. 16 

Kentuckiana Heart Walk Sept. 20 

Walk with a Doc at Iroquois Park Sept. 20 

Smoking Cessation Class Begins (MCJSW) Sept. 23 

Walk with a Doc at Shawnee Sept. 27 

Race for the Cure Oct. 4 

19th Annual Doctors' Ball Oct. 18 

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