CHI News Update
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May 9, 2013
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One Week Left to Complete
Corporate Responsibility Education
Action: Complete training by May 15
It's National Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week, and the theme – "Compliance Begins with You" – reflects why workforce education is an important component of CHI's Corporate Responsibility Program (CRP). Annually, employees are required to complete one hour of compliance education, offered as web-based training courses. CRP Annual Education has been assigned to all employees hired before July 1, 2012, and is available in LEARN. There are two courses for this year's education:
• CHI Information Privacy and Security Awareness,
due May 15
• Our Values and Ethics at Work: 2013 Annual Education,
due May 15
Anyone who has not completed the training is encouraged to do so as soon as possible. As of April 28, just 66 percent of CHI employees had completed the training. In conjunction with the CHI Corrective Action Policy, if an employee does not complete the annual CRP education by the due date, the employee will receive a final written warning and will not be allowed to perform regular work duties until the training is completed.
LEARN has occasional downtime for maintenance and users cannot access the system at those times.
Any technical issues with the training should be reported to the LEARN team.
New Issue of COE Momentum Published
For Information
The May issue of Momentum, a monthly update on the Clinical and Operational Excellence (COE) strategic priority, is now available on the COE page on Inside CHI. The page also offers other COE resources and a place to sign up to have Momentum sent directly to your email inbox. Among other topics, this month’s Momentum features systemwide efforts to establish evidence-based protocols to reduce the effect of sepsis on patients and save lives.
People on the Move
MBO CEOs
Char Adams to president, Franciscan Villa, South Milwaukee, WI, effective June 3.
Robert "Bob" Ritz to president, Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, IA, from division president, Hospital Sisters Health System and president and CEO, St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL, effective on or about July 8.
National Staff
Nick Barto to SVP, capital finance, from managing director of CHI's venture capital group, effective May 3.
Todd Conklin to SVP, financial operations and accounting, from VP and CFO of hospital operations, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, effective June 17.
Chris Mays, RN, to regional chief nursing informatics officer (RCNIO) for the Kentucky Division, from COO and chief nursing executive for Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East, Lexington, KY, part of KentuckyOne Health.
SPECIAL EDITION: May 3, 2013
CHI and Saint Clare's Sign Asset Purchase Agreement with Prime Healthcare Services
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Saint Clare’s Health System, Denville, NJ, and CHI have signed an asset purchase agreement with Prime Healthcare Services. The signing followed the CHI Board of Stewardship Trustees' acceptance of the unanimous recommendation of the Saint Clare’s Board for CHI to sell the health system to Prime Healthcare.
Saint Clare’s Health System, Denville, NJ, and CHI have signed an asset purchase agreement with Prime Healthcare Services. The signing followed the CHI Board of Stewardship Trustees' acceptance of the unanimous recommendation of the Saint Clare’s Board for CHI to sell the health system to Prime Healthcare.
The Saint Clare’s Board and CHI decided to seek a new owner for Saint Clare's to better meet the needs of the communities it serves in a changing health care environment. The Saint Clare’s Board recognized that as health care reform continues to evolve, it is critical for health providers to be part of a broad network of coordinated health care organizations including health providers, payers and other related health entities.
CHI and Saint Clare’s selected Prime Healthcare after a thorough evaluation of strategic alternatives and discussions with Catholic, nonprofit and for-profit health care organizations that expressed interest in Saint Clare’s.
Prime Healthcare has agreed to acquire all of Saint Clare's assets with the exception of the Saint Clare’s Foundation and intends to hire all Saint Clare’s employees. In addition, Prime Healthcare plans to continue to provide charity care services based on the existing charity care policies currently in place.
The transaction is expected to be complete by late summer or early fall subject to approvals from federal, state and Church authorities. Until the transaction closes, Saint Clare's and CHI will continue to operate the facility. After the transaction closes, Prime Healthcare will take over all hospital operations. Additional details of the asset purchase agreement are subject to the confidentiality agreement.
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