TowerTalk Volume 18 Issue Nr. 13, September 15, 1995

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SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL � DENVER, COLORADO
VOLUME 18, NUMBER 13 � SEPTEMBER 15, 1905
Race for the Cure
Sunday, October 1, 1995
8:30 a.m.
Civic Center Park
SK Run/Walk
The Breast Health Task Force at Saint Joseph Hospital is forming a team
for the "Race for the Cure." SJH is one of several sponsors for the event and
would like to invite employee participation. The Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation provides that 75 percent of the net proceeds are used to
support local programs, and the remaining 25 percent will
fund the National Grant Program.
Please contact The Women's Pavilion at
866-8600 to join the Saint Joseph Hospital
team and for further information.
Annual Infection
Control Poster Contest
Sister
Marianna Named
Businesswoman of the Year
Sister Marianna Bauder was recently named
Businesswoman of the Year by the Denver Business
Journal's Who's Who in Denver Business
Your department or nursing unit
could be the one to design the poster
that is selected as Saint Joseph Hospital's
official Infection Control theme poster for
1995-96.
Entries must be received no later than Monday, October 2, 1995, in
the Quality Management Office, first floor, Laboratory corridor. All
posters to be considered must meet the following specifications:
Theme: Proper Sharps Disposal
Colors: Black and white only (for duplication purposes, no colors
please)
Size: ll"xl7"
Number of Entries: Limited to one from each nursing unit or
department. Poster board available in the Quality Management Office,
but limited to one sheet per department or nursing unit. Judging will
take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 10, in Assembly Room I,
and posters will be on display from 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The winning department or nursing unit will receive a prize. The
winning entry will be duplicated and displayed throughout the Hospital.
Posters can be picked up in the Quality Management Office after the
contest.
Saint Joseph Hospital Birthday Celebration
create your-own
Thursday, September 21
Midnight (Wednesday) to 1:00 a.m. (Thursday)
Assembly Room 1
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.              Tower Cafe
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.              Tower Cafe
Gateway Update
Order entry development
continues on two tracks. The "front-
end" begins with the order process
and culminates with communica-
tion (requisitions, automatic pages,
etc.) of the orders to the ancillary
departments. The "back-end"
begins with the receipt of the order,
progresses through various order
status changes, technolo-
gist assignments
and culminates
with the
posting of a
completion
notice or
the result/
finding.
The front-
end functions
are completely
developed and tested,
with only minor
modifications yet to come. The
back-end, however, is still in a
development mode. Testing of these
functions is expected to begin by
mid-September with pilot use on 9
North by January 1996. Physician
screen views and printed reports are
the next priority.
Work has already started on the
next two major tracks, which
include the first phase of interven-
tion documentation and the
critical care track. Phase one of
intervention documentation entails
med-surg admission and on-going
assessment. This application will
be piloted on the 8th floor.
Longterm Employee
Dinner, October 14
Each year Saint Joseph
Hospital recognizes employees for
their dedication and years of
service to the Hospital. If you are
celebrating a 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-,
30-, 35-, 40-, or 45-year anniver-
sary with the Hospital during
1995, save the date and plan to
attend the Longterm Employee
Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Tech
Center, Saturday, October 14.
Invitations will be mailed in late
September. If you do not receive
an invitation by October 5 and
believe you are eligible to attend,
call Julie Goodwin in Human
Resources, extension 6637.