TowerTalk Volume 4 Issue Nr. 8, November 1983

              ~ Vol. 4, No. 8 NOVEMBER, 1983---------
Stress Tests
Available
by Pat Pike
The Jenkins Stress Test is being
offered at cost to SJH employees by
the Neurodiagnostic Department.
Each of us working in the medical
setting know how stressful our profes-
sions can be. The Jenkins Activity
Survey estimates the intensity and scope
of the Type A Behavior Pattern. Several
studies have associated Type A behavior
with future risk of coronary heart
disease. The Jenkins Stress Test results
produce four scores: the Type A score
and three additional scores representing
the independent factors which identify
the specific aspects of behavior con-
tributing most strongly to the Type A.
These three scores are: speed and
impatience; the job involvement; and
drive and competition.
The test requires fifteen minutes to
take and is available to employees at a
cost of $10. The computer printout will
be yours to keep and share with those
who may help you to control your stress:
your doctor, your counselors and
spiritual advisers.
To sign up for your computer stress
assessment call Neurodiagnostics at
extension 7021.
Ideabank Chairman JoAnn Gardner and Executive Vice President Dave Reeb present cash
awards to (left to right) Linda Seipp, Jeannie Everett and Dawn McCarty for their money-
savings ideas.
Ideas Reap Rich Rewards
The Ideabank campaign officially
ended on November 1, but the results
will be with SJH for a long time to
come. Seven-hundred forty-four ideas
were submitted by 322 employees. Of
the 744, 500 are still being evaluated
and 45 are in the test stage for actual
cost savings.
An award of $1,066 went to Jeannie
Everett, CV Lab, for her suggestion
that a part-time employee be hired to
replace an outside contractor for
photographic work, saving SJH
$10,660.00 annually. Linda Seipp of
Diagnostic Imaging saved the hospital
$910 annually by developing a new
loading procedure for 105 mm film
which saved 10 frames per roll. Linda
was awarded $91. And $87.50 went to
Dawn McCarty of Respiratory Therapy
for her suggestion that Luken's tubes be
replaced in some areas with the cheaper
specimen traps, which saves the hospital
$875 per year.
A number of ideas received did not
fit the criteria of saving money, but
were such good ideas, that they have
been adopted. Suggestions from Valerie
Jamosky, Financial Services, Charles
Purser of Materiel Management, and
Cathryn Chunko, Post Partum, have
been adopted by the hospital.