Thank you to EVS associates at all locations for keeping our facilities sparkling clean so we can deliver the best service and make sure our patients and residents are safe! |
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If you are in Onaga, please visit EVS TODAY from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. to enjoy some treats and see their remodeled space. (Plus enter a prize drawing!) |
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The photo above shows our excellent Onaga EVS associates! Front row, left to right: Britney Hudon, Sigrid Howard, Mary Crumb, Ronnie Jones. Back Row, left to right: Butch Meyer, Isiah Savaloja, Jennifer Stephens, Christina Magnett. Not pictured: DeLoris Looper.
Photos below show EVS associates in St. Marys. St. Marys Manor administrator Shannon Heim said this about their work: “Words can’t express how grateful we are for everyone that works in Environmental Services at St. Marys. We often get compliments about how clean and nice-smelling our community is, and that is thanks to these individuals. They work around the residents and staff and often come in very early in the morning to clean and get laundry started. We appreciate their dedication to St. Marys Manor and ensuring our residents live in a nice, clean home.”
Top row: Sandee Rose, Housekeeping; Nancy Rose, Laundry; Roger McAsey, Plant Maintenance/EVS Manager. Bottom row: Martina Riccomini, Housekeeping; Sylvia Quenneville, Housekeeping and Laundry; and Donald Leger, Housekeeping.
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Eastridge treated EVS to a pot-luck lunch in their honor yesterday. From L to R in the photo below, associates are Terri Meade, Briana Smith, and Amy Toby. Thanks for all you do! |
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Get ready for CHCS Tailgate Week! |
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The week of September 26 has been declared TAILGATE WEEK at CHCS.
Celebrate by wearing team shirts ALL WEEK (jeans on Friday only, please!).
Members of the leadership team will visit each location during the week to connect in person and deliver tailgate snacks (nachos, anyone?!).
Visit schedule
- Holton and Onaga: Tuesday, September 27
- Frankfort and Centralia: Wednesday, September 28
- Westmoreland: Thursday, September 29
- St. Marys: Friday, September 30
Visits will be around midday or early afternoon. We look forward to seeing everyone and finding out what teams you love! Bring your team spirit and your thoughts or concerns--we are happy to listen.
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Associate flu shot clinics coming soon! |
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The first associate flu shot clinic is next week! Plan ahead to avoid a last-minute scramble.
Flu shots are mandatory for all CHCS associates. The deadline is October 28. Click the flyer at right to view locations, dates, and times of flu shot clinics. Important information about declinations is also included on the flyer.
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Senator O'Shea visits CHCS |
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Kansas State Senator Kristen O'Shea visited CHCS in Onaga on Friday, September 2. She toured the Hospital and took time to meet many associates and discuss a range of issues that affect our patients and clinics and our efforts to provide rural healthcare to a four-county area of northeast Kansas. Senator O'Shea is pictured above with a group that enjoyed talking to her during lunch, including Tara Mays from the Kansas Hospital Association. (Mays is just in front of CEO Todd Willert, and O'Shea is to the right of Mays.)
We appreciated Senator O‘Shea's interest and look forward to working with us in the future!
Note: Senator O'Shea represents our area now because of redistricting. We were previously in Senator Dennis Pyle's district.
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EAP highlight: Legal and financial consultations |
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Our new Employee Assistance Program has an array of resources for associates. Find information about the program and how to access resources in the For Associates section of our website.
One new resource is Legal and Financial Consulting services. Get free legal advice on a range of issues or talk to a financial counselor to help address problems.
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Screening and registration workers still needed! |
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We still need a few more workers for screening and registration at our October 8 Health Fair and Community Baby Shower. The event is less than one month away.
Thanks to all who have already committed to help!
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If you are representing CHCS at a conference or meeting and need to deliver a professional-looking PowerPoint presentation, we have a branded template available. Request it by calling or emailing Communications Director Sarah Hancock (ext. 5133).
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Thanks to this lively crew for representing CHCS at Bucks for Buckles in Westmoreland early last Friday morning.
The event is sponsored by Safe Kids and rewards drivers with $1 if everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained.
Those who participated were, L to R: Nancy Willert, RN, Education Coordinator; Annie Crumbaker, Physician Assistant; Kayla Suther, RN, Westmoreland Clinic lead nurse; Hali Brown, PharmD; Andrea Lutz, DPT, Director of Ancillary Services. Well done, all! (More photos are on the CHCS Facebook page.)
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Important reminders and community events
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Onaga Historical Society and Humanities Kansas are sponsoring Sunflower Music with Cash Hollistah on September 17, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Onaga Senior Center. Free admission! Find details.
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You can learn how to help save a life at the next CHCS STOP THE BLEED training on September 20 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Walsh Room. Sign up here.
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The K-State Research and Extension Office of Pottawatomie County is hosting Living on the Edge: The Realities of Living Paycheck to Paycheck at the Wamego High School Gym on September 20 from 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. View the flyer.
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Enter the Community Baby Shower Gift Contest to win an ice cream party for your department! Entries are due to the Administration office by 5:00 p.m. October 4. Find details.
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CHCS departments, long-term care, and clinics may apply for small grants from the Greater Giving Wish List fund to meet program or patient needs that emerge after budgets are established or for needs that budgets have not been able to accommodate. Applications and guidelines are available in PowerDMS. The deadline to apply is October 31. Remember that your manager and director must approve the request.
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Coffee and Gift Shop Delights |
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September 19-23 Special:
Snickerdoodle Latte
- Brown sugar and cinnamon
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16 oz., $4
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Hot, cold, or frappe
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Double your discount in September!
Fall is almost here! New items are arriving in the Gift Shop. We're celebrating the new season with a special promotion for CHCS associates: For the rest of the month, DOUBLE your associate discount on Gift Shop purchases. That means items you buy in the Gift Shop are 20% off!
Notes: This promotion does not apply to Coffee Shop purchases or snacks. CHCS T-shirts are also excluded, as those prices are already discounted. The usual associate discount is 10%.
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The CHCS apparel store is open! |
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Order CHCS T-shirts, jackets, and pullovers ... plus CUSTOM SCRUBS!
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Order deadline: Sunday, Sept. 25, 11:59 p.m.
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All items will ship to the Gift Shop in Onaga, so shipping is free for associates (choose "pick up" or "ship to coordinator"--either option is fine)
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Payment is by credit card or debit card
- Orders will ship approximately 3 weeks after the store closes
- Gift Shop will send items to your work location via courier ASAP after they arrive
- Prices for jackets, pullovers, and scrubs include CHCS logo embroidery
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Samples for scrubs will not be available. We will send other samples around the system ASAP! Shipping on samples was delayed, but we'll make every effort to get them to all locations for at least one day.
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CHCS menu: Onaga and Eastridge |
St. Marys menus are available each morning through the Activities chronicle.
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Did you miss your Connection?
Important information is relayed every week in the E-Connection. If you miss it in your email, an archive is available on our website. Visit the For Associates page, then click E-Connection Archive.
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Send items for the E-Connection or for sharing with our broader social media audience to sarahhancock@chcsks.org. Please send items by close of business on Tuesdays when possible. Ideas are welcome!
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