Nursing news now: Celebrating hospital week

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Celebrating hospital week

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The Sacred Pause

The Sacred Pause is a moment to pay respect after a patient dies without family being present. The Sacred Pause allows caregivers to take comfort in their efforts and also assure a patient’s family that their loved one did not die alone. The Sacred Pause brings closure, prevents cumulative grief and distress, builds resilience, promotes team effort and improves professional satisfaction of healthcare colleagues.

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Each May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month commemorates the vital contributions of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and native Hawaiians to the American story and recognizes the challenges many have faced along the way.

Over the past year, our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) colleagues, who make up approximately 8% of the workforce at

HCA Healthcare, have been impacted by the sharp increase in hate crimes and violence against their communities.

Even as the AAPI community experienced mistreatment and racism associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, those who are part of our

HCA Healthcare family have continued to make incredible contributions to our organization and communities, including serving at the forefront of efforts to curb the spread and impact of the virus.

Read the Stories of HCA Healthcare's AAPI Colleagues

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Enterprise workforce health and safety program

At HCA Healthcare, our commitment to the care and improvement of human life includes a commitment to the health and safety of our own colleagues. Currently, there is not a consistent, accurate method to track or influence the health and wellbeing of our colleagues, including illness, injury, vaccination, harm, hospitalization or death, which is why the Workforce Health and Safety team is excited to begin work on an enterprise workforce health and safety program to align with the established industry best practice.

More information:

• Workforce Health and Safety Atlas Site
• CORP.WorkforceHealthandSafety@HCAHealthcare.com
• Watch "All-Hands" kickoff call recording

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COVID-19 vaccination record

As a reminder, if you have already received the COVID-19 vaccine outside of our

HCA Healthcare vaccine process, please take a moment to document the date of receipt here. If you are planning to receive the vaccine elsewhere in the future, please document the date of receipt at that time.

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Congratulations to Leslie Gevedon

A J&J top nurse who disrupted healthcare through the COVID-19 pandemic

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Text version of infographic: In 2020, 95 HCA Healthcare facilities located in 18 states hosted “Crush the Crisis” Opioid Take-Back events that resulted in the collection of 13,523 lbs. of unused and expired prescription medications, which is estimated to be 9.3 million doses

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Thrive Forward: Endurance and wellbeing resources

“We have an obligation to our [patients], as well as to ourselves, our colleagues and our loved ones, not to be damaged by the work we do.” Saakvitne & Pearlman

The Thrive Forward Toolkit provides endurance and wellbeing resources: articles, tools, strategies and videos to help you thrive personally, in teams, and as an organization. Building endurance for yourself is vital to building a healthier tomorrow for our communities.

Easy first step: Review a Gratitude Moment in huddles and meetings to shift teams to a positive mindset and reduce stress.

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Internal HCA Healthcare openings

New leadership opportunities are posted regularly for internal applicants. To apply for INTERNAL jobs, please go to our internal careers page and copy and paste the corresponding job number into the search field. This will take you directly to the job posting. If you have an external candidate you’d like to refer, ask them to visit our careers site.

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Galen College of Nursing tuition-free RN to BSN program

Thinking about furthering your nursing education? The HCA Healthcare – Galen College of Nursing Grant allows eligible colleagues to earn an online RN to BSN with zero up-front tuition expenses. Galen College bills HCA Healthcare directly. The next cohort begins July 5 with applications due June 21. Galen College offers other programs to HCA Healthcare colleagues including an online MSN degree with a direct bill option.

Learn more about Galen College of Nursing or call (833) 224-7703. Log on to HCA hrAnswers and search “tuition reimbursement” to read the full HCA Healthcare Tuition Reimbursement Policy.

Note:

• Certain employees are not eligible to participate in these programs. This includes employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement (unless their CBA permits participation), certain employed physicians and graduate medical education residents and fellows. These employees should go to HCA hrAnswers and search “tuition reimbursement” to view the program that applies.
• If your facility does not use HCAhrAnswers: Go to Atlas Connect while on the HCA Healthcare network and click HCA Benefits and Rewards. If your facility does not use Atlas Connect, log on to HCA Rewards. If your facility does not use HCAhrAnswers, log on to HCA Rewards and search “tuition reimbursement”.

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HCA Healthcare hospitals recognized by Fortune/IBM Watson Health

Watson Health announced its 2021 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals award honorees, naming 16 HCA Healthcare hospitals to the list. HCA Healthcare’s Continental Division/HealthONE and MountainStar Healthcare, a part of HCA Healthcare’s Mountain Division, also ranked among the list’s 15 Top Health Systems. Read the full story on our blog.

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June national healthcare days of recognition