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Please print and post for staff who do not have access Although the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the current pandemic threat level for H1N1 influenza to phase six on June 11, the declaration of a pandemic does not mean the virus has become more deadly or is more easily spread. The change in level means that the novel virus has met all criteria the WHO previously has put forth to label an infectious disease outbreak a true pandemic. Learn
more on UPMC’s Flu Update site. Medical equipment and office furniture from the former Oakland site of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC can be selected by UPMC employees for use at other UPMC facilities. Tours to view and select items will be held Wednesday, June 17, through Friday, July 24. Tours are by appointment only and will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. To schedule a tour for equipment, contact Todd Leake of BioTronics at 412-648-6125. For furniture, contact Lucy Siracusa in Planning, Design, and Construction at 412-647-9697. The deadline to schedule tours is 5 p.m. Monday, July 6.
The tour is limited to manager-level staff and above. All items are
free of charge, but business units and offices will cover costs for
disassembling, moving, and reassembling all furniture and equipment.
All items are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more
information, visit http://facilities.infonet.upmc.com. Taking steps to improve or maintain your health has always been rewarding. But with this year’s MyHealth Rewards drawings, the more healthy steps you take, the better chance you have of putting extra money in your pocket. These 54 winners would agree. They each became eligible for the first of four drawings by completing two steps:
You too can be eligible for the next drawing by completing the above two steps and earning an additional 100 Healthy Step points by July 1. For more information on Take a Healthy Step 2010 and the MyHealth Rewards drawings, log in to My HUB, click on the Human Resources tab, and select the MyHealth/MyFlex Advantage link. Do you need one more blood donation to earn PTO before this fiscal year ends? If you donated twice in FY09, donate one more time between now and June 30 to receive one PTO day. If you donated five times in FY09, donate one more time between now and June 30 to receive two PTO days. The Pittsburgh Pirates Summer Blood Drive runs June 15 through June 17 from noon to 7 p.m. at PNC Park. All donors who schedule an appointment and present to donate at the Pittsburgh Pirates Summer Blood Drive will be entered into a random drawing for a VIP experience. For
more information, visit Central Blood Bank’s
Event page or call 412-209-7080. Did you know? UPMC provided $169 million in uncompensated care for the uninsured and underinsured in the region in Fiscal Year 2008. To
learn more about the many unique and diverse ways in which UPMC serves
western Pennsylvania and its people, review the UPMC
Community Benefits Report, Fiscal Year 2008. If you receive tuition advancement, remember that the state and some local municipalities consider this benefit to be taxable income. Staff who received tuition advancement for the spring 2009 semester will have applicable state and municipal taxes withheld from the pay they receive on Friday, June 26, if paid biweekly, or Tuesday, June 30, if paid monthly. The withholding rate for Pennsylvania state tax is 3.07 percent. The city of Pittsburgh tax rate is 3 percent. Other state and municipal tax rates vary. For
more information about tuition advancement, call the UPMC Employee
Service Center at 1-800-994-2752, option 3, or visit the Tuition
section of Infonet. With so much time spent indoors at home and work, good indoor air quality is vital to respiratory health. Recent studies show that nearly 18 percent of adult-onset asthma cases are due to workplace exposures. As an environmental leader in health care, UPMC is committed to healthy indoor environments in our hospitals and facilities for both patients and staff. Across the health system, UPMC is turning to “green cleaning” techniques and products that avoid toxins and reactive chemicals. Precautions are taken in maintenance and construction, such as in the use of paints with low or no volatile organic compounds. More painting is done during off hours and with increased ventilation. Care also is taken to isolate areas under renovation or construction. For
more information,
visit the Environmental
Initiatives webpage. Together
we are making a difference for patients, ourselves, and for UPMC’s
communities. The summer session of the UPMC MyHealth worksite exercise program will begin Monday, June 22. Online registration is available for UPMC employees through Thursday, June 25. For a complete list of class descriptions, class schedules, and terms and conditions, visit the worksite classes site on Infonet. Or to register, log in to My HUB, select MyHealth/MyFlex Advantage, and then select “See all the Healthy Steps.” Select your location for this
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