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Taking steps to improve or maintain your health has always been rewarding. But with this year’s MyHealth Rewards Drawings, it can be more rewarding than ever.
These UPMC employees would agree. Each became eligible for the second of four drawings by completing the three required steps to obtain the 2010 MyHealth deductible credit.
Don’t miss out on the next reward drawing. Complete the following by Sept. 1 and you will be entered in the drawing for a chance to add $500 to your wallet:
- Acknowledge the Wellness Pledge and complete or update the MyHealth Questionnaire.
- Complete a biometric screening since Sept. 1, 2004.
- Earn at least 200 points by completing several Healthy Steps.
For more information on Take a Healthy Step 2010 and the MyHealth Rewards Drawings, go to My HUB, click on the Human Resources tab, and select the MyHealth/MyFlex Advantage link.
Remember to update My HUB with any special skills, experiences, and licensures not related to your employment at UPMC. To complete your profile, click on the Human Resources tab in My HUB. Click on the Disaster Preparedness Profile link in the My Profile section. This information will allow UPMC to quickly tap any resources necessary to provide needed care and services in the event of an emergency or disaster.
It is also important to make sure your directory listings on Infonet and Outlook are current. You can update your directory listing on Infonet in the online Employee Directory. To keep your information in Outlook current, visit the ISD Help Desk and select Update Your Exchange Address Book Information.
As the region gears up to host world leaders at the Pittsburgh Summit (G-20) on Sept. 24 and 25, UPMC is making plans to remain open for business and to minimize the impact of disruptions on our operations. Traffic and security restrictions downtown are still in development and information about them probably will not be available until closer to the event.
You can find information about UPMC’s evolving G-20 plans on Infonet and sign up for e-mail alerts.
Stroke Education for Patients and Families is now available through the UPMC Print Shop for $1.05 apiece. This 60-page booklet, compiled by a group of stroke nurses representing several UPMC hospitals, contains materials previously approved through the systemwide Patient Education Committee.
Chapters include stroke risk factors, causes, warning signs, medical
treatment, surgical treatment, emergency treatment, and TIA facts; some
tests that stroke patients may undergo, including CT, MRI, echocardiogram,
TEE, and Holter monitor; and information about blood pressure, cholesterol,
stroke, smoking, and diabetes. Tips for caregivers and a list of resources
for stroke patients and families are also included.
The booklet can be ordered using a Printing
and Duplicating Services Order Form. Enter "Stroke Booklet"
for Form/Project Name, and UPMC-2000 for Form #. Fill in your name, address,
cost center number, and quantity; no other information needs to be entered.
The form may be filled out online and sent via e-mail to Printing
Services or faxed to 412-647-8055.
August is Generations in the Workplace Month. To learn more about the characteristics often represented in a multigenerational workforce, visit the Center for Inclusion in Health Care Infonet site.
Did you know? UPMC offers financial assistance for its medical care to eligible individual and families. This program stems from UPMC’s charitable mission of providing health care services to residents of western Pennsylvania regardless of their financial status and ability to pay. The program offers free or reduced-cost care to more than 7,000 individuals and families each year.
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.
Select your location for this week's news and events specific to your campus or hospital.
Oakland, Shadyside, and Corporate locations
MyHealth
Rewards winners
Carol Ackerman, UPMC McKeesport
Paula Balogh, UPMC Cancer Centers
Anthony Battelli, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Jacquelyn Boissell, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Wayne Cai, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Janet Calabro, UPMC McKeesport
Helen Carleton, UPMC Mercy
Janet Carney, Corporate Services
Doris Colborn, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Michelle Cole, UPMC Mercy
Annette Creamer, UPMC Health Plan
Jan Daniels, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Kathleen Douglass, Centers for Rehab Services
Michele Drop, UPMC Cancer Centers
Nancy Folks, UPMC Passavant
Juvonne Glenn, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Terri Hall, UPMC St. Margaret
Melanie Hirz, UPMC Presbyterian
Demeca Howard, UPMC Health Plan
Audrey Humes, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Terri Jagielski, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Ronnie Karn, UPMC Passavant
Dianna Kendra, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Annette Kline, UPMC Health Plan
Marcia Kollar, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Nancy Lane, Corporate Services
Melissa McGee, UPMC Presbyterian
Jamie McGoogan, Chartwell Pennsylvania
Edward McQuade, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Victoria Mitchell, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Eary Ott, UPMC Presbyterian
Richard Panicali, UPMC Presbyterian
Victoria Pfauth, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Tammie Pittrell, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Jeffrey Quinlan, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Judith Robinson, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Virginia Sauer, Corporate Services
Kathleen Seale, University of Pittsburgh Physicians
Brandi Shaw, UPMC Bedford Memorial
Clifford Smith, Community Medicine Inc.
Ryan Sockwell, UPMC Health Plan
Fran Stillwagon, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Daniel Stockert, UPMC Passavant
Sarah Sturm, Chartwell Pennsylvania
Staci Sugar, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Karen Taczak, Community Care Behavioral Health and Askesis
Gail Tarr, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Jennifer Taylor, UPMC Horizon
Omiesha Ware, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Esther Whitlinger, UPMC St. Margaret
Pamela Whitney, UPMC Health Plan
Beth Windsor, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Joy Zalar, UPMC Presbyterian
Susan Zirkle, Centers for Rehab Services
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Aug. 21, 2009