SJHS Volunteers Weblog

Just look at what our volunteers accomplished in 2007!!

Thank you for every thing you do -

Your service is invaluable to us!!

Volunteers

156 Teen volunteers gave 5,281 hours of service.

393 Adult volunteers gave 26236 hours of service.

63 Non-traditional volunteers gave 9,504 hours of service.

A total of 41,021 hours is equivalent to 19.7 full time employees.

Making a Difference

Served 4 community projects.

Delivered 1,484 flowers bouquets at SJE

Delivered 2,857 at SJH

Delivered 851 e-cards; 897 pieces of mail; and 46 birthday balloons to patients at SJE

Delivered 1181 e-cards; 4033 pieces of mail; and 122 birthday balloons to patients at SJH

Escorted 7,632 patients and families at SJE

Escorted 41,697 patients and families at SJH

Made 1,076 contacts with patients, families, and visitors at SJE

Made 10,344 contacts with patients, families, and visitors at SJH

The Workrooms

The SJH & SJE Workrooms made more than 82,581 charts; 38,369 booklets; 29,113 letters; and 46,288 other items.

Patient Representatives

Patient Representatives contacted 5,041 patients.

Mended Hearts

Mended Hearts Visitors visited more than 782 patients.

Noggineers

Noggineers made 2,213 baby caps and 82 blankets.

Volunteer Guild

The Volunteer Guild sponsored a uniform sale, jewelry sales, book sales, and a cell phone recycling program raising a total of $8,023.

The Volunteer Guild received $10,236 bonus money from Lori’s Gift Shop.

The Volunteer Guild generously donated money to these projects:

- $3,362 for WHALE packets

- $1,000 for the International Transportation Network (ITN)

- $5,240 for Surgery pillows

- $1,000 for artwork for the Volunteer office

- $2,266 for the “Grape Ape” pediatric gorillas

Whale Program

In addition to handing out WHALE packets to all of our SJE moms, the Volunteer Office answered more than 100 requests for packets through the website. These packets were sent to many different places in Kentucky and 24 other states.

I and my staff just want to express our appreciation for all that you do for us!!!  You are the shining stars of our organization and we thank you!!

Jamine, Gail, and Dawn

Dates have been set for the upcoming Habitat for Humanity Good Health Build. There is still time to join the Saint Joseph Team. There are many volunteer options and you don’t need carpentry skills to help out. Everyone is welcome to pitch in!

Attend the volunteer meeting on Mon., May 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in administrative conference rooms 3 & 4 at Saint Joseph Hospital to learn more. At this meeting, volunteers will sign up for 4-hour blocks of time according to the schedule below, review the plans (the only rule for the site is you must wear closed toed shoes!) and enjoy refreshments. You also will need to fill out a volunteer information sheet.

Dates of the Good Health Build

  One of our very own volunteers, Pat Rand, is one of several nominees for Red Cross Hero of the Year.  Ms. Rand has been a volunteer at Saint Joseph Hospital 15 1/2 years and has given more than 2800 hours of service.  She has volunteered with the Red Cross since 1989.  Congratulations Ms. Pat!!

From:   Gene Woods, President and CEO Date:    March 21, 2008 I am very pleased to announce that the Saint Joseph Health System family has two new, national awards to add to our trophy case. Earlier this week, we were notified that both Flaget Memorial Hospital and Saint Joseph East were named 100 Top Hospitals, National Benchmarks for Success by Thompson Healthcare (formerly Solucient). This is the most prestigious category of 100 Top Hospitals, as it reflects quality care and financial efficiencies across the organization. This is the fourth year in a row that Flaget has received this prestigious recognition and the second year for Saint Joseph East (having received it in 2005). According to Thompson Healthcare, the highest performance levels in patient safety were achieved by the 100 hospitals in the study that delivered the highest balanced performance across quality, efficiency, and financial stability. If all hospitals had performed at the level of these leading hospitals on the eight patient safety measures, they would have saved $253 million and 7,914 lives during the time period the study examined. This is an outstanding accomplishment by Flaget Memorial and Saint Joseph East, and I would like to congratulate the leadership, Associates and physicians of both hospitals. Combined, the Saint Joseph Health System hospitals have now been recognized as 100 Top Hospitals a total of thirteen times, and I’m sure this is only the beginning of our accomplishments now that we are stronger as one organization. Please watch for additional communication around these two awards in the next few weeks, and my sincere congratulations again to each of you.

SJHS UpdateThe attached newsletter has recent information about our transition from Saint Joseph HealthCare to Saint Joseph Health System.

Roy Metcalfe routinely comes in to pass communion to patients of Saint Joseph Hospital, sharing fellowship and friendship.  But there’s more to Roy than meets the eye.  Roy is an accomplished woodworker, and we’re not just talking about whittling.  Recently Roy was asked if he could make pedestals for statues in the chapel at Saint Joseph.  He readily agreed; and using a picture from a religious goods catalogue provided two pedestals for the chapel.  Roy spent 75 hours on this labor of love.  We encourage you to stop in to the Saint Joseph Hospital Chapel to see these beautiful works of art.

Well, now is your chance!  At Saint Joseph East, we have received our free Herald-Leaders to share with our patients.  We need volunteers to deliver these papers to the patients.  We are looking for volunteers Monday-Friday, 9am until papers are gone.  If you are looking for a great new way to walk those 10,000 steps, or just wanting to live out a past dream of being a paper boy (or girl), please contact Dawn at East (967.5759) or email her at skovrandm@sje.sjhlex.org.  Thanks!