By compassionately caring for their patients and communities, our physicians at Centura Health deliver healing for the mind, body and spirit. Through the uncertainty of the last year, we are reminded of how truly incredible they all are. Today, on National Doctors’ Day, we extend special appreciation to them for consistently delivering high-quality, whole person care every day.

The clinics and hospitals across our connected ecosystem rely on the integrity and expertise of our doctors. Over the past year, more than 660 of our physicians across Colorado and western Kansas were engaged in key decision-making activities, from serving on entity boards and physician leadership councils, developing service line plans and supporting master facility planning for our campuses. Our physicians have also been working tirelessly to keep our communities safe and informed throughout the pandemic, often serving as trusted voices for our neighbors.

Our physicians inspire us by living their personal missions each day, and we are proud to have the best hearts, minds and leadership in medicine at Centura Health. Please join us in thanking our doctors for their skill, compassion and dedication as they work hard caring for our patients and communities – today on National Doctors’ Day and every day!

We are excited to continue partnering with our communities to provide the COVID-19 vaccines. With many ambulatory vaccine clinics across our ministry, we need your support to help staff these clinics and provide vaccines as efficiently as possible. There are opportunities for both clinical and administrative associates to lend a helping hand. These roles, qualifications and training requirements include the following:

Clinical roles

• Documenter: This is a clinical role (MA, LPN or RN) that will help with the documentation of each vaccine.
• Vaccinator: This is a clinical role (EMT, MA, LPN or RN) that has been trained to administer vaccines.
• Reconstitutor/drawer: This is a clinical role (EMT, MA, LPN or RN) that has experience with drawing up medications.

• Screener: This is an administrative role that greets the patient when they walk into the clinic. They will ask the COVID-19 related screening questions and take the patients’ temperatures.
• Check in/check out: This is an administrative role that will help check in and register patients upon arrival. They will also help schedule second doses at time of check out.
• Observer: This role can be either administrative or clinical. This individual will monitor patients for any adverse reactions after they have received the vaccine.

• Wednesday, March 31 from 12 – 12:30 p.m. MT
• Friday, April 2 from 12 – 12:30 p.m. MT
• Tuesday, April 6 from 12 – 12:30 p.m. MT

• For questions about the upcoming lunch and learn sessions, contact ambcovidvaccinestaffing@Centura.org.
• For general vaccine questions, contact your local incident command.
• For questions about compensation for working vaccine clinic shifts, contact your direct supervisor.

The past year has been challenging during the pandemic, but it has invited connection and deepened relationships, as we have worked to support each other and provided hope to our communities. Learning about your unique experience and engagement is crucial, and, if you haven’t yet had the chance, we invite you to share your story with us in Centura Health’s Associate and Physician Engagement surveys that conclude on Wednesday.

Designed to measure key drivers of workplace engagement, these surveys are an opportunity for you to share your unique experiences working at Centura. Your participation ensures we obtain valuable feedback from you, as we work to achieve Centura Health’s 2025 aspirations.

The confidential surveys may only be taken online. Check your Centura Health email inbox for a message from our survey partner, Glint (survey@glintinc.com), that will provide a link to the survey and access instructions. The full associate survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete, and the survey questions will cover important engagement topics about your unique experiences.

We are committed to building a culture where you can live your mission, grow in your purpose and encounter meaningful and exciting experiences. Your engagement is our priority! Thank you in advance for taking time to complete the survey and sharing your important feedback with us.

Questions?
Please contact your human resources leader or email engagement@centura.org.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vaccines are one of the most effective ways to protect your health and end this pandemic. Your health and well-being remain a top priority for us, and we are proud to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to our caregivers and communities.

All associates and providers are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. If you have not yet received the vaccine and would like to schedule your vaccination appointment at one of our community vaccine clinics, please know your original invitation remains active indefinitely.

Schedule your vaccination appointment

• All vaccine invitations were sent with the subject line: ACTION REQUIRED: Invitation to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
• Most associate and provider vaccination invitations were sent from Dec. 14 – 31, 2020.
• You may use the link in the invitation sent to you to book an appointment.
• If you are unable to locate your invitation in your inbox, you can also book an appointment at one of our community clinics by sending a completed HIPAA authorization form to COVIDScheduling@Centura.org. Our scheduling team will call you to set up a time that works for you.
• Additionally, in partnership with Colorado Governor Polis’ Vaccines for All plan, we are hosting vaccination events in three locations – Dick’s Sporting Good Park in Commerce City, Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs and the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo. If you would like to schedule an appointment at one of those drive-up events, please visit centura.org/vaccine and locate the drive-up vaccination events section.

Register today to explore the resources available to support your health and wholeness, and be sure to earn your incentive before the April 30 deadline! Associates: Register through MyVirtualWorkplace Covered spouses: Register at wellbeing.centura.org

Inspire Wellbeing is our all-new associate wellbeing program that’s designed to offer the vital support you need to amplify all the things that inspire your wholeness. In this new program, just like in Code You, associates and their covered spouses will complete wellbeing activities to earn points toward health insurance premium reductions, or a cash reward for associates not on a Centura medical plan.

Did you know that your spouse, if covered by a Centura Health medical plan, can also earn up to $1000 in wellness incentives by participating in the Inspire Wellbeing program?

The way your spouse earns rewards is easy and simple – same as you!

Associates and their covered spouses on a Centura Health medical plan: Start earning in five easy steps! Earn 1,000 points by April 30 to earn the full $1,000 health premium reduction! It’s easy to get started earning: ✔ Log in to Inspire Wellbeing. ✔ Take five minutes to complete your wellbeing survey to earn 100 points. ✔ Complete your tobacco status attestation to earn 400 points. ✔ Confirm you have completed your preventive care visit to earn 250 points. ✔ Complete other fun wellbeing activities to earn 250 program points. Together, these activities equal your full $1,000 incentive! Your covered spouse can also earn 1,000 points, for a family total of up to $2,000 in health premium reductions. Click here for a program checklist with more details about how to access programs and earn your full reward.

Please note, your covered spouse must have their own Inspire Wellbeing account in order to earn rewards. Spouses covered by a Centura medical plan (or associates on a home computer) can register or log in using these steps:

1. Go to wellbeing.centura.org.
2. If you're already registered, log in with your username and password. If you have not registered, click the “Join Now” button.

In an exclusive partnership with the Centura Health Foundations, Walden University has generously donated 30, $15,000 scholarships to Centura Health associates who enroll in a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral program and begin classes between June 1 and Sept. 27, 2021. Additionally, Centura Health and the Foundations are offering a potential match of up to 50% of Walden’s gift, bringing the possible total scholarship award amounts up to $22,500, depending on the cost of the degree program.  

The scholarship application period begins April 1, 2021 and runs until April 30, 2021. With only 30 scholarships available, the application process will be competitive and a scholarship is not guaranteed to all applicants. To learn more about this incredible opportunity, please join Walden University for a virtual Q & A session. 63 of our associates have already signed up for these. Click here for dates and times and to register! Awards and amounts will be determined by a diverse selection committee comprising Centura Health leadership, board members, foundation representatives and Walden University.

By removing the heavy financial burden of higher education, we hope this generous program, designed specifically for our incredible people, will help you live your mission, achieve your career aspirations and build flourishing communities. “I felt it was a great opportunity to earn the credential for a leadership position while working in a clinical position,” Luke Angel, manager of rehabilitation at Mercy Regional Medical Center, shared. “I can complete coursework around my work and life schedule. If I am extremely busy one week I can adjust my study schedule to accommodate, then just pick a weekend to get caught up.”

On a mission for social change, Walden University is a B corporation that meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance. With more than 80 degree programs and more than 385 specializations and concentrations, the school offers Centura Health associates a way to build highly transferable skills that can be immediately applied to your current role, as well as provide a pathway for greater career success. To qualify for a scholarship, your selected degree program must meet the hiring needs of Centura Health.

Supported by philanthropy, this unique opportunity would not be possible without the generosity of Walden University, Centura Health and our community of foundation donors who include some of our own incredible caregivers.

Data Security is excited to release another fun video in its monthly video campaign! Watch your emails on Wednesday, March 31, as the campaign kicks off with the third video in the series titled “You have a Hunter?”.  

You are encouraged to watch the entertaining videos and then correctly answer the questions at the end of each video.

This fun campaign featuring security bad guy, Human Error, will take place the first Wednesday of every month.

Please participate in this fun campaign to support our efforts to protect and secure Centura Health’s patient data and network infrastructure.

On Sunday, April 11, Information Technology (IT) will upgrade Epic to the August/November 2020 version to ensure our incredible caregivers are up-to-date with the most optimized Epic functionality.

Epic will be unavailable for approximately two hours while IT applies the upgrade to a new version starting at 11:30 p.m. (2330 MST) (0030 CT) Saturday, April 10.

What do you need to do?
Please be aware that in order to ready Epic for the upgrade, IT will put the production environment into a Transparent Lockdown beginning Thursday, April 8, at 5 p.m. (1700 MT) (1800 CT). Certain customization tools, including the application of filters to Chart Review, modifying NoteWriter macros, modifying SmartPhrases, etc., will not be available during this time.

There will be a dedicated remote Command Center where Epic Upgrade troubleshooting tickets can be submitted. The Command Center will open on Sunday, April 11, at 1:30 a.m. (0130 MT) (0230 CT)  and remain open until Tuesday, April 13. If you or an end user need assistance with an upgrade related issue, please call the Service Center at 303-643-4200 and they will be able to provide direction.

IT will have a dedicated Epic Command Center Support Issue request available in the Self Service Hub for end users to report any issues they may encounter with the Epic Upgrade.



How to submit an Epic Upgrade Command Center Support Issue:
1.    Launch the Self Service Hub.
2.    Enter Upgrade in the Search field at the top.
3.    Select the Epic Upgrade Command Center Support Issue request.
4.    Enter the required fields.
5.    Click Submit.