All associates and providers must submit proof of flu vaccination or an approved religious or medical exemption by Monday, Nov. 15. Receiving a flu shot or submitting an approved exemption is a condition of employment.

An annual influenza vaccine is the best defense against seasonal flu, keeping you healthy and making a meaningful impact in the lives of those around us. It is our responsibility to the people we serve to help protect the whole health of our communities by preventing the spread of illness – and getting immunized against the seasonal flu is extra important this year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Make sure to get your flu shot by Nov. 15. Associate vaccination opportunities will begin soon across our system and will continue through the end of October. You can view the full schedule here.

The health and safety of our incredible people remains our top priority, and as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, flu vaccination options will again look a little different this year. Each Centura facility will be delivering associate vaccines in the way that makes the most sense for that location. Options may include:

• Roaming vaccination carts that come to you
• Traditional clinics with social distancing and enhanced preventative measures in place
• Vaccination by appointment with your local occupational health nurse

We are proud to invest in career development for RNs by offering residency programs to new and experienced RNs. Our nurse residency programs offer a variety of curricula, delivered by leaders and mentors who care about our nurses’ success and help nurses become the professionals they’ve always envisioned.

Our Nurse Residency Programs, offered at all our hospitals, are unique as Centura Health is the only health care provider in the area to offer a variety of nationally recognized, evidence-based programs. We also have cohort-supported classrooms that include instruction and hands-on learning to enhance patient care. All positions are full-time and benefit-eligible.  Program offerings include:

• Newly Licensed RN (Embark)
• Cardiac Cath Lab
• Critical Care
• ED
• Perinatal
• Oncology
• PACU
• NICU
• RN
• Perioperative
• GI Lab

Please join us in welcoming the 2021 Summer Nurse Residency cohorts! Centura Health is excited to welcome 63 experienced RNs and 150 newly licensed RNs, who joined our incredible Colorado care teams on Aug. 23, 2021. We also welcome our Kansas Summer cohort who joined our Kansas care teams on July 12, 2021, with three experienced RNs and nine newly licensed RNs.

Centura Health is now an enterprise member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). As a result, complimentary HFMA membership is available to all associates across our organization for the next three years. By partnering with HFMA, you will have access to the association’s industry-leading content, accredited education, and career development resources such as:

Exclusive HFMA member content

• Receive HFMA’s monthly flagship print publication, hfm magazine
• Download talent management and career development tools
• View industry regulatory updates, special reports, comment letters, and fact sheets
• Access several HFMA online Newsletters and online HFMA Community

• Attend any live HFMA webinar covering timely industry topics (also available on demand)
• Get unlimited access to on-demand training courseware
• Understand how the industry works with the HFMA Business of Health Care® Online Program
• Learn engagement tools with HFMA’s Patient Financial Communications Training Program
• Earn a certification and become credentialed as a leader in the industry

• Make strong connections with others in your local geographic area facing similar demands
  

1. Visit HFMA.org. If you already have an account, please log in.
2. Select Join (top right corner).
3. Scroll down the page to Organizations/Employees of Enterprise Organizations.
4. Click on CONFIRM NOW.
5. In the HFMA Account Form, fill out all required fields. And click Sign-Up. Be sure toyou’re your Centura  email.
6. If you already have an account, you will be prompted to confirm your email.
7. Fill out the membership form. If prompted, enter BANNH on the Enterprise Key on the next screen.
   
8. Click NEXT.
9. Click NEXT button. You will be brought to a page to update your profile and customize your digital experience.
10. You will receive a welcome email from HFMA with your account information. Look for an additional welcome email with more details on your member benefits.
    

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) is a multi-disciplinary, evidence-based clinical care pathway aimed at minimizing complications and improving our patients’ surgical experience. To elevate the high standard of care we provide our C-section patients, the C-section ERAS® Workgroup in the Anesthesia & Surgery Clinical Value Transformation (CVT) Council has developed a Centura standardized pathway to help caregivers support patients who may benefit from ERAS^® interventions.

The new standardized C-section ERAS^® pathway provides continuity of care for our patients, standardization for our clinicians and documentation to support continuous improvement and reporting. This will help caregivers support patients by:

• Decreasing opioid use (multimodal pain management);
• Multimodal postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) management;
• Patient expectation setting;
• Decreased length of hospital stay (LOS);
• Patient optimization/pre-habilitation; and
• NPO instructions.

To ensure quick resolution of time-sensitive issues, Information Technology (IT) has created multiple options for reporting issues or requesting services. While it may be tempting to go through “alternative” channels (e.g., sending emails to your go-to person, asking a clinical informaticist, reporting issues during

Fun Fact The most frequently request for assistance is for password and account resets. However, you can reset your password, change your password, or unlock your account by following the steps outlined in this document: Centura Passwords and Accounts. By following one of the options above, you can be confident that your issue will be sent to the appropriate team, ensuring quick resolution.

Safety Huddle, or failing to report issues) doing so may significantly delay resolution time.

Seventy-five percent of all calls to the Centura Service Center are resolved during the initial call. Only 25% of calls are escalated to Tier 2 support. By reaching out to the Service Center directly 7 out of 10 calls will be resolved within minutes.

We are here to help you! Current options for reporting issues, requesting IT assistance or support include:

• Call the Service Center at 303-643-4200 or ext. 84000
• Self Service Hub (MVW > Work Tools > Non-Clinical Tools > Self Service Hub):
  • Report a problem
  • Chat
• Send an email to ServiceCenter@Centura.org

“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” - Robin Williams (Died by suicide on August 11, 2014)

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Though suicide is an important issue to address year-round, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month provides an opportunity to have honest conversations about mental health and suicide. Everyone is affected by suicide, not just the victim. Suicide impacts family and friends long after the loss of a loved one.  

This month, through a series of newsletter articles, we hope to spark a flicker of hope to everyone affected by suicide and to provide ways to help identify those at risk.  

Suicide in Colorado:

• 1,294 people died by suicide in 2020
• 101 children (aged 10-19) died by suicide in 2020
• In the past 10 years, 12,187 people died by suicide
• The number of people who have died by suicide in Colorado has increased every year since 2013

Source: CDPHE Violent Death Reporting System

Suicide in Kansas

• Suicide in Kansas increased 41% between between 2009 and 2018 (Source:America’s Health Rankings)
• Suicide is the ninth-leading cause of death in Kansas. It is the second-leading cause of death for ages 10-44. (source: datocms-assets.com)
• On average, one person dies by suicide every 16 hours in Kansas. (Source:datocms-assets.com).
• In 2020, 556 Kansans committed suicide. The state ranks 13th in the nation for per-capita suicide rate.

Suicide in the U.S.:

• Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people ages 10–34 and the 10th-leading cause of death overall
• In 2019, a death by suicide occurred every 11 minutes, with a total of 47,500 deaths
• In 2019, 12 million adults seriously thought about suicide, about 3.5 million planned a suicide attempt, and 1.4 million attempted suicide

Source: cdc.gov/suicide/facts

In the upcoming weeks, Centura associates who have expertise in suicide or who have personally been impacted by suicide are authoring newsletter articles. The goal is to provide information and inspiration. Centura has been awarded grant funding through CDPHE and has adopted Zero Suicide, which is a way to improve suicide care within health care systems. Under the Zero Suicide framework, Centura is participating in system-wide transformation toward safer suicide care.  

With Suicide Prevention Awareness Month upon us, let’s all try to remember that friends, family, and members of our community may be silently struggling. In the words of Robin Williams, “Be kind. Always.”  

If you would like to be involved in improving suicide care at Centura or would like more information about Zero Suicide, please contact ChristinaDolan@Centura.org.