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RxTraA publication for the staff of Hartford Hospital January 6, 2014 Vol. 70 No. 1

The Human Resources function at Hartford HealthCare is being restructured to centralize where it makes sense, while continuing to provide services at the hospi-tal for needs that are better met here.

As of Jan. 1, we have two new central HR departments, and a third will be added in the spring.

The HHC & Me Employee Service Center will handle issues relat-ed to benefits, retirement and HR transac-tions and re-porting. It will be directed by Carl Va-lente, Jr., who joins us with many years of HR operations e x p e r ie nc e , most recently at The World Bank Group.

The Employee Occupational Health and Absence Management Depart-ment will handle issues related to leave administration start-ing with a pilot that will expand across all HHC affiliates over the next year. Karen E. Welch,

former director of Occupational Health at Hartford Hospital, will direct this department.

A Centralized Talent Acquisition Group will be added In the spring to streamline recruitment, hir-ing and on-boarding of new employees.

The new model is also built around centers of expertise to provide system-wide support in leadership and or-ganizational de-velopment, led by Marcia Haytaian; and compensa-tion and bene-fits, let by Antell Mitchell-James.

Many HR professionals who have in the past handled these issues at the hospital have already come together in a centralized service center located on the Newington campus.

At the same time, a core group of local Human Resources profes-sionals, to be known as “HR busi-ness partners” will remain at the hospital to provide face-to-face support primarily in the areas

of policy, performance manage-ment, leadership and other de-velopmental opportunities.

“Like so many of our HHC Uni-ty initiatives, the changes to the Human Resourc-es organiza-tion will require some adjust-ment,” said Tracy Church, HHC’s senior vice pres-ident and chief human resourc-es officer.

“In the long run, I am confi-dent that the new structure will strengthen our system and im-prove every employee’s experi-ence by providing the consistent, high quality and timely service that you need and deserve.”

The new structure also will en-hance HR’s relationship with line managers by reducing the num-ber of administrative tasks they must perform, creating more time for them to devote to our mission of caring for patients, families and communities.

Human Resources Being Restructured; New Employee Service Center to Handle Benefits, Retirement

Carl Valente

Marcia Haytaian

Tracy Church

Arthur Bouchard, a Hartford Hospi-tal public safety officer working on Christmas Day, found a letter that had been torn in two and tossed on the ground.

Something told him to read it, and he saw it was a plea for help, writ-ten by a Hartford woman whose husband had been sick.

Kim Liggins had been too busy tak-ing care of her husband Darrell to shop for Christmas gifts for her grandchildren, 5-year-old Amya and 2-year-old Avery, who live with her.

When Bouchard read the letter, he knew he had to help. He called the family and asked what they needed.

Bouchard, along with his public safety co-workers Ray Brodeur and Miguel Bermudez contacted Con-necticut Children’s Medical Center, which had some gifts available to bring to the family.

At 1 p.m. on Christmas day, the three officers hand delivered the gifts to the family, giving the girls a Christmas after all.

The story was reported on NBC CT. Watch it here.

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Compliance Questions or Concerns?

If you need to obtain information about compliance issues or raise concerns regarding internal and regulatory practices or policies,

please contact your supervisor or call the ComplianceLine, a con-fidential and toll-free service, at

1-855-HHC-OCAP; or go online to

HHC.OCAPComplianceLine.com;or contact the Office of

Compliance, Audit & Privacy (OCAP) directly:

· Compliance 860-972-4093· Audit 860-972-7064

· Privacy 860-972-1573

Left to right: President Stuart Markowitz, Dr. Klimek, Dr. Sharon Diamen and Dr. Jack Ross. Drs. Markowitz, Diamen and Ross spoke about Dr. Klimek’s contribu-tions to Hartford Hospital at the meeting.

Hospital Hospital Security Officers Bring Christmas Magic to One Hartford Family

Dr. Klimek Honored at Management Forum

Dr. Joseph Klimek, who retired on Dec. 31 after 41 years of service, was honored with a proclamation at Management Fo-rum on Dec. 17.

Dr. Klimek served as director of the Dept. of Medicine, VP of medical affairs, VP of physician relations, and chair of the AIDS program.

His many achieve-ments also include developing the Inte-grative Medicine Program, initiating the Hospitalist program and Physician Relations Program, and initiating the 24-hour patient transfer center. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the Medical Staff in 2013.

Employees on the Newington Cam-pus enjoyed the first annual United Way Holiday Festival on Dec. 5. Held in the gym, there was food, craft items, door prizes, and more. Sig-nage was provided by SignSource, LLC and DJ Keith Stacks provided the music.

In conjunction, there was a draw-ing held on Dec. 18 with prizes do-nated by the vendors at the festi-val and other area businesses. For a list of winners, go to the United Way page on the Intranet.

The two events generated more than $2,300 for the United Way.

Congratulations to everyone on the Newington United Way Team: Jer-ry Belanger, Wendy Benjamin, An-tonella Cuda, Kathleen Delissio, Gwen Freeman, Bev Gardner, Stasia Gray, Linda Laviana, MaryAnn Ma-jewski, Lito Marissa, Brenda Mitch-ell, Lucy Ringrose, Rosa Rosa, Lau-ra Rossi, Delia Torres, Mary Wagner, and Colette Walters. Thanks also to Lynette, Pam, Gilda, Shirley, Marino and Sebbi.

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United Way Holds Holiday Festival in Newington

Happening at Hartford Hospital

Questions or comments about RxTra? Contact editor Annie Emanuelli at [email protected] or 860-972-2199

Understanding Bladder Cancer, and Prostate Cancer “Understanding Bladder Cancer” will be held on Thursday, Jan. 9 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Wethersfield Education Room.

“Understanding Prostate Cancer Screen-ing: Know Your Stats” will be presented on Thursday, Jan. 30 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Avon Education Room at 100 Sims-bury Road.

Registration is required; call the Health Referral Service at 860-545-1888.

Town Hall Meeting with President Markowitz At Newington Campus

Please join Dr. Stu-art Markowitz, pres-ident of Hartford Hospital, at a town hall-type meet-ing on Friday, Jan. 10, from 9–10 a.m. in the Newington Campus’ Amphithe-ater. Peter Fraser,

the vice president of Human Resourc-es, will also be in attendance and will be available for questions.

Auxiliary Drive for Children’s BooksOn Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Auxiliary will hold a book drive collection of new and gently used children’s books for Read to Grow, an organization supported by the hospital and the Auxiliary. Read to Grow works to educate new parents on our maternity floor about the importance of early literacy. If you have any questions about the book drive, feel free to contact Jenny Quigley at [email protected].

Mental Health First AidHartford Hospital will offer a full-day Men-tal Health First Aid

course on Jan. 14, Jan. 21, and Jan. 30. The classes run from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. in the Hartford Room, Commons Build-ing at the IOL. Mental Health First Aid gives general information about men-tal health issues and the tools to better serve those with mental health issues. Instructors are Ed Clukey and Patricia Graham. The fee of $15 covers the re-quired manual. 12 enrollees are needed for the course to run. Registration is re-quired. Please contact Patricia Graham at [email protected] or 860-545-7716 to register or for more information.

Volunteers Needed for “No One Dies Alone”Under the direction of Pastoral Services, a nationally recognized program called No One Dies Alone has been making a difference for here for nine months. A “compassionate companion” volunteer provides reassuring presence to patients who would oth-erwise die alone. With the support of the nursing staff, companions are able to help provide patients with that most valuable of hu-man gifts: a dig-nified death. Our next volunteer training will be Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 10:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m., in the ED Conference Room. If you are interest-ed in volunteering for the No One Dies Alone Program, please contact the Vol-unteer Department at 860-972-2182 or e-mail [email protected].

Red Cross Blood Drive in NewingtonThe Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the Newington Campus on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 1:30-6 p.m. in the gym.Ap-pointments are available: Contact the Red Cross at 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and use code: 3659.

Campaign to End the Stigma of Mental Illness An estimated 26.2% of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental dis-order in a given year. For some people, a mental illness may be a lifelong condi-tion, like diabetes. But as with diabetes, proper treatment enables many people with a mental illness to lead fulfilling and productive lives. The fear of stigma and discrimination has a devastating ef-fect on those living with mental illness and on their families. By helping to com-bat the stigma associated with mental illness we can help increase the number of people that seek treatment.

At The Institute of Living, we offer many treatment options for people living with mental illness, as well as support for their families and loved ones. One thing we cannot do alone is break down the stigma of mental illness in our society.But you can make a difference. You can help change the way people view mental illness. We invite you to take the “Stop the Stigma” pledge to change the way we think and talk about mental ill-ness. Our goal is to obtain 5,000 individ-ual pledges. The pledge is online now at www.StopTheStigmaCT.org.

Correction

In the Dec. 12, 2013 issue of RxTra, Joyce Mos-ley from the Mail Room was identified in the June Service Awards list as having 40 years of service. In fact, Joyce has been here 45 years! Our apologies.