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Slavica Sisic, a PCA in the Brownstone outpatient department, was named Hartford Hospital’s 2012 Employee of the Year on Feb. 29 at noon in a special ceremony in the cafeteria.

Sisic began working at Hartford Hospital in 1999. A native of Bos-nia and Herzegovina, she worked as a registered nurse and nursing manager overseeing an outpatient clinic there. In 1993, forced by the civil war, her family fled to Berlin, Germany where she volunteered at a clinic while obtaining a Ger-man nursing license. After she be-came legally licensed in Germany she continued her nursing career

by working at a VNA-equivalent fa-cility as a licensed nurse. In 1998, unable to return to their native country, her family moved to the

United States where she found employment at Hartford Hos-pital. Sisic works with a number of Bosnian-speaking patients, and serves as a translator and advocate.

Fourteen staff members were named as finalists. These indi-viduals were all nominated by their peers and selected among all nominees by their supervisors and senior management to represent their departments. The other finalists are:

• Giffty Asres, CNA, nursing

• Jamie Badillo, account analyst, non govt. net revenue

• Patricia Beebe, AA, cardiovascular

• Gil Fortunato, business systems analyst, research administration

• Stephen Hanks, security officer

• Greg Marsdale, security analyst, IT

• Dody Masterson, RN, C8

• Farris Milling, AA, medicine

• Matthew Munafo, recruiter, HR

• Liberty Ortiz, AA, Women’s Ambulatory Health

• Kelly Pabilonia, social worker

• James Pelletier, materials management

• Robert Ross, CT scan technologist

The selection was made through secret ballot during a spe-cial meeting of the executive board of the Employees’ Council

Sisic received a $2,000 check, recognition in the Hartford Cou-rant, and a reserved parking space for one year.

All the finalists will also receive a reserved parking space.

RxTraA publication for the staff of Hartford Hospital March 6, 2012 Vol. 68 No. 8

Slavica Sisic Named 2012 Employee of the Year

Slavica Sisic, Hartford Hospital’s 2012 Employee of the Year

2012 Employee of the Year finalists (left to right): Jamie Badillo, Farris Milling, Dody Masterson, Stephen Hanks, Gil Fortunato, Kelly Pabilonia, Slavica Sisic, Robert Ross, Giffty Asres, Greg Marsdale, James Pelletier, Matthew Munafo and Liberty Ortiz. Patri-cia Beebe, who was unable to be at the ceremony, joined the group by Skype.

Slavica Sisic, back row center, hears the news that she has been named Hartford Hospital’s 2012 Employee of the Year.

February Winners Announced in Carpool Cash Raffle

February winners have been an-nounced in the cash raffle for carpool-ers, vanpoolers, and those who take buses or bikes to work.

One winner was chosen for each week in February from those who carpooled, and one winner for the month was chosen from the other entries. Each winner received a cash prize of $100.

Winners are:Diane Bickford, LPN, labor and deliveryGreg Bickford, OR Central Sterile Supply AssociateHeather Swales, assistant director, CICUSteven Boe, resident, Department of MedicineMarie Kuchy, RN, PACUDarlene Henry, security officer

In addition, one lucky person was cho-sen to receive an assigned priority parking space in the new garage for up to a year when it is complete. That win-ner was Steven Boe.

In addition, Catharine Bon, resource co-ordinator, is also a lucky winner of a reserved parking space in the new ga-rage, thanks to fellow staff member Car-la Burgess. Carla was the winner of the space for January, but offered to pass it on to someone else because she is now so hooked on taking the bus to work!

“I’d like to say that I was motivated to use the bus by some noble reason, like saving the environ-ment,” Burgess said. “In truth, it was a fight with my hus-band. We were try-ing to juggle two cars with four driv-ers (children with after school jobs), and we both snipped to each other that we’d take a bus rather than drive in with the other. All it took was one ride in and we were both instantly hooked.”

Burgess said there are many reasons she now loves to commute to work by bus.

“It’s so easy: There are lots of times to choose from to get into to work or back home; and we are helping to save the en-vironment. I’m sure we are saving mon-ey, but the greatest thrill is a stress-free ride. I come in from Avon, so it’s the high-way (ugh) or Avon Mountain through West Hartford (words cannot describe that trip.) I get on the bus, plug in my music and let the driver fight the traffic.”

She said she is also getting fitness benefits.

“I get dropped downtown where I could take a transfer right to Hudson Street, but instead I make an eight-minute walk through Bushnell Park. I burn calories for an afternoon snack.”

Burgess concluded that since she is now a devoted bus commuter, she would not need the reserved parking space in the new garage that she had won.

“If I had four cars at home I’d still take the bus; I’m never going back to driving in,” she said. “I’m actually very happy to return my parking spot for someone else to have a chance to win.”

Carla Burgess

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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

confidential and toll-free service, at

1-855-HHC-OCAPor online at

HHC.OCAPComplianceLine.com

Free educational and support sessions for employees with diabetes will begin Mon-day, March 26 from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in the ERC, Informal Lounge. Find support from other people with diabetes who can relate to similar experiences with this condition. Sessions are offered by the staff at Diabetes LifeCare, an ADA Rec-ognized Diabetes Self Management Pro-gram. For more information, call Beth Caffrey, certified diabetes educator and registered dietitian in Diabetes LifeCare at 860-545-1941 or [email protected].

Webb School of Cheshire Grateful For Donation Of Balance Ball ChairsThe Webb School of Cheshire received a donation of balance ball chairs from Aeromats and Gaiam. These chairs will assist students who may have sensory needs or ADHD with reaching their full potential in the classroom. The Webb School at Cheshire is grateful for the gen-erosity from both companies.

Manage Diabetes and Stay Healthy

Beyond advanced women’s health.

ALL NEW EPISODE

Thursday March 8 7:30 pm

hartfordhospital.org/advancingmedicine

Advancing Medicine Pregnancy & Robotic GYN: From High Risk to High Tech

Join us as we follow

mothers-to-be through

routine births and high-risk

pregnancies. Then meet

women who rely on Hartford

Hospital experts and the

most advanced technology

to diagnose and treat

gynecologic disorders.

“My doctors never once gave up. Ever.” Tien-Tien Chen

Purim Services Thursday Jewish Services will be held on Purim, March 8, 11:30 a.m.–12 Noon, in the Mul-tifaith Chapel. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman. There is fun that goes along with the celebration of Purim.

Traditions include the reading of the Pu-rim story along with audience participa-tory noisemaking to drown out the name of the bad guy each of the 54 times it is mentioned. The service will be led by Jewish Chaplains from Pastoral Services. Noisemakers, fun, Hamentashen (tradi-tional holiday cookies) included - all are welcome to attend!

Ring Rage Thursday The Ring Rage jewelry vendor will be at the Auxiliary Store, Thursday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rings with values to $60 are $12 each (tax included). All rings are 14K gold electroplated. There are over 3,000 rings to choose from, plus brace-lets, pins, necklaces and earrings too.

IOL Medical Library Open House March 19The IOL Medical Library is a place where you can access state of the art psychiatric and psychological resources and curl up in a cozy chair. Now it has had a face lift, preserving it’s beauty and making it even better. Please join the Health Science Li-braries in the celebration of this renova-tion at an Open House Monday, March 19 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions call Betty Fishe at 860-545-7147 or email [email protected]. (The IOL Medical Li-brary is located in the Research/Burlin-game Building, South Campus, on the third floor.)

9th Annual Heart Rhythm Symposium April 4The 9th Annual Heart Rhythm Sympo-sium, entitled Bridging Electrophysiology and Heart Failure II, will be held Wednes-day, April 4 from 7 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Farmington Marriott. It is appropri-ate for cardiologists, practitioners of in-ternal medicine and family practice, and is also appropriate for cardiology fel-lows, advanced practitioners and nurses. There is no cost. Registration is required by March 30. You can register online at www.harthosp.org/heartfailuresympo-sium. For more information, contact Ja-net Linden at 860-545-3602 or [email protected].

Sign Up Now For The Hospital Golf League

The 2012 season for the Hartford Hospi-tal Golf League (HHGL) starts Thursday, April 19, and runs every Thursday at 3:30 p.m. until Aug. 30. Play is at the Goodwin Golf Course, 1130 Maple Ave. in Hartford. Membership is comprised of two-player teams. Fees for the season are $410 per player, which covers 18 nine-hole rounds and an end-of-season outing of 18 holes and dinner. Players who wish to be avail-able as substitutes are also welcome. Substitute dues are $136, (which enti-tle the member to eight rounds of golf) and are payable anytime during the sea-son, but at least one week prior to playing your first round. Registration is required by April 6. Membership is limited to the first 20 teams with paid up dues. For in-formation, contact Ron Jambard at 860-545-4293 or [email protected].

Super Colon is Coming! Every Friday in March

The inflatable Super Colon will be on dis-play outdoors between Conklin Building and CCMC every Friday in March from 11 a.m.–2 p.m., weather permitting. Learn about colon health and how to prevent colorectal cancer. The colon replica will be staffed with nurses and health care professionals who will be available to answer questions and offer information about screening recommendations. In addition, free screening will be offered to all participants through the distribution of fecal immunochemical test kits. For more information, contact Cancer Con-nect at 860-545-6000.

Discount Home & Garden Show Tickets Available

The Employees Council is offering dis-count tickets to The “Original “ Western Massachusetts Home and Garden Show, March 22-25, at the Eastern States Expo-sition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, MA. The tickets are available at the Auxil-iary Store for $7 (normally $10.) The show offers the latest and most innovative products and services for the home and garden with more than 400 exhibitors.

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