News & Notes
Time for Flu Shots! Important Changes You Need to Know
As we’ve entered flu season, it’s time to get your shot! To help reduce influenza infection rates and prevent negative outcomes, flu vaccination is highly recommended. Per CommonSpirit policy, coworkers must either receive the flu vaccination or complete the appropriate vaccination declination process. Our goal is to achieve 100% compliance and we need your support to achieve that… View Full Post
Drum Roll… Here are the 2024 Heritage Week Award Winners!
Heritage Week is a time to honor and celebrate the history of our ministry as well as recognize the wonderful coworkers who help continue our mission at CHI St. Vincent. The following were selected as winners of our Leadership and Service Excellence awards for Heritage Week 2024. Sister Margaret Vincent Blandford Leadership Award Jackie Cotton,… View Full Post
Hot Springs Submits Magnet Documentation for Re-designation
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs has officially submitted their documentation for a Magnet re-designation. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet® designation recognizes nursing excellence in healthcare organizations committed to the highest quality of nurse and patient care. The ANCC Magnet® designation is the “gold standard” of nursing excellence. As of June 2022, 9.4% of US… View Full Post
Barbara Erby Helps Patient by Adopting Their Surrendered Pet
Congratulations Barbara Erby, Nursing Manager, for being named a Service Hero! Barbara works on the Ortho/Neuro floors at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and was nominated by a coworker for this award. There was an elderly patient in the hospital that understood going home was not a safe discharge plan. This patient needed to go… View Full Post
Bubba Arnold Retiring After 43 Years of Service to St. Vincent
After 43 years of service for our ministry at St. Vincent, Bubba Arnold is retiring on September 30! It all began in 1981 when Bubba started his career at St. Vincent Infirmary as a Pharmacy Tech. While working at the Infirmary, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at UAMS in 1983. He then… View Full Post
Time to Celebrate Like It’s 1888! 2024 Heritage Week Schedule Released
We’re excited to announce this year’s Heritage Week is September 23-28 and we’re celebrating 136 years of St. Vincent! Activities have been planned for each of the hospitals and clinics throughout our annual Heritage Week including a free t-shirt for coworkers. There will also be a chapel service at each hospital where the annual Heritage… View Full Post
Get Ahead of the Flu, Get Your Shot Now!
The best time to get the flu vaccine is before it spreads and starts showing up in our hospitals and care centers. By getting your vaccine in September or October, you have time to build up your immunity before flu season kicks into high gear. The flu vaccine is required for all employees, physicians, volunteers,… View Full Post
Earn CE Credits During Malnutrition Awareness Week
September 16-20, 2024, CHI St. Vincent will take part in Malnutrition Awareness Week, an international effort to increase the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition in patients. Malnutrition Awareness Week is an annual, multi-organizational campaign created by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) to focus on nutrition as a patient right and… View Full Post