News & Notes
Spread Humankindness to Area Nursing Home Residents
Our mission calls us to ‘serve especially those who are vulnerable’ as we work toward our vision of ‘a healthier future for all – inspired by faith, driven by innovation, and powered by our humanity.’ This is the driving force behind our new Hello Humankindness campaign. As part of the launch of Hello Humankindness, we… View Full Post
Donate Life-Saving Blood at North on Feb. 3
The Arkansas Blood Institute is bringing its bloodmobile to North on Wednesday, Feb. 3. You can help save a life when you donate. Wednesday, Feb. 38:30am-1pmBloodmobile, North parking lot All donors will receive a Rise Up & Give Tshirt as well as free admission to the Museum of Discovery. Appointments are strongly encouraged to manage… View Full Post
Drink Up, Pepsi Fans!
Pepsi is the choice of a new generation, and it’s also the choice of CommonSpirit Health. During the next few weeks, all CommonSpirit Health divisions—including all CHI St. Vincent facilities—will transition to Pepsi as our soft drink vendor in our cafeterias. This means that Pepsi and Pepsi-owned products will be the only fountain and bottled… View Full Post
Wear Red in February and Enter to Win an Apple Watch
Support the fight against heart disease by wearing red every Friday in February. Snap a photo of yourself wearing red, and submit it in our Wear Red contest. One winner will be randomly chosen to receive an Apple watch. Click here to enter. The contest begins Friday, Feb. 5 on national Wear Red Day and… View Full Post
Celebrate Recovered COVID Patients as They Head Home
Brighter days are ahead. And we want to help our patients and coworkers celebrate that. Beginning Jan. 20, every time a COVID-19 patient is successfully discharged from the hospital, coworkers will hear the first few chords from the Beatles tune “Here Comes the Sun.” This uplifting song, played on the overhead speakers throughout the hospital,… View Full Post
2021 New Year: New Beginnings, New Hope
By Debra Staton, Wellness Coordinator for the Arkansas Health Network As we say goodbye to 2020 and welcome 2021, we do it with new hope. This has been a challenging year around the globe and has affected us all. Making a New Year’s resolution is a chance for many people to set goals and make changes… View Full Post
Answering Your Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccine
Click here for more information about the COVID-19 Vaccine. How are we preparing to receive and store the vaccine?We have well-established protocols for receiving and distributing vaccines throughout our care sites. Some vaccines being developed will require an extremely cold storage environment; and we are prepared to accommodate those vaccines when they are available. How… View Full Post
Infirmary Lab Honors Late Coworker with Gift to New Outlook
Coworkers in the Infirmary’s Lab Department raised money for the New Outlook Cancer Recovery Program in honor of their coworker, Mary T. Edmiston-Bradfield. Mary–or “T” as she was better known–passed away Sept. 10 from cancer. T supported the New Outlook program by knitting hats for many years to help others in need. Lab coworkers presented… View Full Post