RxTraA publication for the staff of Hartford Hospital January 21, 2013 Vol. 69 No. 3

Hospital Hosts Male Youth Leadership Program In The ERC With Omega FoundationHartford Hospital and the Omega Foundation of Hartford hosted The Greater Hartford Male Youth Lead-ership Program Jan. 12 for a health and fitness event as part of the Take Charge of Your Health Series.

“Leadership in Health and Medicine for Youth and Parents” was held in the hospital Education Resource Cen-ter and featured seminars and tours of the hospital and the Center for Educa-tion, Simulation and Innovation.

Dr. Orlando Kirton, chief of Surgery at Hartford Hospital, was the keynote speaker.

The Greater Hartford Male Youth Leadership Program is a city-wide mentoring pro-gram for young men aged 12 to 17 to help them develop leadership skills.

Hartford Hospital and the Ome-ga Foundation, whose chairman is Hartford Hospital Board Mem-ber Greg Jones, formed the Black Men’s Health Project, which, with the Take Charge of Your Health Series, offers a comprehensive ap-proach to addressing health dis-parities among black men.

The project includes periodic dis-cussions, health fairs and health screenings under the “Take Charge of Your Health” theme.

Above: The young men who attended the Male Youth Leadership program.

Left: Vicie Brooks, community liaison nurse; Board member Greg Jones; and Marlene Harris, nursing educator.

Right: Dr. Orlando Kirton, who was the keynote speaker.

Below: Vicie Brooks explains simula-tion training to an a young attendee.

The Hartford HealthCare Employ-ee Health and Wellness Center is a Hartford HealthCare Medical Group practice devoted to the health and well-being of the HHC family.

Staffed by primary care doctors, an advanced-practice nurse and oth-er clinicians, the center offers a full range of primary and preventive care, as well as treatment of minor illnesses and injuries.

Recently, questions have arisen about center use. Here are a few of the most com-mon questions and answers.

Q: Who can use the center?

A: Any employee who has an I.D. badge or paycheck issued by any Hartford HealthCare entity.

Q: Can my dependents use the center?

A: Yes, if they are 18 and older and covered by an HHC plan.

Q: Does the center accept HHC health insurance?

A: Yes, your co-pay and out-of-pocket costs will depend on your plan.

Q: I work for HHC, but have insur-ance elsewhere (e.g. spouse’s plan), am I covered at the center?

A: Yes, your co-pay and out-of-pocket costs will de-pend on your plan.

Q: I am a volunteer, can I use the center?

A: Yes, your co-pay and out-of-pocket costs will depend on your insurance coverage.

Q: Will my boss have access to my confi-dential medical in-formation or be in-

formed if I use the center?

A: No, just like any doctor’s office, your private medical information is kept strictly confidential and no-body will know you used the cen-ter, unless you tell them.

Please send your questions to prac-tice manager Diane Paskiewicz (dpaskie@harthosp.org).

Look for answers in future issues of RxTra and on the Hartford Hos-pital intranet by clicking the link for Employee Health and Well-ness Center (http://intranet.har-thosp.org/hh/dept/7562?route=2).

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CorrectionIn the last issue of RxTra, dated Jan. 14, 2013, a story entitled “Transplant Symposium At-tracts 120 Participants” incorrectly identified one of the speakers. A highlight of the confer-ence included a living kidney donor and their recipient, Susan and William Roman, who was incorrectly identified as Michael Roman. Susan and William provided a moving account of their kidney donation and transplant experience and their participation in the national Paired Kidney Exchange Program.

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-OCAP or online at

HHC.OCAPComplianceLine.com

Q&A About The HHC Employee Health & Wellness Center

Hartford Hospital Campus85 Seymour Street, Suite 125(former location of Bank of America)

860.696.0090

Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Tues, Thurs: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Primary, preventive and urgent care

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United Way Committee Featured on BillboardDrivers along I-91 and I-84 will notice billboards thank-ing Hartford Hospital for supporting the 2012 United Way Campaign. They feature three members of our United Way committee: Luis Ta-vares, UW board of directors; Susan Klein, UW chair; and Dr. Jack Greene, UW physician li-aison. The billboards will be up until Jan. 27, and again in March. Several members of the United Way committee were photographed, and even though they didn’t make it onto the billboard, we’d like to thank them as well.

Bag Ali in Cafeteria Thursday, Jan. 24

The Bag Ali ven-dor with be in the cafeter ia on Thurs-day, Jan. 24 from

9 a.m.-3 p.m. with leather and fashion handbags, metallics, prints, briefcas-es, totes, evening bags, backpacks and scarves.

N-95 Respirator Fit Testing for January Here is the N-95 Respirator Fit Testing Schedule for January. Test-ing takes place in the ERD, 4th Floor.

Thursday, Jan. 24, 1-5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 31, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.

Doctors of Comedy Friday in South Windsor

“Just Kidding Around - A Night of Com-edy” will be presented Friday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. at Nomads Adventure Quest, 60 Bidwell Rd., South Windsor. The show will feature Dr. Jay Sutay, Dr. Joe Dell’Orfano, Angel Rentas, and Dr. Da-vid Casey. Brought to you by Hartford HealthCare Federal Credit Union, it will benefit CCMC. Tickets are $15 in ad-vance, or $20 at the door, available at any branch of the credit union, or go to www.hhcu.org or 860-547-0027.

Palliative Medicine Course For Nurses Friday“Advanced Palliative Medicine Course For RNs” will be offered Friday, Jan. 25 from 8 a.m.-12 Noon in JB-118. To reg-ister, contact Colleen Mulkerin at ext. 2-3044 or cmulker@harthosp.org.

Register As An Organ Donor in Lobby MondayA representative from Life Choice Donor Services will be in the lob-by on Monday, Jan. 28 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. to encourage people to sign up on the organ donor registry. We are close to reaching our goal to get 1,000 new or-gan and tissue donors signed up on the Life Choice donor registry by Feb. 1. If you are not already registered to be a donor, visit www.becomeadonor.org and fill out the online form. Please choose “Hartford Hospital” from the drop-down menu un-der “How did you hear about the Donate Life New England Registry?”

Car Seat Clinic Jan. 29Safe Kids CT is pleased to present a Car Seat Clinic on Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 3–6 p.m. at the City of Hartford Fire Department , Engine Com-pany #10, 510 Franklin Ave-nue, Hartford. This event is by

appointment only. Please have the age, height and weight of your child available when you call. To schedule an appoint-ment contact Olga Früster at 860-545-8815 or by e-mail at ofruster@connect-icutchildrens.org.

Clinical Ethics RoundsThe Hartford Hos-pital Ethics Com-mittee invites all health care pro-fessionals to Clinical Ethics Rounds on Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Gilman Auditorium. A new poli-cy “Conscientious Practice in Medical Fu-tility Disputes” case study from Bliss 11I will be presented. Lunch will be provided. CMEs and CEUs are available.

School of Nursing Alumnae Scholarships

The Alumnae Associ-ation of the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing is again offer-ing nursing scholar-ships to HHSN alum-nae and their families or to employees work-ing at HH, the IOL or Jefferson House for

a minimum of six months. Applicants must be matriculated in an accredited nursing program. Further eligibility re-quirements, information and applica-tions may be obtained on line at www.hhsnalumnae.org. Completed applica-tions must be received by April 1.

Radiation Therapy Program Open HouseWe are currently accepting applications for individuals interested in applying to the radiation therapy program. Please come to an open house on Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 6-8 p.m. in the Taylor Con-ference Room (Helen & Harry Gray Can-cer Center) to learn more about the ca-reer, educational requirements and tour of the Radiation Therapy Department. For more information about the program, please visit our web site at harthosp.org.

Happening at Hartford Hospital

Questions or comments about RxTra? Contact editor Annie Emanuelli at aemanuelli@harthosp.org or 860-545-2199