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Pulse Employee Newsletter - January 5, 2021

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BWFH Pulse Now Available in 150 Languages

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Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions: Encouragement from Mass General Brigham EAP

Setting a small goal and practicing it will help you create a new habit. Here is an article from the American Psychological Association to help you to stick with your resolutions: https://www.apa.org/topics/new-year-resolutions.
To speak confidentially with an EAP counselor, call the EAP at 866-724-4327.

January Education Calendar Now Available  

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s monthly Education Calendar is now available, which contains listings for many core competencies, trainings and career development opportunities here on our campus, as well as at Mass General Brigham and BWH. You can also view the complete course offerings on BWFHconnect.

Gift Shop After Holiday Sale Has Started

Stop by BWFH’s Gift Shop where all holiday items are 50 percent off and all Fall/Winter items are 25 percent off.  Hours this week are Monday – Friday from 10 am – 4 pm.  Come in and explore what we have to offer at discounted prices!

Mass General Brigham EAP Launches New Website

The Employee Assistance Program is excited to announce the launch of a newly designed website.  The new website is easier to navigate, more user-friendly and translates into multiple languages while providing visitors with a simpler way to learn about EAP’s services.  Please visit eap.partners.org to browse the new site. For free confidential assistance, contact the EAP at 866-724-4327.

Lactation Rooms Now Open at BWFH

Two new lactation rooms are now available to BWFH employees.  Located in Suite 5F, employees can utilize the lactation rooms 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  To gain access, please visit the EAP Mothers’ Corner and complete the room access request form.

COVID-19 Updates

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates: Wave A and B open – Wave C Opening Today

COVID-19 vaccinations scheduling remains open for Wave A and Wave B.  Starting today, Tuesday, January 5 at 11 am, BWFH employees in Wave C can now self-schedule their vaccination appointment!

Wave A

  • Ambulatory location for COVID-19 evaluation/testing/care
  • Emergency Departments
  • Inpatient and Observation units
  • Laboratories working with COVID-19
  • Occupational Health Clinics
  • Patient Homes (Home Health)
  • Urgent Care Centers

Wave B

  • All other primary care
  • Inpatient radiology
  • Perioperative and procedural areas (including ORs, cath lab, endoscopy, etc.) and dialysis and infusion centers
  • Radiation oncology

Wave C

  • All other outpatient clinical care areas
  • Clinical laboratories (all lab personnel not included in Wave A)
  • Outpatient radiology

Post-Vaccination Symptom Testing Reminders

Staff who have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine should follow the After COVID Vaccination Tip Sheet for Employees, for a guide on checking your symptoms within the first three days after receiving your vaccine, what to do if you experience any side effects and any work restrictions based on your reaction. This tip sheet has recently been updated to reflect a modification to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that now requires testing for mild post-vaccination reactions/symptoms only if they last for more than one day during the three-day post-vaccination period.

Employee Asymptomatic Testing at BWFH

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital continues to offer on-site COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic (no signs of illness) staff members free of charge, with results returned to you approximately 24-36 hours later.  Learn more and schedule a test.

Safe Care Commitment Spotlight: Dining Guidelines

In order to accommodate staff break times, we have opened several other dining locations: 

  • First Floor Project Swing Space
  • Second Floor Group Rooms in Psychiatry
  • Huvos Auditorium
  • Hillside Lobby
  • Sixth Floor Surgery Waiting Room

Upholding our Safe Care Commitment during meal breaks can be challenging – but it can be done by following these guidelines. 

Dining Guidelines

Last Week in Patient Safety

Recently, a safety report was submitted regarding pressure ulcers found during a skin assessment during hospitalization on an inpatient floor. Read the complete edition of Last Week In Patient Safety.

Save the Date

Faulkner Fit After Work Meetup
Tuesday, January 5
4 to 5 pm
Meet in Atrium Lobby

Healthy Eating in the New Year
Wednesday, January 6
1 – 2 pm

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