IN THIS EDITION
COVID Vaccination Program Q&A with Dr. Paul Stefanacci and Dr. Mark Friedlander
As the greatly anticipated COVID-19 vaccines are distributed across the country, Chief Medical Officers Dr. Paul Stefanacci and Dr. Mark Friedlander provide medical perspective via a Q&A with UHS enews.
Acute Care Hospitals Receive ‘A’ Grades and Top Hospital Recognition from The Leapfrog Group
UHS is proud to announce that eight Acute Care hospitals were awarded an ‘A’ grade in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, two hospitals were named a Top General Hospital and one hospital was named as a Top Teaching Hospital.
UHS Continues with Facility Openings and Expansions
UHS continues to expand services to address the growing, unmet need for accessible, high-quality and advanced healthcare services.
Recruitment Spotlight
UHS employees are skilled, accountable, team oriented. They are resilient, dedicated to enabling the delivery of high quality patient care — and ultimately passionate about making a difference. Our corporate and healthcare facility team members bring these qualities to each and every encounter in contributing to the delivery of high-quality care.
Acute Care Division Announces Nursing Leadership Council
This collaborative group of nine UHS Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) will provide the structure to empower Hospital CNOs in all the Acute Care markets to drive clinical care redesign efforts to reduce variation and drive continuous and systemic improvements, while contributing collaboratively as decision makers on the nursing practice environment.
Taking Time to Care for Yourself
This past year, life as we know it was turned upside down by the pandemic and many other external factors, resulting in compounding feelings of anxiety and stress. Healthcare workers, especially, have experienced these feelings. Recognizing the stress and understanding how to properly manage it will allow you to continue to help those who are affected.
Music 2 Empower: The Power of Music in Mental Health Recovery
The power of music to aid mental health recovery is being used as a creative therapy to help patients at Cygnet Health Care. Music plays a fundamental part of most people’s lives as it can shape our identity, culture, heritage and spiritual beliefs. Many of us listen to music for relaxation and leisure and it can affect people deeply.
UHS Leaders in the News
As one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, UHS leaders are periodically featured in business related articles. Here are some of the most recently published.
Healthcare Heroes — Making a Difference
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the nation and world, our amazing care providers at UHS have risen to the challenge of improving lives every day.
LETTERS OF GRATITUDE
When you deliver Service Excellence it means you are providing a 5-star patient experience.
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