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Allen Health System 2012 Associate Fitness Reimbursement Program
Attention Team Allen Blue!
The fitness center list recently has been updated. If your fitness center is not on the list, please send the name of the fitness center, contact person, address, phone, email address and if they offer any specials for Allen associates to AllenWellness@ihs.org or fax it to 319-235-3729 and it will be added.
When visiting your fitness center, make sure you show them your Blue Zones badge and let them know you are an Allen employee and that you will be participating in the Fitness Reimbursement Program. Your fitness centers were sent a letter with directions on how to submit your information to Allen so you can be reimbursed. If they did not receive a letter, a copy can be sent to you. Here’s how it works:
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- Fitness centers were instructed to submit the data between the 1st and 15th of each month; this means when each month ends, they have 15 days to send us your documentation from the previous month. They may email it to AllenWellness@ihs.org or fax it to 319-235-3729
- Employee Health will enter the information in the fitness spreadsheet and forward it to Finance
- You will receive your payment on the 2nd check of the month as long as there is documentation from your fitness center that you visited at least 8 times or more the previous month as an Allen Blue team member.
- Please note: reimbursement is a taxable benefit for Allen employees.
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Non-Blue Zone members, see discounts for Allen associates. To receive the $20 back in your paycheck for 8 visits, contact Paula Delegardelle or Erin Iverson to sign up to become a member.
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A great milestone was announced at the inaugural Wine @ 5 event for the Allen Blue Crew on Thursday at Barrett Pavilion – Allen Hospital is now an official Blue Zones Worksite! We met all the Blue Zones requirements as an institution, and of our nearly 850 Allen Blue Zones members, over 450 have completed actions. We were also recognized as the leader in the city for completion of the separate Well Being Assessment, at over 240 completed. City representatives Felicia Cass and Sherman Wise presented our team members with the certificate while we enjoyed goodies from Hy-Vee, including some new wine samples, pumpkin hummus, fresh pita chips, cheese, fruits and veggies.
Look for our certificate in the bulletin board outside the Allen Cafe.
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Your participation is essential! Click here to test your EPIC log in and verify your security and credentials. |
- Log in with your Active Directory UserID and Password (this is the same log in as network/Citrix/email).
- Verify your EpicSecurity Template.
- Verify your Licensure and Provider Type (if applicable).
- Verify your Log in Department (if applicable).
- Click Submit.
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| The results will be compiled and reviewed. If changes need to be made, the IQ4 Information Security Team will follow up with your manager to ensure the proper changes are made prior to the EPIC go-live. |
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Guess Who?
Cory Ford from the American Heart Association surprised a certain hospital CEO this week with Bobble Head Tom, in recognition of his great leadership (and good sportsmanship in the dunk tank) of Allen’s 2012 Heart Walk. We’re pretty sure you’ve seen him around.
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Zero Tolerance of Workplace Harassment/Retaliation
Allen is committed to maintaining a bias-free environment for employees and to preventing retaliation against employees who assert their right to work in a bias-free workplace for employees and to preventing retaliation against employees who assert their right to work in a bias-free environment. No employee should fear that he or she will be penalized for registering a complaint under this policy. Therefore, Allen does not tolerate any form of harassment, i.e., zero tolerance.
The Employment Fairness Committee (EFC) has been created to quickly and fairly respond to complaints of workplace racial discrimination and harassment. The EFC’s duties include investigating and conciliating such claims. The EFC is comprised of one management employee of Allen, a current African American employee, and one member of the African American community not employed by Allen. The current members of the EFC are:
*Steve Sesterhenn,VP HR, Allen Health System
*Robyn Meeks, RN, Occupational Health, Allen Health System
*Wilfred (Mickye) Johnson, UNI College Access Program
It’s important that we all know about this policy and follow it without exception. Click here to read the policy.
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National Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Week: October 21-27, 2012
National Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy Week acknowledges the invaluable contributions that pharmacists and technicians make to patient care in our nation’s health care institutions. It is an ideal time for pharmacy departments to acknowledge and celebrate their achievements in ensuring safe and effective medication use in their institutions and to share those accomplishments with patients, other health professionals, and the community. For more information, click here. |
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October is National Physical Therapy Month! This month, the Therapy Services Department here at Allen Hospital wants you to know the many ways physical therapists and physical therapist assistants can help improve your quality of life by restoring and improving your ability to move.
Click here for more info.
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Upcoming Events:
Scrubs Sale
Thurs, Oct 25th 7 am – 6 pm
Fri, Oct 26th 7 am – 2 pm
Just arrived! CF, West and East jewelry and sweatshirts!
The Gift Shop will be closed on Weekends until further notice.
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Heavy equipment has broken ground just north of Allen College this month, preparing the site for the new care facility being built by Care Initiatives.
The 92-bed facility will open one year from now.
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"Unstoppable" Event Fundraiser for
Taylor Morris
Friday, October 19 at Park Place Event Centre 5:30pm - 11:00pm
Purchase tickets to this fundraiser to help our military hero with future secondary expenses that will incur beyond what is covered by the Navy insurance and assistance.
Click here for more information. To follow Taylor's recovery, go to www.taylormorris.org
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Pathways Fund Raiser
There is still time to Run Rock and Roll for a Drug Free Community
Join the October 27 5k to benefit Pathways Behavioral Services and aid in their work to prevent and treat substance abuse. Click here for registration information. |
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