Greensboro Hospital viewpoint [July, 1989]

              Greensboro Hospital
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Executive
 NOTES	
Although summer has traditionally
been a slower time for activity on our
campus, this summer appears to be
changing tradition. We are experiencing continued increases in volume of surgery, emergency and most
ancillary services. Lavonne Beach
and I have visited a large number of
the physician offices who either have
been or potentially could be users of
this campus. Based on their positive
reaction to what we are doing, I
expect our growth trend to continue
throughout this next year.
There has been no summer slowdown when it comes to planning for
the women's and infants' hospital!
Construction documents are being
prepared and our attention is turning
from facilities to programs.We will
be moving along with the help of
several task forces, some of which
have already begun meeting.
We will continue to keep you posted
as planning for the new hospital
progresses. We will be publishing
another issue of "Building for a
Healthy Future" in the next couple of
weeks, and we will be able to give
you further details about the task
forces' efforts.
We are also beginning the exciting
process of naming the new women's
and infants' hospital, and we need
your help! In this issue of the Viewpoint, you will see instructions for
submitting suggestions for the new
name. Give us your creative ideas!
The Board of Trustees will be considering the name issue in October.
Soon we will be hearing the sounds
of renovation work. Currently, plans
call for the work to begin in September. We will all need to work together to make the necessary adjustments as the work gets underway.
Hopefully, we have coordinated the
renovation effort so that it will cause
minimum inconvenience and interruption to your work.
Thanks to all of you for your superb
participation in the Employee Opinion Survey. About 90% of you completed surveys. We will be sharing
the results of the survey with you
toward the end of this month.
As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions about any
issue that concerns or interests you.
Please forward them to my office.
Thanks!
]uly 1989
HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEE
COUNC
Off To A
Good Start
The Greensboro Hospital Employee
Council began meeting in March and
conducts regular meetings on the
second Wednesday of every month
at 1:00 pm. The council is comprised
of one representative and one alternate chosen from each department
from among non-management and
non-supervisory employees. The
representative serves a one-year term,
after which the alternate assumes the
role of representative for that department.
The Employee Council serves to
enhance communication between
employees   and   management   by
sharing important information and
discussing issues of concern on a
regular basis. This provides an effective format for making necessary
suggestions. The Employee Council
Committees that are instrumental in
helping maintain this communication are: Benefits Committee, Food
Committee, MembershipCommittee,
and Communications Committee.
Employee Council also plans and
coordinates recreational activities
and social events. The committees
which are responsible for the organizational framework of these activities are: Sports Committee, Social
Committee, and the Employee Recognition and Service Awards Banquet Committee.
Although still in its early stages of
development, our Employee Council is quickly becoming a vital re-
sourceforall employees. Getting our
Council off to a good start are the
new officers who were elected in
April. They are: Lora Mae Shaw,
Chairperson, Kim Aheron, Vice
Chairperson, and Kathy Jarman,
Secretary.
HELP
WE WANT YOUR SUGGESTIONS
WE ARE BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF NAMING THE
WOMEN'S AND INFANTS* HOSPITAL, AND WE NEED
YOUR IDEAS!
You may use the form below or just
jot down your ideas on a 3 x 5 index
card and send them to Jim Brexler in
the Executive Office.
We are hoping to have a name selected this fall.
Thanks for your creative thinking!!
Suggested names for the Women's and Infants' Hospital
Your name (optional)
Department
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