Connect Newsletter (April 6, 2023)
| Connect Newsletter April 6, 2023 |
What You Need to Know About Workday
You’ll be able to update your personal information, change your payroll elections and do other tasks on your own using the Employee Self-Service (ESS) feature when the Workday software platform comes to Cook Children’s in July.
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New Benefit: Journey to Parenthood
Maven is offered at no cost to all employees and their covered family members who are enrolled in a Cook Children’s health plan. Enrollment in Maven is confidential. Join Maven for a webinar on “Protecting your relationship from the stress of trying to conceive” from 11 to 11:45 a.m. April 26. To activate a membership, download the Maven clinic app or visit this link to learn more. |
Meet Hinge Health: Digital Programs for Joint and Muscle Pain
See how Hinge Health can help you.
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Fidelity Webinar Offers Tips for Retirement Savings
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Intensive Inclusion: A New ID&E Training Opportunity
Cook Children’s places a great deal of importance on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, but we need you to make our efforts a success. If you are a strong advocate for our ID&E initiatives, we hope you will consider becoming an ID&E Certified Education Facilitator. This train-the-trainer opportunity is a commitment, taking 3 months of education and 70 hours of training. At the end of the course, you will be certified to teach throughout the system about our ID&E efforts. For non-exempt (hourly) individuals, you will be compensated during the time you are being trained and also while you train others. We hope to find at least 15 passionate people to take on this challenge. If you are interested, you must receive approval from your manager/supervisor to participate. Please refer to the FAQ for details (find it under Downloads, on the right side of the screen). Take the time now to think about if you would be right to undergo this training. The application deadline is April 24, 2023. If you have questions or want more information, please reach out to Tracy Vang, Director of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity at Cook Children’s. |
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Happy Easter! Whether you celebrate by attending services or joining in an Easter egg hunt, warmest wishes for the Easter holiday on April 9 and the Orthodox Easter holiday on April 16. May you experience peace and joy with your loved ones! |
FASCINATING READ: A Deep Dive Into How Our Doctors Separated Conjoined Twins
The surgical team that performed the historic procedure to separate conjoined twins Amie and Jamie at Cook Children’s is featured in Fort Worth Magazine’s ‘Top Doctors 2023’ issue. This marks the fifth year in a row that Cook Children's has been on the cover of this annual issue— bravo! José Iglesias, M.D., Medical Director of Pediatric Surgery, at Cook Children’s Medical Center and the lead surgeon during the separation surgery, is on the cover. Chad Barber, M.D., Ben Gbulie, M.D., Marty Knott, D.O, Mary Frances Lynch, M.D., and Chandra Reynolds, M.D., physicians who had a hand in performing the miraculous surgery, as well as Bannie Tabor, M.D., who delivered the twins, are spotlighted in an incredible feature story! Go to the magazine’s website or find this month’s issue on newsstands and check out pages 74 through 85 to read the team’s story. |
Peaks Tech Zone Now Open at Fort Worth Campus The newly-expanded Dodson Specialty Clinics has opened a Peaks Tech Zone to help patients and families access health care technology assistance. Similar to Apple’s Genius Bar, Peaks Tech Zone provides families access to health technology advocates – we call ‘em Techsperts – who can assist with setup and support for their child’s medical device and/or MyCookChildren’s account. It mirrors the zone at Cook Children’s Pediatric Specialities - Prosper, which was the first pediatric tech zone in the region. “We want to remove barriers for families, while helping our physicians spend less time with technology and more time with the children in their care,” said Theresa Meadows, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Cook Children’s. Read more about how this is a cross between a technology lounge and an in-person help desk. This is innovation at its finest! |
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We Had A Blast
Did you miss out? Visit the Cook Children’s Health Foundation Facebook page to view photos and make plans to join us next year on April 6, 2024.
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April Cultural ObservancesSharing information about cultural holidays and observances is an important way to learn about our diverse workforce and raise awareness of challenges and successes of various groups. Share with us how you observe Diversity Month, Autism Acceptance Month and National Arab American Heritage Month. If you have any ideas or recommendations for upcoming cultural holidays and observances that you would like to see us cover, email us at InternalCommunications@cookchildrens.org. |
Hinge Health, a digital exercise therapy program now available for Cook Children's employees, supports back, knees, feet, ankles, pelvic health, and more. Hinge Health gives you the tools you need to conquer joint and muscle pain, recover from injuries, prepare for surgery, and stay healthy and pain free. Their programs are available to you and your eligible dependents at no cost. Plus, you can complete your customized care plan anywhere, any time.
What are the different types of retirement accounts? How can you save more? And why? Register for the next Fidelity webinar on April 12 to learn about the importance of saving for retirement. Cook Children’s employees earn 100 Vitality Points for attending these financial webinars. Points may be cashed in for gift cards through our Vitality wellness program. 
Thank you to all of the members of the Cook Children’s family who joined us this month for The Blast, our annual 5k walk to support the hematology/oncology center. More than 1,200 employees and community members took part, and we had a great time as we celebrated more than $222,000 in impact! Cook Children's very own patient ambassador Molly, age 15, kicked off the walk, and Cook Children's employees were among 75 teams 