Connect Newsletter (Nov. 9, 2023)
| Connect Newsletter Nov. 9, 2023 |
Be The Match: Danny Kim, M.D., Diagnosed with Leukemia in Urgent Need of Blood Stem Cell Donor
Danny Kim, M.D., a 57-year-old Cook Children’s pediatrician, has been diagnosed with advanced leukemia. He has devoted his life to serving our community, and as he undergoes treatment for cancer, he is in urgent need of a blood stem cell transplant. Dr. Kim has given so much support to our patients and families. Now it’s time for us to support him. Cook Children’s is partnered with Be The Match to connect patients like Dr. Kim to a matching blood stem cell donor. We are hosting two donor drive events at our medical centers next week. We are looking for healthy people to undergo oral swab testing—a quick, painless and FREE process that will determine if your blood stem cells are a match for Dr. Kim or another patient in need. Cook Children's Medical Center – Fort Worth Cook Children's Medical Center – Prosper We are seeking volunteers to help with the oral swab testing at both events. Training will be provided for those who have not done this before, so please respond right away. To volunteer email Jeff Calaway, Internal Communications Director. How to Become a Donor For more information, please click here. If you have any questions, contact Dr. Kim’s Be The Match representative, Gaytri Kapoor:
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Veterans Day Flag Raising
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Save The Date: Holiday Extravaganza and Jingle Mingle News!
Join us for this year’s Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday, Dec. 9. We have a full day of festivities, including a Santa visit, performances, holiday treats, the lighting of the tree and of course, FIREWORKS!! Learn all the details here. Our annual Jingle Mingle Events will take place at multiple locations throughout the System: Dec 8: Fort Worth Medical Center (Dodson, ROB, 750, 901) Dec 13: Calmont Office Building Dec 14: Prosper Medical Center (MOB, UCC, PCP) Stay tuned for more details on these events as well as information on the holiday inter-department transfer funds to support off-site locations and remote teams’ holiday parties. We look forward to seeing you! Be sure to save the date and plan to attend. |
Serious Safety Event Discussions: A New Quarterly Meeting Launches Monday, Nov. 13Join us for the first in a new series, “Significant Safety Discussions,” on Monday, Nov. 13, at Hochberger Auditorium. The first session is titled, “Accidental PICC Line Placement,” and will be offered at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Food will be included at all three sessions, based on a first come, first served basis so don't be late. Learn more about the target audiences for this event and other details here.
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Share Your Thoughts on the Traveling Gratitude Wall At a recent leadership event managers wrote down their heartfelt views of thankfulness on giant boards. Since November is National Gratitude Month, we thought it would be wonderful to hear from our employees across the System. So we’re sending the gratitude wall to several Cook Children’s locations. You can fill out a sticker with your thoughts and place it on the board to share with colleagues. The boards are already up at their first stop, the Rosedale Office Building, next to the first floor elevators. Read more: Connecting the Dots: Gratitude Wall (cookchildrensconnect.com) |
Halloween Hoopla Voting
Find photos and recordings of the skits and a link to cast your votes on the Team Experience page on CookNet. (You must be on the Network to access this page.) |
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Cook Children's in the NewsThe Wall Street Journal published an in-depth article on the current state of mental health care in children’s hospitals. At Cook Children’s, a team including pharmacists is drafting protocols for when and how to medicate young patients who are distressed and violent. |
Concierge Office Now at Rosedale Office BuildingThe Concierge Office has moved to the Rosedale Office Building (ROB). The new location is located on the first floor near the conference rooms. All of your department needs will be available, such as catering, awards and recognition items and meeting planning. The office will continue to offer Fort Worth Zoo tickets and discount movie tickets. Don’t forget, you can find additional discounts on Abenity and the Concierge Services/Discounts page on CookNet. |
Resource for Physicians, Nurses and Other Clinicians
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Employee Wellness Lunch & Learn: Living Debt FreeIs your wallet full of credit cards, but low on cash? Are most of your paychecks already spoken for in the way of debt payments by the time payday rolls around? Many people struggle to pay off car loans, student loans, credit cards bills and other debt. Our next monthly Lunch & Learn webinar offers strategies to start saving what you earn. Join your colleagues from Cook Children’s at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 15 for this one-hour interactive session. You’ll earn 100 Virgin Pulse Points for attending the webinar. Points may be cashed in for gift cards through the Cook Children’s employee wellness program. Register for Living Debt Free webinar here.
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At Cook Children's, we are family and someone in our family needs help. 
Our Veterans+ Employee Resource Group (ERG) is hosting a special event that is open to all on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Please join us at 10 a.m. outside the Medical Center-Fort Worth in the roundabout. A flag raising will be followed by a short ceremony and refreshments inside the Atrium, featuring remarks by a special guest speaker 
The Veterans+ ERG will also be participating in the Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Panther Island. Family and friends are encouraged to come out and line the route and enjoy the parade. The route starts in the Fort Worth Panther Island Pavilion parking lot, then participants will march down North Forest Park Blvd. along the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, and return.
Employees from across Cook Children's Health Care System dressed up for Halloween this year, wearing colorful, creative and clever costumes and performing hilarious skits. The judges have had their say and now it is time to hear from you. Vote for your favorite costumes in several categories and vote for the best skit. Voting closes on Nov. 15.
The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program is thrilled to announce the Sanford Guide with Steward Assist, a new resource for infectious diseases. This an electronic version of The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy Handbook. We encourage you to try it out and explore its capabilities. 