Newsbriefs

Employees invited to find a little ho-ho-ho in holiday activities

Bridgeport Hospital

• Classical music: Bridgeport Hospital, lobby, Dec. 17, 10 am - 1 pm
• Holiday cookie distribution: Bridgeport Hospital, lobby, Dec. 17, 6:30 am - 7 pm; Milford Campus lobby, Dec. 18, 6:30 am - 7 pm; Park Avenue Medical Center lobby, Dec. 19, noon - 3 pm.

Greenwich Hospital

• Tree of Light Celebration: Dec. 17, 5 pm, Garden Café patio

Lawrence + Memorial and Westerly hospitals

• Holiday cookie deliveries: Dates to be announced

Yale New Haven Hospital

• Chanukah menorah lighting: Dec. 25 - Jan. 1,4 pm. SRC main lobby and YSC Atrium
• Holiday cookie deliveries: Dec. 16, offsite locations; Dec. 17, SRC and YSC.

DEIB accepting applications for first Black History Month Book Award

Yale New Haven Health’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging is accepting applications for its first Black History Month Book Award for high school seniors who demonstrate a commitment to higher education. Winners will receive a one-time $1,000 prize to help pay for books. Students in communities across Connecticut and in neighboring regions where YNHHS provides services are eligible. Applicants must:

• Provide proof of acceptance to a trade school, college or training program
• Submit a 400-word essay about a Black historical figure, along with the completed award application
• Provide two faculty letters of recommendation

Download the application packet at https://parte.ynhh.org/BlackHistoryMonthBookAwardForm.pdf. Completed applications, essays and letters of recommendation (pdf or Word documents only) are due by Jan. 6, 2025. Email documents to [email protected].

APEC takes initiative to customize the APP experience

Yale New Haven Health’s Advanced Practice Executive Council (APEC) is launching a new, tailored orientation program called the Transition to Practice (TTP) program for recently hired APPs working in inpatient and ambulatory settings across YNHHS. TTP is open to all experienced APRNs and PAs who are new to the health system. Enrollment is open for the first cohort, which begins Jan. 22, 2025. Register on Learning Management System (LMS) via Infor. Search for Transition to Practice Program.

APEC members, working with the Institute for Excellence, developed the in-person learning program to focus on instruction unique to YNHHS, including topics such as use of Care Signature Clinical Pathways. Quarterly sessions will address the nuances of different practice settings across YNHHS, enhance practitioners’ clinical and non-clinical skills, and build a network of support among APPs. For more information, email [email protected].