Corporate Supply Chain staff were supplied with plenty of gratitude, including (l-r): Aida de Soto, OR materials manager; Rodney Adams Jr., supply coordinator; Toni-Ann Evans, OR materials supervisor; Erika Carrillo, supply coordinator; and Cynthia Thompson, Medline.
Yale New Haven Has an Aptitude for Gratitude
Yale New Haven Health showed its appreciation for employees and medical staff members during the second annual 10 Days of Gratitude May 8 - 17. The celebration included Nurses Week May 6 - 12 and Hospital Week May 12 - 18.
The 10 Days featured food, fun and inspiration with events such as leader rounding, a motivational speaker, wellness tips and webinars, music and pet therapy, Reiki and more. Employees enjoyed special meals and snacks, daily prize drawings and gifts.
This year, Human Resources launched Recognition Connection, an intranet site that makes it easy for YNHHS leaders, employees and medical staff members to honor others in the organization. The site, which is available year-round, includes “Kudos” – a less-formal tool used to thank others, and “Raves,” a more-formal honor tied to the Standards of Professional Behavior. During the 10 Days of Gratitude, the site also allows managers to nominate employees for the Excellence In Action award. Watch for future communications about the site, which you can find by searching for “Recognition Connection” on the employee intranet.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s 10 Days of Gratitude a success!
At a May 9 event, 11 nurses received the Jean Watson Award for exceptional caring. From left are Ena Williams, RN, YNHH CNO; awardees Maria Wasko, RN, Shane Lange, RN, Katherine Alban, RN, Penny Denos, RN, Nichole Ciccone, RN, Vanessa Dixon, RN, Tom Fedora, RN, Carolyn Fronda, RN, Bianca Morales, RN, and Deirdre Lonergan, RN; and Awards and Recognition Committee members Darcy Dugas, RN, and Haideen Suto, RN. Missing from photo: awardee Jona Sager, RN.
The 10 Days of Gratitude gave employees and physicians from departments throughout the hospital a chance to take some well-deserved breaks and enjoy one another’s company, like this team from the Saint Raphael Campus OR.Big shout out to YNHH Volunteer Services, who showed their gratitude for employees by arranging music and pet therapy throughout the 10 Days of Gratitude. Volunteers Gerald Alexander and Joseph Tinari were among the musicians who made the 10 Days special.
