NEWS in General – September 7
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GGH News
COVID-19 News
Other News
September’s 50/50 Hospital Lottery minimum guaranteed grand prize is $35,000
GGH GoodLife Membership Special: Getting back at it
GGH Health & Wellness Coaching Pilot program starting soon
Homewood offering support in light of the tragedy in Saskatchewan
Furkids of GGH: Meet Stevie!
GGH News
Org Chart updated
COVID-19 News
Staff Algorithm updated
While the province recently announced new protocols for the general public for those testing positive for COVID, rules for those in healthcare are different. Employee Health Services recently updated our staff algorithm which can be found here. To the right is the highlighted area which deals with the rule changes.
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Other News
September’s 50/50 Hospital Lottery minimum guaranteed grand prize is $35,000!
To celebrate its 35 years of gathering community support to help save lives and improve health, our Foundation is going even BIGGER this September with a minimum guaranteed grand prize of $35,000. Plus, three early bird prizes of $350 and one BONUS prize of $3,500.
Tickets are on sale now! Purchase Tickets Here…
GGH GoodLife Membership Special: Getting back at it
For many of us, summertime represents an opportunity to get together with friends and family, attend community events, head out on day trips (or longer!) and try and get fun at the top of the agenda as often as possible. Fingers crossed, you experienced some of that over the past few months (and continue to do so!). But with school starting, September also represents the other “New Year” where people want to get back on track with a routine, including more regular physical activity. If that resonates with you, and you are looking to do something maybe a bit different this fall, please remember that GGH Staff and Professional Staff are able to get a GoodLife membership for 25% off their regular rates (including a $0 enrollment fee). All you need is a GGH email to sign up and follow the steps outlined here If you do not have a GGH email, please email HealthAndWellness@gghorg.ca to obtain a Unique ID which you can use to sign up instead.
GGH Health & Wellness Coaching Pilot program starting soon
If the last post resonated with you and you want to make some lifestyle changes, listen up! Starting next week, there will be posters up throughout the hospital with more details about the GGH Health & Wellness Coaching Pilot program that is starting soon. There will be 10 people chosen (staff and/or professional staff are eligible) to obtain coaching support in one of the following areas: nutrition, physical activity, general stress management or weight management. If you don’t want that level of involvement, but are interesting in learning more about behaviour change, a webinar recording will be posted later this week in eLearning (found under Additional GGH Courses > Health and Wellness). Please reach out to HealthandWellness@gghorg.ca for more information.
Homewood offering support in light of the tragedy in Saskatchewan
Unexpected events regardless of their nature, a serious accident, an act of violence, a natural disaster or some other incident that has left people directly or indirectly involved feeling unsettled or seriously impacted. The purpose of this handout is to help you understand some possible reactions you may be experiencing as a result of this incident and provide suggestions regarding the best ways to manage your reactions and begin your recovery. For the complete handout, click here.
Furkids of GGH: Meet Stevie!
Hello GGH. I just learned that my mom, Betty, sent a photo of me in to HealthAndWellness@gghorg.ca, so I thought I would introduce myself. I am Stevie (after Stevie Nicks, of course) and as you can see, I have it pretty good over here upon my pillow. I also may or may not have the title of Princess of Princess Street…but, my life wasn’t always this way! I used to be a street kitty, where I had to fight for shelter and food and things were much, much harder. I also did not possess this gorgeous fluffy coat (or shape – those are both thanks to my Mom). In addition to my pillow, I enjoy a good lap, but sometimes one of those computer things is in my way. When that’s the case, I either still move in and just make space, or will settle for the floor if there is a fire on in the fireplace – as you can see, after my hard beginnings I really enjoy being cozy! A big thanks to my Mom for rescuing me and giving me such a wonderful life!
If you’d like your Furkid to be featured, please email the following to HealthAndWellness@gghorg.ca:
- Your full name (for keeping track of the pets – only your first name will be published/used)
- Your department (if applicable)
- One photo of your pet(s) – meaning, if you have three pets, please capture them together in one photo (which is easier said than done, but we all know how much of your phone’s “Photo” folder is filled with your pets!)
- Your pet(s) names (their full name if they have one – e.g. Lauren’s dog is Tillie from Texas!) and/or nickname
- The funniest thing your pet does, or your favourite thing about your pet