Iced Coffee Day & State Park Passes

 

June 13, 2024

Dunkin’ Iced Coffee Day: June 20 Mark your calendars: Dunkin’ Iced Coffee Day is Thursday, June 20! All day long at participating Maine Dunkin’s, $1 from your iced coffee purchase will benefit the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation to bring joy to kids in local hospitals, including our patients at MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.   For more information, please contact Meaghan McNamara. Action Items       Care Team Experience Survey Ends June 21   Thank you to everyone who has taken the 2024 Care Team Experience survey. Your feedback is used to improve our work environment.   If you have yet to take the survey, please consider taking 5 minutes to complete it now. You can also use the QR codes pictured: Scan the appropriate code. Enter your Network/User ID (*This is what you use to log into your MaineHealth account. For example: firstname.lastname). If you don’t remember your Network ID, please call the Support Center at 207-661-4000.   Your responses are strictly confidential. For additional information, please view this FAQ document. Announcements & Reminders Share Your MaineHealth Pride   MaineHealth has started a Viva Engage Pride Channel where you can share your Pride Month experiences, photos, videos, stories and more!   Be sure to include information such as date and place. Some content may be selected for use in MaineHealth’s public-facing social media channels. If you would like your content considered for social, please use #ok4Social to grant your permission.   Reminder of Pride Events: Pride Portland Parade & Festival takes place on Saturday, June 15 at 1 p.m. Bring your friends and family! MaineHealth marchers will meet at Monument Square just before the 1 p.m. start. For more information, email Rae Egbert. The Southern Region Pride decorating contest is happening now! Show your Pride by decorating your office or staff lounge. Please use thoughtful décor (for example, the Peace Progress Flag), and try to connect with this year’s MaineHealth Pride Month theme: “For Your Health, Be Yourself”. Please respect all safety rules regarding decorations at your facility. Photos should be sent to southernregionpride@mainehealth.org by June 20. Voting will take place via the 2024 Pride Committee.   Happy Pride Month! Location News Portland Free Iced Coffee: June 18   Free iced coffee will be available thanks to a visit from the Dunkin’ sample truck at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland on June 18 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Come find the Dunkin’ truck in the corner of the Bramhall Lot (formerly the South Lot) nearest the employee entrance. All care team members are welcome.     OUR Place: Impact of Your Donations   OUR Place donations help fund things like career development and educational opportunities for care team members, research opportunities around the fundamentals of care to improve patient outcomes and save lives, and an arts program that places artwork in clinical settings to help support the physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of patients and staff.   Many of our inpatient units and outpatient facilities feature art installations funded by OUR Place contributions. The images of familiar local scenes and landscapes provide a beautiful, welcoming element to help alleviate anxiety, provide comfort and uplift spirits. The Radiology department on MaineHealth Maine Medical Center’s Portland Campus is one of the newest art recipients. In addition to classic scenes depicting the coastline, lakes and mountains of Maine, there are charming photographs of animals such as red foxes, moose, otters and even hummingbirds, which are especially endearing to the children who come to the unit. The artwork has not only enlivened the spaces for patients undergoing stressful tests or treatments but has also brightened the basement work environment for care team members.   There is still time to support initiatives like the Arts Program that make our patients’ and care team’s daily experience a little brighter. Make your OUR Place donation by Friday, June 21 using cash or credit card, through one-time or bi-weekly payroll deduction or by donating PTO hours. Contact Kate Leahy with any questions. Your generosity has a real and direct impact. Thank you for giving back!     New Video: Welcome to the Malone Family Tower Care team members are invited to watch a new video that celebrates the opening of MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland’s Malone Family Tower.   The Malone Family Tower is MaineHealth’s new home of cardiac and cardiovascular clinical excellence. In the video, care team members share their excitement about the new space and leaders discuss how the tower will enhance the quality of care we provide to our patients.   The video also shares interior and exterior footage of the new space and clips from care team member tours.   Click here to watch.     Advisory: Malone Family Tower Soiled Elevator Usage   Care team members in the MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland’s Malone Family Tower are asked to not use the staff elevator marked “Soiled” unless they are transporting soiled equipment, linens, etc.   Biddeford Tree Planting Ceremony in Memory of Alpha Anastacio   Alpha Anastacio, NorDx Pre-Analytic Supervisor was a bright light, wonderful person and dedicated colleague who was lost in a tragic accident this past winter. We hope you’ll join us for a tree planting ceremony to honor the memory of Alpha and reflect on her lasting impact.   The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 17 at the Labyrinth at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford. The Labyrinth is located behind the Webber Building. The ceremony will be led by Reverend Shelly Snow, MDiv, MEd, APBCC.   Portland Sea Dogs Ticket Raffle The MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford/Sanford WOW Council wants to send you to a ball game to enjoy some fun outside with friends and family! We will be giving one lucky MHMMC Biddeford or Sanford care team member a 4-pack of general admission tickets good for any Sea Dogs home game.   Simply complete this form to enter, and we will draw a random winner on June 21.   Self-Care Kits Available The MaineHealth Maine Medical Center (MHMMC) Biddeford/Sanford WOW Council has created self-care kits for care team members. The bags are packed with a variety of wellness goodies along with information on employee wellness benefits to help support you in your self-care journey. To request a kit for yourself or a colleague, simply complete the form and the team will send the package via interoffice mail to any MHMMC Biddeford or Sanford location. Care Team Well-being Maine State Park Passes Available Research demonstrates that spending time outside with friends and family has many benefits for our physical and psychological health. Exploring one of Maine’s state parks is great for work/life balance – something MaineHealth and the Works on Wellness (WOW) program supports!   Biddeford/Sanford The Biddeford/Sanford WOW Council is providing free one-day Maine State Park Passes for care team members. Quantities are limited and passes will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. To request a pass, complete this form. You’ll receive your pass via interoffice mail. Passes are good for day use for one vehicle at over 40 state parks across Maine. Click here to see the list of parks and exclusions.   Portland Library Services, in partnership with the Portland Wellness Council, has Maine State Park Passes available for check out by care team members. Reserve the Maine State Parks Pass by placing a hold either through the online catalog or by emailing or visiting the library. Click here for more information. Maine Lighthouse Ride Raffle for Free Registration On Saturday, September 7 cyclists are invited to ride a stunning coastal route to benefit the Eastern Trail Alliance. Riders can choose from a 25, 40, 62 or 100-mile ride. For more information about the ride or to register, visit www.MaineLighthouseRide.org.   We are raffling off two free registrations (one per person) to any care team member interested. To enter the raffle, click here. People News & Recognition MPN Hosts Successful York County Meeting   On May 16, the York County Maine Prevention Network (MPN) held a successful community meeting attended by the Partners for Healthier Communities (PHC) MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford/Sanford team. The MPN is a joint effort between the Maine CDC and county-level public health teams to implement prevention programming for positive, community-level changes in: Tobacco prevention and control Substance misuse prevention Health eating and active living, and Youth engagement and empowerment   The meeting engaged 49 community partners and staff, including law enforcement, local and state legislators, schools, community action agencies, the CDC and more.   “We are thrilled to be able to introduce and connect our prevention teams to our York County communities,” said Betsy Kelly, Director of Community Health Improvement at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford/Sanford. “This community meeting provided an opportunity for our teams to establish personal connections with community partners, advancing our work and mission to make our communities the healthiest in America.”

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