New President & CEO - Sacred Heart Hospital

Volunteer
Partners’ Book
Sale Coming
Soon
Just in time for Easter
and other spring
events, the Volunteer
Partners of Sacred
Heart Hospital will
hold their spring
book sale on March
6 and 7 in Bishop/
Treacy Halls. The sale
will feature books and
gifts from Books Are
Fun. In addition, a
prize drawing will be
held each day.
Payment can be
made by cash,
credit card or
payroll deduction
(make sure your ID
badge is available
for verification
purposes). All profits
will be used for ongoing
projects of the
Volunteer Partners.
Hours
Tuesday, March 6
7 am- 5pm
Wednesday, March 7
7 am- 5 pm
Making Room for Expansion
Health Information Management
(Medical Records) Relocated
In order to provide room for clinical
program expansion, the Health Information
Management Department (HIM) has
relocated to the 4th floor of the Professional
Plaza Building located at 2125 Heights Drive.
Department contact information and phone
numbers did not change. Maps are available
at the Information Desk for those who need
directions to the Department for release of
information purposes. Consent forms for
Disclosure of Health Information are available
in the Cashiers Office.
Specific questions or concerns may be
directed to Lynn Gullicksrud, Director of HIM
at 715-717-4071 or Wade Rudolph, Senior
Director at 715-717-4997.
benefit update
Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA)
An ‘Always’ Hospital
Service Tip of the Week
New HCAHPS Survey Pays for
Quality of Care
With publically reported HCAHPS surveys
currently underway, creating a culture of
‘Always’ has never been more important.
HCAHPS measures our patients’ perception
of the consistency with which we meet their
needs; ensuring that facilities will be reimbursed
based on the percentage that those needs are
‘Always’ met. ‘Always’ is about every patient,
every department, every shift, and every day.
In an experience-based survey, patients must
experience excellent care on all shifts and with
every interaction.
Possible question:
Q. During this hospital stay, how often did the
hospital staff do everything they could to help
you with your pain?
Possible responses:
A. ALWAYS, Usually, Sometimes, Never
The IRS has announced the new 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) maximum
contribution limits effective January 1, 2012 as follows:
• Maximum elective contribution for a participate under age 50 will be $17,000
• Maximum elective contribution for a participant who is age 50 or over will be
$22,500.
Contributions to a TSA are done through payroll deduction and are therefore taken out
pre-tax. This feature of a TSA is very beneficial since your contributions are not seen as
income and you may pay less federal tax at the end of the year. A TSA is also tax deferred
during the accumulation phase. This means you will not pay any taxes on the amount you
contribute or the interest earned until you begin the withdrawal phase. There are two TSA
companies available with Sacred Heart Hospital: Fidelity Investments and VALIC. Sacred
Heart’s enrollment forms and additional information for Fidelity and VALIC are available in
People Services.
Canticle is a Sacred Heart Hospital newsletter that appears on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month
and is available internally on the hospital’s Pillar Boards & Intranet. It is also distributed by email and mail, and
posted under the Media Center link at www.sacredhearteauclaire.org. Please direct comments, suggestions or
requests for email newsletter (e-Canticle) subscriptions by phone at (715) 717-4256; or by email to DPaulson@shec.
hshs.org; or by writing the Communications Department, 900 West Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54701. A
“canticle” is a sacred song and is a reminder of our Franciscan tradition, the Hospital Sisters’ healing ministry and
Joy (one of our Core Values). Our newsletter’s name is a tribute to “The Canticle of the Sun,” by St. Francis, which
praises God for all creation.