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St. Luke’s Helps Employees Achieve a Healthy
Work-Life Balance Despite Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic truly love working for where possible. The Information
presented healthcare workers St. Luke’s because they find Technology Department, led
throughout the world with helping patients and their by Chad Brisendine, St. Luke’s
unprecedented challenges. But families incredibly rewarding, Chief Information Officer, found
in true St. Luke’s fashion, more both professionally and new ways to use the Microsoft
than 17,000 employees of St. personally,” said Evan Ochs, Teams platform, which had
Luke’s University Health Network PHR, SHRM-CP, MA, Senior Vice been launched just prior to the
rallied. They pulled together President, Human Resources. “We pandemic, to bring employees
to care for patients, comfort couldn’t be prouder of how they working remotely together. Staff
family members, educate the worked together for the benefit
community and support one of our patients during perhaps members were able to talk on-
another. the most challenging period of line and attend meetings. The
our lifetimes.” Teams platform was also used to
“At St. Luke’s, everything we do facilitate patient visits.
is rooted in providing the best To support patients during
possible care, outcomes and the height of the pandemic, Early on, St. Luke’s began a series
experiences for our patients,” all employees were invited to of online leadership seminars
said Maria Wood, MS, SHRM- attend virtual support sessions, that focused on ways leaders
SCP, AVP, Organizational where they could gather, and could incorporate healthy
Development. “This takes a receive support in response to practices into their lives and
different form depending on your the rapid, changing events. Co- encourage employees to do
role, but every employee keeps moderated by Wood and Amie likewise. The sessions offered
that in mind and contributes to Allanson-Dundon, MS, LPC, CCTP, tips on developing healthy
that end.” CAADC, CCTP, Network Director, work environments, whether A Special Advertising Section of The Morning Call
Clinical Therapy Services/ employees were physically
To support the staff, the Human Psychotherapist, 300-400
Resources and Behavioral employees attended the sessions, present or working remotely.
Health Departments – with the which began and ended with five- “As a management team, we were
support of the Leadership minute mindfulness exercises.
Team – provided behavioral Employees openly shared their happy to provide tools to help |
health support, learning feelings and found comfort and them, and they couldn’t have
opportunities and other tools. support from one another. responded any better,” Ochs
said. “I believe because of the
“St. Luke’s is incredibly fortunate St. Luke’s offered employees the pandemic; they have grown even Thursday, April 28, 2022
to have an outstanding team who opportunity to work from home, stronger and closer than ever.”
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