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- 1. Message from the President Loren B. Hamel, MD President & CEO, Lakeland Health P U L S E Editor of the Pulse: Jessica Hines Director of Marketing & Chief Communications Officer: Megan Yore Lakeland Health publishes the Pulse for our associates, volunteers, and physicians. Story ideas for this publication must be submitted at least four weeks in advance of publication dates and are subject to approval and editing by the Marketing department. For a complete list of distribution dates and to access archived issues, visit the Pulse homepage at myLakeland. Within the health system, please mail correspondence to: Jessica Hines jmhines@lakelandhealth.org Outside the health system, please mail correspondence to: Pulse Marketing and Communications Lakeland at Meadowbrook 2550 Meadowbrook Road, Suite 201 Benton Harbor, MI 49022 Phone: (269) 927-5271 Fax: (269) 927-5232 Visit us on the web at: www.lakelandhealth.org Remember to “like” us on Facebook, watch us on YouTube, and follow us on Twitter. Our Mission To enhance health and serve our community Our Vision To positively transform healthcare and the health choices of those we serve and employ They had a lot of choices. But these generous friends of Lakeland decided they would set aside funds to invest in Lakeland team members. It all comes together this time of year when we get to give away their money. If you missed it, that's what happened last week. David Burghart, President of the Lakeland Foundation, hosted the Annual Health Careers Reception where a total of $117,000 was given away in the form of 48 scholarships and 75 department grants. Over the past 23 years, the Lakeland Health Foundation has awarded over $1 million in scholarships and grants to Lakeland team members, departments, and volunteers. That has been made possible largely by the generosity of dear friends of Lakeland. They have set up endowments with the Lakeland Foundation for the sole purpose of investing in the education and training of those associated with Lakeland. New this year, all team members at Lakeland were eligible to receive scholarships and grants. Instead of hosting separate receptions, the Lakeland Health Foundation held a system-wide reception at The Howard Performing Arts Center on the campus of Andrews University. There were attendees from the St. Joseph, Niles, and Watervliet hospitals as well as Southwestern Medical Clinic, Hospice at Home, Lory’s Place, and Lakeland Medical Practices. One of the evening's highlights was the Leo Soorus Leadership award. It is given to an individual who demonstrates exemplary leadership skills. This year's award was presented to Tyson Stewart of the Connect-IT team. Tyson's leadership role at Lakeland is unique in that it is entirely a volunteer role. He has made invaluable leadership contributions to several very important initiatives. The Radar Project helped Lakeland to ensure that our investment in an electronic health record resulted in clinical and financial returns on our investment. Our HIMSS 7 certification, the first in our state and our region, was validation that Lakeland ranked in the top few percent in the nation on our journey to a safe, paperless medical record. And most recently, the Davies Award was proof that our team leads the world when it comes to using an electronic health record to save money and save lives. Through his leadership, Tyson has exemplified Lakeland TRAITS; he has added to Lakeland's "Triple Aim" of improving health, improving health care, and lowering cost; and he has been instrumental in inspiring exemplary performance across multiple departments. Great work Tyson! As you think about your year ahead, is there something you would like to learn? Is there a certification that would help you do your job even better? Are there projects you would like to lead? Contact your manager, your HR business partner, or the Lakeland Foundation. Maybe we could invest more in you, too. 2 PULSE - a newsletter for associates, volunteers and physicians of Lakeland Health Message from Investing in Us.