Honorees are selected from a pool of more than 4,100 provider organizations connected to the GHX digital trading platform that scored highest in areas such as maximizing document automation, exchange utilization and trading partner connections during 2021.
I’m extremely proud of the effort by our system team, led by Brian Riemer, Director of Supply Chain, who worked hard when the COVID-19 pandemic posed so many challenges in securing adequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for our healthcare workers. The team put in long hours to make sure that we met our system’s supply chain needs. Brian has always worked closely with suppliers to secure materials and with our logistics partners to manage and mitigate any potential disruptions to the delivery of supplies. This work was even more difficult during the COVID-19 crisis, making this award an amazing accomplishment during very difficult times in supply chain.
When I spoke with Stacey McGreevy, Vice President of Support Services, about this important recognition, she was not surprised and offered these words about Brian and his team:
“Brian empowers his team to reach their goals and improve results through his visionary leadership and “systems” thinking. As the supply chain leader for GBMC, Brian and his team have encountered many barriers this past year, including massive price increases and product substitutions and delays. Despite the challenges, Brian and his team continued to ensure that GBMC was well equipped with what was needed to provide safe patient care. I am in awe of the entire Supply Chain team for their collaboration, communication and focus on continuous improvement to move us further to our vision.”
The full list of 2021 winners and past winners can be found here. Please join me in congratulating Brian and his team and in thanking them for all they do!
Weighing Heavily on Our Minds
Over the last few weeks, we have been watching the disastrous and unprovoked attacks on Ukraine and I am truly saddened by the acts of aggression and violence against the Ukrainian people.
We have seen in the news the rising number of refugees and dislocated families. I am thinking of the people who are right now in harm's way and joining all those calling for peace.
The images, videos and personal stories of the crisis can be overwhelming and can take a toll on a person’s mental health.
GBMC Health Partners patients who feel a sense of unease, distress, sadness or even anger, can seek assistance by reaching out and talking to their primary care provider. Each GBMC HealthCare primary care practice is part of a collaborative care program that has behavioralists and psychiatrists who are available for assistance for our patients.
For our employees, who are in need of support, I want to remind you of these free and confidential resources which include: the Employee Assistance Program, Spiritual Support Services and GBMC CARES. You can visit the Infoweb for more information on how to utilize those resources.
Please continue to keep the people of Ukraine in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you!
Cybersecurity Update
Just a reminder that in response to the current international conflict, the GBMC IT team is operating under the Cyber Code Yellow phase, in accordance with the GBMC Cybersecurity Defense Conditioning protocols. Cyber Code Yellow is our mid-level threat stage that can be triggered by internal alerts, staff detections, and as in this case, external agencies such as The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
While there are on-going efforts to assess and improve GBMC systems and our response, we encourage everyone to be vigilant when it comes to cyber security. Always follow these basic guidelines: Don’t click links unless you are sure they are safe, don’t go to websites you aren’t familiar with, and ask IT for guidance if something doesn’t quite “seem right.”
Together, using simple internet safety precautions, we can help GBMC ward off attacks. I want to thank Dave Hynson, GBMC’s Chief Information Officer, and his team for all their hard work.
Tuesday was International Women’s Day, and it was an important opportunity to recognize and praise our female colleagues and their achievements. International Women's Day (IWD) is a worldwide, annual celebration that takes place on March 8, celebrating the accomplishments of women throughout history and their contributions to society.
This year's International Women's Day campaign theme was #BreaktheBias, a call to action for all of us to challenge, call out, and stop gender stereotypes, discrimination, and bias.
In the more than 56-year history of our hospital, we’ve had much to celebrate in terms of internal launches and successful firsts where our female colleagues (currently at 83 percent) played a significant role in making our system a great place for the community to receive care – and for the nurses, physicians, and staff to work, learn and develop.
Much progress has been made on the path toward gender equity for all, but there is more work to be done. So, let us join in the collective effort to break the bias and work toward gender equity within our organization and beyond.
This past Saturday, we took another major step for the Promise Project construction as we installed the tower crane. The tower portion of the crane reaches more than 130 feet. The crane installation marks significant movement forward in the construction process. The crane will do all the heavy lifting of key materials to bring the new three-story addition to fruition.
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