May 10, 2022
It’s positively the right time to praise, admire, and toast TriHealth’s committed team members, physicians, residents and fellows, nurses, and volunteers, not only for how you’ve cared for our community through the strains of the COVID-19 pandemic but for everything you do, every day, in every interaction, for our patients, their loved ones and your fellow team members.
This week, TriHealth Healthcare Heroes Week, aligned with National Hospital Week and Nurses Week, allows us to show our gratitude to you for your hard work and sacrifice. No matter where you contribute—EVS, Nutrition, Logistics, Shared Services or direct patient care—we cannot fulfill our mission or SERVE our community without each and every one of you.
Of course, it wouldn't be a TriHealth celebration without a big "Thank You!" from the Executive Leadership Team and TriHealth leaders. Click here to watch a video of our leaders sharing their appreciation for all you do.
You will receive many ‘thank yous,’ grateful gestures, and heart-felt accolades this week; however, please know that we respect and appreciate you all year long!
Seven Days of Fun
We’ve planned a week of celebrations—activities, random drawings, gifts and prizes—in tribute to our very own TriHealth Healthcare Heroes! Check out the festivities below, or click here for a printable Seven Days of Fun schedule to share with your fellow heroes.
- Pause. Create. Rejuvenate. Throughout the week, artists and musicians from Arts in Healing will be visiting select TriHealth locations to aid in the exploration of your creativity and inspire your wellbeing. Click here for the schedule of artists and locations. To learn more about the artists and musicians, click here.
- Reconnect to Wellness. TriHealth Fitness and Health Pavilion will host a month-long Open House for team members and their families to use the Pavilion facility resources for FREE. Upon entrance, team members must show their badge and fill out a waiver form. Available services include fitness floor and equipment, pools, sports courts, group exercise classes, and child care services.
Monday, May 9
Show Your Heroism Winners! Over 100 team members showed their heroism by submitting photos wearing their 2020 or 2021 Healthcare Heroes t-shirt or holding up the I am a Healthcare Hero sign. These five team members were selected in a random drawing for one of five $50 gift cards.*
o Elaine Sunnenberg, Groesbeck Pediatricso Michelle Hughes, Good Samaritan Hospitalo Nabanita Chatterjee, Information Technologyo Naomi Boggs, Bethesda North Hospitalo Angela Taylor, Hospice of Cincinnati
Tuesday, May 10
- Congratulations to Mackenzie Sholtis, Access Associate at Good Samaritan in Admitting, for creating the winning 2022 Healthcare
Heroes t-shirt design! Nearly 1,200 team members watched the Team Member Town Hall and contributed to a Word Cloud on what it means to be a caregiver or offered nearly 300 shout outs to their fellow team members, units and departments. Click here to look at the Word Cloud or click here to see the shout outs.
If you missed the unveiling of the official t-shirt design, click here to watch the special Team Member Town Hall. Along with having Mackenzie’s t-shirt worn by team members throughout TriHealth, she was awarded a framed t-shirt and a $500 gift card.*
Make sure you get your very own spectacular shirt! Click here by May 24 to order your FREE 2022 Healthcare Heroes t-shirt!
Hats off to the two design contest runners-up, Shannon Hughes, LPN in Pain/PM&R and Matt Alexander, Multimedia Designer in Marketing & Communications. These talented team members won $100 gift cards.*
And you may be a winner, too! Click here to see the list of 100 team members who won a really cool prize just by participating in the special Healthcare Heroes Team Member Town Hall.
Wednesday, May 11
- Keep an eye on your mailbox at home for a FREE Family Feast meal coupon from Panera!** Back by popular demand, the meal includes your choice of 4 half sandwiches, 1 whole salad, 1 quart of soup, 1 whole French baguette and 4 cookies. We hope you can use your voucher to treat your family or the loved ones who support you so you can come to work and SERVE our patients.
Panera Family Feast meal coupons will be mailed to homes starting May 9, 2022. If you do not receive your meal voucher by Tuesday, May 24, contact TotallyAppreciated@trihealth.com.
Click here for more information on the FREE Family Feast from Panera.
Thursday, May 12
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Healthcare Heroes T-shirt Contest Random Drawing Winners! Over 120 team members showed their creativity when they entered a design for the 2022 Healthcare Heroes t-shirt. To thank them for their effort, we held a random drawing of every team member who entered and these five team members are winners of one of five $50 gift cards.*o Aimee Graves, Employee Health at Good Samaritan Hospitalo Sarah Bruening, Delhi office of TriHealth Physician Practiceso Sierra Smith, TSI Butlero Chelsie Swygart, Oxford office of TriHealth Physician Practiceso Arpita Sawant, Analytics Operations
Friday, May 13
Share the Glory Winners! We asked you to Share the Glory and recognize your fellow team members and volunteers—and you delivered. In an overwhelming outpouring of heartfelt appreciation, you recognized each other for serving our community with compassion, excellence, and safety. These five team members and their nominators were selected in a random drawing for one of five $50 gift cards.*
o Amy Costello, Bethesda NorthNominated by Jennie Reed, Bethesda Northo Cindy Gressel, Hospice of CincinnatiNominated by Beth Draper, Hospice of Cincinnatio Jake Fleming, Good Samaritan HospitalNominated by Adam Zerges, Good Samaritan Hospitalo Amy Hughes, Family Medicine Residency ProgramNominated by Libby Beiter, Family Medicine Residency Programo Melanie Crone, TriHealth BaldwinNominated by Sharon Collini, Good Samaritan Hospital and McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
Monday, May 16
- Did you Stop by the “Station?” Between Monday, May 9 and Sunday, May 15, over 15,000 Appreciation Station e-cards were sent recognizing
and celebrating fellow team members, physicians, and leaders. We held a random drawing of every team member who sent an e-card and these team members won one of ten $50 gift cards.*
o Julie Shestina, TriHealth Baldwino Timothy Collins, Bethesda Arrow Springso Christina Diggs, Hospice of Cincinnatio Kristy Banaszynski, Good Samaritan Western Ridgeo Valerie Enderle, Norwoodo Elizabeth Amshoff, TriHealth Libertyo Billie Achor, Good Samaritan Western Ridgeo Susan Powers, Good Samaritan Western Ridgeo Angela Deaton, Bethesda North Hospitalo Tracy Zazycki, Group Health Kenwood
Since last Healthcare Heroes Week, our teams have gone above and beyond to become more resilient, flexible and focused on caring for our patients and their fellow team members. How much we value you and your contribution to TriHealth has never changed. In fact, our admiration only grows over time.
The long-awaited—and hopefully long-term—break from COVID has revived our spirits, renewed our hope and filled us with optimism. We hope this year’s TriHealth Healthcare Heroes Week, planned in honor and admiration of YOU, shows you how much we respect and applaud your energy, attention, and dedication.
We work together to fulfill TriHealth’s mission—providing care for the underserved and underrepresented, delivering the right care at the right value, and exceeding patient expectations. Your work does not go unnoticed or unrewarded.
Happy TriHealth Healthcare Heroes Week!
*Gift cards are taxable. According to the IRS, gift cards given to employees are considered cash equivalent items. Like cash, gift cards must be included in an employee's taxable income, regardless of the gift card amount.
**To be eligible, you must be employed by the legal entity TriHealth, Inc. and hired on or before May 9, 2022, or have actively volunteered in 2021 or 2022. Those employed by organizations affiliated or partnered with TriHealth are not eligible.