Hand hygiene saves millions of lives every year when performed at the right times in health care. Learn more at the World Hand Hygiene campaign website: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/world-hand-hygiene-day-2024
Few hymns paint such a vivd picture of God’s love as this one by Samuel Trevor Francis. Find out more about the hymn, O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus, and how its author experienced the mercy of God.
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This week Andy Capesinio brought a devotion based on Ephesians 6:18, “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”
We prayed for Smitha Varghese, Director of Care & Quality Improvement, Menno Hospital & Assisted Living and her team. Click on the play button below to view the video.
To: All Menno Home, Menno Hospital and Menno Apartment Employees
From: Jessy Manhas, Manager of People & Culture
Date: April 29, 2024
Re: Availability Form
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In order to ensure our campus of care has adequate staffing levels at all times to provide quality care to our residents, we need updated availability from all staff on campus.
Who does this affect?
Employees of Menno Home, Hospital, and Apartments. (This does not impact MBS staff.)
What do Employees need to do?
Please complete an availability form and drop it off at your respective Staffing department no later than May 27, 2024.
Where can forms be found?
Or you can click this link to download and print a form – Availability Form – Staffing – Apr 2024. Please return the signed paper copy of this
Then what?
Effective June 05, 2024 staff will be called out according to their updated availability.
If the Staffing team does not receive an updated availability form, the previous availability on file will be used.
Thank you everyone!
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Ann Thakkar, chaplain for Menno Home, gave a beautiful devotional on the hope of God. This week we’re praying for Pardeep Kaur, Nurse Manager for Menno Hospital, and the whole nursing team in that building.
We want to say a huge thank you to the administrative professionals on our campus! To Pearl, Diana, and all of the unit clerks in Menno Home and Menno Hospital – we are so glad you’re here!
Code Silver is a new code that has been recently introduced. It is an emergency code education that outlines procedures in the event of an active weapons attack.
All Menno Place staff are required to be educated on Code Silver by taking the course on Surge Learning. This is a 15 min paid education if completed by May 15, 2024.
Completion reports will be sent to staffing for reimbursement. You do not need to fill out an LOA form. If the course is completed after May 15, 2024 the staff member will not receive payment.
Staff can access Surge Learning through the iLinks in the top right side of this website.
If you forgot your username it is the same as what you use for PCC/POC/Worxhub with the site code corp. + the first 4 letters of your last name and the first letter of your first name. For example for someone named John Smith the username would be corp.smitj . If you need to reset your password you can click “Forgot password” on the Surge Learning log in page.
If you need help recovering your username or password for Surge Learning please contact Lana Murray lana.murray@mennoplace.ca / Sandra Hays sandra.hayes@mennoplace.ca. The Managers of care – Anitha Thomas anitha.thomas@mennoplace.ca and Kahan Rekhia kahan.rekhia@mennoplace.ca will also be able to help with username recovery/password reset.
Once you are logged in to Surge Learning you should see “Code Silver – Emergency Response” in your list of courses. If you need a refresher on how to access Surge Learning instructions are available by clicking here.
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The following message has been sent to all medical staff on behalf of John Lavery, Executive Director, Health Emergency Management BC
HEMBC to launch new code and new training to support active attacker situations
October 3, 2022
Unfortunately, active attacker threats—when an individual actively engaged in harming, killing or attempting to kill others with a weapon—are a common and increasing occurrence around the world. In health care, the implementation of policies and procedures has now become common practice in many health-care facilities across the country as well as in the United States to better support staff in responding to these events.
Health Emergency Management BC (HEMBC) has worked with the Ministry of Health to develop a new code that provides guidance to facilities and staff in the event of an active attacker situation. Code Silver outlines the principles of run, hide or fight should an individual become actively engaged in harming, killing or attempting to kill others with a weapon. Because active attacker situations evolve quickly—and often before police arrive on scene—it is important to know what to do to protect yourself and your patients, clients and residents.
New training now available
Training is now available for everyone working in acute, community or at corporate sites. The online module available through Surge Learning only takes 10-15 minutes to complete and can be done at your own pace.
It is important that everyone working in our facilities take the training and be aware of the procedures to follow in the event of an active attacker threat. As a member of the medical staff team, others may look to you for guidance or support in the event of an emergency. Taking the training is a great opportunity to not only enhance your own personal preparedness, but to support those around you should the unthinkable happen.
Over the coming months, Code Silver will be operationalized at each site across the province. Stay tuned for more information.
Learn practical applications to identify risk factors of violence and de-escalation techniques at a Violence Prevention Workshop on Monday, May 13, 2024. Space is limited. Register soon!