Welcome to the UCLA Health System's newsletter

This publication is intended for all employees in the UCLA Health System.  A major goal in presenting this newsletter is to keep all of us better informed about people and events in and around our health system.  You are encouraged to send your comments and suggestions for stories or other improvements to enewsfeedback@mednet.ucla.edu.   We look forward to hearing from you. 

Thank you for your continuing support of our mission and our patients.

 

David T. Feinberg, MD, MBA
CEO, UCLA Hospital System
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor		   Thomas E. Sibert, MD
President, UCLA Faculty Practice Group
 Associate Vice Chancellor
 
 

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September 2008

  • Expressions of Courage: Through the Years
  • Meet Anna Tran
  • Wellness News
  • Santa Monica Women's Imaging Center to Open
  • What has it been like working in the new Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center?
  • The Better Way to Get Better
  • News Shorts

July 2008

  • the Big Move is a Big Success
  • Meet Virgil Jones 
  • Move Day Fun Facts
  • Employee Enthusiasm Smoothed Move 
    An Excellent Outcome for Move Day Operations
  • UCLA Medical Center's Last Birth, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center's First
    New Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Offers Care to Santa Monica
  • News Shorts

June 2008

  • Licensed and Ready
  • Annual Festivities Honor UCLA Health System Nurses and Staff 
  • Meet Bertha Viramontes
  • New StayWell Services Available to UCLA Employees
  • Service Awards
  • News Shorts

May 2008

  • Donate Life 5K Run/Walk and Family Festival
  • Meet Lisa Sergy
  • Transition News
  • New Dining Commons Options & The Best and BRITE(est)
  • Protecting the Private Information of Patients
  • News Shorts

April 2008

  • New Hospital Opening Date & Patient Confidentiality
  • Meet Jerome Crawford
  • Transition News
  • Relax, Reflect, Restore & New Dress Code
  • Body Donation & National Lab Week
  • News Shorts

March 2008

  • Maggie and Mario Provide Sweet Treat for Peds Patients
  • Meet Wasfy Girgis
  • Transition News
  • Licensing: How We Can Make a Difference
  • Eat Your Broccoli
  • News Shorts

February 2008

  • Pack Up, It’s Almost Time to Move!
  • Lynn Sullivan: Compassionate Care on Delivery
  • Transition News
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Lift Team Has Nurses’ Backs
  • News Shorts

January 2008

  • Big Fun at the Rose Parade!
  • Meet Jorge Lara
  • From Dr. David T. Feinberg, CEO
  • Green Drinks at Café Med
  • UCLA Designated Center for Heart Attacks
  • Transition News
  • News Shorts

November 2007

  • Westwood Emergency Department Enhancement Project
  • Meet Carey McCarthy
  • Ugly Betty Creates Beautiful Day for Patients
  • Heart Patient Sees Lessons in UCLA Care
  • Celebrating Giving
  • Holiday Cards
  • Pampering Breast Cancer Patients
  • Helping Fire Victims

October 2007

  • Hundreds Walk for Heart Health
  • Meet Ragini K. Gill
  • Hoopnotic Hoopdancing
  • Operation Mend Offers Hope
  • Joint Commission Likes What it Sees at UCLA
  • Interdepartmental Cooperation Leads to Service Improvement
  • Real Answers

September 2007

  • UCLA Health System Strives for a Healthy Shade of Green
  • Meet Robert Hernandez
  • Why are you still smoking?
  • James Putney Obituary
  • Want to Connect with Patients? Show Them You Care!
  • Admissions Gets Stylish
  • UCLA Health System Launches New Website
  • Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA Ranked Among Nation’s Best Pediatric Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

July 2007

  • UCLA Medical Center Still Best in the West
  • Meet Our New CEO, David T. Feinberg, MD, MBA
  • A Story of Hope or Never Say Never
  • Opinion Survey Yields Plans of Action
  • Many Ways to Practice C-I-CARE
  • Hello, my name is . . . .
  • How Do You Spell Relief?
  • Nutrition Director Takes the Cake
  • Pictures of Health

June 2007

  • June Events Mark Completion of Major Hospital Construction
  • Lab Technology Boosts Speed, Accuracy and Patient Safety
  • UCLA Wellness Programs: An Employee Perspective
  • Awards Honor Excellence
  • Faces from the Employee Celebration

May 2007

  • Military, Civilians Join in UCLA Disaster Drill
  • Peter Tan-Gatue Interview
  • Second Wellness Fair
  • Volunteers are Treasures
  • Disaster Drill Photos
  • Leadership Change
  • New Oncology Facility

April 2007

  • UCLA Operating Rooms SCORE
  • Richard Azar Interview
  • Walking for Wellness
  • Five-star Dining
  • Softball League
  • Star Awards
  • CarePages

Feburary 2007

  • C-I-CARE Initiative a Success
  • Diane Hita Interview
  • Mood Disorders: Depression
  • Rising Expectations: Hospital Reconstruction
  • Nethercutt Center Cited for Excellence in Treating Cardiac Emergencies

January 2007

  • At 15, Ambulance Transport Department Still Going Strong
  • Amy Wills Interview
  • Keeping New Years Wellness Resolutions
  • Intervenional Radiology
  • Ethics Center Guides Difficult Decisions
  • New Ethicist Arrives

December 2006

  • Medical Center Awarded for Notable Organ Donation Rates
  • A Hero Full of Hope
  • Tame Holiday Stress
  • Essentris Computer System
  • The Gifts Among Us
  • Hospital Hero Award
  • A Shot in the Arm

November 2006

  • Millennium Ball Kickstarts New Hospital Celebrations
  • One Man's Service
  • Healthy Vending
  • Adopt-a-Patient's Family
  • Giving Back to the Volunteers
  • Santa Monica-UCLA 80th Anniversary
  • Faces of UCLA Health System
  • Holiday Cards

October 2006

  • Working at the Car Wash, Yeah!
  • Play Teaches Serious Lessons to Childern with Special Needs
  • FITWELL
  • Dashboard Helps Drive Us to Success
  • Patient Experienct: Eight Months of Care Leaves Memories for Lifetime
  • The Faces of UCLA Health System
  • It's a Celebration!

September 2006

  • Employees Meet, Eat and Let Loose at Annual Staff Picnic
  • This Isn't Your Grandma's Kitchen
  • C-ICARE Events a Reminder to Excel in Communication
  • STAR Employees Give that Special Something
  • Finding Solace in a Cup of Tea
  • UCLA Medical Center Rated Among America's Top-Five Hospitals
  • Nursing Awards Honor Excellence

June/July 2006

  • Laughter and Tears Earmark 2006 Service Award Recognition Celebrations
  • Staff Member Forges Special Relationship
  • Construction Update
  • Jules Stein Eye Institute Turns 40
  • Smoking Cessation Program Starts
  • Volunteers to Feed the Needy
  • Employee Opinion Survey Feedback Reveals Central Themes

May 2006

  • Good Health Is Good Fun at First Wellness Fair
  • News Briefs
  • "Heart of the Hospital" Luncheon
  • Carrying the TORCH for Integrity
  • Medication Reconciliation Program

April 2006

  • C-ICARE: A Proven Way to Increase Patient Satisfaction
  • Spotlight on: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital
  • Brighten the Day with New Spring Note Cards
  • Save the Date! Wellness Fair to Offer Fun, Food and Fitness
  • Patient Rooms Get a Makeover
  • Employee Opinion Survey Ends; All Raffle Winners Named

March 2006

  • Tell Us What You Think! Employee Opinion Survey to Begin
  • Operational Enhancements and Improvements Underway
  • Wellness Initiative Aims to Boost Employee Fitness and Outlook
  • New Bloodmobile Donated by Women's Auxiliary