What’s Happening at LVHHN

For more details on all programs or to register, call 610-402-CARE.

Choose Your Benefits at Work or Home

Dec. 1 – Dec. 17
Open Enrollment—your chance to select or make changes to your benefits package—takes place from Dec. 1-17. You can enroll through PeopleSoft on your work computer or home PC. Look for step-by-step instructions in an open enrollment packet in your home mail. If you have questions, human resources representatives will host help-sessions at each hospital campus.

Refer a Physician…Get a Bonus

Learn more by calling 610-402-CARE or visiting the Internet at www.lvh.org.

Connect With Your Loved One in Iraq

LVHHN is teaming up with the Freedom Calls Foundation to keep local families connected to their loved ones serving overseas. Video conferencing capabilities have been set up between LVH–Cedar Crest and Camps Taji, Fallujah and Al Asad in Iraq. To schedule a video conference with your loved one, call 610-402-CARE.

CPR Recertification
Wed., Nov. 15 and Thu., Nov. 16
Wed., Nov. 15; 10 a.m.–10 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 16; 8–11 a.m.
LVH–17th and Chew, School of Nursing auditorium/parlor A
Class is free only for employees whose jobs require it. Pre-registration is required.

Caring for Our Community: The 2006 Employee Forums
Thu., Nov. 2; 3:30 p.m.
LVH–Cedar Crest, auditorium

Healthy Hands and Nails
Tue., Nov. 21; 6:30–7:30 p.m.
FREE
LVH–Muhlenberg, South Entrance, 1st Fl. Conf. Rm.
Your hands deserve some TLC! Preview our moisturizing and strengthening education program.

How to Develop a “Difficult People” Immunity
Thu., Nov. 9; 9–11 a.m.
FREE
2166 S. 12th St.
Learn how to develop immunity from the effects of difficult behavior in this Preferred EAP program.

Craft Show
Fri., Nov. 10; 7 a.m.–4 p.m.
LVH–Cedar Crest, Anderson Wing, classrooms 1, 2 and 3
Presented by the Recreation Committee

Let’s Talk About Anger Management
Thu., Nov. 16; 9–11 a.m.
FREE
2166 S. 12th St.
This Preferred EAP program focuses on developing an understanding of your anger and the four steps to anger management.

St. Lucia in February
Sat., Feb. 10–Sat., Feb. 17
$1,449 per person double
$1,759 per person single
$250 deposit due Sat., Dec. 2
Join the Recreation Committee for this all-inclusive Coconut Bay Resort getaway.

Get Vaccinated and Get Prizes
Up to 20 percent of the U.S. population gets infected with influenza each year, resulting in 36,000 deaths and 200,000 people hospitalized. As a health care colleague, you play a role in protecting the health of you and our community by getting immunized. This year, children ages 24-59 months and their household contacts need to get routinely vaccinated. Get vaccinated at the employee health office at the times below, or from the “flumobile” outside the cafeterias. Enter in a raffle to win PTO days, Sodexho gift cards, Youthful You skin care products and other prizes.

Employee Health Offices
October – April

LVH–Cedar Crest, Jaindl Wing, 1st Fl.
Mon., 7 – 8 a.m.; 1:30 – 4 p.m.
Tue., 1 – 3 p.m.
Wed., 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Thu., 1:30 – 4 p.m.
Fri., 7 – 8 a.m

LVH–17th and Chew, LVPP Rm. 18
Tue., 7 – 8:30 a.m.
Thu., 7 – 8:30 a.m.

LVH–Muhlenberg, South Entrance, 1st Fl.
Mon., 1:30 – 4 p.m.
Tue., 7 – 11 a.m.
Wed., 2 – 4 p.m.
Thu., 7 – 11 a.m.
Fri., 8 – 10 a.m.

Flumobile
LVH–Cedar Crest, cafeteria
Wed., Nov. 1; 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.;
4 – 6 p.m.

LVH–Muhlenberg, cafeteria
Wed., Nov. 1; 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 4 – 6 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 2; 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Buying a House? Get a Loan From Us!
If you work here and are looking to buy a house in Allentown, LVHHN can help. Through the Employer-Assisted Housing Program, LVHHN will provide 10 $3,000 forgivable loans for down-payment and closing costs to employees interested in buying a home in the area around LVH–17th and Chew. If you receive a loan, you also will receive a $4,000 grant for facade improvements.
Here’s what you need to be eligible:

• One-year satisfactory employment history
• Commitment to use the home as the primary residence for a three-year period
• Completion of the Home Ownership Counseling Program
• The purchase of a home in the neighborhoods bordered by:
  • 12th to 17th streets and Tilghman to Hamilton streets
  • 17th to 20th streets and Linden to Chew streets

This program is a partnership among LVHHN, the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, Neighborhood Housing Services of the Lehigh Valley, the City of Allentown and Wachovia Bank.

Nominate Someone for a Spirit of Courage Award
Valley Preferred and the Burn Prevention Foundation and LVHHN need your help in finding nominees for the 2007 Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage awards. The awards recognize individuals or groups who perform a heroic act to save someone from burn death or injury. The awards also honor education efforts to prevent burns. The heroic act or educational effort must have occurred between June 1, 2006, and May 31, 2007. Call 610-402-CARE to get your nomination packet.

Refer and Reap Your Reward
We need your help to find and recruit new colleagues who will be just as great as you. New “hot jobs” have been added to our Employee Referral Program. Depending on the position you help fill, you could earn $500, $1,000 or even $2,000! For available positions for this program and information on how to refer potential employees, visit the human resources site on the intranet at www.lvh.com or call 610-402-LVHR (5847).

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