January/February Clinical Center News 2016

January/February Clinical Center News 2016

January/February 2016

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IN THIS ISSUE:

• Dr. Richard Childs honored as Assistant Surgeon General in U.S. Public Health Service
• Israeli health officials visit NIH
• Ribbons, bows and ‘ho, ho, hos’ spread holiday cheer
• CC Director’s Annual Address and Director's Awards honor staff
• Dr. Clare Hastings retires as chief nurse
• Updated FAES gift store opens 
• High school student shares her volunteer experience
• Clinical trials in need of participants
• NCI welcomes Oncology Nursing Society to the CC
• Motivational speaker showcases importance of improvising, adapting and innovating at work
• Upcoming Events

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Updated waiting room opens for guests of ICU patients

In January, the Clinical Center opened a renovated family waiting room for patients in the NIH Clinical Center’s Intensive Care Unit. Dr. John I. Gallin, director of the Clinical Center, hosted a ribbon cut­ting, along with Heidi Grolig, executive director of Friends of Patients at the NIH, a non-profit focused on support­ing patients receiving treatment at NIH.

Town Hall provides NIH updates, open forum for staff

The NIH Medical Executive Committee (MEC) hosted the annual Clinical Staff Town Hall Meeting Jan. 11 in the CC with Dr. Avi Nath, Clinical Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and Chair of the MEC, monitoring the meeting. The open forum provided an opportunity for staff to learn about Building 10 updates and offer input on topics such as new approaches to patient safety and mitigating risk, patient activity, CC budget, an improved patient portal and a new referring physician portal.

New survey will shape future of the Clinical Center

All Clinical Center employees now have the opportunity to provide feedback to leadership about important issues. The 2016 Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey made specifically for the Clinical Center is a collaboration between the Office of Workforce Management and Development and the Society for Human Resource Management.