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Christmas is fast approaching! If the frenzy and chaos of 2020 has knocked you off your feet, these last-minute gifts for healthcare workers are here to save the day! Desperate shoppers, rejoice! Each one of these gifts has been carefully hand-selected, featuring recommendations and suggestions from the Wambi flock and our friends in healthcare.
A shoe made for nurses, by nurses. On the top of our gifts for healthcare workers list are these orthopedic shoes that don’t compromise aesthetics for comfort. Thanks to the shoes’ popularity, the sneakers are backordered until January, giving last-minute shoppers a valid reason for the tardiness.
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Make hydration joyful. This 1-gallon water bottle measures hydration progress across the typical 12-hour shift for healthcare workers on graveyard shifts. And words of affirmation cheer you on at every milestone!
Every cup helps a pup. For the animal-loving healthcare workers in your life, this limited-edition coffee bundle featuring two of the brand’s most popular blends supports animal rescue missions across the USA.
One of our nursing friends shared that wearing PPE masks over 12 hours a day has done serious damage to her skin. She raved about these silk masks, which are much gentler on her tired skin and help her feel pampered during her off-hours. Available in 7 colors.
Revitalize a worn-out mask with this refreshing spray packed with lavender and tea tree oil. This BIPOC-owned small business was inspired by the founder’s dad, Will, who was very ill. During his hospitalization, his son came up with solution to stimulate his memory through the power of scent and thus, the Way of Will was born.
Teas for every mood. This gift suggestion was inspired by our resident RN at Wambi, Dr. Bonnie Clipper, who sips a cup of Moroccan Mint Tea every afternoon. For nurses with jam-packed days, simplicity is essential to fast decision-making.
If you like Dr. Bonnie Clipper’s suggestions, watch some of her Wambi Chats with nursing leaders here.
Banish the first signs of varicose veins with these fashionable compression socks. Not only do they work their magic on tired calves, but for every pair purchased, a pair is donated to a homeless shelter. Did you know that socks are the most requested item at homeless shelters? 3 pairs = 3 donations.
With the aggressive amounts of hand sanitizer being used at hospitals these days, the cracked hands of hardworking healthcare workers will thank you with this nourishing, heavy-duty salve that instantly moisturizes.
An ultrasound technician from Kaiser Permanente shared with us that lanyards are the only way she gets to personalize her outfit. With over 30 patterns and prints to choose from, make these lanyards the stylish and low-lift accessory for any healthcare worker.
This metal lunch pot is perfect for soup season. Healthcare workers can easily store their meals in this split-compartment container, keeping snacks in the clear leak-proof lid and hot foods in the BPA-free canister.
Gift that special healthcare worker in your life a gift card to their favorite restaurant as a way to take care of them. Tibi Samuel, our Associate Business Analyst, shared: “I know after 12-hour shifts, all my nurse friends want to do is just go out to eat!”
Modern, form-flattering scrubs with utility features like multiple functional zippered pockets, adjustable drawstrings, and interior security pockets. Did we mention they also sell underscrubs and lab coats?
“This is a gift for my mom who is a respiratory therapist,” writes Millette Stambaugh, the Digital Marketing Coordinator at Wambi. “My mom works the graveyard shift and her body clock is totally off most of the time. This year, I want to give her this soothing light alarm clock that will wake her body up naturally by mimicking the sun’s glow. Light therapy for the win!”
Out of all the bag options on the market, this ultralight tote bag made our gifts for healthcare workers list because of its efficiency. Not only does it have large enough side pockets for any miscellaneous objects, but it’s easy to wash, making sanitation less of a chore. Comes in three colors.
These no-fuss modern pens get straight to the point. Our Marketing Associate, Chris Gregorio, emphasized that healthcare workers always need pens while making their rounds. This colorful assortment will make sure none of your pens go rogue!
If your budget cannot accommodate any indulgent spending this year, give the gift of kindness using our Carepostcard platform. Send words of appreciation to that special healthcare worker in your life using Wambi’s virtual postcard platform. These messages of gratitude will be shared not only with the world, but with the people who matter the most – our frontline healthcare workers. Happy holidays!
Keep calm and welcome the new year with a new desktop wallpaper that is easy on the eyes, but also functional. Missed dates will be a thing of the past with this 2021 calendar, highlighting national holidays and healthcare-related holidays. We’ve also thought ahead and left some space for digital folders. A 2021 calendar never looked so good. Feel free to share this post with colleagues, friends, and family members.
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Here are 2021 healthcare holidays:
Employee Appreciation Day (March 5) World Imagination Day (March 14) National Doctors Day (March 30) World Health Day (April 7) Patient Experience Week (April 26-30) National Nurses Week (May 6-12)
Last year we said thank you to our nurses. Watch our virtual thank you video here.
World Meditation Day (May 31) World Day of Joy (August 1) Health Unit Coordinator Week (August 23-29) World Gratitude Day (September 16)
Download our Gratitude Workbook, a free toolkit with prompts to guide you through your gratitude practice.
World Mental Health Day (October 10)
In need of meditation? Enjoy our trio of 10-minute guided meditations featuring Jonathan Metter on the Wambi Youtube channel.
Make a Difference Day (October 24) World Kindness Day (November 13) Giving Tuesday (December 1)
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Brian Helleland, CEO, and Mary Ann Perez, Director of Care Experience work at St. Jude Medical Center in Southern California. While they have different roles in the company, both are passionate about nurturing pride for their organization.
In this episode Brian and Mary Ann speak to the importance of training and how it is the job of a leader to make culture tangible.
If you liked what you heard today, watch our ‘Lessons in 2020: Building a Resilient Workplace‘ webinar on-demand featuring Brian Helleland as one of our healthcare executive guests.
1. Own Culture Initiatives Supporting Quote Brian Helleland: “We’re not shy about talking about hashtag St. Jude pride or the St. Jude pride campaign. We’re transparent about it. We’re not trying to manipulate or trick anybody that we’re creating this culture to make people happy to be here. We want our staff to be part of generating the pride and that we’re all building this pride together. Not that we’re trying to build it as leaders.”
2. Share Positive Stories Supporting Quote Mary Ann Perez: “I saw a lot of stories from our own caregivers with photos, maybe of a poster that a community member had left out in one of our parking areas. And just every time the caregiver posts, at the end they have #StJudePride. It’s not just the organization saying how important St.Jude pride is, but our own caregivers recognizing it and feeling it themselves. They don’t feel like they can tell a story of St. Jude without including the hashtag St. Jude pride.”
3. Be Human-Centered Supporting Quotes Mary Ann Perez: “We have an applause program, which actually generates about a thousand to 1400 per quarter of recognitions that come from patients and families. They go from caregiver to caregiver, from physicians. In addition, we have an online recognition form where we receive recognitions again from caregiver to caregiver, in addition to online stories. Another mechanism we have in place is our daily huddles, and our daily huddles occur in every department every day, and we highlight a different caregiver’s story.”
Brian Helleland: “One of the other things that I use as a metric is how many of your caregivers do you know by name? Executives are embarrassed sometimes to go around and talk to people and are afraid to introduce themselves because they may not know the caregiver by name or the employee by name, and I’m like, that’s fine. Go out in another couple of days and go out, and when you didn’t know 50 people’s names, maybe the next time you don’t know 30 people’s names. And at some point in time, you’re going to know almost everybody’s names, but those there’s little things to just get over on employee relations and be a relationship driven organization.”
4. Make Your Rounds Supporting Quote Brian Helleland: “It starts with the leadership. You’ve got to invest, not just money, but you’ve got to invest time. You’ve got to walk the halls and talk to people. I tell our leadership all the time. If rounding is not your favorite part of the day, you’re doing something wrong.”
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In collaboration with Wambi, the Gut + Science Podcast Healthcare Series hosted by Nikki Lewellen, Director of Partnerships at Wambi, highlights accomplished, people-first healthcare CEOs (and executives) that share their powerful mindsets, experiences and tools that have helped them succeed. The show encompasses all areas of human capital at work and the successful best practices that breed healthy, engaged organizations.
Creating a motivated and resilient workforce is an everyday priority for people-first leaders, but 2020 presented many challenges to that mission. Overcoming this year’s unique challenges led to insights on how these leaders used creativity to empower peers commitment to excellence and grace to validate the emotional effects of he pandemic. The learnings we gathered included: increasing visibility to support staff, invest in resiliency trainings to protect the workforce, and also prioritize the focus on employees so that they they feel able to show up for their patients (and so much more). Each of these leaders inspired us with their empathy in building resilience. For those looking for words of wisdom, we encourage you to watch the recording.
David L. Baiada is the CEO of BAYADA Home Health Care, a $1.5 billion global leader in home health care, with over 28,000 nurses, aides, therapists and other professionals serving clients in more than 365 locations in 23 states, England, Germany, India, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Korea. Mr. Baiada was appointed CEO in August 2017 when BAYADA’s founder, Mark Baiada, stepped into a new role as Chairman. Since joining BAYADA in 2002, Mr. Baiada has worked in a variety of roles and learned the business from the ground-up. Taking on progressively increasing responsibilities, he most recently served as practice president for home health, hospice, pediatrics practices; lead the Enterprise Quality teams responsible for policy development, regulatory support, and quality assurance/auditing; spearheaded the redesign of the quality improvement and standards framework for the entire enterpriset; oversaw four strategic business acquisitions; and launched the Hospice Specialty Practice to provide high-quality, end-of-life services. In May 2016, Mr. Baiada was named one of the 40 most influential professionals under age 40 in the Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Prior to joining BAYADA, Mr. Baiada worked as an analyst and associate at Diamond Management and Technology Partners in Chicago. He earned an MBA in Health Care Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and BA in Economics from Cornell University.
As South Florida’s only university-based medical system, UHealth is a vital component of the community that is leading the next generation of health care. Dr. Fagan serves as the senior administrative and clinical nursing leader in the development and implementation of service excellence across the UHealth system. Her team drives the strategic direction, tactics, processes and projects that link the health system’s clinical reputation for excellence. Prior to her service at UHealth, Dr. Fagan worked foe Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA as the Associate Chief Nurse at the Connors Center for Women and Newborn providing leadership to BWH OB/GYN & NICU nursing and support staff, advancing nursing science and practice with the organizational mission of excellent care, global and community maternal-child health and training the next generation of inter-professional students, raising BWH in-patient obstetric practice nurse/physician patient communication/care patient satisfaction scores from 56% to 95% over two years.
Brian Helleland was appointed Chief Executive of St. Jude Medical Center in January 2017. Previously he served as St. Jude’s Chief Operating Officer for 10 years. He is responsible for the non-profit, 320-bed tertiary hospital and integrated delivery network – recognized as one of Southern California’s most respected and technologically advanced hospitals. Organizational leadership is his passion and he encourages each caregiver to reach their potential through engagement, education and empowerment. He believes servant leaders provide the foundation necessary to transform and shape a culture focused on demonstrating quality, operational efficiency and fiscal responsibility. Under Brian’s leadership St. Jude has earned national awards and recognition for its specialties, including: orthopedic, cancer, maternity, neurosciences and stroke, rehabilitation and cardiac care.
With over 20 years of experience in healthcare administration, Brian came to St. Jude in January of 2006 as the Vice President – Operations after having served in a similar role at Eisenhower Medical Center (EMC) in Rancho Mirage, CA. Prior to his three years at EMC, he was the Chief Operating Officer at Phoenix Baptist Hospital, a community teaching hospital, for three years and the Chief Operating Officer at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center for three years.
Deana Sievert has over 25 years of experience in nursing, with 15 of those years in various leadership roles. Sievert received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Toledo/Medical College of Ohio Consortium, then obtained her Master of Science in Nursing degree from the Medical University of Ohio, Toledo. She received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice as a Nurse Executive from the Ohio State University. She is currently enrolled at Walden University in pursuit of her PhD in nursing leadership. Over her tenure, she helped lead ProMedica Toledo Hospital Campus to three consecutive years of being awarded Healthgrade’s Top 100 Hospitals and in 2017-2019 a Top 50 Hospital. She currently serves as the President of Fremont Memorial Hospital and Fostoria Community Hospital and serves as the Chief Nursing Officer for the Acute Care/Provider division of ProMedica. She has oversight of the quality, safety, experience and clinical risk services of the division also. The ProMedica Center for Nursing Excellence reports to Sievert and is on a journey for advancing evidence-based care culture and healthcare provider well-being . She serves on several community boards, and participates in many professional organizations.
The Honorable Dr. David Shulkin was the Ninth Secretary of the US Department of Veteran Affairs, and served in President Trump’s cabinet as the only cabinet member confirmed unanimously by the Senate. Secretary Shulkin previously served as the Under Secretary for Health. Having been appointed by President Obama and prior to coming to be a secretary, Shulkin served as Chief Executive of leading hospitals and health systems, including Beth Israel in New York City and Morristown Medical Center in northern New Jersey.
He is the University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute Distinguished Health Policy Fellow and has been named one of the Hundred Most Influential People in American Healthcare. He’s the author of the best-selling book, “It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Serve Your Country”, is a board-certified internist, and is married to his medical school classmate.
If you liked what you heard on resilience, tune into one of our panelists, Dr. Maureen Fagan and her powerful message about helping her team find their reserves. Dr. Maureen Fagan is passionate about leading resilience and helping people recharge. In this episode, Maureen recounts her leadership journey this year on the frontlines of healthcare and shares best practices to help employees find their “reserves”. Listen to the Gut + Science Healthcare Series episode “Reflect to Recharge.“