Lutheran Health Network’s Post

Okayyyyy... I slept for three days and now I'm BACK. And I made muffins for the team. Last Thursday we had nearly the entire department (150ish!) in person. We wanted to start the year with clarity, simplifying the "plans on plans on plans" that Public Health is used to... distilling the next 12-18 month's focus down to a few key efforts. We also wanted to laugh. And we wanted to cry. And we wanted to get to know each other in new ways. We did all of those things. I think I made it about 43 minutes before crying... plus we did Laughing Yoga, so the laughter was mandatory. We played with fidget toys and Play-Doh, and we drew our dream communities. We ate many bagels and bopped our heads to a suitable-for-work bespoke playlist. Most importantly, we explored how we can keep reaching for more and better to serve the hundreds of thousands of people we are entrusted to keep safe and healthy. The Cardinal Seven is our term for the seven big things we will commit to this year. They're bold but doable. They aren't rocket science--but in a world where everything feels overly complicated, it's a nice reprieve from checklists and KPI's. Yes, we will still track and measure and get reaccredited (I declare it), but sometimes you gotta just say what you want to do in plain words. This year, we commit to: 🗣 Creating a culture of honest, 360 feedback that disrupts bias 🗣 🤑 Being better financial stewards 🤑 🏆 Creating a culture of excellence through rapid QI and more transparent recognition programs 🏆 💪 Busting down walls and taking more clinical services to the streets 💪 📈 Modernizing our data systems, reaching towards Public Health 4.0 📈 📢 Being known through a renewed focus on social marketing, brand, and presence 📢 Yes, that's only six out of seven... but the seventh is way too big for a single LinkedIn post. Let's just say that number seven has something to do with cactuses, maps, and real-deal health equity. 🌵 I feel overwhelmingly, unapologetically blessed. It's not all puppies and corn dogs, as one of our directors said at the meeting, but with this team in place, there is hope. We have ambition, energy, humility, and trust. And we know that if we fail, it means we tried. If we tried, it means we believed. (Yes, I used that at the meeting and yes I admitted it was stolen from a Peloton ride I took that very morning)

Peace is possible... indeed, peace is crucial.

Connect what matters to your healthcare goals and plans!

Today, on International What Matters Most to You? Day, let's reflect on the power of shifting our approach to care. Moving from asking "What's the matter with you?" to "What matters to you?" opens doors to transformative conversations between caregivers and individuals. Prioritizing meaningful dialogues can lead to shared understanding and support, ensuring that everyone's values are respected throughout their care journey. 🏥⚕️👩🏻⚕️🩵#WhatMattersMost #HealthcareConversations #InternationalDay

Smart move - this should be the key question that guides us all in interactions whether it's a patient, client, staff member or customer. To create person centred health responses understanding what matters to the individual is KEY. #whatmatterstoyou #whatmatters #understanding #personcentred #humancentreddesign #socialcare

Why should we celebrate the month of JUNE?! Numerous “International days” activities in the field of healthcare were set to serve a noble objectives by which relevant healthcare communities commemorate & raise “BIOLOGICAL” diseases awareness among patients, caregivers, and society at large… In our efforts to raise disease awareness, it's essential to realise that other SOCIAL and MORAL diseases have more significant & profound impact on individuals and communities which require immediate & comprehensive intervention. Addressing these societal ailments alongside biological diseases, we can create a more inclusive and compassionate world, promoting holistic well-being for all. For this month; we all need to prioritize our families and loved ones, we must engage in proactive actions, including education, support networks, and advocacy efforts, recognizing them as our most valuable assets. Parents’ role is crucial to fend against such reprehensible obscenity, a crime that violates human nature, destroys moral values, and violates the right of humanity to preserve its human race…

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This week is ‘Dying Matters’ week, and to celebrate these conversations, we are sharing our article on how we can: identify adults approaching end of life, use disease-specific indicators to help, and develop and expand our communication skills. Read our Pearl here- https://hubs.li/Q02wFn900

Happy new year to all our members and their colleagues, families and friends. Our article written by Suzanne Creed for The Medical Independent on rebuilding professional relationships can be accessed below. It contains some useful reflections for the start of the new year. https://lnkd.in/e6muiMvJ

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