Jen Hutfles, Physical Therapist, Holton, recently reported a patient safety concern. Jen stated, “I have a patient who is a fall risk who caught her front wheel walker on the rug between the two front doors and almost fell. This rug has been an issue over the last few years. This is not the first time this has occurred. Any way, we can remove the rug What do we need to do?” 

The rug has been replaced with a non-curl type. Jen’s question brought awareness and further discussion to other areas posing patient safety concerns.  

CHCS encourages all employees to notify their managers/supervisors about safety concerns. Concerns can also be reported in Quality Data Check. Safety and other risk issues cannot be addressed it they go unreported, posing possible risk to staff, patients and

visitors. 

Thank you, Jen, for voicing your

concern and making patient safety a priority! 

For her “Great Catch”, Jen gets a

free CHCS t-shirt from the gift shop.

Gordon Beightel submitted a Great Catch for Jane McClain and Paula Schwartz who both work at Redbud.

Apartment Y, which has been vacant for some time, was going to be used so Jane turned on the furnace to warm-up the room. After several minutes, the room filled with smoke and the alarm was activated. Paula heard the alarm sound at the reception panel and quickly went to apartment Y. Along the way she met Jane, and upon entering the room, immediately turned off the thermostat, assuming the furnace was the issue.

Ben, from maintenance was called to inspect the furnace. He determined the furnace was hot enough that a fire would have been imminent had the issue not been resolved immediately. The furnace has since been taken out of service and will be replaced rather than repaired, as it is an original to the building.

Since this occurrence, maintenance is now checking and starting all furnaces in Redbud, paying closer attention to the older units.

Jane and Paula will receive for a free CHCS T-shirt for their quick response to what could have been a devastating event.

As we enter the last Quarter of 2023, it is time to start thinking about our 2024 benefits. Click here to find the dates, times and locations of the 2024 open enrollment meetings.

As in past years, the 2024 open enrollment will be passive, which means, unless you make changes, you will be enrolled in the same benefits as you were in 2023.  However- you MUST RE-ELECT YOUR FLEXIBLE SPENDING MEDICAL AND DEPENDENT CARE EVERY YEAR.  This is easily accomplished through the Employee Navigator software. You can login to your account on your own or attend one of the open enrollment meetings and a HR representative will be happy to assist you.

Greater Giving - The Greater Giving Committee is working on updating the giving options. Members of the Greater Giving Committee will be at each open enrollment meeting to provide information on what we have been working on. We would love to talk to as many employees as possible at the open enrollment meetings. The Greater Giving Committee members are Todd Willert, Lorraine Meyer, Kelsey Edwards, Jess Hipp, Mindy Olberding and Pam Holaday. We are looking for more committee members from all locations. If you are interested, please contact Lorraine , Pam or Cindy.

2024 PTO Cash-in - We will allow for PTO cash-in in 2024, the same as we have in previous years. We will have the forms available at our open enrollment meetings.

Health Insurance - CHCS is excited to announce that starting in 2024, a new hire's insurance will be effective the first of the month after their start date. This is a huge benefit for not only new hires, but also for those employees who have been in a position that was not eligible for benefits and transitioned to a benefit eligible position.  

There has been a slight increase in the 2024 Health Insurance premiums. However, in an effort to keep employee's cost as low as possible, CHCS will be paying 75.37% of the 2024 premiums and the employee contributions will make up 24.63%.  Click here to view the 2024 Health Insurance premiums.

Flexible Spending Medical and Dependent Care - The 2024 max contribution for Flexible Spending Medical is $3200 and for Dependent Care is $5000. Please remember if you want to contribute to Flexible Spending Medical or Dependent Care YOU MUST RE-ELECT EVERY YEAR.  This process is very simple and is done through employee navigator. You can login to your account on your own, or you can attend one of our open enrollment sessions and one of our HR professionals will be very happy to assist you.