Category: Admin

We are happy to announce our interim CHRO will be starting on Monday, December 4!!

JoEllen Randall is a Human Resources professional with over 35 years of experience in HR Executive Leadership.  She holds high-level expertise in all functions of Human Resources, Organizational Development, and Payroll processes.  JoEllen holds a successful track record of working and collaborating with all stakeholders in the workforce to create a work environment of trust and engagement.   JoEllen is certified as a PHR and has an MBA with an HR emphasis. 

What, Why and How

For the remainder of the month of November, the Patient Experience group would like remind everyone to focus on an Attitude of Gratitude.

Flyer credit – Grace Barritt

The Updated COVID Vaccines Are Here: Things You Should Know

1. CDC recommends the updated COVID vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older to stay up to date. They are highly recommended for Welia Health employees.
2. According to the FDA, the updated vaccine addresses currently circulating variants to provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19.
3. The updated vaccines are not expected to prevent all cases of COVID, including those causing mild illness; rather, their aim is to reduce severe illness, hospitalization, and death from infection.
4. Vaccine is highly recommended for anyone at risk of severe disease and death including patients over the age of 50 as well as anyone with immunocompromising conditions and chronic conditions such as heart disease or diabetes.
5. According to the CDC any serious reactions after COVID-19 vaccination are rare.
6. The CDC considers it safe to get the COVID shot and annual flu vaccine simultaneously.

More information on Updated COVID Vaccines can be found here: Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines | CDC

To ensure sufficient vaccine supply for all of our employees, please complete the quick survey with your interest in receiving the updated COVID vaccine: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R35NQZ2

Last month Dr. Allen shared with staff his experience in New Zealand. Thank you to everyone who attended in person and virtually.

Please click here to watch the presentation.

Thank you Dr. Allen for sharing this with us.

The Senior Team is excited to announce 8 new providers joining the Welia Health team! Please join them in welcoming:

• Dr. David Bidle, Family Medicine – January 2024
• Mary Brown, NP, Emergency Department – 2024
• Lindsey Fielder, CNP, Family Medicine – January 2024
• Wynonah Filla, PA, Emergency Department – 2024
• Dr. Marc Myer, Family Medicine – January 2024
• Dr. Huy (Henry) Nguyen, General Surgery – January 2024
• Dr. Austin Peterson, Optometry – September 2023
• Anna Warnes, NP, Emergency Department – January 2024

• Next week, on Wednesday & Thursday, our leadership team will be attending a leadership training session led by our coaches for The Welia Way.  We are looking forward to learning how to be the best leaders to make Welia the best place to work and to give and receive healthcare!
• New Coffee/Cappuccino Vendor Machine:  In the next few weeks, there will be a self-serve vending machine installed in the Mora Cafeteria area. 
• Vaccination Clinics:  Get your influenza vaccine, update your tetanus, and more!  Dates are listed on the intranet.
• COVID Boosters:  While not quite available here yet, when they are, we encourage you to receive any recommended boosters.
• Our new RPAP Student, Danielle Frazee, started on Monday.
• Newly hired providers (Bios will be posted soon!):
  • Anna Warnes, DNP-Full-time Emergency Department, Pine City Urgency Services, and Mora Same Day
  • David Bidle, MD-Full-time Family Medicine physician in Pine City and Hinckley
  • Lindsey Fielder, NP-Full-time at Mora, Hinckley, and Pine City clinics
  • Marc Meyer, MD-Full-time Family Medicine physician in Mora, Hinckley and Pine City

Update, September 12:

And we have our winners, congratulations to Natasha Swanson (Quality/Utilization Review Specialist) in Mora and Angela Nelson (imaging) in Hinckley!

Update, September 11:

We had one winner from Pine City, congratulations, Tiffany Mohr (clinic nursing)!

Check your tickets for —–

Mora – 988069

Hinckley – 988047

Again, if no one turns in the winning tickets, we will do one more random drawing with all employees.

Good luck!

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Update, August 29:

No one turned in the winning numbers, so the redrawn numbers are:

Hinckley – 988057

Mora – 988095

Pine City – 988106

If no one one turns in winning tickets again, a random drawing will be done for all employees by Thursday, August 31.

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For those who participated in the events during Welia Day and put their ticket in for the drawing, we have a winner at each campus for one of these SUPER COOL summer bags!

Please submit your ticket to Chris Newton for your prize.

Hinckey – 988048

Mora – 988064

Pine City – 988115

If no one turns in their ticket by Friday (August 25), another will be drawn.

Happy last days of summer!

2023 employee satisfaction survey

Hello Welia, 

On behalf of the Welia Way Team, we invite employees to “The Buzz” (our new semi-annual training event) and to celebrate our 5-Star Achievement. The event will serve as an opportunity for employees to become familiar with each of our Welia Way teams and their purpose. This is also a re-commitment event to the Behaviors of Excellence, which has been given a buzzworthy refresh. This event will be presented in an open house format so staff can attend as their schedules allow. A variety of dates and times are scheduled to accommodate each location and each shift.

They are as follows:

September 13^th, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm in the Mora Meeting Rooms 1, 2, & 3 September 14^th, 6:00 am – 12:00 pm in the Mora Meeting Rooms 1, 2, & 3  September 21^st, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm in Hinckley
September 25^th, 7:30 am – 1:00 pm in the Pine City Ambulance Garage 

Attendance is mandatory, and attending in-person is preferred. However, we understand schedules may not allow in-person participation, therefore, a recorded video presentation following the celebration will be available. A commitment time of 15 minutes is recommended. There will be a drawing for prizes along with cupcakes and refreshments!

We look forward to seeing you at The Buzz event!

Thank you, 

Team Walk This Way