During this week we celebrate all that you do in support of UCI Health’s strategic vision to improve health, increase value, and transform ourselves to be the best place to give and get care. Your commitment and dedication to patients and their families truly makes a difference.
Enjoy this gallery of photos to see how we celebrate at UCI.
Bright People Brilliant Solutions (BPBS) Campaign
“Celebrate Hospital Week & Nurses Week Photo Contest”
Starts May 9 | Ends May 13
Show us how you celebrate this special recognition week! Three winners will be selected daily at random from all photos submitted; each person in the winning photo (up to five recipients) will receive a $25 Amazon e-gift card sent to their UCI email address; an employee may win only one time. For complete information and to post your photos, visit https://bpbs.hr.uci.edu.
MONDAY, MAY 9
Summer State of Mind Beach Towel Giveaway
12 – 5 p.m. & 7 – 9 p.m., Auditorium
Get ready to soak up the sun with this free
UCI Health beach towel. Managers will be asked to come pick up the towels for their teams.
Online Bright People, Brilliant Solutions
Photo Contest begins
Submit your photo today.
TUESDAY, MAY 10
Donut Know What We’d Do Without You! –
Donuts & Coffee
6 – 9 a.m., Douglas Hospital Lobby
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
Cuddle Up with Fuzzy Friends – Pet Therapy
6 – 8 a.m., Douglas Hospital
Lunch on Us – Enjoy a Free Luau Meal
11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Healing Garden Lawn
7:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m., Douglas Hospital Cafeteria
Available for those working on-site at the medical
center. ID badge required.
THURSDAY, MAY 12
Rest & Relax – Massage Therapy
7 – 11 a.m. & 7 – 11 p.m., DH 4002
10 minute appointment slots available.
Reserve your spot now.
FRIDAY, MAY 13
More Time with Fuzzy Friends – Pet Therapy
11 a.m. – 2 p.m., All Pavilions (as time permits)
Leave Your Mark – New Medical Center Topping Off Signing Event
2 – 4 p.m., Healing Garden Lawn
Be part of UCI Health history! Celebrate the "topping off" for the Center for Advance Care at the new UCI Health Irvine campus. Sign an 8’W x 4’H
representative piece that will be placed in the new Irvine center. The first
100 signers receive a pair of Great Park skate passes.
After you sign, enjoy an ice cream treat and chat with
leadership as we wrap-up our Hospital Week and
Nurses Week celebrations.
Photo contest closes
Be sure to post your pictures from this week’s festivities for a final chance to win!
SATURDAY, MAY 14
Donut Know What We’d Do Without You! –
Donuts & Coffee
6 – 9 a.m., Douglas Hospital Lobby
*All ambulatory locations (not located in Orange) will receive other treats throughout the week.
ALL WEEK
Blessing of the Hands
Chaplain Rounding
Ping Pong
East side staff entrance, Douglas Hospital
Treat Cart
Enjoy a treat with your department. Directors
and UCI Health leaders will round on the units
with a treat cart.
MONDAY, MAY 9
Red Carpet Nurses Recognition
6:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m., Douglas Hospital
Healing Garden
Watch the live stream here.
TUESDAY, MAY 10
Treat Cart
Enjoy a treat with your department. Directors
will round on the units with a treat cart.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
Cookie Giveaway
Enjoy a snack and celebrate National Nurses Week!
Take a moment from your day to reflect on the work
you do to make a difference in the lives of others.
Integrative Health: Biofeedback Session with
Dr. Maddison Thivierge
9 – 9:30 a.m., Zoom
View webinar here.
THURSDAY, MAY 12
Virtual Nursing Excellence Awards
3:30 – 5 p.m., Online
Speaker: Mark Lazenby, Dean of the Sue & Bill
Gross School of Nursing
FRIDAY, MAY 13
Year in Nursing
Slide Presentation
Nursing Students say, “Thank You, UCI Nursing!”
Video Presentation
eSignature – Spread the word of this celebratory week in your email signature. Click here to learn how to add and hyperlink an image in your eSignature.
e-Thank You Card – Send a thank you note to your fellow co-workers.
Hosptial Week & Nurses Week Flyer – Print this flyer and post it in your work space to spread the news about the week's events.
Ant Trail Maps – Explore UCI Health campuses using the short or long route that’s right for you.
Kelly Shedd, Engagement & Wellness Analyst, Health
kshedd@hs.uci.edu, (818) 825-7979
Joshua Macias, Engagement Coordinator, Enterprise
jrmacia1@hs.uci.edu, (714) 456-8103
Matthew Murray, Engagement, Wellness and HR Coordinator, Health
murraym2@uci.edu, (714) 456-7854