The LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport has helped maintain and restore the health of thousands of community members. But Linda Hatcher thought the hospital itself could use a checkup.
"It’s such a big place," Hatcher said. "We do a noble thing here — some of the best health care in the region. But hospital staff needed a way to communicate and work together as a team to feel more effectively connected to that mission. They needed a way to take pride in their good work."
After learning about the success of CHARACTER COUNTS! in local schools, Hatcher and others in her human resources department teamed up with the LSU AgCenter's 4-H staff to deliver a healthy dose of ethics training to the entire 3,000-member hospital staff.
The training was conducted in September-October 2006.
"It was great. I enjoyed it," said Sharon Upton, a supervisor in radiology, following the session she attended. "It was a reality check."
Several months later, hospital staff are still getting a healthy workout with the program. In June, a bulletin board decorating contest had all departments compete to create "the most appealing graphic representation of the material presented in the Workplace Ethics training."
The winners were treated to an ice cream party. Not exactly what the doctor ordered, perhaps, but nobody sought a second opinion on that.
More information: Read a press release from LSU Health Sciences Center.
