EVS C.I. CARE Employee Recognition

Thank you to our lovely Sangita for a job well done.  GI recognized her for being organized.  She kept the GI unit fully stacked with paper towels, hand sanitizer, toilet paper that the busy staff of the unit did not have to call for supplies.  She went above and beyond by changing the patient bedding in G108A.  G1 unit feels very fortunate to have her.  Thank you Sangita.  We are proud of you!

C.I Care Recognition Sangita, Housekeeping Assistant

EVS C.I. CARE Employee Recognition

Maria Angarita was recognized by several patients and staff in D1 Unit for being sweet, nice, exceptional worker, mom like figure and for making patients feel at home.  We are all proud of you, Ms. Maria!!  Keep up the good C.I. CARE.

C.I. CARE Recognition, Ms. Maria Angarita, Housekeeping Assistant

EVS C.I. CARE Employee Recognition

We are proud of you Mrs.  Reyna Ramirez!!!  Thank you for providing an excellent C.I. CARE by always following up with the patients and staff, and leaving all the rooms very clean in D3 unit.  Your great positive attitude and care for our patients and staff is one of the reason why Stanford Hospital ranks amongst the best hospital in the nation.  THANK YOU for your great work!

C.I. CARE Recognition, Mrs. Reyna Ramirez, Housekeeping Assistant

EVS: The 2018 Thomas A. GONDA Employee of the Year Award for Leadership

Mrs. Vijayanti is an outstanding professional colleague, and a pleasant person to work with.  Through her leadership, and mentorship, Mrs.  Vijayanti has trained staff from Managers, Supervisors to front line employees.  She has led many projects, and took leadership on staff scheduling by dedicating her time to ensure our department’s daily needs are met.  In addition to her effort, she listens to employees’ concerns and takes on leadership on the front-line staff who are falling behind.  Her approachable, and kind demeanor allows her to reach out to our front-line employees to coach them back on track and be the most valuable employees they can be by cultivating their individual skills.  Mrs.  Vijay brings the employees together to participate and generate ideas during the morning huddles.  In addition to that, she trained all the EVS managers on how to properly document attendance issues in API which raised awareness to the issues and holding everyone accountable to the attendance policy.

 

 Mrs. Vijayanti’ s biggest attribute to the management team is her mentoring of new managers by getting them acclimated to the SHC culture and environment.  She is the go to person for questions about a specific process to better understand why it was implemented and what changes took place since.  

 

Mrs. Vijayanti had always lead with integrity and loyalty for 24 years by the highest standard of professionalism.  She is the prime example of leadership by how she performs her daily tasks, how she teaches others on how to get the job done, and how she takes lead on how to overcome the many challenges our management, and front line employees encounters on the daily basis.  She takes immense personal pride and sense of urgency to make a difference in the cleanliness of patient units through coaching of employees and engagement with unit Managers. 

 

She is a compassionate and thoughtful leader.  Along with her skillsets, she has the abilities to lead her colleagues and front line employees to success.  Her management style is superior.  She is very knowledgeable and passionate about quality cleanliness in the hospital, and always provide top notch performance. She is well respected by many, and has touched so many lives.  Mrs. Vijayanti has contributed, and helped shape the EVS department, and SHC community grow. 

 

Mrs. Vijayanti has demonstrated these qualities throughout her career as a Supervisor in Environmental Services.  She is the most deserving, and most qualified employee for this award as she is an exceptional employee; and we are fortunate to work alongside her. 

CONGRATULATIONS to our very own EVS Supervisor, Mrs. Vijayanti Prasad for winning the 2018 GONDA AWARD

EVS October Birthdays Celebration

The fun never stop in EVS when it comes to celebrating our employees birthdays.  This October we made our cake fun by having a Halloween theme cake.  Our staff enjoyed the cake, and enjoyed each other's company.

See the photo of our cake below

EVS Week 2018

On September 10 through September 14, Environmental Services celebrated International Housekeeping Week 2018.  It was a week of celebration starting with Donuts on Monday.  Pizzas on Tuesday, Taco Bar on Wednesday, and Chinese food on Thursday.  We also gave away back packs and ended the celebration with cakes and ice cream bars on Friday, September 14. 

Housekeeping is one of the toughest and most important jobs in SHC.  Our department helps prevent the spread of illnesses and ensures guests and patient satisfaction.  Housekeeping Week is an opportunity to celebrate our staff for their job well done and all their hard work.  Environmental Services is an important part of what makes Stanford Health Care great and ranks among some of the best hospitals in the country.  Keep up the good work team!

Check out the Photos of our EVS Team

EVS May Birthdays Celebration, Cinco De Mayo and Recognition

MAY is an exciting month for the Environmental Services department (EVS).  EVS team started off by celebrating Cinco De Mayo with some delicious pastries for our team.  Our employees had a great time enjoying the pastries and socializing with each other.  The office was decorated with Mexican flags, and photos of Cinco De Mayo celebration.  We also celebrated May birthdays with a Sunflower theme mango flavored cake.  Everyone enjoy the delicious flavor and Sunflower decorations
brightened everyone’s day. 



                                           Mr. Nataniel during EVS Cinco De Mayo Celebration

                                                          

 EVS May Birthdays Celebration 

Employee Recognition, Ms. Maria Luisa

A shout out to the lovely Ms. Maria Luisa.  Ms. Maria picked up a pocket book from OR that has money inside which she immediately returned to the OR Manager.  The OR Manager was so happy and gave Ms. Maria a big hug, and thanked her.  Later that afternoon, an OR Nurse thanked Ms. Maria for returning her pocket book.  Ms. Maria was also nominated for the 2017 Thomas A. Gonda Award.  She is one of many Stanford employees that has made a significant impact daily at work through her excellent practice of Stanford C-I Care service. Thank you for all that you do Maria Luisa! We are so proud of you!

EVS March Birthdays Celebration & St. Patrick's Day Celebration

March was marvelous in EVS as our team marched our way into Spring.  Our department started the month by honoring International Women’s Day and recognizing the importance and roles of women around the world in business field, and in everyday life.  Ms. Cassandra Loh, Sr. Manager, Quality & Compliance gave a short presentation on how Sodexo recognizes and appreciate the role of women in the world and in the society.  Our department posted flyers reminding everyone about the importance of International Women’s Day in our office. 

EVS also celebrated St. Patrick’s Day.  Our EVS staff enjoyed taking photos with some St. Patrick’s photo props such as the ones you can see below.  Everyone had a great time taking pictures.  We all had a great laughed looking at our photos.  Our staff also enjoyed some delicious St. Patrick’s candies throughout the day.  Although none of us found a pot of gold, at the end of the day, St. Patrick’s Day was a colorful and fun celebration

And the fun did not end there.  As always, EVS celebrate birthdays of our employees.  And this month, we showed our employees that we always remember and appreciate them by ordering a Lemon Birthday Cake that was designed in colorful yellow balloons and yellow roses.  The cake was very much appreciated, and everyone enjoyed a delicious bite.  

Below are photos of our EVS March babies.  

Stanford Health Care Food Service team participated in the 7th Annual Healthy Steps Wellness Fair today, April 12th

The 7^th Annual Healthy Steps Wellness Fair was held today, April 12th from 730am-230pm at the Atrium for Stanford Health Care employees. “HealthySteps to Professional Fulfillment” was the theme for the event. All Stanford Health Care employees were invited to learn ways to improve their health while enjoying healthy food samples, giveaways and complimentary chair massage at the event. Many wellness partners also hosted tables to share ways to improve health through information, services, samples and conversations. 

The Stanford Health Care Food Service department showcased the Market Square Café with a bright multifaceted presentation of healthy options offered in our café as well as our At Your Request- room service dining, our patient dining program.  Colleagues were invited to enjoy sample of our featured lightly dressed Spinach Radish Salad which were being introduced by Kiran Robinson, BING dining manager. The salad was also served today at the Market Square Café.  Vanessa Pang, Executive Sous Chef, Christina Platter, RD, Patient Services Manager and Angel Do, Patient Services manager were at the event to provide consultation and tips on healthy eating at the event.

The event was a great succes. Thank you to the Food Service team! 

(Left to Right) Christina Platter (RD), Angel Do, Vanessa Pang

Sample Patient meal from our AYR program

Sodexo Patient Equipment Management Solutions (PEMS) team will be celebrating 1000 + safe days tomorrow, April 11 at the Stanford Hospital Dean's Lawn

The Sodexo Patient Equipment Management Solutions (PEMS) team will be celebrating 1000 + safe days tomorrow, April 11, at the Dean's Lawn from 1.00pm-2.30pm.


To learn more about how the team support Sodexo Zero Harm mission, plesae visit our previous blog post:


http://sodexostanford.blogspot.com/2017/08/patient-equipment-management-solutions.html

We will be posting some pictures from our event tomorrow. Please check back tomorrow for more update.


Congratulations to the PEMS team for keeping the workplace safe! We are proud of you!

EVS February Birthdays Celebration, Valentines Day, Black History Month, and Lunar New Year Celebrations

The month of February was such a busy month for EVS.  This month our department got together, and enjoyed donuts, and pastries in honor of Black History Month.  We decorated with inspirational quotes from Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Barack Obama and Maya Angelou just to name some few heroes of United States of America.  All through February our staff can enjoy reading the quotes and were encouraged to share their thoughts.

And what is February if we don’t celebrate Valentines Day?  As soon as one walks in the EVS department, they will know right away that LOVE IS IN THE AIR.  Heart shape decorations, and red flowers can be seen all over our office.

Aside from these great Holidays, our team also celebrated Lunar New Year.  2018 is the year of the Dog, and our employee, Mr. Duong talked about how Lunar New Year is celebrated in his country, Vietnam.  Mr. Duong gave each one of us a red envelope which translate to lucky money.  Our staff enjoyed pastries, donuts, and fortune cookies. 

On the 28^th, our employees enjoyed yet another treat of sweets to celebrate birthdays of employees born in the month of February.  Our staff shared a delicious Chocolate Chip Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting from our very own Food Services kitchen.  

                                                 Thank you, February, for a fun month!

EVS January Birthdays Celebration & Baby Shower Potluck Celebration

Exciting news in EVS!  Our team celebrated a Baby Shower event for our Sodexo Senior Area General Manager, Yamin Bregeth and his beautiful wife, Hala.  Our staff brought gifts, and food to congratulate the expecting parents.  We played music, ate delicious food, and had a great time. And other department also joined in the fun from Patient Care Services.  It was such a fun get together celebration.  Check out the photo when Yamin was about to cut his cake, and all the staff got up to take the photo with him.
 

                              Employees with Sodexo Senior Area General Manager, Yamin.

After the Baby Shower, a week later EVS celebrated January birthdays of our staff.  Our department shared a delicious Red Velvet cake that everyone enjoyed.  We played birthday songs, and even danced.  January was surely a fun, and exciting month for EVS!