What to Say When People Ask How They Can Help Benefis

4/6/2020 TW@B 04.06.2020

April 06, 2020

Our community wants to help Benefis during this pandemic. Please let Benefis Foundation know about any contributions so we may properly thank people.

Here are some ideas if you're asked what people can do to help:

Flatten the curve: The No. 1 thing we need is help preventing community spread of COVID-19 by self-isolating, properly washing hands, and calling our helpline at (406) 455-2500 if you have symptoms.

Donate supplies: We ask anyone with N95 masks, gloves (fingertip MIL of 3.6 or better), plastic coveralls, and full-face NAPA Great Falls donated critical N95 shields to please share with our frontline healthcare staff by masks that help protect our healthcare dropping them at 360 Office Solutions located at 401 9th Ave. S. team while they care for the community. Another community supporter, Centene, is as they are graciously collecting supplies on behalf of Benefis. donating 4,200 masks to Benefis. Sew scrub caps: While we aren’t taking handmade masks, we are asking for donations of homemade surgical caps (hair coverings). Click here for three pattern options. Etsy also has patterns for sale. Please bring the caps to 360 Office Solutions.

Donate to Benefis Foundation: Donations may be made online or by mail to Benefis Foundation, P.O. Box 7008, Great Falls, MT 59406.

Support local businesses: Across northcentral Montana, our entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to get people what they need while limiting contact. We care for our community, and we're all in this together.

Donate blood: Blood drives may be canceled, but the need continues. Check out the American Red Cross blood donor app, call 1-800-RED CROSS, or schedule an appointment online.

benefishealth.us.newsweaver.com/weeklynews/1ffm17ccc1t3sq5uguydt0?email=true&lang=en&a=11&p=7037927 1/7 4/6/2020 TW@B 04.06.2020

Like (1)

Coping With COVID- Gratitude Moment 19 Messages of Thanks From Our Your Mental Community Health Matters: 7 We hope you feel the love from our New Ideas for community lately. Self-Care After delivering the first 150 of 500 pizzas he donated to feed 1,900 Benefis employees, Papa John's franchisee Rick Mohler said Papa John's Pizza gave Benefis he's thankful for those who are taking care of employees 500 pizzas as a thank you. Franchisee Rick Mohler said Benefis his friends in the hospital, for those who will was the pilot and he plans to give to be tried in the days to come as COVID-19 hospitals in Papa John's towns across Montana/Idaho. Let your mind take you peaks, and to all the Emergency Department on a little vacation. What folks who have ordered a "ton" of pizza over does it smell like? How the years. does the tropical breeze feel on your skin? What do you hear? "We appreciate what you people are doing," he said. "We hope we get through this as a team together and get back to normal soon. We just wanted Let this be your to do something nice for the community and to say, 'We appreciate you.'" reminder to practice self-care during this challenging time.

Dr. Stephanie Burcusa, a licensed clinical psychologist at Benefis, offers these simple benefishealth.us.newsweaver.com/weeklynews/1ffm17ccc1t3sq5uguydt0?email=true&lang=en&a=11&p=7037927 2/7 4/6/2020 TW@B 04.06.2020 suggestions. We'll post more tips every week.

Check in with your co- workers. Ask how this experience has been for them, what they are finding most surprising, and how you can support them.

Practice generosity. Donate blood, give to charity, send a letter to someone in a nursing home, etc.

Ground yourself. If you are feeling stressed, try this grounding technique: Name five things you can see, four things you

can hear, three things Chalk messages of encouragement read "BRAVE," "COURAGE," and you can touch, two "#GFSTRONG" at East Campus. things you can smell,

and one thing you taste. These are among the many, many messages of thanks from members of This is a good way to our community, posted on the Benefis Facebook page: derail panic.

"Thank you Benefis doctors, and nurses as well, for staying committed to your Use the power of your profession so we can stay at home. You are appreciated!" mind to relax. Take a

few moments to "Thank you! from a retired Nurse at Benefis. I'm extremely proud to have imagine yourself in a worked side by side with such a dedicated and professional medical staff relaxing location. there at Benefis!!!" Perhaps it’s a beach or

a mountain top or a "I love and appreciate all of you!" sunny field. Use all of

your senses to imagine "I'm grateful for the sacrifice you all make. Blessings!!!!" yourself there. Think of

what you would see, "Thanks and many prayers to all of our care providers on the front lines and the sounds you would behind." hear, the sensations on

your skin, etc. "Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!"

Try progressive muscle relaxation. Click here for simple Like (1) instructions. Human Resources News Give a gift (without spending money!). Share a favorite song Many More Products Are Now with a friend, text HSA Eligible someone a joke, and/or tell a co-worker why The new $2 trillion stimulus package you appreciate them. includes two provisions that will directly impact customers with health savings Practice radical accounts: acceptance. Let go of the way you think life 1) HDHP Telemedicine Safe Harbor: should be and radically Through 2021, a temporary safe harbor has been provided for telemedicine accept what is. If your services and will not disqualify a plan from being HSA eligible. thoughts begin to spiral, interrupt yourself with benefishealth.us.newsweaver.com/weeklynews/1ffm17ccc1t3sq5uguydt0?email=true&lang=en&a=11&p=7037927 3/7 4/6/2020 TW@B 04.06.2020 the reminder: "It just 2) Over-the-Counter Medications and Menstrual Products: This law is." restores the ability to use HSAs and FSAs to purchase over-the-counter (OTC) medicines that had previously required a prescription from a physician For the CDC's COVID- and for the first time, feminine hygiene products qualify. 19 mental health information for families, first responders, and Click for a List of Newly Approved Products others, click here.

Like (0) Help is Available: Employee Assistance PTO Sell-Back is Delayed Program (EAP) In these times of uncertainty, it is important Offers Free that all of us have as much financial Support protection and flexibility as possible.

For this reason, we are going to delay our paid time off (PTO) sell-back for a couple of months. This will ensure that you have the maximum amount of leave available, should you need it.

In this unprecedented Once we have made it through this time, don't be afraid to anticipated surge of COVID-19 patients, we will offer our employees the reach out for help. opportunity to participate in our PTO sell-back program.

As a Benefis Health Thank you for all that you do to care for our patients. System employee, you have access to many Like (0) free benefits, including the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The EAP You Can Change Your Dependent provides support, Flex Spending Account Now resources, and information for personal Due to the current unprecedented event that and work-life issues to has shut down schools and child care help you and your facilities, employees are allowed to make family deal with changes to their dependent flex spending everyday challenges. account. This includes free counseling (individual You can change the amount you are contributing, or you can stop your and family), financial contribution altogether. Please email HR to obtain the necessary change form. information, legal information, online tools, and more. Like (0)

How to use your Benefis Health HR is Practicing Social Insurance Plan for Distancing Counseling The Human Resources Division is available by appointment only to follow the social distancing guidelines.

Foundation You may contact us by phone at (406) 455- 5175, by email at [email protected], or by fax at (406) 455-4995. Mayfaire Raffle Tickets Available Frequently requested forms are located across the hall from the Human Online! Resources front door in the small alcove next to the cashier window. benefishealth.us.newsweaver.com/weeklynews/1ffm17ccc1t3sq5uguydt0?email=true&lang=en&a=11&p=7037927 4/7 4/6/2020 TW@B 04.06.2020

Like (0)

Have You Cleaned Your Vocera Today? Please help make the Mayfaire ticket raffle a The COVID-19 outbreak reminds us anew success. that it's important to keep Vocera wearable devices clean. The grand prize is $2,000 cash donated Click here for cleaning instructions. by First Interstate Bank. Other prizes include a Like (0) two-night stay at The Lodge at Whitefish Special Recognition Lake with a $100 gift card to the Boat Club Restaurant and a $500 Benefis Organ Donation Champion Created Meaningful gift certificate to Forde End Nursery. Cody Doane, BSRN at Benefis, had a difficult conversation that saved lives Tickets are available through organ donation. He recently received LifeCenter Northwest's online and at the Lifesaver Award. Foundation office in the Thomas Building (1200 This award honors and recognizes those who demonstrate a commitment to 25th St. S.) or call the improving donation outcomes and culture through their actions, time, and Foundation at (406) energy. 455-5840. Tickets will not be sold at tables as Cody was able to turn around a family member who didn't want to donate a in previous years loved one's organs. because of COVID-19 concerns. Not only did his efforts diffuse the hostility toward organ donation, but Cody also reassured them this was something the loved one wanted and that a Tickets are $10 each or good thing can come from a tragedy. three for $25 (but you needn't limit yourself to This effort by Cody went above and beyond what we typically ask of hospital three!), and the money staff, and it really reinforced his commitment and support to not only honoring goes to Benefis the patient’s wishes but also in supporting his patient’s family members going Foundation for through grief and loss. More importantly, it showed that both of these things establishing the Benefis can happen simultaneously and to a great and meaningful end. Women's and Children's Center. Thank you, Cody for being a true donation champion.

Anyone interested in selling tickets may contact Sara Branom to get ticket books to sell, with prizes for the top seller and by random draw. With Mayfaire postponed to August 28-29, ticket sellers will be eligible for monthly prizes leading up to the event.

Other News

Med Spa Offering Free Gift With $50+ Orders benefishealth.us.newsweaver.com/weeklynews/1ffm17ccc1t3sq5uguydt0?email=true&lang=en&a=11&p=7037927 5/7 4/6/2020 TW@B 04.06.2020 Rayn Ginnaty (CNO), Patti Vielle (ICU manager), Cody Doane (BSRN), Justin Frank of LifeCenter Northwest, Brandi Cornwell (OR manager/donation liaison), and Kevin Langkiet (director critical care and emergency).

Read What Happened Butter Blends from Cuccio provide intense hydrating treatment for Like (1) silky smooth skin. Plus they smell heavenly!

Med Spa's physical Cheers to Our Cancer Registrar location is still closed, but the office is now This week is National Cancer Registrars staffed 9 a.m. to noon Week, and we are celebrating the role that Monday through Friday. cancer registrars play in improving cancer People may call (406) treatment and in prevention programs. 455-2845 to order products, which will be Cancer registrars are health information delivered via courier to professionals who collect and code data that East Campus or guides the work of oncologists, nurses, shipped to the researchers and public health officials to customer. ensure the best possible outcomes for

cancer patients. Cindy McLendon and Courtney Black Med Spa is still accepting Benefis gift Benefis has one cancer registrar specialist, cards, which may be Courtney Black, and one certified tumor registrar, Cindy McLendon, who used to make a capture data on the about 630 newly diagnosed cancer cases a year that prepayment on a Benefis treats. service or to buy products. Like (0)

The Med Spa is offering a free gift of a travel- Cafe Corner size, award-winning Epionce enriched firming mask with a Grocery Baskets Offered, Family minimum $50 purchase Meals Available and entering all tickets East Cafe will continue to offer to-go family into a weekly drawing meals for Benefis employees to take home. for a 60-minute Please order by 3 p.m. through the mobile massage. Thomas To Go app and pick up in the cafe

between 4 and 7 p.m.

This week's to-go family meals menu is:

#GreatFallsStrong Monday: Chicken pesto penne bake, garden salad, garlic breadsticks Tuesday: Carnitas tacos, cilantro-lime rice, tortillas, salsa, fixings Wednesday: Chicken pot pie, garden salad, rolls Thursday: Corned beef, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, dinner rolls Friday: Beef tamales, street corn salad, chips, guacamole

Market baskets are happening again this week! Preorder either through our mobile app or contact Kristie McGuire by email. The cost is $30 and includes a selection of fresh produce, grains, and dairy items. Basket contents will vary each week. Order by 5 p.m. Wednesday and pick up your basket in the cafe Friday afternoon. These are available at both East and West Campus (if you are ordering for West Campus, please make a note of that on your Let’s join together to order). slow the spread of COVID-19 and get Food services operations are revised because Benefis has a low through these tough census. East Cafe will not offer the Market Station for lunch and dinner. We times together as a will continue to have fresh-made soup, the grill, deli, salad, and Flavor & Fire community. stations available, along with a robust selection of grab and go items.

benefishealth.us.newsweaver.com/weeklynews/1ffm17ccc1t3sq5uguydt0?email=true&lang=en&a=11&p=7037927 6/7 4/6/2020 TW@B 04.06.2020

We’ve created a Like (0) custom Facebook frame to celebrate the strength of our community. Add it to Coffee Shop Shaves Hours your profile by going to You may need to change when you're getting the Benefis Facebook your caffeine fix at Benefis. page and clicking "try frame." Grounds & Grains at East Campus is operating with reduced hours and will be open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Useful Links Friday.

Issue archive Meanwhile the coffee bar in Medical Office Building 4 (Orthopedic Center of Montana) Print friendly version has reopened. The coffee, soup, and deli bar is open 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. The door to retail remains closed.

West Campus Cafe hours of operation are changing, too. Beginning today, the cafe will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Baristas, we appreciate you!

Like (0)

benefishealth.us.newsweaver.com/weeklynews/1ffm17ccc1t3sq5uguydt0?email=true&lang=en&a=11&p=7037927 7/7