March/April 2003, Volume 15, Number 2

In this issue:

• Flip the switch, please — A new hospital-wide energy conservation activity
• From the Director — Restructuring moves forward, score card introduced, forums announced
• HIPAA It's really here — Privacy Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• New faces in the UI Family Care Center
• New ergonomics equipment means relief — Nurses learn to use new ergonomically designed patient mobility equipment
• NewsWorthy — Significant news events
• Closeup: Reaching out to help others across the globe: Nurse Manager Teresa Shuff, R.N., B.S.N, cares for patients across the world
• Safety Matters — UI Hospitals and Clinics maintains safety standards
• Be a hero donate blood
• Fight breast cancer: go shopping — Younkers launches the "Charge Against Breast Cancer" program
• For the joy of helping kids — Dance Marathon
• Job School Program encourages students — UI Health Care Job Shadow Program
• Above and Beyond — Recognizing people who demonstrate their commitment to excellence and service
• Milestones — Appointments, honors, retirements
• Move over, Guinness...it's a 24-hour potluck — Magnet kick-off potluck