‘Stand Down for Homelessness’ coming in September
The eleventh annual Veterans Stand Down for Homelessness Resource and Job Fair will be held Sept. 16 and 17 at the Savannah Civic Center from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Participants are offered a hot meal, haircuts, showers and opportunities for a variety of health screenings.
Staff from more than 40 social service agencies are available to provide information and outreach on a variety of services including housing options, job resources, resume writing tips, substance abuse treatment, income tax assistance and accesses to Social Security and Veteran’s Administration services.
The Stand Down is intended to serve homeless veterans but is open to all individuals and families impacted by homelessness. There is no cost to attend.
Each year more than 400 volunteers assist with the Stand Down, including the Social Work department at Savannah State University that coordinates the distribution of clothes and personal items to homeless veterans.
Bethesda Academy receives Lean Six Sigma certification
Faculty and staff at Bethesda Academy recently earned the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification.
Lean Six Sigma is a process improvement methodology adopted by many service and manufacturing organizations to improve their bottom line and customer experience.
The customized training program was facilitated by Peter J. Sherman, a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with Riverwood Associates, an Atlanta-based company that provides operational training and consulting to organizations that wish to improve performance levels.
Topics included learning the principles of Lean Six Sigma, problem solving using the DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) framework and a variety of proven tools.
“I am proud that our whole organization participated, not just management,” said David Tribble, president of Bethesda.
Health care grant goes to St. Joseph’s/Candler
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System is one of 38 non-profit health care institutions across the country to receive a grant from the Cardinal Health Foundation to help improve the effectiveness, efficiency and excellence of patient care.
In total, the foundation will award $764,555 in grants. The grant to St. Joseph’s/Candler was for $31,500.
This is the seventh year for the grant program, and the Cardinal Health Foundation has awarded more than $7 million in funding to 249 hospitals, health systems or other health-related organizations across the country.
This year’s program called for proposals that addressed one of three areas: improved medication safety, particularly as patients move from the hospital to home; improved operating room safety and the implementation of best practices in the care of babies born addicted to opiates.