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UVA Health Update | June 4, 2025
Spring PTO Cash Out
- University Medical Center team members: If your PTO balance is over 40 hours as of May 25, you may request a PTO cash out between now and June 8. The June 14 paycheck will include the cash out payments. For details and step-by-step instructions on how to request PTO cash out, please refer to the May 29 email from UVA Payroll.
- UPG team members: The PTO cash out window is open until June 8. Check your PTO balances by clicking on Absence Balance in Workday and selecting 5/24/25 in the “As Of” field.
Operations
Traffic Impact: Emmet Street Closure
June 9-Aug. 1 | Due to local construction, the intersection of Jefferson Park Avenue (JPA) and Emmet Street, continuing to Stadium Road, will be closed to all vehicular traffic for day and night work, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The City of Charlottesville and the construction project will install road closure and detour signage in advance of the closure. Map. Questions? Contact parking@virginia.edu.
- Impacts | This closure will impact patients and team members. Expect delays and longer commute times if you are traveling in this area.
- Bus | University Transit Service (UTS) and Health System Transit Service (HSTS) bus routes from Northridge, Orthopedic Center Ivy Road, and the Emmet/Ivy Garage will travel along University Avenue during this closure.
- EMS | Emergency Medical Services has been notified to seek alternate routes.
- Walking | The current pedestrian paths on Stadium Road, Emmet Street, and JPA will remain open during this time.
Monthly Update: Clinical and Operational Documents
Having a working knowledge of policies and other clinical and operational documents relevant to your role and responsibilities at University Medical Center supports quality patient care and regulatory compliance. Learn What’s New in Clinical and Operational Documents. This month’s highlights include:
- Updates to Care and Management of Patients with a CentriMag Device Guideline
- Updates to Dofetilide (Tikosyn) Management Guideline
- Updates to Chemotherapy or Hazardous Intrathecal Medications SOP, and many more.
Questions? Email PolicyTechAdmin@uvahealth.org.
Apply Now to Be an Epic Super User
Deadline: Friday, June 13 | Are you passionate about supporting your team and enhancing patient care through Epic optimization? The Epic Training Super User Program is looking for dedicated team members to serve as trusted resources and leaders within their units. Super Users are essential members of the Health Information Technology (HIT) program who bridge the gap between frontline staff, training, and clinical informatics. They are nominated by their manager, director, or peers based on their professionalism, teamwork, and willingness to go the extra mile. To learn more, visit Connect.
Safety and Security Update
At University Medical Center, we're reinforcing our culture of safety with a focus on trust, transparency, and shared responsibility. Our systemwide initiatives are designed to protect patients, team members, and visitors while fostering an environment where healing and professional growth can flourish. Key efforts include enhancing access control with a shift to role-based access, expanding our security camera network, and strengthening protocols around interactions with correctional and law enforcement authorities.
We're also investing in both on-Grounds and off-site safety — with increased security staffing, improved emergency planning, and enhanced training. New developments include a Visitor Management System launching next fiscal year and a covert weapons detection system planned for FY26. These measures are part of our ongoing commitment to creating a secure and welcoming space for all.
Click here for more details on what’s ahead and how you can support a safer UVA Health.
Leadership
University Medical Center CEO Blog | Wendy’s Book Club: Multipliers
In her latest Vision and Voice blog, Wendy Horton, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, shares three takeaways that stand out from the Liz Wiseman book. Read more.
Be Heard Breakfast
Wednesday, June 11 | noon-1 p.m. | Telemed Conference Room | There are still spots open for Wendy Horton’s Be Heard Breakfast, at lunch! Come together and chat with colleagues from across UVA Health University Medical Center. Sign up.
University Medical Center Survey: Leadership Is Listening
Survey closes Monday, June 30 | University Medical Center team members are encouraged to take this one-minute survey to share with leadership what matters most to you. At the end of the survey, enter a drawing for the UVA Health swag of your choice. Options include UVA Health T-shirts, ball caps, duffel bags, sling bags, and much more. One in 20 people will win. Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your work as a UVA Health team member!
Happenings
Professional and Enrichment Programs to Support Growth
Are you in an administrative or research administration role and looking to enhance your skills? UVA School of Continuing and Professional Studies offers programs that can help you develop in your current field or build skills to move into a new one. Programs can be funded by UVA education benefits for eligible employees. Learn more about:
Medical Students Blood Drive in Recognition of Blood Advocacy Week
Tuesday, June 10 | 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Battle Building, Quayle Center, first floor | Improving patient access to blood transfusions on ambulances will significantly improve our nation’s emergency medical response capabilities. Please consider donating. For appointments, contact Sharon Jones or visit RedCrossBlood.org. Swag Alert: Donate June 1-30 to receive a $15 gift card and a chance to win a $7K prize! Details.
3rd Annual UVA Health Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QI/PS) Showcase
Tuesday, June 10 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Education Resource Center, Room A | Recognizing local improvements in QI/PS from all disciplines. Schedule:
- 11:30-11:55 a.m. | Poster viewing
- 11:55 a.m.-1 p.m. | Oral presentations
- 1-1:30 p.m. | Keynote speaker, Louise Knabe — an early member of the leadership team of surgeon and author Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, for eight years with Ariadne Labs — will share how she helped to shape the lab’s solution development methodology and build out and implement medical quality improvement solutions around the globe.
FEAP | Braving the Arena: Leading Ourselves With Empathy, Self-Compassion, and Courage
Tuesday, June 10 | noon-1 p.m. | Zoom | Learn strategies — based on best-selling author Brené Brown’s groundbreaking research — to enhance your emotional awareness, resilience, connection, and growth. Presented by Rose Markey (pictured), Senior Learning and Development Consultant. Reward-eligible. Learn more and register.
Faculty Needed to Provide Shadowing Opportunities
Deadline: Friday, June 13 | The Summer Medical Leadership Program (SMLP) welcomed the 2025 cohort on June 2 and is seeking faculty to provide clinical shadowing opportunities for our scholars. SMLP is a medical enrichment program for pre-med students who attend colleges in Virginia and across the nation. Scholars gain a great deal from shadowing UVA Health physicians, and it consistently ranks as one of the program’s highlights. If you are willing and available to host our scholars for shadowing opportunities, please complete this form.
Celebration | 2025 Service Awards
June 13 and June 23 | Congratulations to UVA Health team members who have milestone anniversaries with UVA Health this year! In recognition of their many contributions, team members with 10, 15, and 20 years of service are being celebrated at a luncheon on June 13, and team members with 25+ years of service are being celebrated at a dinner on June 23. Invitations have been sent to eligible team members. If you are celebrating a milestone anniversary and have not received an invitation, please contact AskHR@virginia.edu.
Continuing Medical Education: Free Training in LGBTQ+ Patient Centered Care
Deadline: Friday, Dec. 19 | As a participant in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index, UVA Health team members have access to more than 200 free, on-demand, CME-accredited LGBTQ+ training options. These include interactive eLearning courses and webinars (live and recorded) from the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center. To register for courses, use Facility ID: 55856 after clicking here.
All team members have access to participate in these free trainings (don’t forget to use our facility ID!) to improve care provided to patients seeking care at UVA Health. For more information, contact Bizz Glover.
Summer Medical Leadership Program Distinguished Speaker: Vivian W. Pinn, MD
Monday, June 30 | 3-4 p.m. | Claude Moore Medical Education Building, Room 3110 | Vivian W. Pinn, MD, former Senior Scientist Emerita, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health (NIH); former Director (retired), Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH, will speak about “Towards Becoming a Physician Leader.” Reception at 4:30 p.m. in the Learning Studio (room 1110). Presented by UVA School of Medicine. Register.
Appreciation
Upholding the Highest Ideals
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a U.S. Department of Defense office, is honoring Andrew Muck, MD, MBA, with the Patriotic Employer Award. The U.S. Air Force veteran is the Marcus L. Martin Distinguished Professor and Chair of UVA School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine, which hosted a surprise ceremony to announce the national recognition and demonstrate collective appreciation.
"I'm honored to receive the Patriotic Employer Award, as supporting our colleagues serving in the National Guard and Reserve is deeply personal and meaningful to me,” says Dr. Muck. “Their commitment deserves our full support, and I'm proud UVA shares this dedication. This recognition also reflects UVA's longstanding commitment, along with generations of our graduates, to upholding and supporting the highest ideals of our country.”
Pictured above from left: Chuck Boles, MA, ESGR Ombudsman, presented the award; Brendan Byrne, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Captain, U.S. Navy Reserves Medical Corps, nominated Dr. Muck for the award; and Dr. Muck’s daughter Anna Beth Muck, proudly attached an ESGR pin to her father’s suit during the ceremony.
Congratulations and thank you for your service, Dr. Muck — and thank you to all service members as well!
Previous Updates
Monday, June 2
Traffic Impact: Emmet Street Closure
June 9-Aug. 1 | Due to local construction, the intersection of Jefferson Park Avenue (JPA) and Emmet Street, continuing to Stadium Road, will be closed to all vehicular traffic for day and night work, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The City of Charlottesville and the construction project will install road closure and detour signage in advance of the closure. Questions? Contact parking@virginia.edu.
- Impacts | This closure will impact patients and team members. Expect delays and longer commute times if you are traveling in this area.
- Bus | University Transit Service (UTS) and Health System Transit Service (HSTS) bus routes from Northridge, Orthopedic Center Ivy Road, and the Emmet/Ivy Garage will travel along University Avenue during this closure.
- EMS | Emergency Medical Services has been notified to seek alternate routes.
- Walking | The current pedestrian paths on Stadium Road, Emmet Street, and JPA will remain open during this time.
Operations
New Parking FAQs Website Now Available
Have parking questions? We've got answers! A new, easy-to-use parking FAQs website just for UVA Health team members has launched. Wondering where to park, how to get a permit, or where to find UTS bus routes and schedules? Visit the site.
Safety and Security Update
At University Medical Center, we're reinforcing our culture of safety with a focus on trust, transparency, and shared responsibility. Our systemwide initiatives are designed to protect patients, team members, and visitors while fostering an environment where healing and professional growth can flourish. Key efforts include enhancing access control with a shift to role-based access, expanding our security camera network, and strengthening protocols around interactions with correctional and law enforcement authorities.
We're also investing in both on-Grounds and off-site safety — with increased security staffing, improved emergency planning, and enhanced training. New developments include a Visitor Management System launching next fiscal year and a covert weapons detection system planned for FY26. These measures are part of our ongoing commitment to creating a secure and welcoming space for all.
Click here for more details on what’s ahead and how you can support a safer UVA Health.
Monthly Update: Clinical and Operational Documents
Having a working knowledge of policies and other clinical and operational documents relevant to your role and responsibilities at University Medical Center supports quality patient care and regulatory compliance. Learn What’s New in Clinical and Operational Documents. This month’s highlights include:
- Updates to Care and Management of Patients with a CentriMag Device Guideline
- Updates to Dofetilide (Tikosyn) Management Guideline
- Updates to Chemotherapy or Hazardous Intrathecal Medications SOP, and many more.
Questions? Email PolicyTechAdmin@uvahealth.org
Apply Now to Be an Epic Super User
Deadline: Friday, June 13 | Are you passionate about supporting your team and enhancing patient care through Epic optimization? The Epic Training Super User Program is looking for dedicated team members to serve as trusted resources and leaders within their units. Super Users are essential members of the Health Information Technology (HIT) program who bridge the gap between frontline staff, training, and clinical informatics. They are nominated by their manager, director, or peers based on their professionalism, teamwork, and willingness to go the extra mile. To learn more, visit Connect.
Leadership
Frank Abreu Named Administrator of Ambulatory Access
Francisco “Frank” M. Abreu, MHA, will join UVA Health as Administrator of Ambulatory Access on June 23. In this role, Frank will oversee the administrative, operational, and financial performance of UVA Health scheduling, call centers, and referrals — and guide initiatives to help us fulfill our strategic goal of enabling easy patient access to care. Read more on KnowledgeLink.
Human Resources
Spring PTO Cash Out
- University Medical Center team members: If your PTO balance is over 40 hours as of May 25, you may request a PTO cash out between now and June 8. The June 14 paycheck will include the cash out payments. For details and step-by-step instructions on how to request PTO cash out, please refer to the May 29 email from UVA Payroll.
- UPG team members: The PTO cash out window is open until June 8. Check your PTO balances by clicking on Absence Balance in Workday and selecting 5/24/25 in the “As Of” field.
FY25 Year-End Review for UVA Health
Reminder: FY25 UVA Health manager evaluations are due on June 30. Managers should hold their 1:1s and complete the "Acknowledgement" step by this date. Resources and additional details about the FY25 performance process can be found on the UVA Health Performance website.
Happenings
June Is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
This month is dedicated to shining a light on the 40 million Americans living with headache and migraine disorders. Despite its widespread impact, headache disorders remain severely underfunded and underrecognized. June is a time to raise awareness, fight stigma, and push for policy change to ensure that migraine and other headache disorders are recognized, researched, and properly treated. This year, a groundbreaking National Mall Installation will feature thousands of flags, creating a powerful visual representation of those affected by headache and migraine disorders, alongside the illumination of over 40 landmarks across the country in purple throughout the month. Whether you wear purple, share your story, get involved, or help educate others — every action brings us closer to a world where no one suffers in silence. To learn more or act, visit the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy.
June Is Pride Month
Across UVA Health, we’re pleased to recognize LGBTQ+ Pride Month throughout June. During Pride Month, we celebrate and commemorate the significant impact the LGBTQ+ community has had on our society, culture, and history. By putting our patients at the center of everything we do, we provide compassionate and inclusive care regardless of their backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Thank you for being united in fostering an inclusive environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered. Together, we will continue our commitment to cultivating healthy communities and creating a sense of belonging for all — a key component of UVA Health’s 10-year strategic plan.
Physicians and APPs: Get a New Provider Directory Headshot
McKim Hall | Ground Floor, Room G045 | No appointment necessary. Bring a white coat if you have one; if not, one will be provided. Photos taken in 10 minutes or less on:
- Thursday, June 5 | 8-11 a.m.
- Wednesday, June 11 | 7-10 a.m.
- Tuesday, June 17 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Friday, June 27 | 9 a.m.-noon
FEAP | Braving the Arena: Leading Ourselves With Empathy, Self-Compassion, and Courage
Tuesday, June 10 | noon-1 p.m. | Zoom | Learn strategies — based on best-selling author Brené Brown’s groundbreaking research — to enhance your emotional awareness, resilience, connection, and growth. Reward-eligible. Learn more and register.
3rd Annual UVA Health Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QI/PS) Showcase
Tuesday, June 10 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Education Resource Center, Room A | Recognizing local improvements in QI/PS from all disciplines. Schedule:
- 11:30-11:55 a.m. | Poster viewing
- 11:55 a.m.-1 p.m. | Oral presentations
- 1-1:30 p.m. | Keynote speaker, Louise Knabe — an early member of the leadership team of surgeon and author Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, for eight years with Ariadne Labs — will share how she helped to shape the lab’s solution development methodology and build out and implement medical quality improvement solutions around the globe.
Appreciation
‘Commitment to the Community’
UVA Health recently served as a sponsor of Washington, D.C.’s “ABC7 On Your Side: Feeding the DMV” campaign supporting the Capital Area Food Bank.
A peanut butter drive took place May 16 in the parking lot of UVA Health Prince William Medical Center in Manassas, Virginia. Capital Area Food Bank reports that about 1,400 pounds of peanut butter, jelly, and other non-perishable food items were collected, including more than 135 jars of peanut butter from team members at UVA Health Prince William, Culpeper, and Haymarket Medical Centers.
“We recently completed our community health needs assessment which showed that food insecurity is a major issue facing families here in Manassas,” Mike Barkema, Assistant Vice President of Operations, Prince William Medical Center, told ABC7 reporter Joy Wang.
“There are serious concerns for families paying their rent and having enough money for food. We want to be there for them and be a good neighbor and a good friend,” says Community Engagement Manager Rozlyn Giddens.
Monetary donations can still be made to the campaign.
Read more on Connect. Thank you to all who participated!
