Top 10 Connect Stories of 2021
It’s been a year. Before we flip the calendars over to 2022, take a stroll through the past 365 days of most-clicked on patient- and team member-focused moments of 2021.
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Jan. 4 | Team Granted Patient’s Two Final Wishes – One of Which Was a Full-Blown Wedding | “I am grateful that I work with a team that can tend not only to crashing hemodynamics but to the spiritual and emotional crises that our patients and their families experience.”
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Feb. 15 | The Moment When a New Nurse Realized the Smallest of Details Are Sometimes the Most Important | “Here we were, taking care of such a sick person, and the simplest things were obviously the most important tasks at hand.”
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Feb. 23 | Nurse Wasn’t Looking for Acknowledgement, But We Should Acknowledge Her Anyway, Says Colleague | Haley Lutz, RN, “is always going above and beyond and helping patients and her fellow coworkers whenever and however she can.”
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Apr. 29 | 9 Rock Star Team Members Who Stepped Up During the Pandemic | Read what makes this quarter’s Uteam Members of the Month stand out.
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Oct. 29 | 23 Photos: Happy Halloween From Your UVA Health Colleagues | Team members got creative and dressed up to celebrate Halloween. Check out these great photos!
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June 4 | What It Took to Pull Off a Hospital Wedding in Three Hours for a Patient and His Bride | Before a patient left the hospital to go to a nursing home, his one wish was to marry his longtime partner.
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Jan. 7 | UVA Medical Center CEO Videocast | COVID-19 Response and Vaccination Updates | “We recorded this session to make it easy to share across teams and provide an opportunity to view it when your schedule allows.“
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July 7 | REVISED DATES: Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance for Team Members | “UVA Health considers it our duty — and our honor — to protect the health and safety of our patients, team members and community.”
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Jan. 27 | Received Your COVID Vaccine? Congrats! Check Out These 44 Photos From Your Peers | We'll post your photos on Connect to encourage others to sign up for their shot.
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May 13 | The PNSO Asked for Photos of Spirit Week, and Wow, Did You Deliver | From fanny packs to throwbacks, check out all the photos here.