NEWS & REMINDERS
Temporary Cafeteria and Second Floor Elevator Lobby Closures
Construction on the concourse bridging the new main lobby in the clinical addition to the 2nd floor of the current building is underway!
To accommodate construction of the connector, two major temporary upcoming closures will affect all employees, physicians, volunteers, patients and visitors.
The dates of these closures are:
- Friday, Aug. 16 at 8:30 p.m. through Monday, Aug. 19 at 5:30 a.m.
- Friday, Aug. 30 at 8:30 p.m. through Monday, Sept. 2 at 5:30 a.m.
During these times:
- The front elevator lobby will be inaccessible.
- The front elevators will bypass the 2nd floor. Access to patient rooms on the 2nd floor will be via the Rear Elevators (D Wing) only. Stairwell access to the 2nd floor elevator lobby will also be closed.
- The cafeteria and dining area will be closed and the 2nd-floor vending machines and ATM will not be available. The hospital will provide sandwiches to providers on these dates.
- Janice’s Coffee will offer extended hours and a wider variety of food selections on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 18 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vending machines in the ED waiting area will be available and the Gift Shop will have regular hours (Aug. 17 and 18, noon to 5 p.m.).
- The nursing office will be located temporarily in the Transition Unit on the 4th floor.
Temporary signs will be posted to direct visitors. During this time, we ask that staff please help to direct visitors to patient rooms and guide them to available dining options.
Save the Date: Suburban Hospital’s Prostate Cancer Symposium
Suburban Hospital’s prostate cancer symposium, Prostate Cancer 2019: Applying Precision Medicine to Guide Diagnosis and Treatment, takes place on Monday, Sept. 9 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at the JHU Montgomery County Campus in Rockville.
This annual event provides an opportunity for patients and their families to come together to celebrate their survivorship and to learn more about the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
The symposium is free and a light dinner will be provided. Registration is required as space is limited. Register at events.suburbanhospital.org. Please contact Susan Jacobstein at x6837 or sjacob20@jhmi.edu with questions about this event.
Suburban Hospital Diabetes Symposium
Remember to join us on Saturday, September 14 from 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Suburban Hospital Auditorium to hear Rita R. Kalyani, M.D., M.H.S., Editor-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide and Associate Professor of Medicine, present on “Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Type 2 Diabetes: What’s new in 2019?” Click here to register. Download this flyer for more information.
Seventh Annual Suburban Hospital Cardiovascular Symposium
Annual Mastering Children's Orthopaedics Course
Annual Leadership Meeting and State of Johns Hopkins Medicine
MEDICAL STAFF CALENDAR
Click here for the August 2019 calendar.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins Medicine Continuing Medical Education Series
All grand rounds are on hiatus for the summer and will return next month.
RESEARCH CORNER
Repairing and Restoring Brain Function with Nanotechnology
While looking at the fundamental biology of how the brain’s “helper” cells function, researchers may have discovered a way to one day regrow and repair the brain’s networks to restore normal brain function in people with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
In Older Women, Middle Age ‘Stressors’ Linked to Cognitive Decline
A new analysis has linked stressful life experiences among middle-aged women — but not men — to greater memory decline later in life. Learn more about this research, which adds evidence that stress hormones play an uneven gender role in brain health.
WORKPLACE SAFETY
Face Shields and Masks for Infection Prevention
We may be out of respiratory virus season, but we certainly aren’t done with face shield masks. Everyone working on the frontlines of care should wear a face shield mask:
- Whenever splashes or sprays of bodily fluids are expected
- When caring for a patient with a known or suspected infection spread by droplet transmission
Learn more in the JHM Infection Prevention Update. Please contact Suburban’s Infection Prevention & Control department at x4014 with questions.
CREDENTIALED AT SUBURBAN
Podiatry
For a list of Podiatrists practicing at Suburban Hospital, click here.
EPIC TIP OF THE WEEK
Epic Classes Calendar
Did you know Epic includes a calendar of application-specific courses you can take? Click here to learn more and register for a course.