Each year I work with the leadership of our Foundation to identify a special person or couple for the Samaritan of the Year Award. Begun in 1974, this annual tradition has honored those who have given generously and significantly over time to the mission of Riverside. In recent years,
that list includes longtime board members Harry and Jaymie Simmon (2019) and Riverside physician, Dr. Stonewall McCuiston (2018).

This year we considered how the Samaritan Award might place an important light on your extraordinary service these last few months. Therefore, I am proud to announce, that the 2020 Samaritans of the Year are: You, the Employees of Riverside Healthcare.

Congratulations! While our typical announcement of the award occurs during the Samaritan Dinner, we have instead developed a video to capture some of the extraordinary ways you have gone above and beyond this year to serve our patients and each other. In addition, you can look
for recognition in the Daily Journal this weekend.

Please take a few minutes to watch the combined State of Riverside/ Samaritan of the Year video in Ollie by searching “townhall”. Soon it will be available on our website as well, for you to share with others.

Please know the deep appreciation of our board of directors, the senior leadership team, and myself.

To receive credit for watching the State of Riverside video please use the button below to login to your Ollie account.

Riverside Healthcare is pleased to welcome Illinois native, Dr. K. Jay Miglani to Kankakee.

Dr. Miglani received his Doctor of Medicine from Ross University School of Medicine in New Brunswick, NJ. He went onto complete a residency in Family Medicine at the University of Chicago Family Medicine, NorthShore in Glenview, IL.

In addition to his education, Dr. Miglani is a member of the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, the American Board of Family Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 

Dr. Miglani is board eligible in Family Medicine. While his specialty is family medicine, Dr. Miglani has a clinical interest in geriatric medicine and palliative care.

Dr. Miglani is now seeing patients at Primary Care Associates in Kankakee, located at 375 N. Wall Street, Suite P310 in Kankakee. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Miglani, please call (815) 933-0194.

Learn more about Dr. Miglani and Riverside Primary Care Associates in Kankakee, here.

COVID-19 continues to spread quickly in our area and we need your help!  

Riverside’s Manpower Pool is now open to help us train and re-deploy staff to help care for our patients and yes, to work extra to live our mission of caring to our community–and to support our team. You do not have to be clinical staff to help….we’ll work to find a spot for you!

Current needs we are aware of include:

• Nurses
• C.N.As.
• Patient care sitters
• VRM sitters
• We also are in immediate need of a sitter for an Assisted Living resident 

Any help is welcomed–although you may be stepping outside of your comfort zone. The  Manpower Pool will get you trained or scheduled for a shift. Some training is completely online; some of you may not need any training based upon your experience. Your safety is of the utmost importance in scheduling you for redeployment.

To get trained or scheduled for a shift, please email Manpowerpool@rhc.net and provide a callback number, or call extension 22702 or 815-935-3276 (Riverside’s ODL Department).

If you do not currently work in an inpatient area, training for Nurse/C.N.A. staff being redeployed is available below. The FULL class assumes you have never worked in the inpatient area. The refresher course is for staff who were trained during the COVID Spring surge and want a refresher. The course covers skills and Epic documentation for the inpatient setting. 

Sitter and VRM Sitter training are online via OLIE. Time to attend any training is expensed to the Manpower Pool.

Our organization is providing, like so many across the country, additional incentives listed below to encourage you to pick up extra shifts above your FTE to respond to care for our patients. The incentives below are for our hourly staff and are in place for 11/1/2020 to 1/31/2021. Note: Stipends for salaried staff picking up shifts above his/her FTE are also available but not displayed in this email!  Contact the Manpower Pool—we have needs and will work to find a spot where you can help—safely!

THANK YOU for your commitment to our coworkers and our patients!