Since Christmas Eve and New Years Eve both fall on Fridays, we’re extending the holiday cheer to Thursdays! The last two Thursdays and Fridays of the month, wear a HoHoHo shirt (or any other Saint Agnes shirt) and denim.

As a tobacco-free hospital and as a health care provider, Saint Agnes understands the importance of promoting a smoke-free lifestyle. To give you the tools you need to encourage your patients, take a few minutes to come the Tobacco Intervention Training HealthStream module. Be sure to complete the training by January 31 for a chance to win free lunch for your department.

If you like to file your 2021 income tax return as early as possible, sign up for electronic delivery of your W-2 Form, which is used to report your wages and taxes paid. Sign up by 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 31, 2021 and you’ll have access to your electronic W-2 in mid-January. If you signed up for electronic delivery of your 2020 W-2, your election will carry forward for 2021.

For the second year, Musicians On Call and American Hospital Association, have created Home for the Holidays, a virtual concert featuring award-winning artists to help bring the joy of the holiday season to health care workers and patients across the country. This one-of-a-kind festive concert experience features holiday messages from Olivia Rodrigo, Katy Perry, Billy Porter and more and uplifting performances by Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson, Gavin Degraw, Cyndi Lauper, and Reba McEntire, just to name a few. The concert is available on-demand now through December 31, 2021.

Christmas may still be 10 days away, but we want to celebrate with you a little early! As a thank you for all of your hard work this year, we invite you to choose either a turkey or coupon book during this year’s colleague gift distribution. Drive thru to pick up your gift northwest of the Parking Garage Thursday, Dec. 16, from 7 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 17 from 7 a.m.-noon.

Today, when using a Saint Agnes landline to call a number outside the 559 area code, you must dial 9 + 1 + area code + phone no. Beginning Thursday, December 16, this same 12-digit dialing format will be required when calling any phone number outside Saint Agnes, even if it has a 559 area code. We appreciate your attention to this important change.