Our Retirement Connection team works with local providers, to provide a small “Thank you” to hospital case managers during Case Management Week. We are coordinating the case management week for case managers at local hospitals from Everett, WA to Medford, OR. Typically more than 100 providers in several cities donate items valued less than $10/each to recognize the hard work of local case managers. PLEASE No alcohol in your gifts please!
PLEASE READ THIS FULL PAGE FOR FAQ:
Link to View Participating Hospitals, staff counts and drop off directions (AMY WILL HAVE THIS LOADED BY EOD 9/16)
Providers: SIGN UP HERE- this is a google form,
– if you have trouble, copy and past the URL into your browser: https://forms.gle/XjneXQNTm6ZBsdV96
THIS YEAR: Case Management Week is October 12-18th . Our goal is to help providers in the area show their appreciation to case managers for their hard work. We try and assist each hospital with communications to providers that wish to deliver any special recognition and small thank you gifts. (snacks and small gifts should be valued less than $10 each and no alcohol.)
- A few hospitals have chosen to NOT participate, because providers did not follow instructions provided, so the hospital did not see the value as expected. Please read and follow instructions if you chose to support case management week.
Our goals are:
1) To limit multiple disruptions to case management teams during the week with a central drop location and time frame at each hospital.
2) To ensure each staff member is recognized and enough items are delivered for the full team.
3) To share preferred drop day/time/location with providers.
More details about provider donated items: If a hospital has 50 staff members- you will provide 50 items individually wrapped for that hospital (examples shown below). You can participate in as many hospitals as you like.
Ideas include: hand written notes, quality small helpful items, $5 Starbucks cards(only for some hospitals that allow gift cards), Kind bars, other snacks, etc.
Remember: These are a Thank You gift to case managers, and different from items distributed at an expo table. It would be better to donate a simple Kind Bars for the full team, rather than only marketing brochures and pens. Great items have been: phone chargers, sewing kits, Ice packs, aromatherapy lotion, or other nice items we KEEP.
PLEASE CONSIDER PACKAGING THAT IS RECYCLABLE. Many hospitals expressed concerns of excess plastic wrap/ packaging. Consider using recyclable paper or compostable packaging in order to limit waste in landfills.
* If including multiple small items- please bag them together (ex. tea, lotion, and a face mask from same provider should be placed in a single bag. This helps us keep all your items together and easy for case management staff to know they get ALL the items in the bag.)
Team Snacks/beverages for staff to grab (kind bars, Starbucks refresher or crystal light packets, granola, candy bars, individually wrapped muffins, chips, etc)
* Idea: decorate your delivery box with branded colors, include a QR code that links to your website or digital brochure on the box and enough snacks for the # of case managers designated at the hospital.
* Snacks are very popular. Maybe place your company name and a QR code on a label, bottle or bag, and include a few kind bars, a card, or beverage.
Each hospital needs to be delivered separately by providers directly to the hospital during case management’s preferred date/time, with the # staff included on the label.
When you bring your items to the drop location please follow the specific instructions requested by each hospital.
A few things to note:
* NO ALCOHOL- NO ALCOHOL- NO ALCOHOL
* NO PERISHABLE / NO HOMEMADE FOOD, food items must be store bought and individually wrapped
* NO GLASS OR FRAGILE ITEMS
Below are a few great examples (but this year let’s try harder to be more environmentally friendly with packaging)…
