To the untrained observer, the hour just prior to a Tanner Health System National Hospital Week event may resemble mayhem.
The more experienced eye might even refer to it as "chaotic" , but no one would ever say it wasn't an adventure!
And most would call it "fun".
Many healthcare organizations commemorate National Hospital Week in some form or fashion but at Tanner Health System, new heights of creativity are achieved each year.
These events have included Atlanta Braves games, cookie deliveries, softball games, pop corn, fake talent shows, real talent shows, barbecue, and once our Administrative Council dressed up like the "Village People" - oops - I mentioned that once before....
Since Human Resources usually has the opportunity to play a major role in the development and coordination of these events, we see it all first hand. Usually these events are taking place at all four of our hospital locations and they ordinarily take place at the same time!
Many individuals and departments contribute in great part to these events! Managers and Directors volunteer to serve the employees, some will even make themselves available at ridiculous hours of the day or night. Our Marketing department steps in to aid in communicating the news about our events. The Print Shop produces wonderful fliers, banners, posters and the like. Information Systems, Housekeeping and Engineering are invaluable as relates to set up clean up and entertainment . And since many of our events include food - the Food and Nutrition Department is heavily involved in most every activity.
This year we tried to pull off what they call a "hat- trick" in the game of Hockey - that's three events in a row. Routinely we space things apart a little more.
This year all of these back-to-back-to-back events involved food.
On Tuesday, we celebrated with an ice cream social; Wednesday it was "A Taste of Tanner" featuring exotic cuisine from 6 regions around the world; and on Thursday it was an employee cookout with grilled chicken, corn-on-the-cob and many other delightful delicacies.
The chaos that ensues during the pre-event preparation stems from the fact that many enthusiastic people are all coming to one location, each with specific expectations in mind as to what the event will look like. At the same time there are new ideas being bandied about and orders being shouted, people darting about here and there, moving furniture and bringing out food and always ... ALWAYS a constant chatter from everyone involved.
It could be compared to a large family get-together.
Onlookers may be tempted to misjudge the intensity. But for the most part, every person there is just very passionate about pulling off a memorable event and one that is true to our culture of excellence.
Once the event begins, all that energy is then focused on one point - celebrating the Tanner Team!
And it is quite a team.
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