August 15, 2023

Regional & Divisional News

Click to see what's happening locally:

• Central WI Region
• UP Region
• North WI Division
• Northeast WI Division
• Northwest WI Division
• South WI Division
• Southeast & Southwest WI Division

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In This Edition

• Complete Your Self-Appraisal
• Default Setting in MyAspirus Now Paperless Billing
• Last day to win using single sign-on (SSO) on wellness portal
• Community Benefits: Help Needed
• Planned Epic Downtime: Aug. 16
• The Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer
• Spiritual Well-Being
• Back-to-School Backpack Tips
• Reminder: COE & Annual Assignments

The deadline to complete your self-appraisal is August 15. If you haven’t completed it yet, please do so as soon as possible to allow your manager adequate time to meet with you to set FY24 performance appraisal goals. All steps must be completed prior to the October deadline (see timeline).

Default Setting in MyAspirus Now Paperless Billing

Effective August 15, Aspirus Health will be changing the default setting in MyAspirus to paperless billing.

This means that instead of receiving a paper statement in the mail, guarantors/patients with a MyAspirus account will now receive an email and app notification.

Click the button below to read the full notice from July 11. It includes important process details, info on the benefits of this change, and a helpful FAQ document.

Last day to win using single sign-on (SSO) on wellness portal

Anyone who logs in to our Mangewell wellness portal via SSO between by the end of the day today, August 15, is entered to win 10,000 points!

This is a new feature on the portal and a drawing is held each week during the 2-week campaign with 25 lucky winners per week.

Click the button below for helpful instructions for logging in via SSO.

Community Benefits

Submit your activities by August 31

As part of our required tax reporting, Aspirus hospitals need to document community benefit activities for July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023.

Community benefit activities give back to the community, promote health or healing, and meet community needs. 

If you took part in any activities that may count as a community benefit, please let us know.

• Activities must have been done on work time or in your capacity as an Aspirus employee.
• Both virtual and in-person activities are acceptable.

Complete the Community Benefits Reporting Form on the Aspirus intranet by August 31, 2023 (System Info > Community Benefits > Submit Community Benefits Reporting Information).

• Not sure your activity counts? That’s okay. Fill out the form anyway. The Community Benefits team will review it and follow up with any questions.

Planned Epic Downtime

Wednesday, Aug. 16

There is an Epic downtime scheduled for 1 a.m. (Central) on Wednesday, August 16, for system maintenance. A reboot of all workstations with a Topaz signature pad will occur at this time. The outage is expected to last approximately 15-20 minutes.

The Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer

Celebrate our pets!

Pool Daze: Higgins. Submitted by Emily Koslowski, RN, Aspirus Medford Clinic.

So far, over 200 photos of adorable pets are posted to our Aspirus Pet Photo Gallery. Check out all the cuteness and upload a photo of your pet(s) by clicking the links below.

Submit an image of your pet by August 21. We’ll be inviting everyone to vote for their favorites August 22-31. The top 3 vote-getters will receive a prize.

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Dink’s superpower is being so cute and smart. Submitted by Maria Shiela Bukovic, Aspirus Rhinelander Retail Pharmacy.

This is George! Surgery onesies have never looked so good. Submitted by Natasha Wills-Hennes, Westhill Professional Building - Wausau, Information Technology.

Drax loves his greens from the garden and running around in his cage. Submitted by Bridgette Powell, CMA, St. Joseph’s Outpatient Center - Antigo, Oncology Clinic.

The "bat-eared" doggo! Odin’s adorable face and quirky personality will keep you smiling and laughing all day! Submitted by Leeann Evans, RN, Aspirus Laurium Clinic Oncology.

Max is part demon, part lovable, huggable kitten. Submitted by Carrie Jonas, Aspirus Spine & Neurosciences Procedural Scheduler.

Well-Being Spotlight

Spiritual Well-Being

At Aspirus Health, we have a genuine interest in your well-being. We encourage you to take advantage of the platinum-award-winning offerings and resources available to support you as a valuable member of our Aspirus team.

Click the images below to open a clickable PDF to learn more about spiritual well-being.

Video (3:08 mins.)

Chad Rowe, VP Human Resources - UP Region, talks about what spiritual well-being means to him.

We've Got Your Child's Back: Backpack Tips

Backpacks are a practical and useful way to get textbooks and supplies to and from school. When used properly, they should ease your child’s load, not make it worse.

Aspirus Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer Megan Stankowski shares the correct way to wear a backpack to prevent injuries.

Visit the Aspirus Media Center for other recent stories featuring Aspirus experts.

COE & Annual Assignments

Our annual Conditions of Employment (COE) are due by December 1, 2023.

COE for each employee includes:

• HealthStream assignments (in the “to do” tab within the portal)



• GHR Policy acknowledgements
• This tipsheet shows how to acknowledge policies in GHR

Remember to Check Out Your Local News

Click the links below for your region/division below to see what's happening locally.

Regional & Divisional News

• Central WI Region
• UP Region
• North WI Division
• Northeast WI Division
• Northwest WI Division
• South WI Division
• Southeast & Southwest WI Division

Don't know your region or division?

Click the map to find out.