Diabetes management program saves moneyMembers of Baptist Health’s medical plan who have

diabetes can take charge of their health and save an

average of $1,000 per year by participating in this

program that provides personal support for managing

diabetes and lowers co-pays for selected diabetes

medications and supplies.

Any child with diabetes on your policy automatically qualifies for this

program. To be eligible for lower co-pays, adults with diabetes on your

policy must complete three steps:

1. Visit a primary care physician or endocrinologist to complete a

diabetic checkup.

2. Complete an A1C test at a Baptist Health or Quest

Diagnostics® lab.

3. Participate in a health-coaching session by calling Baptist’s Healthy

For Life team at 904.202.1819.

Once you complete these steps, Florida Blue automatically will begin

applying your reduced co-pays on the first day of the next calendar-year

quarter. Approved medications and supplies are $5 for a one-month

supply when you use a Florida Blue-participating pharmacy.

You must complete the three steps each year to re-enroll. For more

information, visit Healthy For Life on the intranet or contact Florida Blue

at 800.664.5295.

2015 Benefits Confirmation StatementsAll benefits-eligible team members hired before Nov. 2, 2014, should

have received their 2015 Benefits Confirmation Statements in the mail

in early December. If an error was made in recording your elections,

please note your corrections on a copy of the confirmation statement,

scan and email it to Employee Benefits at benefits@bmcjax.com or fax

it to 904.391.5337 by Dec. 31, 2014. Due to IRS regulations, any benefit

elections made during Open Enrollment will remain in effect until

Dec. 31, 2015, unless you experience a qualifying event.

BaptistBriefs December 2014

Mark your calendar

q Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015Wolfson Children’s Challenge EverBank Field

Race events include the 55K Ultra Marathon and Relay, a 30K individual run and a 1-mile fun run, plus live entertainment and many other activities, all to benefit Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Beginning Jan. 1, Baptist Health team members can use special promotion codes to save on registration fees. For more information, see the article on page 3.

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015Gen. Keith Alexander (Ret.) and Robert S. Mueller, III, “Securing a Nation Amid Change”7 pmThe Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts

This is part of the Florida Forum Speakers Series, presented by The Women’s Board of Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Although tickets are usually sold for the entire lecture series, The Women’s Board offers Baptist Health team members the opportunity to purchase single-event tickets for $75 each for general admission and $100 each for preferred seating. To take advantage of this offer, call 904.202.2886. Learn more at www.thefloridaforum.com .

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Physician Integration New nurse practitioner at Deer Park locationPhilip Kartsonis, MD, is pleased to welcome Tonya

Goodson, ARNP, to his practice at Baptist Primary

Care Deer Park. Goodson comes to Baptist Primary

Care with wonderful experience, including having

worked in the Emergency Center at Baptist Clay.

The Deer Park office is located at 10475 Centurion

Parkway N., Suite 203, Jacksonville. To schedule an

appointment, call 904.998.2464.

Need a same-day appointment for an acute condition?Baptist Internal and Family Medicine, Suite 1400 of the

Baptist Medical Pavilion, offers same-day appointments

to Baptist Health team members who have acute

conditions and need immediate access. The physicians

are: Joseph Czerkawski, MD; Sharon Reinertsen, MD;

Eric Rosemund, MD; and Alejandro Traveria, MD. For

an appointment, call 904.396.0000.

Baptist Jacksonville Zumba Fitness at Wolfson Wellness CenterMondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 – 6:30 pm

Course fee: $80 for 16 sessions

Location: Heart Hospital, 2nd floor

To register, call 904.202.9708

Wolfson Wellness Center and Healthy For Life continue

to offer a subsidy discount for employee memberships

at the Wolfson Wellness Center. Eligible team members

can receive a monthly contract membership for $12.50

per month.

Baptist Beaches Stocking Stuffer Drive is a big successBaptist Beaches extends a huge thank you to everyone

who participated in the Stocking Stuffer Drive this

holiday season. Because of your thoughtful generosity,

hundreds of children who call the Sulzbacher Center

home received a gift this holiday season.

Baptist Nassau20th Anniversary Baptist Nassau is proud to celebrate 20 years of

changing health care for good in Nassau County.

Baptist purchased Nassau General from the county in

1994. Today, Baptist Nassau is a nationally recognized

community hospital providing high-quality care for

every stage of life.

Here’s are few interesting facts about the last 20 years:

n More than 9,000 babies were born at

Baptist Nassau.n 52,000 community members received

hospital care.n Nearly 400,000 patients were treated

for emergencies.n 24 different medical specialties are available to

meet most health care needs.n Baptist Nassau became a Magnet™ hospital

in 2007.n Baptist Nassau is an Accredited Chest

Pain Center.

Baptist South Angel Tree programFor the seventh year

in a row, Baptist South

was home to a Salvation

Army Angel Tree. It

stood prominently in

our main lobby and was

open to team members,

visitors and community

members who wished

to participate. This

year, we were able to

provide gifts to 50 angels ranging from toddlers to

teenagers. Baptist South extends thanks to everyone

who participated to make this a very special holiday for

those in need.

Wolfson Children’s HospitalLace up your running shoes – it’s Wolfson Children’s Challenge timeOn Jan. 31, Wolfson 55 kids, their families, local

companies and sponsors, along with team members

from Baptist Health and Wolfson Children’s Hospital,

will participate in the sixth annual Wolfson Children’s

Challenge at EverBank Field. Presented by RPM

Automotive, the race events and sponsorships will raise

money for the purchase of a Nuclear Medicine SPECT/

CT camera and a technology support endowment.

A few things have changed this year in addition to the

location. The distance of the Ultra Marathon and Relay

will be 55K (34.1 miles), and an individual 30K (18.6

mile) run has been added. Runners and teams also will

have the opportunity for the first time to register for a

start time by using their predicted pace so they can be

released in waves to enable more efficient pacing.

Team members are encouraged to form relay teams.

You can build a team of up to 11 friends, co-workers or

family members, and even create a team name and run

in honor of someone. Starting Jan. 1, you may use the

following promotion codes to save on registration fees:

n BAPTIST55K – $50 off the 55K individual Ultran BAPTIST30K – $20 off the 30K individual runn BAPTISTRELAY – $150 off the relay teamn BAPTISTMILE – $5 off the 1-mile run

To register for the event, visit www.runsignup.com . You

will be prompted to enter your promo code in a box on

the payment page.

Other family-friendly activities include:

n Visit from dogs with the Auxiliary’s Pet

Therapy Programn “Ask the pharmacist”n Wolfie, the Wolfson Children’s mascotn Bounce houses n Plant potting with Home Depotn Gymnastics with My Gymn Educational presentation and animals from the

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardensn An assortment of live entertainment

Please encourage those who aren’t runners to come

out and join the fun, too. For more information, visit

www.wolfsonchildrenschallenge.org .