Hospital Marketing Journal

The Ten Adams Wellness Plan

Workplace wellness is key to the future of healthcare. That’s why we decided to make wellness a priority at Ten Adams. We believe wellness is more than eating right and exercising regularly. We find it equally healthy to let loose and have some fun: MadMen Mondays: Our preoccupation with this TV series could be bordering on the unhealthy, but we believe taking a lunch hour once a week to remind us how to avoid being a ‘diva’ aka ‘Pete Campbell circa Mad Men Season 1’ keeps us grounded. Monday Morning Breakfast: Every Monday morning we start the week off with a nutritious breakfast provided by one of our own. These breakfasts have involved a donut or two on occasion, but more often than not, fruit is available. Birthday Lunches: Every month, we gather together to celebrate birthdays. Our most recent excursion was to Café Arazu in Newburgh, IN, for henna tattoos and fresh Mediterranean cuisine! Massage and Reflexology: Now that’s what we call a fringe benefit! Massages and reflexology available to all staff every other week with Ten Adams footing half the bill. Creative Workshops: In March, we all attended two Creative Workshops. Together we explored the seven characteristics of monster advertising ideas, made play-doh mouse traps and created imaginary tree houses—all in a hard day’s work! Lunch & Learns: At our most recent Lunch & Learn, a CNHP spoke to us about “You are what your body can do with what you eat.” Let’s just say most of us weren’t hungry for lunch after that! Some Healthy Competition: Our recent Brain Games Office Olympics and our yearly NCAA Basketball Pool keep things interesting around here because “if you’re not first, you’re last!”   Individuals at Ten Adams also like to take wellness into their own hands. Ellen is a Marathon Maniac. Scott, Kathy and Bill are avid bikers. Sarah is currently training for Tough Mudder. And, Kris’ idea of wellness is Skinny Girl Margarita & Spanx. Click here to see how the rest of us stay healthy  Remaining healthy, fit and anxiety-free can be quite a challenge during the work week. At Ten Adams we believe if you take the time to enjoy yourself, your coworkers and what you do, everything else can fall into place. Let us know how your company approaches employee wellness by leaving a comment below.

First Annual Brain Games

Due to our work schedule, we couldn’t make it to London for the Olympic Games, so the Ten Adams office was converted for a few hours last Thursday into an Olympic ground. You might say that office Olympics are much more carefree and considerably less competitive than the real Olympics, but the competition at the Brain Games was stiff this year. (Trash talk was accepted and even encouraged!) However, even with all of the excitement and competitiveness going on, pre-games training was not required—just a good attitude and a good sense of humor. At the opening ceremony for Ten Adams’ first ever office Olympics, representatives of the two sides of the brain proceeded  through the event grounds (a parking lot/our backyard) in colorful uniforms (t-shirts) to boost excitement for the contests that followed. Two teams, the Right Brains (Orange) and the Left Brains (Blue) participated in the following games: Bat Spin Relay Race – The Right Brains and Left Brains spun around in circles with their foreheads (and festive brain caps) touching the end of a bat before taking off on a dizzying and potentially dangerous run down to the other end of the yard. Even though the Orange Team got points for style (Debbie, the team captain, took one for the team and nose-dived into the ground), the Blue Team was the first to cross the finish line, leaving them victorious.  The Brain Race– Lauren from the Orange Team and Kathy from the Blue Team wound up their walking toy brains fast and furiously for a mad dash from one end of the conference table to another, but the brains themselves were not so fast (much slower than our Ten Adams healthcare masterminds!). Again, the Blue Team was triumphant, even though there was some questionable activity from the Blue Team’s participants (Nancy!). The Brain Toss – Our last, and perhaps most grueling event was the Brain Toss. Members of the two teams dueled against one another to throw our Ten Adams splatter brains hoping to hit the bullseye.  Unfortunately, due to the stickiness of the brains most didn’t even hit the wall, much less the target. A few made it down to the second floor, and a couple more stuck to the ceiling (something that has become an increasingly regular occurrence around here). Kris’ catlike reflexes allowed her to actually catch a brain, winning style points for the Orange Team, who came out on top for this event. The MVPs were Nancy from the Blue Team and Chris from the Orange Team. Although the Blue Team was awarded with the most medals, the Orange Team held the MOST valuable player, Naiyana, who did all of the artwork for this event. Thank you, Naiyana! When all was said and done, the first annual Brain Games was a success! Ten Adams was energized by the unity and laughter it brought to the team and plans on continuing the Brain Games in the coming years.  How does your company reenergize and build stronger staff relationships? Let us know by leaving a comment below.