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Tom Peters Discovers Innovation at Work at HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum
HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum caught the eye of author and business visionary
Tom Peters, the author of the best-selling book “In Search of Excellence.” In his
latest nationwide PBS special, “Tom Peters: Re-imagine! Business Excellence in
a Disruptive Age,” Peters explores the ways companies
are thriving and succeeding in today’s changing world.
Memorial’s HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum caught his
attention for its innovative efforts to educate children in
new and unique ways.
As the first of five distinct organizations featured, Peters’
special focused on Memorial—and HealthWorks! in
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particular—as a place that puts innovation to work every
day, creating new ways to educate children about making healthy lifestyle choices. HealthWorks! and the
other organizations highlighted in the program (which has aired on public television stations nationwide)
are examples of what can happen when companies abandon convention and embrace creativity.
“To compete in this new world of work, you have to turn work into an adventure,” added Peters. “Develop
your talent, innovate constantly….seize new opportunities and re-imagine the possibilities.”
Underwriters Laboratories Selects Memorial for DrinkWell Water Program
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
and Memorial Health System have
joined forces to offer the nation’s
most comprehensive well water
testing service. The DrinkWell
well water kits are sold online at
www.uldrinkwell.com. UL’s South
Bend testing facility handles all of
the kit distribution, sample analysis
and reporting. UL also provides
information regarding well water
treatment options, and offers direct
access to nurses at Memorial’s call
center to review the potential health
implications for the well’s owner.
Though homes with city water are
covered by federal laws limiting
contaminants, private wells are not
protected by the Federal Safe Drinking
Water Act. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency recommends yearly
testing. However, they also report that
only about five percent of private wells
are tested each year. The DrinkWell
program offers testing for up to 90
potential contaminants known to occur
in well water.
“Clean drinking water is important
for a healthy life. This new project
supports Memorial’s overall mission
to create a healthier community,” said
Taina Herr, R.N., Supervisor of The
Health Professionals Nurse Call Center.
Dan Carter, Underwriters Laboratories, and
Diane Stover, Memorial Health System, have
been insrtumental in the development and
launch of the new DrinkWell testing kits.
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