Racing ‘Round The World

Inject some extra fun into National Respiratory Care Week with your own version of the popular TV show Amazing Race. Come up with five challenges for your respiratory care staff to tackle. For example, have them set plastic cups on top of each other in the shape of a pyramid, then fill the cups with water from a pitcher without the cups falling over. Conduct a challenge a day, always in a different location in your facility. Name each of these locations as if it were a country that participants were traveling to, like in the show. Award a prize, such as a “Property Of Respiratory Department” Deluxe Duffel Bag or a “Property Of Respiratory Department” Eco-To-Go Travel Tumbler, each day to the person who completes the challenge fastest.

VIP Status

Make your respiratory therapists feel like VIPs. Recruit volunteers to act as “valets.” Send out an e-mail ahead of time announcing this service and post signs in the parking lots. Allow your respiratory therapists to pull right up to the curb near the front door and leave their cars with the volunteer parking attendants. When they step out of their cars, have the “valets” give each person a “Respiratory Care: Because Every Breath Counts” Mini Organizer With Pen. After the cars are parked, return the keys to their owners with a “Respiratory Care: Because Every Breath Counts” Leatherette Dual Photo Key Tag, attached to each set.

Get Them Guessing

Recruit someone to take pictures of the backs of people’s heads. Have this “photographer” find employees who work closely with the respiratory care staff. Let the respiratory professionals guess “who’s who” in the photos. To the person with the most correct answers, award a Respiratory Care Automatic Umbrella With Sleeve. It will help keep that person’s head dry and in “picture perfect” condition. Give all participants, including the pictured employees, “Thanks For All You Do!” Contour Grip Water Bottles With Healthy Snacks.

T-rrific Activity

Supply your team members with “10 Reasons I Love Being A Respiratory Therapist” T-Shirts to proudly wear. Then invite them to an appreciation lunch for National Respiratory Care Week. Let everyone know that the entry ticket to lunch is the shirt. At the end of the event, give each respiratory professional a Respiratory Care Gift Bag Of Appreciation as further thanks.

60 Minutes Of Fame

Give members of your respiratory staff the focused attention they deserve. Celebrate a staff member each day or hour by declaring “[name a person] Day/Hour.” Announce the staff member’s name on the P.A. system and provide some information or anecdote about the person’s background and personality. Present the staff member with a “Property Of Respiratory Care Department” Hooded Pullover Sweatshirt.

Gentle Reminder

Give your respiratory care professionals a gift that gets them thinking about how much their work matters. Distribute “Respiratory Care: Dedicated To Every Breath You Take” Retractable I.D. Badge Holders. Then establish weekly prize drawings for the entire year until the next National Respiratory Care Week. On a randomly chosen day each week, fill a bowl with the names of people who are wearing their badge holders. Draw a name and give out a prize, such as “Making A Difference In The Lives Of Others” Tote Bag.

Tasty Selection

Arrange for personalized potatoes this National Respiratory Care Week. Set up a baked potato bar in your break room or cafeteria with a variety of toppings, such as low-fat sour cream and cheddar cheese, chives, broccoli, and chili. You might even try shredded BBQ chicken and beef. Give everyone “Respiratory Care: Because Every Breath Counts” 3-Section Plate to put the potatoes on. Serve drinks in Stainless Steel Message Water Bottles.