b'Not only do I advocate for the employee,I asked Jerry if he would mind if I sent John A CULTUREbut their family as well, she continued. an email. He was a little wary until I told him My nursing experience provides me with thewhat I wanted to say, she said. In the email ability to break down complicated medicalI sent, I briefly outlined how having a registered OF CARING procedures into understandable languagenurse on staff could help his company. so family members are well informed about the care their loved one is receiving. NothingA few months later an open positionis scarier than not knowing or understandingappeared on H&Ps website for an Actively Actively C.A.R.E. isnt just a phrase atwhat is going on during a traumatic situation. C.A.R.E. Advocate, containing some of the H&Pits a way of life. Dana Kennedy,My role is to make it less scary by letting themexact bullet points that I wrote in my email, know I am there for them. Im in their corner. Dana said . I applied for the job immediately.our Actively C.A.R.E. Advocate, is one of many reasons why.It is not just a safety She started on May 14, 2018 as Actively C.A.R.E. moment. It is a way Advocate, a career move that changed her lifeand benefited the company. of life. We care aboutH&P has a family culture like no otherother by identifying and removing risks thateach other. organization Ive ever worked for, Dana said. could jeopardize their safety. Dana believesThere are literally multiple generations in C.A.R.E. is even more than that. How does a trained nurse go from workingfamilies who have all worked for H&P. I dont in the ICU and operating room to one of thebelieve you would see that if the culture Over the last three years since I joined H&P,wasnt something special. Again, it comes I have observed Actively C.A.R.E. becomeworlds leading contract drilling companies?from the top and goes all the way down. O ur employees are our most valuablemuch more than just an acronym, she said.Dana sought it out. H&P genuinely cares for its people at every assets. At H&P, we prove this eachIt has become our culture. It is not just aIn the fall of 2017, Dana was working for Saintlevel of the organization.and every day. No matter what safety moment. It is a way of life. We careFrancis Health System in Tulsa, Oklahoma. department they are in or where theyabout each other. She was invited to attend a H&P ServiceDanas trailblazing attitude and can-do spirit work, our people know that when they workAwards luncheon in downtown Tulsa didnt just create a new job for her. It helped for us, their safety is our main consideration. Caring for people is a skill that Dana is change the culture for H&P as well. Her prepared for. She is a registered nurse withwith her husband, Jerry, who was a Voiceincredible value to organization was never Actively C.A.R.E. Advocate Specialist, Senior,30 years of experience, most of it spent inTelecommunications Engineer with H&P more apparent than during the COVID-19 Dana Kennedy is on the team that strivesthe Intensive Care Unit and Surgery.at the time. pandemic. While Danas hospital nurse to keep our employees safe. In her role, sheJerry was thinking that I was just there forcolleagues were working around-the-clock, works with healthcare providers when anWhen an H&P employee is seriously injured,Dana and our COVID-19 response team were Im one of the first people you will see at thethe free meal, Dana jokes. employee is injured on the job. working just as hard to keep employees safe trauma center, Dana said. I work with theDuring the CEO speech, John Lindsay and help H&P navigate the constantly changing Actively C.A.R.E. stands for Actively Controldoctors, surgeons and nurses to advocatementioned that an employee had beenrules and regulations being put in place.and Remove Exposures, and its purpose isthe best treatment plan so the employee isinjured on a rig. Kennedy could tell John was to remind employees to look out for eachset up for the very best outcome. moved, and his concern moved her to action.7EnterpriseWinter 2021 EnterpriseWinter 20218'