Marketing

The mission of the ARHS Marketing department is to maintain, enhance and promote the positive image of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System to the communities it serves. To accomplish this goal, the marketing team must have an eye on any and all communications that will likely be seen by the public.

So, what can the Marketing Team do for you? The scope of the department is defined as such:

  • External Communications
  • Website Management
  • Social Media Management
  • Media Relations
  • Advertising & Marketing
  • Press Releases
  • Branding & Collateral Materials
  • Program Promotion

Standard work: 

Guide for Practice Managers

Marketing works closely with practice managers on promotions, documents, web content, reputation management, and more. The following information will help you navigate how to receive help. If you have any questions, email marketing@apprhs.org.

Forms
To change a document or form

  • If the form is part of the Legal Medical Record, contact Health Information Management Department.
  • If the form belongs in Policy Manager, each department handles the upload.
  • If the form is not part of the LMR, nor belongs in Policy Manager, contact marketing@apprhs.org

SmartWorks
SmartWorks is ARHS’ online vendor for ordering various printed materials including forms, letterhead, envelopes, business cards, appointment cards, RX pads, Thank You cards, and much more. If you need assistance with placing an order or to set up a log-in, contact Materials Management.

Signs
If you need a temporary sign, please use the sign template on the Employee Hub. For permanent signs, contact Plant Operations.

Letterhead
For individual letters, download Word document templates from the Employee Hub, add your content, and print! Letterheads may be printed on color or b/w printers. Please do not change the headers and footers. Letters being sent to large groups of patients or to the public should be approved by Marketing before sending. Marketing can help coordinate patient mailings. Large quantities of letterhead should be ordered through SmartWorks. If you do not have a SmartWorks login, contact Materials Management.

Fax Cover Sheet
Download fax cover sheets from the Employee Hub.

Important Information for Requests

To ensure consistency, timely production and a continued professional look to all publications that represent ARHS, please be prepared to provide the following to the Marketing strategy team when requesting assistance.

  • What gap are you trying to close? What goal are you trying to accomplish?
  • What do you want people to be able to do when they have consumed your content?
  • Information (digital format) about your service line, program, initiative or event
  • Details about the audience you need to reach
  • Contact information for your audience to use for more information (i.e. phone number, email, fax, etc.)
  • Budget for the project
  • What is your current capacity for new patients or participants?
  • Details regarding how the service line, program, initiative or event can be accessed (ex. self-referral, physician referral, etc.)

Because Marketing is always working on multiple projects, please be aware of the following Lead Time Requirements

  • New service line, program, initiative or event – 2 months prior
  • Promote an existing service, program or event – 1 month
  • Create new materials – 1 month
  • Print existing materials – 2 weeks
  • Order business cards, letterhead, etc. – 1 month

Self-Service Tools

 

You do NOT need to sign up or log in to view/download documents. If prompted, close the pop-up box and proceed. 

Logo

The following logo is approved for use. Below is a small, downloadable file for limited use. If you need a hi-res logo or large image, please contact Marketing. Right click to save the file to your computer.

Official ARHS Logo

Letterhead

Download Word document templates from the link below, add your content, and print! Letterheads may be printed on color or b/w printers. Please do not change the headers and footers.

Letters being sent to large groups of patients or to the public should be approved by Marketing before sending. Large quantities of letterhead should be ordered through SmartWorks. If you do not have a SmartWorks log-in, contact Materials Management.

Email Signature

We are changing the way we do email signatures to accomplish a few things:

  • To make the signatures clearer and easier to read
  • To ensure that the signatures show up in copied/pasted emails and plain text forwards.
  • To give people more control over editing their signatures.

Download the Email Signature Instructions and follow the steps. Email marketing@apprhs.org if you have problems or questions.

Fax Cover Sheet

Click the folder to access all ARHS Fax Cover Sheets

Click to view/download all Fax Cover Sheets ▶︎

Sign Template

Please use this template for temporary signs, as needed. For permanent signs, please contact Plant Operations.

Download the temporary sign template ▶︎

ARHS Flyer Template

If you need to post a temporary notice, please use this template that adheres to our brand standards and edit the text accordingly.

Download the Flyer Templates ▶︎

Document Change

To change a document or form on the intranet

  • If the form is part of the Legal Medical Record, contact Health Information Management Department.
  • If the form belongs in Policy Manager, each department handles the upload.
  • If the form is not part of the LMR, nor belongs in Policy Manager, contact marketing@apprhs.org
Promotional Items & Apparel

Promotional items can be ordered from the following approved vendors, who have ARHS logos on file. Call them directly to place an order.

Patient Education Labels

Download the Word template to print the Patient Education Stickers ▶︎

The Word template is designed to fit Avery label 8253, which is available to order from WJ Office. If you need help ordering the labels, please contact Materials Management.