During National Nurses Week, the Houston Chronicle salutes Houston's top 150 nurses! Nominate one or many of the nurses who have impacted your life or a patient's life for the better. It only takes a few minutes to describe why a nurse should be honored. Let’s give our nurses the recognition they deserve! The winners will be recognized at the Nurses Week Opening … [Read more...]
March of Dimes Patient Ambassadors
Chloé and Isabella were born at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital four weeks early to first-time parents Maria and Romain Vidal-Michel. After birth, Chloé went to an incubator in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Isabella went to the well-baby nursery. “Having our babies separated was hard,” remembers Maria. “But we managed to make the best of it, with help and … [Read more...]
Stop the Line Moment – Saju Mathew
Another Stop the Line Moment at HMSL ! Let's all congratulate Saju Mathew, Cardiodiagnostic Tech II, who saved a life earlier this week !! Saju was taking a patient's EKG at the bedside when he recognized the signs of a STEMI heart attack in progress. He "Stopped the Line" and called a Doctor Quick. The patient was handled emergently by the STEMI team and pulled through. … [Read more...]
Hand Hygiene Winners – January Unit Award
Congratulations to our top performing Hand Hygiene Kudos Cards Units for January 2018. 5 West Questions? Contact Dr. Jeffrey Jackson at jjackson2@houstonmethodist.org. … [Read more...]
Hand Hygiene Winners – March 5
Congratulations to our hand hygiene winners who have been recognized for their exceptional hand hygiene practices! Rita Arnold, RN - 5 West Stella Tomy, RN - 6 Brazos Every other week, we will select two HMSL employees who have been acknowledged for their hand hygiene practices on Kudos Cards. Each winner will be awarded a pair of movie tickets.Questions? Contact Jeffrey … [Read more...]