Please read the message below first sent as an email from Roberta Schwartz, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of Houston Methodist: We are experiencing a COVID-19 surge right now, five months after infection rates had stabilized late this summer. This uptick is due to COVID-19 variants, waning immunity, and lack of vigilance in our community about … [Read more...]
4 West, Pharmacy Kaizen is Improving How Medication is Delivered
Editor’s Note: Second in a series on the hospital’s Performance Excellence initiative. NOVEMBER 18, 2022 — A recent cross-functional team improved how medications are delivered, stored and administered, saving nurses 10 minutes per shift on average. The Kaizen event included employees from both pharmacy and 4 West and was led by Tintu Thankachan, then the Pharmacy … [Read more...]
First-Ever Above and Beyond Quarterly Department Award: Spiritual Care
OCTOBER 12, 2022 — The HMSL Employee Morale Committee presented their first-ever Quarterly Award to a department. The inaugural recipient was the Spiritual Care team. They have been integral in helping our staff through the trials of the pandemic. Read more about the award and how to nominate a department here. Their nomination read: "The amount of care, compassion, patience … [Read more...]
A Message From Dr. Marc Boom: 2022 Vizient Awards
Please read the message below, which was originally sent as an email from Dr. Marc Boom on September 22, 2022: I am so proud and excited to announce that six Houston Methodist hospitals have been recognized as top performers in the Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership annual rankings from Vizient. Our hospitals are recognized in different categories for demonstrating … [Read more...]
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital welcomes orthopedic surgeon Matthew Pearl, M.D.
The information below was first published and distributed as a press release. Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Sugar Land is pleased to welcome hip and knee surgeon Matthew Pearl, M.D. Dr. Pearl comes to Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine from Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, New York, where he completed a fellowship in joint … [Read more...]