August 28, 2017:  What do you know about Grit and why is grit important?  Psychologist Dr. Angela Duckworth writes about grit in her book, Grit, the Power of Passion and Perseverance.”  She says that grit is perseverance and passion for long-term goals and is an accurate predictor of who will finish and who will not.  Dr. Duckworth studied West Point cadets, public school … [Read more...]

August 21, 2017:  There is value in stepping back and evaluating our efforts when we complete something as enormous as the Magnet site visit.  Many of you participated in a debrief survey and I want to share what we learned from your feedback. The majority of you said that the Magnet site visit was a positive experience. Teamwork was the overwhelming theme of your … [Read more...]

July 24, 2017:  Patient and family centered care is our care delivery system here at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital.  The patient and family are the center of everything that we do.  When the structures and processes of patient and family centered care work as designed, they yield high quality outcomes.  These outcomes are displayed on the second wheel of the … [Read more...]

July 17, 2017: I hope you are still feeling the energy and excitement from our Magnet site visit last week.  I wanted to share the appraisers' comments about our organization. The appraisers noticed several themes and gifts: Theme 1:  Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is a family.  They heard this comment in every meeting they attended and witnessed it many times. … [Read more...]