The Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF) encourages others to celebrate and recognize individual nurses who excel in their chosen fields. HMSL is fortunate to have 39 bronze recipients whose names are listed below. Congratulations to everyone on this achievement. First Name Last Name License Diane Blair RN, BSN Christin Crabb RN. CCWC Fe De la … [Read more...]
DEI Activities
As we continue to celebrate Global Diversity Awareness Month, the office of DEI wants to share a couple of quick activities to increase interpersonal understanding and further create a conscious workplace that strives for equality and equity. We encourage these activities at huddles, team retreats and meetings. The Circle of Trust Unconscious bias is something that we … [Read more...]
Sweetwater Holding Area
Beds on the third floor in the Sweetwater Pavilion have opened to help decongest the ED when it's busy. This area will house stable, lower acuity patients. It will open and close as needed based on ED volume and staffing and will take place of opening the Heart Center. … [Read more...]
New DEI Personal Day Details Announced
In June we announced that Houston Methodist will add a special Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) personal day in 2022. Employees will see the hours awarded in the first pay period of 2022 for their full accrual. How are DEI personal day hours different from other paid time off? The DEI personal day hours must be used in the year earned and do not roll over to the next … [Read more...]
Virtual Orbit Visit
Astros' mascot, Orbit, visited our Childbirth Center (virtually) to distribute some onesies to our newborns as we head into the Postseason. Houston Methodist is proud to be the official health care provider of the Houston Astros. … [Read more...]