Thank you so much for participating in the Soaring Together project! A multidisciplinary, multi-department, multi-hospital taskforce launched a new community art project, called Soaring Together, where we invited you to write on, decorate, and design a feather illustrating what inspires you and lifts you up. Your responses were funny, inspiring, and creative. We learned Houston … [Read more...]
Chemo Cap Donations
St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church in Fort Bend generously donated hand-made knitted and crocheted caps for our Infusion Center patients. This is the second year that this faith-based organization has selected our department to be recipients of these beautiful caps that are so appreciated by our patients, especially during the winter season. … [Read more...]
DEI Corner – Nov 1
This week kicks off Houston Methodist's campaign to support United Way! Our campaign will run from Nov. 1 – 12, but you can donate until Dec. 31. We are so excited about the opportunity to help improve and support the community where we live and work. Join Houston Methodist's campaign by committing to donate at least $1 per paycheck through payroll deductions. Although it … [Read more...]
31st Daisy Award Winner – Ebone Jones
Congratulations to Ebone Jones from 6W on being the 31st Daisy Award winner. Read the stories about why she was nominated below. My husband was admitted to Houston Methodist Sugar Land on May 7, 2021 to the 6th floor and she was his nurse the entire hospital stay. She went above and beyond every day, her bedside manors are excellent. Her care and individual attention she gave … [Read more...]
Day of the Dead 2021
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is not, as is commonly thought, a Mexican version of Halloween. The holiday roughly began some 3,000 years ago. It is a two-day holiday that reunites the living and dead. Families create ofrendas (offerings) to honor their departed family members that have passed. These altars are decorated with bright yellow marigold flowers, photos of the … [Read more...]