Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the leading hospitals in the Houston area and in the state. This year, Houston Methodist Sugar Land tied for No. 4 in Houston, up from No. 5 in 2019, and No. 6 (three-way tie) in Texas, up from No. 9 in 2019. The hospital ranked in the following high performing specialties: diabetes … [Read more...]
Stop the Spread
As Dr. Phillips stated in a previous communication, it is important that we stay healthy for our families and for our city as we will need to care for the sickest in our community. We have a major advantage that all of our employees are vaccinated, and we are better able to safely care for patients. At least 50 hospital systems have followed our lead—and now all the major … [Read more...]
Screening Station Questionnaires
OSHA has released new guidance that influenced how we are handling screenings at all entrances to the hospital. What changed? We will no longer require temperatures to be taken upon entry, but we will display posters with screening questions for patients and visitors to verbally complete before entering the building. More information For the most up-to-date … [Read more...]
DETAILS ABOUT YOUR R&R BONUS AND PTO DAY
This morning you received a $1,000 bonus and an extra day of paid time off added to your balance as part of the Summer of R&R festivities. Here are the eligibility rules for this R&R bonus and PTO: Executives, physicians, and employees with faculty-level benefits who do not receive systemwide bonuses are excluded. Employees must have been hired by June 1, … [Read more...]
Focal Point Review 2021
The annual staff focal point review (FPR) modules were assigned Monday, May 24. All non-management employees hired before March 28, 2021 need to complete this cycle. The deadline for staff to complete FPR in-services is Aug. 25, 2021. We made some improvements to the quiz modules: Employees will no longer need to repeat a quiz if they answer a question incorrectly. … [Read more...]