National Nurses Week National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday. These permanent dates enhance planning and position National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. National Hospital Week National Hospital Week is May 12-18. National Hospital Week is an opportunity to highlight our hospitals, health … [Read more...]
April 2024 Departmental Celebrations
Patient Access Week Patient Access Week this year runs from March 31 - April 6. The first interaction patients have with Houston Methodist often begins with the access department, which makes it so necessary to have a friendly and knowledgeable associate to connect with. Access staff handle many aspects of a patient’s visit from scheduling, registration, financial … [Read more...]
5S Journey – STORE Phase Begins
I’m pleased and proud to share that our Baytown, Clear Lake, and Sugar Land hospitals each had a very successful first phase of our 5S initiative – SORT. As you may recall, 5S is a defined approach for establishing a place for everything and everything in its place and is a key component of our Performance Excellence business system. I know many of you found some very … [Read more...]
HMSL Wellness Champion Winner: Rachelle Williams
Wellness Services will regularly feature employees who are successfully improving or maintaining their health. Our first Wellness Champion is Rachelle Williams, a transporter at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. As a transporter, I am required to physically be able to push, pull and move around all day long. Knowing this, I promised myself "I will not let those … [Read more...]
Celebrating Captain Tony Foster
HMSL is excited to share the remarkable achievement of IT Service Operations Manager Tony Foster, who has been promoted to the rank of Captain of the United States Air Force. A pinning ceremony was held on campus last Friday. Among those in attendance: HMSL Senior Leaders, Retired Lieutenant Commander Jim Francis, the IT Executive Team, members from the Veterans Alliance ERG … [Read more...]