A ceremony was recently held on campus to celebrate 34 graduate nurses from the Summer 2022 Graduate Nurse Cohort. They made nine evidence-based practice presentations that covered patient satisfaction initiatives, discharging postpartum patients with instructions on when to return to the OB ED, ICU delirium screening, implementing a post-code pause to honor patients who die … [Read more...]
TLIP 3: Flexible Scheduling
Houston Methodist Sugar Land is committed to being a workplace of choice for our employees. Here at HMSL, we have four Top Level Improvement Priorities (TLIPs). TLIP 3 is dedicated to finding innovative ways to empower personal and professional growth. The TLIP 3 committee is made up of 8 members from across our hospital. They meet bi-weekly and focus on developing creative … [Read more...]
September 2023 Departmental Celebrations
Sepsis Awareness Month September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a life-threatening medical emergency. Without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. When it comes to sepsis, take the TIME to learn the signs: · Temperature: higher or lower than … [Read more...]
Office of Sustainability News
Center for Health & Nature Awarded Top Ranking with NIH R01 Grant The Center for Health and Nature — a joint venture among Houston Methodist, Texas A&M University and Texan by Nature — has a fellow and principal investigator, Dr. Dongying Li, who has been awarded an R01 Research Project Grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The R01 grant received high … [Read more...]
Fit Club Winner
This summer, employee wellness hosted their annual Fit Club Challenge with employees. They competed with a team of three to five co-workers in various events to determine who is the fittest team at Houston Methodist Sugar Land. Events included: Strength Challenges: Longest plank Longest wall sit Most push-ups in one minute Most inverted rows in one … [Read more...]