Parking Reminder | Community Ambassadors | Supporting Ukraine | DAISY Winner
Week of March 14, 2022
Important Employee Parking Reminder
The map below shows the areas around the campus where employees are permitted to park. We understand construction is putting constraints on parking space availability, however, please remember that our patients should always receive priority parking. Some of the patient complaints we have received are from elderly and sick patients who have had to walk further due to full surface lots. Employees are encouraged to use the parking garages so that surface lots are available to our patients, however if you should choose to park in a surface lot, please only park in the areas highlighted in yellow below. Please remember our I CARE values and to keep our patients at the center of everything we do.
DAISY Award Winner
Sunyoung Park, BSN, RN, OCN, was announced as Q3 2021's DAISY Award winner. Sunyoung was nominated by, not one, but two patients from the infusion center. You can read what they said about her here.
Support for Ukraine
As we continue to hear disturbing news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s easy to feel helpless all the way around the world in Houston. Dr. Marc Boom, President and CEO of Houston Methodist, has shared ways you can share your support. You can read them here.
Community Ambassador Program
We need you to serve as educators and relationship builders in our community to strengthen awareness for our oncology services. If you are interested in getting involved in the program, read more and apply here.
New Project Manager
Sarah Batres has moved into a Project Manager role, supporting the Performance Excellence implementation. She was previously a Project Specialist overseeing the operation of our vaccine clinic, along with six primary care and two comprehensive clinics.
Dr. Rob Phillips sends final weekly COVID-19 email
Last Monday marked the second anniversary of the COVID-19 command center, which Houston Methodist established to help centralize our response to the pandemic. In his weekly email, Dr. Rob Phillips announced that it would be his last COVID-19 update, seeing as we are experiencing a break from widespread COVID-19 infection. The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, but we’ve come a long way. Thank you for all your hard work and the impact you have made in the last two years.
COVID-19 Cases in the Hospital
Following suit, we will now be sharing COVID-19 numbers differently in the newsletter. As numbers dwindle, we’ll give you an overview right here in the newsletter, instead of linking you out to graphs and charts. We hope this takes up less time in your day, while giving you the information you seek out every week.
Last week, from March 7 through March 13, we saw a total of 87 cases, five being in the ICU.
PATIENT COMPLIMENTS
From a Childbirth Center patient: "Evie and Samantha were absolutely AMAZING! I cannot say enough great things about them. I felt very well taken care of and in good hands the entire time. They were both very personable and hardworking. I would recommend them to any other patient."
From a Main 6 East patient: "The nurses, aides and all were fantastic. They were all very helpful, courteous friendly. Wonderful nursing staff. I have never experienced a hospital like this one. My wife was also treated great."
IMPORTANT DATES
Thursday March 17: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us. Learn more about how to move forward with intention and purpose in this month's Resilience Rounds with Dr. Laura Jackson.
Thursday March 17: Houston Methodist Sugar Land's March of Dimes fundraiser is in full swing. Stop by the table in the Main Atrium between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. or contact Michelle Smith to get involved.
Monday March 21: Certified Nurses Day. Click here for details on how Houston Methodist Sugar Land will celebrate.
JUST FOR FUN DATES
This week at RODEO HOUSTON: Sam Hunt (3/14), Gwen Stefani (3/15), Khalid (3/16), Chris Stapleton (3/17), Marshmello (3/18), Brad Paisley (3/19), George Strait (3/20)
March 14: National Pi Day
March 15: March Madness Begins
March 16: Panda Day
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"If cauliflower can be pizza, you can be anything you want to be!"
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