Booster Deadline | Director of Financial Operations | Byte Smart Fridges Installed | Ash Wednesday | COVID-19 Updates
Week of Feb. 28, 2022
Booster Deadline Tomorrow
All staff and physicians are required to get a booster dose by tomorrow, March 1. Please review the FAQ brochure with additional information. Click here for instructions on submitting documentation.
Byte Smart Fridges Installed
Two Byte Smart Fridges have been installed near the 2nd floor Starbucks in Main Pavilion. Thank you to the Night Shift Shared Governance Council for the innovative idea, and to those who submitted menu items to include. Learn more.
Director of Financial Operations
Melissa Roca has accepted an expanded role as Director of Financial Operations - South Region, providing financial oversight for Sugar Land, Baytown and Clear Lake campuses.
Read more.
Ash Wednesday is March 2
Ash Wednesday is a sacred day of reflection and recommitment observed by Christians across the world. Our chaplains will offer prayer cards for anyone who is interested. Learn more.
New Visitor Policy Allows for Two Healthy Visitors
Patients may now have 2 healthy visitors (18 years or older) at a time, except in certain circumstances where it could be a community health risk. For safety, no visitors are allowed in the ED waiting room except in special circumstances such as for disabled patients who may need one visitor to provide support. Hospitalized patients are allowed 1 healthy overnight visitor (18 years or older). Labor and delivery patients are allowed 2 healthy visitors at a time (18 years or older). One healthy visitor (18 years or older) may stay overnight. For the Neonatal ICU, both parents will be allowed to visit. On the day of surgery, 2 healthy visitors at a time are allowed to stay in the waiting room during surgery, then accompany the patient back to the unit.
Please reference the visitor page on our website for full details of the policy.
COVID-19 Cases in the Hospital
We created a chart that reflects the confirmed number of positive COVID-19 cases in both ICU and Med/Surg through Sunday, Feb. 27. View the chart.
You can find the most up-to-date COVID-19 data for our system by clicking here. Houston Methodist has made this data public and it is updated daily on our website.
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, February 28: Join The Ensemble Theatre for a live conversation at noon, about their newest production, The Lawsons: A Civil Rights Love Story, which chronicles the extraordinary lives of Houston civil rights leaders, Bill and Audrey Lawson. Click here to join on Teams.
Tuesday, March 1: Deadline for all employees to receive booster vaccine (non-management).
Sunday, March 6: EPIC Update. All EPIC users should review their role-based Update Companions. Your Update Companion can be accessed easily by pressing F1 on your keyboard. Or, you can visit it.houstonmethodist.org/epicupdate to find a list of all Update Companions.
Monday, March 7: I CARE Recharge Week begins. Throughout the week, each department will gather for three huddles focusing on 1) living our I CARE values, 2) recognizing and celebrating each other and 3) making a commitment.
Monday, March 21: Certified Nurses Day. All Certified RNs are invited to attend a celebration. Download the flyer for more information.
Thursday, March 31: Join us for a digestive health webinar led by gastroenterologist Dr. Anam Omer. Click here for more information and to register.
PATIENT COMPLIMENTS
From an Emergency Department and Main ICU patient: "My care and time at Methodist was truly excellent. I personally would thank everyone from the emergency rom to the entire staff that took care of me, even receiving my pacemaker. Thank you all and God bless you. You saved my life."
From a Main 4 West patient: "I was well cared for by all the staff throughout my stay. Everyone was wonderful. Thank you all for making my stay super comfortable and pleasant during my stay with you. I am feeling better today. God bless everyone at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. And an even more special thank you to my doctors whom I couldn't feel as well as I do today without your love of medicine and me of course."