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Methodist is honored to announce that we have been named as one of America's Best Employers for Diversity by "Forbes"! There were only 36 healthcare employers that made the final list of 500. We are proud to be one of them!
Methodist Midlothian got a huge dose of puppy love on the last day of Nurses Week when they were visited by a pack of snuggly therapy dogs. So doggone cute!
Methodist is delighted to announce that our health system made the Becker's Hospital Review's list of the "150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2022." The honor belongs entirely to the wonderful healthcare heroes at all our hospitals. They have shown an extraordinary dedication to patients for decades, but especially these last two years. We salute them!
This is National Nurses Week, and we're celebrating all Methodist nurses — you're awesome! Among them, meet our 2022 DFW Great 100 Nurses: Elizabeth Aaron, Ashley Attaway, Julia Enright Cisneros, Danielle Cooper, LayInell Fendell, Bijula Joy, Cathy Kennedy, Sarah McCallum-Sharp, Vicki Sandefur, Fillipinas (Nancy) Sandejas, Laura Sweatt, and Juliet Tennison. Congratulations to all!
Methodist Richardson's beloved Chief Nursing Officer Irene Strejc was honored with a grand celebration to cap off her 50-year nursing career. She's been the hospital's CNO for the last 12 years and has been helping Methodist Richardson achieve Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® designations! President Ken Hutchenrider Jr. says, "We will miss her but wish her much happiness in retirement." Congratulations, Irene!
This news will certainly save lives. Methodist Dallas now has a new treatment for the hospital's sickest heart and lung patients. It's called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, and it will help support critically ill patients who would not otherwise survive, including those who don't respond to ventilators. Our heart and lung team is very excited about the future of this lifesaving technology!
Experts have observed another distressing side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 2020, so many of us have been driven into quarantine that there's been an increase in cases of alcoholic hepatitis, a severe inflammation of the liver. Doctors are even seeing it in young people. See how to avoid it: https://shineonlinehealth.com/pandemic-worsens-alcoholic-liver-disease/
We are proud of the Methodist Dallas laboratory services team. They donated more than $500 to support a group of New York City doctors and volunteers who are providing medical aid to Ukrainian refugees. They also donated medical supplies like bandages, gauze, antibiotic ointments, diapers, and other essential items. The medical camp is on the Ukrainian border in Przemyśi, Poland, and volunteers there are working with the international relief organization Samaritan's Purse. Our prayers are with them.
It’s official! The new Methodist Richardson Heart and Vascular Center is open. The outpatient clinic, staffed with specialists in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and vascular surgery, is next door to the hospital. President Ken Hutchenrider Jr. says, "The launch of this new clinic makes high-quality, innovative cardiology services accessible in one convenient location." Our heart's in it!
The Oak Cliff Mardi Gras parade was back after being canceled last year, and Methodist Dallas didn't miss a beat. The Mammogram Poster Girls were there to parade around with the Methodist mobile mammography unit. Their sign says it all: "Don't flash 'em, mammogram 'em!"
