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Texas Children’s reaches milestone in journey towards Magnet® re-designation
Texas Children’s inches closer towards achieving its third Magnet® re-designation, which is considered the gold standard for nursing excellence. Now that the hospital’s application and written...
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Diabetes Clinic hosts Halloween party for patients and families
More than 300 patients and family members attended the Di-A-Boo-Tes Bash on October 21 at the Houston Health Museum. Hosted by Texas Children’s Hospital’s Diabetes Clinic, more than 70 vendors...
View ArticleCaught You Caring: Donald Wilkins eases the anxiety for surgical patients and...
“I do a lot of walking around the hospital,” said Donald Wilkins, a patient ambassador at Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Center campus and a 2017 Caught You Caring award recipient. “I average...
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Promise Campaign reaches fundraising milestone
Thanks to the generosity of donors far and wide, Texas Children’s Hospital has reached a significant milestone in its Promise Campaign. As of the end of September, donors had contributed $408.9...
View ArticleTexas Children’s ukulele choir, patients cheer on the Houston Astros
The Texas Children’s Hospital Ukulele Choir cheered on our Houston Astros in the best way they know how, with the help of some very special patients! Led by the Music Therapy Department and made up of...
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Texas Children’s Celebrates Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week November 6 – 10
At Texas Children’s, we are committed to leading tirelessly in maintaining an ethical workplace. Every day, we hold each other accountable to the highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior....
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Texas Children’s offers patients a spooktacular Halloween
Halloween came early for several patients, families and employees across Texas Children’s and will continue throughout the week with various spooktacular events filled with fun. At West Campus, the...
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Leaders gather to discuss long-term care of Texas Children’s patients
Physicians, administrators, former patients and community partners came together at Third Coast restaurant on October 5 for the 5th Annual Transition Medicine Reception. The event served as an...
View ArticleCaught You Caring: Joyce Enochs sets patient experience bar high for...
On paper Joyce Enochs is the scheduling optimizer for the Department of Surgery’s Perioperative Services Department. In reality, she is the face of patient experience for children and families who are...
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Newly designed website celebrates nursing team’s accomplishments
Texas Children’s has a new website that recognizes the outstanding accomplishments and successes of our team of more than 3,000 nurses across the organization. In collaboration with Nursing, Texas...
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Texas Children’s dedicates new play garden retreat for patients, their families
On November 9, Texas Children’s dedicated the Merle C. Donigan Play Garden during a special ribbon cutting ceremony attended by more than 50 people including Texas Children’s leadership and staff,...
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Andre among CNO guest panelists at Shared Governance Conference
Chief Nursing Officer Mary Jo Andre participated on the CNO panel at the third Annual Houston Regional Shared Governance Conference which was held on November 7 at the Palazzio Reception Venue. Nurses...
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Inaugural Dr. Barbara J. Anderson lecture presents honored speaker
The Inaugural Dr. Barbara J. Anderson lecture was held on October, 27. This lectureship was created to honor Barbara J. Anderson, Ph.D., associate head of the Section of Psychology and professor of...
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Texas Children’s genetic counselors play critical role in patient care, outcomes
As part of National Genetic Counselor Awareness Day on November 9, Texas Children’s recognizes the crucial role our genetic counselors play every day for our patients and their families. In fact,...
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Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology awarded grant to help vaginal...
Texas Children’s Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Division was recently awarded an NIH Small Business Innovation Research grant via Biotex Inc. to develop vaginal stents that will help vaginal...
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Cancer and Hematology Centers hold annual APP symposium
The Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers recently held its 2017 Annual Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Education and Team Building Symposium. The Cancer and Hematology Centers’ APP team...
View ArticleCaught You Caring: Amanda Riddle’s compassion shines through for her patients
As we wrap up our Caught You Caring series on Connect, we share one more inspiring story of a Texas Children’s employee who demonstrates what it means to go above and beyond for her patients and their...
View ArticleTexas Children’s Fetal Center celebrates 200 miracles at patient reunion
On November 4, Texas Children’s Fetal Center held another successful reunion event at Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women. Families from around the country and internationally traveled to Houston to...
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Employee trains for half marathon to raise money for Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s has touched clinical social worker Melanie Pearson on many levels. The organization has given her the job of her dreams. More importantly, the organization and its staff saved the...
View ArticlePurple Songs Can Fly opens recording studio at Texas Children’s Hospital West...
For more than a decade, the Purple Songs Can Fly recording studio at Main Campus has offered a place for cancer patients and patients with blood disorders to express how they feel about their disease...
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