Accolades
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he Methodist Breast Center is the first in Houston and the third in Texas to receive a three-year full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
The Methodist Breast Center is now the only location in Houston with the NAPBC accreditation and recognition as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology Commission on Quality and Safety, and the Commission on Breast Imaging. Full accreditation is the highest level granted by the NAPBC, and is only given to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of quality breast care and that undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance. The NAPBC is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to the improvement of the quality of care and monitoring of outcomes of patients with diseases of the breast. n
Pharmacy resident Joshua Swan, Ph. D., was named recipient of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation’s 2009 Student Research Award. The award is one of five given annually as part of the ASHP Foundation’s Literature Awards Program.
The Methodist Hospital System® is ranked No. 17 among FORTUNE magazine’s 2010 “100 Best Companies to Work For,” making the list for the fifth year in a row and remaining the highest ranked health care organization in the country. Only three companies in Texas are in the top 20. Methodist ranked No. 5 in the category of large companies, No. 3 for the hiring of minorities and No. 16 for the hiring of women. Methodist was selected based primarily on a confidential survey sent to randomly selected employees, who were asked questions on the level of trust, pride and camaraderie within their workplace. Methodist also submitted documentation about its work environment, from benefits to corporate policies to employee demographics. n
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The research paper, “Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Immunosuppressant Therapy Clinical Trials in Membranous Lupus Nephritis,” was written and researched while Swan was completing his doctorate in pharmacy at the University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy. He joined The Methodist Hospital’s pharmacy residency program in 2009. n
Frederick Macapagal, a registered nurse and clinical mentor on the Fondren cardiac care unit at The Methodist Hospital, has been named the Brown Foundation Inc. Outstanding Nurse for 2009. He is the 20th nurse to receive this honor. Macapagal has been a nurse for 29 years; he has worked at Methodist since 1984. Coworkers who nominated him for the annual award described him as “a dedicated leader, who serves as a great resource to new and veteran staff nurses.” n
