Making the Holidays Special for Patients

SINGING LOUD FOR ALL TO HEAR:

According to ‘Buddy the Elf,’ the best way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loud for all to hear! That’s just what our OR and EVS staff do during the holiday season at Methodist Hospital | Atascosa. The group travels the halls visiting patients and staff singing holiday carols, bringing treats, and spreading the joy of the season!

MAKING THE HOLIDAYS SPECIAL FOR PATIENTS

A TIMELESS TRADITION:

In keeping with tradition, infants born at Methodist Hospital in the 12 days before Christmas are nestled into hand-sewn stockings. The Methodist Hospital Blue Bird Auxiliary volunteers have kept this tradition going for 57 years!

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CREATES GIANT GINGERBREAD WORKS OF ART:

We’re confident the Food and Nutrition Services staff and our chefs at our hospitals are on Santa’s nice list! Several days of love, joy, and hard work are put into making these giant, edible creations all in an effort to put smiles on the faces of everyone who comes across these masterpieces in our lobbies.

A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER:

Thanks to the generosity of our community, the children’s hospital is filled with holiday cheer throughout November and December. Whether our patients are decorating cookies, chatting with Santa Claus, or playing Christmas bingo, there is no shortage of festive fun. The child life specialists enjoy being able to provide individual trees for each patient to decorate and keep in their room. They also make sure Santa stops by the hospital and quietly places each child’s gifts outside their room to open on Christmas morning.