PICU NURSES EARN UNIT OF DISTINCTIONTOP RANKING UNIT!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR METHODIST HEALTHCARE NURSING UNITS FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AMONG THE BEST!

• Methodist Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit, Unit of Distinction – Top Ranking Unit

• Methodist Hospital Stone Oak, Mother Baby, Unit of Distinction Honoree

• Methodist Hospital, Cardiac Progressive Care, Unit of Distinction Honoree

• Methodist Hospital, Surgical Admissions Unit, Unit of Distinction

• Methodist Hospital | Specialty and Transplant, Operating Room, Unit of Distinction

• Methodist Hospital Texsan, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Unit of Distinction Honoree

• Methodist Hospital, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Unit of Distinction

Methodist Hospital Employees Receive Esteemed Community Recognition From The Phillippine Nurses Association

Iam Palgan, RN on CVICU received the Community Nurse of the Year Award from the Philippine Nurses Association San Antonio (PNASA). Iam was presented his award alongside San Antonio Mayor, Ron Nirenberg and Philippine Consul General Honorable, Jerril Santos.

Iam received the Community Service Award for his volunteer work with “Under the Bridge” where he responded to needs of homeless by distributing blankets, socks, and undergarments during our cold weather season (alongside his nursing colleagues from PNASA) for our local downtown community. He volunteered at Methodist Ministries, Wesley Clinic to provide blood pressure, heart rate, and medication safety tips. He is also a certified trainer and provides free educational sessions to the community on “Stop the Bleed” techniques with tourniquet application. In the past he has taught international students on NCLEX preparation courses and EKG tips. He helped to recruit/engage/welcome international nurses to San Antonio.

Phyllis Hubbard, Manager of Case Management was awarded with the Rising Star of the Year award from the Philippine Nurses Association San Antonio (PNASA). Phyllis has been with Methodist for the past 18 years.

“This recognition is a true honor. I was very surprised and proud to receive it. I will continuously strive to do my very best for our Methodist Case Management team and be part of the leadership that they deserve,” says Phyllis.

METHODIST HOSPITAL | STONE OAK RECOGNIZED BY HEALTHGRADES AS A 2023 PATIENT SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENT

Methodist Hospital | Stone Oak was recently awarded the 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award by Healthgrades. This distinction places the hospital among the top 10% of all short-term acute care hospitals in the nation!

Healthgrades found that just four patient safety indicators account for 74% of all patient safety events: hip fracture due to an in-hospital fall, collapsed lung resulting from a procedure/surgery, pressure or bed sores acquired in the hospital, and catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in-hospital.

And as we all know, quality saves lives. In fact, using data collected in 2023, Healthgrades estimates that if all hospitals performed similarly to Patient Safety Award recipients like Methodist Hospital | Stone Oak, on average, 95,880 patient safety events could have been avoided.

Congratulations to the staff at Methodist Hospital | Stone Oak for making their facility one of the safest hospitals in the nation!