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Modern Healthcare names HealthFirst among Best Places to Work in Healthcare
Read more: Modern Healthcare names HealthFirst among Best Places to Work in HealthcareTyler, Texas (May 20, 2022) — HealthFirst TPA, a division of UT Health East Texas, has been recognized among the nation’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine. The annual recognition program honors 150 companies throughout the healthcare industry that “empower employees to provide patients and customers with the best possible care,…
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UT Health East Texas EMS ambulance service earns accreditation
Read more: UT Health East Texas EMS ambulance service earns accreditationTyler, Texas (May 20, 2022) — UT Health East Texas EMS has earned a fifth consecutive, three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services for its compliance with national standards of excellence, receiving a perfect score from the reviewers. UT Health East Texas EMS is one of only 180 ambulance services in the…
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UT Health Jacksonville nurse receives DAISY Award
Read more: UT Health Jacksonville nurse receives DAISY AwardJacksonville, Texas (May 13, 2022) — Melody Sharp, RN, recently was selected as a DAISY Award winner. “Melody is a remarkable nurse. She started here as a graduate vocational nurse and worked here as an LVN while attending school to get her RN,” said Michael Hales, chief nursing officer for UT Health Jacksonville. “Now as…
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UT Health North Campus Tyler Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Read more: UT Health North Campus Tyler Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety GradeTyler, Texas (May 10, 2022) — UT Health North Campus Tyler received an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes UT Health North Campus Tyler’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. “This is the eighth consecutive ‘A’ rating for UT Health North Campus Tyler,…
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Employee Spotlight: Janice Blancad, RN
Read more: Employee Spotlight: Janice Blancad, RNJanice Blancad, RN, brings a servant’s heart to her job as an intermediate care nurse at UT Health Tyler. Blancad said her biggest achievement is making a difference in someone’s life. She does that by being present for her patients — actively listening to them and frequently checking to make sure they have what they…
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UT Health Tyler NICU nurse draws on personal experience
Read more: UT Health Tyler NICU nurse draws on personal experienceWhen Jamie Morrison learned she would have to deliver her baby early because she was experiencing pregnancy complications, she wasn’t worried because of her background as a NICU nurse herself. “I was overconfident. I’ve seen these babies, I thought, ‘Oh, he’ll be fine,’” she reflects eight years later. “When you’re in that moment and it…
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How to Run Series with Dr. Peebles
Read more: How to Run Series with Dr. PeeblesHow to Start Running with Dr. Peebles is a six-week video series. Click the next or previous button to navigate through the weeks.
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Couple donates creations to help children at UT Health Tyler
Read more: Couple donates creations to help children at UT Health TylerWhen Greg and Janet Kats moved to Tyler to retire a year ago, the couple turned to hobbies to stay busy, Greg using his 3D printer to create different objects and Janet crocheting blankets and stuffed animals. Greg, retired from a career in IT, makes miniature trains, dinosaurs and fidget toys with his 3D printer…
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Double amputee empowered to inspire and care for others
Read more: Double amputee empowered to inspire and care for othersThe future looked bright for Cody Westbrook, 32, from Garrison, Texas. He was about to start a new job at Lockheed Martin. He had also picked out a new puppy; an English bulldog/pitbull mix he named Capone. But on a rainy night in May 2021, everything changed. Cody and Capone were driving through Rusk County…
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Athens Nurses Receive DAISY Award
Read more: Athens Nurses Receive DAISY AwardTwo UT Health Athens nurses received DAISY Awards for their extraordinary on-the-job care. Stephanie Beddingfield, RN, “exhibited total patient focus, integrity, leadership, stewardship, teamwork,” according to her nomination form, written by the patient’s wife, who noted that when he was discharged, Beddingfield even pulled their truck into the loading area in the pouring rain. “She…
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