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UT Health East Texas launches virtual nursing across hospital network

Tyler, Texas (June 24, 2024) — UT Health East Texas today announced the launch of virtual nursing across its hospital network. Partnered with care.ai, the UT Health East Texas virtual nursing program is the first in the region. 

Virtual nursing empowers care teams to work more efficiently and drive improved clinical outcomes. Enabled by video communication with credentialed registered nurses (virtual nurses) and in-room smart sensors, the platform allows virtual nurses, who are employed by UT Health East Texas, to manage a wide variety of patient care tasks that do...

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UT Health East Texas entities recognized as Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2024

TYLER, Texas (May 14, 2024) – UT Health East Texas today announced that UT Health Quitman and HealthFirst have been selected by Modern Healthcare as two of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners, in alphabetical order, is available at ModernHealthcare.com/bestplaceslist. Modern Healthcare will publish a special supplement featuring a ranked list of all the winners along with the October 14, 2024, issue of MH magazine.

“With all the economic uncertainty, staffing challenges, and folks wanting more flexible work setups,...

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Spotting the Warning Signs of Stroke Critical for Successful Treatment

Do you know the warning signs for a stroke? Would you recognize them in someone else? What about yourself? We often think if something like a stroke has occurred, we would realize it immediately, right? As it turns out, nearly 70 percent of people who have suffered a minor stroke don’t recognize the symptoms at all. Seeking medical treatment within the first three hours is critical to successful treatment. However, according to a study published in the journal Stroke, 30 percent of stroke patients wait more than 24 hours to contact their doctor or head to the emergency room.

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UT Health Henderson Earns An ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

Henderson, Texas (May 1, 2024) — UT Health Henderson earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.  

“We are proud to have earned a fourth consecutive ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade and our fifth out of the last six grading periods,” said Mark Leitner, CEO of UT Health Henderson. “This achievement is...

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