The Neonatology Service moved from Jefferson Davis Hospital located on Allen Parkway into the Ben Taub General Hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit in June of 1990. The newly constructed newborn ICU addressed the care of the critically ill newborn infant by being a spacious, well-designed facility connected to the Labor and Delivery Suites. [gdlr_space height=”20px”] Over the course of the last two decades, the national trends in neonatal care have been re-focused to address the…
We all know “family” can mean many different things. There is our immediate family, our extended family, our “just like” or “might as well be” family. And then there is our work family: people who we spend so much time with and know so much about. We know when they are happy, sad, mad and in trouble. The Employee Assistance Fund, managed through the Harris County Hospital District Foundation, is there for them when they’re…
Our mission is to support the Harris Health System in the delivery of high-quality healthcare services to Harris County residents. The support that the Foundation provides goes from capital campaigns to build or enhance facilities to small grants to implement pilot programs. For the past three years, the Foundation has been contributing to enhance the ambiance of existing Harris Health facilities. This time, we had the opportunity to donate framed pictures to the Baytown Health…
Creating public-private partnerships takes many shapes and forms. A couple of years ago, Ellen Martin, Harris Health System Sr. Patient Liaison, approached the HCHD Foundation with the idea of building a Horticultural Therapy Garden at the Harris Health System Quentin Mease (QM) Community Hospital. With funding procured by the HCHD Foundation, the Horticultural Therapy Garden was officially opened last fall. Michael Segal, another Sr. Patient Liaison who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the QM garden,…
The HCHD Foundation donated a new van to the Troubleshooting for Health Program. This is the Harris Health System immunization outreach program. In 2012 Troubleshooting for Health administered 21,364 immunizations free of charge to 7,000 low-income children. The Harris Health System immunization outreach program concentrates its efforts in critically undeserved areas in Harris County. These vaccines are encapsulated miracles.By reaching out to the most impoverished sectors in Harris County, our staff become nothing short than…
Our Day in the District program gives community, corporate and civic leaders an opportunity to experience first-hand the compassionate and high-quality healthcare provided to all residents of Harris County, regardless of their ability to pay. Participants are outfitted in scrubs as they meet and tour with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals. For more information or to sign-up for a future Day in the District, please contact the Foundation @ 713-566-6409. [gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ icon=”icon-comments”…
HCHD Foundation’s Silver Tea Special Event is truly one of a kind. The Tea is held in a private home, and many attendees continue to compliment the personal and intimate gathering, which benefits Harris Health System’s Nursing Practice and Professional Advancement’s Work-School Program. Harris Health System’s Nursing Practice and Professional Advancement’s Work-School Program began with funding provided by the HCHD Foundation through its Silver Tea special event. The program is available to full-time nursing employees…
Ruth Ransom is celebrating her one-year anniversary with HCHD Foundation in September, and we are thrilled to have her as part of our team. Prior to arriving at the Foundation, Ruth served in a variety of professional and volunteer roles in Houston for over thirty years. These roles included, CFO of MetroCorp Bancshares and Vice President of JPMorgan Chase Bank, Treasurer and Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Awty International School, volunteer-Alley Theatre, Boy Scouts, and the Houston Live Stock Show….