The Harris Health System delivers approximately 7,000 babies annually. Many of these newborns are born to mothers who are often uninsured or underinsured. For these women, providing for a newborn isn’t a given. There are no baby showers, no boxes of newborn diapers, or even a crib waiting at their home or shelter. Family support is sometimes limited or non-existent. The New Beginnings program formally began in 2008 when Woodlands resident Kay Bollinger answered a…
Cool Racing Heritage In the 1960s, racing legend John Cooper transformed a modest classic MINI into a rally beast. The MINI held its own with outstanding victories in the Monte Carlo Rally where it battled cars like the Porsche 911 and Alfa Romeo with ease. Agility MINI continues to be one of the best front-wheel driving machines with incredibly precise handling on the market. Iconic Design A MINI is a work of creativity, a small…
Greatly In Need Of Refurbishment It has long been accepted in the medical profession that spiritual care plays an important role in physical wellness. The Interfaith Chapel at Ben Taub Hospital is utilized by family, friends, patients and employees seeking to find the strength and peace that only the spirit of their beliefs can deliver. The chapel has not been updated since the building was completed in the early 1980’s. Dark, gloomy and outdated, the chapel…
THANK YOU SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION HOUSTON AFFILIATE OFFICE Patient Navigation is an important role here at Harris Health. And the Susan G. Komen Foundation Houston Affiliate Office has helped establish success for the Mammography and Breast Cancer Care services appointments for another year! These navigators assist in keeping the patients continuing to meet appointment dates and times with their physicians and cancer treatments leading to healthy outcomes. Without these roles, down time due to…
We are thrilled to have partnered with Fleet Feet Sports on a Harris Health System wellness program, the Lynden B. Johnson Hospital Nursing Wellness Challenge. Fleet Feet Sports heard about LBJ’s Emergency Centers walking challenge and supported them with a $1200 gift card match. LBJ EC nurses work hard to provide exceptional care and often “walk the extra mile” to do it. A $100 Fleet Feet gift certificate will be awarded to a…
Special Deliveries Kick Off 50th Anniversary for Harris Health Two special deliveries on Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day) at LBJ and Ben Taub hospitals commemorated the 50th anniversary celebration of Harris Health System’s first day of operations on Jan. 1, 1966. Baby Michael Dorsey was born at 12:33 a.m. at LBJ Hospital, while baby Nakaylah Thompson was born at 3:29 a.m. at Ben Taub Hospital. For being the first babies born at Harris Health, the…
Shopping online with AmazonSmile is identical to the experience you get on Amazon.com with the added benefit that 0.5% of the purchase price, from eligible purchases, will be donated by the AmazonSmile Foundation to the charity of your choice. HCHD Foundation can now be designated to receive your donations on AmazonSmile. The donation amounts generated by your purchases are combined with donation amounts from all other customers, who selected HCHD Foundation, and sent each quarter…
Healthcare Information Security Professionals, we need your valuable feedback for a nation-wide effort to improve today’s Cyber Threat Information Sharing and what it should look like in the future. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with the Harris Health System in a collaborative planning grant to better understand the gaps in existing Cyber Threat Information Sharing systems, communities, and practices. We also wish to get your input into designing the next generation of what…