The Medical Center Names April Sunshine Award Recipient – April 2022
May 19, 2022The Medical Center of Southeast Texas is excited to announce the recipient of the Sunshine Award for April 2022 is Tristan Burns, IMS CCC-SLP, a Speech Language Pathologist in the Therapy Department. It just so happens that Tristan received her award on National Speech Pathologist Day, and we think that means this award was meant to be! Read below to see why Tristan was nominated and chosen as th...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Awards April DAISY Award Recipient – April 2022
May 18, 2022Announcing the DAISY Award recipient for April 2022 is Sierra Roberts, a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Cath Lab department at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Below are some of the reasons she was nominated for the award. "Sierra is an outstanding, caring, and knowledgeable nurse. She treats you as if you are family and never leaves anything undone. She gives 100%, no matter what unit she ...
The Medical Center Names March Sunshine Award Recipient – March 2022
April 20, 2022We’re honored to award this month’s #SUNSHINEAward to Angelique Scott, one of our most valued Housekeepers in our Environmental Services department. ☀️🌻 Read on to see the many reasons why Angelique was nominated for the award: “Angelique is one of our primary housekeepers on the 2nd floor/Women's Services. Not only does she do an exceptional job with the duties assigned to her, but she goes out o...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Awards March DAISY Award Recipient – March 2022
April 19, 2022This month's DAISY recipient at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas is Parker Kidder, an RN in the ICU! Read below for some of the many reasons he was nominated for the award: “Parker always has a smile on his face and is happy to help wherever needed. He was sent to the telemetry floor and had a patient that was coming down to ICU after a procedure. To help relieve the patient and family of anx...
The Medical Center Names February Sunshine Award Recipient– February 2022
March 17, 2022The Medical Center of Southeast Texas names it's February Sunshine Award recipient – Maria Shawver, an Endoscopy Technician who was nominated by her peers for this award! The Sunshine award exists to help recognize hospital staff members that support nursing staff! Without sunshine, DAISYs wouldn't be able to grow and likewise, nurses at The Medical Center wouldn't be able to do their jobs withou...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Awards February DAISY Award Recipient – February 2022
March 17, 2022The Medical Center of Southeast Texas is excited to announce the recipient of the DAISY Award for February 2022 is Brad Bonham, an RN in the ICU. Here are some of the reasons he was nominated for the award: "Brad Bonham is an ICU charge nurse who always responds to rapid responses. He evaluates the patient with great clinical skill and expertise and coordinates the team to ensure the patient gets ...
Seeing Double: Twins Born on 2/22/22 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
February 23, 2022Port Arthur, TX — Yesterday, February 22, 2022, a pair of twins named Santiago and Melany were born at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. To celebrate the birth of twins on such an auspicious date—2/22/22—the hospital provided the family with a gift of diapers, wipes, a little swaddle set and two toys. Santiago is an older brother, born (of course) two minutes before younger sister Melany. Ol...
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Names Inaugural DAISY Award Recipients – January 2022
February 18, 2022The Medical Center of Southeast Texas is excited to award its first ever DAISY award to not one, but two recipients in a rare double nomination. Luz Torres & Landon Procella were nominated in a heartwarming submission from a patient's family and the recognition committee knew this special nomination was perfect for the first ever DAISY award given out at it's campus. These two nurses are the ...
The Medical Center Awards First Ever Sunshine Award – January 2022
February 17, 2022The Medical Center of Southeast Texas awards its first ever Sunshine Award to Felicia Johnson-Brown, an OR Patient Care Tech at the Beaumont campus. The Sunshine award exists to help recognize hospital staff members that support nursing staff! Without sunshine, DAISYs wouldn't be able to grow and likewise, nurses at The Medical Center wouldn't be able to do their jobs without so many people that ...
The Medical Center Kicks Off Prestigious Awards to Recognize Staff
January 20, 2022The Medical Center of Southeast Texas kicked off two prestigious awards this month to recognize the efforts of both nursing and hospital support staff. The DAISY Award The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day. In late 1999, at the age of 33, Patrick Barnes was...
Steward Health Care System Names Christopher Dunleavy Chief Financial Officer
October 27, 2021Dunleavy joins the nation’s largest physician-led system from Brigham Health DALLAS, TX -- Steward Health Care today announced that Christopher Dunleavy, M.B.A, C.P.A., will join the physician-led hospital network as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 25, 2021. Dunleavy joins Steward from Mass General Brigham, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Brigham ...
Steward Health Care Recognized by the American College of Cardiology in the “Best Hospitals” Issue of U.S. News & World Report
October 18, 2021ACC acknowledges health systems nationally for their commitment to quality care for heart patients DALLAS, TX – Steward Health Care has been recognized by the American College of Cardiology in the “Best Hospitals” issue of U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the U.S. for providing top quality care to heart patients in 2021. Steward is one of only 87 health systems nati...
Physician-Led Steward Health Care, Nation’s Largest Accountable Care Organization, Achieves CMS’ 100% Quality Ranking
September 24, 2021Amid COVID-19 Headwinds, Steward Generated Millions in Shared Savings for Medicare CMS Awards Steward Second Largest Medicare Savings Payment in Nation DALLAS--Steward Health Care, through its subsidiary Steward National Care Network, ranked first in membership, tied for first in quality, and earned the second highest shared savings payout out of 513 participants in the Center for Medicare and Med...
Steward Health Care Names Marisela Marrero, M.D., Regional President for South Florida
September 14, 2021In her concurrent role as President of Hialeah Hospital, Dr. Marrero will now oversee Steward’s five newly acquired South Florida hospitals Miami, FL – Steward Health Care today announced Marisela Marrero, M.D., will become Steward’s first Regional President for the South Florida Region. Dr. Marrero will oversee the five hospitals Steward acquired from Tenet Healthcare Corporation last month, in...
Steward Health Care Completes Acquisition of Five South Florida Hospitals Bringing Physician-Led Care To More Communities In The Region - En Español A Continuación
August 2, 2021Innovator in coordinated, compassionate care, Steward is ready to tackle COVID-19 surge and bring high-quality healthcare to the many diverse communities in South Florida DALLAS, TX (August 2, 2021) – Today, Steward Health Care System, LLC (Steward) successfully completed the acquisition of five hospitals in South Florida from Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) including North Shore Medical ...
Steward Health Care Appoints Sr. Vimala Vadakumpadan to Board of Directors
July 12, 2021DALLAS, TX -- Steward Health Care today announced the appointment of Sr. Vimala Vadakumpadan to its Board of Directors. A member of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, she has served as Chairperson of the Board of Steward’s Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts since 2005. A native of Kerala, India, Sr. Vimala received a Bachelor of Arts in Management from Bhopal School of Sci...
Steward Health Care Adds Joe Deschryver As South Regional President
June 21, 2021DeSchryver – a 20-year industry veteran – to oversee Steward Health Care operations across Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas DALLAS (June 21, 2021) – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest physician-owned and -led healthcare network, has added Joe DeSchryver as Regional President, Steward Health Care, South Region. DeSchryver brings 20 years of experience operating acute care hospitals an...
Steward Health Care To Acquire Five Hospitals In The Miami-Dade/Southern Broward Area From Tenet Healthcare
June 16, 2021Acquisition of Tenet hospitals and hospital-affiliated operations will bring greater access to high-quality care in South Florida DALLAS, TX (June 16, 2021) – Today, Steward Health Care System, LLC (Steward) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement regarding the acquisition by Steward of Tenet’s five hospitals and related hospital operat...
Steward Health Care Vaccinates 100,000 Americans – And Counting – Against Covid-19
May 20, 2021Physician-owned network’s 40,000 health care professionals unite to fight pandemic Dallas (May 20, 2021) – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest physician-owned and -led health care network, has fully vaccinated 100,000 Americans in the fight against COVID-19 – and continues to vaccinate patients at an average rate of 845 people per day across the country. Steward Health Care employs more than...
Southwest General Hospital To Become Texas Vista Medical Center
March 29, 2021Hospital launches new Healthy Horizons community program as part of its new leadership commitment to reduce healthcare disparities for San Antonio’s southside families. SAN ANTONIO – After 40 years of service, Southwest General Hospital is recommitting itself to the health of generations to come with a new vision, a new name, and a new program that seeks to take a leadership role in reducing healt...