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Released: 20-Feb-2018 2:05 PM EST
Harris Health Awarded First-Ever Gold Workplace Health Achievement
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The American Heart Association (AHA) awarded Harris Health System its first-ever Gold level Workplace Health Achievement for creating and implementing successful health programs for employees in the workplace. This award echoes AHA’s mission of building healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Released: 13-Dec-2017 3:45 PM EST
Brain Illness that Crippled Teen Isn’t Defining his Future
Harris Health System

Comatose and unable to talk for nearly a year and half, a 24-year-old is again living a normal life. Harris Health System's medical team identified his condition as anti-N-methyl D-aspartate receptor encephalitis (anti-NMDA), a rare, and sometimes, difficult disease to identify and properly treat.

Released: 14-Nov-2017 12:05 PM EST
Team Approach Helps Patients Regain Control of Diabetes
Harris Health System

Before diabetes takes or disables a life, Harris Health System wants to step in. Through an ambitious program that places patients with uncontrolled diabetes with a team of medical experts and support staff, the aim is to change the course of the disease in dramatic fashion.

Released: 14-Nov-2017 12:05 PM EST
Harris Health RNs Listed Among Top 20 in Houston by Texas Nurses Association
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Two Harris Health System nurses are among the 20 Outstanding Nurses for 2017, an award given by the Texas Nurses Association, District 9. The pair joins honorees nominated by peers and coworkers as exemplary registered nurses from greater Houston.

Released: 19-Oct-2017 4:30 PM EDT
Hurricane Harvey Forces LBJ Hospital Surgeon to Perform First-Ever Brain Surgery
Harris Health System

As Hurricane Harvey battered Houston, dumping more than 51 inches of rain, the medical team at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital performed its first life-saving brain surgery on patient. The team, led by a colorectal surgeon, cobbled together tools and equipment for a successful procedure.

Released: 16-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
UTHealth Surgeon Tien Ko Named Chief of Staff at Harris Health’s LBJ Hospital
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Dr. Tien C. Ko has been named chief of staff at Harris Health System’s Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, becoming only the fifth chief of staff in the hospital’s 28-year history.

Released: 11-Oct-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Engineering Staff Hold Back Hurricane Harvey to Save Ben Taub Hospital
Harris Health System

With over 26 inches of rain and high winds in a 24-hour-span, engineering and facility management staff faced the biggest challenge of their career--keeping Hurricane Harvey at bay to protect the operations of Harris Health System's Ben Taub Hospital. They did in remarkable fashion.

Released: 13-Sep-2017 2:30 PM EDT
Troubleshooters Drives the Extra Mile to Vaccinate the Community
Harris Health System

Karen Rasmussen knows the roadways and highways of Harris County too well. As driver for Harris Health System’s mobile immunization unit, she’s traveled nearly 30,000 miles in the last seven years crisscrossing the nation’s third largest county to vaccinate children.

Released: 27-Jul-2017 6:05 PM EDT
Ben Taub Hospital’s Beacon Award is among Three in U.S., Canada
Harris Health System

Harris Health System’s Ben Taub Hospital joins two other hospitals in the U.S. and Canada to win a Beacon Award of Excellence for its Labor and Delivery Unit from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Released: 18-Jul-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Man Undergoes Throat Reconstruction, Regains Voice After Vicious Horse Attack
Harris Health System

After extensive reconstruction of a crushed larynx caused by a savage horse attack, surgeons at Ben Taub Hospital still weren’t sure if Ivory Lindsey Sr. would ever speak again, much less regain the ability to swallow, drink or eat food.

Released: 11-Jul-2017 4:05 PM EDT
Advent of Telemedicine Tops Harris Health System’s “Most Wired” Award
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For the seventh consecutive year, Harris Health System is named “Most Wired” by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives--one of 21 in Texas and five in Houston.

Released: 7-Jul-2017 4:05 PM EDT
Intense Sunburn: What Medicines Are You Taking?
Harris Health System

Known as drug-induced photosensitivity, the condition affects people taking prescribed medications and mimics intense sunburns with severe pain, skin peeling and blistering. People taking antibiotics and antidepressants are most at risk.

Released: 7-Jul-2017 4:05 PM EDT
Ben Taub Hospital Is Three-Time ‘Mission: Lifeline Gold Plus’ Heart Care Recipient
Harris Health System

For three years in a row, Harris Health System’s Ben Taub Hospital cardiac service has been recognized with the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Plus Receiving Center award by the American Heart Association. Additionally, the hospital also received the Mission: Lifeline® NSTEMI-Silver Achievement Award.

Released: 30-Jun-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Third Straight ‘Gold Plus’ Keeps Boosting Ben Taub Hospital’s Stroke Program
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Ben Taub Hospital is quickly building its reputation for outstanding stroke care, evident by the AHA/ASA’s recent recognition of the Harris Health System hospital awarding its highest commendation for stroke care. The national award marks the third for the hospital in successive years.

Released: 19-Jun-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Harris Health Named CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ Employer Five Years in a Row
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Harris Health System has earned the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ for the fifth straight year for its efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members.

Released: 21-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Power of Touch to Connect, Encourage Breastfeeding Motivates Consultant
Harris Health System

When little Aiden Sandoval was born, lactation consultant Delia Peña was in the birthing suite ready to place him against his mother’s bare chest. It’s a vital part of the delivery of babies at Harris Health System and one that studies show can make a tremendous impact on a newborn’s development.

Released: 12-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Harris Health’s Administration Building Named after Long-Time Trustee
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Harris Health System recognized its longest tenured board of trustee-more than 31 years of service-by naming the Harris Health administration building in his honor. Harris Health is the public healthcare system in Houston and Harris County, Texas.

Released: 29-Mar-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Dedicated Staff Keep Keen Eye on Early Detection of Diabetic Vision Loss
Harris Health System

Capturing high-resolution images of a patient's eye and retina are vital to ensure good vision for people with diabetes. It takes patience and attention to detail for ophthalmology technicians to produce high-quality images that trained experts at Harris Health System can use to spot vision loss/problems.

Released: 6-Mar-2017 9:00 AM EST
Anne Clutterbuck Elected Chair of Harris Health System Board of Trustees
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Anne Clutterbuck, former Houston City Councilmember, has been elected chair of the Harris Health System Board of Trustees, the governing body of the public healthcare system in Harris County. Harris Health has served the community of Houston/Harris County for more than 50 years.

Released: 3-Mar-2017 4:05 PM EST
Harris Health Honors Staff Innovation, Creativity at Its Third Annual Summit
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A new automated microbiology laboratory that grows, incubates and identifies bacteria in minutes won Innovation of the Year at Harris Health System’s Innovation Summit, a celebration of the staff suggestion program to improve patient care, environments and organizational processes.

Released: 15-Feb-2017 4:05 PM EST
Preparation, Attention to Detail Translates to Excellence in Cardiac Care
Harris Health System

Jaromir Bobek of Harris Health System's Ben Taub Hospital prides himself on his cardiology team's preparation and attention to detail. The service line routinely receives national recognition for its expertise and quick treatment of some of the most severe heart attack cases.

Released: 31-Jan-2017 3:05 PM EST
Saving Limbs From Diabetes Drives Ben Taub Hospital Experts
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Oscar Betancourt knows letting his diabetes get out of control is serious. So when a sore on his foot was not healing, he knew it required immediate attention. Fortunately, his medical team knew to refer him to in-house experts who specialize in saving diabetes-ravaged limbs from amputation.

Released: 19-Jan-2017 2:05 PM EST
Brain Tumor Survivor Moves Into Next Phase of Life Thanks to Rehab Experts
Harris Health System

Physical therapist Jorge Neira is helping Ruben Arellano regain use of his arms and the ability to walk. Arellano had a baseball-sized tumor removed from his head. The two share successes and setbacks on the arduous road to recovery at Harris Health System's CARF-accredited hospital.

Released: 16-Jan-2017 1:05 PM EST
Harris Health Occupational Therapist Receives Horizon Award
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Catherine Graves, a registered occupational therapist at Harris Health System, received the Horizon Award from the Texas Occupational Therapy Association. The award is given to a practitioner with less than five years of experience and who has made great contributions to the profession.

Released: 18-Oct-2016 5:05 PM EDT
Dire Effects of Sports Head Injuries, Concussions Still a Concern
Harris Health System

As football and soccer become year-round sports, their popularity accounts for more concussions and head injuries. This has parents, athletes and head injury experts at Harris Health System sounding the alarm of long-term health concerns for concussed participants.

Released: 14-Oct-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Patients Find Comfort with CAPES to Tell Children about Their Illnesses
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The role of child life specialists is traditionally one of helping hospitalized children cope with their illness, treatment and hospital stay. However, at Harris Health System, child life is breaking with tradition to help patients suffering severe illnesses talk to their children about their medical condition in life and death terms.

Released: 12-Oct-2016 4:05 PM EDT
What You Need to Know About Concussions in Children
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Children who suffer head injuries from falls or sports can usually recover quickly. However, this recovery trait is not always there, say Harris Health System experts. They warn these injuries can lead to significant life-changing physical, emotional or cognitive development.

Released: 5-Oct-2016 5:05 PM EDT
Navigating Negative News for the Sake of Children
Harris Health System

With violent images and breaking news of shootings and killings constantly on television, how do parents navigate these images to protect their children from negative effects. That all depends on the child's age and mental state, says a Harris Health System psychiatrist.

Released: 24-Aug-2016 5:05 PM EDT
Harris Health System’s LBJ Hospital Again Earns Nursing’s Pathway to Excellence®
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Harris Health System’s Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital has received its nursing re-designation as a Pathway to Excellence®, only 147 such hospitals nationwide. The designation is a prestigious recognition awarded to hospitals that offer robust work environments for nurses and tout high nursing satisfaction rates.

Released: 25-Jul-2016 6:05 PM EDT
Ben Taub Hospital Stroke Center Recognitions Mean Expert Care
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Ben Taub Hospital's recent state and national certifications and accreditations place the Harris Health System hospital among nation's elite cutting-edge stroke centers. Designations and accreditations are increasingly important to determine where stroke patients are taken by fire departments and EMS personnel.

Released: 13-Jul-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Harris Health System Achieves “Most Wired” for Sixth Consecutive Year
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For the sixth year in a row, Harris Health System earned the “Most Wired” recognition. This means clinicians and staff have secure access to patients' complete medical records, including those retrieved from other providers. With these all-inclusive records, medical staff can provide patients the most appropriate treatment and care.

Released: 14-Jun-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Alan Vierling Named New Leader at Harris Health System’s LBJ Hospital
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Alan Vierling is new executive vice president and administrator of Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, the 328-licensed bed facility operated by Harris Health System, and a major medical teaching partner of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Released: 18-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Harris Health System Receives Hallmark Accreditation for its Cancer Programs
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Harris Health System has received a hallmark accreditation for its comprehensive cancer programs listing it among the elite cancer institutions nationally that treat cancer as a complex group of diseases and has achieved improved patient care.

Released: 16-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Clearing the Air for African Americans, Sufferers with More Asthma Deaths
Harris Health System

In Houston, African-American adults comprise 19 percent of the population, but account for about 34 percent of hospital admissions and are roughly three times more likely to die from asthma. For this reason, Harris Health System and Baylor College of Medicine are conducting a $2.3 million study to help asthmatics control and manage their condition.

Released: 13-May-2016 6:05 PM EDT
Harris Health Named C Cancer Gold Standard™ Employer for Fourth Straight Year
Harris Health System

Harris Health System has again earned the CEO Cancer Gold Standard by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer for its efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members. The health system is one of five other hospital systems in Texas to receive the coveted recognition.

Released: 26-Apr-2016 5:05 PM EDT
Ben Taub Hospital Newborn ICU Garners National Award for Patient Care
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The neonatal intensive care unit for sickest of newborns at Harris Health System’s Ben Taub Hospital is the only Gold Level recipient of the Beacon Award for Excellence in Texas. The prestigious designation is awarded to hospitals with exceptional patient care and is given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Released: 25-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Patients Play Key Role in Making Ventral Hernia Surgeries More Successful
Harris Health System

Millions of Americans suffer ventral hernias, conditions that require surgery to repair. However, about 30 percent of patients require a second procedure to fully repair a hernia. To improve the odds of success for an initial surgery, physicians and staff at Harris Health System and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are testing to see if patients assigned a guided pre-surgical program of weight management and exercise tolerance makes a difference. If so, the rate of follow-up repairs would decrease and an improvement in a patient's quality of life could be realized.

Released: 4-Mar-2016 5:05 PM EST
Low Vision Patients Don’t Suffer Alone Thanks to New Support Group
Harris Health System

Harris Health System treats more than 350 patients annually through its Low Vision Clinic where patients suffering from congenital diseases like glaucoma or cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, trauma or stroke get a chance to regain some vision independence. Patients are evaluated and paired up with high-powered lenses and work with an occupational therapist who trains them on the equipment or ways to maximize their vision levels. Now, patients also have access to a new support group where like-diagnosed patients can share and learn from each other.

Released: 4-Feb-2016 10:05 AM EST
Ben Taub Hospital Surgical Unit Garners National Award for Patient Care
Harris Health System

The surgical intermediate care unit at Harris Health System’s Ben Taub Hospital now has the distinction of being one of two intermediate units in Houston, and one of three in Texas, to receive the Beacon Award (Silver Level) for Excellence in patient care by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. The Beacon award is a three-year recognition for the hospital. Of approximately 30,000 patient-care units in 5,700 hospitals in the United States, only 329 units are currently recognized and only 45 intermediate care units are designated nationwide.

Released: 22-Jan-2016 5:05 PM EST
Young Woman Champions Early Screening, HPV Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
Harris Health System

About 12,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, a diagnosis that could be avoided by early detection and preventive vaccination. Dr. Lois Ramondetta, chief, Gynecologic Oncology, Harris Health System's Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, and professor, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, urge women to get Pap tests and youngster-boys and girls-to get vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a cause of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer patient Dora Chaisson joins the advocacy effort.

Released: 7-Jan-2016 2:05 PM EST
Ben Taub Hospital Earns Coveted International Baby-Friendly Designation
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Harris Health System’s Ben Taub Hospital has earned the coveted international recognition of Baby-Friendly Hospital, joining a select number of such facilities in Houston and Texas. The designation means the hospital meets or exceeds rigorous guidelines that promote high levels of newborn breastfeeding and mother-baby bonding.

Released: 12-Nov-2015 4:05 PM EST
Harris Health’s Stacey Mitchell Wins National Forensic Nursing Award
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Stacey Mitchell of Harris Health System received the Virginia A. Lynch Pioneer Award in Forensic Nursing by the International Association of Forensic Nurses, the highest honor bestowed by the more than 3,000-member association with membership in 27 countries. This award recognizes an individual who has made exceptional contributions to the field of forensic nursing through clinical programs development, scientific achievement, legislation changes or educational activities. Virginia A. Lynch was a founding member of the association and a pioneer in what is today forensic nursing.

Released: 12-Oct-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Harris Health Lone Selection to Help U.S. Fend Off Healthcare Cyberattacks
Harris Health System

Harris Health System is the only healthcare system in the nation awarded a $150,000 grant to help the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) develop and improve ways to share cybersecurity threat information and protect the critical cyber infrastructure of the nation’s public and private healthcare sector.

Released: 25-Sep-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Dr. Michael Gardner Assumes Leadership of Harris Health’s Ambulatory Care Services
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Dr. Michael O. Gardner is the new executive vice president and administrator of Ambulatory Care Services for Harris Health System, one of the largest public safety-net providers in Texas. Ambulatory Care Services is the system’s integrated network of health centers, specialty facilities, clinics and mobile health units. Gardner, a board-certified physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as Maternal Fetal Medicine, has 26 years of healthcare experience. He is a licensed physician in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Released: 10-Aug-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Harris Health Names Dr. Parikshet Babber New Chief Medical Officer
Harris Health System

Harris Health System has named Dr. Parikshet A. Babber its new executive vice president and chief medical officer to oversee quality, utilization management and medical staff services for the safety-net healthcare system.

Released: 23-Jul-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Ben Taub Hospital Earns More National Recognition for Cardiac Care
Harris Health System

Ben Taub Hospital, best known for its expert trauma care, is quickly building a national reputation for cardiovascular services. The Harris Health System hospital was recently designated Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI (the minimal surgical procedure to unclog blocked heart vessels) by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. Additionally, the hospital earned the Platinum Performance Achievement Award ACTION Registry®—GWTG™ from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry—a distinction only awarded 319 hospitals in the U.S.

Released: 14-Jul-2015 12:05 PM EDT
Harris Health System Achieves “Most Wired” for Fifth Consecutive Year
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For the fifth year in a row, Harris Health System earned the “Most Wired” recognition in the 17th annual survey and benchmarking study conducted by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. This year, Harris Health joins two other healthcare systems in greater Houston and 15 others in Texas to be recognized as Most Wired.

Released: 30-Jun-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Dr. Ericka Brown Named New Leader at Ben Taub Hospital
Harris Health System

Dr. Ericka Brown has been named executive vice president and administrator of Harris Health System’s Ben Taub Hospital, a 586-licensed-bed facility and one of the nation’s premiere Level 1 trauma centers. The hospital also has earned the Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification by DNV Healthcare, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus-Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Award and the 2015 Mission: Lifeline® Gold Plus Receiving Center award from the American Heart Association for its treatment of severe heart attack patients—STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction).

Released: 22-Jun-2015 12:05 PM EDT
Groundbreaking NIH Diabetes Study Helps Patients Make the GRADE
Harris Health System

Harris Health System and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine are enrolling Type 2 diabetes patients who have been diagnosed within the last 10 years and are only taking metformin, the most common first-line diabetes medication prescribed, to participate in one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive studies ever conducted by the National Institutes of Health. The major goal of the study is to identify how patients on metformin respond when their medication is coupled with one of four other diabetes drugs. Results from the study could have a significant impact on diabetes treatment for years to come.

Released: 18-May-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Harris Health Again Earns Employer CEO Cancer Gold Standard™
Harris Health System

Harris Health System has again earned the CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ for its efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members. The CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer is given to organizations for their work in promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings and ensuring access to quality treatment for its employees. Only three other hospital systems in Texas received the accreditation.


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