Houston Northwest Medical Center bariatric patients celebrate losing a combined 1,285 pounds after weight-loss surgery. Back row from left: Linda Mercier, RN, CEO; Byron Richard, RD, director, food services; Terry Kirk, RN, CNO; Becky Robertson, Pamela Sumner; Irene O’Kane; Nettie Hill; Justina Valencia; Margaret Zizzo; Jennifer Carrion; Vicki Lemon; Jack Sirey; Carolyn Coleman; Emily Banes, MPH, RD, bariatric dietitian; and Marianne Morse, assistant CNO. Seated from left: Sharon Ferguson; Berthina Lawhorn; Heather Hudkins, RN; bariatric coordinator; Alice Richardson; and John Plumber.
(Photos courtesy of HNMC)
Bariatric patients gathered in June at Houston Northwest Medical Center to celebrate losing a combined 1,285 pounds (between 16 patients) following gastric bypass surgery. The hospital sponsored a fashion show and awards ceremony in which patients showed off their new looks and discussed their lives before and after weight loss.
"Each of our patients has worked hard to get to where they are today, and it shows," Linda Mercier, RN, MSN, CEO at Houston Northwest Medical Center, said in a news release. "Losing weight is such a great accomplishment for those who have been overweight or obese for a good part of their lives."
"Each of our patients has worked hard to get to where they are today, and it shows," Linda Mercier, RN, MSN, CEO at Houston Northwest Medical Center, said in a news release. "Losing weight is such a great accomplishment for those who have been overweight or obese for a good part of their lives."
The American Heart Association recently presented five awards to Houston Northwest Medical Center. Standing from left: Gary Fails, RN; Malou Vasquez, RN; Kris Parker, RN; John Schaffer, RN; Michele Shifflet, corporate market director, montgomery county, American Heart Association; Linda Mercier, RN, CEO; Priscilla Luna, corporate market director, North Harris County, American Heart Association; Keva Holmes, RN; and Melissa Edwards, RN. Seated from left: Marianne Morse, RN, assistant CNO; Jason Masvero, RN; Joel Hendrickson, RN; Rebecca Green, RN; and Vicki Maxwell, RN.
HNMC also has earned Disease-Specific Certification from The Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center. The designation demonstrates HNMC’s commitment to the highest level of care for its stroke patients, according to a news release. "Certification is a voluntary process, and I commend the hospital for successfully undertaking this challenge to elevate its standard of care and instill confidence in the community it serves," Jean Range, RN, MS, CPHQ, executive director of The Joint Commission’s disease-specific care certification program, said in a news release.
In addition to TJC’s designation, HNMC received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines program’s Heart Failure Gold Plus Achievement recognition.
"Earning [these] awards has truly been a team effort that recognizes the contributions of our nurses, allied health professionals and medical staff," Mercier said in the release.
Brian Kiscoe, representative for Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the company that manufactures the da Vinci surgical system, demonstrates use of the robot.
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