HOUSTON METHODIST ST. JOHN NEWS ST. JOHN JOINS NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM Houston Methodist St. John Hospital is now a part of the Houston Methodist nurse residency program. Our six new graduate registered nurses are Janet Guel, Heidi Carroll, Bryan Starkey, Diana Morales, Sally Litjen and Kelli Donahoo. The nurse residency lasts approximately one year, in which a combination of clinical orientation and classroom theory and practice review continues to develop the new graduate nurse’s knowledge base and skills set. Please welcome our new grads!
bottom row – Janet Guel, Heidi Carroll, Bryan Starkey top row – Diana Morales, Sally Litjen, Kelli Donahoo
Bryan Starkey, RN, 4 Medical, a CNA at Houston Methodist St. John Hospital since 2012, has been selected as one of our new nurse residency program participants. Congratulations, Bryan!
THE DAISY AWARD Houston Methodist St. John Hospital
Congratulations to George Thomas, RN, in the Emergency Department, for receiving the second DAISY Award! Your St. John family is proud of your success and thankful for your commitment to the care of our patients.
CYCLE IV CHEST PAIN ACCREDITATION ACHIEVED Houston Methodist St. John Hospital has achieved Cycle IV Chest Pain Accreditation — the highest, current level of accreditation available from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. The continued commitment and collaboration by EMS, ED physicians and staff, cardiac cath lab professionals and nursing yields consistent door-to-balloon times below the 90-minute national average. The team is most proud of recent STEMI response times of less than 50 minutes and is focused on setting these types of response times as the standard for Houston Methodist St. John Hospital. 8 HOUSTON METHODIST NURSE