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It was an anonymous nomination, but it didn’t take long for nurse coordinator Christina Queen, BSN, RN-BC, to figure out who it was from. She’s been with Methodist Hospital’s Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit on 7 South for nearly eight years, and she fondly remembers the woman who wrote this: “My …

As 2020 comes to an end, it’s time to consider what next year will bring. But maybe that statement ties you up in knots because of everything that’s happened this year.    The year started with great promise. Many of us made resolutions and were excited about what was to come. I even wrote about m…

Taking your blood pressure seems like one of those routine things that just happens when you visit your doctor. But there’s a good reason we take it seriously … and why you should, too.What Is High Blood Pressure?High blood pressure – also called hypertension – is when the pressure in your arteries …

 It’s been more than seven months since the announcement of Operation Warp Speed – a partnership aimed at developing, manufacturing and distributing safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines therapeutics and diagnostics by January 2021. So far, it’s proving successful. The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNT…

Before Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital chief clinical dietitian Teresa Garvin (above), PhD, MS, RDN, LMNT, LD, went on maternity leave this summer, she wrote down a list of questions she wanted to remember to ask upon her return to working with the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and telemetry unit. T…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital’s new floor dedicated to women and newborns is now open, and our team of OB/GYN providers and specialists is ready to care for you and your baby in this state-of-the-art space.   With the opening of the upgraded floor and the recently completed Methodist Jennie …

When Kai Aclinou, 37, was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer on Jan. 24, 2018 – her birthday – her daughter, Sena, wasn’t even 2. Sena became Kai’s constant companion through her appointments at Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center (MECC) – until COVID-19 hit. With the visitor restrictions put in pl…

  It was an early Tuesday morning in December, and things were quiet on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Methodist Hospital. Over the past several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, that hadn’t been the norm. The ICU had become an active, fast-paced environment, with exhausted professionals working f…

  With COVID-19 cases surging during the holiday season, the way we celebrate this year is going to be different for most of us. Following the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention means limiting gatherings to only those people in our households. Traveling to see grandpa…

Unlike in previous holiday seasons, we are all navigating new forms of celebration this year. Although not easy, my husband and I made the decision to stay home for the holidays in a community effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as well as to prevent spread to our high-risk loved ones. While …