Memorial Hermann Employee Presented with U.S. Department of Defense’s Patriot Award

In early March, Kenia Perez, the patient escort coordinator at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in Humble, received a distinguish honor at work. Although her dedication to her team is widely recognized within her facility, this award was especially notable, as it came from the U.S. Department of Defense. Perez was presented with the Patriot Award [Continue Reading]

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Our Negotiations with BCBSTX: What’s Really at Stake

By J. Kevin Giglio, M.D., Primary Care/Family Medicine As an independent physician who has partnered with Memorial Hermann’s highly successful clinically-integrated physician network (MHMD) and serves on the network’s board of directors, I am disappointed and confused by the actions of BlueCross BlueShield of Texas (BCBSTX). The current contracts between BCBSTX and Memorial Hermann will [Continue Reading]

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A Tale of Twos: How Two Heroic Security Officers Helped Deliver Two Babies Outside Two Memorial Hermann Hospitals Late Last Year

Memorial Hermann Health System delivers thousands of Houston-area babies each year, but rarely do those deliveries happen just outside the hospital walls. Late last year, however, and in two separate occurrences, two heroic Memorial Hermann security officers stepped in to help deliver two healthy baby girls in the parking lots outside Memorial Hermann Sugar Land [Continue Reading]

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Meet Pilot, the Second Facility Dog at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital

The newest hire at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital arrived this fall straight out of a prestigious training program. He doesn’t talk much, but patients adore him and he happily works for kibble. Meet Pilot, a 2-year-old black Lab/Golden Retriever mix and the hospital’s second facility dog. Children’s Memorial Hermann has had one canine on its [Continue Reading]

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A Doctor’s Plea to the Community: Do Your Part and Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

By Dr. Jayavani Moodley, Medical Director, Integrated Hospital Medicine, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Last week, my son started kindergarten. Unfortunately, what could have been a normal, exciting experience for both him and us is now something marked by anxiety and fear due to the delta variant. What’s hard as a physician is knowing I can’t [Continue Reading]

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Seven Siblings and One Viral Photo Inspire Others to Dream Big

By Alexandra Becker On April 10, 2021, Dr. Chinyere Okpaleke, a family medicine hospitalist for Memorial Hermann Medical Group, posted a photo on her social media accounts to celebrate National Siblings Day. The picture showed the smiling faces of five sisters and one brother—each wearing a white coat to symbolize their respective careers in the [Continue Reading]

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