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Apr 30, 2021 Methodist Health System Earns A's for Patient Safety

Methodist Dallas, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson Take Top Honors in Leapfrog Spring 2021 Survey Methodist Dallas, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson are all proud to announce they have once again received the highest rating ...

Walk-ups welcome for COVID-19 vaccines at Methodist Dallas on Monday Methodist Health System is opening up its COVID-19 vaccination clinic to those without appointments on Monday, April 26 th. On Monday, Methodist plans to administer 1000 first doses on a ...

Dallas— The Women and Children’s Services team at Methodist Dallas Medical Center has been recognized by the Texas Department of State Health Services with a Level III Maternal Care designation. This recognition certifies that Methodist Dallas is not only ...

Methodist Dallas, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson Take Top Honors in Leapfrog Fall 2020 Survey Methodist Dallas, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson are all proud to announce they have once again received the highest rating possible ...

New joint venture will produce isolation gowns in Tennessee using domestically produced raw materials Methodist Health System is proud to partner with a newly created joint venture dedicated to the domestic production of isolation gowns, a critical piece ...

Dallas (September 9, 2020) — Methodist Health System announced today that it has earned the 2020 Military Friendly® Employer. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Employer designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from ...

Jul 7, 2020 Methodist’s “Shine Online” Wins Healthcare Blog of the Year

Methodist Health System’s “Shine Online” website was named Blog of the Year at the 2020 Medigy HITMC Awards. This award is given to the healthcare organization with the best blog site based on quality of content, frequency of updates, and overall ...

Nearly 1,000 more tests will be available each week DALLAS, Texas (May 18, 2020) – As Texas begins to reopen, three North Texas health systems are working together with lawmakers to expand access to COVID-19 testing and education in southern Dallas County. ...

Anti-viral drug and convalescent plasma administered to Methodist patients Dallas--- Methodist Health System is at the forefront of studying Remdesivir – an anti-viral drug that could become the “standard of care” for reducing the recovery time and ...

Methodist Charlton, Methodist Dallas, and Methodist Mansfield Take Top Honors in Leapfrog Spring 2020 Survey Methodist Charlton, Methodist Dallas, and Methodist Mansfield are all proud to announce they have once again received the highest rating possible ...

Dec 6, 2019 Methodist Health System Names Chief Executive Officer

Veteran healthcare executive Jim Scoggin has been named Chief Executive Officer of Dallas-based Methodist Health System. In announcing its decision, the Board of Directors recognizes his expertise developed over a 34-year career dedicated to excellence in ...

Leapfrog Group Releases Fall 2019 Hospital Safety Scores Methodist Health System is proud to announce all four wholly-owned campuses have once again received the highest rating possible by the independent hospital watchdog, The Leapfrog Group. The Hospital ...

Methodist Health System’s Patient-Centered Accountable Care Organization (MPCACO) is recognized as one of the top five performing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in the nation over the past 6 years, according to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

Methodist Health System is gaining national attention for its efforts to embrace and respect diversity. Last week, Methodist was named one of the Healthcare Diversity Council’s Top 3 Healthcare Diversity Organizations in the nation. The award was presented ...

Aug 5, 2019 Methodist Health System Recognized as Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion

CareerSTAT is proud to announce that Methodist Health System has been recognized as a 2019 CareerSTAT Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion by its peers. Eight additional organizations in the U.S. have also been recognized as Champions and Emerging ...

Methodist Dallas Medical Center achieved Magnet® designation for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The ANCC recognition program is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. ...

Jun 20, 2019 From Teacher to Student: What One Trauma Surgeon Learned From Doctors in Tanzania

The only way to save his life was to amputate. The 4-year-old boy was brought to a Tanzanian emergency room in the middle of the night. He was near death from a broken leg that had turned gangrenous — a result of the poor medical care that he received from ...

Jun 12, 2019 Spot Reduction Isn’t a Thing: How Your Body Really Lets Go of Fat

Just like many people starting their fitness journey, I thought all I needed to do to get swimsuit-ready abs was 100 crunches every night before bed and POOF! Abs so defined, Gigi Hadid would be jealous. So when my routine didn’t produce the same look as ...

Jun 11, 2019 5 Things You Need to Know After Having a Heart Attack

Every 40 seconds in the United States, someone has a heart attack. In a year, that adds up to 735,000 people, about 15 percent of whom will die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there are ways to maximize your chances of ...

Methodist Dallas Medical Center will be able to better serve trauma patients ages 65 and older, thanks to a new specialized geriatric trauma unit. Located on the newly remodeled ninth floor of Schenkel Tower, the Sammons Geriatric Trauma Unit welcomed its ...

Dallas— Methodist Dallas Medical Center is the first large hospital in Dallas to install drug “take back” boxes as part of Methodist Health System’s initiative to battle opioid addiction. The hospital will have two secure boxes, one located in the ...

May 30, 2019 How a 36-Year-Old Breast Cancer Survivor Took a Stand for Other Women

Raising a toddler in the midst of a divorce, Salyndria Gregory already thought she was facing an uphill battle. But then she learned she was facing one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. At only 36 years old, Sal, as she’s known to friends and ...

Leapfrog Group Releases Spring 2019 Hospital Safety Scores Methodist Health System is proud to announce all four wholly-owned campuses have received the highest rating possible by the independent hospital watchdog, The Leapfrog Group. The Hospital Safety ...

May 13, 2019 After a Traumatic Ankle Injury, This Dallas Woman Is Back on Her Feet and Stronger Than Ever

A routine chore around the house left Allison Gonzales in shock and in horrendous pain. “I was near the top of the ladder when a maneuver I made with a broom caused me to lose my balance and fall backwards,” recalls Allison, a 48-year-old southern Dallas ...

Apr 23, 2019 Methodist Health System CEO Accelerates Retirement Plans

In January, Stephen L. Mansfield, Ph.D. FACHE, announced his plans to retire as President and CEO of Methodist Health System at the end of the year; however, this week he relayed that he is going to expedite the timing and step out of the CEO role and into ...

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